Happy weekend everyone! Fall is here and I hope you have been enjoying this glorious sunshiny weekend!
For those of you who reached out to me, yes, thank you--I survived my first school concert of the year. Kids did great--all things considered--solid start to the year ahead. This is a building year for me for both Hough & NMCC--blessings abound!
Speaking of my students, please save the date for our big collaborative Hough Performing Arts "Winter Fantasy" performance which is Friday, 12/13 at 6:30 PM. This is an annual holiday event and I know many of you would enjoy featuring close to 200 student singers, dancers, and instrumentalists! I'll share the ticket link as soon as I have it!
Also, some of you reached out to me re "Hough Stuff the Bus" and even went to the school to drop off donations. Thank you! We have had 2 buses "stuffed" and I am waiting to hear if there will be another bus soon. In the meantime, please check with organizations who are in need of $$$ and volunteers more than items. One of the organization's my husband and I have been supporting is "United Carolina Cavalry" and you can find them and their frequent posts on Facebook or at www.unitedcarolinascavalry.org .
Back in NMCC-land, you will see some more folders added to this link where rehearsal tracks may be found: HOLIDAY SINGER REHEARSAL TRACKS
This week as I get some time, I will be adding some more tracks to the folders where there is just a full recording. I will also add a link to the PATRIOTIC folder for those of you singing for Veterans Day (and hopefully, Memorial Day!).
You will also notice there are 2 new pieces of music that are not in your folders yet, "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" and "Winter Bells" which are both FUN arrangements to add to our mix! "Holiday Swing" may be replaced by one of those OR done by our small specialty group!
Speaking of the Small Group Ensemble - tomorrow night I would like to meet with those folks who have expressed an interest during our last 20 minutes of rehearsal time. If you aren't able to attend tomorrow night, stay tuned for how we will proceed forward with the group member selection process! Please keep in mind that this will be an auditioned group and that I am looking for singers who are confident performers and willing to memorize their music (2-3 songs). These singers will also need to be willing to do a little extra rehearsing!
Please try to work with these rehearsal tracks on your own as time in your life allows. Last week there was a HUGE difference in our overall rehearsal productivity because of this extra work on your own---thank you! We are 7 weeks away from the Cornelius Tree Lighting event!
Hard to believe as we are just now putting up our fall and halloween decor, but it will be here before we know it! With that said, I'll leave you to your tracks!
See you tomorrow night!
HEIDI
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