Bach Childrens Chorus

I am going to be sending another message after this one about the gala for everyone to forward to everybody in their address books.
 
Ticket sales start this Sat.  Each chorus family is entitled to buy TWO tickets at $15.00 each.  Additional tickets will be $20.00 presale. Everyone, even volunteers, needs a ticket this year, except choristers.  This Gala should be really great, with excellent catering, activities for the choristers, some great auction items, our nationally known guest artists, The Mambo Kings, Don Alhart as our emcee, and a cash wine bar.   The ticket cost will just cover our cost per person, and we were not able to secure a child’s price, so thanks for your understanding.
 
Feel free to email with any questions, ad placements, auction donations or offers of help!
 
Thanks to all of the parents who have put in so much time so far to make this event a success!!!
 

 
ATTENTION, BCC PARENTS!!!!!!
 
Due to continued interest, I will be placing a special order for the GREY BCC HOODIE sweatshirt that is available for $25.  The order will be placed on Wednesday, 3/28, and should be in before the trip.  For my own sanity, this is NOT a guarantee, but I do believe that it is a good possibility.
 
Please Email me at:  Aschiro@rochester.rr.com or call me/leave message at:  585-381-8477.
 
Sizes are similar to the blue sweatshirt.  All Youth and Adult sizes are available from Small to XL.
Let me know BEFORE or BY Wednesday morning!!!
 Thank you!!!  Anne Schiro aka Uniform Lady

Dear Chorus Families,

Andy Horn, the director of the fingerlakes choral festival would like to
invite the BCC kids to sing Carmina Burana this summer at Hochstein. There
is normally a fee to participate with the festival, but Andy is graciously
waiving the fee for our choristers. Parents will need to purchase tickets
to see the event, however. Andy would like a commitment from anyone
interested as soon as possible. Details of the event can be viewed at
www.fingerlakeschoral.org.

This is a great opportunity for our kids. I hope you decide to take
advantage of it.!

June

As promised at the parent meeting, here is the solicitation letter in electronic form.  There are a couple of changes made from the one left in your folders on Saturday.  It is always a good idea to personalize the letter with the name and address of the person or business you would like to ask for a donation.  Receipts can be sent by the chorus or we can provide you with one to give to your donor.  Please send Sally Bloom an email to let her know who you are going to ask.  Her email is sbloom@rochester.rr.com. Thank you in advance for anything you can do to help the gala. As many of you may know, Don Alhart will be our emcee, and we will be performing with the Mambo Kings. There will be an hors d’oevres and dessert reception. The kids will be provided with pizza and dessert and have a space to play games and hang out.  We will have both a live and silent auction.  All of this will take [lace on April 28th at the Schultz center on the Nazareth campus.
 

Attached is the Revised update Letter
BCC Auction Solicitation Letter

I am forwarding this to you all in case you would like to order a dvd.  Please do not contact Ms. Sarkis directly with questions, as it might be annoying to her to have 69 people ask her individually.  If you have any questions, forward them to me and I will let you all collectively know the answers.  Thanks and see you Thursday at 6:30.
 

From: Syriana Sarkis [mailto:ssarkis@wroctv.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 11:35 AM
To: Undisclosed-Recipient:;
Subject: Thank You!
 
I would like to thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to come and tape Sounds of the Season 2006! We enjoyed seeing your groups and hearing all of the wonderful Holiday songs.
 
As I mentioned last week, we are making DVD's of this year's "Sounds of the Season". You can pre-order a copy of "Sounds of the Season" on DVD for $24.99, $8.88 of proceeds will be donated to the Advocacy Center. You can send your check in for $24.99 by January 15th to WROC-TV, "Sounds of the Seasons", 201 Humboldt Street, Rochester, NY 14610.
 
Be sure to catch "Sounds of the Season" as it runs during the Holiday season. You can find the times it will be running below:
• December 24th - 10PM on WUHF
• December 24th - 11PM on WROC
• December 24th  - 12:35AM-2:35AM on WROC
• December 25th - 5AM -7AM on WROC
• December 25th - 12PM-12:30PM on WROC
In addition to the times on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, be sure to check News 8 Now at 5PM. Each night a group will be featured at the end of each newscast from now until Christmas.
 
Thank you all again and I look forward to seeing you all again next year!
 
Happy Holidays!
Syriana
 

Dear  BCC Parents.
 
In an effort to reduce the cost of the spring trip to Williamsburg and Washington DC, we are offering a Delta Sonic Car wash or oil change fundraiser. It is strictly voluntary and  funds raised will be applied directly to the cost of your child's trip.
Here is how it works:
Meredith Rossborough has tickets for  Super kisses and Oil changes valid at any Delta Sonic location. You sign out any amount you wish, and give them as gifts or sell them to others.  At the end of the fundraiser, you turn in your money collected and any tickets which you did not sell. There is no risk to you or to the chorus.
We have  super kiss coupons which include a free rainex and clear coat treatment for which the chorus pays $8 and which you sell for $12.  For each ticket sold, your child has $4 deducted from the cost of his trip.
We also have Oil change certificates for $19. These also each  earn $4  off of your child's trip payment.
In addition, we can order certificates for a deluxe wash with clearcoat for $10,  or  a super kiss supreme with tires for $17.
Gift boxes for certificates are available free of charge.
 
