Joyous Holidays,
Bravo Girls’ Choir last Sunday’s offering of the Britten was extraordinary and fun. I am so very proud of you all.
Bravo Rafe on a beautiful opening solo this morning at the GCS Christmas Pageant!
BRAVO BRAVO all senior choristers on the most professional and musical Carol Service Rehearsal since I’ve been at Grace Church. There was so much growth in tone and expression. Take good care, you are ready for a brilliant Carol Service.
Choir Checks will be mailed in the coming days. In addition to your check, senior choristers will find a special flash drive with the pronunciation of the Hebrew Psalms that make up the text of Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms. We are preparing them for the spring concert. There is also a file with the text printed. Please start learning and memorizing these special Psalms! It will help you learn the music more easily if you aren’t worried about the words.
With your parents permission please listen several times and sing along with these links – it will help you stay prepared!
John Rutter: All Bells In Paradise – Official Video
John Rutter: All Bells In Paradise – Official Video
All Bells in Paradise is a new carol written by John Rutter for the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge. It i…
#12 Sussex Carol arr. David Willcocks King’s College Cambridge 2009
#12 Sussex Carol arr. David Willcocks King’s College Cambridge 2009
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King’s College Cambridge 2012 #15 Nowell, Nowell Sir Christemas William Mathias
King’s College Cambridge 2012 #15 Nowell, Nowell Sir Christemas William…
Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Who is there that singeth so, Nowell, Nowell? I am here, Sir Christèmas. Welcome…
NEXT STOP: CHRISTMAS EVE! A SERVICE OF NINE LESSONS AND CAROLS
REQUIRED: All Senior Chorsiters
Call: 6:45 p.m.
Service at 8:00 p.m.
A NOTE FROM MARY PAN:
Dear choristers and choir families,
Thank you very much for your Christmas card and thoughtful gift. Your kind words mean so much to me, and your generous gift is thoroughly appreciated. Your singing and enthusiasm for singing is truly a thing of beauty. It’s been a great joy making music with you!
Best wishes for a joyous Christmas season,
Mary Pan
A NEW FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITY! Thank you Cara Wall. Cara has offered the Choir Community a new long term fundraising opportunity through her store Clementine Consignment. A letter from her is attached with the details of how it works. She will have a fill in the blank tax donation letter for you to receive and fill in the amount you think the clothes are worth for your tax purposes. You receive the letter when you drop off the donations at the store. Again Thank you Cara for suggesting this great opportunity for the choir community. The choir will receive money from the store based on a percentage of what the clothes sell for. These monies will go into the Choir Special Projects Fund.
WHAT IS THE CHOIR SPECIAL PROJECTS FUND? This fund was established when the choir began preparing for it’s first international trip – to Bristol England as choir in residence for the Cathedral of Bristol during one week of the summer of 2004. The monies in the fund help cover the costs of tours, recordings and many other opportunities for the choristers beyond what the regular church operating budget can provide. It impacts the life of every choir family over the time that your family participates in the program and provides seed monies for future projects.
Thank you for all you do and for a fantastic fall term! Have a joyful and safe holiday break,
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah.
Love, Patrick
The Choir Family News!
Friday 16 December 2016
Saturday 24 December 4:00 p.m. THE CHRISTMAS PAGEANT!
Saturday 24 December 8:00 p.m. A SERVICE OF NINE LESSONS AND CAROLS
The Choir of Men and Boys with The Girls’ and Adult Choirs.
Call for all Senior Choristers (REQUIRED) 6:45 p.m. Enter at 802 Broadway
FACE BOOK: Did you know there is a Music at Grace Church Facebook page?
There is. We use it to get the word out about all the musical offerings that take place at the Church especially those of the choirs!
HELP US build the community of followers and listeners to the choirs – FRIEND THE Music at Grace Church page and let the word spread
RECRUITING is never over!
We have an amazing group of novice choristers for the fall term but…
If anyone asks, it is never too late to join the choir and they should reach out to me at: helfensteinch@yahoo.com.
