Vance Music students perform in monthly recitals, including an annual Christmas Recital. These recitals are open to the public and free of charge. Performers are made up of current Vance Music onsite and online students. Students gain significant experience performing in front of an audience regularly. Practice recitals give students a comfortable performance venue where they can build confidence with the support of the teaching staff. With regular goals like monthly performances, students are much more likely to succeed in their personal music education journey.
The annual Christmas Recital is held at the beginning of December. For this performance, students perform in ensembles with arrangements tailored to each group that allow them to sparkle and shine. Students learn leadership skills, communication skills, listening skills, and many other tools crucial to performing in an ensemble. The performance gives students the opportunity to enjoy their music with their peers and celebrate with an awards ceremony and reception afterward. More information can be found below.
2025 Monthly Practice Recitals
Located at First Church of the Brethren
1103 N. Jefferson St., Wichita, KS 67203
Parking available on the West side of the building
Online audience members should contact Marissa by Wednesday the week of recital in order to be admitted in the online recital call. Please include the name of the student performer that invited you to attend, an email account where you wish to receive the Google Meet invite and online program, and your Google user name.
January 19
February 23
March 23
April 27
May 18
June 22
July 13
August 10
September 7
October 5
November 2
Choose Your Performance Time: 1:30pm, 2:30pm, or 3:30pm
Sign-up closes at midnight on the Wednesday prior to the recital.
Students, please remember you must memorize your song before the sign-up deadline and receive teacher approval prior to filling out the sign-up form. The recital code will not appear on your assignment sheet until you have teacher approval. Program order requests (playing early or late in the recital) are typically handled first come, first serve. These requests should also be submitted by the recital sign-up deadline.
If you have questions about sign-up, please contact Marissa
44th Annual Christmas Recital in 2025
Details including the date, time, and location are coming soon!
Christmas Recital Rehearsal Information
Upon signing the Christmas recital policy in August, Vance Music students are assigned a performance group. Many of these groups have students from multiple families.
If your Christmas recital group does include multiple families, once rehearsal scheduling has begun, you will find a button linked to the rehearsal form for your group’s song(s) below. We will work to update the information as soon as we have responses from each of your group’s members.
Please make sure to mark all possible times your student can attend so that rehearsals can include all performers in the group. If enough suitable times are not found that match between group members, we will request parents fill out the form again and include more scheduling options.
Christmas Recital Video Presentation
Come a few minutes early to enjoy pictures of Vance Music students’ achievements throughout the year! A slideshow presentation will highlight each performer, so that you can enjoy their performances at a personal level.
Students, please email Marissa a headshot for the presentation as early as August. We would also appreciate any photos you may have from 2025 of your student receiving a non-Vance Music award or participating in any music events or groups on their private lesson instrument(s). If ratings or specific awards were given, please include those details. Please make sure to let us know what the music event they participated in was called.
Christmas Recital Ticket Information
All performers and attendees will need a ticket to attend. All tickets are free; tickets help us keep track of recital attendance so that we can plan for future events. Students can pick up both tickets and invitation postcards at the studio. Tickets will also be available at the door.
Virtual performers and attendees can receive their ticket by filling out the Online Ticket Google Form (coming soon). As soon as the form opens, a link to the form will be available here. Due to security precautions, only performers and attendees that fill out the form will be allowed in the Google Meet call.
Remember that you can earn free lessons by referrals! Please feel free to invite your family and friends to the event. You can also promote the recital and invite others via our Facebook event (coming soon).
Christmas Recital Food & Volunteer Information
Our Christmas recitals have always been successful thanks to our great parent volunteers! Please help us provide the best possible experience for your student(s) by volunteering via this Google Form for Christmas Recital Volunteers (coming soon).