Keeping you plugged into the exciting things happening with Performing Arts
Published November 19, 2023
Volume 196
Tim Hurt - Performing Arts Director
“Bearing the image of the Creator as we cultivate creativity.”
A NOTE FROM THE DIRECTOR
“Joy to the world, the Lord is come, let earth receive her King.”
As we approach the holiday season, there are many exciting things in store. Trips, meals together, and giving thanks. Concerts, programs, and plays. Presents, family, and friends. We are so blessed at Trinity to be able to freely proclaim the love of Christ through all of these. The holidays are a special time for us to celebrate His birth and the Father’s love for us!
As your Performing Arts staff navigate all of these events, we are consistently sharing the love of Jesus and pointing students back to His saving grace. We seek to find spiritual meaning in all that we do, and to help our students keep a Biblical worldview through all of the extras of the season. Christ came as Emmanuel, God with us. And the Spirit is still present, and wants to walk through each day with us. And so let us receive Him, let us celebrate that He came, and let us do this with joy as a light to the world.
Happy Thanksgiving and a very merry Christmas to all of our Trinity families!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Want to stay informed? Check back here weekly for upcoming events including concerts, shows, trips and more…
December 2 - All State Band Auditions (MS)
December 4 - 4th Grade Recorders Christmas Concert @ 6pm
December 4 - Orchestra Christmas Concert @ 7:30pm
December 5 - Band Christmas Concert @ 7pm
December 7 - Chorus Christmas Concert @ 7pm
December 9 - All State Band Auditions (HS)
December 12 - Dance Club Recital
Concert Series
Dance Club
You're invited to Trinity Dance Club's first Fall Recital! What better way to get into the Christmas spirit than experiencing what it means to Dance Club to be Home for Christmas! We'd love for you to join us on December 12th at 6pm at the Charles Wadsworth Auditorium in Newnan, Georgia. This is a FREE event! We hope to see you there!
Toys for Tots
Trinity Dance Club will be partnering with Toys for Tots this Christmas!
We will be collecting new, unwrapped toys to help support the Toys for Tots mission, "to bring the joy of Christmas and a message of hope to those less fortunate" (Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, 2023).
Donations are completely optional, however, if you feel led to donate we will be collecting items during our Dress Rehearsal on December 11th and our recital on December 12th.
If you are unable to attend but would like to donate to Toys for Tots, please contact Kelsea Krisle at kelsea.krisle@tcslions.org for more information.
Want to learn more about Toys for Tots, click here.
Light Up Senoia & Newnan Christmas Parades
Trinity Dance Club will be participating in the Light Up Senoia and Newnan Christmas Parades this year! We would love for your family to join us! Whether it be on the sides supporting our TCS dancers or joining us in passing out candy canes, we'd love for you to be there! If you'd like to ride our float with our little lions or pass out candy canes to spread Christmas cheer, please see the Google Forms below for additional details.
Light Up Senoia on Saturday, December 2nd // Dance Performances begin at 4pm //
Parade begins at 6pm
Newnan Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 9th // Parade begins at 6pm
ALL THINGS THEATRE
Disney's Finding Nemo Jr.!
Wow, what a show! Our Middle School students recently performed this show with skill and energy, and the audiences were certainly in for a treat! They accomplished their pre-show goal of “energy, footwork, choices and passion”, a special way for our MANEstage performers to focus before taking the stage. And they certainly delivered! Here are some pictures from the show.
MUSIC ARTS ACADEMY
Arts Academy 2023-24 Updates
2023-24 Report
We are off to a great start in the Arts Academy, and it is so exciting to see all of our students thriving in private lessons. We have increased our instructor base to total 15 instructors, new instruments are now being offered, and lessons are happening all over campus. Last year we taught a total of 2,270 lessons with 136 active students. This year we are looking to break that by quite a bit. We have five rooms with acoustic pianos available, and a handful of other areas as well to teach. Recently I needed a rehearsal room and had to walk to the other side of campus to find one because all of our rooms were in use through the Academy. This is so exciting!
Lesson Cost - 2024 Increase
Looking ahead, we want you to be aware that in January of 2024 all 30 minute lessons will be $35 per lesson. This pricing is in line with the industry and teachers throughout our area, and reflects inflation but also the value of our instructors. Please be aware of this increase, your instructors will be putting this into effect starting the first of the new year.
Website & Growth
You are our greatest source of advertisement for the Academy. Please share the great things that are happening with your student and their progress. We are constantly taking on new students, please help us by encouraging other families to get involved. We also take non-TCS students after school, we want to offer what we have to the community as a whole. We are also interested in new instructors. If you know of an instructor interested in getting involved, we would be glad to speak with them and see if it’s a good fit. Feel free to direct them to the website: https://tcslions.org/arts-academy.
Here is a list of our current instructors.
Stacee Adams - Piano - stacee.adams@tcslions.org
Jason Christian - Guitar - thebirdsongstudios@gmail.com
Meagan Dixon - Clarinet, Voice - meaganschlabach@gmail.com
Terri Ingram - Horn, Piano - terri.ingram.music@gmail.com
Monica Lee - Voice, Piano - monicalee396@gmail.com
Sharissa Manwaring - Violin - sharissa.manwaring@tcslions.org
Bill Melton - Low Brass - bill.melton@tcslions.org
Katie Palmer - Trumpet - katierollspalmer@gmail.com
Lizzie Perez - Theatre, Voice - lizzie.perez@tcslions.org
Natalie Pinson - Violin - natalie.pinson@tcslions.org
Caleb Ramirez - Piano - calram21@gmail.com
Cathy Settle - Piano, Voice - cathy.settle@tcslions.org
Elisabeth Veal - Harp - northgaharpist@gmail.com
Nathanael Woodruff - Guitar, Piano - grassfedpower3@gmail.com
For information regarding private music lessons, please contact one of the above instructors or visit https://tcslions.org/arts-academy.
To register, please contact performingarts@tcslions.org. All private music lessons are taught on the TCS campus, and are scheduled on an individual basis. We can’t wait to get you started!!
INSTRUMENT REPAIR
We use Big Note Music for on site repair of many of our musical instruments. If you have an instrument that needs repair as the school year begins, this may be a great option for you. The process works with you filling out an online form, pre-paying for the repair, and then they come for a scheduled repair session right on our Trinity campus. Your student wouldn’t be away from their instrument except when it’s on the repair table. This convenient option has worked for us for a few years now. Simply fill out the online form and let us know that a repair has been scheduled.
Online Link to Schedule a Repair: https://bignotemusic.com/product/schedule-repair/