SPRING IS ARRIVING WITH A ZING!!!

Trees and flowers are beginning to burst into bud.  April Showers are bringing forth May flowers and the sun is peeking through the clouds more and more often.  What a wonderful time of year to celebrate the joy and newness of the season.

                        

            

It is certainly being celebrated with the Upper Valley Women’s Choir as they prepare for their spring concert, “WHERE LIFE BEGINS ANEW!” 

Special guests will include Omar and Lori Hansen – owners of the Great Bear Folk Theatre; as well as the Brian and Heidi Pyper Family. The concert will be held at the Rexburg Tabernacle on Monday, May 8^th at 7:30 p.m.  Admission is free.   

Come join with us and enjoy an evening of songs about the beautiful creations of spring!!! 

 HEADING INTO 2017!!!!

The Upper Valley Women's Choir will be starting their Spring Semester on Thursday, January 5th, in the Rexburg Tabernacle from 9:00 - 11:00.  A non-auditioned group, the Upper Valley Women's Choir is made of up women of all ages who can sing and read music.  All are invited to participate.  Sopranos are especially needed.  Rehearsals are each Thursday from 9:00 - 11:00.  Dues are $25 per sememster.  The spring concert, "For the Beauty of the Earth," will be May 8th.   Come and enjoy a great time!  For more information, contact Kathy Orton at 356-4154 or Heidi Pyper at 356-4357.

IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR!!!!

       It is always so amazing how fast the year goes.  We start in the fall learning songs and before we know it, it is time for Thanksgiving and a remembrance of how many wonderful blessings we have.  Singing in the Upper Valley Women's Choir is such a treat and a blessing.   

This is the time of year we polish and finish preparing for our Christmas concert.  This year's concert will be on December 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the Rexburg Tabernacle.  Our theme is "An Old Fashioned Christmas," and we will be singing  songs like "Candy Cane Lane," "Grown up Christmas List," and "When a Child is Born."  Along with a sing-along of good old fashioned carols and dancers from the Footworks Dance Studio, it promises to be an evening to bring  joy and delight.  Please join us for a wonderful evening!

Why is the Upper Valley Women's Choir WALKING HAPPY?

They are preparing to present their Spring Concert - "GET HAPPY!" Songs like "Happy Together," "Put on a Happy Face,"  and "Happy Days are Here Again," are practically guaranteed to get your toes tapping! Along with all this fun will be special guests: The Missy Babcock Family and Madison High School's Vocal Spectrum.  For a delightful evening of just plain being happy, plan to attend:

Sharing songs from their upcoming concert, "Get Happy!" on May 9th,   the Upper Valley Women's Choir sing for the Rexburg Rehabilitation and St. Anthony Homestead.  These folks really get into the spirit of music and happiness!!

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WALKING HAPPY THROUGH 2016!!!

The Upper Valley Women's Choir will be starting their spring semester Thursday, January 7th, at 9:00 a.m. in the Rexburg Tabernacle.  This non-auditioned choir invites women of all ages who can sing and read music to participate.  Sopranos and Mezzos are especially needed.  The choir rehearses each week on Thursdays, from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. in the Rexburg Tabernacle.  Dues are $25 per semester, which covers the building rental and the cost of music.  The Spring Concert will be May 9th and will be all about "Getting Happy!"  Come and have a great time singing!  For more information, contact Kathy Orton at 356-4154 or Heidi Pyper at 356-4357.

We Need A Little Christmas - December 7, 2015

It's that time of year when the Upper Valley Women's Choir gets to share their love and joy of the Christmas Season. We are able to sing for the Homestead and Carriage Cove, at the Rexburg Rehabilitaion and Homestead in St. Anthony.  It is so fun to sing with these delightful people and to have them join in singing with us!


The concert, "We Need A Little Christmas!"is scheduled for Monday, December 7th at 7:30 in the Rexburg Tabernacle.  We will be featuring a children's choir, and Kelly Pyper on the flute, accompanied by Brynn Pyper on piano, and Davis Tonks on the organ.  We will be singing wonderful songs such as Sally deFord's  "A Manger Filled With Hay" and an arrangement by Heidi Pyper called, "What Is This Joy?"  This along with Rutter's "Christmas Lullaby" and "Nutcracker Jingles."  Come and join us for what promises to be a wonderful start to the Christmas Season!

Starting The New Season

Upper Valley Women's Choir starts a new season Thursday, September 3rd at 9:00 a.m. in the Rexburg Tabernacle.  The choir is a non-auditioned choir and women of all ages who can sing and read music are invited to participate.  Sopranos are especially needed.  The choir rehearses each week on Thursdays, from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. in the Rexburg Tabernacle.  Dues are $25 per semester, which cover the building rental and cost of music.  The Christmas concert will be on Monday, December 7th and will feature some favorite Christmas songs as well as a children's chorus.  Come and enjoy a great time!  For more information, contact Kathy Orton at 356-4154 or Heidi Pyper at 356-4357.

