Choir begins Wednesday, September 8
The Parish Choir will meet for its first rehearsal of the year on Wednesday, September 8, at 7:00 p.m. in the Schola Cantorum (choir room) and will conclude at 8:30 p.m. Please enter through the East Doors to Fr. Porter Hall.
Registration
Please register using the online Parish Choir Registration Form. Your place in this year's choir is secured by your registration. NOTE: Signing up on the parish Time & Talent Survey merely indicates interest.
Choir Schedules Online
No more hunting for old choir schedules! Find the Parish Choir Calendar online at our Music Ministry website. More importantly, please transfer the dates of rehearsals and choir Masses to your personal calendar and do all you can to build your life around our choir schedule. The priority of Sunday Mass is expected of all members of St. Michael the Archangel Parish, and the choir plays a special role in this source and summit of our common Christian life.
Voice for Life
All adult Parish Choir members are strongly encouraged to participate in an ongoing and continued growth as a choir singer and worshipping member of the Church. The program we are using is called Voice for Life. Learn more here, and register now! We'll talk a little bit about this at our first rehearsal. A special introductory session will also be offered at 6:30 p.m. before rehearsal.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Auditions for Student Instrumentalists
Student instrumentalists who have applied for the parish Collegium Musicum are invited to sign up for a 20-minute audition time to play for Dr. Vogt.
Audition times will be available approximately once a month. The first audition date is Sunday, September 19, between 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. To sign up, come to the Schola Cantorum (choir room on the basement level of the church, directly below the Narthex at the foot of the north stairway). There you will find a sign-up sheet posted on the bulletin board.
Please come prepared to play a piece that best represents your ability. If you have a list of repertoire (solo pieces you have learned), please bring that as well.
Audition times will be available approximately once a month. The first audition date is Sunday, September 19, between 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. To sign up, come to the Schola Cantorum (choir room on the basement level of the church, directly below the Narthex at the foot of the north stairway). There you will find a sign-up sheet posted on the bulletin board.
Please come prepared to play a piece that best represents your ability. If you have a list of repertoire (solo pieces you have learned), please bring that as well.
Youth Choir Update
Choir begins on Sunday, September 12
The beginning of the new choir season is just around the corner. We'll meet on Sunday, September 12, at 5:30 p.m. in the Schola Cantorum (choir room) and rehearse until 6:20 p.m.
Building on Last Year
We had a really good year last season, enjoying a record "critical mass" of committed talented young singers. Please share our Youth Choir webpage with your musical friends; now is the time to invite new (or inactive) members to join us!
New This Year
In addition to our Sunday evening rehearsals and monthly Sunday noon Masses, we're going to be leading our annual parish Christmas Carol Sing and participating in a special Lenten concert, helping to launch our Music Ministry's initiative of cultural outreach. We're the group to do it!
We'll also be participating in the liturgies of Holy Week with the adult Parish Choir and the St. Michael Choristers.
Schedule is Now Online
The Calendar of Youth Choir rehearsals, Masses and special events is now online on the Music Ministry website. Bookmark the link, and spend some time exploring the full scope of our music ministry so that you can be a true musical ambassador for Christ in our parish!
The beginning of the new choir season is just around the corner. We'll meet on Sunday, September 12, at 5:30 p.m. in the Schola Cantorum (choir room) and rehearse until 6:20 p.m.
Building on Last Year
We had a really good year last season, enjoying a record "critical mass" of committed talented young singers. Please share our Youth Choir webpage with your musical friends; now is the time to invite new (or inactive) members to join us!
New This Year
In addition to our Sunday evening rehearsals and monthly Sunday noon Masses, we're going to be leading our annual parish Christmas Carol Sing and participating in a special Lenten concert, helping to launch our Music Ministry's initiative of cultural outreach. We're the group to do it!
We'll also be participating in the liturgies of Holy Week with the adult Parish Choir and the St. Michael Choristers.
Schedule is Now Online
The Calendar of Youth Choir rehearsals, Masses and special events is now online on the Music Ministry website. Bookmark the link, and spend some time exploring the full scope of our music ministry so that you can be a true musical ambassador for Christ in our parish!
