Our New Season!

Nicole, Katy & Lila

After a wonderful Christmas break, we couldn't wait to get back to our fabulous singers!  Our first two YMS rehearsals have been so much fun.  It was great to see so many returning friends, and meet some new ones as well!

Our sweet Noelle!

Our songs this session are taken from Broadway, the world of pop and even some old standards thrown in.  It has already been so fun to see these young kids excitedly singing "You've Gotta Have Heart" and tapping their toes to "Accentuate the Positive."  One of the biggest thrills is that we get to introduce great music from many genres to the singers.  Where else are kids going to hear music from Frank Sinatra, the Carpenters, Charlie Brown and Uncle Kracker--all in one place?  YMS, of course! 

Abby K. and Abby D.

The singers should be singing along to their CDs as much as possible, to familiarize themselves with all the new music for the season.  Some easy ways to work in that practicing time:  play the CD in the car, while they are getting ready for bed and in the kitchen when setting the table, emptying the dishwasher, etc.  It will help the time go faster, and get some good practicing time in, as well!

Auditions for solos, duets and small groups are coming up on February 2nd!  Can't wait!

More Performing!

And the show goes on! We continued to wrap up our Fall season with performances in the community. After a heart warming visit to the Spring Arbor assisted living center, we were able to perform for our family and friends at the Walton Park Clubhouse.


The singers seemed even more energetic and confident as they showed off their hard work to their own families! It was especially thrilling for them to have a standing-room-only crowd.

Everyone was excited about our performances at the Children's Museum of Richmond. One of the best parts of our performances here was being able to hang out together! The kids have become such good friends.

Our singers were able to do two back to back performances as visitors waited in line to see the Legendary Santa. The museum was bustling and we were honored to share in this long time Richmond holiday tradition.

Our final performance this inaugural season was held at the Richmond Zoo "Miracle of Christmas" nativity pageant. With wind whipping and cows "mooing" in the background, we sang a short program between nativity performances. The Singers were able to then watch the beautiful pageant with their families.

One of the greatest purposes of the Young Midlothian Singers is to uplift and inspire the community through singing. This purpose was certainly accomplished and even magnified this season as we were grateful to perform so many times in so many unique locations!

"Bring a Friend" Day (11/17) and Spring Arbor Performance (12/10)

This post is way overdue, but we had SOOO much fun on our "Bring a Friend" day on November 11th.  The singers really enjoyed showing their friends and neighbors all of our usual activities, especially our "Gina Lollabrigida" warm-up!  The visitors jumped right in and sang along with everything we did.

After warming up and playing some fun "echo" games, we performed a few of our numbers for the visitors.  They got a chance to tell us things that we were doing well, along with things that we could improve upon.  We got some great feedback from the visitors, and Brittany and Katie think that it really helped the singers to hear what kids their age had to say.  Overall, the "Bring a Friend" day was a big success and we hope to be able to do it every session!

Getting Ready to Perform! (Doing the hand "squeeze")

Our first performance of the season was on December 10 at Spring Arbor Assisted Living Center.  The residents we so kind to us, and really enjoyed hearing the kids sing.  We could even hear them singing along with us on some of our songs, which was great!  The singers did a wonderful job, especially for being in front of a "real" audience for the first time.  Afterwards, the activities coordinator at Spring Arbor treated the kids to cookies and punch, which ended the afternoon on a sweet note!

Singing for the Spring Arbor Residents

Our little "hippo," Mallory