Notes from the Choir Department - May 2025
Our Spring Choir Concerts on Thursday, May 15th are quickly approaching! There will be two concerts that night - 6th Grade at 5:30pm and 7th/8th Grade Combined Concert at 7:00pm. Here are all of the details for that night -
What: PHMS Spring Choir Concerts
Date: Thursday, May 15th
Where: Lincoln HIgh School
Drop Off Times:
- 6th Grade - drop off at 4:55 for 5:00 pm rehearsal on the stage
- 7th Grade - drop off at 5:55 for 6:00 pm rehearsal on the stage
- 8th Grade - drop off at 6:15 for 6:20 pm rehearsal on the stage
Concert Times:
- 6th Grade - The concert is at 5:30 pm. The doors will open to the public at 5:25 pm.
- 7th/8th Grade Combined Concert - The concert is at 7:00 pm. The doors will open to the public at 6:55 pm.
- The doors are shut until 5 min before the concert because the only rehearsal we get at LHS before the concert is the same night we perform. Thank you so much for understanding!!
Cost: Free!
Attire: We would like students to wear all black and look dressy. Students should not wear the black music department t-shirts from last year - we are going back to a more formal / dressed up look from previous years! :)
- Examples of Appropriate Concert Attire: Black dresses, long skirts, shorter skirts with leggings or tights underneath, dress pants, dressy tops/blouses, button up shirts, black dress shoes, black ties, black polo shirts, etc. We recommend dark close-toed shoes for safety purposes. Shoes should also look dressy.
- Examples of Inappropriate Concert Attire: T-shirts, pajama pants, hooded or crewneck sweatshirts, any shirts with big words, writing, or logos on the front, slippers, slides, etc.
- Students will be expected to follow the school dress code for concerts (dresses or skirts should be long enough; no spaghetti strap dresses unless covered with a sweater).
- Please let us know if there are any issues getting proper concert attire! We want to help. :)
Concert Attendance Policy -
These concerts are a mandatory part of the performance grade for the class. Students should not miss these concerts, as they are important cumulative experiences for the semester. Should an emergency come up the day of the concert (illness, family emergency/death, etc), a make-up will be offered. In order to fulfill the performance grade the concert provides, two things must be completed -
Students will need to schedule a time with Mrs. Meyer or Mrs. Stadem to come in and sing their portion/voice part of the concert. They may bring 1-2 friends with them of the same voice part to sing with them, just like they would have other students singing with them at the concert. This make-up assignment needs to be made up before the end of each semester after the concert.
Students must find recordings of other choirs singing our songs and write a 2 paragraph review on each piece. This fulfills the reflection portion of the performance experience students who attended the concert will complete. Please see Mrs. Meyer for the format of this portion.
Concert Make Up -
1. Singing portion - Due Tuesday, May 20th
2. Written portion - Due Wednesday, May 21st
Choir Calendar Dates:
- Thursday, May 15th: Spring Choir Concert
- 6th Grade Concert-5:30 pm*
- 7th/8th Grade Concert-7:00 pm*
As always, if there are any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs. Meyer at Hailey.Meyer@k12.sd.us or Mrs. Stadem at Tara.Stadem@k12.sd.us.
