April 04, 2026
Important Dates
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If you have any interest in seeing the HSC Board at work, we 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 tomorrow, April 5, and you will be notified if there is room to accommodate you by April 6. RSVPs can be completed by following this link.
Member To-Dos
Please double-check your Live Check-In Status at every rehearsal you attend to make sure you have signed in and will not be recorded as "Absent" for that rehearsal. Links to the live check-in for every month past and present (including February and March) are available under the “Attendance Records” dropdown in the Member Site navigation menu. All corrections are posted to the Attendance Overview.
Updated Member Resources
Choreo videos for Lovely Day and Run have been added to the Song Matrix and Choreo Playlists.
Additional teaching/breakdown videos for Texas Hold 'Em choreography have been added to the Choreo Breakdowns and Teaching Videos choreo playlist.
A playlist has been created for HTS Demo Choreo, and the Run demo choreo video has been added.
Click here to listen to a YouTube playlist featuring music from our upcoming show.
Member Birthdays
Rehearsal Plan for This Week
Wednesday (TIP/HTS-only)
TIP
6:30-6:55pm TIP a1 “Man! I Feel Like a Woman” (Vocals)
6:55-7:20pm TIP a1 “Kiss Me” (Choreo with Vocals)
7:20-7:40pm TIP a2 “People Like Us” (Vocals)
7:40-8:30pm TIP a2 “Survivor” (Choreo with Vocals)
8:30-9:00pm Show & Tell (Vocals Only)
HTS
6:30-6:55pm HTS a1 “Lovely Day” (Choreo with Vocals)
6:55-7:20pm HTS a1 “Rainbow” (Choreo with Vocals)
7:20-7:40pm HTS a2 “Run” (Choreo with Vocals)
7:40-8:30pm HTS a2 “Waka Waka” (Choreo)
8:30-9:00pm Show & Tell (Vocals Only)
Priorities for Next Week’s Rehearsal
Please memorize the following songs prior to the rehearsal on Monday, April 13:
HSC “Texas Hold ‘Em”
HSC “Here Comes the Sun”
TIP a1 “Kiss Me”
HTS a2 “Run”
Additionally, “Dreaming of You” choreo will take place on Monday, April 13 and Monday April 20. Because the choreo has many moving parts, it is important that every treble singer is in attendance for those rehearsals.
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
Dream BIG with the Executive Directors!
Hello, Choirmates!
This is shaping into a wonderful show that we can all be excited about and proud of! We are working diligently to learn our repertoire, reserving ample time to refine it as the show draws near. Isn’t this exciting?! To do something we love so we can show it to people we love and who love us!
We are using all our media channels to promote the show; however, there is nothing more effective than a personal invitation from you as a performer in this show! So let's get out there and tell the world about it!
“Like” and share every social media post about Houston Show Choir on your own profile.
Personally invite your family and friends to come see you in the show.
Show off your HSC swag whenever and wherever possible. It’s a conversation starter!
Practice on your own, and envision that full house at Hobby Center cheering for us on June 13.
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
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
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
The commitment deadline is Thursday, May 7, 2026, and the ad creative deadline is Thursday, May 14, 2026.
Payment accepted via credit card, check or Zelle. For more information, reach out to Sunita at development@houstonshowchoir.org or 832-462-0782
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.