March 24, 2009

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MCHS Choir Prospect!

The MCHS Choir experience will boost your confidence. In our sixth year of operation, the Choral Department is 130 students strong. Chorus is one of the more popular electives at Middle Creek. Many choir alumni say it was one of their best experiences of the high school years.

Some of our accomplishments include:

§ We have presented Fall, Holiday and Spring Concerts and spring Jazz Concerts each of the past 6 years.

§ We regularly receive “superior” ratings at the State Choral Competition.

§ We participated in Wake County’s All County Chorus Festival.

§ The choir’s student government, the Choral Council is in full operation.

§ The women’s barbershop quartets have placed in the top 3 in the last 4 Area-wide Quartet Competitions.

§ Choral students year in and out make up large parts of the spring musical casts. Musical participants benefit from singing experience. We have produced Bye Bye Birdie (03), Grease (04) and The Music Man (05), Into The Woods (06), Guys & Dolls (07), and Seussical The Musical (08). We are currently working on Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Performance dates : April 23, 24 & 25, 2009).

§ Dinner and Show performances

§ Two concert tours to New York City. We performed at St. John’s the Divine Cathedral and at the United Nations. We also attended 6 Broadway shows

§ NCMEA State Music Convention Performance (one of two choirs in the state to perform)

Check out our website at http://middlecreekhs@wcpss.net. Click on “Arts” then on “Choir.”

All experience levels are welcome! Even if you’ve never sung in a group before or haven’t sung since elementary or middle school, you can still enjoy participating in a high school choir. Here are a few reasons:

§ Many successful people in our world cite music as a memorable high school experience and good place to develop personality & character.

§ Being a team member of the choir help you develop SELF-ESTEEM, SELF-CONFIDENCE, LEADERSHIP, and SELF-EXPRESSION.

§ The Arts are also a great “Resume Builder” for those of you who are college bound or who will enter the work force after graduation.

Many choral students carry academic loads including Honors and/or AP Level courses. It can be done easily, especially at MCHS. The BLOCK schedule is good for this because you have so many elective slots spread out over the course of your high school career. You can sing and still explore all your other interests.

Tryouts for the 2009-10 choirs can still be scheduled:

§ By special appointment. Contact me at mgilliam@wcpss.net or at 773-3889, or drop by room 608 at MCHS.

You do not need to prepare any music in advance for this tryout. All you need to do is show up.

Hope to see you at the tryouts,

Mike Gilliam, MCHS Choral Music Director