Northfield Youth Choirs

Con Brio has been invited to sing for the annual gathering of the Northfield Ecumenical Women (NEW) and the Fellowship of the Least Coin, on Sat., May 3, at 9:30 a.m. at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church. The singers will meet to rehearse in the sanctuary at 8:45 a.m. and will be done by about 9:45 a.m. This comes on a busy NYC weekend. We are very careful not to schedule performances “just for performance sake” and we feel this is one of those lovely opportunities which will be rewarding for our girls and a gift to those in the audience.

Our mothers and grandmothers are invited to enjoy this worship and learning experience as well and are encouraged to come for good food and good company! If you would like more information, call Hazel Peterson at 645-9276 or Phyllis Swanson at 645-4231.

The Treble and Concert Choirs will perform on Sun., Apr. 27th at Trinity Lutheran Church in Faribault. We’ll be taking a bus to Trinity and carpooling home. Trinity is located at 530 4th St. N.W. in Faribault. Directions can be found on Trinity’s website.

Details are as follows:

• 12:45 p.m.–Meet and load bus in the Middle School parking lot. Wear your concert attire.
• 1:30–Arrive at Trinity for warm-ups and rehearsal
• 3:00–Performance

Following the performance–There will be a reception for singers and the audience.

Following the reception, singers will carpool with families back to Northfield. If you can’t attend the concert and need help finding a ride home for your singer, please contact the NYC office before 3 p.m. on Friday.

Snow Days is Fri., Jan. 18 to Sun., Jan. 20th at Camp Omega! Here’s a printer-friendly version of our 2008 Snow Days Guide. In it you’ll find a schedule, a packing list, emergency contact information and our camp rules for the weekend. If you have any questions about the weekend, don’t hesitate to contact your choir parent or the Northfield Youth Choirs office by calling 664-9335 or replying to this email.

Con Brio will be participating in a day-long choir festival at St. Cloud State University (SCSU) on Sat., Feb. 23, hosted by Cantabile Girls Choir, which is sponsored by the SCSU Music Department Preparatory Program. The festival runs from 9:30 am to 5 pm. Rehearsals will take place at the SCSU Performing Arts Center and Sigrid Johnson, director of the St. Olaf Manitou Singers, will be the guest clinician. A concert, which is open to the public, will be held at 4 p.m. at Christ Church Newman Center in St. Cloud. Stay tuned for details, but plan on a full day, with the bus leaving early in the morning and returning late that evening.

At our Sat. morning rehearsal (12/8), all choirs (except Poco a Poco) will turn in fall music and folders. When you get to Skinner Chapel, look for a box labeled with the name of your choir. Please keep your black bags and bring them to the first rehearsal in January. Remember that singers are responsible for lost or damaged music. Thank you for your help in caring for this valuable choir resource!