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FALL, 2007
Contents
Address change?
Calendar
Chorus Chatter
Contest Judges Named
Education Opportunities
From the RMT
Quartet Corner
Quartet Workshop
RMT Meeting Highlights
Please feel free to make extra copies for
your chorus members! The
PDF version will probably print
best.
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Join Ovation in Seattle for the weekend of
November 9-10, 2007 for a workshop with The Buzz and Nancy Bergman.
The registration fee is only $160 per
quartet or $50 per individual. YWIH attendees pay only $25 each. Details and
registration forms are available
here or you can contact
the registrar, Karen Carter.
Workshop
attendees also get a special price for the Jet Cities' show that evening,
featuring The Buzz and LiveWire, along with a celebration of Nancy Bergman's
80th birthday!
Ovation is proud to present this workshop
for you and we're working hard to create a wonderful weekend.
See you there!
Your Ovation Management Team
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From the RMT
Communications Coordinator
Some of you may remember my array of
clothing changes during chorus competition last year. That shtick evolved
from an effort to get a variety of new “faces” involved in all levels of
Region 13 activities – all I had to do was say “yes” when an invitation came. The call for theme-and-logo ideas for next year’s regional convention is
another way to bring out Region 13’s hidden artistic talents...have you
entered yet? Your RMT buttonholed members at SET looking for new
leaders to nurture for 2008 and beyond. You are treasured regional assets!
Opportunities abound at all levels of Sweet
Adelines. Last month RMT members volunteered, along with other Region 13
members, as Convention Assistants in Calgary. What a fantastic opportunity! We had memorable experiences escorting fellow singers from around the world
behind the scenes, during rehearsals, riding on buses, waiting impatiently to
walk onstage, grinning from ear to ear as they exited! International could
not run its yearly efforts without assistants...but we felt like the luckiest
Sweet Adelines in Calgary.
Regional leadership--creative and/or
administrative--is no exception. We actively seek members from ALL choruses
to work on committees and be mentored for future RMT openings. Location, size
of chorus, experience: there are no impediments to service. We educate! We
take you under our wings! Email or call any RMT member and let us know what
you would like to do or where your talents lie. We’ll help you find a special
niche. Think BIG! Think outside your comfort zone!
Say “yes” when your invitation comes.
Susan Soderberg
425.204.5252
susanbass@speakeasy.net
Marketing Coordinator
Sequins and
livestock, what a combination! I must have been in Calgary! No, not for the
Stampede...for our International Convention.
Pengrowth Saddledome was host to
both our convention and a livestock show! Competing choruses and quartets were
fabulous, including our own Region 13 Champions, Spirit of Spokane and Mojo! Whether you were in Calgary or listening to the
webcast, the perfor-mances this year were fantastic.
This time of year reminds me anything is
possible. It’s not just about competing; it’s also about getting the
opportunity to know women from all over the world and to share our love for this
art form with the people we meet in stores, restaurants and on the street. It
reminds me to share this passion in my own town, everyday.
Can you tell a pitch
is coming? Yup, if you have marketing ideas, I’d love to hear from you. We are
all members of the Marketing Team; every person you interact with could be
or know a potential member, sponsor or client. Give me a call, drop me a
snail-mail note or email me.
Jan
Matthews
907.522.1988
jlm@alaska.net
Membership
Coordinator
Can it really be that I am going into my
fourth year on the Region #13 Regional Management Team? It seems like
just yesterday when I received a phone call from then Region 13
Communica-tions Coordinator, Anne Sutherland, asking if I'd
consider being the next regional Membership
and Marketing Coordinator (a position that has since been divided into two
jobs). My exact response was, “Well, probably... what exactly does
that mean?”
Looking back, I am so glad my answer
was “Yes” as it opened an entire new world of learning and friendships
for me. "Marketing? Who me? Never!" has become “Sure, I can do that!”. And
Membership is a piece of cake. The skills I learned through classes offered via in-region
training, at IES, and on my own at a nearby community college have opened an
entire new field of interest for me. I had been a member of the region for over 30
years but had no real idea of how the governance worked. My appreciation
for those who served before me has grown even greater as I came to
understand that Region 13 has been at the forefront in pioneering various
avenues of governance and education in the SAI world.
