Welcome to the JH Smith Community Choir

The JH Smith Community Choir is a non-auditioned community chorus based in St. Peters made up of singers from the St. Louis MO metro area.  It is open to singers of all musical backgrounds high school age and up.  We perform at the Ft. Zumwalt South High School auditorium, and present two concerts each year.  In addition, we usually perform at two local senior centers.  We are thrilled to currently have the very talented Mr. Jason Martin as our musical director.

Rehearsals:

• Each Monday, 7-9PM at Fort Zumwalt South High School commons/cafeteria (map/directions below)
• On-time attendance is expected for rehearsals and performances
• In the event a singer misses more than three rehearsals planned or unplanned, permission from the Director to continue singing with the choir is required
  • Singer must notify their section leader of any unplanned absences
• We rehearse each Monday of the season unless NO REHEARSAL is noted in the Choir Calendar

Dues:

• $60 per season
• We currently have a singer limit of 135. To ensure we do not exceed this limit, we now require prepayment of the upcoming season. The current season singers will have the first opportunity to pay for the upcoming season. After which, all newly registered and previous season singers will have an opportunity to pay for the upcoming season on a first come, first serve basis. The information, including the payment link, will be clearly communicated mid to late summer of 2025.
• $30 for students (high school/college up to age 21)

Concert Dress and Music Folder

Men

• Black tuxedo with cummerbund, white tuxedo shirt with black buttons and black bow tie. If you do not own a tuxedo, we will be presenting options and pricing.  We can outfit you for approximately $110.

Women

• Black dress pants with short-sleeved or three-quarter sleeved top. New members will purchase this outfit. Price: Approximately $100 - $120

Black Folders

• All choir members are required to purchase a black music folder prior to concert dress rehearsal. The following links are possible stores to purchase one.  They need to be around 12” tall to accommodate the larger print music.  Also, no folders with three-ring binders are allowed as we cannot punch holes in our music.  These folders run between $20-$25.
  • Standard, non-detachable strap: https://www.musicfolder.com/the-black-folder
  • Deluxe, detachable strap: https://www.musicfolder.com/deluxe-black-folder
  • This one from Amazon is more expensive but has a hand strap: https://www.amazon.com/MSP-Elastic-Music-Sheet-Holder/dp/B07PT9C31R/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3HOQAE0G7HI6W&keywords=music%2Bfolders%2Bfor%2Bchoirs%2Bblack&qid=1681319457&sprefix=music%2Bfolder%2Caps%2C114&sr=8-3&th=1

Casual Dress:

• For those performances at other venues such as retirement homes, we request you purchase our polo shirt that has our logo on it, allowing for a consistent look to our singers. These polos will cost approximately $30-32

Important dates to remember for the Fall session:

• PLEASE SEE THE CHOIR CALENDAR ON OUR WEBSITE FOR ALL DATES/TIMES
• First rehearsal for our Holiday 2025 session will either be early September in the FZS cafeteria/commons area (map below)

In Case Of Inclement Weather

• In the event rehearsal needs to be cancelled due to inclement weather, an email will be sent to the choir. In addition, a note will be posted on our Facebook page and the Calendar updated.
• Fort Zumwalt School District closings are posted here: fz.k12.mo.us

Fort Zumwalt South High (8050 Mexico Rd., St. Peters, MO 63376).  We meet in the commons/cafeteria.  The door is indicated by the area.  This is on the west side and is entered from Belleau Creed Rd.  Please park in the west-side parking lot. If you have a physical restriction, please use the east-side parking lot (Mexico Rd. side) and enter along the side door and use the ramp down to the commons area.