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Notes from the Choir LoftCyndi Bliss, Minister of Music
April 20, 2008
For all choirs: I’m starting to look at music for the next church year. If there is something you’d like a choir to sing, please let Cyndi know. It is always helpful to have a copy of the music, or at least an artist or composer name as well as the exact title. The more information I can start with, the more likely I am to find a choral arrangement….
Senior Choir: mixed choir, High School (younger only if voice has changed) and up.
Rehearsals Thursday evenings 7:30-9:00 PM (8:50 if CSI is not a rerun). Sunday warmup at 10:15 (unless otherwise indicated). Singing every Sunday except those indicated. Rehearsing every Thursday evening except those indicated.
Nothing out of the ordinary coming up – you’ve all had you’re vacation.
April 27: Singing just The Pasture (Jr. Choir sings the introit). High sopranos are "off"
May 11: Not singing (unless you’re an Intermediate Choir Mom)
May 25: Not singing (Memorial Day Weekend)
June 1: Not singing (RE service)
Intermediate Choir: treble choir, 7th grade through college (7th and 8th graders must sing in the Junior Choir concurrently AND have at least one year experience in the Junior Choir). Rehearsals on Sundays from 9:30-10:15. Please be punctual as the Senior Choir must warm up promptly at 10:15. Please also make sure you email or call Cyndi as early as possible if you will miss a rehearsal or a "performance".
Watch for email to see if we can put together an end-of-year concert.
April 27: Rehearsal AFTER church (Junior Choir before church)
May 11: Singing with moms for Mother’s Day (Buy me Chocolate)
June 1: No Rehearsal
June 15: Singing in Church (In My Life AND Vois sur ton Chemin)
Junior Choir: treble choir, grades 3-8 (see description elsewhere in the Shooting Star). Rehearsals on Sundays from 12:15-1:00 PM. Parents – please let me know as soon as possible if your child will miss a rehearsal or a Sunday singing in church. You may email me at music@uuchelmsford.org. If you need to get word to me on a Saturday or Sunday, please call my cell phone.
Please make sure that Cyndi Bliss (music@uuchelmsford.org) has an up-to-date parental email address. There are now 18(!) children participating in Junior Choir, and this is the most expedient way to get information out.
April 27: Earth Day – Singing "Colors of the Wind"; Rehearsal swap with Intermediate Choir Junior Choir (rehearsal before church at 9:30 AM)
May 4: No rehearsal
June 1: No rehearsal
June 15: Singing in Church (How Can I Keep From Singing)
Carol Choir: Age 3 through 2nd grade. Please have your child wear his or her nametag to rehearsals.
On break until fall…. Email Cyndi Bliss (music@uuchelmsford.org) with any questions
Senior Choir, for High Schoolers and up, is one of the church’s longest-running small group ministries. If you like to sing in a group, try us on for size. We rehearse on Thursdays from 7:30-9:00 PM, and warm-up for church at 10:15 on Sundays. Music reading, while helpful, is not required. We really are a fun group. If you have any questions about choir, please ask Music Director Cyndi Bliss or any choir member.
The Intermediate Choir is open to all high school aged girls (and boys with unchanged voices – boys whose voice has changed sing in the senior choir), and to Junior Choir members in 7th and 8th grade who have at least 1 year experience singing in the Junior Choir. 7th and 8th grade Intermediate Choir members must also participate in the Junior Choir.
The Junior Choir welcomes ALL children in grades 3 through 8. You do NOT need to know how to read music, or have any prior singing experience. Rehearsals are be after church – 12:15-1:00 PM. Second graders who have sung in the Carol Choir, who can read both music and English well, and who can participate fully in a 45 minute rehearsal may be invited to join the Junior Choir (please contact Music Director Cyndi Bliss if you believe your 2nd grader fulfills these prerequisites).
Carol Choir is for our youngest singers – age 3 through 2nd grade. Rehearsals for our Intergenerational Thanksgiving service and Christmas Eve begin after the Columbus Day holiday weekend.