Happy October, Everyone!
‘Tis the Season for everything, everywhere, all at once!
We are so looking forward to Christmas with CoroRio at the Cannon Center this year! Don’t be a Cotten-Headed Ninnymuggins! Get your tickets in presale, beginning this week–Friday, October 4. If you would like to choose your seats, please purchase them via Ticketmaster. If you would like to avoid extra TicketMaster fees, use our consignment ticket Google Form to reserve your tickets and find more information regarding payment and pickup options.
As clarification on the different ways that you can purchase tickets – the Early Bird Sale going from October 5th-October 31st for 10% off all tickets is through TicketMaster. This will be the cheapest that tickets will be through the TicketMaster platform and is a great way to pick your seats while lowering costs to your families! After the early bird sale ends, the best way for you as a CoroRio member to buy tickets will be to purchase through consignment via the Google Form – this will allow you to avoid the TicketMaster fees, especially if you are looking to order a large amount of tickets at one time. This consignment sale runs from October 5th-November 15th and is only available to you as CoroRio and performer families, so we encourage everyone to take advantage!
As the days and evenings get busier and busier during the “ber” months, we hope you will see our Tuesday singing time together as a respite from the rest of your schedule, a little slice of peace and beautiful music. It’s such a wonderful gift to make music together, and we can add singers to the CoroRio family largely because of the support we receive from our ad sales in the program each year. This season alone, we’ve been able to award over $15,000 in tuition to our current singers, and with your help, we can do more! Be sure to speak with your favorite stores, organizations and clubs, boss, employees, family members, and let them know they can help by purchasing ads in the program. There are options for everyone from short “shout-outs” to corporate sponsorships. Here’s the link: https://cororio.org/donations/givewp-donation-form/
Tuesday October 8th
NO REHEARSALS during Fall Break. See you back on the 15th for regular rehearsals!
Tuesday, October 22nd
And speaking of the program, in the words of Buddy the Elf, “Smiling’s my favorite!” Picture Day for all youth choirs will be on Tuesday, October 22nd during regular rehearsal times. Please come dressed in concert black, including shoes, and be ready to smile. Each singer will have a headshot photo taken as well as be included in group photos with their choirs. More details for that are here on the website.
Christmas Concert Merch!
Preorders for christmas merch will be coming out next week – go vote on the poll on the band app for your favorite options. Deadline for voting is October 11th, then the preorder will run from October 14th-October 25th, with an arrival date of November 12th. Please note that we are ordering limited extras beyond the preorder – we ran out of the favorite design last year at the show! Take advantage of early order so you can wear the merch and promote the show!
Saturday, November 2nd
Performance Opportunity for singers in Arroyo, Rio, and Fuente at Tanglewood Farms Scarecrow Soiree. Let Mr. Hall know if you are interested in performing duets or a solo during this event. If you’ve already signed up on the Band app poll from September, be checking your Band app chats for a message from Mr. Hall with details. Performers will not need to pay to enter the event.
Monday, November 4th
Arroyo, Rio, and Fuente will join with the Mississippi River Chorale for a Fall Concert, Monday evening on November 4th at Maples Memorial United Methodist Church in Olive Branch. Call times for all three youth choirs is 5:30. The concert begins at 7pm and is free to the public with a suggested $5 donation received at the door. There will also be a raffle with a chance to win two box seats for Christmas with CoroRio! Every $5 gets you a raffle ticket, and every $20 gets you five raffle tickets! Please be sure to share the concert event on Facebook and any other social media platforms. It’s going to be a wonderful evening!
Saturday, November 9th
Nino and Corriente choirs will perform at Hernando Dickens of a Christmas! Call time is 11:45am in front of the Hernando Courthouse, and our performance will be at 12:20pm. We will be in touch with the stage location ASAP for folks to come and see the performance! Be sure your singer(s) wear concert black, including shoes. A red scarf or tie will be provided for the performance.