Renaissance High School Choral Music Department
Hello Family and Friends of the Renaissance High School Choral Music Department. We are preparing for our Annual Winter Concert "I'll Be Home for Christmas", Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at 6:30 p.m.
This year has allowed us some time to develop our choral program and get the students ready for lifelong enjoyment of music and also excellence in performance. We do hope you will read below, see our pictures and videos and learn about who we are, as we share our story. We look forward to many exciting experiences this year and time for growth and support. As such, this concert and this digital campaign in particular, will also support our future endeavors and projects with the students. You can purchase tickets here or support financially in some way. Thank you for being part of our community, our RVC family.
The Renaissance High School Choral Music Department is preparing and getting ready for another wonderful year of choral music and experiences for our students. After having to adjust to a new normal over the last 2 years, we were able to proudly present an in person spring concert in June of this year, featuring Renaissance Varsity Chorus, Renaissance Singers, Renaissance Men, A Chord and our awesome senior and other soloists. We are proud of the work that the students were able to share with you as it shows their perseverance and dedication. We faced many obstacles, including singing outside in the cold and rain. The students gave their all to keep one another connected to their choral music family and to the community that supports them. As we prepare for our concert season solo and ensemble, as well as our college audition tour performances, the choir is prepared to continue this work and to push one another to strive for excellence in all that they do. For this campaign, you will be able to make donations as well as purchase tickets for the concert. We encourage you to join the fundraiser and share in your community. We need our community more than ever. This is the first of several fundraisers that will be hosted here on this page. We hope that you will be able to encourage your student and perhaps even join the fundraiser and share with your network as well. We have all the potential for success and we are so excited. Our main goal this year is to provide the opportunities that have been missed over the last couple of years. The first being our Scholarship Audition Tour, which takes place in February, 2022. This tour provides the opportunity for our students to see others on the collegiate level use music to expand their world and to help fund their education. We have students this year at several universities on choir scholarships and we want our current students to know what is available to them. Some students say this is one of the most impactful experiences they've had in high school and we want to see that continue. We are so proud of our choral, collegiate scholars and look forward to adding to that number.
We encourage you to support our students so that they can have things such as technology, out of classroom experiences, opportunities to work with the best choral music professionals in master classes, sheet music, festivals and other programing including those that will help students to earn scholarships for vocal music. We look forward to your support this year and beyond.
Lastly, but certainly not least, we will continue to add and share videos from last year and this year. Many of the virtual performances from 2021 were put together, edited and rendered by Damon DeBose, II, a freshman at Morgan State University. For all of his efforts, we are truly grateful and proud. We also give special thanks to Mr. Harold Harris at harrisproduction@aol.com for assisting with the delivery of some of this content.

Wishing you all the best.

In hope and Love,

Patrice DeBose, Choral Director

Renaissance High School

Renaissance Varsity Chorus, Renaissance Singers and Renaissance Men are gearing up for our Scholarship Audition Tour, which takes place in February 2022. Our students will have the opportunity to hear collegiate ensembles who are known across the country and internationally, for their beautiful choral sound and for the opportunities they provide for their students. Our travels have been very impactful and memorable for our choir and has a major role in allowing us to know one another and work together well. Our students will also be able to audition for scholarships and realize that they can help fund their education through participation in something they love. Our tradition is that we have had many students across the country in HBCU's and other Universities with stellar choral programs. We have students in several universities on vocal scholarships this year and in previous years and it is part of our mission to continue to provide opportunities for our current seniors.

Christopher Alexander Williams- Renaissance High School Class of 2021

Currently Attending Norfolk State University- Vocal Scholarship- We have plans to visit NSU again in February!

So proud of Christopher and all that he is doing at Norfolk State University in Norfolk, VA! We look forward to hearing the NSU choir!

Alexis Harris- Renaissance High School Class of 2021

Currently attending The University of Michigan as a Vocal Music Education Major and Composition Major

We know that Alexis will have a positive impact on the U of M Music program as her talents and leadership skills continue to develop. She was very impactful here at Renaissance and we are excited to see what comes next.

Damon DeBose, II- Renaissance High School Class of 2021

Currently attending Morgan State University, on Vocal Scholarship

Multiplatform Production Major

We are so proud of Damon and all of his accomplishments! He is having a wonderful experience at MSU and we cannot wait to hear him and the choir in February! We will be working diligently to reach our financial goals.

We will visit Morgan State University again in February 2022 with your help!

I'll Be Home for Christmas -RHS Vocal Concert 2021 (End of Year Campaign)

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I'll Be Home for Christmas -RHS Vocal Concert 2021 (End of Year Campaign)

RHS Choir Concert

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