My greatest joy over these past years has been
the opportunity to work with and get to know many splendid women who all
have the same goals…to shape the education and activities of Region 13. We
must attempt to meet the expressed needs and desires of our membership. We
must pay close attention to the comments of the judges who adjudicate our
yearly convention to not only “judge” us, but to share ideas to help us
become more proficient in vocal production and performance.
As my second term moves closer to its end, I
would like to invite all who might have even a tiny interest in becoming a
part of this team to contact me. I will be happy to share with you the scope of this position and know that I
plan to be available to our next Membership Manager as a mentor in the
future.
Consider becoming a member of the Regional
Management Team! Give me a call!
Gayle Robinson
425.820.9825 /
tomngayle@aol.com
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2008 Contest Judges
Named
Here are the recently announced judging panel for our next contest in
Spokane. Judging Panel
Sound: Kim Hulbert, San Diego CA, (R21)
Music (and Panel Chair): Ann Gooch, Jacksonville, FL, (R9)
Expression: Karen Sweeters, New Canaan, CT, (R1)
Showmanship: Tori Postma, South Jordan, UT, (R8)
Panel Secretary:
Kathy Carmody, Colorado Springs, Colorado (R8)
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Moved? Changed your email address?
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Regional Calendar
2007
November
9-10: Quartet Workshop featuring “The Buzz” sponsored by “Ovation” -
Seattle, WA
10:
Jet Cities Chorus Show;
special guests The Buzz, LiveWire and Nancy Bergman! Renton, WA.
17:
Pacific Sound Chorus Master Class with Betty Clipman. For more
information, contact
Susan
Soderberg.
2008
April
10-13: Region 26 Annual Convention -
Surrey, BC
24-27: Region 13 Annual Convention - Spokane, WA
May
15-18: Region 24 Annual Convention
November
4-8: International Convention - Honolulu, HI
2009
April
2-5: Region 13 Annual Convention -
Spokane, WA
23-26: Region 26 Annual Convention - Calgary, AB
May
14-17: Region 24 Annual Convention
November
3-7: International Convention - Nashville, TN
2010
April
22-24: Region 13 Annual Convention - Anchorage, AK
29-May 2: Region 24 Annual Convention
May
13-16: Region 26 Annual Convention - Saskatoon, SK
October
19-23: International Convention - Seattle, WA
2011
October
18-22: International Convention - Houston, TX
2012
October
30-Nov 2: International Convention - Denver, CO
2013
November
5-9: International Convention - Honolulu, HI
Send Calendar info to:
Tracie
Cogdill, Calendar Coordinator
PO Box 80007
Fairbanks, AK 99708
Home: 907-457-5244
Fax: 907-456-5244
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InTune is published quarterly for the
membership of North Pacific Region 13, Sweet Adelines International. For
questions or comments about this electronic edition, please contact
Sue
Middleton at 253.874.2733.
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The next issue will be distributed in the
Winter; deadline is January 19, 2008. Send articles to
Nancy Gott,
InTune editor.
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Copyright 2007; all rights reserved.
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Something's Fishy!
Members of the New
Zealand/Australia "Kiwi
Chorus" decided to serenade the fish throwers at Seattle's Pike Place
Market with a beautiful Maori lullaby. One of the workers (or maybe the King
Crab!) decided to direct. See Voices Northwest's
article below.
Educational Opportunities
The
Education Direction Team (EDT), under the umbrella of Region #13’s Education
Coordinator, Patty Martin, has been meeting, brainstorming, and having a
great time planning for future educational opportunities.
‘Tis the time of year when International Competition is history, the holidays
are approaching, and you think you have some “down time” to relax before
careening headlong into 2008. NOT! Shows, retreats, and coaching sessions
are already on your calendars, right? To make your 2008 calendars more
complete, grab a pencil, and get ready to save the dates for some great
educational opportunities:
April 24-27: REGIONAL CONTEST
Friday morning will again showcase educational classes. Plan to come in Thursday night to be
ready early Friday morning for this opportunity.
