The Town and Country Chorus NOTES NEWS and VIEWS for December 4, 2018 SING-OUTS Many thanks to one of our chapter quartets who upheld the tradition of barbershop singing at the Poor House and The Grosvenor House on Saturday. We hope you had good attendance at each venue and that you had a good singing experience too. Again, thank you. Our next chorus sing-out is Sunday, December 9 at the Pulaski United Methodist Church in rural Bryan. This week s rehearsal will be our last one before the performance. We decided at the last practice that our uniform for this event will be the same as we wore at Fall Contest in Battle Creek. This would be black tux pants and jacket, colored or white shirt (no bow tie), black socks, and black tux shoes. Remember also, gentlemen, that the church is having a dinner after the service and all are invited to stay and enjoy that as well. Please make sure to bring along your wives. Tell them you re taking them out for dinner that day! CHRISTMAS CAROLING! Roger McCaskey has made arrangements for the chorus to sing at Hillsdale Country Living on Lake Pleasant Road again this Christmas season. This will be on Tuesday, December 18. Gather at the rear building to sing at 6:30 p.m., we ll then move to the front building and continue caroling there. CHORUS BUSINESS Chorus officer positions were filled last week. President Dave Rickard asked for anyone who would like to offer their services in support of the administrative activities to make their interest known. Having no one step forth in this regard the motion was made to retain the 2018 office holders for the 2019 year. Having no objections this motion carried. and Yet There Is More A big thank you goes out to Todd and Cindy Hoath for supplying the refreshments for our 4 th quarter Birthday Bash last week. We had a good evening of singing followed by delicious goodies to end the night. My apologies for stating earlier that those with birthdays in this quarter would be giving 90 second life histories. I was reminded last Tuesday that we began this activity with the fourth quarter Birthday Bash of 2017. So, we have gone through a full twelve months of histories. Thank you to everyone who participated in this over the past year. On a sad note it was brought to our attention that chorus member Don Turner has passed away. Don sang with us for many years and still maintained his Barbershop Harmony Society membership and his association with the Town and Country Chorus even though he had retired to Alabama for health reasons. Our condolences to Don s family.
The chorus Christmas Dinner is on the calendar for Wednesday, December 12. Cost is $25 per person. If you haven t already done so please talk to Roger McCaskey ASAP to make your reservations along with your payment. There are still several of you that need to pick up your chorus photos taken at the Fall Contest in Battle Creek. Cost is $14; please see Bonnie at the next rehearsal. A reminder that Dave Rickard is directing a Christmas Cantata at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hudson. Performance dates and times are December 7 and 8 @ 7:30 p.m., and December 9 @ 3:00 p.m. Congratulations to Darold Woodward on wining the raffle last week. (Yes, this line is left over from the week before but it is true once again.) All for now - We ll see you Tuesday, Gary Make The Music That Makes The Difference Calendar for 2018 DECEMBER 4 Tue; Rehearsal 7 p.m. 9 Sun; Pulaski United Methodist Church, 6950 US Highway 127, Bryan, OH 43506. 9:15 a.m. warm-up, 9:50 a.m. service. Uniform is black tux pants and jacket, colored or white shirt (no bow tie), black socks, and black tux shoes. 11 Tue; Rehearsal 7 p.m. 12 Wed; Chorus Christmas Dinner at Olivia s Chop House, 205 E Chicago St, Jonesville, MI 49250. Meet at 6:00 p.m. to sing in the main dining room. Menu includes salad, roll & butter, pork loin, Chicken Marsala, mashed potatoes, French green beans and assorted cheesecakes for dessert. Coffee, tea, and soft drinks are included and all food will be prepared gluten free. Cash bar is available. Cost is $25 per person. 18 Tue; Christmas Caroling at Hillsdale Country Living, 1127 N. Lake Pleasant Road, Hillsdale. Sing at 6:30 p.m. at the rear building first. Attire will be something festive to reflect the holiday. 25 Tue; Christmas No Rehearsal JANUARY Calendar for 2019
