Winter Concert Details & CHoir Update

Winter Concert Itinerary and Directions
Students’ must be seated in University of West Florida’s Center for Fine and Performing Arts Music Hall by 5:30p (ready to go in CONCERT BLACK) in order to get ready for run-throughs.
Doors will open at 6:30p and the Concert will begin at 7:00p.
Directions to University of West Florida Center for Fine and Performing Arts coming from Pace, Fl

• From Highway 90 turn right onto the University of West Florida campus.
• Follow the main road the campus.  You will:
• Pass a water tower on your left.
• Curve right as you bank around the west end of campus.
• Pass the tennis courts on your right.
• As your pass the tennis courts on your right there will be a large building at the top of the hill.  There are parking lots on either side of the building.
• IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BUILDING turn right into the parking lot.
• Walk toward the building from this lot and you will easily find the Performing Arts Center’s lobby.  There is a box office on the outside of the building.  Admission is free and there are no tickets.
• The walk through and concert will take place in the Music Hall.
• Audience members will not be permitted into the hall until 6:30p.
• Concert will begin at 7:00p.
• ​If you have not been to this building before I would strongly urge you to aim to get there by 5:15p in case you get lost.  The walk through will begin promptly at 5:30p and students not in attendance risk not performing.
   
  Concert Black Uniform
  
• All Students:
  • There is a UNIFORM CHECK on Thursday, December 15th during class.  Please make sure that you have all the pieces you need and that your uniform is clean, hemmed, and wrinkle-free!
• New Students:
  • Concert Black Uniforms will be sent home today with all students who have completed their uniform payment.
  • Dresses and Tux Pants must be hemmed.  All uniforms come with brief instructions on how they should be hemmed.
•  Upcoming Rehearsals
  
• Women’s Choir (ALL WOMEN, 1st and 2nd period ladies)
  • Wednesday, December 14th from 3:30p to 4:30p
  • Friday, December 16th from 3:30p to 4:30p
• Concert Choir (2nd period, men and women)
  • Friday, December 16th from 3:30p to 5:30p *This is a change, this rehearsal has been extended*
• Friday, December 16th is a DRESS REHEARSAL for all choirs.  Students must attend this rehearsal to perform on the Winter Concert which is an enormous portion of their grade
  
• Upcoming Performances
• December 17th –  Winter Concert @ University of West Florida
  • Itinerary and directions may be found above.
  • ALL CHOIRS
  • Attire – CONCERT BLACK (Dresses, Tuxes, and all the bells & whistles)
  • Call Time – 5:30p
  • We will take group yearbook pictures on-stage and walk through our performance.
  • Doors Open – 6:30pm
• Winter Break –  Caroling Opportunities
  • Open for all choir students
  • Tentative date, time, location
•  Spectating Opportunities
   
  Sims Middle School CHorus Winter Concert
  
• Thursday, December 15th at 6:00pm in the Sims Middle School Cafeteria.
• This is their first choir concert in YEARS, please go support them!
  
• AIDA presented by the Pensacola Opera
• Permission slips are due by December 20th
• Wednesday, January 18th, 2017 at 7:00p
• We will depart the school at 4:30p
• This is a HUGE opportunity for our students that is generously provided by the Pensacola Opera.  The privilege of attending a live opera performance in Pensacola should not be taken lightly. Opera tickets are often expensive (up to $115 per ticket) and can sell out. 
• Attendees for this trip will need to confirm before Winter Break because school is a madhouse when we come back in January.
• Cost of trip is $12 for students to cover ticket and transportation.
• Dress Attire: students must dress up for this event; i.e. dresses, slacks, button-up shirts, etc.
• This will be a late night with an 11:00p arrival back at school.  The opera will last at least three hours.