Important Dates
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This optional rehearsal will take place in the Activities Building at RMCC TODAY, Saturday, November 14, from 12:00-4:00pm and counts as makeup for one absence. You can access updates and let us know if you’re going on the Facebook event page here.
Please check the event page linked above for the latest updates. The anticipated schedule is as follows:
12:00-12:45pm - [TIP a1] Walking On Sunshine
12:50-1:40pm - [TIP a2] Best of My Love
1:45-2:30pm - [HTS a1] You Make My Dreams Come True
2:35-3:30pm - [HTS a1] Give Love On Christmas Day
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We are delighted to have TWO gigs coming up. The Belmont Village gig, in particular, will take place NEXT SUNDAY, November 22. So, if you want to sign up for the Belmont Village gig, please do so by THIS WEDNESDAY, November 18.
Please follow this link to let us know your availability for the Belmont Village gig, the Royal Oaks gig, or neither.
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This optional rehearsal will take place in the Activities Building at RMCC on Thursday, November 19, from 6:00-8:30pm and counts as makeup for one absence. You can access updates and let us know if you’re going on the Facebook event page here.
Songs are TBD. Please check the event page linked above for the latest updates.
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The Hobby Center has made a most gracious offer to HSC members! They have invited us to their November 20 production of Choir! Choir! Choir!, which sounds like a singalong on steroids, for a generous discount of 20% off the regular ticket price. Just go to the Hobby Center ticketing page for this event, and use the the code CHOIR20 to purchase your tickets. Let's go and show off for them, wearing our HSC swag!
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This optional rehearsal will take place in the Activities Building at RMCC on Saturday, November 21, from 12:00-4:00pm and counts as makeup for one absence. You can access updates and let us know if you’re going on the Facebook event page here.
Songs are TBD. Please check the event page linked above for the latest updates.
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Our first holiday gig is confirmed for Belmont Village Senior Living (2929 W Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77025) on Sunday, November 22, with a call time of 3:00pm and performance time of 4:00pm. This performance will be vocals-only (no choreo).
Please follow this link to let us know your availability for the Belmont Village gig, the Royal Oaks gig, or neither. Belmont Village is a regular gig of ours, and it is always a lovely time for the residents and for us!
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Participate in this bulk order and save money on HSC swags!
Please read the instructions on this sign-up Google Form VERY CAREFULLY to ensure successful sign-up.
Sign-up automatically closes at 11:30pm on Sunday, November 22, 2026.
For questions, talk to Sunny or email her at fundraising@houstonshowchoir.org.
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Mark your calendars: Monday, November 30 is our COSTUME PARADE!
We will also run all group numbers from both Act 1 and Act 2 on November 30, so please plan for a three-hour rehearsal.
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We have a confirmed gig at Royal Oaks Country Club (2910 Royal Oaks Club Dr, Houston, TX 77082) on Tuesday, December 01, with a call time of 5:00pm and performance time of 6:00-7:00pm. This performance will be vocals-only (no choreo).
Please follow this link to let us know your availability for the Belmont Village gig, the Royal Oaks gig, or neither. We have done this gig previously, and it was a beautiful event!
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Show day details will be coming soon!
We also invite you and your guests from the audience to join us for a special post-show social at The Post Beer & Wine Garden. The post-show social is a wonderful time to sit back, unwind, and have fun together to celebrate the season and our fabulous End-of-Season shows!
Time: ~9:30pm, after our post-performance cleanup
Location: The Post Beer & Wine Garden (6417 N Main St, Houston, TX 77009)
Member To-Dos
ALL MEMBERS, please follow this link to let us know your availability for the Belmont Village gig, the Royal Oaks gig, or neither. The deadline to sign up for the Belmont Village gig, in particular, is this Wednesday, November 18.
If you would like to sign up for the HSC Swag Store bulk order and save some money on HSC swags, please read the instructions on this sign-up Google form VERY CAREFULLY and use it to sign up. Sign-up automatically closes at 11:30pm on Sunday, November 22. For questions, talk to Sunny or email her at fundraising@houstonshowchoir.org.
If you would like to nominate someone for consideration for an HSC Lifetime Achievement or Director Emeritus Award, please read and fill out this nomination Google form**. The form includes all criteria for each award. Additional details can be found in the Executive Directors’ article below. The deadline for nominations is December 01.
Updated Member Resources
Choreo videos for "Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You" (with left-side starting partner choreo) have been added to the Song Matrix and choreo playlists. You can also access them by following these direct links to the mirrored choreo videos with demo, soprano, and alto backing tracks. A video with full baritone choreo will be added ASAP, but in the meantime, you can still access a version with the baritone backing track. A video with right-side starting partner choreo will also be made available ASAP.
