November 24, 2019

Nov 25, 2019 | Members Only, Uncategorized, Weekly Member Announcements

REHEARSAL #8

Nov. 25, 2019, 7:00PM AT FOUNDRY UMC  

Thanksgiving Social at The Backyard Grill

Tomorrow Night at 5PM…
All are welcome, even if you are not singing in the upcoming Christmas and Messiah concerts, to meet up for dinner at the The Backyard Grill at the corner of Jones Rd. & West Rd. north of the Foundry at 5PM on Nov. 25th.  Hope you all can come share a meal in thanksgiving of all our blessings, especially the blessing of making great music with kindred spirits.

Message from the Box Office

Early Bird pricing for our Glorious Christmas concert is active now!  Get our best prices by purchasing your tickets early!

A Glorious Christmas Friends & Family Discount Code:  19-02-FANDF

** NOTE: WORKS ONLY AFTER EARLY BIRD PRICING – DEC 1.
Questions can be directed to [email protected].

HCS Fundraising Event now active on Facebook – Giving Tuesday

Facebook’s annual Giving Tuesday Event officially commences is Dec, 3rd, but you can start now! HCS is participating and we need your help to spread the word. Your friends and family are proud of what you do with HCS and want to support you.

Visit now to make a donation in support of our orchestra fund: Link to HCS Orchestra Fund – Facebook Giving Tuesday

Christmas Caroling – Thursday, December 5th, at 7:00PM.

Any current member of the Houston Choral Society is invited a Christmas Caroling event at Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital located 701 S Fry Road, Katy Texas 77450.

Singers will gather at 6:45 PM in the lobby.

Contact Penny Nelson, VP of Community Outreach & Special Projects at [email protected]

Volunteer Opportunities 

Please email Mary Kay Buehler (A2) at [email protected] with any questions about the following open position(s):
  • Houston Choral Society – Secretary of the Board of Directors:  This is an official position as a member of the board of directors of HCS currently being held by interim appointment, Amy Ghanem, VP of Administration.  We are looking for an individual interested in serving the remainder of this term.  Please email your interest to [email protected].
  • Houston Choral Society – Treasurer:  This is an official position as a member of the board of directors of HCS.  We are looking for an individual interested in serving the remainder of this term.  Please email your interest to [email protected].
  • **UPDATE** STILL OPEN —  CD/Merchandise Sales Manager (Singer or Non-Singer) – This individual will be responsible for managing and staffing merchandise and CD/DVD sales at the concerts and at other times including mailing merchandise as needed.  This person will be responsible for inventory management, management of pre-sale orders, and reporting inventory needs to the President at the monthly BOD meetings.  This individual, preferably, would be a non-singer and available at every concert (before and after) to sell HCS merchandise*.  If a singer is selected for this post, he/she will make staffing arrangements during concerts in which singer is performing. This position involves handling money, check, and credit card transactions, and appropriate accounting for cash collected.   The position reports directly to President of the Board, or his designee.  Multiple persons interested in this position can share responsibilities, as approved by the managing BOD representative.
    • *Concert Night Sales Post filled by David Seifert, husband of Leslieanne Seifert (A1) – Thank you, David and Leslieanne for stepping up!!