Looking Back on the Sept. 24 , 2024 Alexandria Hybrid Chapter Meeting
The Alexandria A Capella Collective meeting on Tuesday, September 24 was supposed to be a night to sing up and down King Street in Old Town Alexandria. But the rain never let up and so the leadership cancelled the event at 5 pm. (Likely no one else would be around town in the cold damp weather.)
But a few minutes later, artistic director, Joe Cerutti, send an invite via Slack inviting any members to join him, plus Tony Colosimo, Samantha Tramack and Craig Kujawa, to view the documentary, “Join or Die,” playing at Alamo Draft House in Loudon. His invitation suggested that the topic was about people taking action to join things. His words, “It really provides a sense of identity for organizations like ours and why it’s important for us to continue the work we’re doing. Duncan Peacock tipped Joe off about this documentary and Joe has seen it twice. Thus he invited others to check it out too.
In other news from the chapter, word was received that past chapter president,, Bede Bender, died Monday in Florida. His wife, Mary Kay, was also a leader in the chapter. Bede joined the chapter in 1978 and was president in 1989. He was 88. More details likely to follow.
Secondly, best of luck to our chapter quartets that will be competing at the Mid Atlantic District (M-AD) fall convention in York, PA, this weekend. The quartets include MENTAL NOTE with Scott Beach and Mike Geipel; LEGACY with Rick Taylor; PRAXIS with Lance Fisher and David Breen; and BETTER TOGETHER with Elizabeth and Tony Colosimo, and Heather and Andrew Havens. Several other member will be participating as judges, district officials, back stage crews, and just regular tag singers!
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 for the great things going on each week during the 76th year of the Alexandria Chapter. - YeEd)
The Chapter Mission Statement Enriching lives through vocal harmony in the greater DC area.
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