1 Tue; New Year s Day no rehearsal. 8 Tue; Rehearsal 7:00 p.m. 11-12 Fri-Sat; Leadership Academy in conjunction with Johnny Appleseed District. Event held at The Double Tree Worthington, 175 Hutchinson Ave, Columbus, OH. 13 Sun; Pioneer Spirit Senior Chorus begins monthly rehearsals in Lansing on Sunday afternoons from 2:00 5:00 p.m. To qualify for this senior s chorus, you must be age 55 by January 20, 2020. Contact Doug Weaver for more information @ 616-706-3287. 15 Tue; Rehearsal 7:00 p.m. 22 Tue; Rehearsal 7:00 p.m. 29 Tue; Rehearsal 7:00 p.m. FEBRUARY 5 Tue: Rehearsal 7:00 p.m. 12 Tue; Rehearsal 7:00 p.m. 19 Tue: Rehearsal 7:00 p.m. 26 Tue; Rehearsal 7:00 p.m. MARCH 5 Tue: Rehearsal 7:00 pm. 12 Tue; Rehearsal 7:00 pm. 19 Tue: Rehearsal 7:00 pm. 26 Tue; Rehearsal 7:00 pm. APRIL 2 Tue: Rehearsal 7:00 pm. 9 Tue; Rehearsal 7:00 pm. 16 Tue: Rehearsal 7:00 pm. 23 Tue; Rehearsal 7:00 pm. 30 Tue; Rehearsal 7:00 pm. MAY 7 Tue; Rehearsal 7:00 pm. 11 Sat; Spring Show at Davis Middle School. Featured quartet Frontier. 14 Tue; Rehearsal 7:00 pm. 21 Tue; Rehearsal 7:00 pm. 28 Tue; Rehearsal 7:00 pm. JUNE 4 Tue: Rehearsal 7:00 pm. 11 Tue; Rehearsal 7:00 pm. 14 Fri; Windsor Chapter s Send Off Show at the Serbian Centre, 6776 Tecumseh Road East, Windsor, ON N8T 1E6, Canada. 18 Tue: Rehearsal 7:00 pm. 25 Tue; Rehearsal 7:00 pm. JULY 2 Tue: Rehearsal 7:00 pm.
9 Tue; Rehearsal 7:00 pm. 16 Tue: Rehearsal 7:00 pm. 23 Tue; Rehearsal 7:00 pm. 27 Sat; Quartet or small group to sing at the Civil War Days in Concord, MI. 30 Tue; Rehearsal 7:00 pm. AUGUST 6 Tue: Rehearsal 7:00 pm. 13 Tue; Rehearsal 7:00 pm. 16-17 Fri-Sat; Bush League & Harmony Platoon Quartet Contest 2019. Held at Evergreen Resort, Cadillac, MI. 20 Tue: Rehearsal 7:00 pm. 27 Tue; Rehearsal 7:00 pm. SEPTEMBER 3 Tue: Rehearsal 7:00 pm. 10 Tue; Rehearsal 7:00 pm. 17 Tue: Rehearsal 7:00 pm. 24 Tue; Rehearsal 7:00 pm. OCTOBER 1 Tue: Rehearsal 7:00 pm. 8 Tue; Rehearsal 7:00 pm. 15 Tue: Rehearsal 7:00 pm. 22 Tue; Rehearsal 7:00 pm. 29 Tue; Rehearsal 7:00 pm. NOVEMBER 5 Tue: Rehearsal 7:00 pm. 12 Tue; Rehearsal 7:00 pm. 19 Tue: Rehearsal 7:00 pm. 26 Tue; Rehearsal 7:00 pm. Seek, develop, use and enhance the skills and talents of each member to such an extent that progress seems limitless.
Rehearsal Agenda for December 4, 2018 135 0 1 - Pulaski; 2 - Caroling 7:00 CHRISTMAS 7:05 LO, HOW A ROSE E'ER BLOOMING - YF1, pg. 24 (pkg) 7:10 O HOLY NIGHT - YF1, pg 10 (pkg) 7:15 MARY HAD A BABY (pkg) 7:20 AWAY IN A MANGER - YF1, pg 13 (pkg) 7:25 HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SING - YF1, pg 4 (pkg) 7:30 ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH - YF1, pg 15 (pkg) 7:35 GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN - Joe Johnson 2005 (pkg) 7:40 7:45 TAKE 5 * 7:50 MARY DID YOU KNOW (pkg) 7:55 JOY TO THE WORLD - FF2, pg 2 (pkg) 8:00 HALLELUJAH CHORUS (pkg) 8:05 SILENT NIGHT - YF1, pg 7 (pkg) 8:10 8:15 CHILDREN'S MEDLEY, YF1 pg 1 8:20 JINGLE BELLS, YF1 pg 18 8:25 HALLELUJAH 8:30 TAKE 5 * 8:35 2019 SPRING SHOW 8:40 CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT 8:45 WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR 8:50 ZIP A DE DOO DAH 8:55 9:00 9:05 9:10 9:15 CLOSER Keep The Whole World Singing Raffle Winner 9:20 EVALUATION & PLANNING Championing Team