EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES CALENDAR

    DATE            EVENT/ACTIVITY          TIME     UNIFORM
Aug 23 (Sat) Annual picnic, Universal Park 1:00pm  Whatever!
Aug 24 (Sun) Pressley Ridge School
             Ice Cream Festival            3:00pm  Red, White, Black
Sept 6 (Sat) JAD Eastern Divisional        TBA     Hobo costume
             Contest Hermitage, PA
Oct 17-19    JAD District Contest          Info. only at this time
             Cleveland, OH   
Oct 22 (Wed) Edgewood CC, 2nd U.P. Church  7:45pm  Red, White, Black
Oct 25 (Sat) Pine Richland High School     7:00pm  Tux Outfit
             Gibsonia
Dec 12 (Fri) Christmas Party               TBA     Your choice
             Churchill Valley CC

2003 GREATER PITTSBURGH CHAPTER

Three River Chorus

Chapter Web Site: www.harmonize.com/Greaterpittsburgh

Chorus Director: Joe Veltre

Assistant Chorus Director: Lou Vlahos

Music Instructor: Guy Russo

OFFICERS

President: Russ Keyser
VP Program: Rich Stevens
VP Music &: Perf Joe Veltre
VP Chapter Dev 't: Ken Moelk
Secretary: Bob Parker
Treasurer: Tom Steimer
Past Pres & VP Marketing & Public Relations: Frank Pagliarulo

BOARD MEMBERS (2-YEARS)

Joe Defilippo
Fred Donofrio
Ralph Ostlund
Rich Finch, Sr.
Gary Corpora

BOARD MEMBERS (1-YEAR)

Bill McVeagh
Ange Gloriso

OTHER OFFICE

District Delegate: Joe Veltre
E-Mail Contact: Bob Parker (rparkerl73@aol.com)
Quartet Activity Chair: Tom Koch
Show Chairman: Rich Stevens
Harmony Foundation Chair: George Mayer
Singing Valentine Contact: Vaughn Eggert
Youth Outreach: Bill Amos
Chorus Manager: Jay Garber
Librarian: Don Redshaw
Sunshine: Ken Ernst

JULY & AUGUST, 2003


BIRTHDAYS:

July - Bill Bluemle, Jim Hughes, Tom Koch, Jack Owens, John Powers, Don Scheetz
August - Don Anderson, Bob Cooley, Bud Ditrovati, Rich Esposito, Al Kolesar, George Mayer, Leo Stefano, Rich Stevens

ANNIVERSARIES:

August - Don & Ruby Anderson, George & Dorothy Kosak, John & Ruth Power, Bernie & Barbara Sinwell, Rich & Patty Stevens


THE PITCHBURGH PRESS
 (Published periodically)

Editor: Tom Koch
Graphics Layout & Photography: Fred Donofrio
Other Photographers: Jim McCarthy, Tom Koch

Contributors (this issue): Jim McCarthy, Jay Garber, Russ Keyser, Donna & Gordon Knapp, Tom Koch

ALL GREATER PITTSBURGH CHAPTER MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTRIBUTE T0 "The Pitchburgh Press". This publication is distributed and mailed to Greater Pittsburgh Chapter members, other selected bulletin editors, Johnny Appleseed District and SPEBSQSA (a non-profit organization headquartered in Kenosha, WI) representatives and others upon specific request to the editor. The views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of SPEBSQSA or the Greater Pittsburgh Chapter.

Teach The Tribesmen To Sing: by Jay Garber

 While on a vacation safari to E. Africa, I was surprised one evening to find that the Lodge's entertainment was a local a cappella mixed singing group. The Friends Of Lake Nakuru (made up of 6 men and 6 women) did a few traditional tribal drum chants & dances and then followed with several American spirituals. At the conclusion of the program, I had a chance to talk to some of the men (they knew enough English as I sure don't know any Swahili). The "Director in Management", as his card stated, had heard of barbershop harmony and even remembered he once owned a record. Not wanting to miss a chance in a lifetime opportunity, I got a reasonable range of voice parts and taught them the "Where Is Love?" tag (the only one to which I know all 4 parts). They seemed to really enjoy hearing the overtones and I sure got a kick out of their obvious enjoyment. I can now say that I've heard barbershop sung by quartets from such unlikely places as Russia, China; and now Kenya.

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