Valentines & NYC information

Tomorrow some choir members will be delivering Singing Valentines as a fundraiser.  We are looking forward to this fun event as well as the opportunity to perform in the community and raise money for our fall trip to New York City.  Students who are registered for any high school choir during next school year (Show Choir, Treble Cats or Wildcat Concert Choir) are eligible to go to NYC with us next November.  Please contact Mrs. Purdy for an information packet.

WHHHS Singing Valentines

Send a Song to your Sweetie!

Get an order form from Mrs. Purdy, Mrs. Ungru (in the office), any choir student or the page link on the right side of this blog.  Choose a song from our list, give us the best time and place to deliver your Valentine and we will take care of the rest.  Valentines can be delivered with a personalized message, candy and a flower or anonymously.

The cost of a Singing Valentine is just $15 for a flower/candy/Valentine combo 

or $10 for a singing Valentine only.  All proceeds go to our school choir.

Email us at HarrisonVoices@gmail.com for more information.

Songs you can choose are: L.O.V.E., I Wanna Hold your Hand, 1,000 Years, With You, Love Story, Fallin’ for you/Amazing (mashup), How Sweet it is....

Completed order forms can be submitted to Mrs. Purdy or Mrs. Ungru in the office.  We have both on-campus and off-campus singing groups, so don't be afraid to order one!  The order deadline is Monday, February 11th

Superior Ratings winners make WHHHS website

Our Show Choir, WHHHS Madrigal, three vocal soloists and four band students made the WHHHS website.  The school recognized their outstanding achievement at Solo & Ensemble Competition with a great "shout out".

Piqua and Solo & Ensemble Results

On January 19th we got our "feet wet" in the competitive show choir world at Piqua's Show Choir Invitational.  We learned a lot and are excited to improve our show before we perform at The Double H Showcase on February, 23rd.  Kevin Quinlivan brought home a Best Performer trophy - Congratulations Kevin!

We had a busy day at Elder with OMEA High School Solo & Ensemble competition on Saturday, January 26th.  This competition allows students to prepare challenging chamber music, traditional art songs, classical solos and even operatic arias.  The music is selected from a required list of pieces that has been accepted by the OMEA adjudication committee for appropriate level of difficulty.  Much of the literature may double as audition material for Conservatory Music schools.

The WHHS Show Choir scored I (Superior) performing a Classical Chamber Ensemble.  Our WHHS Madrigal group also scored I (Superior) with their extremely difficult mixed ensemble madrigal.  Students performing in these ensembles include: Brooke Cordray, David Corman, Lee Davis, Natasha Davis, Andrew Farringer (Show Choir & Madrigal), Andrea Harding, Karley Jones, Ryan Keith, Sara Keith, Julie Kleiner (Show Choir & Madrigal), Amanda Pack, Kevin Quinlivan (Show Choir & Madrigal), Katie Raleigh, Danielle Ross, Sarah Smith, Jennifer Spencer (Show Choir & Madrigal),  Johnny Vidal, Jake Mueller (Madrigal only) & Katie Lofton (Madrigal only).

Three vocal soloists earned superior ratings: Jennifer Spencer, Andrew Farringer & Danielle Ross.   See the High School website for a picture of all band and choir Superior Rating recipients.

We also had several students who earned an excellent rating for a solo and/or ensemble performance: 

Anna Roell, Danielle Lieber,  Starr Wymer, Jessica Hammons & Bethany Waller and the WHHS Freshman/Sophomore Women's Ensemble (Debra Rueter, Marissa York, Nicole Roark, Cora Bolen, Allie Bronnert, Kylie Huesman, Brianna Wiesmann & Abigail Woodworth) 

Show Choir's first Competition

Our first competition is Saturday, January 19th at Piqua.  The bus loads at 10 am at the activity center.  Make sure you have everything you need for both costume sets, a full day away, money to buy lunch and (if we make finals) dinner and your entertainment while we wait for scores.  Although the homeroom will be locked while we are on stage, I do not recommend bringing expensive items with you, because we cannot guarantee their safety.  We perform at 3:00 pm in Piqua, have a clinic directly after our performance and awards are at 5 pm.  If we are not invited back to finals, we will leave after we gather our things and be home between 8 and 8:30 pm.  If we make finals, we will perform again and stay through evening awards at 10:30 pm.  Good luck!  Have fun!

Holiday Concerts

Our Holiday Concerts were great fun!  Especially for our senior members who will perform Hallelujah Chorus next year as alumni (if they happen to be in town and available to join us on stage).  We hope everyone enjoyed the show.  Exams went very well for every high school group.  (Show Choir remember to bring the final piece of your first semester exam with you when we return to school on January 4th).  Junior School Exams will be during the second week of January.

Upcoming events: 

Show Choir singer/dancers have an after-school rehearsal on January, 10th from 3:30pm until 5 pm 

to practice our competition show costume changes 

(remember to bring all of your costume pieces and parts- including shoes).  

Show Choir also has a workshop during the afternoon of Saturday, January 12th at Hamilton High School with an evening performance at 6:30 pm (we will perform the ballad and competition closer)

Our first competition is scheduled at Piqua on Saturday, January 19th.  As soon as we receive our performance time(s), we will have more information posted here and sent home with students.

Banners are up in the music room

We have decorated the music room at Harrison High School with the banners our officers made this fall.  Come visit us during parent teacher conferences.  Our next performance is during the Harrison Christmas Tree lighting on Saturday, December 1st after the parade.  See you in downtown Harrison.