Pre-UIL Concert & Sight-reading Choir February is here, and so is the start of a very busy BHS Choir season! From UIL competition preparations to recruitment tours, February is full of fun activities for our Bastrop High School Choir students!
When preparing for our Choir Tour to BMS this Friday, I asked some of our BHS Choir students to describe why others should join choir in 1 sentence. One theme carried through all of the responses I received: community. From creating a community of friends, to singing together and learning as a community, all answers revolved around the sense of community our students felt in choir. I was ecstatic to hear that our students were bonding together through music, and I started to reflect on the greater community we've built here. Our BHS Choir community not only includes our choir students, but the community we're building includes parents, grandparents, friends, siblings, and even neighbors! The BHS Choir community grows stronger every day, and it is parents, guardians, siblings, friends like you who make our community so more powerful. Thank you for supporting our BHS Choir singers, and helping us create this wonderful community of students, family, friends, and musicians. Kindly, Ms. Davis REMINDERS: - If you would like to donate bottled water or snacks for our after school rehearsals, email Ms. Davis and let her know! Donations are always welcome, and greatly appreciated! CELEBRATIONS: - BHS Choir junior Circe Jackson will be representing our choir program at the CTE/Fine Arts BMS Visit on Wednesday, February 2nd! We are so proud of Circe for traveling to BMS with the other CTE & Fine Arts divisions to promote BHS Choir and recruit more students into our program! UPCOMING DATES: Tuesday, February 1st: After School Rehearsal #7 When: 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Where: BHS Choir Room ** BMS Choir Tour - Friday, February 4th during school Tuesday, February 8th: After School Rehearsal #8 When: 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Where: BHS Choir Room Tuesday, February 15th: After School Rehearsal #9 When: 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Where: BHS Choir Room Thursday, February 24th: BHS Choir Pre-UIL Concert Call Time: 5:30 PM at the PAC Start Time: 7:00 PM (Doors open at 6:30 PM) Where: JFW Performing Arts Center Looking Ahead: Monday/Tuesday, March 7/8: UIL Concert & Sight-Reading Competition Where: Hays CISD Performing Arts Center
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BHS & CCHS Choirs sing at Austin Spurs Happy New Year, BHS Choir students, family and friends!
We had a busy, successful, and fun Fall Semester in 2021, and now we must prepare for an even more busy, successful, and fun Spring Semester in 2022! I am so excited for the opportunities that lie ahead for BHS Choir, and I'd like to highlight some of these opportunities in our newsletter today: 1. BHS Choir combines with CCHS Choir to sing at the Austin Spurs Game on Thursday, January 27th! This is a fantastic opportunity for our students not only to travel and perform but to also meet other choir students their age! We do not have many opportunities to perform with the Cedar Creek HS Choir, so I am looking forward to our 2 programs combining for this special event for the Spurs. (And, our students will get to see an Austin Spurs basketball game together!) We need your help to make this trip possible! We need to reach 100 tickets purchased in order to sing for the Spurs; even if you cannot attend the game, please consider purchasing a ticket today and helping BHS Choir sing at the game! Here is the link to purchase tickets! 2. BHS Choir goes on tour to Bastrop MS and Bastrop IS! As part of our recruitment initiative, BHS Choir will be traveling to Bastrop Middle School and Bastrop Intermediate School to meet with their choirs, students interested in choir, and perform for the students! Each day will be dedicated to sharing our love of choir with the BMS and BIS students, and encouraging them to talk to their school counselor and add Choir to their schedule for the 2022-2023 school year! 3. BHS Choir travels to Hays CISD for the UIL Concert & Sight-Reading Competition! I am so excited for our BHS Choir students to travel to Hays in March and participate in the UIL C&SR competition this year! Unfortunately last year we did not participate in this event due to COVID-19, so I am very glad to announce that we will be returning to UIL this year to perform! This is a fantastic experience for the choir to test their skills in sight-reading as well as perform at the highest level for a panel of excellent judges. Wish us luck first week in March as we travel to Hays for the UIL Concert & Sight-Reading competition! 4. COMING SOON! BHS Choir Spirit Store I have been working closely with a representative from TMF Tours and Travel on special spirit merchandise just for BHS Choir! Items will include a monogramed "BHS Choir" jacket, BHS Choir long sleeve and short sleeves t-shirts, a "BHS Choir" water bottle, and much more! We are hoping to open the store in February/March, so I will keep you updated as we finalize this new venture for our choir. I cannot wait for you to see the wonderful designs they've made for us and order your BHS Choir merchandise today! We had a wonderful start to the 2021-22 school year with a very strong Fall Semester, but the work is far from over. We have a busy Spring Semester approaching with many events for BHS Choir to participate in. Please take a look at the BHS Choir Updated Calendar and add these dates to your personal calendar. (Calendar will be sent on January 5th, 2022) Each performance, after school rehearsal, retreat, and social is so important to our choir's success, so please help your student be involved in every BHS Choir activity this semester. If we work hard, focus on our goals, and work together as an ensemble, I believe BHS Choir will have an amazing Spring Semester in 2022! Kindly, Ms. Davis, Director REMINDERS: Don't forget to buy your Austin Spurs tickets TODAY and help BHS Choir sing the National Anthem before the game on 1/27/22! Here is the ticket link. CELEBRATIONS: BHS Choir will be teaming up with CCHS Choir to perform the National Anthem before the Austin Spurs game on Thursday, January 27th! UPCOMING DATES: Thursday, January 27th: BHS Choir Sing @ Austin Spurs Game When: 7:00 PM (Students will stay after school and ride the bus to the game) Where: H-E-B Center, Cedar Park, TX Student tickets are PROVIDED; family and friends wanting to attend need to purchase tickets in advance. LOOKING AHEAD: Tuesday, February 1st: After School Rehearsal #7 When: 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Where: BHS Choir Room Tuesday, February 8th: After School Rehearsal #8 When: 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Where: BHS Choir Room Tuesday, February 15th: After School Rehearsal #9 When: 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Where: BHS Choir Room Thursday, February 24th: BHS Choir Pre-UIL Concert Call Time: 5:30 PM at the PAC Start Time: 7:00 PM (Doors open at 6:30 PM) Where: JFW Performing Arts Center |