Concert Tickets and Advertising
OnlineTickets - share this link with anyone who might be interested in purchasing tickets. (THANK YOU PETER!!) Tickets are already being purchased, so please encourage your friends and family to get their tickets! We also have events posted on our Social Media (THANK YOU KAYLAN!!), make sure you mark yourself as going, and invite anyone and everyone! I know the Social Media team is making posts fairly regularly about the concerts, so please re-share (Thank you CRYSTAL and TEAM!!)
Physical Tickets - are available from Kate (Alto
Section), (Thank you KATE AND LISA V) If you'd like to reserve some,
send her an email and she can make sure you get them at the next practice.
Poster - is attached at the bottom of this
email. (THANK YOU KATHRYN!)
Tickets will also be available at the door!
Volunteers - I know Lisa L is working on a volunteer
list. We will be looking for people (not choir members) to help on the days of
the concerts (front of house, concessions, etc.). If you have anyone who might
be interested, please contact Lisa to let her know! (THANK YOU Lisa L)
RETIREMENT HOME SHOWS
Thank you for your patience. I've attached the setlists for each home here. Details of when and where are in the attachment as well.
The set list for each show is our entire set list, minus one song. Please look it over especially if you are a soloist or back up to make sure all the solos are covered appropriately.
As always, this is tentative and I reserve the right to make changes if necessary.
I've also attached the attendance list here.
I think I can make some overall comments since we sang through
everything last night.
SOPRANOS- open up! Don't stress about the high notes.
Get your tongue out of the way, open up your throat and allow the sound to
happen without any tension. This is practice and it is something that even
professional singers still work on. Doing lip-trills and sirens everyday will
help you feel this. I also suggest lots of "vocal sighs" throughout
the day, everyday!
ENTRIES - take a "surprise breath" and
give yourself time to produce the sound before you need to. Again - this is
practice. If you take a long breathe right before you sing you WILL be late.
ENDS OF PHRASES - Watch for the cut offs and make
it clear.
Diction - tip of the tongue, the teeth, the lips. Consonants are formed
with the tongue and lips and shouldn't be in the back of your throat - ever!
LOOK AND LISTEN - the lesson you learned as a kid
to cross the street applies to choir!!
MEMORY - try doing 3 or 4 songs from memory on Sunday. Try doing 7-8
songs on Tuesday. Let go of the crutch and make it happen. You will surprise
yourself!
HAVE FUN - Yes basses I saw you "milking the cow" and thought it was fun. We have a great sound and a good stage presence. Don't be afraid to sing with your whole self. Enjoy it!
NEXT WEEK
This Sunday - Please look at the schedule for the songs and
location this Sunday!
Tuesday - Please look at the schedule for the songs and location
Please plan to be at the retirement homes 30 minutes before the
show.
DRESS
Retirement homes - black bottoms and
festive tops. May include a red or green shirt. Remember that the
retirement homes are quite warm and standing there crowded together, singing
can make it uncomfortable in a heavy sweater.
Concerts - Concert blacks with a RED
accent.
Concert Song order:
• Holiday Road
• Sleigh Ride
• Medley - Muppet Christmas Carol
• Santa Tell Me - SSA Only
• Where are You Christmas
• You Make It Feel Like Christmas
• God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Small Group
• Christmas in Killarney
• Christmas Medley
• Old Toy Trains
• 12 Days of Christmas
• When We’re Together
SOLOS
DATES TO PUT IN YOUR CALENDAR
Retirement Homes****
- November 16th @2pm
(Summit Heights)
- November 18th @7pm
(Meadowlands)
- November 23rd @2:30pm
(Caroline Place)
- December 9th @6:30pm
(Highgate)
Concerts
Dress Rehearsal: December 2nd
Concerts:
- Friday December 5th
Evening (Special Guests - Kokoro Singers). Call time 6pm.
- Saturday December 6th
Afternoon (Special Guests - Tomorrow's Voices Childrens Choir). Call time 12pm.
Leadership within the Choir
Director: Tania Sheeler
Accompanist: Abby Hannah
Leadership Team: Lisa Vooys, Lisa Lingard, Kathryn
Lee
Section Leaders
- Soprano - Alison and Sonia
H
- Alto - Cheyenne and Janet R
- Tenor - Paul
- Bass - Sean
Online Presence and Advertising: Crystal, Carly, Sam,
Kaylan
Librarian: Jeanette
Website: Peter
Costume: Kathryn, Chrissy, Lisa L, Cheyenne, Linda
Stage Manager: Valerie
Volunteer Coordinator: ?
Retirement Home Booking: Lisa V
Treasurer: Lisa V and Kate
Social Team: Kathryn, Brenda, Linda, Carly, Lisa L
Below
are the links to Learning Files, PDFs and Rehearsal Recordings
Learning
Files Christmas 2025
Rehearsal
Recordings Christmas 2025
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