November 29, 2017
Choral Ensembles
CONCERT SEASON APPROACHES: Our December concert will take place at the Galvin Middle School Auditorium on Thursday, December 14th at 7pm. All curricular groups will perform: Chorale, Chamber Singers, Treble Choir, Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, String Orchestra, and String Ensemble. Chorale, Treble Choir, and Chamber Singers Dress Rehearsal will be on Wednesday, 12/13, from 7:30-8:30pm. This document is posted on Google Classroom, and it has all concert information. A reminder that the dress rehearsal and concert is a mandatory event, and unexcused absences will result in a failing grade.
UNIFORMS: All uniforms need to be taken home as soon as possible. A few students still need to turn in the Uniform Use Form. Please remember that pants & dresses may need to be hemmed, but please do not cut the fabric. Here is the concert attire from the syllabus:
Men: School provided: Tuxedo pants, jacket, bow tie, cummerbund.
Student provided: long-sleeved white wing-tipped tuxedo shirt, black shoes, black socks.
Women: School provided: dress
Student provided: black dress shoes (less than 2 in heel), black hose, black undergarments
Everyone: Hair must be away from your face, no big jewelry, no strong perfumes or scented lotions
PERFORMANCES: On October 30th, the Chamber Singers traveled to Cambridge to share our music with a very special member of the Wakefield community. WHS alumni were celebrating former WHS Choral Director, Eleanor Babikian’s 95th birthday. The Chamber Singers sang several pieces for Miss B, including our District audition piece, April is in My Mistress Face, by Thomas Morley, which several members of the alumni group recognized.
DISTRICT AUDITION RESULTS: WHS students had a very successful day at District Auditions this year! We had 46 students audition, sixteen students earned scores in the top 50%, and were accepted into the Northeast District Chorus. Ten students earned scores in the top 25%, and were accepted into the NED Chorus AND received a recommendation to audition for the All-State Chorus on January 20th. Two of our students, Nicole Calandra and Ava Spies earned perfect scores, and were the top scorers in the District! The District Festival will be held on January 10, 12, and 13. This year, we’ll be hosting the festival at Galvin Middle School.
A Cappella Groups
December is a busy month for the Wakefield A Cappella program! Students will be performing frequently in and around the community. Check out our websites or follow the groups on social media to catch their performances! Both groups were recently selected to compete in the the Varsity Vocals ICHSA!! The quarterfinal competition will take place at GMS on February 10th. We have also applied to compete in the NE Voices competition on January 26th.
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