Hello North Hills,
 
Attached is our 2023 Tour Letter #1 - finally!
 
It was interesting opening the trip letters from last year to see all that we were trying to figure out. We didn’t even remember it all because it changed so many times. We did figure it out, though, and we had an amazing tour together.
 
We really thought that this would be the year that things became more “normal,” but instead our group again proved how we don’t allow those challenges to define us. You have built special ensembles. Thank you for an amazing year so far!
 
Planning this tour has been a bit of a challenge itself. If you follow the scene of NYC shows at all, you know that it is adapting as it rebounds from the pandemic:

• After 29 years and 11,472 performances, STOMP closed in New York City on January 8th.
• Phantom of the Opera, the longest running show in Broadway’s history, will close on April 15th after 35 years. The revival of Music Man just closed as well.

 
So, it took us some time to be able to get the information that we needed. Shows and venues were simply not committing to dates in April as early as we would normally schedule.
 
We are excited to move forward, though! Because of the delay in sharing specific information, we are asking for a quick turn around in showing your interest in attending the tour. Thank you in advance for your help with this!
 
As we get back into the swing of touring together, you will find that each of our tours is very different in its location, format, and performance opportunities. Our rotation has been intentionally developed this way over the years to provide the most experiences for our students over their time in the program.
 
Some years our students will compete with other groups, some years they will perform publicly like in Orlando. This tour includes the opportunity to work closely with the amazing Music Department faculty at Messiah University in clinics and rehearsals. Please browse their bios and check out the remarkable Parmer Hall.
 
After performing and learning together on Friday, we are off to see the “greatest city in the world” from as many perspectives as we can. Traveling together through the city will be different than going to different rides in the Disney parks.
 
Most importantly, thank you for all that you do to continue to make the finest music opportunities available to your students. We want this culminating experience to be something for our students to work towards, learn from, and enjoy together. It does make a difference, and it is an honor to keep figuring it out with all of YOU!

We have 22 seniors graduating from the choral program this year!  To honor them, the choral parents have organized a senior banquet with a catered dinner to be held on Monday, May 16, 2022 at 6:30PM in the High School Cafeteria.  Each senior will be recognized and given a plaque, and a slideshow will be shared. 

The banquet is open to all choir families.  Cost is $15 per person to cover the caterer and to allow each senior to attend for free.  We need to get a count to the caterer by May 11, so please RSVP and pay for your ticket online ASAP!  Thanks, and we hope to see you there!

Info for Senior Recognition
To make sure that Mr. Cloonan has the correct information when announcing each choir senior, please complete the following Google Form ASAP listing the number of years you have been in the choral program and what your post-high school plans are.  As part of the banquet, Mr. Cloonan puts together a slide show featuring each senior.  To make it a little more interesting, we like to show a baby or younger photo first, then the current photo to see if people can figure out who the student is.  Please complete this form by FRIDAY, MAY 13 to give him the weekend to work on the slide show.
Click here to fill out the form

RSVP to the Banquet & Pay Online Here