* REGISTRATION IS NOW FULL - YOUR SUBMISSION WILL BE PLACED ON OUR WAITING LIST! *
Dear Parents and Students,
It’s that time again! The holidays are just around the corner, and so is our annual Christmas Concert. This year’s concerts will be held as follows:
River Ridge Campus: Saturday, December 14, at Victory Church - 5708 Airline Drive in Metairie, LA 70003.
Covington & Mandeville Campuses: Saturday-Sunday, December 21-22 at Furhmann Auditorium 128 W 23rd Ave, Covington, LA 70433
More details will be made available closer to the recital date. Please keep the entire recital days open as we will have multiple concerts from 8:30 AM through 9 PM (Saturday) and 8:30 AM - 5 PM (Sunday). Your concert date and assignment will be announced in early December. All students are asked to sign-up no later than 11/4/2024. Please note that there are numerous parameters that we must consider when scheduling students in our anticipated 500+ performances this year including teacher schedules, siblings, accompanists, age of students, program variety, etc. and as such we are unable to guarantee any advanced scheduling requests. If you have a known conflict for any part of the recital date, please consider this carefully prior to registering to participate. All performance slots are on a first come, first served basis and we cannot guarantee spots will not fill up prior to 11/4.
Regular lessons will not be held Saturday, December 14 (at the River Ridge Campus) or Saturday December 21 (at the Covington/Mandeville campuses) so that all may participate and enjoy the concerts.
Students who wish to participate in the concert must complete the form online no later than November 4th. Each student may perform one piece per program of study (2 minutes in length or less). Concert dress is holiday festive / dressy casual.
- Each selection performed must be no more than 2 minutes in length and must be completely memorized.
- Instrumental and vocal students (voice, guitar, strings, wind, brass, etc.) will require accompanists. The accompanist fee is $45 and will provide students with 30 minutes of rehearsal time with the accompanist (or their instructor within the lesson) in addition to the performance on the day of the concert. Should any parent/student feel that more time is needed with the accompanist, additional private accompanist sessions are available at $45 per 30 minute session and may be booked at the Front Desk.
RECITAL PREPAREDNESS:
Signing up for the recital is a fantastic opportunity, but it's also a commitment to be taken seriously! All solos and original compositions must be memorized and be completely ready for performance by the last week of November, 2024.
During the first week of December, all student recital participants will be required to complete a formal rehearsal during their regular lesson. At that time your teacher will either 1.) fully approve your performance, 2.) approve conditionally (requires scheduling additional rehearsal with the office), or 3.) recommend that the student wait until the next recital for the best on stage experience.
Please note that only students who are fully prepared will be allowed to perform. No exceptions will be made as students will NOT be allowed to use their music for solo performances at the recital. Students may use their music for duets/ensembles/accompanying other students.
VIDEO:
We will be offering HD video recordings of each performer as digital downloads available for purchase. Note, videos will be sent to the email address used during concert registration.
Live Video Streaming will also be provided via our website for all of our music recitals at http://www.laapa.com/live. Please realize that our Live Stream is a BEST EFFORT as we are limited to the quality of the venue's internet connection. Be sure to share this link with your distant family and friends!
TICKETING/DONATIONS:
Parents and students may invite as many friends, relatives, etc. as they wish. Christmas is indeed a time of giving and a time to reflect and be thankful for all that we have been given. In this spirit, LAAPA’s Faculty and Staff would like to ask that all parents, students, friends and relatives attending the Christmas Concert consider making a financial donation to "The Brave Heart Children" in lieu of purchasing tickets. One of the missions of Brave Heart is to see that children here in Louisiana who have been removed from their home celebrate the Christmas season with a Christmas Gift Bag. Please note that we will not be accepting any physical gift donations this year.
Please make checks payable to Brave Heart - Children In Need, Inc. or donate online
You may learn more about the missions that we support here! Thank you all for your donations!
CONFIRMED STUDENTS:
Once we receive your recital sign up form successfully, you should receive a confirmation email.
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ALL STUDENTS WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE MUST COMPLETE THIS PARTICIPATION FORM FOR EACH EVENT THAT YOU WILL BE PERFORMING IN! DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 4.
I have read and agree to follow the above information/guidelines regarding participation in the upcoming Concert.
The school is hereby granted permission to take photographs, audio, and video of the student during the concerts to use in advertisements and other promotional materials the school creates. Video/Audio of all performances will be streamed live on the laapa.com website on the day of the concerts.
I authorize LAAPA to deduct accompanist fees needed from my account on file November 20. If an accompanist or additional formal rehearsal is required, I understand that LAAPA will call with rehearsal scheduling options. I understand that my performance time(s) will be assigned in late November / early December and that all fees are nonrefundable.
If you’d like to use an alternate form of payment for the accompanist fee, or have any other concerns, please only complete this form in-person at the front desk.