Looking Back on the Nov.
10th Veterans’ Day SingOut and Nov. 14th Chapter Meeting
The chapter sang again at the school assembly for the Oakton
Elementary School Veterans’ Day event.
It was so exciting for the students and a joy for the Harmonizers to see
the students exhibit their pride and to hear them sing with us. Terry Reynolds did the warm ups for the
35 singers which included a number of “sixth row” guys. Chuck Hunter and Terry
directed songs; we sang the “Armed Forces Medley.” “God Bless the USA” which
featured a quartet of Rick Savage, Frank
Fadarko, Chuck and Terry, and
“God Bless America” when the students sang with us.
The Tuesday Nov. 14th meeting was all work on our music
for the holiday show. About 6:30pm a
about a dozen men met with director Joe
Cerutti and associate director Tony
Colosimo to prepare singing “You Are Here” from I AM Harvey Milk
Oratorio. The group will be part of a
concert Nov. 19th. at Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW at
4:30. The Harmonizers are cooperating
with the Congressional Chorus and several other groups for a themed show: “We Will Rise, The Search for Equality,
Justice & Freedom in Song, Poetry & Dance.” There is a 20% discount for
Harmonizers to this show – just use harmonizers in the discount code
field.
Then Tony launched warm
ups for the whole chorus. Joe worked
on one song after another in a fast pace, sometimes doing a three song
set. The music leaders did conduct
sectionals for work on spots of various songs.
Director Joe has put out a call for interested members to audition for a
couple small ensembles for the holiday show.
Interested singers should let Tony know by emailing him and be prepared
to audition over the next 2 rehearsals.
Executive director Terry Reynolds conducted a chapter meeting. He expressed the chapter’s appreciation for
the 35 men who sang on Fri. Nov. 10th for the Veterans’ Day school
assembly at Oakton Elementary.
Dave Branstetter expressed
his appreciation for all the cards and messages from chapter members at the
time of his father’s death.
Dec. 8th and 9th,
the chapter singers will entertain at 11 different senior facilities. We will form into two choruses for those gigs
to cover all the places in a few hours. Fri, the 8th, we will be
singing from 9:30-1:30; Sat the 9th we will be singing from noon til
4:30. Thanks to Clyde Crusenberry for organizing these gigs. Watch for instructions as to where to meet
and what to where and what we will sing!?
Holiday Show producer Brian Ammerman push for more one-on-one
ticket sales; and asked for some help behind the scenes. Also he suggested guys who wanna put an ad or
can sell an ad for the printed program should let Adam Afifi know.
Volunteers are needed for show weekend.
This can be members who are not singing the show, or family members or friends
of chapter members. Help is needed for decorating the stage on Fri. nite during
the tech rehearsal, for staffing membership and donation tables and helping
with the silent auction during the Sat nite or Sun afternoon shows. Contact Robyn
Murane if you can help: rlmurane@aol.com. BTW – volunteers get a free ticket.
President Randall Eliason reported that Terry
Jordan has been moved from a hospital to Heritage Hall Leesburg Rehab, 122
Morven Park NW, Leesburg 20176. 703-777-8700 to call the facility.
All donations for the silent auction
should be passed on to Randall or to
Don Dillingham.
Ryan Kasperski was a guest again and
word is he passed his audition for membership after the meeting this week!!
Congrats.
Kudos to Martin Banks for his participation in the
reading of 58,318 names as highlights the 35th Anniversary of the Vietnam
Veterans Memorial Wall. He was honored to read 30 names on Wednesday morning,
Nov. 9th.
See Alan Wile if you
wish to purchase a Harmonizer lapel pin, tie tack or cuff links. The lapel pin is only $2. Cuff links are $10
and tie tack is $5.
Afterglow was at Ramparts.
Until
next time – editorjack!
(This message is prepared for your review if you
were there, for your information if you had to miss, and as a historical record
of the great things going on each week during the 70th year of the
Alexandria Harmonizer Chapter. —YeEd
