The Lafayette Choir is always hard at work, learning one piece or another, but no time of the year is busier for them than their winter concert season. From the number of pieces learned to the concerts being held, they keep working hard from October through winter break. The choir that’s most affected by this is the Madrigal Choir.

After the Choir Gala in September, the Lafayette Choirs begin working on Christmas music. More and more pieces are added through October. Most of the students in the Madrigal choir, the highest level choir at Lafayette which has a limited number of members, are also in the Chorale choir, a chamber choir which incorporates students from all grade levels. These students who are in multiple choirs have ended up with a massive Winter repertoire of 26 pieces. These pieces range from simple arrangements like “Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!” to much more complex pieces, such as their annual arrangement of “The Twelve Days Of Christmas”, which takes the classic Christmas carol of the same name to its most comical extreme.

By the end of November, rehearsals ramp up. Those in the Madrigal choir begin to have after-school rehearsal three to five days a week, and all members of the advanced choirs (including the Madrigals, Chorale, and Singers) start have combined after-school rehearsal, where they work on the few pieces all the choirs sing together.

Finally, as December rolls around, the concerts begin. First is the Winter Concert for the beginner choirs (Troubadours, Women’s, and Adv. Women’s) on December 5, with the Madrigals also performing.

The day after that, on December 6, the Troubadours and Madrigals do a choir tour to three different schools: Jessie Clark Middle School, Wellington Elementary School, and Clays Mill Elementary School, where they will perform many of their fun Christmas pieces to the younger students. That night, the Madrigals perform those same songs at the Southland Tree Lighting at the Southland Fire Station.

The following Monday, December 9, the advanced choirs perform their winter concert, finishing up most of their concert season. However, that Friday, December 13, the Madrigal choir will perform one last time at the Southern Lights, caroling with joy that their singing season is finally over and winter break is near.

The Lafayette Choir puts months of work into performing their best for their winter concert season, and they would love for as many people as possible to come to a concert or two, or three or four, and enjoy the work they put into making their singing sound effortless. If you enjoy Christmas music, come enjoy some of the Lafayette Choir’s winter concert season.