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Parent/Adult choir forming

February 8, 2010 | Alumni, Newsletter | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |

HVCC is considering the creation of a new choir comprised of only adults. Rehearsal time and date has not been established but if you are an HVCC parent or supporter and would be interested in this choral experience, please call Jon Seitz at 541-752-0028 to express your interest (and leave your name). Moving forward with this concept will be based on the response we get so don’t wait to call!

Rehearsal Reminders

January 24, 2010 | Chamber Choir, Children's Choir 1, Children's Choir 2, Festival Choir, Newsletter, Preparatory Choir | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |

The following items are required at all rehearsals:

• Sheet music
• Pencil
• Waterbottle

Choir 2 and Festival

• Pick up the rehearsal CD if you have not already.

Festival Choir Mini-Retreat

January 18, 2010 | Events, Festival Choir | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |

Festival singers will have a mini-retreat at 9:45am to 1:30pm on February 27, 2010 at First Presbyterian Church.

Spring Concert 2010

January 17, 2010 | Chamber Choir, Children's Choir 1, Children's Choir 2, Events, Festival Choir, Preparatory Choir | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |

All choirs will sing in the annual spring concert from 3:00pm to 4:30pm, Sunday, March 7, 2010 at First Methodist Church, located at 1165 NW Monroe in Corvallis.

Dress Rehearsals

Look here later for more details about rehearsals.

Some dress rehearsals will be in the morning of March 6 (Sat), at First Presbyterian and some will be in the afternoon of March 7 (Sun) at the Methodist church, ahead of the concert.

Chamber Choir Retreat 2010

January 4, 2010 | Chamber Choir, Events, Retreats | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |

Chamber Choir will have their 2010 overnight retreat at Camp Tadmore on February 6-7, 2010. The cost of one retreat is included in tuition, however, if you participated in the Festival retreat in November, please remit $45 to the coordinator.

Reservations

The following form (3 in one) is due Jan 18, 2010. It must be completed, signed and returned to Choir Coordinators, Mary Santelmann and Patti O’Bannan, before boarding the buses (no exceptions).

• Chamber Release, Insurance, and Contract
  • Download by right-clicking (Windows) or Control-clicking (Mac) and choosing Save As to your hard drive.

Itinerary

• 10:30am Sat Feb 6: Meet at Jefferson Elementary.
• 11:00am  Sat Feb 6: Depart Jefferson Elementary.
• 12:00pm Sat Feb 6: Arrive at Camp Tadmore
  • 43943 McDowell Creek Drive, Lebanon, Oregon
  • (541) 451-4219
• 02:00pm Sun Feb 7: Arrive at Jefferson Elementary.

Meals

• Saturday
  • Lunch is your sack lunch.
  • Dinner is Pizza, provided.
• Sunday
  • Breakfast is provided
  • Snack will be provided.
  • Lunch is your sack lunch.

Special circumstances

Any singer who plans to be driven or drive to and from the retreat can do so only with a signed parent permission form and will drive only with his/her parent or guardian.  All others singers will ride buses to and from Camp Tadmor.  Forms are available at the rehearsal table.

What to bring

Please pack lightly as the buses don’t have a great deal of storage space.  One small overnight bag plus a sleeping bag and pillow will be all that is allowed.

• Two sack lunches; one for each day
  • Singers are not allowed to bring candy or other goodies.
• Music and binder
• Pencil
• Water bottle
• Sleeping bag
• Pillow
• Personal grooming items and towel for shower if desired
• Change of clothes
• Warm, waterproof jacket
• Appropriate shoes for muddy conditions

Thank you!

Children’s Choir 2 Retreat 2010

January 2, 2010 | Children's Choir 2, Events, Retreats | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |

Choir 2 will have their 2010 overnight retreat at Camp Tadmor on April 9 and 10, 2010. The cost of one retreat is included in tuition. However, if you participated in the Festival retreat in November, please remit $45 to your parent coordinator.

Reservations

The following form (3 in one) is due February 23, 2010. It must be completed, signed and returned to Choir Coordinators, Diane Meyers & Mandee Varner(CH2) & Wendy McLaren(CH1), before boarding the buses (no exceptions).

• Release, Insurance, and Contract (.pdf)
  • Download by right-clicking (Windows) or Control-clicking (Mac) and choosing Save As to your hard drive.

Itinerary

• 4:40pm Fri April 9: Meet at Jefferson Elementary, Corvallis, OR.
• 5:00pm Fri April 9: Depart Jefferson Elementary.
• 6:00pm Fri April 9: Arrive at Camp Tadmore
  • 43943 McDowell Creek Drive, Lebanon, Oregon
  • (541) 451-4219
• 2:30pm Sat April 10: Arrive back at Jefferson Elementary, Corvallis, OR.

