CANDLELIGHT USHERS AND PROGRAM ORDER

1. Lincoln’s Choir is second on the program, and JCC is fifth, so the Lincoln students will have time to change into their JCC uniforms. Here is the program order:

Children’s Choir
Lincoln
Buchanan
Sturgeon Heights
Junior Choir
Senior

2. We have enough parent chaperones for our group, but ushers are required.  Please email arussell@sjsd.net if you are available to do this job (you’ll still get to see the entire concert).

3. Please review the following message with your son/daughter at home prior to Monday’s 

Concert: It is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT that choristers observe proper concert  etiquette, and that the movements in and out of the balcony are done quietly. Although we have arranged for parent supervisors/chaperones to walk with, and sit with the students, it is expected that our students will not require any reminders about concert etiquette.

4. See you all at 6:30 PM on Monday.

UPDATED CANDLELIGHT POST BELOW

Hi Everyone, Please scroll down on this blog for an updated post regarding the Candlelight Concert on Monday, November 30th. 

CHORALFEST THIS SATURDAY, AND OTHER INFORMATION

1. Our Choralfest Performance is this Saturday, November 21st at Sturgeon Creek United Church. Singers are asked to arrive at 1:00 PM to get on their uniforms and go to the downstairs gym to warm up. Performance time is 1:30 PM followed by a clinic from 2:15 - 2:45 PM.  Students are free to go after the clinic. Our program is Take Me To Sea, Bandyrowe, and Ave Maria, and we know you will enjoy it! Please note there is a $3.00 entrance fee for audience members.

2. The JCC is singing at the Candlelight Service on November 30th. Scroll down to the CANDLELIGHT INFORMATION blog post for details about this event.  Thank you to the parents who have already volunteered. 

3. The JCC is singing at the New Year Levee on January 1st.  Scroll down to the 'JCC AT NEW YEAR LEVEE’ post for the most current information about this performance.  If you have not done so already, please hand in your permission form ASAP. Hard copies have been handed out at practice, and you can also access the form from this link NEW YEAR LEVEE PERMISSION FORM

4. A second copy of the Fundraising Initiative Form was sent home today, and here is the link: DIV. CHOIRS FUNDRAISING INITIATIVE.  Our Divisional Choirs Executive is hoping to have a strong response to this fundraising project, and so, we are asking that the forms be returned ASAP. Huge thanks to JCC parent, Monica De Gagné who is the Fundraising Chair on the Executive.

5. Our last rehearsal before the break will be on December 16th.  This rehearsal will be half-practice/half-pizza party. Thank you to Kathy McLeod and the Executive for providing the pizza for our party! It will be at Westwood Collegiate in the Choral room.

A REMINDER THAT THERE IS NO JCC PRACTICE ON REMEMBRANCE DAY

UPDATED CANDLELIGHT CONCERT INFORMATION

Dear JCC Families,

First of all, Students - here is the practice link to Celtic Blessing of Light I mentioned in rehearsal:

The following information is virtually the same as the previous post about our Choral Candlelight Concert. Anything new is in bold print:
The St. James-Assiniboia Choral Candlelight Concert takes place at Pantages Playhouse Theatre (Corner of Market and Main) on Monday, November 30, 2015. This is a wonderful opportunity for our choristers to perform in a beautiful venue and on a prestigious stage. This event celebrates the sounds of the season and is sure to bring warmth to all.
Our standard JCC concert attire will be worn for this event i.e. black shoes, socks, pants, tuxedo shirt, vest and bowtie. Vests and bowties will be given out by our “Vest Team” at the Pantages.
Family and friends are welcome to attend this event. Due to union regulations, the theatre does not open its doors to the public until 6:30 pm. Therefore, to avoid waiting out in the cold, plan to arrive with your child between 6:15 and 6:30 pm. A security person will let you and your child in. I will be waiting in the Foyer area by the security door with a large sign. The theatre holds 1200 so don't worry about finding a seat. Our choristers will sit upstairs in the Balcony, so you do not have to save seats for your child on the main floor. They will be well supervised in the balcony.
Admission is free however there will be a Silver Collection for local charities during the performance. As well, there will be a silent auction in the lobby courtesy of our Divisional Choirs Executive.
There are numerous outdoor parking lots in the area that require loonies. In addition, the Concert Hall has underground parking.
Thank you to the parents who have already volunteered to provide adult supervision for our students beginning at 6:30 p.m.
After the concert, students from all choirs EXCEPT THE JCC will be escorted from the balcony to meet up with parents on the main level/bus. Our JCC students will have left their outer wear in the warm up room and will be taken down via backstage after the Senior Choir sings. Please listen to the announcements during the concert as the instructions will help alleviate congestion in the lobby for student pickup after the concert.
Musically Yours,
Alice Russell

SJSD Jr. Divisional Concert Choir Take Me To Sea