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Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America
# Sharp Notes #
Publication of the Regina Golden Harvest Chorus
Golden
Harvest Chorus meets most Monday Evenings, 7:30-10:00 at
Knox
Metropolitan United Church, corner of Victoria and Lorne, Regina,
Saskatchewan
Guests always
welcome!
December 2001
Seasons Greetings
Season’s Greetings
and Happy Holidays to you and yours. Another year is rapidly drawing to a close and before we know it, Christmas, and New Year’s resolutions, will be behind us. It’s been an unusual year – with many ups and downs – but we’ve come through them all with flying colours. Take time to enjoy the season; spend time with family and friends; eat and drink (both in moderation) and be merry.
From our family to yours – Season’s Greetings, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year. We’ll see you all in 2002!
Treasurer
Welcome and many thanks to the latest addition to our Chapter Executive. John Leitch has agreed to take on the role of treasurer for the chorus. Rod Schlosser has faithfully carried out this role for a number of years and was looking to hang up his calculator. Thanks Rod, for all your work over the past years, and Thanks John for taking on this important role.
Singouts
Well its been a busy Christmas season – with singouts all over town – singing for the Masons, singing in the Carolfest, singing for the Superannuated Teachers, singing at the Legislature Christmas tree lighting, singing at Wascana rehab. I hope you’re all having fun as we entertain our audiences – and letting them know it as well.
We’re all members of this society because of our love of music and our love of singing – and at this special time of the year we have many opportunities to share our love of music with the wider community.
Sing… For Life
From the Bulletin Editor
Well here it is another Sunday evening – the last one of 2001. I’m here typing on my computer putting together the last Sharp Notes of the year. Anyone watching would wonder what I’m doing. I’m running ‘work stuff’ on my laptop, and keep switching from one keyboard to the laptop and back again; and listening to the Mills Brothers singing Christmas Carols over the cable blackbox; and chatting online with my sisters in Ontario – what would our grandparents have thought of all this? The clock downstairs has just struck 8:00. Maybe I should try to get a first draft printed for Elaine to proof. All too often the first draft arrives into the wee hours of Monday morning. But each time it somehow manages to all come together. Hopefully you each find something useful or informative or entertaining – and maybe even a chuckle or two. If so, then I’m happy that the time has been well spent.
So… Merry Christmas to all…
And to all a good night.
I
was driving down a lonely Saskatchewan country road one cold
winter day when it began to sleet pretty heavily. My windows were
getting icy and my wiper blades were badly worn and quickly fell
apart under the strain. Unable to drive any further because of
the ice building up on my front window I suddenly had a great
idea. I stopped and began to overturn large rocks until I located
two very lethargic hibernating rattlesnakes. I grabbed them up,
straightened them out flat and installed them on my blades, and
they worked just fine.
What! You've never heard of...
wind-chilled vipers??
Barbershoppers of the Year
In Recognition of Unselfish, Prolonged, Faithful and Devoted Service in the Interest and Promotion of Barber Shop Harmony.
Season’s Greetings!
Executive Meeting
We had our November meeting at Lynn and Carol’s with Peter, Ron, Wayne, Dave, Lynn and Bruce in attendance.
Chord Jester Activities
I'm not sure when I last reported our activities but I'll take you back to June. We sang for the following
That’s about all we did, as we take the summer off, but I'm sure we'll get some Xmas requests before I leave on the 21st of December.
Lynn
Happy Holidays!
SPEBSQSA Update
Brainstorming sessions online
Brainstorming sessions were held at the 2001 Leadership Forum earlier this month to list ideas to promote community singing. The results of those sessions are now available on the Society web page at: www.spebsqsa.org/ChapterSupport/2001_brainstorm.htm
AISQC has its own website
The Association of Seniors Quartet Champions (AISQC) now has its web site up! You can access it through www.spebsqsa.org/ People/Subs. You’ll find information about the upcoming Midwinter show, current/past champs, AISQC history and available recordings.
International Dues Increase
At its November 3rd meeting, the Society Board approved a dues increase of US$2 (from US$70 to US$72) effective with December 31 renewals. This is in line with the projected increases that were announced in 1998. Projected increases are 2003--US$4 (US$76), 2004--US$2 (US$78) and 2005--US$2 (US$80) and no projected increase in 2006.
Free 'n Easy Music on the Web
Check it out at www.spebsqsa.org / Arrangements / Free.
In addition to the downloadable sheet music, you can listen to audio samples of selected songs.
Updated Judging Handbook
"What were the judges thinking?" Plenty -- and you'll never need to wonder again, after referring to the 109-page Contest & Judging Handbook, recently updated and posted to the web at www.spebsqsa.org / C&J / handbook.htm.
In addition to the complete rules and category descriptions, delve into the working papers that help set the standards: position papers on embellishment, taste, patriotic and religious music, and more. Get your own official score sheets and score along at your next contest!
Riser Crew Monthly Schedule
1st
week – Tenors & Director
2nd week – Baritones
3rd week – Leads
4th week – Basses
5th week – Executive
Christmas Carol Quiz
For this quiz we’ve given you a variation on a line from a popular Christmas Carol.
First you need to figure out the correct wording of the line, and then the name of the Christmas song that contains that line.
Example: Running through precipitation…
Answer: Dashing through the snow… -- Jingle Bells'
Coming Events
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Tuesday |
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Friday |
Saturday |
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| December 2001 | 16 | 17 Christmas Party @Lynn & Carol’s | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 Christmas Eve | 25 Christmas Day | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | |
| 30 | 31 New Year’s Eve | ||||||
| January 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 First Meeting of 2002 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| 13 | 14 Chapter meeting | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | |
| 20 | 21 Chapter meeting | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | |
| 27 | 28 Chapter meeting | 29 | 30 | 31 | |||
| February 2002 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 Chapter meeting | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| 10 | 11 Chapter meeting | 12 | 13 | 14 Singing Valentines | 15 | 16 | |
| 17 | 18 Chapter meeting | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | |
| 24 | 25 Chapter meeting | 26 | 27 | 28 | |||
Monday
January 7th – first chapter
meeting following Christmas break |
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Articles
in this bulletin do not necessarily reflect the views of the
chapter. Unless carrying a byline, they are those of the editor.
Items received may be referred to the executive before
publication.
All chapter officers and members are encouraged to submit
articles to the Sharp Notes.
Please address any comments, suggestions or submissions to
the editor – Bruce Fish, 761-2503 / bfish@accesscomm.ca. Current and back issues of
the Sharp Notes can be found on the
Golden Harvest Chapter website at www.gpfn.sk.ca/culture/arts/gharvest.
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