January 10, 2014 #2
Community ISSUE
of the GHC, HNC, SOUNDINGS & cclt
Choir Community Newsletter
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All events below are also listed in detail on our
Choir Life Calendar
2 ALTO, 2 TENOR & 1 BASS HOME SECTIONALS STILL TO GO
Anyone interested in hosting sectionals for Sopranos or Altos?
Details of the currently scheduled ones in the Opportunities To Sing section
THE SEVENTH WAVE CONCERTS
With Oliver Swain’s Big Machine
Details: GHC Concerts Page & Choir Life Calendar ~ Tickets: Online
For a PDF Version of this weeks issue plus all our archived issues
including last week’s Choir Community Issue please go to:
http://www.gettinhigherchoir.ca/community-info/newsletters.php
SPECIAL NOTES!!!!
A NEW OLIVER SONG - WANNA SING BACKUP? (reminder)
As you all know, Oliver Swain is our guest for the concert. We are doing one song with him (Believe), and there is another song that needs a smaller group - maybe about 20 - 25 singers - to do some vocal backup. It's the type of situation where those involved will have to learn the parts outside of GHC time and then we'll have a couple of rehearsals before choir. Bill has posted the song in the Current Singers Only section of our web site and you can hear it here . It's called "Harris Green":
If you are interested in being a part of the backup for this lovely song, please let me know by email at , and I'll give you the music at choir, or send it to you. Note that there won't be parts files for this song.
Thanks, all!
Denis
OLIVER SWAIN AT PRACTICE
Oliver will be at the Monday practice this week and possibly either Tuesday or Thursday. Unfortunately his coming to one of the James Bay practices is pretty iffy. If you want to be sure of a chance to practice with him try to make it to the Monday practice. There will, however, probably another chance closer to the concerts.
CONCERT PROMO EMAIL
Earlier today we sent out our Concert Promo email for you to pass on to your personal and other contact lists. Please do so enthusiastically. All of you in our extended community of current and past singers are the backbone of our efforts to fill the Alix Goolden Hall’s seats for the benefit of The Power of Hope. The more financial support we can give them the more great work they can do in helping our youth to develop creativity, leadership and self-esteem through their excellent arts based workshops. (more info)
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COMMUNITY MEMBERS’ LIFE ANNOUNCEMENTS
If something of note is happening in your life, or in the life of another community member, that you would like the choir community to know about please send in a brief announcement for this section. Life arrivals or passings, celebrations or sadnesses, travels or returns, etc. Be sure to include your, and their, community affiliation (ie GHC, HNC, etc.) and, if GHC, the night and section.
MY DEAR FRIENDS FROM GETTING HIGHER CHOIR
I decided to step out from the position of GHC photographer. Mostly because of my completely unpredictable and worsening health issues. I also realized it is the time to digitize my older negatives and finally publish and show to the public the best of my lifetime photography work. In a next year I plan to focus on the content and layout of the future book and exhibition of my best images.
I would like to thank you for all your patience, friendliness, warm smiles, and great and so photogenic singing performances for all these years. It was a great journey for me.
If you liked my work and appreciated my choir life documentation for last 12 years, please support my efforts to publish and exhibit my photos mostly by visiting my website, taking lessons with me or refer them to your friends and spreading the world about my services.
Links:
Practical Digital Photography Training:
http://goingdigital.ca
Gallery of Photos:
http://goingdigital.ca/gallery.html
You can also follow me on Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/going-digital/
Have a very Successful 2014!
Andrew Kielbowicz,
choir bass and choir photographer for 12 years
Editor’s Note
You can also see a small taste of Andrew’s work in the photo display below. His talent and his generous contribution of it to our choir life will be missed. Thank you Andrew!
Opportunities to sing
HOME SECTIONAL SCHEDULE:
Jan 12 ~ Tenors @ Syd’s
We'll sing from 3:30 to 5:00 and then break for a pot luck dinner. Roy Road is in three sections. We're at the north end, near the intersection of Interurban, Wilkinson and Hastings. When you come to the end of the pavement on Roy Rd, park in the turn-around or pull up our gravel drive. If the weather is wet bring suitable shoes for a muddy walk up the drive! If you are willing to play the piano for us, please let me know. '....We'll sing some songs, our concert tunes, and we will have a lot of fun!
Sunday, January 12th, 3:30 pm
1335 Roy Rd
250 384-7823
Submitted by Syd Varley Monday Tenor
Jan 18 ~ Altos @ Eva’s
Alto Sectional on the Peninsula;Saturday, January 18that 8518 Moxon Tce.
Coffee and muffins at 9am; singing to start at 10.
Submitted by Eva Kerr, Monday Soprano
Jan 19 ~ Tenors @ Helle’s
I will have a sectional on the 19th at 3:30 with a potluck to follow for those who wish to participate. I live at #4 - 1276 Ryan Street (Cook St to Haultain.--take third left(Mt Stephen.) and continue up hill. Park in the parking lot straight ahead. Gloria said she would come and bring her keyboard and help us find our way.
Please let me know if you can join us. Call 250-381-5702 or email
Looking forward to our learning together.
Cheers,
Submitted by Helle Kallas Tuesday Thursday Tenor
Jan 26 ~ Basses hosted by Chris & Lee
Lee and Chris will host a Bass Sectional on Sunday, January 26: singing from 2 – 4 pm, socializing for a bit after.
All basses welcome.
Denis will lead us musically. Coffee and tea provided, other liquid refreshments BYO, snacks to share welcome.
