July 04, 2026
Important Dates
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Returning members do not need to complete a vocal audition unless you would like to audition into HTS/TIP. If you would like to sign up for a vocal audition, you have the opportunity to do so on the audition sign-up form here.
Vocal auditions will take place on Monday, August 03 and Wednesday, August 04 from 5:30-8:30pm. The vocal audition duration is 7 minutes.
All singers will be taken through a vocal warm up and then will sing about 30 seconds of a song of your choosing. Using a backing track is highly recommended. Then, to audition into HTS or TIP, you will prepare and sing your preferred voice part on one of two pieces. Your preferred voice part will be muted for the audition but the other voice parts will be audible. Audition materials for small ensemble placement (including sheet music, practice track for voice parts, and practice tracks without preferred voice parts) will be emailed to you a week before auditions.
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The audition sign-up form is live and available here!
Dance auditions will take place on Saturday, August 08 and Sunday, August 09 at 12:00pm.
The first hour of the session covers basic level of choreographed movement that HSC uses, and the second, optional hour will cover more advanced levels of choreography and will be required attendance for candidates who wish to be considered for ensemble tracks (HSC-HTS or HSC-TIP).
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The Member Retreat for the Fall 2026 season will take place on Saturday, August 22 from 12:00-5:00pm, directly following New Member Orientation (which takes place from 11:30am-12:00pm). Let’s get to know new members and have fun all together! More details to come!
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The first rehearsal for the Fall 2026 season will take place on Monday, August 24. More details to come!
Member To-Dos
Sign up for Fall 2026 auditions using this form, and encourage others to sign up by directing them to the Auditions page of the HSC website!
Member Birthdays
Dream BIG with the Executive Directors!
Hello, beautiful choirmates!
Happy Independence Day! To kick off our nation's 250th birthday celebration in a local way, eighteen of us performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" last night at Triple Crown Bingo in Humble. As you know, this is our largest benefactor, so when they invite us to sing, of course we happily suit up, show up, and deliver our best. The bingo hall was full and we had a most appreciative audience.
On a more personal note, when we all gathered in the green room before our performance, it felt like a family reunion! Indeed, that's what we have here in Houston Show Choir: a family. Season after season, the bonds form quickly and strengthen as we work intensively on our singing and dancing for weeks and weeks, perfecting it for our audiences. We share a beautiful common goal, and our strong bonds translate to excellence in performance. It is an interesting phenomenon in performance communities that when the performers love each other and what they are doing, it results in a better product.
As we celebrate this milestone in our country's history, let's also celebrate all we have in this marvelous community.
Enjoy your holiday and count the days until we are together again,
Sharing the joy,
Mark & Van
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.