11-24-14 Performance Week #1 Ahead!

Post date: Nov 24, 2014 4:46:44 PM

Greetings Chorale families!

Here are the details regarding our week after conferences & Thanksgiving:

First, just the repeated dates & times for the week

Tuesday, Dec. 2nd 3:00-4:00pm After School in Auditorium

Thursday, Dec. 4th 5:55pm Call/ 6:00pm Washington Square (Sears)

Now the details:

Tuesday, December 2nd - 3:00-4:00 After School Rehearsal

We will be in the auditorium making critical final preparations for our performances. We have many details to address. Thank you ahead of time for not entering the auditorium until the kids are dismissed, as it distracts them from this precious and limited practice time. As usual, students will be available for pick up, 4:00, north gym exit, carpool style. Please hold your name signs up high and we’ll scoot along. Please do not call your students to walk across the parking lot. Feel free to walk over to us and escort your children back to your car. Thanks so much for assisting me in this safety matter.

Thursday, December 4th - Washington Square Performance

1. Students need to arrive dressed in their concert black/ Chorale t-shirts (coats to mom & dad).

2. We will meet BEHIND the risers at 5:55pm in Sears courtyard. Quite honestly, having kids gather & hang out any sooner than 5 minutes beforehand creates a problem. Let’s not get in the way of shoppers and stores, as we want to be invited back. PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW ANY CHORALE MEMBERS OR SIBLINGS ON THE RISERS AT ANY TIME, BEFORE OR AFTER THE PERFORMANCE. A few other notes from past experience: Please have siblings on the floor safely BEHIND the director music stand. Also, there is a merry-go-round in the courtyard area. Please keep our older students OFF it at all times. And I would greatly appreciate that distraction to be eliminated during our performance. Thanks so much for your help.

3. Please be careful not to create an exclusive "holy huddle", ignoring shoppers & passers-by. Greet strangers, start conversations. This is a community outreach event~ a gentle reminder that you will be able to see Chorale again the following week. Bottom line: Let’s represent Christ with dignity & common courtesy. Let the light of Christ be available for our community to witness as our students share.

4. If your child should be late, your student may join the SIDE of the front rows, BETWEEN SONGS ONLY. Please help them calm themselves before scooting in. No worries!

5. We will perform at 6:00 sharp, after a brief photo op. We will finish with “Silent Night” and "O Come All Ye Faithful". Please join us singing this familiar carol & chorus. We will repeat the chorus "For He alone is Worthy” as well. In the past, it has been simply awesome to hear kids & parents together worshiping our Lord and King in this public setting. May we represent our Lord Jesus with excellence & may He be glorified thru it all!

6. Students will then be released to you from the risers. Enjoy the mall. Wear those shirts proudly. Smile a lot. Tip well. Again, we represent not only WHCS, but our most worthy Lord Jesus. We GET to do this!

Opportunities to help:

1. Washington Square- Two parents needed to be my eagle eyes, to be on high alert, ready to swoop in if any of our kids need assistance, come off of the risers, etc.

2. WHCS Concert- Five dads needed to assist with tearing down risers.

Performance pictures will be available on the music website, thanks to Curtis Farmer!

Please join me in prayer for our upcoming events. Have a wonderful week off and joyful Thanksgiving celebrations!

Robin Brumley