HS Tri-Rivers Festival

High School Tri-Rivers Festival

Hosted at Springville

November 16, 2009

• The junior/senior choir will be attending this years festival.
• Please wear good clothing - jeans are fine (no holes), nice shirt
• We will load busses at 10:30 am
• Sack lunches will be eaten on the way to the festival
• BRING $5 by Nov. 11th for SUPPER

• Concert at 7pm
• Concert robes will be worn for the concert
• Will arrive back at Starmont around 9:30pm

CONGRATS!

Congratulations to Ellen Opperman!

Ellen will be representing Starmont at All-State this year! This is a very big honor for any student, but especially as a freshman. We are very proud of you Ellen!

The festival and concert are the weekend before Thanksgiving.

Don't have time to drive to Ames for the concert? Watch it Thanksgiving weekend on IPTV!!!

Upcoming Events

In the next two weeks, we will be looking forward to...

• Finding out who made OPUS! The letter should be in the mail any day now - keep your fingers crossed!
• All-State Auditions, Saturday, October 24th. There are 3 singers auditioning and 1 french horn player. Everyone is a little nervous, but they are all going to do very well!
• October 26th - FALL CONCERT - 7:00 pm, HS chorus needs to be here by 6:10, JH chorus needs to be here by 6:40.

OPUS Audition Recording

5-9th Grade Students Auditioning for OPUS

CD's must be postmarked on Tuesday, Sept. 22

Recording will begin this Thursday!

Sign-up ASAP next to Mrs. Schack's office for a recording time.

Recording timeslots: Thursday PM, Friday PM, Saturday 10am-2pm, Monday PM

Welcome Back!

It has been great seeing everyone today!

This year will be different, but I think it is going to be a lot of fun. Below are all of the upcoming dates for the HS Choral Department and the 5-8 Music Department. Let me know if you have questions about any of the festival and whatnot.

Reminder to 5-9 grade students that OPUS auditions have to be sent in within just a few weeks, so come in and see Mrs. Schack soon about information and music.

Choral Calendar
2009-2010
High School

September 12 Pre-All-State Workshop, Oelwein
September 22 Opus Auditions Postmarked
October 4/5 UNI Vocal Arts Festival
October 24 All-State Auditions, Oelwein
October 26 7-12 Vocal Concert
November 13/14 HS Play Performances
November 16 HS Tri-Rivers Conf. Vocal Festival
Springville
November 19 Opus Concert, Ames
November 19-21 All-State Festival, Ames
December 22 7-12 Winter Band/Vocal Concert
January 9-11 Luther College Dorian Festival
February 26/27 HS Pops Concerts
April 10 HS Solo & Ensemble Contest
April 24 Variety Show
May 8 HS Large Group Contest
May 10 Spring Vocal/Band Concert
5-12 Band & 7-12 Vocal

Concerts in Red Bold Print are MANDATORY!!!

5-8 Music Calendar

2009-2010
7/8 Grade

September 22 Opus Auditions Postmarked
October 3 7/8 Band Luther Parade
October 22 7/8 Tri-Rivers Conf. Band Festival
STARMONT
October 26 7-12 Vocal Concert
November 11 5-8 Veteran’s Day Program
November 19 Opus Concert, Ames
December 22 7-12 Winter Band/Vocal Concert
January 30 JH Solo & Ens. Vocal Contest
March 1 7/8 Tri-Rivers Conf. Voc. Festival
STARMONT
March 19/20 7/8 Play Performances
April 27 7/8 NEICDA Honor Choir
May 10 Spring Vocal/Band Concert
5-12 Band & 7-12 Vocal

5/6 Grade

September 22 Opus Auditions Postmarked
November 11 5-8 Veteran’s Day Program
November19 Opus Concert, Ames
December 7 5/6 Winter Band/Vocal Concert
February 23 5th gr. Band Coffee House
May 4 5/6 Musical Concert
May 10 Spring Vocal/Band Concert
5-12 Band & 7-12 Vocal