January 2,2024.

Happy New Year Corovoce!  After our amazing Christmas Concert we hope all your other concerts went well at school!

We also hope everyone had a good rest during the holidays and are ready to return on the first day of school, Monday, January 8.  We have new repertoire that we’re excited to present, and we’re also happy that many of you will be joining us as we embark on the production of the opening ceremonies for “Constellation – Together We Shine!”

We look forward to seeing you next Monday!  Here are a few of our new songs to get you going!

Click here for Ad Astra.

Click here for I Dreamed of Rain.  Anyone up for a solo?

Click here for Doraji.

Click here for Blue Skies.

Click here for Put a Little Love in Your Heart with Love Train.

Click here for You Raise Me Up.

Click here for another version of You Raise Me Up.

In song,

Ms. Ishii, Mrs. Fierro, Ms. Nguyen, Caeden and Kurtis.

 

 

Dear Corovoce Parents:

Just a quick posting to let you know that extra tickets will be available beginning tomorrow, Tuesday, November 28.  Please check the school cashonline site to purchase any more tickets you may need.

We’ll see you today at South Slope, and tomorrow at Marlborough if possible. 3:30 to 4:45 both days.

Please hand in your music today if possible.

In song,

Mrs. Fierro, Ms. Ishii, Mr. Nguyen, Caeden and Kurtis.

November 27, 2023

Dear Corovoce Singers and Parents:

It’s hard to believe that our first term is almost over!  Here are some important dates for you to note.

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES

Tuesday, November 28 – Rehearsal at Marlborough from 3:30 – 4:45 in the music room. 

Please attend if you can as it’s our last time to polish some repertoire, and work with Piccolini on our mass number before the concert next Monday.

Monday, December 4 – “Holly Jolly Holiday Concert” 6:30 p.m. at MFJ Theatre at Burnaby South

Dress Code – white collared shirts, black pants, skirts, tights, black shoes.

3:30 – arrive at the theatre for our rehearsal.

4:30 – parents pick up students, take them for a snack, break etc…

6:15 – arrive back at the theatre in the music room upstairs for a warm up.

6:30 – the show!

7:45 – show over!

NO REHEARSALS ON DECEMBER 11 AND 18!

First rehearsal of 2024 – Monday, January 8

CONSTELLATION – TOGETHER WE SHINE – MAY 3

We hope you have considered becoming a part of our Opening Ceremonies Presentation for the National Orff Conference.  Please fill out the consent form and return as soon as possible.

We look forward to a wonderful evening on December 4 and are excited for what 2024 will bring!

In song,

Caeden, Kurtis, Ms. Ishii, Mr. Nguyen, Mrs. Fierro

November 14, 2023

Hello Singers:

We hope you enjoyed a great long weekend practising your songs for our final 2 rehearsals.  Yes, 2 more rehearsals and we’re performing!  Please read the previous blog post for all the important dates that are upcoming.  Here is some new information and some updates.

Tickets for “Holly Jolly Holiday” Concert on December 4

Tickets should now be available online.  Sorry for the delay.  We will decide how to fairly sell the other tickets soon.

Constellation – Together We Shine – National Orff Conference May 3 at Capilano University in North Vancouver

Ms Ishii, Ms. Chastko, and I have been given the opportunity to produce the opening ceremonies for the National Orff Conference in May.  We will be handing out letters this Monday explaining the event, the time commitment involved, and asking if you would like to take part.  Please read this over carefully, check your calendars, and hand back the form as soon as possible.  This is something that we believe will create some beautiful memories for you!

We hope you have memorized your material and are ready to put the finishing touches on all our pieces next Monday!  We can’t wait to see you all!

In song,

Mr. Nguyen, Kurtis, Ms. Fierro, Caeden, and Ms. Ishii

 

Dear Singers:

We will see you all for our next session on Monday, November 6, then we are off for Remembrance Day. (November 13)

After this rehearsal,  it’s only 2 more rehearsals until our concert!

Some important bit of information you need to know:

Monday, November 6 – Regular rehearsal at South Slope

Monday, November 13 – NO Rehearsal (Remembrance Day observed)

Monday, November 20 – Regular rehearsal at South Slope

Monday, November 27 – Regular rehearsal at South Slope

Extra Rehearsal – Tuesday, November 28 at Marlborough in the music room!

We will be rehearsing with Piccolini, the children’s choir on this day.  Rehearsal will be from 3;30 to 4:45. Please attend if you can.

Monday, December 4 – “A Holly Jolly Holiday” Concert at Michael J Fox Theatre at Burnaby South

Singers need to be there sharply at 3:30.  We will rehearse until 4:30 and then parents need to collect their children for a break, snack, rest, and to change into their outfits for the concert. (see below)

Singers need to return to MJF by 6:15.

Concert begins promptly at 6:30, and will be finished by 7:45.

Please Note:

1.  At this time, there will be a limit of 2 tickets per family.  You can pay by school online cash in the same place you paid your registration fees.  Tickets are $10 each.  We may have some extras at the door, but this is not guaranteed.
2. Students need to wear white collared shirts and black pants, or skirts with black shoes for the concert.  I would suggest you begin looking now for your outfit.   It is also important that your hair be styled neatly and away from your face, or tied back, in order for the audience to see you!  A touch of make-up (blush, lip gloss) is also a good idea, but not necessary.

FEEDBACK FORM FOR OUR GUEST CONDUCTOR

The Vancouver Chamber Choir would like some feedback from the session with Dinah.  I will be handing out forms next Monday, but you’re welcome to download the copy below and hand it in this Monday if you like.

corovoce feedback for vancouver chamber choir sessions 2023

As always, we are grateful for the opportunity to work with your children.  They bring so much joy to us when they sing!

