Gunn Choir 2011-12

CHOIR SHOW!!!!

2012-01-23T22:08:00.001-08:00

Rehearsals for OUT! are amazing. It's going to be so good. Mark your calendars. February 8th and 9th. Check out our OUT! The Musical website at http://out-themusical.blogspot.com.

CHOIR RETREAT JAN 28/29

2012-01-12T07:27:00.000-08:00

To: All Choir Members and ParentsFrom: Bill LiberatoreRE: Fall Choir Retreat, January 28/29I. OverviewGunn Choir’s Retreat is January 28/29. If you are new to the program, let me brieflydescribe the event. The Choir spends a weekend every year at YMCA Camp Jones Gulchto rehearse extensively for our next concert and to get to know each other better. In order to have the rehearsals be effective, we

OUT Audition Info

2011-12-30T12:53:00.000-08:00

What: Choir Staff Musical AuditionsWhen: Monday, January 2, 2012 6:30-8:30 (or later if necessary). How: Go to this google doc to sign up for an appointment time. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ak3DNiOy2azldDhQbmdta3NIb0hHcV9NZEY5LU9zdUEParts to audition for:We are looking for the following characters or small groups.Lissa: The assumed Queen of the Prom. Head Cheerleader. A very

Announcements

2011-11-19T08:49:00.000-08:00

Choir Announcements/ Schedules/ UpdatesHey everybody. Happy Weekend! Happy two-day week coming up!!! I wanted to put something together that would document all the dates coming up in choir. This window of time is super exciting, but a little crazy with the calendar. Hopefully having it all in one place will help you all to keep track. There are several things that all happen over the next two and

Great Fall Concert

2011-10-27T07:10:00.001-07:00

What a fantastic way to begin the year. Wow!

Happy Rosh Hashanah!

2011-09-28T13:49:00.000-07:00

Translation: "In the year to come, as I sit on my porch and count the birds flying around, I will see children playing; running between houses and in the fields. You will see, you will see how good it will be in the year to come."Happy Rosh Hashanah!

Great Performance!

2011-09-11T20:10:00.000-07:00

Thanks so much to everyone who came out and sang Sunday morning. It was a fantastic turnout and a great performance. I really appreciate all of you (and your parents!) getting out of bed so early on a Sunday and making this happen. Using music to connect and to be of service to the greater Palo Alto community is a big part of what the Gunn Choir is all about. Thank you all so much for

9-11 Performance Tomorrow

2011-09-10T12:14:00.000-07:00

Greetings! I hope everyone is enjoying this gorgeous Saturday. I am writing to remind everyone of the performance tomorrow at the 9-11 Memorial Ceremony.The Mayor and City Council are holding a special 10th anniversary memorial event to recognize those who lost their lives from the terrorist attack. We have been asked to sing. It is not only an honor but a great chance to demonstrate our

Concert Choir Announcements

2011-09-01T10:35:00.000-07:00

Concert Choir Announcements: Seating: I am going to work on a plan this weekend. This is a really big group for the size of this room, and I think we will have to try and figure out a 5 row way. 4 rows is just too cramped. Thanks for being patient with it. I am hoping to have folders with Fall Concert music on Tuesday as well. Hearing the Men: There are a lot of new guys I have not heard yet

Chamber Singers Auditions Monday 6:30

2011-08-27T19:33:00.001-07:00

Hey everyone. Chamber Singers auditions are Monday night, 6:30 PM. We are using Cum Sancto Spiritu as an audition piece. You can download recordings of your part here: www.mediafire.com/?vzju18nql74q8 There are individual tracks for each part and a file of all parts played together. Good luck preparing. Hope to see you Monday! Best, Mr. Liberatore

Great First Week!

2011-08-26T20:36:00.001-07:00

What a great first week! Lots of singers, lots of guys, lots of enthusiasm. It's going to be a great year! Here are the men on day 3, really knocking it out.

2011-08-22T18:28:00.000-07:00

Dear Choir Members, I am so happy to be welcoming you all back! I have had a wonderful summer and I can hardly wait to get started making music with you all again. I could not be more proud of the accomplishments of the 2010-11 Choir and I am really looking forward to continuing the fantastic level of excellence we were able to reach last year in Italy. For those of you who are new to Choir,

Two more weeks!

