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SEP 6
Annual/Semi-Annual/ Monthly
Tuition Due
SEP 15
Used Uniform Sale
3PM-7PM
CFAC
SEP 16-18 YC Retreat Camp Woodmont
SEP 19
Uniform Order Forms Due
SEP 22
AYS All Family Kick Off
(mandatory)
7PM-8:30PM
CFAC
SEP 27
OCT 16
International Dinner
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AYS is in dire need of:
Buddy Families!!!!
AYS All Our Voices in Harmony Scholarship Donations. :-)
If you or someone you know would like to donate to AYS in any of these ways as a tax-deductible contribution to AYS, please contact the office.
info@aysc.org
404.873.3365
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All Family MeetingINSPIRE |
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AYS ALL-FAMILY KICK-OFF NIGHT!
(Mandatory for every Singer Family)
THURS, SEP 22
7:00 - 7:45 PM for TCC/YC
7PM-8:30 PM for TR/IMM (includes a breakout session)
Callanwolde Fine Arts Center
980 Briarcliff Road NE / Atlanta, 30306
What's happening at the AYS ALL-FAMILY KICK OFF NIGHT?
- ENCORPS! Support Program Sign-Up - get the best slots and get your 20 points scheduled!
- IMPORTANT DATES - complete AYS Calendars handed out and explained.
- Introduction to the new AYS STRATEGIC PLAN - come see what is in store for AYS
- AYS NEWS (new!) - events, performances, Charms, workbook, invitations, oh my!
- TR/IMM CHOIRS Meeting/Breakout Session - specific information for TR/IMM Singer Families
Adults Only Please
Callanwolde has limited space, and we are 200 Singers strong. We would prefer at least one adult from each Singer family to attend.
What do I do if I cannot attend the meeting?
- If you can, send a proxy to sign you up for ENCORPS! activities.
- If you absolutely cannot attend the meeting, you MUST stop by the AYS Office to pick up important handouts, sign up, and find out what you missed.
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UNIFORM ORDER FORMS will be sent home soon during rehearsal. Be sure to ask your Singer for the form. Order forms are due back to the AYS Office on SEP 19.
RETURNING SINGERS MUST bring your formal tops/skirts to rehearsals if they have not been checked. Please TRY ON YOUR PANTS and informal tops and let us know if you need a new pair.
The USED UNIFORM SALE will be THUR, SEPT 15, 3:00-7:00pm.
- If you have gently used uniform pieces that you would like to place in the Used Uniform Sale, please bring them by the office, cleaned and marked with your Singer's name, by WED, SEP 14.
- Keep in mind that we do not take orders via telephone or email. Used items are not returnable, so be sure to bring your Singer to ensure fit of items.
All 2011-2012 REGISTRATION paperwork is now due. We have not received registration paperwork from the following
Singer Families:
Alemu, Alexander, Carey, Cater, Cohen, M. Gartman, Gray, Hicks, Hogsed, Munson, Nichols, Oseitutu, Perkins
Please submit you registration packet, along with the $50 registration fee, as soon as possible.
SEPTEMBER TUITION payments were due on SEPT 6.
- If you have not sent in your payment, please do so promptly.
- We are extending the due date this one time: a late fee of $15 will be assessed for currently due payments that are not received in the AYS Office by SEP 12.
- If you are paying monthly, payments are due in the AYS Office on or postmarked by the first of every month through MAY.
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ALL CHOIRS
FROM MUSIC DIRECTOR PAIGE MATHIS
The first rehearsals are complete, and already the AYS Choirs are making stellar progress! All that preparation and teamwork started at Summer Music Camp and Mini Camp is really paying off.
About three weeks ago, Singers who attended Camp Woodmont sang a program at Sandy Springs United Methodist Church. To sing a performance so early in the season is quite a feat. You have set the bar high for the whole Choir - congratulations!
The whole AYS staff is very proud of every one of our Singers and looking forward to a great year!
YC
Youth Chorale
Thanks for the great YC Singer Family turnout at the required meeting on TUES! Congrats to all who attended - you've already earned one ENCORPS! point. Let us know how your adventure in Charms goes. ;) Those who were unable to attend must stop by the AYS office for information by SEPT 20.
- ALL YC members are expected to attend the YC Retreat on SEP 16-18. Please contact the AYS Office if you have an unavoidable conflict to report. Registration, Payment, and Behavior Forms - found in recent YC emails and on the AYS website under For Members, Forms - were due on TUES, SEPT 6. If you have not contacted the AYS Office about your attendance, please do so immediately.
Performance Teams
- YC at the Braves SEP 27, in lieu of rehearsal. All in the stands, informally uniformed. YC Men on the field for the National Anthem. All AYS Singers and Families going wild :) Possible informal performance in the park. Tickets and parking passes may be reserved in the AYS office - let's all sit together!