June 20-21 (tentative): DIRECTORS/REGIONAL FACULTY WORKSHOP
Friday night for Directors, Saturday classes for faculty and other musical
leaders. Look for more details in the next InTune.
September 19-21: SET
WITH REGION 26
Logistics, classes, and other
details are being finalized, but you won’t want to miss this fantastic event
with Rumors and our friends from
Canada!
Okay, put your pencils down, and take heed of this next item. We have a
wonderful program in place called “Together and Growing” a.k.a. the TAG
program. There is a list of over 30 topics lead by our regional faculty
members, who are just waiting to be invited to work with your choruses.
Sally Wallace is heading the TAG team; visits may be scheduled any time from
now through December 2008. Contact
Sally
for details of topics, dates, and registration forms.
These are the major educational events on the books; look for others as we head into the
new year. The goal of the EDT is to plan for the future; to that end, we’re
already planning into 2010-2011! Isn’t education awesome?!
Submitted by Meech Debol, EDT member
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RMT Meeting
Highlights
The RMT met on September
22, 2007 via two teleconference locations: Seattle, WA and Anchorage, AK. The
highlights of our meeting include:
SET 2007
Attendance was good and feedback regarding the faculty and class choices was
very positive. Diane Porsch, faculty, complimented the Education Coordinator on
the way the school was run.
SET 2008
This will be a joint education event with Region 26 in September 2008, with
Rumors as the faculty. The location is scheduled to be in Vancouver, B.C. We
discussed concerns over costs for the weekend in comparing Region 13 and Region
26 historical registration fees. RMT is in consensus to keep registration fees
down so as to encourage higher attendance. Coaching for champions, two choruses
and two quartets, is possible with there being four faculty members. Discussed
potential of a show Saturday night (separate ticket) with Rumors performing
along with the champion chorus and quartets. Potential of revenue is present,
but logistics of the RMTs from 13 and 26, joint or individual, and/or a chorus
running the show as a fundraiser, are considerable.
Convention 2008 and
Beyond
We discussed issues regarding the continuance of the webcast and the Director’s
Cam. There were technical issues in 2007 with the webcast which should be able
to be addressed for 2008. Suggestions were made for obtaining additional
sponsorship of the cost for the webcast outside of donations during the
event. The Director’s liked their Cam but would suggest that it be moved to a
different location than the side view. Contracts are being signed through 2012
in accordance with SAI rules for having contracts for five year out. Locations
for 2013 – 2015 are being discussed.
TAG Visits 2008
We have entered the alternating cycle for Area Schools and TAG visits.
Area Schools 2007
Schools were held in Washington and Alaska during the summer.
Education Direction
Reviewed report from Patty Martin on goals and objectives from the Education
Direction Meetings.
Revitalization and
Prospective Choruses
Reviewed status of prospective choruses and chorus in revitalization.
RMT Nominating
Committee
Janice McKenna will head the nominating committee for RMT 2008 – 2010 term, and
will solicit two volunteers to complete the committee. Positions available are
Marketing Coordinator, Membership Coordinator, Education Coordinator and Events
Coordinator.
In-Tune
We discussed length of articles and advertising requests.
Submitted by Jan
Matthews, Marketing Coordinator
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Chorus Chatter
Coeur d'Alene
Chorus
The
Coeur d’Alene Chorus recently spent
a wonderful evening with our neighbors to the south...the FAR south! As many
of you know, a large contingent of singers from New Zealand competed at the
international competition in Calgary, BC. Their group was represented by seven
New Zealand choruses, including
Greater Auckland Chorus,
Christchurch
City Chorus, Nelsons Bay Harmony Chorus, and two choruses from
Australia. Since the competition, they have been touring the Pacific Northwest
in two very large tour buses with a number of friends and family.
We
planned a dinner, to be followed with--of course--singing. As we were
planning, the chorus heard from many regional members who wanted an
opportunity to meet our New Zealand sisters. In the end, we hosted 150 guests,
including Region 13 members from Inland Harmony, Mountain Melodies, and
Spirit of Spokane. Region 10 was represented by Jackie Hall,
from Mesquite Magic Chorus...a sound judge at International who was “coerced”
by the Kiwis to join their tour. As the New Zealand directors were not on the
tour, Jackie filled in for them and everyone seemed to enjoy it immensely.