The Homestead Assisted Living Center

One of the things we do as a choir is to perform mini concerts for the Assisted Living Centers in the area.  Our most recent trip was to the Homestead Assisted Living Center in Rexburg, Idaho.  The residents love it when we come.  On this particular day, one of the residents got really into our performance.  Our theme was "Let's Dance" and so all of our songs were about dancing and very upbeat.  This little lady got up and started to dance with us.  Kathy really played it up while she was leading.

The other ladies in the choir really enjoyed singing that day.

Spring 2015 Concert

The Upper Valley Women's Choir announces its spring concert on Monday May 11th at 7:30 p.m. in the Rexburg Tabernacle.  It is a free concert but donations are always welcome.

The theme for our concert this time is "Let's Dance!"  It will be a very high energy evening and will be very enjoyable for all ages.  The Idaho Ballroom Academy dance team will be joining us to add an extra element to our concert.  They will dance two special numbers as well as joining us on two of our songs.  It is going to be a fantastic concert.  You won't want to miss it!

January start up

Just a reminder for anyone who would like to join our choir.  The start up date is Thurs. Jan. 8th at 9:00 in the Rexburg Idaho Tabernacle.  Rehearsals run from 9-11 a.m. each week.  Our theme this semester is "Let's Dance!"  It is going to be a lot of fun.  Our concert will be held on Mon. May 11th.  Come and join the fun!

ANNOUNCING THEME FOR SPRING CONCERT

After working very hard this semester to present Handel's Messiah, (which, by the way, will be awesome!), we have decided to lighten up for spring.

Get ready to put on your dancing shoes because the theme for next semester is LET'S DANCE!!  We have chosen some very fun songs all about dancing and different kinds of dances.  We'll sing about the Can Can, the Charleston, Samba, the Twist, etc.!  Sound fun?

We will accept new members next semester.  This is an open invitation choir--no auditions.  We want to have ladies who love to sing and have fun.  Our rehearsals will begin on Jan. 8th at 9:00 a.m. in the Rexburg Tabernacle.  We rehearse for two hours each Thursday morning.  Our concert will be on Monday, May 11, 2015.  Our dues are $25.00 for the semester.  This covers the cost of the music, which you get to keep and also for the rent on the building.

If anyone is interested please contact Paula Sonderegger at 356-0219, or Kathy Orton at 356-4154 so that we can order enough music.  See you in January!

DONT FORGET TO ORDER TICKETS FOR MESSIAH!  rexburg.org/arts

Messiah tickets

Tickets are now on sale for the Rexburg Arts Council's upcoming presentation of Handel's "Messiah."     Tickets are $5.00 each.  Go to rexburg.org/arts to purchase tickets.  Children ages 6 and under will not be allowed to attend.

Messiah Soloist Results

We would like to thank all of those who were brave enough to audition for a solo for our upcoming performance of "Messiah."  We had a great turnout and because of the talented singers who auditioned, it made choosing the soloists a bit difficult.  Because of this, we have decided to "double cast" some of the solos.

The results are as follows:
Bass:  Kyle Jensen-The Trumpet Shall Sound, including the Recitative, Behold, I tell you a Mystery.
Bass:  Evan Dunn-Thus Saith the Lord/But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming?
Bass:  Jeff Hopkin-Thus Saith the Lord/But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming?

Tenor:  Kurt Furan-Comfort Ye

Tenor:  Jacob Meldrum-Every Valley
Tenor:  Rich Andrus-Thou Shalt Break Them

Alto:  Alison Worrell-He Was Despised
Alto:  Nykele Shapiro-He Shall Feed His Flock
Alto:  Heidi Pyper-O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings, including the recitative, Behold a Virgin Shall Conceive

Soprano:  Anna Bjornn-How Beautiful Are the Feet of Them
Soprano:  Jenna Davis-Rejoice Greatly
Soprano:  Mia Haggen-Rejoice Greatly
Soprano:  Elisabeth Zenger-Come Unto Him
Soprano:  Ashley Cooley-Come Unto Him
Soprano:  Katy Willis-4 Recitatives
Soprano:  Malia Kerr-4 Recitatives

We would ask that those who have been selected to please call one of the following: Paula Sonderegger-356-0219;  Kathy Orton-356-4154.  Please call in the next couple of days to confirm your acceptance.

We invite all of those who auditioned to be a part of our choir. 

Messiah

Our choir along with the Rexburg Arts Council will be presenting Handel's "Messiah" in the place of our regular Christmas concert.  Thanks to all who came to our first practice last night.

We will be rehearsing every Thursday evening from 7-9 at the LDS church on 700 Park Street.  We will still accept new members next week.  Bring your own music, Schrimer's edition.