Dear TPS Members, A new season will soon be starting. I hope you have had a great

summer and will now be looking forward to a new season of

making music together. I acknowledge that the spring season was

more difficult than I anticipated and I thank you for your perse-

verance and producing a well performed concert..

The fall season will begin Monday, September 25 with registra-

tion and social time at 6:15 p.m.. and rehearsal at 7:00 p.m.

Again, all rehearsals will be held at Sturgeon Bay United Method-

ist Church. The Saturday rehearsal will be on October 28, 9:00-

11:00 a.m. Dues remain the same($25).

The concerts will feature a cantata by Pepper Choplin titled “I

hear the prophet Callin’ ”. Pepper Choplin was born in the south

and his music reflects the sounds of folk and Appalachian music.

This cantata retells the Christmas story. The songs that make up

the piece are interspersed with readings from the Bible to enhance

the telling of the story. The rest of the concert will be individual

songs, some well known and some new.

Please join me in welcoming our new Assistant Director for this

Fall. Her name is Mary Hall. As you know, our choir membership

has been decreasing over the last several seasons. Please plan to

participate and urge both former and new members to join us.

Personal contact is still the best way to build our membership.

Merle Colburn, Artistic Director

A R T I C L E S

I N T H I S

N E W S L E T T E R

Letter from Merle,

our Artistic Direc-

tor

1

Music for Spring 2

CALENDAR:

rehearsals and

concerts

3

Board News:

Letter from Tim 4

Peninsula Singers

Youth Choir 5

This and That 6

The Peninsula Singers F A L L 2 0 1 7 N E W S L E T T E R

All TPS rehearsals are held at the

United Methodist Church

on Michigan Avenue, Sturgeon Bay,

except for the first dress rehearsal which

is held at the Door Community Auditori-

um in Fish Creek.

A R T I C L E S

I N T H I S

N E W S L E T T E R

Letter from Merle,

our Artistic Direc-

tor

1

Music for Fall 2

CALENDAR:

rehearsals and

concerts

3

Board News:

Letter from Tim 4

Peninsula Singers

Youth Choir 5

This and That 6

Fall 2017 Music

Gesu Bambino Pietro A. Yon

Sweet Little Jesus Boy Robert MacGimsey arr. Jack Schrader

Do You Hear What I Hear? Regney & Shayne arr. Harry Simeone

Old Toy Trains Roger Miller arr. Mark Brymer

Throw Open Your Shutters Amy Feldman Bernon

Welcome Now the Holiday Greg Gilpin

Gloucester Wassail arr. Steve Huffines

Who Comes This Night? Dave Grusin arr. Sheldon Curry

I Hear the Prophet Callin’ Pepper Choplin (cantata)

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sept. 25

Register 6:15

Rehearse 7 pm

26 27 28 29

30

Oct. 1 2

Rehearse 7 pm

3 4 5 6

7

8

Daylight savings

begins

9

Rehearse 7 pm

10 11 12 13 14

15 16

Rehearse 7 pm

17 18 19 20

21

22 23

Rehearse 7 pm

24 25 26 27

28

Rehearse 9

am

9/17 and 10/17

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat OCT. 29 Oct. 30

Rehearse 7 pm

Oct. 31 Nov. 1 2 3

4

5 6

Rehearse 7 pm

7 8 9 10

11

12

13

Rehearse 7 pm

14 15 16 17

18

19 20

Rehearse 7 pm

21 22 23 24

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26 27

Rehearse

7 pm

28 29 30 Dec.1

2

3

4 Dress re-hearsal @ 7 in Fish Creek

5 6 7 8 Dress Re-

hearsal @ 7

In S.B.

9/10 Concerts

in S.B. and

Fish Creek

11/17 and 12/17

TPS Board News Dear current and former members of TPS:

We are pleased to be able to organize this Fall’s concert so you can share one of your passions

(singing). Your Board includes: Ricki, Jane, Susan, Betty, Roger, George, and Mary Lou. We

have a vacancy on the board so feel free to step forward and volunteer! These members de-

vote at least as much time to their Board tasks as they do to their singing. Please acknowledge

them when you see them at rehearsals.

In addition to organizing the concerts, the Board has been working on two larger objectives:

Membership: Recruiting new members, retaining current ones, and encouraging previous

members to join with us again .

Survey: You will be asked to complete a short survey to provide insight into our mem-

bership development.

Staff Change: Mary Hall will join us this Fall as assistant artistic director. She will replace

Martha Ranek. Mary Hall holds a B.A. in Applied Voice from Butler University (Indianapolis,

IN), with a secondary in Flute. Since returning to Door County in 2000 with her husband

Andy, Mary has been active in community theater (former Artistic/Musical Director at TAP)

and has performed several times with the Peninsula Music Festival Chorus. She is currently

Pupil Services/Special Education Secretary for Southern Door County School District.. A Fa-

cilitator for LEAP: The Human Kindness Project, and can occasionally be found hosting/

serving at the Bluefront Café. September 2017 begins Mary’s 13th year as Choir Director of

Hope United Church of Christ, where they enjoy her enthusiasm and creativity. She also

maintains a small private studio of voice and flute students. Mary and Andy live in Sturgeon

Bay with their two children: Molly(10) and Emmet(1.5). After admiring TPS work as an audi-

ence member for years, Mary is excited to be joining TPS!

Thanks. and I look forward to seeing you all on Monday September 25, 2017.

Tim Wick, TPS President

President Tim Wick

Bass

VP/Asst. Treasurer Susan Morgan

Alto

Secretary

Asst. Fundraising

Mary Lou Schroeder Alto

Treasurer George Roen-

ning Bass

Marketing and PR Vacant

Operations Roger Crass

Bass

Membership Jane Stevenson

Soprano

Fundraising Betty Bowers

Soprano

Librarian Ricki Mitchell

Alto

TPS Artistic Director Merle Colburn

The Peninsula Singers

P.O. Box 611

Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235

Please feel free to contact any Board

member with questions or concerns.

Tim’s email: timjohnwick@gmail.com

We promoted our 2016 Holiday Concert at the Sturgeon Bay parade on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Left to right:

Marc Paulson, Susan Morgan, Paul Kok, Betty Bowers, Judy Paulson, Dave Swender, Jane Stevenson, Ricki Mitchell, and

Tim Graul. Tim’s wife Barb walked alongside and handed out concert flyers. A cold and windy day, but still lots of fun!