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October-November 2006 - page 4

 

Holiday Show Update continued.....

When and where will rehearsals be held?


I'm going to suggest that there be one group rehearsal on the Thursday
before (12/7). Maybe at the Iowa City rehearsal site. And a Noon rehearsal
on Saturday in Dubuque prior to our 2 PM performance that afternoon.
These are just my suggestions, I have to run it past the powers that be.
Thanks for the questions! If there are any more, just let me know. I'd be happy
to help! By the way, from the looks of it, we should have more than 100 singers on stage.With al the guests we hope everyone brings, maybe we could push 125-150!
THAT WOULD BE SO COOL!

October Birthdays
1 Dean Kruse
2 Everett Goodrow
7 David Haase
9 Jim Erbe
9 Bob Nance
9 Jack Schwartz
12 Michael Harrington
23 Ray Smith
28 Leland Freie
 
November Birthdays
11 David Good
19 David Dicken
27 Sean Smith
 

 Holiday Show Update  II
by John Donehower - Music Men Chorus, Director,
East Central, Coordinator

(Since I don't know yet who all will be performing on the Holiday Harmony Shows, I'm sending this out to everyone on the initial distribution.) Happy Holidays! (Too soon?)  Just a few notes to everyone regarding the Holiday Harmony Shows and the **Supersized** East Central Chorus Project: 1) Reference music and learning tapes has been distributed to a representative of each area chorus. If your chorus is planning on participating, lets get on the stick, distribute the learning cd and music and get that music learned! If you are planning on participating as an individual, get on the stick yourself. Reach out to any of the following men who have the reference material in their possession:

Davenport: Dean Sellers
Iowa City: Chad Knipfer
Cedar Rapids: Dean Beckman & John Hayden
Muscatine: Dan Warschauer
Waterloo: Dan Brown
Elkader: Jon DeNeui

2) Musical Notes: For everyone's convenience, we will be singing the music as performed on the learning tracks. No "suggested keychanges" in WHITE CHRISTMAS, "CHRISTMAS SONG" or "JINGLE BELL ROCK".

3) Quartets are beginning to sign up! We have three quartet that have already chosen their song for the shows. Songs that are now spoken for include:
"I Want A Hippopotomus for Christmas"
"Mele Kalikimaka" (Hawaian Christmas tune)
"You Ain't Getting Diddly Squat"
Does your quartet want to sing on the shows? Then pick a song and let me know. First come, first served!

4) Which choruses have signed up? We have three definite:
Dubuque, Davenport, Iowa City.
We have two probable: Muscatine and Cedar Rapids (John Hayden doubtful). Others have either passed or we have not heard from either way.

5) Dubuque is putting the final touches on the FREE TRIAL OFFER guest program that we are going to run in conjunction with the Holiday Shows. We are going to invite guests to practice with us for about a month and then perform on the shows (with no obligation or pressure to join up.) We will be doing a mailer to our big list, letters to possible guests and relying on member contact to get the word out. When our plan and materials are complete, we will share what we have with each of you. (Wouldn't it be great if each chorus brought 10-20 guests along for the show? Can you imagine how cool it would be if even half of  them joined up?!?!?!?!)


 
 

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