CPS 5th Grade Honors Choir: 01/29/19

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

MET Opera: Carmen Details Feb. 2

Good evening, all –

I hope you’re staying warm as this icy blast moves through our area.

Thank you for signing up your singer to join the Honors Choir on Saturday as we attend a live simulcast of Carmen from the Metropolitan Opera in New York City! It is exciting to be a part of keeping the opera tradition alive and passing it on to future generations!

A couple reminders:

Please pack a sack lunch for your child, as school cafeterias will be closed on Saturday.
You may send money with your child for snacks at the movie theater with the understanding that any money brought is the responsibility of the student.
If you have any questions or concerns about the itinerary below, please contact me directly.

Our itinerary for Saturday, February 2:

Time/Location	Activity
8:30 - 9:00 Gym	Arrival/check-in and continental breakfast @ Locust St. Expressive Arts School
9 - 9:35 Gym Music Room	Ice Breakers Opera 101 in Music Room
9:35 - 10:15 Music Room/Gym	Teaching the Story
10:15 - 10:55 Music Room/Gym	Musical Elements
10:55 - 11:15 Gym	Lunch
11:15	Depart Locust Street for Forum 8
11:30	Arrival at Forum 8
11:55 - ~3:45	Opera
~3:45	Depart Forum 8 for Locust Street
4 - 4:15 Music Room	Opera Debrief Parent pick-up

We look forward to seeing your singer on Saturday morning!

Lindsey Tevebaugh

Business Manager

CPS 5^th Grade Honors Choir

LTevebaugh@cpsk12.org

(573)214-3670

January 29 Update

January 29, 2019

Good afternoon, all –

I hope you’re staying warm and well as the polar vortex freezes us all. We will have rehearsal this afternoon at WMS!

A few reminders:

All communications sent to the distribution list are also available on our blog: http://cps5honorschoir.blogspot.com/
Rehearsals begin at 4:00pm and end at 5:15pm. Please do not enter the choir room before 3:45, as there are middle school rehearsals in session. Singers should be picked up from rehearsal no later than 5:25pm. Thank you for respecting the evening commitments of the Honors Choir staff.
Solo auditions for our spring concert will be held on March 12 during Honors Choir rehearsal.
The window has closed to sign up your student for the MET Opera viewing this Saturday, February 2. I will send a detailed itinerary to those who signed up.
As with our previous opera trip, students will meet at Locust St. Expressive Arts School at 8:30am to learn about opera and the music from Carmen before traveling to Forum 8 Theater to watch the opera. Please pack a sack lunch for your child, as school cafeterias will be closed on the weekend. The opera begins at 11:55am at Forum 8 Theater and will last for approximately 3 hours, 45 minutes with intermissions in between each act. We will return to Locust St. Expressive Arts School shortly after 4:00pm for pick-up.
T-Shirt Update: It’s not too late to purchase Honors Choir T-shirts! Shirts are available on a first-come, first-served basis for $10 each. Checks must be made payable to Columbia Public Schools. Please write Honors Choir in the memo line.
Honors Choir singers are not required to purchase a t-shirt. We encourage students to wear these to Honors Choir events and on Honors Choir field trips; however, they may also choose to wear something representative of their home school.
If your student will be absent from any Honors Choir rehearsal or event, please email me as soon as possible.