2011-08-06T21:42:00.000-07:00

Only two more weeks till we are back in rehearsal and beginning to create the 2011-12 Gunn Choir! I assume if you are reading my blog you have been to the all new Gunn Choir website. (Thank you Lisa Kelly. It looks fantastic!) I am very excited by our terrific numbers for 2011-12 with more than 150 singers, and 40 guys!! I am so grateful to all of you who promote this program and encourage your

Italy 2011

2011-04-17T14:11:00.000-07:00

I cannot say enough good things about the choir trip to Italy. Glorious weather, fantastic accommodations, great kids, wonderful chaperones, the best tour guides, the best museums, the best food. Of course for me the part that mattered most was the music. It is not a small thing to tour in April instead of June. Those two months are a lot of practice time. What a thrill to have the choir rise to

Google Voice Assignment

2011-02-25T10:15:00.000-08:00

To Concert Choir Students,Here is your first google voice assignment! It will only take you a few minutes, and it will help me identify students who are going to need more help as we prepare for the festival in March, and the tour in April.Instructions:1) Download your part to this weeks assignment (Irish Blessing and Jubilate Deo)http://www.mediafire.com/choir/googlevoice2) Sing through it a few

Choir/Staff Musical 2011

2011-02-04T22:09:00.000-08:00

Braveheart and Soul: The Birth of Moortown Music

2011-01-30T17:08:00.000-08:00

The Annual Gunn Choir Staff Musical is HERE! Wednesday and Thursday, February 9th and 10th, 8:00 PM. Don't miss our hero Braveheart (Mr. Deggeller) as he battles in song and dance against the evil King Edward the Longshanks (Blake Vesey) in a Motown Throwdown that will leave you laughing and humming all the way home. Tickets are on sale in the Student Activities Center or online at Gunnchoir.org.

Choir Show: Solo Auditions

2010-12-30T10:13:00.000-08:00

Hey Everybody! Auditions for solos in the Choir Show ("Braveheart and Soul") are this Monday night starting at 6:30 in the choir room. If you would like to sign up for a specific time slot, go here: Choir Show Solo Auds. You can come just for your audition time, or stay for the whole thing. It should be a lot of fun.As you can see, I have made a playlist of a lot of the most famous Motown songs.

Winter Concert on Youtube

2010-12-20T18:15:00.000-08:00

Hey! I had a parent who was willing to film a lot of the Winter Concert onto my flip video camera. I made a playlist of all the songs I have, plus a few bonus videos from the recording session.Enjoy!

Happy Holidays!!

2010-12-17T16:20:00.001-08:00

Many thanks to everyone for all the extra effort these last few weeks. The CD sales were a super big hit, and the Chamber Singers concerts throughout our community were inspiring and very well received. It has been a tremendous effort on the part of a lot of students and parents, and I want you to know how much I appreciate it. I also really appreciate all the help with tour scholarships. To all

Holiday CD Launch!

2010-12-02T08:29:00.000-08:00

Carols, Old & NewThe Gunn Choirs have recorded a wonderful new holiday CD. Carols, Old & New will be on sale next week! It's a wonderful collection of our own arrangements of carols from the 15th and 16th century plus a number of songs written by Gunn students, parents, and staff. $10each . All proceeds go to the Choir Tour Scholarship.

Great Concert!

2010-10-22T22:22:00.000-07:00

What a great first concert. Wow! The DVD is wonderful too! I think if you turn in an order form by Friday, you could still get a copy reasonably soon. Order forms are linked to the GunnChoir homepage, as is the link to Don Anderson's amazing pictures. Check them out!New today also is a link to a whole set of videos from Party Worth Crashing. I hope you will check them out. More details about how

Even more online resources!!

2010-10-19T21:35:00.000-07:00

Dear Choir Students,I am really looking forward to Sunday. I know that if everyone will take the time to be responsible for their own part, we could make it an amazing night. I have posted even more online resources today to help you get your part learned. Everyone needs to sit down for 15 or 20 minutes a day with their score and review the pieces you are having trouble with or have not memorized

Fall Concert!

2010-10-07T09:10:00.000-07:00

Dear Choir Students and Parents. This rather lengthy post contains all the information each choir student needs to be ready for our upcoming concert. Parents, if your student is younger or new to the program, I strongly encourage you to read the entire thing and to support your student in being responsible for their part in this group. If you have had a kid in the choir for years now, you

Gunn ROCKS!!!

2010-09-30T23:17:00.000-07:00

How awesome are these? We have the most incredibly talented and spirited school anywhere!

