March 28, 2026

Important Dates

• Mar 28 (TODAY) - Optional Choreo Rehearsal

  Sasha has arranged an optional choreo rehearsal for Today, March 28 at RMCC. Optional rehearsals are super helpful for learning and reviewing choreography, AND attending an optional rehearsal like this counts for making up an absence.

  Here is the schedule:

  1:00-1:50pm: HTS “Run” choreography

  2:00-3:00pm: HSC featured and hoedown dancers “Texas Hold ‘Em” choreography

  3:00-4:00pm: HSC full choir “Texas Hold ‘Em” choreography breakdown

  Please RSVP on Facebook if you are able to attend.

• Mar 30 - Development Interest Deadline

  We are looking for committee members to help us plan and execute the Donor Appreciation Reception taking place May 22 5:30 pm -7:30 pm. If you are interested in event planning and helping out, please fill out this form. Roles include anything from floral arranging, bartending, decorating, and anything in between!

  We are also looking for a Spirit Night chair to help schedule, organize and promote spirit nights at establishments that can help raise funds for the choir!

Click here to listen to a YouTube playlist featuring music from our upcoming show.

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Member Birthdays

None this week!

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Rehearsal Plan

HSC

• 6:30-6:40pm HSC “Na Na Na” (Vocals)

• 6:40-7:00pm HSC “Na Na Na” (Choreo)

• 7:00-7:30pm HSC treble “Dreaming of You” and HSC baritones “Always on My Mind” (Vocals)

• 7:30-7:45pm HSC “Barso Re” (Vocals)

• 7:45-8:15pm HSC “Texas Hold ‘Em” (First half memorized with singing. Up to pg 13)

TIP

• 8:30-8:50pm TIP a1 “Kiss Me” (Choreo with Vocals)

• 8:50-9:10pm TIP a2 “People Like Us” (Vocals)

• 9:10-9:30pm TIP a2 “Survivor” (Choreo with Vocals)

HTS

• 8:30-9:05pm HTS a1 “Rainbow” (Choreo)

• 9:05-9:15pm HTS a2 “Waka Waka” (Vocals)

• 9:15-9:30pm HTS a2 “Run” (Choreo with Vocals)

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Board of Directors Meeting & Elections

Hello HSC!

I want to give a shoutout and large 'THANK YOU' to all of our current board members who have been working very hard, both in front of and behind the scenes, to make this organization the best place for all of us to share in the joy of music. They handle, among other things, marketing efforts, fundraising opportunities, myriad communications, spirit nights and other development events, performance opportunities, stewarding our budget, managing our documents and records, and not to mention being helpful resources for our members and larger community.

If you have any interest in seeing these fabulous people at work, I'd like to invite you to come to a board meeting. We usually hold meetings at RMCC in the Activities Building on the second Thursday of every month. However, our next meeting will be a little different. It will be held on Friday, April 10th at 6:00 pm at Urbe (1101 Uptown Park Blvd Suite 12, Houston, TX 77056).  All meetings are open to membership; however, because space is limited this time, we’d ask that you please RSVP by April 5, 2026, and you will be notified if there is room to accommodate you by April 6, 2026. RSVPs can be completed by following this link.

We have board elections at the end of every Spring season, though please don't let that discourage you from finding a way to help if you have the time, ability, and desire. We can always use an extra set of hands in making HSC the best place to spend your precious time, make music and friendships, and build community. Please reach out to any board member if you are interested in helping in any way.

Thank you for your time and your talents and for bringing them to our musical family. 

Your HSC Spring 2026 Board of Directors:

• Genevieve Legris - President

• Chasity Ebow -Vice President

• Brittany Edwards - Secretary

• David McGurk - Treasurer

• Leah Perez - Director of Communications

• Sunita Dharani  - Director of Development

• Sunny Wang - Director of Fundraising

• Abi Rivera - Director of Marketing

• Amy Cordero - Director of Scheduling

Always,

Genevieve Legris

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Development Interest

Hi all, we are looking for committee members to help us plan and execute the Donor Appreciation Reception taking place May 22 5:30 pm -7:30 pm. If you are interested in event planning and helping out, please fill out this form. Roles include anything from floral arranging, bartending, decorating, and anything in between!

We are also looking for a Spirit Night chair to help schedule, organize and promote spirit nights at establishments that can help raise funds for the choir! Past spirit nights have been held at Tumble22, Black Walnut, Mia’s Table and Kendra Scott.

If you have any questions, please feel free to text or call me at 832-462-0782 or email me at development@houstonshowchoir.org.

- Sunita, Director of Development

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Artistic Director’s Digest

Hello all,

I heard you had a fantastic and productive rehearsal this past Wednesday. Great work, and a big thank you to everyone who stepped up to help lead choreography!

Schedule Update:

• Our rehearsal this Monday, March 30 is scheduled as normal, with both HSC and HTS/TIP called to participate.

• For next week, this is a reminder that there will be no rehearsal on Monday, April 06. Instead, we will meet on Wednesday, April 08 for HTS/TIP rehearsal only. HSC-only members: Enjoy a night off on April 08! We’ll wrap up the evening with a sing-only show-and-tell, giving everyone a chance to see what the other groups have been working on. It’s a great opportunity to celebrate progress and build excitement across the ensemble!

Enjoy your weekend, and I look forward to seeing you all very soon!

Thank you for the music,

Jennifer

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Dream BIG with the Executive Directors!

Howdy, Choirmates!

Hope you like YELLOW, because that's the predominant color du jour, bringing with it plenty of sneezes and sniffles--but oh, so beautiful the resulting blossoms and bright greens signaling the presence of spring!

We had two very productive rehearsals last week and this is already shaping into a wonderful show that we can all be excited about and proud of!  

So let's get out there and tell the world about it! We are still just 9 tickets away from our Monday night goal of 100 sold. Can we do it? Of course we can!

1. “Like” and share every social media post about Houston Show Choir on your own profile.

2. Personally invite your family and friends to come see you in the show.

3. Show off your HSC swag whenever and wherever possible. It’s a conversation starter!

4. Practice on your own, and envision that full house at Hobby Center cheering for us on June 13.

5. Make it easy for your fans to buy tickets by sharing the Hobby Center ticketing page with them.

Thank you for your beautiful part in this choir, for making this show a rousing success, and for furthering our vision of...

Sharing the joy,

Mark & Van

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From Texas, With Love Tickets now on sale!

Abi, our Director of Marketing, has prepared this lovely official flyer to share on your social media. We encourage you to post at least once a month leading up to the show. So there isn’t an influx of posting, Abi recommends posting on the following days:

• Baritones post on Monday/Tuesday

• Altos post on Wednesday/Thursday

• Sopranos post on Friday/Saturday

When you post be sure to include the LINK to buy tickets—the less work someone has to do when there is a call to action, the more likely they are to complete the action. Please reach out to Abi if you have any questions!

Pro-tip from Abi: Word of mouth and direct invites go a loooooong way. Text this to your friends and family with a heartfelt invite with a link.

Here is the URL for the Hobby Center ticketing page for From Texas, With Love: https://my.thehobbycenter.org/8127

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Spring 2026 Playbill Advertisements

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

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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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• Don't Forget the 3 T's of Rehearsal

  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

• Zero Tolerance Policy

  No Drugs

  No Alcohol

  No Gossip/ Bullying

  ***All of these 3 simple rules helps to maintain a JOYFUL ENVIRONMENT

• Attendance Policy

  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.