For entering 4th graders it is also not too late to join as novices, we have had good luck at getting them up to speed quickly as your children are the best teachers. What schedule a
4th grader might follow would depend on the child and their family.
SIGN UP GENIUS: Melinda Weir has organized our sign up for helping with choristers activities through sign up genius. She does an amazing job at this, make sure you say Thank you! Sign up Genius has been very practical in making the sign to help as a choir parent helper easy and efficient. Here is the LINK:
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/9040B4CA9A72DA64-choir1
WEBSITE: www.gracechurchnyc.org
CLICK: MUSIC
CLICK: login
User Name: helfenstein
Password: Stanfordlives1894
CHOIR SCHEDULES 2016 – 2017: REMEMBER Kathy’s Link to our Goggle Doc Schedules, they are ready to go for 2016-2017:
http://www.gchoirsched.info/schedules.html
HOMEWORK FOR SENIOR CHORISTERS:
Please locate a recording with your parents approval and listen to:
1. BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS: Bernstein, Chichester Psalms
NEXT WEEKS SCHEDULE……and:
• December
• December 24 (Saturday) Christmas Eve
REQUIRED FOR ALL SENIOR CHORISTERS
Call is 6:45 p.m.
Service is 8:00 p.m.
• January 3 (Tuesday) – Rehearsals begin for Spring Term, Tuesday afternoon rehearsal Begins Today for Girl Novices and Boy and Girl Junior Choristers, No Evensong until January 31st. Tuesday 5:00 – 6:30 in Chantry until 31 January.
January 3 (Tuesday) –Senior Boys, 7:00 – 8:10 a.m.
• January 3 (Tuesday) – Regular Afternoon Rehearsal for Girl Novices
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. DROP OFF AND DISMISSAL FROM THE HONOR ROOM
• January 3 (Tuesday) – Tuesday Rehearsal for Boy and Girl Junior Choristers
NO EVENSONG TODAY. 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
DROP OFF AND DISMISSAL FROM THE HONOR ROOM
• January 4 (Wednesday) –Senior Girls, 7:00 – 8:10 a.m.
• January 4 (Wednesday) After School Vocal Coaching.
Sign up in advance for each session. 3:20 – 4:30 p.m.
• January 5 (Thursday) –Senior and Junior Boy Choristers
7:00 – 8:10 a.m.
• January 5 (Thursday) After School Vocal Coaching.
Sign up in advance for each session. 3:20 – 4:30 p.m.
• January 6 (Friday) –Senior and Junior Girl Choristers 7:00 – 8:10 a.m.
• January 6 (Friday) – Regular Afternoon Rehearsal Boy Novices 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
DROP OFF AND DISMISSAL FROM THE HONOR ROOM.
• January 8 Sunday Service, Sunday Service-The Choir of Men and Boys
9:45 Call Senior Boys (REQUIRED)
10:15 Call for Novice/Junior Boys (Optional)
No afternoon rehearsals today
January 8 Sunday – AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS at 4:00 p.m.
Anna Sorensen as Amahl!
FIN – THE END
Please forgive the length of this newsletter. You all have lots of wonderful questions and this is my attempt to get us organized and put as much information as you have asked about in one place.
ONGOING INFORMATION SOURCES:
*Like us on FACEBOOK! Music at Grace Church in New York
*The Goggle Choir Schedule Calendar Link: http://gchoirsched.info/home.html
*Sign Up Genius for Choir Parent Volunteer Sign Link:
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/9040
B4CA9A72DA64-choir1
*Accessing the Secure Choir Family Area of the Music Website:
www.gracechurchnyc.org
CLICK: MUSIC
CLICK: login
User Name: helfenstein
Password: Stanfordlives1894
*REMEMBER: If your contact information changes or you notice a typo in a communication don’t hesitate to let PA (P. Allen, not the Parents Association) know. “If you see something, say something”
*REMEMBER…please keep an eye out around the house and make sure you cash all choir checks you have received. When the books are closed at the audit for each operating budget year checks can no longer be redeemed or replaced.