Hello Lightridge Chorus Families -
Assessment Season is here! Your students have worked diligently for Loudoun County Choral Assessment. March will be the busiest month for Lightridge Chorus - and we thank you for all of your support leading up to the biggest performance of the year!
What is Choral Assessment? Assessment is an event where Lightridge Chorus will join the rest of Loudoun County Chorus Departments and perform for a panel of judges. The judges will rate our groups on our musicianship and literacy. This educational experience helps us grow as a department, and gives us feedback on how to improve. This event is comparable to SOLs. Here are the details:
Upcoming Rehearsals
Tuesday, March 8th at 4:15 PM at Lightridge HS
Lightridge Chorus Rehearsal
Upcoming Performances
Wednesday, March 9th at 7:00 PM at Lightridge HS
Lightridge Pre-Assessment Concert
Pre-Assessment concerts are for a final practice before Assessment. Students are to report to the Lightridge Auditorium at 6:15 PM. If they have no ride they are welcome to stay after school. IF they are staying after school they must have their uniform to change into and have pizza cash. The concert starts at 7:00 PM and will be about an hour and a half long. Students are to be in their concert attire for this performance. We will be joined by Willard Chorus students for this event.
Friday, March 18th at John Champe HS
Loudoun County Choral Assessment
Students will be pulled from 4th Block at 2:36 PM. Students will change into their concert attire, eat a snack, and prepare for traveling to John Champe HS. We will take a bus to John Champe HS.
Treble Chorus
[5:00 PM Warm-Up] [5:20 PM Performance] [5:40 PM Sight-Singing]
Bass Chorus
[8:40 PM Warm-Up] [9:00 PM Performance] [9:20 PM Sight-Singing]
Select Treble Chorus
[7:40 PM Warm-Up] [8:00 PM Performance] [8:20 PM Sight-Singing]
Lightridge Singers
[6:20 PM Warm-Up] [6:40 PM Performance] [7:00 PM Sight-Singing]
Assessment Parent Action Items
Field Trip Permission Slip Forms are due on Friday, March 4th.
This form is necessary for your students to have permission to ride the school bus with us to Choral Assessment and attend the event. Please have this filled out and turned in as soon as possible.
Concert Attire is due on Thursday, March 17th.
Students can be forgetful when it comes to items for concert attire [black dress, black dress pants, black button-down, black tie, black belt, black socks, and black dress shoes]. We would love for them to bring all of their items on a hanger with their name on it for us to check in advance before assessment!
Whew! March will be action-packed but very worth the reward. Your students are learning so much about commitment, hard work, and responsibility and we cannot be more grateful to be a part of their journey.
Best,
Helai Karim