Monday, August 1, 2011
UPDATE - Children's Choir Grades 4-8
CLICK HERE for information about our 2011-2012 Choristers program.
UPDATE - Children's Choir Grades 1-3
CLICK HERE for information on the 2011-2012 SongBirds Chorister Training Program
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Adult & Youth Choir Update
May Choir Activities
Adult Choir and Youth Choir members are invited to refer to the Parish Choir Calendar for the schedule of May rehearsals and Liturgies. Confirmed youth are welcome to sing with the adult choir for any or all of the activities for the remainder of the season.
Confirmation
As indicated on all of the choir calendars since the beginning of the year, all of the choirs will be singing for the Sacrament of Confirmation on Monday, May 9:
Monday, May 9
6:00 pm Warm-up (East door open at 5:45 pm)
7:00-9:00 pm Confirmation Mass with Archbishop Naumann
NOTE: We are estimating the "outside" time the Confirmation liturgy is expected to last. Minors may meet parents in the Choir Loft immediately following the liturgy, or they may be picked up at the East door outside Fr. Porter Hall. Minors will be expected to check-out with a parent supervisor before departing.
June Choir Activities
Since Easter was so late this year, all of the big dependent feasts have backed up into June! In order to celebrate these days well, we'll be organizing ad hoc choirs for the Sunday feasts in June: Ascension, Pentecost, Trinity Sunday and Pentecost. All Choristers, Youth Choir members and Adult singers are invited to sing in one or more or all of these ad hoc choirs, attending the Wednesday evening rehearsal before each Sunday for which they plan to sing. Perhaps you'd like to do this as a family! Please see the Parish Choir Calendar for dates and times.
Choir Registration for 2011-2012
While we are always looking for new singers to join us, spaces in the choir are limited by rehearsal space and budget for materials. Preference will always be given to returning choir members in good standing. Stay tuned for information about 2011-2012 Choir Registration and Free Vocal Check-Ups for returning choir members.
Adult Choir and Youth Choir members are invited to refer to the Parish Choir Calendar for the schedule of May rehearsals and Liturgies. Confirmed youth are welcome to sing with the adult choir for any or all of the activities for the remainder of the season.
Confirmation
As indicated on all of the choir calendars since the beginning of the year, all of the choirs will be singing for the Sacrament of Confirmation on Monday, May 9:
Monday, May 9
6:00 pm Warm-up (East door open at 5:45 pm)
7:00-9:00 pm Confirmation Mass with Archbishop Naumann
NOTE: We are estimating the "outside" time the Confirmation liturgy is expected to last. Minors may meet parents in the Choir Loft immediately following the liturgy, or they may be picked up at the East door outside Fr. Porter Hall. Minors will be expected to check-out with a parent supervisor before departing.
June Choir Activities
Since Easter was so late this year, all of the big dependent feasts have backed up into June! In order to celebrate these days well, we'll be organizing ad hoc choirs for the Sunday feasts in June: Ascension, Pentecost, Trinity Sunday and Pentecost. All Choristers, Youth Choir members and Adult singers are invited to sing in one or more or all of these ad hoc choirs, attending the Wednesday evening rehearsal before each Sunday for which they plan to sing. Perhaps you'd like to do this as a family! Please see the Parish Choir Calendar for dates and times.
Choir Registration for 2011-2012
While we are always looking for new singers to join us, spaces in the choir are limited by rehearsal space and budget for materials. Preference will always be given to returning choir members in good standing. Stay tuned for information about 2011-2012 Choir Registration and Free Vocal Check-Ups for returning choir members.
Choristers May Update
Last Rehearsal & Party
According to our Choir Calendar, Wednesday, May 4, is to be our last rehearsal for the year. Since we have two liturgical events yet to sing for, I would like to invite all Choristers back next Wednesday, May 11, for a season wrap-up and celebration, including a concluding prayer and refreshments. We will meet at the usual time (4:10-5:20 p.m.)
Mother's Day Mass
Sunday, May 8
9:30 am Warm-Up/Rehearsal (Choir Room - East door open at 9:15 am)
10:30 am Mass
ATTIRE: SUNDAY BEST (no jeans, t-shirts or gym shoes)
Confirmation (with Archbishop Naumann)
Monday, May 9
6:00 pm Warm-Up/Rehearsal (Choir room - East door open at 5:45 pm)
7:00-9:00 pm Confirmation Mass
NOTE: We are estimating the "outside" length of Confirmation. Those attending the liturgy may pick up their children in the Choir Loft at the end of Mass. Others may pick up their children at the East door of Fr. Porter Hall. Children will need to check-out with parent supervisor before departing.
June Ad hoc Choirs
Because Easter is so late this year, all of the important Springtime feasts fall in June: Ascension, Pentecost, Trinity Sunday and Corpus Christi. All choristers, youth choir members, and adult singers are invited to sing on any one or more of these Sundays, attending the Wednesday evening rehearsal before a given Sunday. Perhaps this is something you'd like to do as a family! See the Calendar for dates and times.
Choir Registration for 2011-2012
Places in the choir will continue to be limited to 24. Preference will be given to returning choir members in good standing. Stay tuned for more information.
According to our Choir Calendar, Wednesday, May 4, is to be our last rehearsal for the year. Since we have two liturgical events yet to sing for, I would like to invite all Choristers back next Wednesday, May 11, for a season wrap-up and celebration, including a concluding prayer and refreshments. We will meet at the usual time (4:10-5:20 p.m.)