E ntertainment
included the quartets Pepper and
Accent from the Spokane and Coeur d’Alene choruses, and the
irreverently entertaining men’s quartet, Inspiration, from the local
Barbershop Harmony Society. The Coeur d’Alene Chorus sang several numbers,
then was joined by other Region 13 members for some of our regional songs.
Finally, we were serenaded by our New Zealand guests. They sang several
familiar songs then ended with two songs sung in both English and Maori; it
was truly beautiful. The evening wrapped up with all of us ascending the
risers to sing Harmonize the World and How We Sang Today. The
resulting sound rang through the walls and out the ceiling!
What a wonderful experience to be able to share our time and voices with our
New Zealand sisters!
Submitted by
Jean Bledsoe
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Jet Cities
Chorus
Jet Cities is wrapping up a busy year with an
exciting show on November 10, called An Evening with Bergman. The "Bergman" we
are featuring is none other than Nancy
Bergman, Sweet Adelines Master Music Arranger and a recipient of
a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Nancy will be our very
special emcee, along with Sue Beck, and we will be helping her celebrate her 80th birthday
as well! Special guest performers for the evening are
The Buzz Quartet, 2005 Sweet Adelines
Queens of Harmony and Region 13’s own
LiveWire Quartet. The show will be held at the Renton Ikea Theater,
400 S. Second Street, Renton. Tickets are still available for General Admission
seating at $20 each; to order, call Angie at (253) 880-2672 or e-mail:
tickets@jetcities.org.
Once the show is over,
Jet Cities will jump right into our Christmas performances, plus begin preparing
for our fourth annual Sweetie Pie Social to be held in February. Then, onto
competition! We hope to ring a chord or two with many of you at our shows and,
of course, in Spokane.
Submitted by Mary Butschky
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Kitsap Pines Chorus
During the summer,
Kitsap
Pines gained two new members and one prospective member who helped us
prepare our READY, SET, GROW membership drive for September. With their
fresh perspective as recent guests, we were able to wrap our six-week program
by graduating eight prospective members, and look forward to several
auditions. New friends are bringing their friends, so we continue to
grow even after READY, SET, GROW has ended! How cool is that?!?
Adding this many new voices and faces to our small chorus is great fun and
makes for a lively time on the risers. We can’t wait to spend the holidays
singing with all these new voices!
Submitted by Michelle Kirkpatrick
Pacific Sound Chorus
The phenomenon
of dual membership, allowing more members of Sweet Adelines to participate in
competitions at the international level, has taken on quite a life of its
own! To that end, Pacific Sound Chorus members and its director,
Susan Kegley,
send you a warm invitation to consider riding the (sound) waves to Honolulu in
November of 2008 with us!
The suggested timeline for
indicating your interest in dual membership with Pacific Sound Chorus for this
purpose is May 6, 2008. Please
contact us for comprehensive
information sheets if you are considering this exciting adventure.
Submitted by
Gayle Robinson
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Seattle
Shores
Chorus
After many years at Prince of Peace Church,
Seattle Shores Chorus is moving
our rehearsal site to a new location, just down the road. We will now be
located at the Filipino-American Christian Church at 14800 First Avenue in
Shoreline. We now will be right next to I-5 on the west side of the
freeway.
Seattle Shores has been very busy learning new music and brushing up on our
Christmas songs. This is normally a time for many performances and we will
be performing at both the Tacoma and Seattle Christmas Gift Shows. A number
of quartets will be strolling Victorian Carolers at their Christmas festivities. There are always many invitations, so these are just the first
to come in.
Last week the chorus made the final decision on our new costume for
competition. Look for us as we strut out stuff in a new look. See you
there!
Submitted by Bonnie Massey
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Spirit of Spokane
Chorus
Though the road to Calgary crosses beautiful mountains and majestic valleys, the
Spirit of Spokane Chorus found more than breathtaking scenery on our way to the
Sweet Adelines International Contest in Calgary. We opened our hearts to new
friends, our minds to new experiences, and even gained more than just a chance
to sing with the best from all over the world.