Announcements/Updates

2010-09-29T17:23:00.000-07:00

Choir Announcements/Schedules/Updates Wed Sept 29, 2010Fall Concert ProgramTreble Choir: Soli Deo Gloria/Brahms/Rise Up My Love/ Take Me to the WaterConcert Choir: Jubilate (Praetorius) as you enter/Cantate/Ave Maria/Little Man/BathanandazaAdv Women: Salmo/Dirait On/La LLuviaCh Singers: Ah El Novio/ Ubi caritas/ LibiamoWomen: Over the Rainbow/Wonderful WorldMen: TBAAll: Music Down in My Soul (

Chamber Singers 2010-11

2010-09-10T18:43:00.000-07:00

Gunn High School Chamber Singers 2010-11Sopranos Hannah Alison Mira Bertsch Sophia Christel Jenny Dally Delia Gratta Shaina Hammer Mariam Helmy Lauren King Robin Oyung Stephanie Richardson Emily Simon Cat VolpeAltos Mor Albalak Alex Allen Lainey Bustos Michaela Gold Nicole Grimwood Elise Lee Annette Marvin Carly Neugass Jeahn Paulasa

Italy Brochure and Appilcations are here!!

2010-08-28T14:32:00.000-07:00

The Italy Brochures and Applications have arrived! Yeah. I have enough to send each singer home with their own copy of the brochure, and I am mailing one to each parent as well, but I thought I would post them here electronically for those who are anxious to see it!http://drop.io/GunnItalyMaterialsFor those of you hoping for some scholarship assistance, it will be important that your parent make

So many fun things in store!!!

2010-08-19T19:30:00.000-07:00

Here are some of the highlights of the many great things we have in store for 2010-11, with some awesome video clips of past shows and concerts.I. August 30, Monday 6:30 PM Chamber Singers Auditions Here's a little taste of a typical Monday night rehearsal. Great voices, a few too many laughs....II. September 14, Italy Tour Sign Ups dueHere is the Gunn Choir singing in Rome 5 years ago. (Caitlin

Back to School Info

2010-08-06T16:44:00.001-07:00

Greetings! We got the back to school choir packet out last week, so you should definitely have it by now. It's got lots of great information in it about the exciting musical year ahead of us.I also posted the mailing here as a word doc for those of you who may not have recieved the packet or for those who like to keep track of your life electronically. http://drop.io/BTSchoirINFO2010A video I

Welcome to 2010-11

2010-08-02T11:13:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the 2010-11 school year! I am very excited about the line up of concerts, shows and trips waiting for you. It is going to be a fantastic year! The Boosters and I are meeting tonight to finalize the Back to School packet and you should be receiving all the choir info in the mail by the end of the week.Can't wait to see you all and to start making music again!Best,Bill

Check out the cover of the Daily!

2010-02-06T07:06:00.000-08:00

I don't think we can get better publicity than what we have had this year. The campus is covered in posters thanks to Don Anderson's awesome pictures, Josh Kelly made us a great video promo, we made it on the cover of the daily thanks to Marilyn Putney's tenacity, there are fantastic signs in front of the school thanks to Amy Christel, and we did two big assemblies yesterday to spread the word

Promo Video

2010-02-04T22:36:00.001-08:00

Check it out!!

HEAVENLY BANDSTAND!

2010-02-03T05:31:00.000-08:00

Greetings! Thanks again for a fantastic retreat. I had such a great time, and the rehearsals were so productive, and the Talent Show was just the best ever. Thank you so much.Below is important show info. Please read it thoroughly.Today after school there is a teacher practice. There will also be a photographer there from the Daily and I would love for there to be kids and adults rehearsing

Choir Retreat January 30/31

2010-01-10T16:53:00.000-08:00

To: All Choir Members and ParentsFrom: Bill Liberatore RE: Choir Retreat, January 30/31 I. Overview Gunn Choir’s Retreat is January 30/31. If you are new to the program, let me briefly describe the event. The Choir spends a weekend every year at YMCA Camp Jones Gulch to rehearse extensively for our next concert, and to get to know each other better. In order to have the

Happy New Year!

2010-01-03T10:18:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year!Two important announcements:1) The auditions for solos and speaking parts in the choir/staff musical will be Wednesday night Jan 6, not Mon Jan 4. I think everyone needs a day or two to get back in the swing of school and to find an audition song, etc. There will be no Monday night class. (A copy of the email about auditions is below.)2) Choir Retreat is Saturday January 30 and

Happy Holidays!!!!

