- Thanks to all who made Carmina Burana concerts a success last weekend!
- Rehearsal Blog – request from Elena
- Upcoming Spring 2008 important dates reminder
- Fundraiser has launched!
- Winter concert Cd’s are ready! (Dvd’s will be in a few weeks)
- Final call for all forms – please remit this week
1. CARMINA PERFORMANCES – A BIG THANK YOU!
Thanks to all our singers and parents who made this event a success. A special thanks to Shane Troll for conducting assistance, to Sonja Palmer for organizational assistance, and to our wonderful chaperones: Tom Smith, Mary Kay Going, Mor Peleg, Dianne Alexander and Phil Stromer, Maria Kaul and Desta Krong! Bravo to all singers who gave their voices to this exuberant and colorful piece:
Brianne Stromer, Elias Berezin, Elizabeth Bell, Mariam Helmy, Emily Simon, Lauren Howard, Brainna Krong, Haley King, Laila Smith, Tal Peleg, Stephanie Kaul, Maggie Maser, Megan Going, Adriana Mendez-Leal, Angelina Murphy
2. Rehearsal Blog and singers’ emails – Request from Elena
Dear Parents, last week I asked that you print out the first installment of the rehearsal notes blog (it is now posted on Cantabile web site (Youth singers resources-weekly blog-rehearsal notes.) It tells what was rehearsed and lists home practice assignments to help singers who missed a rehearsal to catch up. As I checked last week at the rehearsal, only 4 singers in Vocalise/Ensemble received the sheet from their parents. I understand that every parent is busy with a million things so the children and I discussed a possibility of these files being sent to the singers’ email address directly each week. So far I have only 10 email addresses but hope to receive the rest this week. Please remind your singer to send me a little “hello” email. Meanwhile, please help out by printing out the document found by following this link:
http://cantabilescoop.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/csyreh_blog013008.pdf
3. UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES TO ADD OR REFRESH ON YOUR CALENDAR:
Wednesday, February 20th, SPRING BREAK - there will be no Cantabile rehearsals this week.
- Saturday, March 8th, 11:30 am – 3:00 pm, Saturday workshop, Foothills Congregational Church
- Wednesday, March 19th – Rehearsal will be in an alternate location due to Foothill Congregational Church Easter activities. Location TBA.
- April 25, 26, 27 second set of Carmina Burana performances at Stanford
- Wednesday, April 30th – Rehearsal will be in alternate location due to Foothill Congregational Rummage Sale. Location TBA.
- May 17th, 3-6 pm, Guest performance at CYS Spring Concert with Intermediate and Prep Choirs
4. FUNDRAISER HAS LAUNCHED!
This last week and this week, collection cans and instruction sheets are being distributed to singers at rehearsals. Below are the instructions as well. Happy Fundraising!!
Cantabile Youth Singers announces its annual fundraising effort, “Change for Music – Music for Change”, in support of the many exciting changes we are experiencing as an organization and the change music has on our everyday lives. This is the “ideal” fundraiser to raise money with little of your time and support program activities directly benefiting each singer.
Each family will be given a collection can and asked to gather loose change from home, family and friends from January to June. We ask each family to attempt to collect a minimum of $50.00 over the course of 4 months. This is easy, only $12.50 a month! If each family, staff member and board member were to achieve the minimum of $50.00 total, Cantabile would raise nearly $6,000!
Keep your collection can at home in a visible location to catch loose change from pockets, under the cushion of the couch, etc. You can also ask mom or dad to place a collection can on their desk at work and ask grandpa and grandma to keep a collection can at their home and support our efforts. (Extra cans may be obtained by calling/emailing the Cantabile office). Prizes will be awarded to the singer and class raising the most money. Join our effort and support a worthy cause!
Collection Dates - Please bring your collection can to the following rehearsals and volunteers will collect, count, deposit and keep record of your amounts.
- March 26 or 27
- May 22 for Intermediate/Preparatory
- June 4 for Vocalise/Ensemble
5. DECEMBER CONCERT CD’s ARE IN!!
CDs will be distributed at rehearsals the rest of the month. Extra copies were ordered and can be purchased at rehearsals this month or by sending payment to the office, $20 each. Just provide cash, check or charge. Order forms are available on our website at http://www.cantabile.org/youth/admin/forms.shtml#cd or you can just write a note with your payment. DVDs are not ready at this time but we hope soon.
6. FORMS: REGISTRATION, FOOTHILL AND UNIFORMS
If you are new to Cantabile and we have not received all your forms we need them this week. You may fax or mail them to our office. If you are a current student needing a new uniform due to choir change or size change, please send in your order now. Forms are available at http://www.cantabile.org/youth/admin/forms.shtml .