On fun but frenzied Saturdays once a month, our “Calgary Chorus” of about 50
core members of Spirit of Spokane and 24 dual members, learned to sing together
and to bring our happy hobo characters to life. Many “duals” even joined us for
our regular Tuesday rehearsals, further cementing bonds of friendship that can
never be replaced. As Team Leader Carran Kelley said, “This chorus is an example
of what is possible when we share our optimism, determination, and joy in
singing.”
For many, the character we decided to portray was a tremendous step outside of
the old comfort zone. Wearing oversized pants, suspenders, silly hats, and dirt
on our faces, we learned to let go of careful performing and have fun. Our entry
onto the International stage brought a buzz from the audience as they wondered
what such cute clowns could be up to. Afterward, the many smiles and
congratulations on our fun performance confirmed that daring to be different was
worth all the effort.
Our director, Mike Elliott, told us that “our growth through the journey to
Calgary is our gold medal” and he was right. The six minutes on stage at
International pales in comparison to the truly meaningful journey that took
place in the months and weeks before we ever left home.
Submitted by Laura Lambert
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Prospective
Voices Northwest
Chorus
Voices Northwest, of Snohomish, Washington,
was visited on October 22nd by a
New Zealand Sweet Adelines tour group on the final leg of their bus tour from
Calgary after our international convention.
Several members of top ten chorus,
Christchurch City Chorus, were part of the
tour group.
Two VNW members traveled with them for the day and acted as tour guides
through Seattle. They took them sightseeing in Pike Place Market and to the
Space Needle. Afterwards, the whole group visited our Snohomish rehearsal
location to enjoy "a home cooked meal" provided by VNW members
after which we performed for each other and spent some time visiting
together. It was a fun experience singing with the Sweet Adeline members from
around the globe as we stood shoulder to shoulder and sang our songs of
harmony. Sweet Adelines are proud to have "sisters" all over the world and we
were thrilled to share some time with our “Kiwi” sisters. Both chorus
directors are certified judges. The New Zealand chorus was directed by Sound
and Expression Judge, Jackie Hall who lives in San Angelo, Texas and directs her
own chorus in Region 10, and was touring with the Kiwi Chorus. We are directed
by our own Showmanship Judge/director Sue Beck who
lives in Everett.
submitted by Sharon Marquardt and Karen Hickenbottom
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Quartet Corner
Mojo Quartet
M-Magical
Time that was Calgary International Convention!
O-Overwhelming
Support received from friends and family, our amazing choruses
(Lions Gate and
Pacific Sound), and our wonderful regions (13 and 26)!
J-Joy
felt when we walked on stage to your cheering! We could tell you were holding
your collective breath for us as we sang!
O-Ovation
we send to all of you for the hugs, the cards, the chocolate, the wine and the
many beautiful things you gave us as we prepared for our big moment on stage!
Mojo is absolutely thrilled to be the 2008 6th Place International Finalist Quartet, and for two of us to have such a successful week in the 3rd Place Medalist
Lions Gate Chorus from Region
26! Already our thoughts are turning to our next competition in Hawaii ...but
we have a few fun things to do between now and then!
November 9th, we’ll appear in Anacortes, WA with the men’s
An-O-Chords Chorus to benefit the
local food banks. After that we’ll be in Renton, WA for the Region 13
Ovation Quartet Workshop facilitated by 2005 International Quartet
Champions the Buzz! There we’ll be drawing the winning raffle ticket for our
MOJO SPONSORED round-trip air fare to Hawaii next November! (Shameless
plug: Get your raffle tickets ASAP by contacting any member of Mojo or
visiting
www.mojoquartet.com!!).
Then we’re off to perform with the
Alaska Sound Celebration Chorus in
December. Yes, we are going to Alaska in December and loving it! March 15th
we perform with the Columbia River Chorus
in Vancouver, WA ,then we’re off to our respective Regional Conventions in Regions 13
and 26 with an eye to Hawaii! They say it’s all in the journey and Mojo has
had a terrific journey over the past 18 months and looking forward to much
more fun ahead!Thanks again for all of your love and support!
submitted by Corinna Garriock for Mojo
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