Meals

• Friday
  • Dinner is Pizza & Salad , provided by HVCC
• Saturday
  • Breakfast is provided
  • Lunch is your sack lunch at noon (parents provide, there is refrigeration)

Special circumstances

Any singer who plans to be driven or drive to and from the retreat can do so only with a signed parent permission form and will drive only with his/her parent or guardian.  All others singers will ride buses to and from Camp Tadmor.  Forms are available at the rehearsal table.

What to bring

Please pack lightly as the buses don’t have a great deal of storage space.  One small overnight bag plus a sleeping bag and pillow.

• One sack lunch
• Singers are not allowed to bring candy or other goodies. Snacks are provided by HVCC.
• Music and binder
• Pencil
• Water bottle
• Sleeping bag
• Pillow
• Personal grooming items and towel for shower if desired
• Change of clothes
• Warm, waterproof jacket
• Appropriate shoes for muddy conditions

Thank you!

Beth Powell Memorial Concert 2010

January 1, 2010 | Chamber Choir, Children's Choir 1, Children's Choir 2, Events, Festival Choir, Local Concerts, Preparatory Choir | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |

All HVCC choirs will sing at the Beth Powell Memorial Concert at 3:00pm, Sunday, June 6, 2010 at LaSells Stewart Center on the OSU Campus.

Admission is $8/Adults and $5/Seniors and Children. Tickets will be available at Gracewinds Music in Corvallis, Sid Stevens Jewelers in Albany and starting at 2:00pm at the door prior to the concert.

DRESS REHEARSAL TIMES
12:00-1:00 Chamber/Festival Choir
1:00-1:45 Chamber/Festival/Choir 2
1:45-2:00 Festival/Choir 2/ Choir 1
2:00-2:30 Prep and Choir 1

-Concert Call time is 2:30 pm.
-Come dressed in formal uniforms.

Sing A Mile High Festival in Denver, 2010

January 1, 2010 | Children's Choir 2, Events, Festival Choir, Tours | Comments (0) | by Anita Neilson |

The Sing A Mile High Festival in Denver on June 24 to June 29, 2010 is a very exciting opportunity for Children’s Choir 2 and Festival Choir! Singers will be working with internationally renowned composer/conductors Sean Ivory and Paul Caldwell as well as singing with many other treble choirs from the US and abroad.

The festival will end with a finale concert at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts on The University of Denver’s campus, where the choirs will perform both individually and en mass.

Sign up

Click on the following form to view, or download by right-clicking (Windows) or Control-clicking (Mac) and choosing Save As to your hard drive.

• Sing a Mile High (Denver) Intent to Participate
• Sign up deadline was Tuesday, Oct 13.

Parent Meetings

Parent meetings will be scheduled ahead of the tour.

• Feb 16 , 6:45—7:45 PM, in First Presbyterian’s Basement, Room B3

Payment Schedule

$995 per participant for 6 days and 5 nights.

• Make checks payable to HVC Choir.
• Tour accounts may be used at any time during the payment process and fund-raising is highly encouraged.

Cost includes the choral festival, airfare, coach transportation in Denver, coach transportation to and from Corvallis to PDX, lodging, meals, festival t-shirt and all organized tour activities.

• October 6 $120. per person (non refundable after November 10)
• November 3 $120. per person (non refundable after December 10)
• December 1 $120. per person (non refundable after January 10)
• January 5 $120. per person (non refundable after February 10)
• February 2 $120. per person (non refundable after March 10)
• March 2 $120. per person (non refundable after April 10)
• April 6 $120. per person (non refundable after May 10)
• May 4 $120. per person (non refundable after June 10)
• June 1 $ 35. per person (non refundable after June 10)

The above “non refundable” deadlines above are based on HVCC’s payments to Young Voices of Colorado, who are organizing the festival portion of the tour. Some flexibility may be allowed depending on family circumstances.

Event Schedule (Tentative)

Thursday, June 24, 2010

• 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Registration/Check-in Dormitories
• 5:00 – 6:15 p.m. Dinner Dormitory Dining Halls
• 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Rehearsal Rehearsal Hall
• 7:30 – 8:00 p.m. Chaperone meeting and planning time Auditorium Lobby
• 8:45 – 9:45 p.m. Ice Cream Social Lawn area
• 8:45 – 9:45 p.m. Director’s Reception Rehearsal Hall

Friday, June 25, 2010

• 7:00 – 8:45 a.m. Breakfast Dorm Dining Halls
• 9:00 – 11:30 a.m. Rehearsal Rehearsal Hall
• 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. Administrators/Directors Workshop Auditorium Lobby
• 11:30 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch Dorm Dining Halls
• 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Concurrent Sectional Rehearsals Rehearsal Hall Rooms
• 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Rehearsal Rehearsal Hall
• 4:00 – 4:30 p.m. To dorms to prepare for water park Bus pick up from Dorms
• 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. Barbecue Splash Water Park, Golden
• 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Evening at Splash Water Park
• 9:30 – 10:00 p.m. Return to dorms