Saint Michael Choristers Update
The beginning of a new choir season is just around the corner. Meetings of the Saint Michael Choristers begin the week of Labor Day. Those signed up for Tuesday Voice for Life sessions will meet for the first time on Tuesday. Everyone else will come for the first time after school on Wednesday. A couple of details that require your attention:
Tuesday Morning (7:30 a.m.) Voice for Life group
1. Bring your Voice for Life workbook with you (if you don't have one, bring $15 / checks payable to St. Michael the Archangel Parish)
2. Enter through East door (Fr. Porter Hall)
3. If for some reason you have to miss this session
a. Notify me via the Anticipated Absence form
b. Try to attend another session the same week
Tuesday Evening (5:30 a.m.) Voice for Life group
1. Bring your Voice for Life workbook with you (if you don't have one, bring $15 / checks payable to St. Michael the Archangel Parish)
2. Enter through East door (Fr. Porter Hall). Choristers will be dismissed at the 6:00 p.m. at the same door.
3. If for some reason you have to miss this session
a. Notify the Music Office via the Anticipated Absence form
b. Try to attend another session the same week
Wednesday Full Choir Rehearsal
1. Choristers should be in their seats in the Schola Cantorum (Choir Room) on Wednesday at 4:10 p.m.
2. Unless, we receive written notice from a parent/guardian, those attending the Parish School are expected to report to Fr. Porter Hall on the basement level of the church immediately after school. A simple snack will be provided, as well as supervised study time until it is time for rehearsal to begin.
3. If students do not have homework, they may choose to play chess during this time or work independently in their Voice for Life workbooks.
4. Those attending other Schools are welcome to arrive anytime between 3:30 and 4:10 p.m. as well. A simple snack will be provided.
5. Choristers will be dismissed at 5:20 p.m. at the East Door to Fr. Porter Hall. Anyone going directly to Religious Ed may do so through the courtyard on the West side of the church.
6. If for some reason you have to miss rehearsal notify the Music Office via the Anticipated Absence form.
Thursday Morning (7:30 a.m.) Voice for Life group
1. Bring Voice for Life workbook with you (if you don't have one, bring $15 / checks payable to St. Michael the Archangel Parish)
2. Enter through East door (Fr. Porter Hall)
3. If for some reason you have to miss this session
a. Notify the Music Office via the Anticipated Absence form
b. Try to attend another session the same week
Sunday Masses
1. Please consult the St. Michael Choristers calendar for dates of Sunday Masses. It is expected that Sunday Mass is a priority for all choristers, as it is expected of all members of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Parish.
2. On scheduled Sundays, choristers should arrive through the East doors to Fr. Porter Hall and be in their seats in the Schola Cantorum (Choir Room) at 9:30 a.m. for prayers and rehearsal before Mass.
3. Choristers may meet their families at the end of the 10:30 a.m. Mass (about 11:30 a.m.) in the Choir (loft) or at the foot of the stairs to the Choir at the back of the church.
Tuesday Morning (7:30 a.m.) Voice for Life group
1. Bring your Voice for Life workbook with you (if you don't have one, bring $15 / checks payable to St. Michael the Archangel Parish)
2. Enter through East door (Fr. Porter Hall)
3. If for some reason you have to miss this session
a. Notify me via the Anticipated Absence form
b. Try to attend another session the same week
Tuesday Evening (5:30 a.m.) Voice for Life group
1. Bring your Voice for Life workbook with you (if you don't have one, bring $15 / checks payable to St. Michael the Archangel Parish)
2. Enter through East door (Fr. Porter Hall). Choristers will be dismissed at the 6:00 p.m. at the same door.
3. If for some reason you have to miss this session
a. Notify the Music Office via the Anticipated Absence form
b. Try to attend another session the same week
Wednesday Full Choir Rehearsal
1. Choristers should be in their seats in the Schola Cantorum (Choir Room) on Wednesday at 4:10 p.m.
2. Unless, we receive written notice from a parent/guardian, those attending the Parish School are expected to report to Fr. Porter Hall on the basement level of the church immediately after school. A simple snack will be provided, as well as supervised study time until it is time for rehearsal to begin.
3. If students do not have homework, they may choose to play chess during this time or work independently in their Voice for Life workbooks.
4. Those attending other Schools are welcome to arrive anytime between 3:30 and 4:10 p.m. as well. A simple snack will be provided.
5. Choristers will be dismissed at 5:20 p.m. at the East Door to Fr. Porter Hall. Anyone going directly to Religious Ed may do so through the courtyard on the West side of the church.
