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Carmel High School Choir Newsletter -May 6, 2024
TICKETS ON SALE NOW
We need VOLUNTEERS to help with the concert. Please click this link and sign up for a place to help out. Spring Concert Volunteer Sign-Up
Spring Concert is Thursday, May 16 at 7pm
CHS Auditorium - reserved seating - all seats $7 - all choirs will perform
Ticket sale Information
Mon. May 6 at 9:00am - on sale to the public
ISSMA State Concert Choir Finals
Congratulations to the Ambassadors for giving an outstanding performance and earning 4th place this past weekend at the ISSMA State Concert Choir Finals.
Influential Teacher Nominations
SENIORS
Have you had a teacher who has been influential individual in your time at CHS? Whether it be as a great educator or a fabulous support in life, this is a great time to say Thank You!
1. Fill out this form and submit.
2. Your influential teacher will be recognized with a certificate identifying you and your message.
3. This form must be submitted by May 13, 2024 No late submissions will be accepted
Or the link for the form is https://forms.gle/KSMLQcmc9hHmzjyq7
Summer Camp Volunteers Needed
We are in need of some additional student & adult volunteers to assist with registration for our annual Summer Spectacular Show Choir Camp. Help is mainly needed between 12-1pm on May 28, and again at the final concert on Friday, May 31. If you can consider spending an hour or two with us, please sign up at the link below. Thank you
Join us for this year's parade
Join us this summer to sing and dance down Rangeline in the 2024 Carmelfest 4th of July Parade. We have a great time every year and all current, incoming, and former Carmel Choir students are welcome. Sign up to participate at the link below and you'll get a free t-shirt to wear in the parade. You also must complete the City of Carmel Waiver and bring it with you to the parade on July 4th. More info to come, but for now, sign up so that we can get the tshirt order going.
PRINCESS AUDITIONS
IF ATTENDING SCA THIS SUMMER - READ THIS!
If any students have already registered to attend Show Choir Camps of America this summer in Illinois or Ohio, we need them to fill out this form at the link below so that we can have an accurate tally of how many Carmel students will be going to each camp.
Show Choir Camps Of America 2024
Every year many of our students participate in an amazing opportunity to hone their singing and dancing skills, while making new and wonderful friends. Show Choir Camps of America is a fabulous music enrichment opportunity that is available within a short drive. You can find the information at www.showchoircamps.com . All three of the Carmel Choir directors have all been participating in Show Choir Camps of America for many years, and we have taken hundreds of students. All of the students that we have taken have had an incredible time and grown tremendously as young performers. The clinicians who will work with the students throughout the week are extremely accomplished. Some have performed on Broadway or at Disney, others are well-known choreographers and vocal directors from across the country. Getting to learn from these people is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and it’s less than a four hour drive from Carmel. Our head choreographer for Accents and Ambassadors, Dwight Jordan, is one of the founders of the camp.
There are two camps, one in Illinois June 16-22, and another in Ohio July 7-13. Most of our students and staff will be attending the Ohio camp, but they can choose either one. Parents typically drive students to Heidelberg University on the first Sunday morning of camp. Registration begins at 12 pm and all students must be checked in by 4pm. Students will be assigned to a dorm room on campus. They will have one roommate and will be on a floor supervised by a counselor. Students can choose their roommate ahead of time if they have a friend also attending camp, or they will be assigned a random roommate and get to make a new friend.
That first night (Sunday), there will be a guest show choir that will perform for the camp, followed by a meet-and-greet activity for the kids to get to know their counselors and clinicians. Monday morning, students are assigned to a performance group, and they begin rehearsals. These groups are not leveled by ability. In fact, they are a deliberate mix of students from all levels of singing and dancing background so no prior experience is required. Their days are made up of rehearsal with their group perfecting three choreographed songs and one ballad. There are also many workshops available to students throughout the week. Some are vocal, some are related to dance, some are on audition techniques, songwriting, tricks and lifts...you name it. Students can choose one to attend each day, whatever they are interested in. They eat their meals in the campus cafeteria and there's a great selection of food at each meal. Evenings consist of guest performance groups, including show choirs, Broadway performers, college acappella groups, talent shows, etc. Every night is something new and fabulous. They also have dances and social events with the kids. There is a vocal jazz group that the kids can try out for as well as the dance ensemble and talent show I mentioned before.
On Saturday, the final day, each group is assigned a rehearsal time in the morning. Then after lunch (the last meal served in the cafeteria) the concert begins. The concert starts around 1:30pm and usually ends around 3:30pm. Parents, friends and family are encouraged to attend this final concert before taking students home after camp.
Registration is open now and both camps will fill up quickly.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to one of the CHS Choir Directors.
Raise Right Fundraising Program
RaiseRight is an AMAZING way to earn funds towards paying off choir fees and trips. 100% of the profit earned by you goes towards your child's account. Multiple people can earn for one student so even out of town friends and family can sign up to support your child. We HIGHLY recommend this great program. All of the details can be found in this google folder at the link below. Natalie Oehler is the parent in charge of this program and she can answer any questions you may have.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Ryu9jB2TLiHYcDgukD9RDQ5At_49U8OA?usp=share_link
Contact Natalie Oehler with any questions about this program.
317-690-2157
2023-2024 Choir Calendar
The main dates to be aware of are:
Choral Showcase: Thursday, February 22
Evening of Show Choir: Student Preview 3/13, Public Performance March 14
Ear Candy: Wednesday, April 17
Spring Musical: May 9-11
Spring Concert: Thursday, May 16
Instructions to subscribe to the 23-24 Carmel Choirs Google Calendar
Mark Your Calendars!
May 9 - 11 - Cinderella Musical https://secure.payk12.com/school/Carmel---Performing-Arts/671/events
May 15 - Spring Concert Tech Rehearsal 4:15-6:45pm
May 16 - Spring Choir Concert 7pm https://secure.payk12.com/school/Carmel---Performing-Arts/671/events
May 19 - Choir Awards Ceremony
24-25 Dates to Remember
July 24-26 - Accents Retreat
July 26-29 - Ambassadors Retreat
August 10 - Car Wash/Bake Sale
September 26 - Fall Choir Concert
November 2 - Princess Academy
December 4-8 - Holiday Spectacular
February 27 - Choral Showcase Concert
March 6 & 7 - Evening of Show Choir
April 2 - Ear Candy
April 23 - Spring Choir Concert
May 4 - Choir Awards Ceremony
May 15-17 - Spring Musical
Important Information For Choir Families
23-24 Parent Resource Google Drive
Support Carmel Choirs
Become an ANGEL Sponsor
Link your Kroger Card to OVATION
Become a corporate sponsor or advertise in our programs
Subscribe to the 23-24 Carmel Choirs Google Calendar
OVATION BOARD Contact List
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Contact the Choir Directors
Mrs. Kathrine Kouns (Accents, Select Sound, Blue & Gold Company, Expressions)
Mr. Kyle Barker (Ambassadors, Allegro, Greyhound Sound, Counterpoints)
Mrs. Anna DeBard (New Edition, Rhapsody, Applied Music)
Carmel High School Choir Department
Email: carmelchoirs@gmail.com
Website: www.carmelchoirs.org
Location: 520 East Main Street, Carmel, IN, USA
Phone: (317) 846-7721
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carmelchoirs
Twitter: @carmelchoirs