The location: 802 - 350 Douglas St., across from Beacon Hill Park on Douglas. (Some street parking likely available; or try the visitors parking spaces in the NE corner of the parking lot at the rear of the apartment buildings, accessible most easily from Toronto St. just west of Douglas.)
RSVPs appreciated but not required, to , 250-888-6825.
WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO HOST A HOME SECTIONAL?
All it takes is a home with a keyboard (or other means of giving starting notes supplied by anyone in the group) and enough space for a group, however big or small, to gather. Just pick a date and time that works for you and let me know. I will:
1. add your sectional to the “Home Sectional Invitations” list in the appropriate issues of the newsletter
2. add it to the on the GHC site’s Choir Life Calendar
3. email a special advance announcement to everyone in your section (1/2 to a couple of dozen will come)
4. email you a call list of names and phone numbers for members of your section who are not on email (if any)
If you want to host a home sectional please email me or call 920-4160 (9 to 9 daily).
~ Bill
Word of Mouth / recomMendations
SINGING FOR MANDELA
A number of members of our choir community sent me the following link to a Youtube video of a Soweto Gospel Choir flash mob in Pretoria recently. Since none of them did so in the form of a submission to the newsletter, and I think the video is worth a watch and listen for everyone, I decided to submit it myself. Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY7owQkBSQI
As Tom Attig, one of those sending it to me, said: “The singing is simply gorgeous, and there are several other nice videos to be found on the site.”
Submitted by Bill Hanson GHC Bass etc. with thanks for bringing it to my attention to:
Eva Kerr GHC Monday Alto
Betsy Sansby CCLT 4 - 2007/8
Mary Lynch HNC, and former GHC, Soprano
Tom Attig former GHC & HNC Bass
Rona Archer former GHC Tuesday Tenor
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SPECIAL MESSAGE TO COAST CAPITAL SAVINGS MEMBERS
Coast Capital Compensation Watch is proposing the following 4 resolutions to help restore member democracy.
Explanations on linked pages:
1. Set Specific Pay for Directors
2. Disclose Pay of Top 3 Executives
3. Set 12 Year Term Limit for Directors
4. Reform Director Election Processes
300 signatures are needed and about 200 are in hand. Please take a look. If you agree, please print this Special Resolution Form, sign it, and return via post, fax or email, that would be very helpful. Joint account holders count as two, as long as both sign (on same pages or their own pages). Instructions for returning the forms are on the resolution pages in the attached pdf file.
Recommended by Bill Hanson GHC Bass etc.
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I rather liked this one ...
The goal of life is to make your hearbeat match the beat
of the universe, to matrch your nature with Nature.
Joseph Campbell,
American mythologist, writer and lecturer
Submitted by Barb McLintock, GHC Thursday Alto
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SERVING EACH OTHER
ALL AGES PIANO & GUITAR LESSONS FOR INDIVIDUALS & FAMILY GROUPS
Doug Paterson, former GHC Bass and Director of the Harmonious Family Singers & Choir also teaches both piano and guitar and likes to create family bands so people play together at home as well as to provide individual instruction.
For information call Doug at 250-385-SING (7464)
Submitted by Doug Paterson former GHC Bass, CCLT5 - 2008/09 & Harmonious Family Choir Director
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IS YOUR WEB SITE OUT OF DATE?
Don’t have time, or don’t know how, to update it. Want it rescued or replaced with a new one?
Can’t update it because you have lost touch with your former webmaster and don’t have the access codes you need? I have helped others to get control of their site back and I may be able to help you!
Call me…I have time and the know-how.
For information about what I can offer you and some examples of what I have done for others, please visit my my WebEasy Services site.
“My success is measured by your satisfaction”
Submitted by Bill Hanson GHC Bass etc.
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COMPUTERS REPAIRS AND MORE....
Computer Repair, Optimization, Security and Housekeeping
Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7
Mac OSX Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard, and Lion
Hardware and software issues resolved.
Viral Infections, Data Recovery, Hardware Upgrades
Migration of files to a new computer.
Introduction to streaming audio/podcasts and Online Video
Get the most out of your multimedia experience.
$40 per Hour at my home.
$50 per Hour at your home.
Basic optimization and security setup special $50 if dropped off at my house.
Matt Hutton Former GHC Lighting guy and Gloria’s son
250-418-1322
Submitted by Gloria Hansen, GHC and HNC Tenor
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Is Bookkeeping Keeping You From
DOING WHAT YOU’D RATHER BE DOING?
Are you a service provider or other small business owner? Is keeping your books up to date distracting you from growing your business?
Call me to discuss the art of the possible!
I have had Bill Hanson keep my books for my business since 2003 and I can wholeheartedly recommend him to anyone who wants a combination of accuracy and foresight in their bookkeeping. Bill does great work, and besides that, he is a great guy to work with! ~ Denis Donnelly, Burren Music
My success is measured by your satisfaction!
Submitted by Bill Hanson GHC Bass etc.
CONCERT BENEFICIARY donation offers
Any individual, business or organization willing to offer donations to our next concert beneficiary is welcome to submit an item (max 150 words) describing what they offer and the terms that need to be met for them to make a donation.
PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK, LOVE SONGS, WORLD TRAVEL PHOTO CARDS
For each artistic treasure I sell, I'll donate a FULL 25% to GHC's beneficiary for that season's concert:
Santa Anita Morning Rhapsody
full-color horse and scenic art book, autographed, $60 ($15 to the PoH)!
Someone Loves
music CD of love songs, autographed, $10 ($2.50 to the PoH)!
World travel and wildlife photo notecards
Any of these photos could be made into cards
autographed on request, $4 each ($1 to the Poh)!