October 25, 2025
Important Dates
Note: This section does NOT include rehearsal details; those are located in the Rehearsal Details section below.
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Our annual Mattress Sale fundraiser will be held at James E Taylor High School (20700 Kingsland Blvd, Katy, TX 77450) on Saturday, November 08. For every mattress, pillow, sheet set etc. sold, the choir will get a percentage of the proceeds. You'll be able to test the mattresses at this event but you don't have to be there in-person to place an order (which means even family and friends out-of-state can participate!). Financing is available.
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The holiday cabaret is our biggest annual fundraiser and we need all the help we can get to make it a success! The silent auction adds a fun element to the event and helps us raise more money, too. Please answer this short survey to let us know how you'd like to contribute! We appreciate you!!!
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Playbill ads are on sale now! Please reach out to anyone you know with a business (or it can be a spirit ad).
full page- $250
half page- $125
quarter page- $62.5
digital add-on -$50
Payment accepted via credit card, check or Zelle. For more information, reach out to Sunita at development@houstonshowchoir.org or 832-462-0782
Member To-Dos
Please answer this short survey to let us know how you would like to contribute to the Silent Auction at our Cabaret
If you or someone you know would like to purchase an ad in our end-of-season show playbill, please reach out to Sunita by e-mail at development@houstonshowchoir.org or by phone at 832-462-0782
Member Birthdays
Rehearsal Details
We are at the point where we are trying to piece most of our numbers together! Please make sure to attend rehearsals as you are able. If you have 4 absences or more, the Artistic Director will be checking that you have caught up by our December rehearsals.
Monday, October 27
HSC
HSC “Home” (Vocals/Choreo)
HSC “One More Sleep” (Vocals/Choreo)
HSC a1 “Born This Way” (Riser Chart)
HSC “We Are Family” (Coda)
HTS
HTS "Back Home" (Choreo)
HTS a2 "The Christmas Song" (Vocals)
HTS "At Christmas" (Vocals)
HTS a2 “Sweet’ (Vocals/Choreo
TIP
TIP “Crowded Table” (Choreo/Vocals)
TIP a2 “Underneath the Tree” (Vocals / Begin Choreo)
TIP “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” (Vocals)
TIP a2 “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” (Choreo)
Wednesday, October 29
HSC
Review all Choreo
TIP
TIP “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”
TIP a2 “Underneath the Tree”
TIP a2 “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”
HTS
HTS "At Christmas"
HTS "Back Home"
Director of Marketing Update
Hello HSC!
I am pleased to share that the Board has appointed Abigail Rivera to the position of Director of Marketing! Abi comes to us with a professional background in digital media and social media marketing. We are so excited to have her in this position and can't wait for her to get started!
Always,
Genevieve
Artistic Director’s Digest
Hello Choir Fam,
Solo Audition Results
Thank you to everyone who submitted a solo for our Cabaret and end-of-season performances. The submissions are all in but casting this show is proving more challenging than we anticipated. We are still finalizing how each number we are considering will fit into the show to keep things balanced in tone and style.
We appreciate your patience. I’ll be reaching out to everyone who auditioned this week via email with results. For callbacks, I will notify you if we need to hear you sing again.
Rehearsals This Week
We’ll have two rehearsals this week: Monday and Wednesday
There will be treats on Wednesday, so don’t miss out.
Feel free to come in costume if you’re feeling festive. We’d love to see your Halloween spirit.
Memorization Schedule
Songs marked already memorized have choreography learned. If you’re not fully off-book yet, please work toward it.
We Are Family – Already memorized
Born This Way – Already memorized
Home – Already memorized
One More Sleep – Already memorized
Back Home –Already memorized
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Already memorized
Sweet – Already memorized
Underneath the Tree – Due Nov. 3
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) – Due Nov. 10
Thank you for the music.
Jennifer
Dream BIG with the Executive Directors!
Happy Halloween Week, Choirmates!
It’s also the week of TWO rehearsals—Monday AND Wednesday, so please plan to be at both as we draw ever nearer to showtime!
As an added perk, we will be tricking and treating you with some spooktacular delights along Sanctuary Lane before, after, and on breaks during rehearsal! Costumes are welcome and encouraged!
As always for this point in the season, we are relying on your full participation to help HSC succeed: polish your repertoire; suggest and/or provide silent-auction items to Sunny; suggest, sell, and/or buy Playbill ads from Sunita; and promote ticket sales for both our Cabaret and our End-of-Season show! We want and need to fill both houses, and YOU are our best advertisement!
And now, please add these reminders or action items to your calendar as appropriate, along with other important dates mentioned elsewhere in this newsletter:
November 22: Holiday Cabaret at Ovations! (Optional participation.)
December 8, 10, and 12: MANDATORY Tech Week Rehearsals
December 13: SHOW DAY! Two performances, 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM @ Resurrection!
Our June 2026 trip to Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida is in full swing. We are still accepting registrations, no upfront payment required. Remember that we need 40 singers on stage at Universal in order to perform on the mainstage, so please sign up! Here is the link to register:
Visit our website at: https://www.etadventures.com/
Click the green text in the top section of the screen that says: "Customer Login"
Next you will be prompted to enter your trip code which is: houston26
On the next screen you should choose the option to "Access Account" and then you will be prompted to create an account using your email address or your personal Google account.
If you have previously created an account with ETA, you may sign into your existing account to make a reservation and you will not need to create a new account.
Once you are into your account, select Add a New Trip, and then enter houston26.
You should see your trip details at that point, and then select Make a New Reservation and complete ALL fields.
We are still accepting registrations! You can pay your deposit later; however, if you know you are planning to go on this trip, please register as soon as possible. Remember: We need 40 singers in order to perform on stage at Universal!
That’s all for now, so enjoy the rest of your weekend and we will see you Monday night at 6:30!
Sharing the joy,
Mark & Van
Tech Tips and Tricks
Need help finding things on the HSC member site? Text or email Leah Perez with requests for tutorials to be featured in a future newsletter and added to this YouTube playlist.
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NO Talking
Keep the personal/ non rehearsal related talking to a minimum
NO Texting
Please no Texting or Answering your Phone during rehearsals.
Step out if there is a need to use your phone.
Timeliness
Be on time to rehearsals and coming back from rehearsal breaks
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No Drugs
No Alcohol
No Gossip/ Bullying
***All of these 3 simple rules helps to maintain a JOYFUL ENVIRONMENT
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You must attend 70% of rehearsals before you risk being asked to step down from the show.
This equates to 6 total absences during this season.
If you already know of any pre-planned absences after reviewing the calendar, please notify your Section Leader ASAP so that they can take note of the future absence.
When you are going to be absent, you need to notify your Section Leader and Artistic Director.
Also note that you are marked Tardy if you join rehearsal after 6:45PM, regardless of the reason.
After your 3rd Absence you may be asked to test your knowledge of the music and/or choreography.