Week of Nov. 25 - 29

Discovery Choir 
will participate in the Choir Christmas Festival 
for Tegucigalpas´s Bilingual Schools 

When?........   Tuesday December 3
Where?......... CCI auditorium 
Time? ......... 8:00 - 12:00 

Join us and have fun with us! 

Week of Oct. 7 -11, 2013



 Discovery Choir has been working on ensemble music to participate in a Christmas Festival on December.   

Thanks to the parents who already payed their fees to participate in our trip to Carnegie Hall in New York City. 

We will call to an important meeting soon to talk about details of the trip.   

Week of September 9 - 13

Discovery Choir will perform at our Independence Day Celebration on September 12, 2013 



IMPORTANT: 

On Friday September 6, we send home an important letter about the New York trip. Please take the time to read it and sign it if you are planning to participate. 

If your child is not going to be part of this event, He/She is welcome to continue in choir rehearsals. 
Choir is a CLASS that counts for GPA  to the secondary students. 




DPTO - Parents, please take a minute and fill out the short survey for the Discovery School Parent-Teacher Organization.  As you are part of the DPTO, the executive team wants your feedback and ideas on events and focus for the year.  Both parents are encouraged to fill out the survey. The link to fill out the survey is http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Q6QY2VF

FROM THE FINANCE OFFICE – Parents who are not using an automatic debit system with a credit card to pay tution are asked to stop by the Finance Office to obtain their payment cards as soon as posible.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPEMENT IN SEPTEMBER – On September 23, Ms. Judi Fenton is returning to Discovery to follow up on her visit and Professional Development sessions with teachers last year. A schedule will be provided once it is finalized with her. There will be no school on Wednesday, September 25, so teachers can participate in an all-day training.

Week of Sept. 2 -6

This week task for Choir students 


Learn "EL ENCARGUITO" lyrics: 

We will sing this song at the Independence Day Celebration here at the school 

Schedule rehearsals 

Mondays and Fridays :        1st Voice
Tuesday and Fridays:          2nd Voice
Wednesdays and Fridays :   3rd Voice

Week of August 26 -30, 2013

CHOIR REHEARSALS 

We will start rehearsals today Monday Aug. 26 
from 
3:15 -4:00 p.m. 
at 
Music room 

Every student will attend twice a week to practice. Fridays as a whole group rehearsal and the second day according to their voice classification.

Mondays and Fridays :        1st Voice
Tuesday and Fridays:          2nd Voice
Wednesdays and Fridays :   3rd Voice 


Week of August 19 -23

CHOIR AUDITIONS 

The Choir auditions will take place on Wednesday, August 21 and Thursday, August 22 during Snack Recess (9:45-10:10) in the music room.   

Students from grades 1-12 who did not audition last year are invited to audition. The students may sing a song of their preference acapella. 

Students and parents are asked to commit to the whole year’s participation in Choir. Our Choir has been invited and has accepted the invitation to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City next summer, and practices will be geared to prepare the students for that prestigious event. A schedule of practices will be provided this week. If you have questions, you can contact either Ms. Pamela (pcruz@discoveryschool.edu.hn) or Ms. Norma (nlopez@discoveryschool.edu.hn) for more information.


We will start rehearsals on Monday 
August 26, 2013
GET READY FOR A WONDERFUL YEAR!!!!

Week of May 27 -31st, 2013

              
     
  CHOIR PARENTS’   
        MEETING 

There will be a meeting for the new and returning choir member parents on Tuesday, May 28 at 
                 2:15 p.m. in the school Library.

           This meeting is to present the New York City
                      (Carnegie Hall) project.

Discovery Choir to Carneggie Hall, New York



As announced in our General Assembly, the Discovery School Choir has been invited by The Distinguished Concert International New York (DCINY) to participate in their Choral Music for Treble Voices



The event will take place on June 2014 at the Carnegie Hall in New York City, one of the most famous Concert Halls in the entire world! 

Congratulations to our outstanding Choir members, supporting parents and dedicated choir directors!

Week from May 13 -17, 2013

Discovery Choir
is OPEN TO
AUDITIONS!

What?   Try –outs to
               become a member
              of our fabulous
             Discovery Choir

Who?     Students from
 grades 1 -12
and current Choir members

                             When?   Monday 13th,
Tuesday 14th and Wednesday 15th of May 2013

Where?       Music Room

Time?         3:15 – 4:00 p.m.

Week of April 22 -26, 2013




DISCOVERY CHOIR MEMBERS 
We already started our 
REHEARSAL SEASON
Mondays and Fridays from 
3:00 -4:00 



During our competition presentation at the Golden Gate Choir Festival in San Francisco, California (2012)  
With the Honduran Consul at San Francisco California, 2012





Week of Feb. 25 -March 1




CHOIR GALA PRESENTATION 

Our choir has been invited to be a part of a fund- raising gala in benefit of the CRISTO DEL PICACHO FOUNDATION this Friday, March 1, in the evening. Furthermore, some of our students will be dancing in this gala as part of the dance companies. The gala will take place in the Convention Center of the Honduras Maya Hotel, and will air live on the Televicentro channels at 9:00 p.m.

 
Check this link about this event


ABSH Music Festival 
at San Pedro Sula 
Feb. 22 -23
 2013 

Discovery Choir performance

















Week of Feb. 18 -22, 2013



The Discovery Choir will travel to San Pedro Sula (Feb. 21 -24) to participate in the 2013 Music Festival of the Association of Bilingual Schools of Honduras (ABSH)  

We are also taking Vocal and Piano Soloists to the competition. 


Week of Jan. 14 -18,2013

During Song Fest 2012 

Rehearsals begin this week. 
The choir will be singing at Martin Luther King Assembly on January 18 here at the school. 

We will participate at the ABSH Music Festival on February 22 -23 at San Pedro Sula.