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Our traditional holiday concert takes place in December each year. These concerts typically are performed off-site at St. Francis Church. Attending this concert you are sure to find a mix of holiday favorites. All are sure to leave this concert in the holiday spirit!
Special concerts such as our TC West Choirs Holiday Concert are full of wonderful collaborative opportunties, educational experiences for our students and traditions that you will see at each and every performace. However, they also have additional costs! Special music such as last year's Rutter's Gloria, accompaniment by professional musicans, and beautiful performance space such as St. Francis Sanctuary are paid for by the donations received the night of this performance. If you are unable to donate in person at the concert, you may donate using the link below. The TC West Choir program sincerely grateful for any gift you might consider!
West Senior High Holiday Concert - Monday, December 19
All curricular choirs and co-curricular ensembles will be featured on the WSH Holiday Concert on Monday, December 19. The concert will be held at St. Francis Church (1025 S. Union St.) starting at 7:30 PM. Students have various rehearsal times at the concert site, so look carefully for your specific times. Doors will open for audience seating at 7:15 PM.
Precise Warm Up Times (Means you are in the sanctuary on the risers ready to sing.)
Cantate, Cantate Select, and Bel Canto rehearse at the church during the school day.
5:15 - 5:30 Bella Voce in the Sanctuary for warm up
5:30 - 5:45 Choral-Aires in the Sanctuary for warm up
5:45 - 6:00 Westmen in the Sanctuary for warm up
6:00 - 6:45 Chorale in the Sanctuary for warm up and run through with instrumentalists
6:45 - 7:00 Con Brio in the Sanctuary for warm up
7:oo - 7:15 All Singers in the Sanctuary for “All Is Well” rehearsal
7:15 - 7:30 Audience let into the Auditorium
7:30 Concert Begins
Approximate Performance Times
7:30 - 7:40 Cantate
7:40 - 7:50 Con Brio
7:50 - 8:00 Cantate Select
8:oo - 8:10 Westmen
8:10 - 8:20 Bella Voce
8:20 - 8:30 Choral Aires
8:30 - 8:40 Bel Canto
8:40 - 8:55 Chorale
8:55 - 9:05 All Is Well
9:05 Concert Finished
Concert Etiquette
Please be in place 10 MINUTES before your call time
Students wearing a dress: Black Character Shoes, Black Opaque Tights or Knee-Highs, Hair off of Face (neutral head –bands)
Students wearing a tuxedo: Black Calf-Length Socks, Black Dress Shoes, Proper Undershirt, Hair off of Face (or at least sculpt the beard a little)
Makeup is allowed but should be subtle. No noticeable jewelry
No bracelets or necklaces
Earrings and nose-rings should be removed or small enough to be unseen
Performance times are approximate and not intended as exit/leave times. Students are required to remain through-out the entire concert.
The Sock Drive will be extended for additional collection of socks during our 2022 Holiday Concert held at St. Francis Church. Please consider bringing a donation to support this cause.
2021 Holiday Concert featuring Cantate, Con Brio, Bella Voce, Bel Canto and special guests, CHS Vocal Majority!
Gloria by John Rutter performed by Traverse City West HS Chorale. This performance is the first holiday concert performed "live" in 2 years.
Following the shutdown of 2020 and absence of a traditional holiday concert, the TC West Choir program bounced back with a winter concert. Because of the moving of Solo & Ensemble festival to a virtual format, the program was able to have the choirs perform a "winter concert". This concert was again in a virtual format and produced by TCAPS Media
As many know, 2020 was a trying year for all. This was the case for TC West music as well. Due to increased cases, there was no "traditional" holiday concert held at St. Francis. What came of this was a moving compilation from Larry Burden and his team at TCAPS Media. This compilation is made up of choirs from 2008-2019.
"All is Well"~M.W.Smith