Mother's Day Mass
Sunday, May 8
9:30 am Warm-Up/Rehearsal (Choir Room - East door open at 9:15 am)
10:30 am Mass
ATTIRE: SUNDAY BEST (no jeans, t-shirts or gym shoes)
Confirmation (with Archbishop Naumann)
Monday, May 9
6:00 pm Warm-Up/Rehearsal (Choir room - East door open at 5:45 pm)
7:00-9:00 pm Confirmation Mass
NOTE: We are estimating the "outside" length of Confirmation. Those attending the liturgy may pick up their children in the Choir Loft at the end of Mass. Others may pick up their children at the East door of Fr. Porter Hall. Children will need to check-out with parent supervisor before departing.
June Ad hoc Choirs
Because Easter is so late this year, all of the important Springtime feasts fall in June: Ascension, Pentecost, Trinity Sunday and Corpus Christi. All choristers, youth choir members, and adult singers are invited to sing on any one or more of these Sundays, attending the Wednesday evening rehearsal before a given Sunday. Perhaps this is something you'd like to do as a family! See the Calendar for dates and times.
Choir Registration for 2011-2012
Places in the choir will continue to be limited to 24. Preference will be given to returning choir members in good standing. Stay tuned for more information.
SongBirds Update
This is our last week of choir for the year (see calendar), concluding with our singing at the 10:30 a.m. Mass this Sunday, May 8:
Mother's Day Mass
Sunday, May 8
9:30 am Warm-Up/Rehearsal (Choir Room - East doors open at 9:15 am)
10:30 am Mass
The SongBirds will sing "Everywhere I Go" by Natalie Sleeth
What to wear: SUNDAY BEST (no jeans, t-shirts or gym shoes)
Choir Registration for 2011-2012
Stay tuned!
Mother's Day Mass
Sunday, May 8
9:30 am Warm-Up/Rehearsal (Choir Room - East doors open at 9:15 am)
10:30 am Mass
The SongBirds will sing "Everywhere I Go" by Natalie Sleeth
What to wear: SUNDAY BEST (no jeans, t-shirts or gym shoes)
Choir Registration for 2011-2012
Stay tuned!
Cantor Guild Update
The May schedule is now online (click here for calendar).
The Summer Availability Survey has been updated to run from June through Labor Day. Please look at your calendar and use this survey to communicate your availability for service during the summer months.
The Summer Availability Survey has been updated to run from June through Labor Day. Please look at your calendar and use this survey to communicate your availability for service during the summer months.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Choristers March Update
Ash Wednesday, March 9 is our last meeting before Spring Break.
- Choristers, please bring your Voice for Life workbooks (some new members may not have them yet; see Choristers page).
- As usual we will finish Vespers (Evening Prayer at 5:20 p.m. PLEASE NOTE: If you are going to be later than 5:20 p.m. in picking up your child on Ash Wednesday, you will need to meet them in the Choir Loft. Miss Franklin and I are both serving at the 5:30 p.m. Mass and will be unable to maintain a safe environment beyond the normal pick-up time on this day.
- This marks an intense, four-week push toward Holy Week. Please make attendance at Tuesday sectional rehearsal and Wednesday full rehearsal an extra-high priority during this time.
- Student will receive at this time a rehearsal CD to help them to prepare music in advance of rehearsals.
- Saturday, April 16 - 5:00 p.m. Palm Sunday Mass
- Choristers and SongBirds
- Thursday, April 21 - 7:00 p.m. Holy Thursday Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper
- Choristers, Youth and Adults
- Friday, April 22 - 7:00 p.m. Good Friday Celebration of the Lord's Passion
- Choristers, Youth and Adults
- Sunday, April 24 - 10:30 a.m. Easter Sunday Mass
- Choristers alone
- Sunday, May 8 - 10:30 a.m. Mother's Day Mass
- Choristers and SongBirds
- Monday, May 9 - 7:00 p.m. Confirmation
- Choristers, Youth and Adults
SongBirds Update
Tuesday, March 8 the last day SongBirds Chorister Training program before Spring Break. SongBirds resumes on Tuesday, March 22. [Calendar]
All of the children are doing great in our Ward Method singing classes! Among our successes so far this year:
Blessings for Spring Break renewal!
All of the children are doing great in our Ward Method singing classes! Among our successes so far this year:
- Everyone has found their singing voice with good "head resonance"
- All the children are able to match pitch alone and with others, to remember brief melodic patterns sung or shown to them in number-symbol notation
- All of the children are fairly fluent in reading and singing melodic patterns on the "lower pentachord" (written "1-2-3-4-5," sung "Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So")
Blessings for Spring Break renewal!
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Instrumentalist Update
Spring Availability Surveys Posted
Instrumentalists, please let us know of your availability during:
April 2011
May 2011
June 2011
Instrumentalists, please let us know of your availability during:
April 2011
May 2011
June 2011
Cantor Guild Update
Spring Availability Surveys Posted
Please take a moment to communicate your availability for service:
April 2011
May 2011
June 2011
Please take a moment to communicate your availability for service:
April 2011
May 2011
June 2011
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Children's Choir Update
Choir Resumes Tuesday, January 11
The SongBirds Chorister Training program resumes on Tuesday, January 11 (Grades 1 & 2 at 3:30-3:50 p.m. and Grade 3 at 3:50-4:10 p.m.) SongBirds, please bring your blue workbooks each day.
Choristers meet for sectional/voice-for-life sessions on Tuesday, January 11, either in the morning at 7:30-8:00 a.m. or in the evening at 5:30-6:00 p.m. Full rehearsal on Wednesday, January 12 as usual. Choristers, please bring your Voice for Life workbooks everyday from now on.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Parish Adult Choir Update
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.
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.
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!
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