Saturday, June 26, 2010

• 7:00 – 8:45 a.m. Breakfast Dorm Dining Halls
• 9:00 – 1:00 p.m. Individual Choir Rehearsals and/or free time Gates Auditorium – Newman Center
• 11:30 -1:00 p.m. Lunch Dorm Dining Halls
• 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Rehearsal Gates Auditorium – Newman Center
• 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. Directors Conducting Workshop Newman Center Choir Room
• 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. Free time
• 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Dinner Dorm Dining Halls
• 7:00 – 9:30 p.m. Skit Night Gates Auditorium – Newman Center

Sunday, June 27, 2010

• 7:00 – 8:45 a.m. Breakfast Dorm Dining Halls
• 8:00 – 12:00 a.m. Church Services – or free time Arapahoe County Churches
• 11:30 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch Dorm Dining Halls
• 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Individual Choir Rehearsals and/or free time Gates Auditorium – Newman Center
• 5:15 – 6:30 p.m. Dinner and Dress Dorm Dining Hall and rooms
• 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Concert Gates Auditorium – Newman Center
• 9:30 – 10:30 p.m. Farewell Party Lawn area

Monday, June 28, 2010

• 7:00 – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast Dorm Dining Halls
• 9:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Sightseeing, meals, and activities with our own choir in the beautiful Rocky Mountains

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

• 7:00 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast Dorm Dining Halls
• 9:00 a.m.  Board buses for departure to the Denver Airport

Prep & CH1 mid-season auditions

December 13, 2009 | Children's Choir 1, Events, Newsletter, Preparatory Choir | Comments (0) | by Molly Hutzler |

Auditions for Preparatory & Children’s 1 choirs will be held at 4:00pm to 5:00pm, Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at First Presbyterian Church.

Auditions are open for children grades 3 and 4. No reservation is required. Just show up ready to sing a few notes! Our winter season begins January 4, 2010.

Please contact us if you have a singer in a different age group. We are always
happy to set up individual auditions!

Portland Holiday Day Tour

December 13, 2009 | Children's Choir 2, Events, Festival Choir, Tours | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |

Children’s 2 and Festival singers have a holiday tour in Portland on December 19, 2009.

This HVCC holiday tradition began about 15 years ago, for Children’s 2 and Festival Choirs.

General itinerary

• 11:00am Pioneer Courthouse Square performance (Salem)
• 12:00pm Saturday Market performance (Portland)
• 5:15pm Grotto Festival of Lights performance (Portland)
• 8:00pm ice skating at the Lloyd Center (Portland)
• Download and print the full itinerary.

What to bring

• Wear informal uniforms
• Bring formal uniform
• Rain jacket and/or umbrella
• Sack lunch and healthy snacks
• Spending money
• A printed copy of the Portland Holiday Tour itinerary.

Completed forms were due Monday, November 9, 2009 to Marian Anderson or Kristi Hager.

• Release/Contract/Insurance Form (2009)
  • Click on view, or download by right-clicking (Windows) or Control-clicking (Mac) and choosing Save As to your hard drive.
• Please fill out both sides and turn-in by Nov 24, 2009.
• The cost of tour is $30 per participant.
• Any singer who plans to be driven or drive to and from the Tour can do so only with a signed parent permission form and will drive only with his/her parent or guardian.
• An intent to participate form was due Tuesday, November 3, 2009.

Chaperones are always welcome. A parent meeting was held on December 8.

Holiday Concert 2009

December 9, 2009 | Chamber Choir, Children's Choir 1, Children's Choir 2, Events, Festival Choir, Local Concerts, Preparatory Choir | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |

Carol Nelson with daughter and grandson at the 2009 Holiday Concert

All HVCC choirs will sing at the Holiday Concert at 3:00pm to 4:30pm, Saturday, December 12, 2009 at LaSells Stewart Center on the OSU Campus.

Admission is $8/Adults and $5/Seniors and Children. Tickets will be available at Gracewinds Music in Corvallis, Sid Stevens Jewelers & Custom Eyes in Albany and starting at 2:00pm at the door prior to the concert.

DRESS REHEARSAL UPDATE!!!

Due to Freezing Rain we are still going to hold the concert but dress rehearsals will start at 11:15 am today and there will be no intermission.

• 11:30 -12:15  CHAMBER
• 12:15 – 12:45 FESTIVAL
• 1:00 – 1:45 CHILDREN’S 2
• 1:45 – 2:30 PREP & CH1

Please do what you need to do to be safe today!! Drive carefully and we hope to see you at LaSells Stewart Center.

Festival of Lights Concert a success

December 1, 2009 | Children's Choir 2, Events, Festival Choir, Local Concerts | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |

The Festival and Children’s 2 choirs will performed at the Festival of Lights Concert on December 1 from 7:00pm to 8:00pm at the First Presbyterian Church in the Sanctuary.  They  performed with various local groups.

Read the Gazette-Times article and view the beautiful photos.

Please arrive at 6:30 pm (normal rehearsal night hours).

The concert begins at 7:00 pm and is finished at 8:00 pm or just a little after. HVCC usually sings about 7:30 pm.

Admission is free.