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
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Downeasters Chorus Rehearsals Downeaster Chapter Meetings
NO REHEARSALS FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR. NEXT REHEARSAL Monday, January 2, 2023 NEXT Soundings Weekly Friday, December 30, 2022 Wishing All a Harmonious and Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! Music Downeasters Updated Rehearsal Covid Rules - Wearing Masks are OPTIONAL until further notice. - Fully vaccinated, initial round. Booster is not required. - Not sick. - No positive Covid test or exposure to Covid in the last 5 days. *************************************************************
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A Few End-of-Year Notes
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First of all, thanks to everyone for some incredible holiday concerts! Every one of our audiences had nothing but amazing things, and we even had a chance to connect with our Sisters in Harmony at Royal River! Overwhelming successes had all around for the chorus and our quartets. As for the rest of these, they all pertain to the future / next year. Of note here: NO REHEARSALS FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR. We will meet next on Monday, January 2, 2023. Another note: competition chorus. I will follow up with details shortly, but for now... there is a new recording on the website for each song containing an actual performance of each song. These are to be used as the emotional plan models for the songs - when you audition, the way it's sung in these versions is what will be expected, not what you hear on the learning tracks. To be clear, the learning tracks are note and word correct, but the interp is a bit off from what I want to do with them, so please learn notes and words from the tracks, and the interp from these new recordings. And finally: the website. In the near future, we are looking at migrating to a newer and more user-friendly members-only website. That said, nothing changes until you hear from George Feinberg with more details.
And last, but not least, from myself, Sarah, and Nate, to all of you... Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy New Year, and I'll see you all next year! -Chris
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Upcoming Dates…
NEDistrict Calendar Listings: https://www.nedistrict.org/calendar-lists -Listing NED events and Chapter Shows!
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Feb. 7-12 (Tue – Sun) What: 2023 MIDWINTER: Daytona Beach, Florida Where: Daytona Beach, Florida Links: https://www.barbershop.org/events/2023-midwinter-daytona-beach Apr. 6 (Thu) ** Downeasters Performance ** What: Sea Dogs Opening Day Where: Hadlock Field, Portland Time: 6:00pm Call Time: 5:00pm Jul. 2-9 (Sun – Sun) What: 2023 INTERNATIONAL: Louisville, Kentucky Where: Louisville, Kentucky Links: https://www.barbershop.org/events/2023-international-convention Sep 22-24 (Fri-Sun) What: THE 2023 NEW ENGLAND HARMONY BRIGADE RALLY Where: TBA Times: TBA Link: https://www.nehb.net **************************************************************
Upcoming Birthdays!: Miles Hunt
Dec 28
Joe Baggs
Dec 30
Marshall Wagner
Jan 25
Arne Gronningsater
Jan 27
Brian Violette
Feb 14
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“Hallelujah” - Pentatonix YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqphhPapkoc
Live stream at the Hollywood Bowl 2022 ************************************************************ From BHS:
BHS presents... Holidays in HarmonyTown || HarmonyTown Chorus YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtqBtJnFyHM
Welcome to Holidays In HarmonyTown! Premiered Dec 20, 2020 ************************************************************ From YouTube:
Tim Waurick - O Come, O Come, Emmanuel YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcs0566jUyw Based on David Phelps' amazing a cappella arrangement with a tag that I wrote! Recorded in the beautiful Cathedral Basilica in St Louis, MO! ************************************************************
Mission Statement Enriching Lives Through Excellence In A Cappella Harmony Active Repertoire -> You can always Sing! Anytime at All Blue Skies Caroline Consider Yourself God Bless America Hello Mary Lou How Deep is the Ocean I Will Go Sailing No More I'm Gonna Live Till I Die If I Loved You
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
New Music: Nevertheless From the First Hello Can 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
Christmas 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
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 for 2023 President Mike Soper <gmichaelsoper@gmail.com> Primary: (207) 400-9184 Secondary: (207) 730-5624
Immediate Past President Bill Bedford < wbedford11@gmail.com > Primary: (518) 275-5627
Secretary Scott Kolda < mainiacsinsweden@yahoo.com > Primary: (207) 522-1020
Treasurer Roger Buck < rcbuck9@gmail.com > Primary: (207) 879-0643 Cell: (207) 749-9059
VP - Membership Chris Cutler-Wood < christopherjcutler@gmail.com> Primary: (860) 808-9887
VP - Music George Feinberg < gmfeinberg@gmail.com > Primary: (207) 615-3748
VP - PR-Marketing Kevin Schwery < schwery@gmail.com > Primary:
Board Member at Large Marshall Wagner <emwagner31@aol.com> Primary: (207) 232-1543
Director Chris Howard < crhlehigh@gmail.com > Primary: (201) 893-1173
Board Member at Large Jim Johnston < jimjohnston@maine.rr.com > Primary: (207) 619-7613 Cell: (207) 400-9760
Librarian Dwight Pensiero <DJPensiero@gmail.com> Primary: (207) 353-3244
Board Member at Large Rich Parsons < repdhp@msn.com > Primary: (207) 985-9196 Cell: (207) 232-7770
"Soundings" Newsletter Editor Bruce Sturgis <BStur1@gmail.com> Primary: (207) 520-8354
Bruce Sturgis Soundings Weekly Editor email: soundings.ed@gmail.com Downeasters Barbershop Chorus
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Board Member at Large Sam Wainright < samwainright1@gmail.com > Primary: 207-518-8577 Cell: 860-759-4973