6. If for some reason you have to miss rehearsal notify the Music Office via the Anticipated Absence form.
Thursday Morning (7:30 a.m.) Voice for Life group
1. Bring Voice for Life workbook with you (if you don't have one, bring $15 / checks payable to St. Michael the Archangel Parish)
2. Enter through East door (Fr. Porter Hall)
3. If for some reason you have to miss this session
a. Notify the Music Office via the Anticipated Absence form
b. Try to attend another session the same week
Sunday Masses
1. Please consult the St. Michael Choristers calendar for dates of Sunday Masses. It is expected that Sunday Mass is a priority for all choristers, as it is expected of all members of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Parish.
2. On scheduled Sundays, choristers should arrive through the East doors to Fr. Porter Hall and be in their seats in the Schola Cantorum (Choir Room) at 9:30 a.m. for prayers and rehearsal before Mass.
3. Choristers may meet their families at the end of the 10:30 a.m. Mass (about 11:30 a.m.) in the Choir (loft) or at the foot of the stairs to the Choir at the back of the church.
SongBirds Update
Our SongBirds Chorister Training Program begins next Tuesday!
Getting There from the Parish School
Singers from the Parish School will be dismissed from class in time to meet Dr. Vogt on the front steps of the church at 3:30 p.m. Dr. Vogt will show them how to get to Fr. Porter Hall so that they can find their way there on subsequent days, check-in with a parent volunteer, find their rehearsal room and have a simple snack.
Children in SongBirds 1-A will rehearse from 3:30-3:50 p.m. They will be dismissed at the East door and may take a simple snack with them, or if they are waiting for a sibling in SongBirds 2 may remain in Fr. Porter Hall until 4:10 p.m.
Children in SongBirds 2 will rehearse from 3:50-4:10 p.m. Unless notified in writing by parent/guardian, these children are expected to report to Fr. Porter Hall immediately after school for a snack and supervised study time until their rehearsal begins at 3:50 p.m. They will be dismissed at the East door.
Getting There from other Schools
Singers from other schools in the parish may enter through the East door to Fr. Porter Hall anytime on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 3:30 p.m. and the beginning of the SongBirds 1-B rehearsal at 4:10 p.m. Students will be dismissed on these days at the East doors at 4:30 p.m.
On Wednesdays, children in SongBirds 1-B rehearse from 5:40-6:00 p.m. Entrance and dismissal at the East door.
Attendance
Conflicts are bound to arise from time to time, however, and the only requirement in this regard is accountability in order to keep your child and all of the other children safe. If and whenever a conflict arises, please communicate this via the online Anticipated Absence form.
Three voice/choir sessions a week is a rare opportunity from which your child will greatly benefit. The parish is making an extraordinary investment in your child's formation to match your investment of time and commitment. In order to help you to plan, we have published the SongBirds Calendar for the entire year.
Registration
We are still accepting registrations for the SongBirds Chorister Training Program. For more information, click here. For registration, click here.
Getting There from the Parish School
Singers from the Parish School will be dismissed from class in time to meet Dr. Vogt on the front steps of the church at 3:30 p.m. Dr. Vogt will show them how to get to Fr. Porter Hall so that they can find their way there on subsequent days, check-in with a parent volunteer, find their rehearsal room and have a simple snack.
Children in SongBirds 1-A will rehearse from 3:30-3:50 p.m. They will be dismissed at the East door and may take a simple snack with them, or if they are waiting for a sibling in SongBirds 2 may remain in Fr. Porter Hall until 4:10 p.m.
Children in SongBirds 2 will rehearse from 3:50-4:10 p.m. Unless notified in writing by parent/guardian, these children are expected to report to Fr. Porter Hall immediately after school for a snack and supervised study time until their rehearsal begins at 3:50 p.m. They will be dismissed at the East door.
Getting There from other Schools
Singers from other schools in the parish may enter through the East door to Fr. Porter Hall anytime on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 3:30 p.m. and the beginning of the SongBirds 1-B rehearsal at 4:10 p.m. Students will be dismissed on these days at the East doors at 4:30 p.m.
On Wednesdays, children in SongBirds 1-B rehearse from 5:40-6:00 p.m. Entrance and dismissal at the East door.
Attendance
Conflicts are bound to arise from time to time, however, and the only requirement in this regard is accountability in order to keep your child and all of the other children safe. If and whenever a conflict arises, please communicate this via the online Anticipated Absence form.
