Concert Week Update

Dear Prep 3 Families,

We’re less than 24 hours away from our big Holidays With Cantabile concert and I could not be more excited! A few quick reminders about tomorrow and next week:

Saturday, December 6 Concert

Where: Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph, San Jose

Call time: 11:00am 

Concert: 1:00pm

Uniform: arrive wearing FULL Cantabile concert uniform including black socks (boys)/stockings (girls), black dress shoes (no boots please!), and hair neat/off the face.
Sign in: with Choir Parent at the curb - Cantabile volunteers will walk your child to Parish Hall.

Please DO NOT:

- Bring your music binders or theory books

- Bring any personal items that you don’t absolutely need

Please DO:

- Have a good, hearty breakfast so that you have lots of energy!

- Bring a water bottle – it’s extremely important to stay hydrated.

- Bring your focus, positive energy, and smiles!

Sign out: in Parish Hall with Choir Parent - at the end of the concert, please follow the choirs to Parish Hall. Prep 3 singers should be picked up from downstairs.

Winter Recitals at Foothills Congregational Church

Class recitals are coming up next week! Please come and support your young singers by enjoying a performance of our songs, games, and activities. This is a relaxed and fun event that you don’t want to miss! All singers must arrive wearing their Cantabile uniform.

Recital Times

Monday Prep 3: Monday, December 8, 5:15-6:30pm. (Please note that the time of this recital is later than the usual Monday class time in order to accommodate other recitals on the same day.)

Tuesday Prep 3: Tuesday, December 9, 5:15-6:30pm

Potluck

Thank you to those families who have already signed up to contribute to the recital potluck for your class. If more of you could please go ahead and sign-up, that would be fabulous – both classes could use more contributions! :) To sign up, visit the appropriate link below. Write your name and a description of the item you're bringing in the column of your choice. The categories on the spreadsheet are helpful suggestions, but feel free to use the "other" column and specify what you'd like to bring. Please ensure that all food items are nut-free. If your child has a serious allergy to something besides nuts, please email me immediately.

Monday Potluck Sign-up

Tuesday Potluck Sign-up

Practice Instructions

Please practice all of your pieces for the Holidays With Cantabile concert one last time tonight, and continue to practice for your recitals over the weekend! ALL pieces must be COMPLETELY memorized! 

Silent Night CANDLES for the Holidays With Cantabile concert:
Hold your candle in your left hand at your side until the lights go down for Silent Night. Then turn your candle on (switch at the bottom) and hold it with both hands. Please do NOT play with it, use up the battery by turning it on before everyone is about to sing, or drop it (it will break!) - we do not have extras for everyone.

Practice Recordings

Please download and practice all practice recordings you have received by email. You can also download them all via google drive HERE. They are:

- Solstice

- O Sifuni

- Sh’ma Yisrael

- Star Carol

- Hanerot Halalu SLOW version (to help practice text)

- Dormi Dormi

- Dance Gentle Willow

- Silent Night

Holidays Repertoire List:

-       O Sifuni Mungu (all choirs)

-       Solstice (Prep 3 + Intermediate)

-       Sh’ma Yisrael (Prep 3 + Intermediate)

-       Star Carol (all choirs)

-       Silent Night (all choirs)

Monday Recital Repertoire List:

-       Dormi Dormi

-       Dance Gentle Willow
  Solstice
  Sh'ma Yisrael

-       Hanerot Halalu

Tuesday Recital Repertoire List:

-       Solstice

-       Dormi Dormi

-       Hot Chocolate - click HERE for a practice video of this piece!

-       Hanerot Halalu

Happy Concert Week!

Sincerely,
Cassie and Natalie, Prep 3 Conductors