Tuesday, March 1st

Concert March 1st

In an effort to conserve paper (saving money & trees), we are posting the concert reminder instead of printing them. Please note the call times for our concert this week.

Elem. tour & Late-Winter Concert

Tomorrow is the Show Choir Elementary Tour. Most of us will be meeting at 7am and leaving by 7:30am. Pack a lunch and wear your show shirt with jeans & tennis shoes. We will return to school by 3:30pm and you are all welcome to watch the Moorhead Jazzband perform once we return in the theater.

HHe has a rehearsal from 9am-4:30pm on Saturday too.

All choirs have a concert on Tuesday, March 1st (that is next Tuesday). I hope everyone has memorized their music- our rehearsals were stellar today & we want our concert to be just as good. This is a formal concert with your formal attire. Call time is 6:40pm in the back hallway & AC gym (the junior high will be in the AC music room). There are over 300 singers participating in this concert and we will have a short intermission.

Double H Thanks

Harrison Harmonics Show Choir members, alumni, parents & boosters:  you all are AMAZING!  Yesterday at Double H, I didn’t run into any individual signed up in our name who wasn’t prepared to step up, chip in and help us pull off this huge event.  Our students were friendly, personable, polite and highly capable!  They also found time to put on a great performance! The overwhelming sentiment from visiting directors and co-hosting Hamilton adults was how NICE and HELPFUL our kids were.  Hearing these words repeated by so many adults throughout the day is no accident.  Our students strive to earn this reputation.  But their results are both a product of their own individual hard work and the example set by every parent & booster adult working long hours to pitch-in and make our showcase special.  Thank you all!  You are indeed incredibly AMAZING!!!!

Double H Day One

Awesome performance Harrison JVS in your big showing at Double H tonight! You did a great job & have grown so much this year. It was so very excited for us at the high school to watch the present and the future of Harrison Voices. 
Tomorrow is the high school's turn. Get some sleep everyone, it is going to be a long day in Hamilton on Saturday. We perform at 6pm. Come catch the show.

Double H

Double H starts TOMORROW NIGHT!!

Those of you riding the HS bus on Friday - we are leaving outside the music hallway door at 4pm sharp.

Everyone has their assignments for Friday & Saturday. If you have any questions- now is the time to ask.

HH evolution to Loveland Feb. 13th

HHe kids- tomorrow we head to Loveland. Thanks to Mya, Jake, Deborah, Arielle, Simon, Jake's mom, Mya's mom, Mr. Egan & Chris Milesky, we have sets for the show. See every evolution member, alternate & crew member on stage tomorrow at 7:30am. Your first outfit & anything that you need for homeroom preparations needs to be in your garment bag/duffle bag & ride the bus with you. Your second 'red' outfit needs to be in the wardrobes (on the correct side). We only have 30 minutes to load everything (instruments, wardrobes & sets) onto the truck or we will be cutting into the girls' homeroom prep time. We hit the stage at 11:30am. See you there!!

Variety Show Thursday, Loveland on Saturday

Variety Show dress rehearsal is tonight 6-9pm. The list of approved acts was posted yesterday but most of you didn't see it because we had a snow day.

The Variety Show Performance is tomorrow at 7pm on the AC stage. Tickets are $5. All proceeds go to our music boosters and supporting Harrison Music programs.

Show Choir competition team heads to Loveland on Saturday. Please see February student/parent flyer for all of the details.

Next week is Double H Showcase. Please signup for a shift at: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090445a8a92ba57-double

We have about 55% of the volunteers we need.

Last Practice before Loveland

Variety Show audition sign-up are outside the music room. Please sign up your act & prepare for your audition.

HHe rehearsal this Saturday from 10-5pm. I have had at least four people say that they can't be there due to other obligations- please let me know if you cannot attend because if we don't have a significant number of people who are able to attend then there is no reason to have a rehearsal & we should cancel. This is the last "HHe members only" rehearsal before we compete at Loveland on the 13th.