A choreo video for “Sleigh Ride” with updated alto backing vocals has been added to the Song Matrix and choreo playlists.
Member Birthdays
Rehearsal Plans
Monday, November 09
Encore
5:30-6:15pm Encore “Time After Time”; Encore “We Need a Little Christmas”
HSC
6:30-6:40pm HSC “Another Day of Sun” (Choreo with Vocals)
6:40-7:10pm: HSC “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You” (Choreo with Vocals)
7:10-7:25pm: HSC “Will You Be There?” (Choreo with Vocals)
7:25-7:45pm: HSC “Carol of the Bells” (Choreo with Vocals)
7:50-8:00pm: HSC “This Christmas” (Choreo with Vocals)
HTS
8:25-8:40pm HTS a2 “White Winter Hymnal” (Choreo with Vocals)
8:40-8:55pm HTS a2 “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” (Choreo with Vocals)
8:55-9:30pm HTS a1 “You Make My Dreams” (Choreo)
TIP
8:10-8:55pm TIP a1 “Like It’s Christmas” (Choreo)
8:55-9:15pm TIP a2 “Best of My Love” (Choreo with Vocals)
9:15-9:30pm TIP a2 “Sleigh Ride” (Choreo with Vocals)
Donation Drive Update
We did it, HSC! 🎉
Thanks to the incredible generosity of our Houston Show Choir family, our Textured Hair Care Drive benefiting the Oak Forest Foster Closet concluded with an amazing 302 donated items, including 135 hair-care products and 167 accessories!
These donations will help foster, kinship, and adoptive families access essential products and tools for caring for textured hair, promoting confidence, dignity, and healthy hair-care routines for children in their care.
A heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who donated, spread the word, and supported this initiative! Together, we made a meaningful difference, one bonnet, brush, and bottle at a time! 💚🧡
That’s the power of community and the HSC spirit!
- Chasity Ebow
Dream BIG with the Executive Directors!
Hello, Choirmates!
As of this writing, we are just a tad less than one month away from showtime! Keep your eyes on that prize as we proceed to polish, refine, hone, clean, and perfect our repertoire to the point that it flows out of our mouths, hands, feet, and very souls as if it's second nature.
We have so much inspiration in front of us as we prepare to debut Movies & Mistletoe on December 12. Some of those chief inspirers are in our very midst; others will be in our audiences for the show. Lifetime Achievement Award recipients Anne Jackson, Tina Pimentel, and Bob Stahl are all singing with Encore in its inaugural season. Our fourth LAA recipient, Danielle Stadick, will honor us by attending the show, as will Artistic Director Emeritus Diane Benson and Executive Director Emeritus Belinda Rossiter. These fine people have devoted significant time, talent, and treasure to HSC over the years and we are most fortunate to know them as members of this family.
There are others deserving of this level of recognition and honor, so your HSC Culture Committee, sanctioned by your Board of Directors, proudly offers all current members to nominate candidates for our Lifetime Achievement Award*. All criteria for each award is listed on this nomination Google form**. The deadline for nominations is December 01. The Culture Committee will vet all nominations according to an approved rubric and will make its recommendations to the Board of Directors as to who should receive the awards. *NOTE: Directors Emeriti are limited to Artistic and Executive Directors. This does NOT include Board Directors. Qualified nominees for these Emeriti awards must have left the organization as alumni in good standing.
Please take some time over the next couple of weeks to consider who you'd like to nominate for Houston Show Choir's highest honor!
In other news, The Hobby Center has made a most gracious offer to HSC members! They have invited us to their November 20 production of Choir! Choir! Choir!, which sounds like a singalong on steroids, for a generous discount of 20% off the regular ticket price. Just go to the Hobby Center ticketing page for this event, and use the the code CHOIR20 to purchase your tickets. Let's go and show off for them, wearing our HSC swag!
Looking forward to seeing you on Monday so we can continue to...
Share the joy,
Mark & Van
Formal Costume Guidelines
These guidelines apply to the End-of-Season show and some gigs.
Tickets for “Movies & Mistletoe”
Tickets to “Movies & Mistletoe” on December 12 are still on sale!
As a reminder, Advance Pricing ends on November 30, so be sure to encourage folks to secure tickets here before that sale ends. All show tickets and passes can be found on the Upcoming Events page of our public website.
Upcoming Events URL: https://houstonshowchoir.org/performances
HSC Logo 3D Stickers are now available for purchase!
These stickers are super high-quality, weather resistant, and work on any hard surface!
Place your order online here and either pick it up at rehearsal or have it shipped to you (or your friends & family)!
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.
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