The Downeasters Soundings Weekly is a weekly email newsletter of the Downeasters Barbershop Harmony Chorus www.downeasters.org -Please send any Barbershopping news, Chorus news and show dates, Quartet news and appearances, Notes of Interest- including Chorus Shows and other Public Entertainment dates from around New England, requests to be removed from, or added to, the distribution list, etc. to soundings.ed@gmail.com. -Deadline for submission of articles of interest to the chorus is 5:00pm Thursdays. -This, and all Soundings are available online at: http://www.issuu.com/downeasters And away we go… Downeasters Chorus Rehearsals Downeaster Chapter Meetings Lunt Auditorium, 74 Lunt Rd, Falmouth, ME 04105 Monday, October 31, 2022 6:30pm – 8:30pm Chorus Rehearsal Monday Rehearsal Live Zoom Reminder, for those playing the home game, the zoom info is below, it’s the same every week. Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/92996428874?pwd=dFNFbFVMNlJSVmdCWE0rZmxDckJTZz09 Meeting ID: 929 9642 8874 Passcode: 9b275y Music Angels We Have heard on High Do You Hear What I Hear Go Tell It on the Mountain Hark the Herald Angels Sing Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Jingle Bell Rock O Come, All Ye Faithful O Holy Night Silent Night We Wish You a Merry Christmas Winter Wonderland Downeasters Updated Rehearsal Covid Rules Wearing Masks are OPTIONAL until further notice. Social distancing and spacing. Fully vaccinated, initial round. Booster is not required. - Not sick. No positive Covid test or exposure to Covid in the last 5 days. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Music Notes… ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Rehearsal Recap 10-24-2022 First of all, again a huge congratulations to all the chapter successes we saw last weekend in St John! Everyone has a lot to be proud about!!!
As for current chorus events, holiday shows are upon us in less than 4 weeks. I could spend pages and pages of email space detailing what we need to do, but it's really simple: all the songs are existing rep, so you know how they sound and how they go. Get them polished and ready to sing - no excuses, especially since they're not new!
Here's the complete list of songs:
Angels We Have heard on High Do You Hear What I Hear Go Tell It on the Mountain Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Jingle Bell Rock
O Come, All Ye Faithful
O Holy Night
Silent Night
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Winter Wonderland
I will unfortunately not be able to attend next week's meeting, so plan on running through the songs as a chorus, and use that time and your home practice to knock out any forgotten/ unknown notes and words so we can use our final two weeks of prep time to get those ready for showtime! Have fun next week, and I'll see you all in November!
-Chris ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Slate of Officers for
President: Mike Soper
Scott Kolda
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2023
Secretary:
Treasurer: Roger Buck
VP
VP
VP
Members
NEDistrict
Nov
What
Times: Social Hour – 4:30pm Dinner- 6:00pm
Nov
What
Hill
Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm Call Time:
Dec
What
Beach St, Saco,
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Call Time:
Dec
Times: 2:00 pm
Dec
9:00pm
Time:
- 7:30pm Call Time:
of Music: George Feinberg
of Membership: Chris Cutler-Wood
of Marketing & PR: Kevin Schwery Immediate Past President: Bill Bedford
at Large: Marshall Wagner Jim Johnston Rich Parsons Sam Wainright * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Upcoming Dates…
Calendar Listings: https://www.nedistrict.org/calendar-lists -Listing NED events and Chapter Shows! * 2022 * * 2022 * * 2022 *
12 (Sat)
: Downeaster’s Annual Awards and Installation Banquet Where: Rachel’s On The Green –Valhalla Golf Course 60 Val Halla Rd, Cumberland Center, ME
21 (Mon) ** Downeasters Performance **
: Sable Lodge show Where: 74 Running
Rd, South Portland, ME
6:00pm
5 (Mon) ** Downeasters Performance **
: First Parish Congregational Church Saco Where: 12
ME
TBD
10 (Sat) ** Downeasters Performance ** What: Holiday Show with Royal River Where: Windham ME
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12 (Mon) ** Downeasters Performance ** What: Oceanview Holiday Performance Where: Lunt Auditorium, 74 Lunt Rd, Falmouth, ME
6:30pm
5:30pm * 2023 * * 2023 * * 2023 * Feb. 7-12 (Tue – Sun) What: 2023 MIDWINTER: Daytona Beach, Florida
Jul.
