Klein High Choir

Congratulations to Bella Voce & Chorale/Liederkranz for giving such beautiful performances at UIL this week and earning Sweepstakes awards! This whole year has been challenging in so many ways, but you continue to rise above it all. We’re SO proud of you! 💙💛

Parents, friends & families: join us tomorrow night for our Pre-UIL Concerts! Non-Varsity choirs will perform at 6:30 pm, and out Varsity choir will perform at 7:15 pm. Each concert will last less than 30 minutes.

Students have specific times that their choir will meet before their concert. They should arrive dressed in concert black & wearing their singer’s mask. We look forward to sharing this music with you!

Parents, friends & families: join us tomorrow night for our Pre-UIL Concerts! Non-Varsity choirs will perform at 6:30 pm, and out Varsity choir will perform at 7:15 pm. Each concert will last less than 30 minutes.

Students have specific times that their choir will meet before their concert. They should arrive dressed in concert black & wearing their singer’s mask. We look forward to sharing this music with you!

Fine Arts parents, we need your support!

HB 434 is threatening our Fine Arts programs by proposing to allow CTE courses to meet the high school Fine Arts requirement. This bill is getting a hearing on the floor of the state House on March 9th! We need all our Fine Arts parents to join the Texas Arts Education Campaign immediately.

Currently, there are only 7,000 people signed up with TAEC. To impress the Texas Legislature and make sure HB 434 never becomes law, we need 17,000, 27,000 or even 107,000 parent advocates statewide!

Thank you for your continued support in advocating for a Fine Arts presence for ALL Texas children.

Help support the arts! If you were unable to join us last night, please watch this short video highlighting the purpose of our campaign and how YOU can help! #TAEC #WeMatter #NotJustAGraduationRequirement #txartsed

TAEC Call to Action - Parent/Booster/PTA/PTO:
Link: https://t.co/HIlKVYZrVL?amp=1

Chamber Cabaret is Thursday night at 7 in the Klein High Auditorium! Tickets are limited and can be purchased in the Choir Room or at the door for $10 (cash or check). Can’t wait to share our first in-person concert of the year with you!

Congratulations to our Area Candidate, Chloe Johnsen, for placing first in the Texas All State Choir! @originalkleinhigh @kleinisd 💙💛💙💛

O Christmas Tree

In a holiday season unlike any other, Chamber Choir came together from home and school to create this performance of “O Christmas Tree”.

Collaborating to make music during a pandemic is harder than any of us ever imagined. I am so proud of every human on earth who is determined to learn/create/share the gift of music in whatever way they can. I know I will treasure the struggles and successes of this time for many years to come. Happy Holidays, everyone!!

- Ms. Sharp

I am so late in posting this 🤦🏻‍♀️, but please congratulate these wonderful students for earning a place in the TMEA Region 9 Treble Choir & Mixed Choir ✨ Chloe Johnsen placed in the Top 5 and will advance to the 3rd and final round of auditions for the Texas All State Choir! Congratulations to all - we are so proud of everyone who has tackled this process!

National Anthem 2020 • Loved seeing this video on the big screen at tonight’s Homecoming game! Thank you, Chamber Choir, for carrying the tradition through this unique year. Go, Bearkats! 💙💛

Hey, Klein Choir!
Remember to login to Schoology & share our Fall Showcase with your families! The 30-minute video features solos and our big collaborative project, The Bones.

Parents, The Bones (starts around 27:00 into the video) includes recordings of our whole program edited into a virtual choir. Students submitted photos that represent their strong foundation - choir pictures, Klein activities and pictures of family. These are are challenging times, but as this song says, “the house don’t fall if the bones are good.” We hope you enjoy our Fall Showcase!

Ms. Sharp & Mr. Winebrenner, Directors

Congratulations to EVERY ONE of of our students for completing this task and seeing it through. High fives to all who will receive a District Choir patch and to those who will move on to ROUND 2! Those moving on to Round 2 will also receive a District patch. Well done, everyone! 💙💛

[09/16/20]   What an wonderful evening this was last February! Klein Chamber Choir had the opportunity to attend a Houston Chamber Choir rehearsal and performance. Such a meaningful experience that inspired the whole group!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CFNKVysJUHp/?igshid=eltpbdhje5bt

Hey, Klein Choir! Remember, tomorrow is the KHS Online Simulation. It will be a great chance to meet your teachers, see your friends in class, and test your technology before school begins next week. Log in to Schoology before 7:15 AM to find Zoom links for each of your courses.

In Choir, we will be using online elements every day for On Campus & Online learners, so all of you are invited to check in with us during your class time tomorrow. We can’t wait to see you, Bearkats! 💙🎵💛
- Ms. Sharp & Mr. Winebrenner

**our schedule below includes C Lunch. Check your personal schedule to determine what time you attend 5th Period & Lunch!

We’re offering our All State Orientation one more time before school starts, and we hope you’ll come check it out! Zoom links are being sent to you today via Remind.

If you don’t get the message, email Mr. Winebrenner at [email protected] and ask for the Zoom link.

It’s been really fun getting this process kicked off with you this summer. Can’t wait to see ALL of you!

