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Kerdus continued... 3) Administrative Section Leader program - We will have an administrative section leader for each voice part (leads and basses will have a leader plus an assistant). Their job will be to communicate weekly with members of their section that have missed a rehearsal. This phone call will be to let the member know what happened during the rehearsal and ask them if they need any music or learning tapes. Bob Kerdus will be the tenor administrative section leader, Bill Cubbage has already agreed to be the lead administrative section leader, Larry Miers will do the baritones, and Mark Potter the basses. We still need an assistant for both the lead and bass section. Please let me know if you are interested. Thanks a bunch!! 2006 Guest Night Dates
Set In order for each of you to be better prepared for guest nights in 2006, we have already set the dates for our formal guest nights: March 2, May 18, August 17, and November 9. As usual, we encourage you to bring guests on any night they would like to attend, but we will have special rehearsals on these four nights geared specifically to our guests. Please mark these dates down on your calendar!!!
So far we have three quartets signed up, that’s great! We would like to have at least two more quartets. Also, if you do not care to sing, but would like to help out we can always use some drivers and vans. This helps the day go much smoother for everyone. Valentine’s Day is on a Tuesday this year, so you’ll need to work that into your schedule. For some of you, this will be the first time singing in a Valentine’s Day quartet. Please make arrangements to
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rehearse together, especially if you have members that have not sung in a quartet before. Your quartets will need to decide which pieces (a minimum of two) and which tags to use. Remember, we are considered professionals when we perform for each person. I will take a moment to share an experience that almost soured me on this experience. I was learning tenor last year, which is slight different than my normal bass part. My quartet members assured me that I would do fine, that quartetting was very easy. This meant that my quartet members were confident with their parts. However, reassurances did not help me; I had never performed in a quartet before. Early on the morning of the 14th, I still had not practiced with my quartet and that really irked me. Finally, with about 15 minutes before departure we sang and then worked out a tag that we could all remember. It worked out in the end, but my frustration could have been averted. I do have many fond memories, such as wooing my stepmother, singing in an apartment to a lady, and embarrassing a guy at McLeod in front of several of his co-workers, just to name a few. Even with my initial frustrations, I really enjoyed Singing Valentines. I encourage everyone to participate. It is such a wonderful experience and it bringing joy and happiness to others. Please let me know either during rehearsal or by e-mail at smithseanr@yahoo.com if you would like to sing. If you do not have a quartet, let me know and I’ll either find you a quartet, or you can help out by driving other quartets around.
Update On 2006
Show Planning for the 2005 show
is well underway. Our theme this year -- and the "secret" title --
is "The Safety Show." Gary Glockhoff has written another fast-paced
script that tells of an encounter between the Harmony Hawks and an
OSHA safety inspector who just happens to be in the audience during
the show. He will "spontaneously" stop the show after selected tunes
to point out varied workplace safety violations -- all of which have
to be resolved before the show can continue. Jason Alberty,
Washington High School teacher and veteran of many Theatre Cedar
Rapids productions, will portray the OSHA guy. Barb Read will be
stage director for the show. Thanks, Barb! |