General admission tickets for our Spring Pops Concert on May 24, 2012 can now be purchased from the link on the right. This concert will feature the Mixed Choir (formerly Beginning Choir) performing music from "The Lion King," Concert Choir performing music from "Grease," and Madrigals performing music from the Beatles. Our combined finale will be Bon Jovi's "Livin' on a Prayer," and we will also have several featured solos and duets. Tickets are $7.00 each. They can be printed as an e-ticket or held at will-call when purchased through the website, and tickets will also be for sale at the door. Hope to see you there!

Welcome back to school, and happy 2012! The Madrigals have several upcoming events to be aware of, so make sure these events are on your calendars! First, the Sing-a-Thon: Saturday, January 21, 10am-5pm, a combination of a much-needed Saturday rehearsal with a sponsorship drive. We'll be working on a minimum of six pieces, plus technique, sight-singing, and much more. Second, our Scripps Health Performance, Monday, January 23, 11am-2pm, where we have been booked to sing three pieces at their Martin Luther King Jr. scholarship ceremony. This is the Monday of the week of finals, so use your best judgment when asking your teachers if you can attend. You will not be penalized for missing this event for academics. Next, our Area Choral Showcase will be Monday, February 13 at 7pm. The top choirs from Wangenheim Middle School, Marshall Middle School, and CPMA Middle School will be joining us in our campus theater for a fun, festive recruitment event with plenty of singing and performing. Free admission! Lastly, our Spring Festival with trip to Disney parks is Friday and Saturday, March 30-31. See letter for more details.

If you did not receive the November parent/guardian newsletter by email, click on the link at the right to view it. Underneath that link is a downloadable flier for the Carl's Jr. fundraiser we are doing on December 6, 2011. The Panda Express flier for December 15, 2011 will be posted soon.
Also, remember that auditions for the spring musical, "Phantom of the Opera," are this week. Vocal auditions are Monday and Wednesday, with dance auditions on Tuesday and callbacks on Thursday. Please talk to Ms. Williams if you have not chosen an audition song, or see Mr. Kriley for more information about the audition itself. This will be a spectacular show!

Keep an eye on our upcoming events, as our calendar looks very busy during the upcoming holiday season. Currently we have performances scheduled for the Mira Mesa Senior Center (11/15), the Mira Mesa Town Council (12/5), the Farmers' Market (12/13), and the school campus (12/16) in addition to our standard Winter Concert (12/15). We also have two restaurant fundraisers: Carl's Jr. on 12/6 (go to the MMHS orchestra concert afterward!) and Panda Express on 12/15 (definitely come to our own concert afterward!). The 4th period "Door Decorating" contest begins 12/12, and we hope to have at least one more in-class clinic before our concert. And finally, don't forget musical auditions for "Phantom of the Opera" begin on 11/14! Keep up the good work! "I'm... dreaming of a White Christmas..."

General admission tickets for our Winter Concert on December 15, 2011 are now on sale. This concert will feature the Beginning Choir, Concert Choir, Madrigals Choir, plus our after-school barbershop ensemble and a variety of selected vocal soloists and small groups. Click on the picture to the right to be taken to our secure online Vendini ticketing website. Tickets are $7.00 each. They can be printed as an e-ticket or held at will-call when purchased through the website, and tickets will also be for sale at the door.

If you are a member (or parent of a member) of Madrigals, please go to the "Choral Ensembles" pages and download the current calendar for the year. Some events may change, but please add the non-tentative concerts, trips, and major events to your personal calendars. We are looking busy already!

Budget cuts have continually put the arts at risk in public schools. The hit TV show, Glee, has decided to take a stand and fight for music programs in public schooling systems and have since teamed up with the Give a Note Foundation. In their Glee Gives a Note contest, music programs across the nation have the opportunity to win up to $50,000 by submitting a two-minute video. 73 schools will receive a prize and the MMHS Madrigals decided that they deserve to be one of those prize winners!

By voting for the Madrigals' video submission, you can help advance the ensemble into the next round of the contest and get the choir one step closer to the prize money. It only takes two clicks to cast your vote and you can do so everyday, one vote per IP address. Be sure to vote daily to ensure the Madrigals' success!

Click here to vote now!

If you haven't joined us on Facebook, please go here to "like" our page, or you can search for "Mira Mesa Choral Program." All of our announcements and reminders will go out to our members and supporters through status updates, so make sure you stay updated! We're also still looking for pictures of Madrigals, both past and present, so upload them to the Facebook page.