🎵We’re All In This Together🎵 Thank you, KISD Choir students for creating this moment of joy! It’s a beautiful sight to see students from all 5 high schools virtually joining their voices and lifting everyone’s spirits at Convocation this morning! 💙💛

All Klein Choir members who are interested in auditioning for Region/All State Choir are invited to join us for this FREE prep course! Registration is open until Friday. See link below 💙🎵💛

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdJJs5zV1FpgTyHP7scOofIQGxig2cu0GPpA4tjvhQ3zZxqqw/viewform

Klein Choir Family, check your email for the Summer Newsletter full of All State Choir Audition information. Use the link in your newsletter to register participating students for our FREE All State Prep Course on August 4th & 5th.

Registration open through July 31st 🎵

Hey, Klein Choir! Miss you all so much, and I hope your having a GREAT summer ☀️ I just want to clarify that All State auditions are happening next year - they’re just going to look different. We’ll be there to help and guide you every step of the way!

The TMEA Executive Board announces that to support excellence in student musical development and promote health and safety, all TMEA and ATSSB auditions (middle and high school) through January 10, 2021, will be conducted via uploaded video recordings. As details are finalized, we will notify the membership.

[05/22/20]   Uniform drop off is CANCELLED for tonight from 6-7 pm due to 90% chance of thunderstorms ⛈

We will share new info ASAP.

Remember to drop off your Choir uniform this afternoon!

[05/17/20]   Loved honoring this amazing class of Seniors last night at our virtual banquet 💙💛

Our Virtual Choir Banquet is TONIGHT at 7 PM! We invite all students and choir families to tune in together on Zoom (log in info in Newsletter 31). We’ll announce class awards & officers, enjoy videos and slideshows, present scholarships & more 💙💛 It’s going to be a special night, y’all - see you there!!

This is an option for learning All State Choir music this summer!

In response to the current situation, we have decided that the 2020 TTU All-State Choir Camp will be moving online! We still want to teach and create amazing music with our campers even if we can not connect at Texas Tech physically. Please check our website for more information on what this virtual experience will look like.
www.ttuchoircamp.org

Before he was a young medical professional, Brett Baker was our Klein Choir President and a 2-time All State Musician.

We’re so proud of you and thankful for the work you are doing, Brett! Thank you for serving our community. 💙🩺🎵💛

Brett Baker is a RN, BSN graduate of Texas A&M and works in the Neuro ICU at the Houston Medical Center. He's a @KleinHighSchool 2016 graduate & attended Theiss Elementary School & Doerre Intermediate School, making him #KleinFamily for sure! Thank you, Brett! We are so proud!

Know a frontline worker? Tell us about them here: kleinisd.net/story

Time for Senior Spotlights ✨

It’s time for Senior Spotlights ✨ Love these kids!

Hello, Klein Choir Family! We are so proud of the Class of 2020 (and missing them every day), so we’ll be featuring Senior Shoutouts every Wednesday and Friday. Click each picture to learn about today’s Seniors! 💙🎓💛

Klein ISD

We love you, Seniors! Check out this encouraging message from our wonderful KISD high school Principals and Superintendent. Chins up, Bearkats 💙💛

‪SENIORS: Please watch this special message from all 5 high school principals and Superintendent Dr. McGown.

Justin Elbert — #KleinISD on Twitter

We tried to do a thing today. It didn’t go as planned. Technology is a hoot 😂

https://twitter.com/justinelbertpr/status/1241139284134027266?s=21

“We could all use a laugh. 😂 Thanks to @KleinChoir & Heather Sharp for trying to do this group Zoom singing session with me. I won't spoil the fun. It's worth a watch. #schoolpr @KleinHigh @zoom_us https://t.co/5j9Rw1k3vu”

[03/17/20]   Hey, Klein Choir -
I’m sure you’ve heard by now that we won’t be returning to school until April 13th. I’m sure you have lots of questions like I do. Mr. Winebrenner and I will be working to reformat the remainder of our school year as more info becomes available.

In the meantime, stay home, stay healthy, keep making music, and check your email for a newsletter tomorrow. I’ll communicate often over the coming weeks. Love you, Miss you!

Wash your hands,
-Sharp

Klein ISD

We want to hear from you, Klein Choir!
💙🎶💛 I uploaded my video today, and I would love to hear your voices, too. Let’s use our time away from school to put something beautiful into the world.

Welcome to #musicallyinKLEINed!

We want to hear from all our amazingly-talented musicians (and thespians) in Klein. While we're out of school, use this flipgrid to upload videos of yourself practicing, singing, performing, reading poetry, basically anything of you performing. We want to showcase you!

In our first video is Fine Arts Director Joel Wren playing "An die Musik" (“To Music”) by Franz Schubert on his trombone.

So, Klein. Show us what you got? Upload your video here: https://flipgrid.com/musicallyinkleined

[03/12/20]   Klein Choir Family, be safe this week. 💙💛 Solo & Ensemble will be rescheduled. More details when our return date is sure. - Sharp

Our first North Texas Madrigal festival was such an inspiring experience! Chamber Choir sang beautifully, earned all superior ratings from our judges, had a wonderful clinic with Dr Sandra Snow, and heard SO MANY amazing choirs from all over the state of Texas. Awesome day!

I spy our Choir President! Congratulation to all of our Honor Graduates 💙💛

We are so proud of the top 10% graduating seniors from Klein High School! These dedicated Bearkats worked extremely hard and we are so proud of their accomplishments! #promise2purpose

These girls had an amazing week singing at the 100th TMEA Convention in the Texas All State Mixed Choir. We are so proud of you, Anna and Chloe! #itstartswithmusic #tmea100

Winter Picnic was so much fun! We had a blast playing games and exploring at Kickerillo-Mischer Nature Preserve. 🌳🏐🏈🥏🍃