Three voice/choir sessions a week is a rare opportunity from which your child will greatly benefit. The parish is making an extraordinary investment in your child's formation to match your investment of time and commitment. In order to help you to plan, we have published the SongBirds Calendar for the entire year.
Registration
We are still accepting registrations for the SongBirds Chorister Training Program. For more information, click here. For registration, click here.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Youth Choir Update
Registration
Summer's half over! Take time to enjoy the rest, but do take a moment to register for next year's parish Youth Choir. Even if you signed up on the Time & Talent survey in April, we still need you register for choir. You can do it online with the Youth Choir Registration Form!
Building on Last Year
We had a really good year last season, enjoying a record "critical mass" of committed talented young singers. Please share our Youth Choir webpage with your musical friends; now is the time to invite new (or inactive) members to join us!
New This Year
In addition to our Sunday evening rehearsals and monthly Sunday noon Masses, we're going to be leading our annual parish Christmas Carol Sing and participating in a special Lenten concert, helping to launch our Music Ministry's initiative of cultural outreach. We're the group to do it!
Schedule is Now Online
The Calendar of Youth Choir rehearsals, Masses and special events is now online on the Music Ministry website. Bookmark the link, and spend some time exploring the full scope of our music ministry so that you can be a true musical ambassador for Christ in our parish!
Summer's half over! Take time to enjoy the rest, but do take a moment to register for next year's parish Youth Choir. Even if you signed up on the Time & Talent survey in April, we still need you register for choir. You can do it online with the Youth Choir Registration Form!
Building on Last Year
We had a really good year last season, enjoying a record "critical mass" of committed talented young singers. Please share our Youth Choir webpage with your musical friends; now is the time to invite new (or inactive) members to join us!
New This Year
In addition to our Sunday evening rehearsals and monthly Sunday noon Masses, we're going to be leading our annual parish Christmas Carol Sing and participating in a special Lenten concert, helping to launch our Music Ministry's initiative of cultural outreach. We're the group to do it!
Schedule is Now Online
The Calendar of Youth Choir rehearsals, Masses and special events is now online on the Music Ministry website. Bookmark the link, and spend some time exploring the full scope of our music ministry so that you can be a true musical ambassador for Christ in our parish!
Adult Choir Update
Registration
All fomer, continuing and prospective members of our Parish Choir are invited to join the choir for the coming year (or even for part of the year!). Please register using the online Parish Choir Registration Form. Your place in this year's choir is secured by your registration. NOTE: Signing up on the parish Time & Talent Survey merely indicates interest.
Summer Voice Check-Ups / Interviews
Music director Kevin Vogt would like to meet privately with all continuing and new members of the Parish Choir for a 20-minute "Voice Check-Up / Interview" during the month of August. Next time you're at church, please come downstairs to the choir room (Schola Cantorum) to sign-up for a brief informal meeting with Kevin.
Gregorian Chant in August
Can't wait sing? Check out the Schola Cantorum offerings for August including (1) Beginning Gregorian Chant class on Wednesday evenings, (2) Schola Gregoriana chant choir on Sunday afternoons, and Individual Voice Lessons with our fabulous tenor, Scott Wichael.
Choir Schedules Now Online
No more hunting for old choir schedules! Find the Parish Choir Calendar online at our Music Ministry website.
Voice for Life
All adult Parish Choir members and other adult parishioners are invited to participate in an ongoing process of continued growth as a choir singer and worshipping member of the Church called Voice for Life. Learn more here, and register now!
All fomer, continuing and prospective members of our Parish Choir are invited to join the choir for the coming year (or even for part of the year!). Please register using the online Parish Choir Registration Form. Your place in this year's choir is secured by your registration. NOTE: Signing up on the parish Time & Talent Survey merely indicates interest.
Summer Voice Check-Ups / Interviews
Music director Kevin Vogt would like to meet privately with all continuing and new members of the Parish Choir for a 20-minute "Voice Check-Up / Interview" during the month of August. Next time you're at church, please come downstairs to the choir room (Schola Cantorum) to sign-up for a brief informal meeting with Kevin.
Gregorian Chant in August
Can't wait sing? Check out the Schola Cantorum offerings for August including (1) Beginning Gregorian Chant class on Wednesday evenings, (2) Schola Gregoriana chant choir on Sunday afternoons, and Individual Voice Lessons with our fabulous tenor, Scott Wichael.
Choir Schedules Now Online
No more hunting for old choir schedules! Find the Parish Choir Calendar online at our Music Ministry website.
