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Downeasters Chorus Rehearsal Agenda for

United Methodist Church 52 Tuttle Road, Cumberland, Maine

Monday, July 23, 2012

NO REHEARSAL ON MONDAY, JULY 23, 2012 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * July  19,  2012      Dear  gentlemen:          Just  a  few  updates  are  included  for  you.                      1.    There  is  NO  rehearsal  on  Monday,  July  23,  2012                      2.    For  Saturday’s  concert,  please  consider  the  following:                                  a.    Please  be  at  the  Unitarian/Universalist  Church  at  2:00  P.  M.    The  church  is  across  the  street  from  North  Yarmouth  Academy.                                      b.    Please  bring  the  outfit  we  wore  for  the  Pavilion  concert;  tux  pants,  colored  shirt,  black  vest,  long  black  tie,  socks  and  shoes.          Thank  you.          Sincerely,      Walt Clam Festival Show - July 21, 2012 3:30pm CHORUS: 1. COME FLY WITH ME 2. ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE 3. HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN

4. JUST IN TIME 5. WHEN I FALL IN LOVE 6. ONCE UPON A TIME 7. I NEVER KNEW MEDLEY QUARTETS: 1. 3 OR 4 SONGS 2. 3 OR 4 SONGS 3. 3 OR 4 SONGS CHORUS: 8. LOVE ME 9: TEDDY BEAR 10: AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL HQ / Changing Room for Clam Festival Gents, I hope you all are well and gearing up for a great weekend! Just a quick note to confirm our meeting / changing location for our performance during the Clam Festival this Saturday, 7.21.2012. We have arranged for the First Universalist Church to be open for our group at 12:00 noon. Please note that Jack has asked for all chorus members to arrive no-later-than 2:00 p.m. as our performance is scheduled for 3:30. Here is the address to the church: First Universalist Church 97 Main Street Yarmouth, ME Also, it will be important that you plan ahead for parking as you will most likely not be able to access the church with your car due to the blocked / closed streets for the festival. The church is within an easy walking distance from our performance venue (same as last year). Finally, our room within the church will be the "Library Common Room." The access to this room is located on the right side of the church when you enter through the administrative entrance. Have a great rest of your week and let's bring a great performance to the Clam Festival. See you all soon. Respectfully, Ryan Norfleet (207) 253-9433 New Music Schedule 1. I'M GONNA LIVE 'TILL I DIE 2. ANY TIME AT ALL 3. LET THE REST OF THE WORLD GO BY 4. CRAZY

SCHEDULE #1 start July 30- off music August 27 #2 start Sept. 17-off music Oct.15 #3 start Nov.5 - off music Nov.26 or Dec.?? #4 start Jan.7 - off music Feb. 4 Suggested schedule may be changed to fit the learning quartet schedule. Contest songs: #1 YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO YOUNG #2 THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT I would suggest that we start auditions in Sept. or Oct. and finish the end of Jan. for the spring contest. Jack Competition Chorus Auditioning Those members interested in auditioning for the Competition Chorus for the District Convention, who have not yet done so, may do so through the second week of August (13). Please keep your Section Leader informed. Notes of Interest ………………………………………………………… Please send notes of your quartet’s outings, Shows that you have seen, Quartet or Chorus news from around New England to: soundings.ed@gmail.com Preparing for the New England Harmony Brigade Here are some pictures from the NEHB 7/15/2012 Sheep Island run-through. To make travel easy for NEHB participants from Maine, I organized a repertoire run-through at our family cottage on Sheep Island in East Harpswell only a short boat ride from Cundy's Harbor on the New Meadows River. We'd like more Downeasters to join us for this great quarteting event next year. All together we had two tenors and the rest of the parts covered. Fortunately we were able to attract a good bari from Goffstown, NH to participate in this run-through. Enjoy the photos.

1. From Left to right Al Sargent Tenor, Mike Rubin Lead, Tom Misner bass, and Jean Murray Bari. We rehearsed our Brigade songs on the front porch of the Sargent Family cottage on Sheep Island in East Harpswell, Maine overlooking the New Meadows River.

2. Al, Mike, Tom & Jean

3. Jean and Vivian Murray joined us on Saturday to spread the long drive from Goffstown, NH. over two days. Great food and company were enjoyed by all!

4. Tim Wyant, an experienced brigade tenor, joined us for this run-through.

5. Al, Mike, Tom & Jean

6. After good work reviewing the first 9 Brigade songs we give ourselves a reward with a boat tour of the New meadows River and Casco Bay. The weather could not have been better.

7. And finally, we all enjoyed a late afternoon meal of grilled hamburgers, fresh corn on the cob and piquant green bean salad followed by homemade blueberry pie! All of which proves that barbershoppers have more fun!

8. NEHB logo Warm regards,

Al Sargent I challenge you... I challenge you to host as good a run-through as we had this past weekend! Al Sargent (tenor) and his wife, Mary Lou, hosted a run through on Sunday at their "camp" on Sheep Island, Maine. The participants asked what we could bring, and we were repeatedly told "just your voice." Sheep Island - just off Harspswell - is only accessible by boat, and has no power or pressurized water. That meant no iPads, no constant phone interruptions, no computers, no cars honking - just the occasional sailboat with full sails maneuvering around the lobster buoy laden inlet. A beautiful cottage, a boat ride around the harbor (including sights of Eagles, Osprey nests, Seals, and some of the most spectacular rock-bound coastline that is the envy of the planet), and a wonderful lunch of burgers, corn, three bean salad and HOMEMADE blueberry pie (with blueberries grown right on the island). Oh - and then there was the singing! Five guys singing great music, working together, helping each other, and well-prepared (well, on most of the songs anyway ;-) ). We hit our targets on the second set of 5 songs, and reviewed the first set. We even made a pass at "South Rampart Street." I believe this is the best part of Barbershop. When the music, and the brotherhood, and the bonding come together to make a spectacular experience. If you haven't gotten to a run-through, find one. They are worth the trip. If you can't find one, host one. Maybe you don't have an island, or a cottage, or your own private reserve of blueberries - but you can certainly make your run-through a captivating time, with music and fun and friends. That is the heart of this craft. Tom Misner, Bass Waterville, Maine

