Newsletter Performing Arts

We want to congratulate all of our ensembles on their spectacular performances at their fall concerts! Thank you to all of our families and our community for their support and patience with these first concerts of the year. Please see below for slight changes to the winter performance schedule.

Dress rehearsal Frozen: Dec. 2, 2024

3:00-4:30 p.m. (6th group A, period 4)

5:00-6:30 p.m. (6th group B, period 5)

7:00-8:30 p.m. (6th group C, period 6)

Frozen-6:20 p.m. call time

Dec. 3, 2024 - 7:00 p.m. (6th group A, period 4)

Dec.5, 2024 - 7:00 p.m. (6th group B, period 5)

Dec. 6, 2024 - 7:00 p.m. (6th group C, period 6)

Holiday Concerts

Orchestra Concert: December 12, 2024 6:00 p.m.

Band Concert: December 12, 2024 7:30 p.m.

Choir Concert: December 17, 2024 7:00 p.m. (6:30 pm call time)

Tickets to all performances can be purchased starting on 11/4/24 at https://themanningschool.seatyourself.biz/

We are in need of parent volunteers for our performances to run smoothly. Please consider helping! If you do not already have a volunteer form on file in the office please do this before volunteering. Thank you!

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Students had the opportunity to audition for Jeffco District All County Honor Choir as well as All State Choir this past month. If your child was selected for Jeffco District All County Honor Choir, or selected to send in their All State audition, please see the information here.

Important dates:

Nov. 21st

Sectional rehearsal for Jeffco Honor Choir at Manning MS from 4:30-6:00 pm

Nov. 22nd

Feb. 6th and 7th

Resonance will be performing with the Colorado Repertory Singers and Rock Canyon High School on February 18, 2025. This concert will take place at the Art Museum in Denver. We will be taking a special field trip to the Art Museum on November, 5, 2024 to see the space where we will sing as well as engage with art that correlates with our performance music.

The Manning School Performing Arts Department will once again be selling holiday wreaths as a fundraiser! The Performing Arts Department will use these funds towards clinicians, instruments, costumes, sets, props, accompanist fees, music, upgrading technology, festival expenses and so forth.

Wreaths should be sold to family and friends for $27 each and will be delivered the week after Thanksgiving! They typically arrive Tuesday or Wednesday and we will make an announcement the day they arrive. They come in boxes of 10. Please bring adequate transportation if you ordered several wreaths! We will be here after school until 4:00 pm that week so parents can come pick up wreaths through the auditorium doors. Please open boxes so wreaths can breathe and deliver to your customers quickly so the wreaths stay as fresh as possible.

Individual sales start October 21st and run through November 2nd. Paperwork was sent home on 10/21/24 with students.

Customers should make checks/Venmo payable to you (the seller) and the you (the seller) will write one big check to Manning once sales are complete.

We are selling the 22” Noble Fir Wreath for $27 each!

Once students are done selling, please fill out this form and send one check (written to Manning) for all wreaths ordered by NOVEMBER 2nd. Orders that are not received by Nov. 2nd will not be included.

Please click here for the latest Band newsletter! Please see this newsletter for information on honor band opportunities, field trips, etc.

2024-2025 Jeffco Middle School Honor Orchestra Audition Information

We are a few weeks out from the audition day for the Honor Orchestra for 7th and 8th grade students which is Monday, November 18th from 5:30-8:00 PM at Creighton Middle School. If you have not registered yet, please do this soon. Spots to audition will start to fill up. You can find more information on the link below:

Audition Information

Information is also posted in Google Classroom.

If your student is accepted into the Honor Orchestra, they will be required to meet for sectionals, rehearsal and the performance.

Dates to note:

*Wednesday, Jan. 15th from 5:30 to 8:00 PM Sectional Rehearsal at Creighton Middle School

*Friday, Jan. 17th from 9:30 AM until concert time at West Bowles Community Church

*Friday, Jan. 17th at 7:30 PM Honor Orchestra Performance at West Bowles Community Church

Students are required to attend the dress rehearsal to perform in the performances! It is MANDATORY.

Students in group 6A and period 4 should bring a hearty snack and water bottle for after school on dress rehearsal day. Group 6B and period 5 should eat a hearty snack or dinner at home before returning to school. Group 6C and period 6 should eat dinner before returning to school. ALL students need to be in costume!

We are providing most of the costumes/props/sets for the show. See below for items your student will need to provide. We are asking performers to get a few things on their own. If this is an issue, please let us know.

We need ALL students (see exceptions below) to come prepared with a set of “clothes.” Some of them will be wearing several costumes and need something simple underneath and others will use these as part of their costume.

6th grade (Oaken Family and Trolls)

• Black long sleeved T- shirt (round collar)

• Black leggings/pants/joggers

• Black socks (that go up the ankle so we do not see skin).

• Any kind of boot or brown/black shoe

• Any red/black buffalo check item (except hat) - see below for ideas:

• Plaid shirt

• Scarf

• Pajamas

7th grade (Snow Chorus/Summer Chorus)

• White long sleeved shirt or sweatshirt (girls may prefer a turtleneck due to costume being itchy around the neck)

• White joggers/pants (no leggings, they are see through)

• White socks (that go up the ankle so we do not see skin)

• Some students may want to wear a Hawaiian shirt, sunglasses, etc. for summer chorus

8th grade (lead roles)

• Tank top/T-shirt and shorts for under their costume

• Shoes appropriate to their character-see Mrs. Mendez for details