OCDA Junior High All-Staters

A BIG congratulations to the following students who were selected for the OCDA Junior High All-State Choir!!

MIXED CHORUS
Parker Allen
Michael Gehr
Marco Ren
Winston Scambler
Phoebe Shapard

TREBLE CHORUS
Ellie Howell
Lyric Lloyd
Emily Tompkins
Whitney Wood

In addition, congratulations to the following Upper School students who were also selected for this chorus:

MIXED CHORUS
Shayla Baker
Rachel Bayless
Jessica Ingram
Celine Sweis

TREBLE CHORUS
Maddy Riggs

I'm proud of all of the singers who auditioned today. It's been quite a journey and whether you made All-State or not, you are a better singer through this process. THAT'S what it's all about.

OCDA 2nd Round Auditions

Here are the 2nd round audition times for next Tues., Nov. 19. These auditions will take place at Southern Hills Baptist Church (8601 S. Penn). The buses for those students auditioning will leave the school by 2:00 p.m. on Tues. and return to the school by 5:45-ish.

Good luck, singers!

TIME	NAME	PART	ROOM
3:48	Luke Stewart	Bass 1	Room 7
3:56	Georgia Davies	Sop 2	Room 2
4:00	Whitney Wood	Sop 2	Room 2
4:12	Lyric Lloyd	Alto 2	Room 4
4:20	Ellie Howell	Alto 1	Room 3
4:24	Emily Tompkins	Alto 1	Room 3
4:24	Annie Kerr	Sop 1	Room 1
4:28	Phoebe Shapard	Sop 1	Room 1
4:39	Parker Allen	Ten 1	Room 5
4:42	Michael Gehr	Ten 1	Room 5
4:45	Matthew Ring	Ten 1	Room 5
4:57	Winston Scambler	Ten 1	Room 5
5:00	Marco Ren	Ten 1	Room 5

OCDA 2^nd Round Audition Times

OCDA First Round Qualifiers

Congratulations to the following middle school singers for qualifying to proceed to the 2nd round of OCDA All-State auditions.

Soprano I
Annie Kerr
Phoebe Shapard

Soprano II
Georgia Davies
Whitney Wood

Alto I
Ellie Howell
Emily Tompkins

Alto II
Lyric Lloyd

I was very proud of each singer! You ALL did awesome!

FALL REVUE REHEARSAL SCHEDULE

7th & 8th Grade Chorus students are involved in the Fall Revue. Below is a rehearsal schedule sent out by Mr. Ferguson. Please be aware that if students are NOT involved in anything beyond the large group #'s, they do NOT need to be at the Monday rehearsal. ALL OTHER REHEARSALS ARE REQUIRED! The Tuesday rehearsal will be short with the students performing early and being allowed to go home after their spot rehearsal.

Thanks!

Mrs. Miller

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12

10:00 - 5:00, Optional Work Call in Theatre

Our set will be fairly simple for this show, but Mr. Gillmore will need some help from cast members and, as always, parents are welcome!  If you can attend the work call, please shoot Mr. G an e-mail to let him know to expect you.  sgillmore@heritagehall.com

MONDAY, OCTOBER 14

1:00 - 2:00, Principal Cast Blocking Rehearsal

All soloists and small ensembles will gather in the theatre to go over show order, blocking, and technical details.  Again, this is only for principal cast.  No-showing this rehearsal may exclude your act from the program.

2:00 - 6:00, Upper School Chorus Rehearsal

This rehearsal will be broken up into smaller sections and the entire chorus may not be needed for the full time.  We will advise prior to this rehearsal.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15

6:00 - 9:30, FULL COMPANY Technical Rehearsal, by appointment

This rehearsal will run the entire show, but out of order.  There will be a company meeting in the theatre at 6:00 at which you will be provided a running order.  Acts will younger performers and acts that involve many will be prioritized.  Once you have rehearsed all of your acts on stage, you are free to leave.  Please DO NOT BE LATE as important information will be relayed to the cast at the 6:00 meeting.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16

There is no formal rehearsal on Wednesday, but the stage will be available after school, by appointment.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17

6:00 - 9:30, FULL COMPANY Dress Rehearsal

You are to arrive promptly at 6:00 and sit in the house of the theatre for a company meeting.  Please, do not be late.  We will run the "Finale Sequence" first, and then run the show from the top.  Photographs will be taken, so please wear full dress, hair, and make-up.  Again, after all of your acts have rehearsed on stage, you are free to leave.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18

6:30, FULL COMPANY CALL

7:00, Performance #1

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19

6:30, FULL COMPANY CALL

7:00, Performance #2

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20

2:30, FULL COMPANY CALL

3:00, Performance #3

5:30 - 6:30, Strike

COCDA Results

Today was a great day at Edmond Memorial High School for the COCDA Auditions. I was extremely proud of ALL of our singers! Remember, whether you made it or not, you ARE a better singer after having gone through this process and that's what it's really all about.

Here are the results...

COCDA MIXED CHORUS
Emily Tompkins
Ellie Howell
Michael Mandanas
Luke Stewart
Jacob Livesay
Whitney Wood
Winston Scambler
Michael Gehr
Marco Ren
Parker Allen
Caleb Magness
Matthew Ring

COCDA TREBLE CHORUS
Lyric Lloyd
Annie Kerr
Alana Kutner
JLee Leason
Georgia Davies

COCDA Auditions Saturday

Here are the audition times for the COCDA choir. These will be held this Saturday, September 28, at Edmond Memorial High School. (1000 E. 15th St., Edmond, OK)

Good luck, singers!

TIME	Student Name	Voice Part	Room #
1:24	Phoebe Shapard	Sop 1	1
1:26	Alina Wilson	Alto 2	4
1:26	Annie Kerr	Sop 1	1
1:28	Ellie Howell	Alto 1	3
1:28	Lyric Lloyd	Alto 2	4
1:28	Alana Kutner	Sop 2	2
1:30	Emily Tompkins	Alto 1	3
1:30	JLee Leason	Sop 2	2
1:32	Sara Houk	Alto 1	3
1:32	Georgia Davies	Sop 2	2
1:36	Trey Marion	Bass 1	4
1:38	Bryce Soberanis	Bass 1	4
1:38	Jacob Livesay	Sop 1	1
1:40	Luke Stewart	Bass 1	4
1:40	Rachel Rose	Sop 1	1
1:40	Tori Collison	Sop 2	2
1:42	Whitney Wood	Sop 2	2
1:44	Matthew Ring	Ten 1	2
1:48	Michael Mandanas	Bass 1	4
1:52	Michael Gehr	Ten 1	2
1:54	Winston Scambler	Ten 1	2
1:56	Parker Allen	Ten 1	2
2:04	Marco Ren	Ten 1	2
2:06	Caleb Magness	Ten 1	2