Ryan K. Riewerts
– Director of Choral Activities
Colllen Schloemer
– Associate Director of Choirs
Hi All Y’All!! (my
favorite greeting…)
Busy, Busy, Busy!!!!
Don’t you love the fact that Spring is here? You will find
out most of what you need to know about the next few months in this
newsletter…dates for the many exciting events coming up this Spring! Thank you
Diane Monty for helping make this newsletter happen all year long.
A HUGE THANK YOU to all of the students and parents who help
make being a part of North Vocal Music such a wonderful experience. We look
forward to the trip to Branson, the musical, and all of the other exciting
events coming up.
Please mark your calendars with all of the important dates
and information that are enclosed.
Happy
Colleen Schloemer
The words
“Thank You” just aren’t enough to convey how grateful everyone is for all of
the volunteers, adults and students, who put in so many hours to make The Big
Dance a success. We were challenged by using two venues this year with the
Auditorium and the Gym. We had more
showchoirs, more judges, more concessions, more decorations, just more of everything and it all came
together!
A very special thank you goes out to Bart Hall for chairing
this year as an “alumni” parent! We hope this event will continue to grow and
improve. The Big Dance is one of the best run invitationals in the
As we continue with the two performance areas we will need
even more volunteers next year so that everything will run smoothly. If you did
not have the opportunity to volunteer this year, please do so next year!
Everyone is needed and it is such a positive event for our school and students.
Big Dance Wrap-up meeting will be March 19th at
Musical Auditions
Auditions
for the spring musical, “Pirates of the Penzance”, will be held March 18th and 19th
from 3:15 – 6:00 PM in the Auditorium.
Rehearsals begin
April 8th with the first read-through from
Musical performance
dates are May 15th through the 18th. Student night is
Wednesday, May 15th.
Construction
Construction help will be needed for the musical. Work will probably
begin the week of April 16th. Details will follow. Thanks to those
who helped with the changing room doors for show choir and the judge’s platform
for the auditorium. We hope you will offer to help with the musical set!
Concert Choir
Small Group
Solo and small ensemble competitions for choir, band, and
orchestra will be held on Saturday,
April 13th at
Large Group
A Capella, Varsity Singers and Men’s and Women’s Choirs will
compete on Saturday, May 4th
at
A Capella and Varsity singers will rehearse during their
class time. Men’s and Women’s choirs will have required rehearsals, before and
after school, beginning April 22nd,
according to the following schedule:
Men’s
AM – April 22,
24, 26, 30, May 2nd
PM - April 23, 25, 29, May 1st &
3rd
Women’s
AM – April 23,
25, 29, May 1st & 3rd
PM - April 22, 24, 26, 30, May 2nd.
Spring Concert
All concert choirs will perform in the auditorium, May 7th at
Concert costumes will be turned in after the performance.
Show Choir
Trip To Branson
Approximately 70 students, including pit and crew, will be
going to perform in the National Show Choir Cup Competition in
The tentative schedule is as follows:
Thursday, April 4th
– Leave NHS in AM. Arrive in Branson that night, check in to hotel (Grand
Victorian) attend a Branson show.
Friday, April 5th
– Competition, followed immediately by a brief clinic. Watch other show
choirs perform and then attend a show in the evening. Approximately 24 show
choirs will perform, 12 at two sites. Six from each site will be selected to
move on to semi-finals.
Saturday, April 6th
– Compete in semi-finals, if selected from the first round. Compete a third
time in early afternoon if we make finals. Only the top 3 choirs from semi-finals
are selected for finals. Students attend a dance and party held in their honor
at night.
Sunday, April 7th
–leave for home in early AM.
COST: $340 per
student (includes transportation, hotel, all breakfasts at hotel and one
evening meal.
Please pay ½ as soon
as you can and pay the other half by March 25th.
Mail checks to Sue McGregor,
It is important that you pay promptly as we have to make
payments to the Branson organization that is sponsoring this event.
There is no admission fee for audiences at any of the
performances. It is about 500 miles to Branson. Some suggested hotels include:
Baymont on
877-229-6668
Super 8 on
800-800-8000
Econolodge,
800-553-2666
Grand Victorian, W. Highway 76 –
800-324-8751
We still need 2 more chaperones. Cost will be about $280. If
interested, please call Dave Jorth – 386-6745. So far we have four people – Bob
Webster, Tammy Thistle, Sue McGregor, and Chris Ritter.
Show Choir Calendar
Mar. 16th
–
NSE only –
April 1, 2 and 3 –
Mini Branson Hell Week – Mandatory
NSE Rehearsals
April 4-7th
– Branson trip, NSE
April 11th
– Unity Day,
Elegance and Center Stage perform in Auditorium
April 15th
– Show Choir Showoff – Adler Theatre, all 3 show choirs perform at
April 20th
– Show Choir Camp for Middle School Students – put on by NSE members. More
info to follow.
June 3rd –
Show Choir Parents Meeting – 7 PM - for current members and upcoming freshmen
along with regular Boosters Meeting
Important Dates
Mar. 13 – 15th
– ACDA (American Choral Directors Assoc.) Regional Mtg. In
Mar. 18th
and 19th – Auditions for Musical “Pirates of the
(callbacks - Mar. 20th)
March 25 – April 1 –
Spring Break
April 1st
– Boosters Meeting
April 8th
– Musical Rehearsals begin
Read Through –
April 13th
–Small Group contest at West H.S. (solos & small ensembles) All Day
April 20th
– Saturday – Pirates of the
Time TBA
April 22nd
– Large Group Rehearsals begin.
Men’s & Women’s will alternate time slots. Varsity & A Capella will rehearse during
regular class time.
April 27th
– Saturday – Pirates of the
May 4th –Large
May 6th –
Booster Meeting –
May 7th –
Spring Concert –
All concert choirs perform in Aud.
Concert Choirs costumes will be turned in afterwards.
May 10th –
Point totals for Music Awards are due.
May 28th –Music
Awards Banquet –
May 30th - 31st –Men’s & Women’s
choirs recording for CD in Aud. Varsity & A Capella will record during
class times
June 3rd –Boosters
Meeting and Show Choir Parents Meeting –
June 4th –
Ryan Riewerts 30th Birthday and Last Day of School!
June 7th –
Graduation – Friday night
Boosters Officers and Committee Chairs
Pres. Dave Jorth 386-6745
V.P. Dan Virtue 386-9522
Treas. Sue McGregor 386-0793
Sec. Bonnie Beyhl 391-3556
Committees:
Communication –
Ice Cream Social – Bonnie
Costumes – (Concert) Carole Hoeller 355-2498
Sewing – (Show Choir) Mary Jorth
386-6745
Silent Auction – Tammy Thistle, Bob Webster 388-7033
Fund Raising –
Gale Doxsie
Publicity – John Hoeller 355-2498/Tina Denney
Big Dance – Bart Hall 391-3530
Busses (Show Choir) Jay Murphy 386-4671