Parents and Friends: We ask your help in assuring that
our audiences come to our concerts and performances knowing
that each song being performed represents many hours of
work and preparation by these students. It is extremely
important that our audiences remain quiet and attentive
so that each choir member can perform with the utmost concentration
and skill. Choral repertoire is performed in an acoustical
setting and requires that each singer be able to hear themselves
and others as they tune and harmonize with each other. Family
and friends who come to support their chorister should not
be distracted as they listen and enjoy the intimate beauty
of the human voice. We sometimes record our performances,
and it is very disappointing to have a permanent recording
of a concert marred by excessive audience noise, screaming
or crying babies and children, and crashing doors. With
your help, we can create a very professional and “artist
friendly” atmosphere at Sam Houston High School. Thank
you for your help in leading by example.
1) If you bring children to our concerts, please sit near
the ends of the aisles near the back of the auditorium so
that if they become restless you can quietly and immediately
exit to the foyer until they are once again calm. You may
bring your quieted child back into the auditorium between
numbers. Do not make other audience members angry at you
and your child by staying in the auditorium while your children
are being disruptive.
2) If you must leave or re-enter during the concert, please
do so between numbers.
3) If you must bring a cell phone into the concert, please
make sure it is TURNED OFF for the entire concert. Please
remove yourself from the hectic pace of everyday life, sit
back, and enjoy the concert (and allow others to do the
same).
4) Please do not talk during a performance number. When
the piece is finished you may comment through your warm
round of applause.
5) Please do not yell out to your choir member or a friend
and draw attention to yourself. This embarrasses your child
and shows a lack of cultural knowledge on your part.
6) There is no food or drink permitted in the auditorium.
7) If someone in the audience is being unruly or disruptive,
please find a Principal or Security.
With your help, we can make this year a truly artistic
endeavor for both performers and audiences alike.
