State of the Chorus Address

1. State of the Chorus Address School Year 2013-2014

2. 2012 – 2013 – A Year in Review • Performances • National Anthem…….everywhere • EHS Sep. 11th Memorial • Honor Choirs • County, District IX Honor Choir, All-State • LGPE • Three choirs, three superior ratings

3. 2012-13 Choral Department • 4courses • Elite Women • Adv. Mixed • Concert Choir • Men’s Choir • Nearly 130 total students • ‘Mixed Group’ = ScholaCantorum

4. The Master Plan • Develop correct & age appropriate vocal technique for the students • Develop and enhance musical skills in notation and sight singing • Recognize musical elements and demonstrate expressive qualities in varying styles of choral music as well as acquire the knowledge of its connection to history, culture, and other arts.

5. Choral committee 2013-14 • President: • Matt McCarthy • Vice-President of Student Activities: • Kari Twyman • Vice-President of Publicity & Recruitment: • Maddie Brooks

6. Choral committee 2012-13 • Historians: • Kelly Tansey & Francesca Foster • Librarian: • Courtney Huskins • Booster Representative: • Torie Johnson • Class Representatives: • TBA

7. Fall Concert • Opera 101 • Each choir is learning multiple opera choruses appropriate to their voices • Concert will likely include opportunities for solos and instrumentalists • Working in co-ordination with Atlanta Opera to arrange an on-site workshop

8. Dinner Theatre • November 21st at ET Booth Cafetorium • ‘Not Another Teen Musical’ • Auditions held early September – efforts made not to conflict with students participating in One-Act • Event will be catered by local company • Students ‘actors’ will be needed as servers also

9. Holiday Concert • First chance to combine with EHS Band Department • Held in EHS Gymnasium • Premier of combined band/chorus EHS Alma Mater

10. LGPE Concerts • Large Group Performance Evaluation • Travel out of district to compete/sing with Cobb County schools • Take four groups Women, Elite, ScholaCantorum, and Men’s Choir • Possible performance the following week of LGPE songs in a combined concert with LSU as well as other top Georgia High Schools including Milton and Kennesaw Mountain

11. Spring Musical

12. Spring Concert • To be held at Hillside UMC • ‘Evolution of Music’ – to include a logical progression of music (choral, small groups, and solo) from Gregorian Chant through music not yet written. • “Prism” style performance

13. EHS Chorus events 2013-14 • October 29rd– Fall Chorus Concert • November 21st – Dinner Theater • December 12th- Holiday Concert • December 16th – County Holiday Concert • March 13thor 14th– LGPE • March 20-22nd– Spring Musical • March 26 or 27 – Invitational Concert • April/May – Spring Trips • May 15th– Spring Concert • May 19th- Spring Banquet

14. Honor Chorus events 2013-14 • October 5th – Solo & Ensemble Festival • October 12th– All-state 1st round auditions • November 15-16th – District 9 Honor Choir • January 11th – KSU Men’s Day • January 18th– All-state 2nd round auditions • February 20-22nd– GMEA All-state • February 28th – 3/1 – Cherokee Co. Honor Choir

15. Fundraising • Fall Fundraiser – • Starting today – ends September 9th • Honduran Joe Coffee • First 5products go towards EHS Chorus if chorus fee not paid; all subsequent sales go in an 80/20 split towards a trip voucher for the student to be used this school year • Parent Volunteers Needed on Delivery Day!

16. Parent Volunteer Opportunities • Join the EHS Choral Boosters!!! • Uniforms – measuring, sizing, ordering • Programs – • Fundraising Coordinator • Summer Camp organizer • Workday – risers & music cabinet • Concert Organizers – receptions • Chaperones for honor choirs and spring trip

17. EHS Choral Boosters • President – Jean Tafoya • Vice- President – Leslie Foster • Treasurer – Gennene Brooks • Secretary – Betsy Tansey

18. Other business (tables) • Uniforms (formal & casual) • All-state Registration • District IX Honor Choir

19. Spring Trip - Advanced • Myrtle Beach, SC • Fiesta-val Music Competition • Competitive Music Festival featuring groups from across the Southeast • Quality Nationally-recognized adjudicators

20. Spring Trip- Advanced • 3 nights hotel • Transportation • Competitive Festival • Dinners • Beach Time • Amusements

21. Trip does not include • Lunches • Students given time in selected areas of NYC for lunch • Travel Insurance- in addition to the coverage of the agency • Spending Money

22. How to Register • Register through EHS with form to be sent home • Deposits due by Oct 14th • Money paid to EHS Chorus • Festival Website

23. Spring Trip – Concert Choir • Southern Star Music Festival • Two Day event • Friday Night – Performance • Saturday – Awards Ceremony and day at Six Flags • Festival Website

24. Trip SY 2013-14 • Combined Cherokee County Choir in Italy!!! • Final registration and payments current by Sep 13th • Florence, Spoletto, Rome

25. Trip SY 2013-14 • Evening Concert at the Basilica di San Benedetto in Norcia (Spoleto region) Link • Basilica of St. Frances (Assisi) Link • We will be given the opportunity to perform a few compositions at the end of our tour of the Basilica. • Evening Concert partnered with the Corale Puccini in Camigliano (birthplace of Puccini) Link • Concert in Florence, most probably Dante’s Church in the historical center of Florence • Service Participation with short Concert following, St. Paul’s Within the Walls, Rome Link