- DEC 4 and 11 - SAVE the DATE - YC 9th-graders sing with other selected AYS Singers and the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra. 1:30 and 3:30 performances
TCC
Treble Concert Choir
Required TCC Singer Family meeting on MON, SEPT 12 6:30-7:15 at Callanwolde in the CY (where TCC rehearses). At least one adult per family should attend. Please RSVP, especially if you cannot attend.
Performance Teams
- OCT 23 - SAVE the DATE - Performance Team appearance with Atlanta Choral Guild. 2PM call, 5PM performance
- DEC 4 and 11 - SAVE the DATE - the entire TCC sings with other selected AYS Singers and the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra. 1:30 and 3:30 performances
TR/IMM
Training/Introduction to Music Making Choir
Required TR/IMM Singer Family meeting on THUR, SEPT 22 7PM-8:30 at Callanwolde. At least one adult per family should attend. Please RSVP, especially if you cannot attend.
Performance Teams
- DEC 4 and 11 - SAVE the DATE - Selected TR Singers, TCC, and selected YC Singers and the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra. 1:30 and 3:30 performances
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Family Events Support (FAM)
Assistance Needed
- We are currently creating Buddy Families for our new AYS Singer Families. If you are a veteran Singer Family interested in assisting a new Family during their first year in AYS, please contact Carol at carollgrier@aol.com.
- If you are in need of help finding or creating a CARPOOL for rehearsals or performances, please contact Carol carollgrier@aol.com. Marney Mayo, one of our wonderful AYS Parents has volunteered to help coordinate these efforts!
Program Support (PROG)
CAPTAIN: NEEDED!
Assistance Needed
- We need a willing and able Captain for this Area of Support!
- Morning of SEP 15. Organize and tag uniform pieces for the UUS.
- SEP 15. Assist during UUS for a 2-hour shift.
- Uniform Coordinator to assist AYS with uniform maintenance and organization throughout the Season. BIG points will be awarded!
- Workbook Session Coach. If interested, please contact Bill Nittler at bill_ginnyshow@bellsouth.net. First session is SEPT 24.
- Rehearsal Assistants. Thank you to those Singer Families who have volunteered to be rehearsal assistants for this season.
- Many thanks to PERF Captain Michelle Swanson for pitching in to help organize volunteers while we search for a Capt!
A giant thank you goes out to the following AYS Families for assisting with uniform measuring: Adams, Boice, Briss, Chen, chestnut, Geary, Hopkins, Lavori, Leveille, Mermelstein, Moore, Ridgeway, Ridings, Sengupta, Steele, Swift, Teague, Tschetter, Tuck, Weigle
Performance Corps(PERF)
CAPTAIN: Michelle Swanson
Office Support (OFFICE)
CAPTAIN: Carol Lane
Assistance Needed
- We need someone here EVERY day for lots of tasks as we start the 2011-2012 Season. Please call ahead - we'll have something for you to do!
- Capturing, organizing and updating AYS Alum contact information
- Data entry assistance
Alumni Involvement (ALUM)
CO-CAPTAIN: Seve Adigun!!!!
Assistance Needed
We are still looking for another AYS Alum (or two) to assist Seve in this support area.
Tour Fundraising (TOUR FR)
CO-CAPTAIN: Bob Munson
Assistance Needed
Publicity Materials (PUB)
CAPTAIN: Gena Ridgeway
If you are interested in being a support Captain where there is need, please contact volunteer@aysc.org.
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Training Choir Instructor Meaghan Curry recently accepted the Music Teacher position at Henderson Mill Elementary - congratulations!
Recruitment & Communications Manager Casey Hobbs went back to work full-time for DeKalb County as a Title I Reading/Math teacher and is currently working for AYS part-time in the afternoon.
Don't miss Education Director Bill Nittler and 4th Ward Afro-Klezmer Orchestra, performing at the Reynoldstown Wheelbarrow Festival at 3PM on SAT, SEP 10. More info at www.wheelbarrowfestival.com. If you have to miss this one, check out his playing with the Jeff Crompton Quartet at Kavarna Coffee Shop in Oakhurst on OCT 1!
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Photos of the Week APPLAUD |
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Each TEMPO will feature pictures of our AYS Family.
Please send in photos of AYS Music Camp/Retreat to c.hobbs@aysc.org or we may have to show this pic every week!
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If you have any pics from AYS Tours, Events, Rehearsals or Performances, please feel free to submit them to c.hobbs@aysc.org.
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The program is supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts through the appropriations of the Georgia Assembly. GCA is a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art. |
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