November 2006 Newsletter
P.O. Box 8477 – Reno , NV 89507 www.sierranevadachildrenschoir.org sierranevadachildrenschoir@gmail.com
Important Dates:
Nov 8 Uniform Check
Nov 18 Sierra Summit
Nov 20 Immaculate Conception
Nov 21 Immaculate Conception
Dec 16 Holiday Concert
Jan 10 New Auditions
Welcome to Dolce!
I am so pleased to be working with such wonderful singers! I wanted write a few lines to introduce myself to you. I have been a music educator for 20 years. During that time I have taught elementary general music for 10 years and am currently in my 10 th year in higher education. At the University of Nevada , Reno , my main teaching area is teacher preparation—I work with students preparing to be music educators in the public schools.
My husband is the Director of Choral Studies at UNR so choral singing is very important in our family! I have an 8-year-old daughter, Kathryn, who is a member of Dolce and a 5-year-old son, Jacob (perhaps a future member of SNCC). And, our most recent addition to the family is our cat, Teeka.
I have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know the members of Dolce and look forward to making great music!
Kathleen Jacobi-Karna
Music Director,
Dolce
Our Board of Directors
Hello all you wonderful singers and parents from the SNCC Board of Directors. We met for the first time on Wednesday, October 25 and have some things to share with you. First, the current board is made up of the following members: Barbara King , a UNR employee working in the area of Academic Intervention. She was heavily involved with the University of Indiana Children 's Choir, one of the top in the nation, when her children were young; Kim Steinkellner , mother of Chris, a Dolce singer, organizer and volunteer extraordinaire; Ana Flores , mother of Megan Urbano, singer in Bel Canto. She and her husband have their own business in Reno , and she is good with numbers, and so is the treasurer; and myself, Jennifer Tibben-Lembke . Kathleen Jacobi-Karna and Sue Goodenow act as ex-officio members of the board .
Promotion and Fundraising
We will be sending home ticket packets with each child after rehearsal on November 15 . There will be several things in the packet:
- 3 large fliers about the concert that we are asking you to post around the community,
- 3 post-card size promotional cards about the concert to hand out to friends, colleagues and neighbors, and
- 5 tickets that we are asking you to try to sell to interested concert attendees.
There will be a prize for the student that is able to sell the most tickets to our concert, so if you would like more to sell, please ask! There will also be more fliers/post-cards available if you wish to have more. Prices are $10 for adults, $5 for students/seniors, and children under age 10 are free.
Each singer will receive 2 complimentary tickets closer to concert time.
Sue and Kathleen will be auditioning interested singers
Auditions in January - Wednesday, Jan. 10
St. Johns - 3:00 to 6:00 pm
Calendar News
Welcome to Bel Canto!
I am excited to be directing Bel Canto Choir! For several years I have been attending the American Choral Director's annual conventions and observing concerts given by the best choirs in the United States . The children's choirs are always my favorites because of their beautiful vocal sound, and the energy in their performances. For years I have dreamed of bringing a children's choir program to Reno , so Sierra Nevada Children's Choir is really a dream come true!
When I'm not directing choirs or playing the piano and organ, I love to be outside involved in active pursuits. My favorite activities are bicycling, hiking, water and snow skiing, camping, and backpacking. I have been married for 21 years to Rew, and we have four daughters aged 18, 16, 13, and 13 (yes, twins!). My daughters also love music. There are times when we all go to separate corners of the house to practice, and Rew and the dog have to endure the sounds of piano, oboe, flute, saxophone, French horn, organ, singing and piccolo!
If there are questions/concerns for which I can be of assistance, Please call me at (851-2716) or email: fourggirls@sbcglobal.net
I want SNCC to be the best possible children's choir program, and with your help, we will continue to meet and exceed our goals!
Sincerely, Sue Goodenow
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2006 - Uniform Check
Please send your child's full concert uniform with them to rehearsal. We will be checking to make sure that the correct items have been ordered on that day. If there are problems, there will still be time to correct them before the November 21 st performance.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2006 – PERFORMANCE
Lights Up at the Sierra Summit
At this time I am not anticipating we will be wearing uniforms since we will probably be in coats, scarves, hats, and gloves. You will be notified if this changes.
Our pieces for this performance will be:
Dolce – Winter Fantasy , Go Tell It on the Mountain
Bel Canto – Wintersong
Combined Groups – How Can I Keep from Singing , Candle's Glow
SNCC & UNR – Feliz Navidad
All songs will be sung from MEMORY!
5:30 pm arrive at Sierra Summit (for sound check)
6:30-7:10 pm Choral performance (UNR & SNCC)
7: 10 pm Santa arrives, Lights turned on, Fireworks
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2006 - Dress Rehearsal
Immaculate Conception Church
2900 N McCarran Blvd
We will be singing, from memory, A Song of Thanksgiving with the UNR choir and How Can I Keep from Singing by ourselves. You DO NOT need to wear your uniforms to the dress rehearsal.
5:45 arrive
6:00 begin rehearsal
7:15 finished
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2006 - PERFORMANCE
University of Nevada , Reno - Thanksgiving Concert
Immaculate Conception Church
2900 N McCarran Blvd
WEAR UNIFORMS!
6:00 arrive
7:30 concert begins
8:30 concert ends
For more information, Visit the website www.sierranevadachildrenschoir.org
Email – sierranevadachildrenschoir@gmail.com
