October 14, 2022

Our Fall Concert, entitled "Musical Embodiment: an evening of choral music that connects the mind, body, and soul" will be Tuesday, October 25 at 7:00pm in the THS Auditorium. Admission is free and no ticket is required.

Students will need to arrive at the school (auditorium) dressed in their uniform at 5:00pm for a final logistic rehearsal. It is probably best if students have had something to eat before this rehearsal.

Uniforms for Sopranos/Altos:

- dress (provided) (hemmed to floor length, please DO NOT cut any fabric)

- closed-toe black dress shoes (flats or small heels)

Uniforms for Tenors/Basses:

- white button down dress shirt

- red tie (provided)

- tuxedo pants (provided) (hemmed, please DO NOT cut any fabric)

- tuxedo jacket (provided for 3rd period only) (sleeves hemmed, please DO NOT cut any fabric)

- black dress shoes

- long solid black socks

The concert should last one hour or less. Programs will be available digitally.

Choir shirts have been ordered and should be here soon! They will be passed out in class. This shirt is included in your student's activity fee.

Get your Tiger Choir swag now! Orders are placed online and will be delivered directly to you.
These items are a great way to show your Tiger Choir pride and make great gifts as well!

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Orders can be placed until Monday, October 17 at 11:59pm, then the store will be closed.

Please plan on joining us this Monday, October 17 at 6:30pm in the Choir Room for our monthly Booster meeting. This will begin with a presentation about our mattress fundraiser and will continue with a standard meeting.

There will be an entire mattress store set up at William B. Travis High School on Saturday, November 5th, from 10am-5pm. This Fundraiser is ONE DAY ONLY!!! Come in and try them out! You will sleep like a BABY knowing you got a GREAT DEAL on a GREAT BED and helped support the Travis Dance Team and Travis High School Tiger Choir!

Parent Meeting

The most important first step is promoting the Parent Meeting. This is the single most influential marketing factor for having a very successful fundraiser!

Choir will receive $5 per head for attendance to this meeting.

The goal is 100+ attendees.

What: Parent Meeting

When: Monday, Oct 17th at 6:45pm, in person

Where: Travis HS

Referrals - THE KEY TO THIS FUNDRAISER

85% of your sales will come from ‘word of mouth’ referrals – is the KEY to success for this fundraiser – it is essential!!!

25-40% of people do not like their current mattress – each of your families know someone who needs a mattress.

THE GOAL: to have 100+ people to your event – if we do this, you WILL have an event that raises you well over $10,000+!

PLEASE HELP SPREAD THE WORD!

if you need posters, copies of the flyer, a yard sign, please let me know. Share with coworkers, family, friends, in your social circles, at your house of worship, wherever you have a group of people you can talk to.

Congrats to the Tiger Choir members who are advancing to this Saturday's Region Auditions at Austin High School!

Saturday, October 16, 2022 is the TMEA Region Audition at Stephen F. Austin High School in Sugar Land. I am really excited for the opportunity to take these hard-working students and have a great day of singing. Students will not have access to cell phones or electronics during the day. Once results are finalized, students will have access to their phones. Mine will be off for much of the day, except for a lunch break. Feel free to reach out to me via email if you have any questions. I will respond when I can.

8:00 AM Registration - Transportation will not be provided for this audition. Please use the circular drive located in the student parking area. (Where the word “entry” is in the map below).

Stephen F. Austin High School

3434 Pheasant Creek Dr

Sugar Land, TX 77498

Region Audition Music:

Mixed: Joy Never Leaves AND Soir d’été

Treble: Tximeletak

T/B: A Passer-by

Please plan on bringing a lunch and/or snacks or money for lunch and/or snacks. The following items will be available for $1.00-$3.00:

· Nachos

· Pizza

· Sodas

· Water

· Chips

· Candy

· Packaged Popcorn

The 2022-2023 Region Choir Clinic and Concert will take place on November 4 and 5.

Students who make the Region Choir will rehearse with clinicians on Friday afternoon at Faith United Methodist Church and will rehearse and perform on Saturday at George Ranch High School. More information will be shared once it is available.

Many tenor and bass students from Travis High School will participate in Men's Fest 2022 on Thursday, November 17. Students will leave mid morning, grab lunch on the way, and will participate with other high school and middle school singers from FBISD. The Men's Fest concert is at 6:30pm at Austin High School. Admission is free.

Chamber Singers will sing the national anthem at our last home game of the season on Friday October 28, 2022. The game begins at 7:00pm. Please report at 6:00pm so we can do a sound check and run through.

Due to a scheduling conflict out of my control, we have been asked to reschedule the Winter Choir Concert. The concert will now take place on Tuesday, December 13 at 7:00pm in the THS Auditorium. I apologize for having to change the schedule. Please update your calendars.

Class Schedule

7:30-8:191st Period - Treble Choir

8:26-9:152nd Period - Tenor/Bass Choir

9:22-10:113rd Period - Varsity Chorale

10:11-10:31Tiger Time

10:38-11:314th Period - Advanced Treble Choir

12:07-12:555th Period - AP Music Theory

1:02-1:506th Period - Conference

1:57-2:457th Period - Vertical Alignment

Conferences

Virtual or in-person parent/teacher/student conferences may be scheduled by appointment. My conference period is daily from 1:02-1:50. Before/after school conferences can also be arranged as needed.

Email: johnl.bonner@fortbendisd.com
Website: https://www.fortbendisd.com/domain/4630
Location: 11111 Harlem Road, Richmond, TX, USA
Phone: (281) 629-2662
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TravisChoir
Twitter: @Travis_Choir