Voice for Life
All adult Parish Choir members and other adult parishioners are invited to participate in an ongoing process of continued growth as a choir singer and worshipping member of the Church called Voice for Life. Learn more here, and register now!
Children's Choir Update
Registration
Those interested in participating in the SongBirds Chorister Training Program (Grades 1-3) and the Saint Michael Choristers (Grades 4-8) are invited to submit an online registration form (Songbirds / Choristers). NOTE: Signing up on the parish Time & Talent Survey only indicates interest. Registration is required to participate in the program.
August Prep Sessions
Returning SongBirds enrolling in SongBirds II are strongly encouraged to attend SongBirds Express in early August. New and Returning Choristers are asked to attend one of the Choir JumpStart sessions in early August.
Help Needed
We are in need of two (2) to three (3) Virtus-trained volunteers to assist with the children's choir program on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons (3:15-4:30 pm). If can help on any or all of these days, please click here or contact Kevin Vogt.
Calendars Online
Rehearsal and liturgy schedules for the SongBirds and Choristers are now online on the Music Ministry website.
Those interested in participating in the SongBirds Chorister Training Program (Grades 1-3) and the Saint Michael Choristers (Grades 4-8) are invited to submit an online registration form (Songbirds / Choristers). NOTE: Signing up on the parish Time & Talent Survey only indicates interest. Registration is required to participate in the program.
August Prep Sessions
Returning SongBirds enrolling in SongBirds II are strongly encouraged to attend SongBirds Express in early August. New and Returning Choristers are asked to attend one of the Choir JumpStart sessions in early August.
Help Needed
We are in need of two (2) to three (3) Virtus-trained volunteers to assist with the children's choir program on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons (3:15-4:30 pm). If can help on any or all of these days, please click here or contact Kevin Vogt.
Calendars Online
Rehearsal and liturgy schedules for the SongBirds and Choristers are now online on the Music Ministry website.
Cantor Guild Update
November/December Schedule
Schedules will continue to be sent via e-mail, but the Cantor/Organist schedule is now also posted on the website accessible from either the Musica Sacra page or the Schola Cantorum page. Here you will also find the next Availability Survey for September/October 2008. Please complete and submit by November 11.
Next Cantor Guild Meeting
Our next Cantor Guild meeting will be on Tuesday, November 30, 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the St. Gabriel Room. All cantors who intend to continue participating in this ministry are strongly urged to attend. The Cantor Guild Calendar is linked to the Music Ministry webpage.
2010-2011 Cantor Guild Registration
Current and prospective cantors, please take a moment to fill out a new online Cantor Guild registration form. It is from the resulting list that we will generate a new roster for the coming year.
Revised Cantor Guide
A newly-revised Cantor Guide is available on the Cantor page of the website.
Schedules will continue to be sent via e-mail, but the Cantor/Organist schedule is now also posted on the website accessible from either the Musica Sacra page or the Schola Cantorum page. Here you will also find the next Availability Survey for September/October 2008. Please complete and submit by November 11.
Next Cantor Guild Meeting
Our next Cantor Guild meeting will be on Tuesday, November 30, 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the St. Gabriel Room. All cantors who intend to continue participating in this ministry are strongly urged to attend. The Cantor Guild Calendar is linked to the Music Ministry webpage.
2010-2011 Cantor Guild Registration
Current and prospective cantors, please take a moment to fill out a new online Cantor Guild registration form. It is from the resulting list that we will generate a new roster for the coming year.
Revised Cantor Guide
A newly-revised Cantor Guide is available on the Cantor page of the website.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Endings and New Beginnings
Invite you to do your own reflection on your experience this year, and if you feel so moved, share your thoughts with me through this Appreciate Inquiry tool.
Special thanks to those who have helped and led "behind the scenes:" Abby Adamson, Jeanette Allen, Dana Arth, Karen Dehais, Al Hapke, Ricki Harned, David Lancaster, Sarah McEnerney, Erin Ronan, Anita Roudebush, Georgianne Skid, Melissa Vandervoort...and so many parents, choir members, cantors, and instrumentalists who give so much in time and talent to our ministry of music.
Finally, I hope you will give some prayer and thought to how you will participate in music ministry during the coming year. You'll find a lot of information about new and continuing opportunities for parishioners of all ages. Summer is when most of the planning gets done for the coming year, so your registering as early as possible really helps!
Blessings for the summer days ahead,
Kevin
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