https://www.barbershop.org/events/2023-international-convention
https://www.nehb.net
William
Oct 27
30
Nov 03
Danna Nov 13
Nov 16
Where: Daytona Beach, Florida Links: https://www.barbershop.org/events/2023-midwinter-daytona-beach
2-9 (Sun – Sun) What: 2023 INTERNATIONAL: Louisville, Kentucky Where: Louisville, Kentucky Links:
Sep 22-24 (Fri-Sun) What: THE 2023 NEW ENGLAND HARMONY BRIGADE RALLY Where: TBA Times: TBA Link:
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Upcoming Birthdays!: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Repeat of last week’s videos, in case you were too busy to view them all… * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * From Livewire: The Barbershop Harmony Society presents... the 2022 Quartet Finals Rebroadcast Barbershop.org Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPIVD-V6Zy4 Watch the 2022 International Quartet Finals with special extended content This year, there are TWO fun ways to relive the historic 2022 contest. 1- The two-hour rebroadcast of the 2022 International Quartet Finals features interviews with singers from all ten finalists, backstage footage during the medalist calloff, and other really amazing treats… * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * From Livewire: 2022 INTERNATIONAL Quartet Finals Playlist! Barbershop.org Link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist? list=PLcwXdNVvSNbi7WEDa9W9YjAhTm_Xwbu5q 2- If you want to pick among favorite performances, there’s the complete playlist of individual performances * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Mission Statement Enriching Lives Through Excellence In A Cappella Harmony
Bedford
Andre Blanchard Oct
George Feinberg
Mert
Del Merritt
Anytime
Caroline
Consider Yourself God Bless America
Hello Mary
Deep
I Will
I'm Gonna Live Till I Die If I Loved
New Music: Nevertheless From the First Hello
You Feel The Love Tonight Softly, As I Leave You Sweet Caroline Hallelujah What A Wonderful World When You Wish Upon A Star How High The Moon Bare Necessities Good Luck Charm
I Have Dreamed
Irish Blessing with the new tag
It's a Most Unusual Day Keep The Whole World Singing Longest Time Love Me
O Canada Star Spangled Banner The Cop On The Beat Tin Roof Blues Wonderful Day Medley
Christmas Music: Angels We Have Heard On High Go Tell It On The Mountain Jingle Bell Rock
Silent Night Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Holy Night
We Wish You A Merry Christmas Do You Hear What I Hear Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
O Come All Ye Faithful Winter Wonderland
Click here to go to the music library Debra Lynn Follow-Up @ downeasters.choirgenius.com -> https:// downeasters.choirgenius.com/node/3617
You can navigate to it via the members only menu: Documents->Music Team->Debra Lynn
Downeasters Practice Videos: Chris’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCGAv8zxVYf7KY9Lc-boIsQ
Downeasters & Quartets Videos on YouTube: YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB2KEyK89e1G6-F0Un6EJr3NyHsMro3Lz
Downeasters Leadership
President
2022
Bill Bedford < wbedford11@gmail.com >
Primary: (518) 275-5627
Secretary
Scott Kolda < mainiacsinsweden@yahoo.com >
Primary: (207) 522-1020
VP - Membership
Rich Parsons < repdhp@msn.com >
Primary: (207) 985-9196 Cell: (207) 232-7770
VP - PR-Marketing
Chris Cutler < christopherjcutler@gmail.com>
Primary: (860) 808-9887
Director
Chris Howard < crhlehigh@gmail.com >
Primary: (201) 893-1173
Librarian
Dwight Pensiero <DJPensiero@gmail.com>
Primary: (207) 353-3244
"Soundings" Newsletter Editor
Bruce Sturgis <BStur1@gmail.com>
Primary: (207) 520-8354
Immediate Past President Fred Moore < fmoore@maine.rr.com >
Primary: (207) 409-2736 Secondary: (207) 885-5822
Treasurer Roger Buck < rcbuck9@gmail.com >
Primary: (207) 879-0643 Cell: (207) 749-9059
VP - Music George Feinberg < gmfeinberg@gmail.com > Primary: (207) 615-3748
Board Member at Large Marshall Wagner <emwagner31@aol.com> Primary: (207) 232-1543
Board Member at Large Jim Johnston < jimjohnston@maine.rr.com > Primary: (207) 619-7613 Cell: (207) 400-9760
Board Member at Large Mike Soper <gmichaelsoper@gmail.com>
Primary: (207) 400-9184 Secondary: (207) 730-5624
Board Member at Large Sam Wainright < samwainright1@gmail.com >
Primary: 207-518-8577 Cell: 860-759-4973
Active Repertoire -> You can always Sing!
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