Everything that you need to know about your choir’s involvement on the night of your performance at the Town Hall.
Town Hall Performance
On arrival
School choir members need to be at the Town Hall by 6.30pm. Allowance needs to be made for inevitable traffic issues in the central city. Better to be a little early than late – aim for 6.10pm and you will there on time. All school choir children are to enter through the main doors of the Town Hall and use the appropriate side staircase that they used in the morning rehearsal to go directly to their designated seats.
Choir supervisors
Supervisors will need to be at the Town Hall before 6.15pm (please be on time). They should go to your school’s seating area which will have been confirmed at the morning rehearsal. Instructions for supervisors will be given out at the Town Hall Morning Rehearsal.
How many supervisors do we need?
Number of children in your choir
Up to 25 children
26 – 50 children
51 – 75 children
76 – 100 children
101+ children
Number of supervisors required
1, preferable 2, supervisors
2 supervisors
3 supervisors
4 supervisors
5 – 6 supervisors
Food
NO CHILD is allowed to leave the auditorium. The children will need to be toileted BEFORE they enter the auditorium.
No child is to bring sweets, food or drinks unless needed because of medical reasons. (We would prefer that the supervisor takes control of any needed food).
Meals: As the children will be in the Town Hall from approximately 6.45pm to 9.15pm we suggest they have a sensible meal before the show (preferably not fast food) and a small amount to drink.
Clothing
Jackets and sweatshirts should be left with parents as the children become overheated when performing under lights. It is preferable that watches and shiny jewellery are not worn as this sparkles in the lights and causes distraction to the audience.
Interval
The children DO NOT come out at the half-time interval and the parents ARE NOT ALLOWED into their performance area during interval. Ice creams and other treats which parents may want to bring should be saved until after the performance has finished. Choirs must remain in the seats at the half-time interval. Supervisers will have to restrict, monitor and control the numbers using the toilets at any one time; better that all were toiletted before the performance. With over 1000 performers at each performance, we just do not have the time to allow such a sized group to leave the auditorium…or else we will still be performing at 11.00pm!!
At the conclusion of the performance
Choir teachers should make arrangements with their children and parents to meet at their assembly area at the conclusion of the performance. Your school choir supervisors MUST control your choir during his time, and remain at the Town Hall until all your children are collected.