Hello singers & parents,
Well, it's now about one and a half months since we started this journey together. And I have created this new blog, so I hope it helps us to communicate with each other. Feel free to respond, comment, or ask questions...
I would like to update all of you on some major milestones that have transpired during this event-filled time.
Real Men Sing is happening tomorrow, Friday, October 1st, at SJSU, and is a wonderful festival for 475 men. It is co-sponsored by SJSU and West Valley College, and will open with performances by a combined choir of SJSU and West Valley singers, then rehearsals with college and HS singers, culminating in a combined concert from 11:45-12:30/12:45. Seven PHS men will participate; more would have, but an injury and AP classes and exams have intervened. Pioneer Men have been rehearsing every Tuesday at lunch to learn the music for this festival: Streets of Laredo, Man of La Mancha, and Exsultate Justi in Domino.
Our women are rehearsing during lunch for a Women's Choral Festival at Saratoga HS November 8th. More information as the event nears. Their musical selections are Dance on My Heart, Hotaru Koi, and Fa Una Canzona plus the festival group piece In Windsor Forest by Ralph Vaughn-Williams.
Upcoming scheduled full-choir performances at Pioneer HS are the Veterans Tribute November 10th and Holiday Concert December 7th. We will also probably perform at Christmas in the Park and do some outreach at retirement homes. Singers have been learning music for all of these performances and are well prepared.
One of PHS's Advanced Choir singers, Jennifer Moore, auditioned last Saturday at Saratoga High School for the ACDA (American Choral Director's Association) Coastal Region Honor Choir and was accepted!!! She learned an Italian Art Song (completely new to her), sang it memorized with CD accompaniment for an audition, and also sang scales, chromatic passages, arpeggios, and sightread a passage in order to be accepted. The Coastal Honor Choir performance will be on: Saturday, November 20th, at First United Methodist Church, Palo Alto. Carpools can be arranged to attend this event.
The entire Advanced Choir is attending West Valley College Invitational Choir Festival October 22nd, either morning or afternoon (schedule still tbd). More information as the event nears. Songs for the festival are Cantate Domino, Shine On Me, and Danny Boy.
Next week is furlough week for the SJUSD. I hope your students rest, catch up on homework, or otherwise use the time to their advantage.
--Mrs. Hamilton
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