Northeastern District

2012 Fall District Convention & Contests October 19-20-21, 2012 Westbrook, Maine Host Chapter: Downeasters Chorus ~ Portland, Maine Local Chairman - contact: Marshall Wagner 207-232-1543 ~ emwagner31 @ aol . com Westbrook Performing Arts Center Westbrook Middle School 471 Stroudwater St. Westbrook, Maine 04092 For more information visit the NED website: http://www.nedistrict.org/index.cfm?page_id=80 'The Soundings' 50th Anniversary Issue. Here’s that link – Enjoy! http://www.downeasters.org/pdf/Soundings50th.pdf

Upcoming Dates to Remember July 20-22 Fri, Sat, Sun Yarmouth Clam Festival July 21 Sat 3:30 PM Downeaster’s Concert @ Yarmouth Clam Festival Aug 11 Sat 7:30pm Deertrees Benefit Concert @ Deertrees Theatre Harrison, ME What: Deertrees Benefit Concert When: Saturday, August 11th @ 7:30 pm Where: Deertrees Theatre, 156 Deertrees Road, Harrison, ME 04040 Arrival time: ~5:00 pm (Riser set-up, warm-up, break, performance) COACHING Schedule: June-October, 2012 August 20 Monday Sept. 21 & 22 Friday evening & Saturday October 1 Monday Future Events: Jul. 20, 21, 22 (Fri, Sat, Sun) What: Yarmouth Clam Festival

Where: Yarmouth Food Court - Lime Rickey Booth Time: All Day Jul. 21 (Sat) What: Downeaster’s Concert @ Yarmouth Clam Festival Where: Yarmouth Clam Festival Time: 3:30pm Aug. 11 (Sat) What: Deertrees Benefit Concert Where: Deertrees Theatre, 156 Deertrees Road, Harrison, ME 04040 Time: 7:30 pm Arrival time: ~5:00 pm (Riser set-up, warm-up, break, performance) Aug. 20 (Mon) What: Chorus Coaching Where: Time: 7:00pm Sep. 14 - 16 (Fri, Sat, Sun) What: New England Harmony Brigade Where: Central Massachusetts area Time: Fri 3:30pm, Sat All Day, Sun Breakfast Link to The New England Harmony Brigade website: http://www.nehb.net/ Sep. 15 (Sat) What: Camden Windjammer’s Annual Show Guest quartets: Port City Sound AND Downtown Crossing Where: Rockport Opera House Time: 7:00pm Sep. 29 (Sat) What: The Nor’Easters Annual Show Guest quartets: Back Bay Four AND Downtown Crossing Where: Methodist Church, Church Rd, Brunswick Time: 7:00pm Oct. 19 – Nov. 22 (Fri-Sun) What: Northeast District Convention & Contests Where: Westbrook Performing Arts Center Westbrook Middle School, 471 Stroudwater St., Westbrook, Maine Time: Nov. 10 (Sat) What: Wounded Heroes Benefit Performance Where: Winslow Homer Auditorium, Scarborough High School Time: 2:00pm Downeasters Leadership for 2012

President Granville Barrows <GBisok@aol.com> Primary: (603) 553-3608

Past President Bill Peterlein <BPeterlein@summitgeoeng.com> Primary: (207) 576-3313 Secondary: (207) 926-3054

Secretary Dave Marstaller <DMars49@comcast.net> Primary: (207) 751-1339 Secondary: (207) 865-3731

Treasurer Carl Cappello <CCappell@maine.rr.com> Primary: (207) 829-2840

VP - Music and Performance Walt Dowling <GBandWD@gwi.net> Primary: (207) 934-5857

VP - Mktg & PR David Sweet <Sweetie@roadrunner.com> Primary: (207) 967-8553

Co-VP of Membership & Chapter Development Cy Kendrick <cykendrick@alumni.umass.edu. Primary: (207) 449-8587 Secondary: (207) 729-5201

Co-VP of Membership & Chapter Development David Brown <thirdson.david@gmail.com> Primary: (207) 650-2454

Board Member at Large Mike Soper <gmichaelsoper@gmail.com> Primary: (508) 517-1647 Secondary: (207) 730-5624

Board Member at Large Marshall Wagner <emwagner31@aol.com> Primary: (207) 232-1543

Director Jack Baggs <JBaggs1@roadrunner.com> Primary: (207) 892-5192

Chorus Manager Ryan Norfleet <RCFleet1@yahoo.com> Primary: (207) 253-9433 Secondary: (207) 510-1444

Webmaster Lawrence Bean <Larry@TheNexxtLevel.biz> Primary: (888) 678-9866

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"Soundings" Newsletter Editor Bruce Sturgis <BStur1@gmail.com> Primary: (207) 312-3423 Secondary: (207) 784-1510

DVP of Membership Dave Cole <DaveCdvpm12@gmail.com> Primary: (207) 671-4730 Secondary: (207) 797-9618

Bruce Sturgis Soundings Weekly Editor email: soundings.ed@gmail.com Downeasters Barbershop Chorus www.downeasters.org