(Many thanks to Gary Cregan for taking notes this time! YeEd.)
Tuesday night was another night of
hard work for the men of the Alexandria Harmonizers. Before the singing
started, several men helped set up the risers in the auditorium at the Scottish
Rite Temple under the oversight of Member-at-Large Matt Doniger.
Associate Director Tony Colosimo warmed
the chorus up, and then proceeded to run the rehearsal for the evening, as
well. Beginning with “Welcome Christmas,” we went into sectionals on two songs, and then came back
together to go through them as a group. After working on “Gloria” for a while,
the chorus broke for the chapter meeting.
Communications Director Steve
Murane chaired the meeting, during which there were many announcements. Steve led off with several, including
the following:
- Dean Sherick is
heading up ticket sales for the Christmas show; members should see him for
commission tickets. Also, anyone who took tickets early can exchange unsold
tickets for the new, more attractive ones. Previously sold tickets will still
be accepted at the door, so there is no need to try to exchange any tickets
already sold.
- Uniform Wrangler Robyn Murane
is out of town for quite a while, but is still working on costumes - email her
your size if you need a colored sweatshirt for the second half of the Christmas
show.
- Jeff Burkey is coordinating
the toy and elf costumes for the first half of the Christmas show; see his
email for instructions, and don’t forget to respond to his survey so he can
track what folks are wearing.
Terry Reynolds had three announcements:
- He is still looking for
non-singing volunteers to be monks in for the Hallelujah Chorus number. Contact
him soon if you know anyone who can help.
- We are still soliciting donations
for the silent auction at the Christmas Show. Please get out and help.
- Also, Casey Belzer is once
again heading up the charge to get advertisements for the program. While you’re
out asking for donations for the silent auction, see if you can sell ad space,
too!
- Finally, Terry called up the
members of TBD to say thanks to Reed Livergood for his four years of
service as their director, and presented him with a very nice plaque as a token
of their appreciation.
Steve took the mic again, with additional announcements:
- Mike Edison has the folks
he needs for the riser crew on November 14. Thanks to those volunteers!
- Matt Doniger is heading up the Wilbur Sparks pickup quartet contest
on December 11. See him to sign up to sing with three other guys in this fun
traditional chapter event.
Joe Cerutti, Sr. then stepped up to the mic to address his ‘rock stars.’ His
items:
- He had the forms for program
advertisements in Casey Belzer’s
absence.
- He described the perks associated
with the Premier Tickets for the Christmas show in great detail.
Steve
Murane wrapped up his announcements with
three pieces of good news:
- Steve White has a new
granddaughter, and everyone is happy and healthy.
- Steve Szyszka has
returned from a trip to Ukraine.
- Johan Westberg is the
Harmonizers’ newest US citizen.
Bill Carroll from the Singing Capital Chorus was visiting on Tuesday,
and he took a few minutes to tell the men about their upcoming show, Melodies
& Musicals. Performances are this weekend, so get your tickets soon.
Calvin Schnure announced our three guests, Bill from the Singing Capital Chorus, as well as Jim and Frank.
He was also pleased to announce that Tyler Carpenter had passed his
audition, and is our newest member.
After a break, we got back to work.
After going through the third verse of “Little Drummer Boy,” Tony formed the chorus into eight mixed
groups to work on making it better. He was very pleased with how we sounded
after about ten minutes of small group work. We then worked through a few
more songs, ending the night with a great rendition of “Let It Snow,” before
heading home or to the afterglow.
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
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