A great big THANK YOU to all who assisted in planning, preparing, and facilitating the Second Annual Holt Vocal Music Booster Gala. This event was envisioned as an annual celebration of the vocal music program at Holt High School. The event was a great success as the program was highlighted by most excellent student performances, and patrons had the opportunity to bid on silent auction items donated my community patrons.
Janie Aylsworth was known to many as the “best teacher ever.” She served the Holt district as teacher for 40 years. She, her husband Chuck have avid supporters of the Holt Vocal Music Program since their daughter Elizabeth attended. Janie served as Holt Vocal Music Boosters President and worked tirelessly on behalf of the Holt choristers and program. The obituary tribute to her life is below. Thanks, Janie Aylsworth, the choir family will remember, and miss you.
Janie was preceded in death by her father, Gene. Surviving family members include her husband Chuck, daughter Elizabeth, her mother Margaret, her six brothers and sisters: Jim, Jeanne, John, Jerry, Joanne, and Janet, and her black lab Bella.
Visitation will be held from 3:00-5:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 27, at Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel, located at 2121 N. Cedar Street in Holt, MI. A funeral service will be held on Monday, November 28, at 11:00 a.m. at River Terrace Church, located at 1509 River Terrace Drive in East Lansing, MI.
Published in Lansing State Journal on Nov. 27, 2016– See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/lsj/obituary.aspx?pid=182800422#sthash.v1TOuTK8.dpuf
The orders for the Century Resources Fundraiser are scheduled to arrive at HHS during the week of November 14-18.
It will be VERY IMPORTANT for students to deliver the products promptly, as we will have only one week prior to Thanksgiving break.
Thank you both students and patrons for your support. This fundraiser has generated approximately $1,800 which will all go directly back to HHS Choirs!
Bravo!
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Congratulations to the following students who have been awarded positions in the Michigan School Vocal Music Association State Honors Choirs this year!
Abby McKay, Makayla Kost, Emily Hadick, Genesis Powell, Colin McCarthy, Jake Hitchcock, Austin Frank, Adam Parry, Karena Lewis, Natalie Baker, and Megan Myers.
Although large numbers of Holt students qualify each year, we should never take these placements for granted. This is a HUGH and VERY competitive honor which represents our students’ dedication to excellence in performing arts. It is a proud time to be from Holt! Congratulations to all who participate in the honors choir program, who so proudly represent themselves, our school, and our community!
Once again the Holt Choristers will proudly represent themselves, their school, and community in large numbers at the Michigan School Vocal Music Association Region B Honors Choir. This year Holt had twenty students audition, and again saw one of the largest groups of students selected by any schools in the region. They are currently learning repertoire and will converge with approximately 100 other students on the campus of Western Michigan University to spend the day working with a guest conductor preparing for a concert showcase at approximately 4pm in Dalton Center. The concert is open to the public and free of charge.
They will each audition during the day for placement in State and All-State Honors Choirs. Good luck! and Congratulations! to all of our representatives!
The Region B Honors Choir experience was unique and uniquely special for the Holt participants this year. Mr. Bishop received a call from the Region B Honors Choir Supervisor Matt Laura during Thanksgiving break to ask if Mr. B. would be available to substitute direct for Mr. Greg Cleveland. Mr. Cleveland had emergency surgery on a knee injury and would not be available to direct. With a week to prepare, Mr. Bishop agreed.
The event was unique because usually directors do not have the privilege of directing their own students at honors choir. It was a wonderful day of great music-making culminating in a most excellent final concert. To add to the excitement of the day, a record number of HHS students moved on to participate in State Honors Choir to be held in January at Michigan Music Conference in Grand Rapids. Congratulations to the 12 Holt High School MSVMA State Choral Festival representatives; and congratulations to the 16 Holt High School Regional Honors Choir participants who represented themselves, their school, and their community so proudly! Check out the Blogroll to the right to view the exciting performances!
Click Here to Hear Holt Chorale 2011
Congratulations to the Holt Chorale for their selection to the Michigan School Vocal Music Association Choral Hour performances at the Michigan Music Conference in Grand Rapids. They were selected via a blind audition with the MSVMA Selection Committee. This is the third time in nine years that a Holt group has been selected for this pinnacle of achievement for a Michigan school vocal group. Holt Chorale was selected in 2002 and Cantique was chosen for the honor in 2005.
They will present their premier performance on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at the Grand Ballroom of the Amway Grand Hotel and Conference Center at 10AM. Tickets are required for the event and may be purchased at https://www.michiganmusicconference.org/concertTickets.taf for $10 per person.
The performance repertoire will include: If Music Be The Food of Love-Dickau; Kyrie from “Memorial”-Clausen; Northern Lights-Gjeilo; and John the Revelator-Caldwell and Ivory.
Put this most important date on you calendar and join us in honoring one of the finest singing organizations in our state on Saturday, January 21, 2012!