In song,

Caeden, Ms. Ishii, Mr. Nguyen, Mrs. Fierro and Kurtis

November 1, 2023

I hope everyone enjoyed our session with Dinah and Anne from the Vancouver Chamber Choir!  Thank you Justin for setting this up!  It was wonderful to learn from an expert!  Christmas Angel was particularly beautiful to listen to and we appreciate all your hard work on this lovely song!  When the Snow Begins to Fall is really coming together, we just need to work on words, and dynamics.  A la Media Noche will be a bright and lively song in our repertoire and your Spanish is “muy buena”.  (very good)  We will touch on these pieces on Monday and work more on The Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth and Joyeaux Noel and our opening and closing numbers.  Keep practising Corovoce, we are amazing!

In song,

Mr. Nguyen, Caeden, Kurtis, Ms. Fierro, Ms. Little and Ms. Fletcher

October 24, 2023

Hello Singers!

It’s that spooky time of year for music teachers!  We are happily singing Halloween/Fall songs, we’re practising solemn Remembrance Day songs, and looking at Christmas repertoire, all at the same time!  Here are a few updates for tomorrow and the weeks to come.

Silent Night with ASL signed English

As our finale, we will be signing and singing Silent Night at our Holly Jolly Holiday Concert.

Click here to practice the signs.

Vancouver Chamber Choir and the Great Pumpkin are coming October 30!

For all good little boys and ghouls, we will be working with singers from the Vancouver Chamber Choir that rehearsal, specifically Christmas Angel.  Our thanks to Ms. Fletcher for auditioning our soloists.  We will reveal the soloists tomorrow.  The Great Pumpkin will also be coming on October 30.

 

Our rehearsal tomorrow will focus on:

The chorus for Christmas Angel and a review of the underlying parts over our soloists in the verses.  I do hope you have solidified this.

The Spanish for A la Media Noche.  We will work on the pronunciation and the part singing.

We will finish The Snow Begins to Fall and expect this one to be put to bed this week.

Signing for Silent Night will be presented and then you will need to rehearse using the video above.

If time, we will learn more of Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy.

 

This is just a reminder that any parts we go over in rehearsal are expected to be learned by the next rehearsal.  It is the only way we can move forward and present new music to you.  We want these songs to be memorized quickly so we can really sing from our hearts.  Keep practising at home Corovoce!  We will be amazing!

 

Stay tuned for more information around our Christmas Concert, “A Holly Jolly Holiday”

In song,

Caeden, Ms. Ishii, Mr. Nguyen, Kurtus and Mrs. Fierro

 

 

October 12, 2023.

It seems like forever since we’ve seen you Corovoce!  We were excited to present our songs to you during our first rehearsals and we have much work to do to polish and perfect our repertoire!  Auditions will be held this Monday, for our song, Christmas Angel.

You absolutely do not need to audition, but if you are interested, we will be happy to hear you sing!  Remember that solo singing involves setting yourself apart from a regular choir.  Your presence and energy need to be really turned up!  We already know you have beautiful voices, you need to have that stage presence that draws the audience into your world.

We may not be able to make your dreams of a solo come true for this song, but hopefully in our other songs during the year you will have your chance to shine even brighter than you already do!

We’ll see you Monday, in the music Room, 201, at South Slope.

In song,

Mr. Nguyen, Caeden, Kurtis, Ms. Fierro, Ms. Ishii

“Music is the shorthand of emotion.” – Leo Tolstoy

 

Hello Singers!

Here is some information for you to be aware of for our fall season.

Payment of Fees:

School Cash Online is our preferred method of payment.  Copy and paste the link below into your browser.  I’m hoping this will work.  You can also, I believe, go into your school online cash account and click on the District Items tab.

https://burnaby.schoolcashonline.com/Fee/Details/81303/16/False/True

Handout and Calendar for the Fall Season:

Here is a handout that we will be giving out on September 18.

Corovoce Welcome letter and calendar 2023

A great deal of information is contained within this handout, particularly important dates.

Our Christmas Repertoire:

These are our songs for the Christmas Concert.  Our mass numbers with Piccolini and Soundwave will be added once we’ve had our joint meeting.  These may not be the voicings we’ll be using, but they are excellent examples of choirs singing, and can definitely be useful when you’re learning your parts.

Click here for Christmas Angel.

Click here for The Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth.  Not the correct arrangement, but a lovely, lovely version.

Click here for The Snow Begins to Fall.  I love Andy Beck arrangements!

Click here for A la Media Noche.  Let’s all sing in Spanish!

Click here for A Holly Jolly Holiday.  So fun!

Click here for Joyeux Noel, Feliz Navidad.

 

Stay tuned for more songs and feel free to check out YouTube for other arrangements of these songs!

In song,

Caeden, Mr. Nguyen, Ms. Ishii, Ms. Fierro

 

 

 

Hello Singers!

“It’s the Most Wonderful Time, of the Year!”  This song seems to be used all year round now!  But we do think it’s the most wonderful time of the year because we are all looking forward to the start of another season working with all of you as we make beautiful music together!

We will see you all on Monday in the gym at South Slope Elementary at 3:30 sharp!  We will end at 4:45 sharp!

Attached is the registration form you can fill out early if you like, and bring back to us as quickly as possible.  School Cash Online will be open for payment starting on Monday.

Hard copies of this document will also be available on Monday as well.

We are ready!  See you Monday!

In song,

Mrs. Fierro, Ms. Ishii, Mr. Nguyen, and Caeden

Corovoce registration form 2023

“Music acts like a magic key, to which the most tightly closed heart opens.”  – Maria von Trapp