Welcome Ms. Kuban!

 

 

 

 

Dear Singers:

 

I’m pleased to announce that Ms. Corina Kuban will be taking over conducting Corovoce for the 2025/2026 season!  Rehearsals will still be on Mondays, but at Marlborough Elementary.  And, they will begin possibly at 4:00.

 

If you are in Corovoce already, you DO NOT NEED TO AUDITION, but please fill out the link below to indicate that you will be joining Ms. Kuban for the following year.  I’m also generating a list at rehearsal today and I’ll bring it to the tour tomorrow as well.

 

https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/91ciYL4yKx?origin=lprLink

 

I have so enjoyed my musical journey with you, my lovely singers!  I leave with so many happy memories of music making, and I look forward to coming to all the future concerts!

I will see you all today, Monday at Rehearsal, tomorrow, at Seaforth at 8:30, and finally, at MJF Theatre on Monday, May 12 at 3:30.

 

In song,

Mrs. Fierro

We Are In the Homestretch! Important Information Here!

Free Sunflower Summer Songs photo and picture

Dear Singers and Families:

 

We are definitely in “crunch” time for our school tour and District Concert!  Please commit your songs to memory so we can simply polish everything during our final two rehearsals.

Here is some important information regarding our final time together in Corovoce.

Monday, April 21 – Easter Monday – NO CHOIR

Monday, April 28 – District Pro D Day – NO CHOIR! but….

Tuesday, April 29 – Rehearsal at Marlborough Elementary from 3;30 – 5:00

  • please come if you can, otherwise our final rehearsal date is below.
  • at this rehearsal I will also have t-shirts if you didn’t pick yours up yesterday.
  • I will also have tickets for the May 12 concert.
  • I will accept your consent forms for the school tour.

 

Monday, May 5 – Final Rehearsal at South Slope from 3;30 – 5:00

  • all of the above PLUS….I need all your black music folders and music.  If you forget, please drop them by South Slope asap, or ask your music teacher to send them through school mail.

Tuesday, May 6 – School Tour Day

  • Meet at Seaforth at 8:30 a.m. with your “nut aware” lunch, water bottle, and smile!
  • The bus will take us to all of our schools.  Parents are welcome to come and watch a performance as long as they check in at the school office.
  • You need to wear your t-shirts, black pants and shoes.
  • Parents need to pick you up from Brantford at 3:00 p.m.
  • I will reluctantly take your choir folders and music this day.  lol  I will probably have tickets on me as well.

Monday, May 12 – Spring Sing and Ring at Michael J Fox Theatre

  • come to the theatre at 3;30 p.m.
  • parents need to pick you up at 4:30 for a snack and a break
  • be in the green room at MJF by 6:10.
  • dress in your t-shirts, black pants and shoes.
  • again, with great reluctance, I will take your choir folders.

Auditions for next year et al…..

  • if you are in Corovoce now, you do not need to re-audition!
  • if you have any friends from your school interested in joining our fantastic choir, please encourage them to talk to their music teacher and come to the audtions!
  • Picollini students are automatically accepted into Corovoce, no audition necessary.
  • If…and this is important….you are not returning to Corovoce next year, please send me an email.  Otherwise, stay tuned for further information!

It has been a wonderful spring term with this amazing group of singers!  You are all near and dear to my heart and I cannot wait for the world to hear you perform!

In song,

Mrs. Fierro, Mr. Nguyen, Kurtis and Caeden

 

T shirts and Tickets and Tours, Oh My!

March 24, 2025.

Dear Singers:

 

We’re halfway through Spring Break and I hope you’re enjoying yourselves!  Even in the rain, we live in a beautiful part of the world!  I just wanted to let you know that when we return we are going to be very busy!  I hope you have really worked on our repertoire so all we need to do is “polish” them together.  Commit your lyrics to memory so you can sing from your heart, and learn your melodies well so we blend and so magnificent!  Here are a few updates!

T-shirts 

Congratulations to Ayesha whose design was chosen for this year’s t shirts.  When you come in next Monday, head straight outside and put your name, school, and t shirt size on the form on the table.  There are samples for you to try on as well.  Please, please always choose bigger so you get proudly wear your shirt for a while!

Tickets

These will be available next week.  Please pay using school cash online.  I’m not sure when the link will be live, but it will be soon!  Please purchase 2 tickets and hopefully we will have more to sell closer to the date of the show. (May 12)  Bring your school cash online receipt in hard copy or on your phone.  If you would like preferred seating, please see me as that is the reward for helping out with ticket sales the night of the performance!