I  will be at the Messiah, at the Bethany Presbyterian performance, and at Cloverwod. You may also  e-mail me at mossbor@rochester.rr.com  If you want to order tickets in advance and I  will have them ready for you at one of the performance venues. Also feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions about the program.
 
Meredith Rossborough
 

The chorus is will be holding a chicken BBQ fundraiser at Nazareth on Oct. 28th.  The proceeds from this event will be used to possibly buy costumes for the Williamsburg trip for the choristers.  The remaining money (or all of it, if we cannot make the costumes work) will offset the trip costs for the chorister of those families who participate in the execution of the bbq plan.    You can volunteer in these ways:
 
1. volunteer to work a shift at the BBQ (2 hour shifts 11:30 -2 and 2-4),
2. volunteer for the set-up crew ( 10:30 – 11:30) or clean-up ( 4:00- 5:00)
3. Make and put up posters in the Pittsford community or tack up flyers at Nazareth in all of the buildings
4. Donate the use of your pop up shelter (with sides) or tables (need to deliver to Nazareth on Oct. 28th by 10:30)
 
The BBQ will be held in the parking lot near the main entrance near Casa Hispania on Oct 28th after large group that day.  If you are not planning on going on the trip please consider supporting us by buying your lunch after large group!
 
Please call or email Sue Knight dknight5@rochester.rr.com or 624-4767 to volunteer.  The proceeds will not offset the cost of your chorister’s trip unless you participate!
 
Thanks to Sue Knight for coordinating this and to Meg Godly for her assistance!
 
June

CHAPERONE DUTY SUGGESTIONS FOR LARGE GROUP REHEARSALS


Your responsibility is to make sure the children are paying attention to the Director. Here are some suggestions for accomplishing this monumental task:

Place yourself around the room so you are visible to the children. If they think there are eyes on them, they are less likely to talk. Usually some chaperones standing or sitting in the front and some chaperones standing in the back is helpful.

If they do talk, you can feel free to tell them to be quiet.

If they continue to talk, feel free to separate the talkers. They have been warned this will happen, so don’t feel badly about it!

They should not have gum or anything else in their mouths. Please ask them to get rid of it.

The children should not be fidgeting in their seats. If they are, please feel free to tell them to stop.

Unless it is an ABSOLUTE emergency, they are not to leave to go to the bathroom. They can do that at the break.

If you notice a child is consistently not singing, please advise the Chorus Manager so that she can determine why.

For the snack at break time, one or two chaperones need to help with snack, if necessary. There will be times when the Snack Coordinator cannot be there, but will have arranged for snack. Two chaperones need to help set up and serve it in those instances.

Your help may be needed to get them back into the rehearsal room after snack by “rounding” up children.

At the end of the rehearsal, two chaperones are sometimes needed to hand out materials for the day.


Any questions, feel free to ask the Chorus Manager, Michelle Keller.

CHAPERONE DUTY SUGGESTIONS FOR CONCERTS


Your responsibility is to make sure the children are paying attention to the Director, to help line the children up, and be sure they are on their best concert behavior. Here are some suggestions for accomplishing this monumental task:

BEFORE THE CONCERT WHILE THE CHORUS IS WARMING UP:

Place yourself around the room so you are visible to the children. If they think there are eyes on them, they are less likely to talk. Usually some chaperones standing or sitting in the front and some chaperones standing in the back is helpful.

While they are waiting to warm up, please be sure it’s not a free-for-all. They can talk, but in quiet voices.
There should be no running, jumping or roaming.

If they do talk, you can feel free to tell them to be quiet.

If they continue to talk, feel free to separate the talkers. They have been warned this will happen, so don’t feel badly about it!

They should not have gum or anything else in their mouths. Please ask them to get rid of it.

The children should not be fidgeting in their seats. If they are, please feel free to tell them to stop.

Unless it is an ABSOLUTE emergency, they are not to leave to go to the bathroom. We try to give them time to do that before they go on stage.

It is part of your “job” to help line up the children. Generally, they are grouped into their assigned parts----B A C H and lined up according to height. The Chaperone Coordinators or the Chorus Manager will advise you as to the exact line up configuration for on stage.

It is IMPERATIVE that while they are being lined up, there is absolute silence.

While they are lining up, take a look at their uniforms to be sure shirts are tucked in, ties are on straight, etc. If something is amiss with the uniform, tell the child so that she or he can fix it.

It is usually the job of the Chaperone Coordinator and the Manager to walk them onto the stage. If that is the case, then you may go to your own seat and enjoy the concert! At intermission, you should return to the rehearsal hall to help keep the children orderly.

Occasionally, we have the Parent Chaperones accompany the Chorus on stage and sit with them. If that is the case the following applies.

DURING A CONCERT WHILE THE CHILDREN ARE ON STAGE OR WAITING TO PERFORM:

We will have “assigned” seating for you usually at the end of a row of children.

If they do talk, you must get them to be quiet.

If they continue to talk, separate the talkers.

The children should be standing on stage with their hands at their sides. If they are not, without being disruptive get them to do this.

Unless they are sick, they may not to leave the stage (or where they are waiting to perform) for any reason.

All the children’s eyes MUST be on the Director. You need to be sure that they are.

Once the concert is concluded, they must leave the stage in silence and return to the rehearsal room for pick up by their parents. You must be sure they do this.

Any questions, feel free to ask the Chorus Manager, Michelle Keller.