November 02, 2006
S'Cool Fundraiser Delivery & BYU Concert
Dear Parents,
Please remember that those families that participated in the S'Cool fundraiser must pick up their orders at Westview Middle School on Monday, November 6, at 6 p.m. If you can not be there, PLEASE make arrangements for someone to pick up your order. We do not have a way to store items that are not picked up.
Jerry will be set up with all the items near the choir and band rooms. If there is room in the hallway, he will be there, or in the foyer near the main entrance doors. If you are worried about keeping the items before delivering them, Jerry said that the only items that must be kept frozen are the butter braids. The other items can stay outside in your car overnight since the nights have been around freezing. The cookie dough is OK to refreeze if necessary.
New calendars were sent home with the kids on MOnday, so please check your child's notebook for it. The date updated is October 27, 2006. Those families who were absent will be sent a calendar in the mail. The concert with the Colorado Mormon Chorale on December 2 will be here in Longmont at the Mormon church on 17th and Alpine. This is the church where we hosted the choir from the Czech Republic. The church office there has asked us to let our member families know of an opportunity to see the BYU Young Ambassadors in concert. They will be presenting "Broadway Rhythm" at Vance Brand Civic Auditorium in Longmont on Saturday, November 18th. It is a Broadway style review featuring music from many classic Broadway shows. Tickets are $10 each and available with your credit card at http://www.YAs-Longmont.com. This is the only show they will be doing in Colorado so get your tickets soon! I have noticed some ads in the Daily Times-Call for the concert. They are a world-traveled group of young muscicians, singers, and dancers from Brigham Young University and put on a great show.
Cathy Balan
Business Manager
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October 16, 2006
Fundraiser & new concert
Hello everyone!
I hope you enjoyed the concert Saturday night. Both choirs did a wonderful job. Thank you for coming and bringing family and friends.
I just wanted to remind those families who are participating in the S'Cool Services fundraiser that you have one more week to sell items. The order sheet and payments are due to me at next Tuesday's rehearsal on October 24. If you know that you will not be at that rehearsal, please call me, 303-774-6304, to arrange a time to deliver the orders to me. I must have the orders turned into Jerry at S'Cool before Friday, October 27. If any of you need extra copies of the order sheet, I will have a few at rehearsal Monday, October 16. It sounds like we have some good sellers out there! Good job!
The Artistic Directors have added a new concert in December. The owner of Guitars, Etc. in Longmont is sponsoring a Christmas celebration for 5 Saturdays starting November 28. He has asked if our group would sing some Christmas carols on one of the Saturdays. Esprit & Summit are sceduled to sing on Saturday, December 2 from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. in the downtown area of Longmont. This is a great opportunity to be visible within our own community. This will be added to our calendar, which will be mailed at the next billing cycle. So, please mark your calendars at home with this event. Details will be provided as the event gets closer.
Summit parents, please remember that the $300 deposit for tour is coming due in November. You will be mailed a separate invoice and payment agreement for this amount. Look for these documents in the mail in the coming weeks.
Cathy Balan
Business Manager
HME 303-774-6304
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October 05, 2006
Upcoming Concert Notes
Our first concert titled “We Are the Children” is just around the corner on October 14. We hope that you are encouraging friends and relatives to come. This concert is one of our ticketed concerts. Prices are listed on the website at www.longmontcc.org. Tickets can be purchased at the door, at TicketsWest in King Soopers or by calling our business office at 303-774-0990. The Board of Directors will be offering a season ticket package to the public for the last two concerts later this year.
We realize the financial commitment you already have to the organization. Therefore, the Board of Directors has set a special season ticket price for LCC families only. The package price is three concerts for the price of two and you must purchase the package to receive the discount. The package price is only for the immediate family of the LCC member. The LCC Family Season Ticket prices are:
$20.00 Adults
$16.00 Seniors/Students
$10.00 Children 12 & under
The package will be available at the door for this first concert. You will need to identify yourself as an LCC family to the board members taking ticket money. Please make your checks payable to Longmont Children’s Chorale.
We provide high quality vocal training and performance experience for our choristers. We also expect devoted and hard working members willing to work up to their full potential. Therefore, we would appreciate your help ensuring that your child is rehearsing their music at home during the week. The once a week rehearsals do not provide enough time to learn the music at a level we expect from our members. All music for both groups must be memorized by Monday’s dress rehearsal. Just a note about the dress rehearsals, your child does NOT need to wear their uniform.
Cathy Balan
Business Manager
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September 30, 2006
October Calendar Reminder
Our annual fundraiser is 5 months away and we have some committee details to take care of. The new calendar was mailed today and shows a Parent Meeting scheduled for Monday, October 30, after rehearsal at Westview Middle School. The meeting is to finalize the Gala committees and explain other Gala information. We are in need of volunteers to chair or co-chair the Decorations Committee, Food Committee, and Publicity/ticket Committee. Each chair will have a corresponding board member to assist & guide them. If you are interested, please contact your choir director or me. The Silent Auction committee is also in need of a few more volunteers. We will be asking for some of you to consider changing the choices you made on the volunteer form. Please be thinking about where and how you can serve on a committee. Summit families will also receive preliminary information concerning tour.
Out last Parent Meeting had some unsupervised children who made messes in the foyer of the school and caused the janitorial staff to do extra cleaning the next morning. The school district has provided an amicable agreement to use the facility, and we do not want to jeopordize that. Therefore, we ask that your LCC member and any other children stay with you for the meeting or be supervised by another adult. Thank you for your cooperation in this area.
Please remember that rehearsal this week is on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3 at the regular time and place.
