• GCA Music Department News

     

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    Upcoming Music Events:

     

    End-of -the Year concerts for the 22/23 School Year!

     

    Orchestra Concert:

    When: Thursday, May 4th @ 7pm - 8:30pm

    Where: Mesquite Jr. High School Auditorium

     

    Band Concert:

    When: Wednesday, May 10th @ 7pm - 8:30

    Where: Mesquite Jr. High School Auditorium

     

    Guitar Recital:

    When: Thursday, May 11th @ 6:30pm - 8:00pm  

    Where: GCA Cafeteria 

     

    Pops Choir Concert:

    When: Friday, May 19th @ 7:00pm - 9:00pm and Saturday, May 20th @ 3:00pm - 5:00pm

    Where: Mesquite Jr. High School Auditorium  

    Tickets are $5

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    16th Annual Winterfest - Saturday, December 10, 11 AM- 3:30 PM - all GCA music groups perform.

    JH Band & Orchestra perform at 11:00 am
    Guitar performs at 12:30 pm
    HS Band & Orchestra perform at 1:00 pm
    Choirs perform at 2:15 pm
    Jazz Band preforms at 3:00 pm
     
    Tickets will be available for 50 cents each on the day of the event. Cash, check or debit/credit cards will be accepted for tickets, food and auction items that day. 
     
    The food counter will open at 11:30 am with hamburgers, hot dogs, and veggie burgers as well as a selection of drinks and snacks. See food prices on the flyer below. 
     
    A reminder that students are to wear their GCA music shirt with khaki pants or skirt for their performance. 

    Winterfest 2023

     

    Music Department Updates:

    The music department is launching its auction fundraiser for the annual WinterFest event! We need YOUR help!! Winterfest is our main music fundraiser each year, and it will feature performances by all bands, orchestras, choirs, and our guitar class. We will also have food, carnival games, raffle baskets, a silent auction, and vendors. We need help with the following:

    1. Soliciting for donations to our silent auction and raffle items. If you own a business, know people who own a business, or are willing to reach out to a local business, please send or print this letter and form to that business and ask for a donation. Passes, gift certificates, or physical items are all appreciated. Hard copies of these letters are also available from your child's music teacher.

    2. Donations of extra passes or tickets if your family holds a membership or season tickets to a local venue or team. Sports teams, arts organizations, and museums all fit this category. If you have extra games or concerts with a season pass that you will not be using, we would love to use those extra tickets for our silent auction.

    3. Volunteers to plan the menu and go shopping for the food for the event. Information from previous years and funding is provided.

    4. Volunteers to help coordinate game tickets and other pre-sale items.

    5. Volunteers to plan the space and draw a map for the event. Between the performance space, the outside vendors, the carnival games, the auction, the food, and the parking, there is a lot to fit on our campus!

    Let's make the 16th annual WinterFest the best one yet!!

  • GCA Choir

    Under the leadership of Choir Director, Ted Gibson, the following courses are available: 

    Junior High

    Girls Choir -“Belles Chanteuses” 
    This course is a study of beginning and intermediate music concepts: music reading skills with emphasis on solfege, vocal technique,
    and performance skills. No previous experience is required and students will not be required to sing alone. The purpose of this course
    is to encourage students to have fun while studying different types of music, including traditional, musical theater, jazz, and popular
    styles, as well as music in foreign languages.


    Boys Choir - “Lacones” 
    This course is a study of beginning and intermediate music concepts: music reading skills with emphasis on solfege, vocal technique
    with a focus on the boy’s changing voice, and performance skills. No previous experience is required and students will not be required to
    sing alone. The purpose of this course is to encourage students to have fun while studying different types of music, including
    traditional, musical theater, jazz, and popular styles, as well as music in foreign languages.

    High school

    Advanced Women’s Chorus 
    This advanced women’s choir course will provide students the opportunity to study literature of all style periods, vocal technique and
    musicianship skills. The choir will serve as a feeder program for Chorale upon acquisition of skills. Concert performances will be every
    nine weeks.

    Men’s Chorale 
    This course will feature a study of tenor and bass literature in a variety of styles with an emphasis on vocal technique and musicianship
    skills. The choir will serve as a feeder into chorale upon acquisition of skills. Concert performances will be every nine weeks.

    Chorale:
    This advanced mixed choir will provide students the opportunity to study literature of all style periods, advanced vocal techniques and
    musicianship skills. It will involve a rigorous performance schedule and competition in state and local events. 

    For further information please visit the GCA Choir Website