Tour

Our school tour this year will be Tuesday, May 6.  We are going to Seaforth, Second Street, Buckingham, and Brantford as they were the schools who responded first to my email!  Drivers….to save on the cost of bussing, we are asking parents to drop off at Seaforth at 8:30 a.m., and pick up from Brantford at 3:00 p.m.  There will be a consent form that needs to be signed and brought back by April 14.  Please make sure you take one on March 31.

Please note, there are no costs for the t shirts, or the school tour.  These monies come from your registration fees.

Happy Half way through the break!  Get those lyrics memorized!

In song,

Mrs. Fierro, Mr. Nguyen, Kurtis and Caeden

 

Save These Dates!

March 3, 2025

Dear Singers:

Here are a few important dates coming up!

Monday, April 28 – District Pro D Day!  NO REHEARSAL AT SOUTH SLOPE THAT DAY!

Tuesday, April 29 – Rehearsal with Piccolini at Marlborough from 3:30 – 4:45.  Please attend if you can!

Tuesday, May 6 – Corovoce on Tour – Schools to be decided at this time, and this day is subject to bus availability.

Monday, May 12 – District Concert at Michael J Fox – This will be our final show.  All music and folders must be handed in before this date.

We have a very ambitious repertoire to learn.  Please spend some time over Spring Break committing your songs to memory!

In song,

Mrs. Fierro, Mr. Nguyen, Caeden and Kurtis

 

 

 

 

Family Day Next Week! See you February 24!

February 11, 2025.

Dear Singers:

What a wonderful rehearsal we had on Monday!  So busy, but so productive!  We hope you enjoy this next long weekend attached to Valentine’s Day and we will see you the following week.  In the meantime:

Save the Date:

Our Spring Concert is Monday, May 12 at Michael J Fox.  More details to come.

Our Tour Date is tentatively book for Tuesday, May 6.  More details to come.

T-Shirt Design:

Bring your submission to our design contest at the next rehearsal on February 24.

Solos:

Solos for This is Me and For Good will be held on February 24 as well.  Practice, practice practice!

Work on:

Well, all our songs for sure but in particular, Two Tigers in Mandarin and Who Can Sail in Swedish.  They will be worked on at our next rehearsal.  As well, we will be auditioning for the solos and polishing Rainstorm and Java Jazz.

We hope you enjoy some special time with your families this weekend and Happy Hearts Day to all!

 

In song,

Mrs. Fierro, Mr. Nguyen, Kurtis and Caeden

 

 

 

This is Me! in ASL

January 31

Good Afternoon Singers:

I hope you’re checking the clouds in the sky and the weather forecast….and the blog of course, to see if we can gather this Monday.  I will post here only if we cancel.  And I will do this by 1:00 p.m.  If you don’t see any posts, I will see you at South Slope!

Here is some ASL for our song, This is Me.  You’re welcome to begin to rehearse this.  As well, keep rehearsing yourself if you’d like a solo in This is Me, or For Good.

Click here for the ASL that you can practice with.

Hopefully we will see you on Monday!

In song,

Mrs. Fierro, Mr. Nguyen, Kurtis and Caeden

Updates for Monday, January 24, 2025

January 24, 2025

Dear Singers:

I hope you’ve enjoyed learning Swedish with Who Can Sail?  I cannot wait to hear you on Monday!

More copies of This is Me and Java Jazz have arrived.  We are still waiting on A Thousand Years, but I will photocopy some for Monday as we do have permission to do so.

I will be handing out We Are One, Two Tigers, and For Good on Monday.  I believe that completes our repertoire for now.  Please practice if you’re interested in a solo in For Good or for This is Me.

T Shirt Contest papers will be handed out on Monday as well.  If there is a hidden artist in you and you’d like to submit a t-shirt design that we will wear at the Spring Concert, please submit it by February 10.

And speaking of the Spring Concert….save the date!  It’s Monday, May 12 at Michael J Fox!

We have an ambitious repertoire this term and we’re really looking forward to challenging you with many songs!

Lyrical dancers – please let me know if you would like to be part of some lyrical dancing in A Thousand Years.

I believe that is all for now.  Please enjoy the brilliant sunshiny days!

In song,

Mrs. Fierro, Mr. Nguyen, Caeden and Kurtis