NEWSLETTER
Week of September 16, 2003
Dear Choirmembers and Parents:
Thank you, everyone, for your wonderful singing! You are all off to a great
start!
Thank you all for your flexibility with schedules these last two weeks--the
Sound of Music officially opened last weekend and now I can resume a fairly
normal schedule of rehearsals!
AUDITIONS: I have extended the auditions for one more week--due to my
inability to get back to everyone who has called--if you are aware of singers
who are interested, please have them call Glennis Ireland, choir manager, at
694-3407 or glenroy@gci.net.
REGISTRATION FORMS AND TUITION PAYMENTS: If you have not already
completed the registration forms, please do so this week and turn in along with
tuition. We need to receive four forms--consent form, medical release form,
membership agreement, roster information.
Thanks very much!
VALLEY TOURING CHOIR will rehearse with the Jubilate on Fridays from
4:30-6:30 p.m. until October 10.
THERE WILL NOT BE A REHEARSAL THIS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20.
THERE WILL NOT BE A SATURDAY REHEARSAL UNTIL SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25.
The October 11 rehearsal is cancelled. The Valley Performing Arts has scheduled
two Saturday matinee performances of "The Sound of Music" and I won't be
available until October 25. We will probably add a rehearsal in November or
December as we get closer to our holiday performances.
PARENT MEETINGS: We've scheduled parent meetings to be held during
rehearsals for singers next week. While the singers are rehearsing with Janet,
Glennis Ireland and Becky Wetherell will hold an informational meeting for
parents regarding uniforms, schedules, passing, etc. The current parent handbook
will be distributed and uniforms will be available to view and try on.
The schedule for the meetings is as follows--please make every effort to attend
one of the meetings. Thanks!
Tuesday, September 23: 5:00 p.m. meeting for parents of Minisingers,
Mastersingers, Chambersingers in Anchorage
Wednesday, September 24: 4:30 p.m. meeting for parents of Minisingers,
Mastersingers, Chambersingers in the Valley
Thursday, September 25: 7:00 p.m. meeting for parents of Jubilate and Touring
Choir in Anchorage
Friday, September 26: 4:30 p.m. meeting for parents of Jubilate and Touring
Choir in the Valley
INNISBROOK FUNDRAISER: Glennis will have Innisbrook Wraps fundraiser
packets available next week. Touring Choir members may earn funds towards the
Summer 2004 tour by selling products.
REHEARSAL SCHEDULE FOR 2003/2004
Minisingers, Mastersingers, Chambersingers, Jubilate must attend one rehearsal
per week. Touring Choir members must attend two rehearsals per week.
Tuesday/Anchorage--Central Lutheran Church
Minisingers and Mastersingers 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Chambersingers 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Touring Choir 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Wednesday/Palmer--Trinity Lutheran Church
Minisingers, Mastersingers and
Chambersingers 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Touring Choir 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Thursday/Anchorage--Central Lutheran Church
Jubilate 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Touring Choir 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Friday/Palmer--Trinity Lutheran Church
Jubilate 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Touring Choir 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Monthly Saturday rehearsals will be held at Anchorage Lutheran Church--15th and
N Streetsh for ALL CHOIRMEMBERS --Saturday rehearsals are normally scheduled on
the third Saturday of the month:
October 25, November 15, January 17, February 21, March 20, April 17.
Minisingers, Mastersingers, Chambersingers rehearse from 12 noon until 2 p.m.
Jubilate from 1-3 p.m.
Touring Choir from 1-4 p.m.
Camerata from 4-5 p.m.
PRELIMINARY CALENDAR INFORMATION
September 2: Fall Semester begins
October 11: Saturday rehearsal
October 25: Monthly Saturday rehearsal at Anchorage Lutheran Church, Anchorage
November 15-21: Anchorage Opera's production of La Boheme (we'll have 12 singers
participating)
November 15: Monthly Saturday rehearsal at Anchorage Lutheran Church, Anchorage
December 6: Valley Holiday Concert
December 7: Holiday Concert at Anchorage Museum
December 19: Dress Rehearsal for Holiday Concert at Discovery Theatre, ACPA
December 20-21: Holiday Concert at Discovery Theatre, ACPA
January 5: Winter/Spring Semester begins
February 6-8: Participation in Choral Festival with guest conductor--John
Ferguson--held at Anchorage Lutheran Church
February 21: Monthly Saturday rehearsal at Anchorage Lutheran Church, Anchorage
March 20: Monthly Saturday rehearsal at Anchorage Lutheran Church, Anchorage
April 17: Monthly Saturday rehearsal at Anchorage Lutheran Church, Anchorage
May 8: Valley Spring Concert
May 15-16: Spring Concert in Anchorage at Discovery Theatre
FEE SCHEDULE FOR 2003/2004
Semester tuition for Minisingers, Mastersingers, Chambersingers and Jubilate is:
$360. Music fee is $40 per semester. Semester tuition for Touring Choir is:
$480. Music fee is $50 per semester.
Tuition payments are due at the time of registration. Tuition may be paid in one
payment to receive a discount, or may be divided in three payments. The first
payment is due at time of registration and must include the music fee.
If paying in installments, the amount due at registration for Minisingers,
Mastersingers, Chambersingers, Jubilate is: $160 and for Touring Choir is: $210.
If electing to pay at once, the amount due for Minisingers, Mastersingers,
Chambersingers, Jubilate is: $380;
the amount due for Touring Choir is: $505.
Families with two or more singers in the Choir program receive an additional
discount for tuition--regular rate for first singer, 10% less for second singer.
There are no discounts on music fee.
There are two semesters in the Choir season.
Semester I is September-December, 2003. Semester II is January-May, 2004.
JUBILATE/TOURING CHOIR:
I will need to select 12 singers from Jubilate/Touring Choir to participate in
Anchorage Opera's La Boheme. Rehearsals will begin at the end of October and
performances will be in November. Interested Jubilate/Touring Choir members who
are interested should let me know this week!
We will plan to do another weekend tour within the State this next Spring for
Jubilate/Touring Choir.
There are plans for an international children's choral festival to be held in
Fairbanks this summer--July. Henry Leck's organization, the Indianapolis
Children's Choir, has contacted us about involvement and preliminary plans. I'll
keep you informed.
TOURING CHOIR:
We are gathering information on options for tour destination. One of them is the
Tuscany International Children's Chorus Festival to be held at end of June,
beginning of July. The guest conductor for this year's festival is Jean Ashworth
Bartle.
We will have a Touring Choir Parent Meeting in September where we'll discuss
options for the tour.
Thank you!
with love,
Janet
Janet Stotts
Alaska Children's Choir
200 West 34th Ave. #715
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
jstotts@pobox.alaska.net
746-3164 562-7006
Choir Manager: Glennis Ireland --
glenroy@gci.net; 694-3407