Edgewood tomorrow

Show Choir- we have our annual workshop at Edgewood on Saturday the 9th.  Report to our HS Music room by 7:15 am Saturday morning with everything that you need for the day (workshop) and evening (performance).  The bus leaves at 7:30am.  There are no costume changes or sets for this show (we will work on that starting next week).  You should have your RED outfits for this performance.  Remember to wear your show shirt for the daytime workshops.
The workshop and performance is at Edgewood Middle School (the old HS).  The performance(s) start at 7pm but they only have @ 400 seats in their auditorium so if your parents, friends or relatives are coming make sure they arrive closer to 6:30 than 7. The tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for student/seniors.
We will change back into street clothes and leave by (hopefully) 9:30pm.  If your parents are picking you up- I need to see you both together before you leave.  If you are coming with us, we plan to stop at Frisch's on our way home to Harrison.  Please be prepared to text/call or contact your ride once we leave Frisch's so that you will be picked up once we arrive back at Harrison (@11 if we can stay on time- but there is no guarantee so be sure to have a phone or a show choir friend with a phone handy).

Show Choir lock-in this Saturday

Rehearsal and Lock-in for Show Choir on Saturday the 2nd (:
Rehearsal starts at 2pm in the HS music room.
We break at 5pm to get ready for the lock-in (run home if you need to get anything, prepare etc..)
The lock-in starts at 7pm with our annual potluck dinner and ends at 7am.  If you have any questions about the lock-in, please message Mrs. Purdy.  See you then.

Solo & Ensemble Contest

The OMEA Solo & Ensemble contest is for those interested in singing traditional or classical style songs for a certified OMEA judge.  The contest is Saturday, January 23rd at Elder HS and the registration is next week.  The competition is open to any high school singer who is interested in preparing a Solo or group of singers (SSA, TTBB or SATB) interested in an Ensemble.  Please contact Mrs. Purdy for more details and/or to sign-up for this contest.  The music can be challenging but the growth potential for those that participate is great.

Downtown ready for parade & singing for the Christmas Tree Lighting

I'm in Downtown Harrison and the Coffee Peddlar is rockin' as we wait for the Christmas parade to start. Harrison Junior High & High School choirs sing in front of the firehouse after the parade. Choir members can get pizza at the community center after the tree lighting at 7pm. Who needs Whoville? - we have it all right here!

Tree Lighting tomorrow

All HS choirs report by 6:15 (ready to sing) in Harrison Voices t-shirts (warm underlayer recommended) & casual attire.  We sing at 6:30pm and the tree will be lit at 7pm (pizza after at the community center if you want some).
Show Choir - 2 songs + Let it Snow carol with the crowd
Treble Cats- 1 song + Silent Night with the crowd
Concert Choir- 2 songs + Holly Jolly Christmas w/ crowd
PRACTICE!!!  - come prepared to sound great (meaning memorize the words or bring your music)

December Choir Flyer sent home today

Did you remember to take your Choir Flyer home with all of the dates and times for our December performances?

It is also time to start thinking about OMEA Solo & Ensemble contest if you interested. This contest is for serious musicians who like to tackle serious music. If you have a private voice teacher or piano instructor, ask this week about your best performance options. If you do not have a private instructor we will discuss the event and what vocal selections might be best for you during class on December 10th.

Showcase Southwest 2.0

Harrison Voices- Great concert tonight everyone! You did a really nice job adapting to the space and the packed audience. 

Thanks to all of the students who stayed to help tear down the platform stage and return all of the chairs- can you believe that we had 400 chairs in that space and still packed the space to overflowing?! I really appreciate everyone who returned chairs to the JS & HS music rooms so we could all get home before 10 tonight.

Special thanks to Mr. Egan for providing sound for our soloists/speakers & to Mrs. Withrow for making it easy to coordinate a concert together.

Music boosters tonight- Double H meeting on Thursday!!!!

Music Boosters meeting tonight for interested parents: 7pm Wildcat room.  This is a voluntary event.

Double H Showcase parent & student meeting for Show Choir people on Thursday, October 22nd at the HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL choir room (location change).  This is a required event as listed in our show choir handbook.  Please plan on attending.

Not too late to help on Saturday

Any choir students or parents who wish to help out with the big band competition on Saturday can still participate.  Show up at 3pm and we will find some way to put you to work.  Any Concert Choir or Treble Cats members can earn IWAA points (each hour of service = 6 points).  Remember, you need 12 points per quarter.

Newsletter coming tomorrow

We will be issuing our second Harrison HS Voices newsletter tomorrow.  Be sure to ask your student for a copy.

Here we Go!

I am super excited to get started this year.  Show Choir, Concert Choir and Treble Cats music has been selected to get us started this Fall.  If you have any questions, please email at HarrisonVoices@gmail.com  Also, I encourage all of you to visit the music booster website harrisonmusicboosters.com