Cathy Balan
Business Manager
Posted by Cathy at 02:39 PM | Comments (0)
September 15, 2006
Important Calendar Changes
We have discovered a couple of scheduling conflicts with Westview during October. We are unable to use the choir and band rooms for two Mondays in October. We have moved these two rehearsal dates to Tuesday. The two dates to mark on your calendar at home are:
Tuesday, October 3
Tuesday, October 24
We are very much aware that this often causes conflicts with activities your child may have on Tuesdays. Please let your respective director know of any conflicts so we can mark our attendance accordingly.
A new calendar will be mailed with the October billing, so please look for it in your mail at that time. This information will arrive close to the first date change, so please make a note of the October 3 change now.
We do apologize for the short notice and appreciate your understanding about the situation.
Cathy Balan
Business Manager
Posted by Cathy at 04:49 PM | Comments (0)
September 06, 2006
Parent Meeting Reminder
Please remember that at least one parent must attend the Parent Meeting on September 11. The meeting will occur immediately following regular rehearsal for each group at Westview Middle School. Esprit Singers meet at 6:30 p.m. in the band room, and Summit Singers meet at 7:00 p.m. in the choir room. The Board of Directors will be introduced and the handbook disucssed. We hope to have a representative of the first optional fundraiser there for a presentation of the items you may sell.
See you there!
Cathy Balan
Business Manager
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August 31, 2006
Yearly calendars updated Sept 2006
Here are the calendars for both groups (2 pages in each):
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August 30, 2006
Reminder for Next Rehearsal
Just a reminder that the next rehearsal for Summit Singers is Tuesday, September 5, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Westview Middle School. The rehearsal is on a Tuesday since Monday is a national holiday, Labor Day. If you have any conflicts, please contact Jackie Laughlin at 303-678-8233 or via e-mail at Laughlin_Jackie@stvrain.k12.co.us.
See you Tuesday!
Cathy Balan
Business Manager
Posted by Cathy at 05:18 PM | Comments (0)
August 10, 2006
Updated concert information on website
LCC families,
THe website has been updated with confirmed concert information. You can check out the website at http://www.longmontcc.org and select 'schedule' from the menu.
A detailed calendar will be passed out at the first rehearsal, so be sure to ask your child for it!
Cathy Balan
Business Manager
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July 25, 2006
Welcome to all 2006-07 Families
Welcome to the Longmont Children’s Chorale Director’s Notes blog. We welcome back all the returning families from last season and say ‘hello’ to the new families joining the organization this year. The Director’s Notes area is a place where parents of choir members can keep up with information, changes, and announcements. We will continue to send notes home with your child, but know that this area will also contain the same information. Whenever new information is added to the blog, an e-mail will be sent to you with a link to see the information in Director’s Notes. Click on the link to read the new message. You may also access the Director’s Notes area using this web address: http://notes.longmontcc.org/. From the main screen you can select which choir, Esprit Singers or LCC, to view.
I am Cathy Balan, the new Business Manager. Many of you already know me as the accompanist for Esprit Singers. I will continue to play for Esprit because it is so enjoyable and an outlet for my creative side. I have been part of this organization since 1999. The first six years as a parent and the last 3½ years as the Esprit accompanist. You can reach me at the business number, 303-774-0990, or at home, 303-774-6304. My e-mail address is cathy_balan@comcast.net. I look forward to working with all of you.
We are working on putting the season’s calendar together. Regular concert dates have been posted to our website, www.longmontcc.org. Please note that some dates are still awaiting venue confirmation and may change. Each family received important events to plan for in August and September in the welcome letter sent in mid-July. We will get a finalized calendar with all dates and information by the time rehearsals start.
Please may I remind you that monthly dues payments begin in August. All families should have sent in the first payment, which is the ‘acceptance fee’ for new members or ‘initial dues payment’ for returning members. If you have not, please remit this payment promptly to the post office box so that you do not fall behind in your payments. Invoices and statements will be mailed August 1 and payments are due August 15.
Cathy Balan
Business Manager
Posted by Cathy at 01:01 PM | Comments (0)
July 20, 2006
Verification of LCC members for 2006-07
Welcome everyone!
I am Cathy Balan the new Business Manager for the Longmont Children's Chorale. Many of you already know me as the accompanist for the Esprit Singers. I obviously have added new duties to my work! We are winding up for our new 2006-07 season, and some of you are leaving our group as your children move on to other activities. I need to do some housekeeping of the e-mail addresses for the blog. IF YOU ARE NOT RETURNING FOR THE 2006-07 SEASON (either as Esprit or Summit), PLEASE SEND AN E-MAIL TO cathy_balan@comcast.net TO HAVE YOUR ADDRESS REMOVED FROM THE BLOG LIST. I will only remove those addresses who send me a reply. Thank you for being part of LCC.
Cathy Balan
Business Manager
Posted by Cathy at 03:36 PM | Comments (0)
May 22, 2006
CD from the last concert
I was able to record the concert this past weekend. Click on this link to listen to the final song "Blessings". I have 2 different versions of the concert.The first CD1 is one track with the complete 60 minute concert. This includes all introductions and talking between songs.
The second CD2 is a normal CD with each song broken into a different track. There are 18 tracks total on this CD.
The CDs are $10 each. All of the proceeds (minus Paypal fees, CD cost and mailing cost) will go to LCC. Click to the link below for payment via BetterProcess (my personal paypal account) or you can send in a check to LCC. Either way please send me an email on how to mail the CD(s) to you.
Best regards,
Ken Rayment
send email to orders @ betterprocess .com
CD1 - one track with the complete 60 minute concert
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