The Swartz Creek Choirs

Here’s ALL the information I have.  I haven’t received any mail or email concerning this whole thing.  Last year, I received a schedule.  At any rate, here’s the link to the letter I received at the beginning.  Registration is set for 8:45 a.m. at Rackham Auditorium (directions here).  I’ve sent a couple of messages out to the coordinators but haven’t heard from them still.  I’ll update here if more information comes in.  Concert is at 4:00 p.m. and is free for parents.  Keep checking back every now and then.

UPDATE: I have had a response from the coordinators!  The schedules for the men are slightly different than the women.  Download the right schedule for you!  In addition, they sent me a map of the campus.  Men’s schedule.  Women’s schedule.

Let me know tomorrow if there are any problems however, it turns out that this may be a very difficult weekend for my wife and her family so please contact me only if necessary.

Sing well!

The concert at Thornville Baptist Church is on Sunday, December 20th, at 7:00 p.m.  Call time is 6:30.  It takes about an hour to get there from SCHS, so please allow enough time.  There’s also snow heading our way as well.

Directions via Google are here.  Weather forecast for Dryden (Thornville) is here.

The Christmas Concert is set for Monday, December 21st at 7:00 p.m.  Call time for grades 9, 10, & 12 is 6:15 p.m.  Juniors need to report at 6:00 p.m. for set-up.  Soloists need to be at the school at 5:00 p.m. ready for a sound check.  The concert is long, so plan accordingly.

The performance for Sunday is at First Baptist Church of Swartz Creek. Call time is 10:30 am with the performance at 11:00. We’ll do two numbers (probably). Link to directions below (although it’s from my cell so it might not look right).

http://m.mapquest.com/maps?1l=&1g=&1ai=1+Dragon+dr+48473&2l=&2g=&2ai=5372+Seymour+rd+48473&r=f

Here it is. Here lies the Tide. Click and print.

Here’s all of the information for Monday. Here’s the link to Omnia Sol. Email me or call me if necessary.

Breakfast at the Starlite Diner: 7:00 a.m. Map from High School to Starlite.
Registration is from 8:30 – 9:00. Map from SCHS to UofM. Map from Diner to UofM.
Morning rehearsal runs 9:00 – 12:00 p.m. (with sectionals if needed).
Lunch 12:00-12:50 (bring your own?)
Sound check at Court Street United Methodist Church: 1:00 – 1:15 Map to Church from UofM.
Swartz Creek Rehearsal 1:30 – 2:30
Combined Rehearsal: 2:30 – 4:30
Dinner (location to be determined): 5:00 – 6:00
Call time for performance: 6:30
Concert at 7:30 Map to Church from SCHS.

Wear normal clothes to rehearsal and formals for the concert. Guys make sure you have your bow-ties and black socks.

The Coffee Concert date has been finalized. We were bumped by the Junior Craft Show. The concert is set for Halloween morning, October 31st in the SCHS Cafeteria at 10:30 a.m. We’ll need parent help in both preparing and setting up refreshments for the concert. The Senior class is responsible for both set-up and take-down of the concert. Concert dress: Choir shirts and blue jeans. The cost for the shirts is $18. Please make checks out to “Swartz Creek Choirs”. A letter should be coming home on Tuesday with all the information. If it is not delivered by your student, you can download it here.

UPDATE: Apparently the Google map points to restaurant row just behind the Speedway. Make sure you turn right on Ballenger Highway. The church is on your right. It has a multi-colored lighted sign out front. If you go under I-69, you’ve gone too far.

Madrigals, here’s the information as of Friday (you just left my room about 10 minutes ago):

• Place – Unitarian Universalist Church
• Call Time – 2:00 p.m. (not 2:01 p.m.)
• Dress – Semi-formal attire (dress, tie, jackets, etc)
• Performance – 3:00 p.m.
• Don’t forget your folders!

Links to directions:

• From SCHS
• From Fenton Senior High

Call me if you have trouble and don’t forget to look here tomorrow in case I have last minute issues or news.

Well, we’re just about done here. Graduation was last night and went fairly well (except for the booing during the band’s performance). Seniors, don’t forget to turn in folders, tuxedos, and dresses before you head out into the great unknown. The 7th and 8th grade “Informance” is tonight at 6:00 pm. Last chance for extra credit before I have to finish my grades. To all my students, you did an excellent job this year. You can be very proud of what you all were able to do. Have a terrific summer!

Don’t forget, seniors that we have two rehearsals left before graduation. If you didn’t make Friday’s rehearsal, you HAVE to be at both tomorrow and Tuesday’s rehearsals. Also don’t forget that we’ll rehearse on Wednesday after graduation rehearsal. I’ll see you at 11:30 am.

Well, this is it. The old blog has been a bit dormant this year. Many problems under the hood. I’ll be overhauling it this summer and see if it doesn’t work a little better next year. However, here are the upcoming dates until the end! I’ll update this post if any more come in. It’s been a good year. I’m going to miss my seniors!

Performances and Important Dates:
Tuesday, May 26th – Concert Auditions – 3:00 p.m. to ?
Thursday, May 28th – Madrigals at Hometown Days – 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, June 2nd – Pop Concert at SCHS – 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 7th – Madrigals at Baccalaureate at SCUMC – 3:00 p.m.
Wednesday, June 10th – Seniors at Graduation – 6:00 p.m.

Senior Rehearsals 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Friday, June 5th
Monday, June 8th
Tuesday, June 9th