2009-12-24T08:57:00.000-08:00

What a great month for our choirs! The Chamber Singers Concerts all around town were wonderful, and the Winter Concert was just fantastic. I hope you are all enjoying a much deserved rest. We are back January 3rd with just 5 weeks to put together a fabulous February Show. It should be fun to go up to the mountains on January 30-31 and pull the whole show together! Here are some great clips of

Choir Tour!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-11-16T23:15:00.000-08:00

I am so excited to be kicking off another choir trip! I LOVE touring with the choir more than anything I do, and I know we will have a great trip this year. The choirs are off to such a good start (the Fall Concert was fantastic!) and there is no more exciting or affordable a trip than New York City.The Boosters and I put together a mailing today which you should receive by Wednesday. I do have

Monday, November 2

2009-11-02T13:54:00.000-08:00

Greetings! Congratulations on a fantastic Fall Concert. I was so proud of it. You sang very well, especially for the first concert of the year, and the church was packed with a wonderful enthusiastic audience. I don't think we can hope for much more than that!The DVD's are in, so be sure to pick one up if you ordered one. Andrew Mellows did a beautiful job with all kinds of different camera

Fall Concert This Sunday!!!

2009-10-20T22:14:00.000-07:00

It's hard to believe that the first concert is already upon us. I am very excited about it. I think we have a great variety of cool music to share, and everyone has been working hard to make it sound great. I hope you are all telling your families and friends to come!! 7:00 Sunday night at Grace Lutheran, corner of Loma Verde and Waverley. Chamber Singers have to be there at 5, everyone else at 5

New Stuff

2009-10-06T13:32:00.000-07:00

Treble Choir: Click on the link on the right for the Sop2 and Alto recordings of At the River. It would be great to get those parts down right away so we can start making music out of it.Below is the Color Purple from the Broadway Production. Fantastic!Concert Choir: A great video of Moses Hogan talking about The Battle of Jericho. The subsequent performance is too fast, but it's cool to hear

Wednesday, Sept 23

2009-09-23T07:21:00.000-07:00

Things are really moving along! Chamber Singers had a great rehearsal Monday night. I am so happy with all the new guys, and the enthusiasm is very high. Treble Choir is really finding their voice. I had chills numerous times in rehearsal yesterday! And last but not least Concert Choir is sounding great. I love the size and the balance, and the great tuning! Wow. We all have a lot more to

Chamber Singers 2009-10

2009-09-10T08:49:00.000-07:00

Here is the list. Thank you to all who auditioned. I find it very difficult to turn anyone away. Obviously we cannot have 55 people in Chamber Singers. We usually push it to about 42-44, and even that is quite a big group. If you did not make it, keep in mind that we have lots of spots opening up next year when the class of 2010 graduates. It is always harder for sophomores to grab a spot, even

Exsultate Justi

2009-09-09T17:57:00.000-07:00

For Concert Choir: Go to http://drop.io/ExsultateJusti and you can hear your part. The sheet music is there too so you can look at your part as you listen. Let's make it a great sectional tomorrow!Here is a youtube clip also. The tempo is too slow, but the tone is really nice!

Ave Verum Corpus

2009-09-02T13:30:00.000-07:00

For Concert Choir members: Your assignment tonight is to spend 5 minutes on your part for Ave Verum Corpus. The link on the right will take you to the site where your individual part has been recorded. If you have another 5 minutes, watch this performance conducted by Leonard Bernstein. Really gorgeous!

Week Two!

2009-08-31T06:10:00.000-07:00

We are off to a great start! Many thanks to all of you for bringing so much enthusiasm and energy to the first week of school. This week is all about hearing people and getting everyone into an assigned section. If singing in front of people is something you don't want to do, just come see me or send me an email and we can do it outside of class. Here's a little checklist of what you should have

Great First Day!

2009-08-25T21:11:00.000-07:00

Thanks to everyone for a great first day. I was so thrilled to see so many new people and enthusiastic faces. There is so much to do to get everything off the ground, but hopefully we will be making great music before you know it. In the meantime, here is my favorite choir rehearsal ever seen in a movie. Hilarious! I am sure our first rehearsal will go better than Whoopi's did!Best,BL

Welcome to the Gunn Choir 2009-2010

2009-08-20T17:22:00.000-07:00

August 20, 2009Dear Choir Members,I am so excited to be welcoming you all back! The 2009 Choir Tour to Prague and Vienna was one of the most exciting musical experiences I have ever had with a choir, and I can hardly wait to get started making music with you all again. The tour really helped to remind me what incredible things are possible when we all focus and commit to making great music