January 24, 2014 #4
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
EARLY GHC REHEARSALS FROM NOW UNTIL CONCERT TIME
7:00 pm all three nights for the next two weeks
Details in the Concert Info document posted in the Current Singer’s Only section
1 ALTO & 1 BASS HOME SECTIONAL STILL TO GO
Jan. 25 & 26
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
THE POETRY OF THE EARTH WITH DENIS DONNELLy
In Nanaimo Feb 28 & Mar 1
Details in the Community Events Section
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!!!!
CONCERT HELP NEEDED
I'm looking for two or three people who may not be singing in the concert to come early to the Friday night concert and help me stuff some information into 1000 programs - the programs need to be ready before the doors open at 7 - so it would mean being at the Alix Goolden Hall at no later than 6:15PM. If you might be able to help hand out the programs at the door,that would also be appreciated. If you can help with this please email me
Just a reminder that if you've decided not to sing, you are welcome to request a complementary ticket for one of the concerts for your own use.
Thanks
Gloria
CONCERT PERIOD NEWSLETTER SCHEDULE
January 24: Community Issue
January 31: Admin Issue
February 7: No newsletter due to the concert bizzies
February 10-12: Combined Admin & Community seasonal tie-off issue
February 21: First Admin Issue of the Spring season
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Opportunities to sing
HOME SECTIONAL SCHEDULE:
Jan 25 ~ Altos @ Mary-Wynne’s
Alto Sectional with Shivon
Saturday, January 25th from 10:00 am to 12 pm with a short break with goodies and ginger tea
4915 Prospect Lake Road
My home is 2 K from the turn off West Saanich Road. The dog is friendly.
Park at the top or down the driveway.
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.
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VOCAL/CHORAL WORKSHOP AT THE UNITARIAN CHURCH FEB.1
The First Unitarian Church, 5575 West Saanich Rd. (our Monday GHC venue) is putting on an all-day workshop with Kathryn Whitney Saturday, Feb.1, 10:00 - 4:00. Kathryn will focus on good vocal technique and sight-singing - a great opportunity for GHC singers to get "tuned up" just before our concerts!
The cost is $30, coffee/goodies provided - but bring your own lunch.
For further info or to register please call 250 888-4746 or email
Recommended by Denis
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AMAZING GOSPEL EXPERIENCE
2014 February 27, 28 March 1, 2
(Thursday and Friday evening, all day Saturday and Sunday Church and/or afternoon Concert)
This is a challenging and fun opportunity to immerse yourself in a 115 voice 4 part gospel choir for 4 days.
Space is still available. Cost is $130. For more information and to register, go to the Oak Bay United Church website.
Submitted by: Rose Stanton, Monday Tenor
Word of Mouth / recomMendations
EARN MONEY ON-LINE
I’m on the www.MakeUseOf.com mailing list and glad to be there. I’ve come to trust their many and various computer guidebooks and other offerings.
This week they sent me a free download of digital booklet titled Earn Money On-Line. Their intro to it included the following line…
“…there are plenty of legitimate ways to earn a decent secondary income online if you’re savvy enough to avoid the false offers that are simply too good to be true, and if you possess any of a wide variety of marketable skills.”
The booklet evidently outlines some of those ways. If the idea of earning some money with your computer interests you check it out. I’m going to! (also 100+ other guides & 50+ Cheet Sheets)
Recommended as worth checking out by Bill Hanson GHC Bass etc.
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The best sermons are lived, not preached.
An Old Farmer's Advice
Submitted by Barb McLintock GHC Thursday Alto
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SERVING EACH OTHER
SUFFERING FROM COMPUTER HESITATIONS?
Do you know what you would like to use your computer for but don’t know where to begin? Not sure how it could help you do what you do more easily and effectively and would like to find out? Want help getting started?
If your answer to any of the above questions is yes, and you have a Windows operated computer, I can move you up your learning curve for such things as Email, the Internet, Windows, word processing, spreadsheets, graphics programs, managing files, burning CDs plus lots of other things that will make your computer activities more productive and satisfying.
To discuss the art of the possible contact me at 250-920-4160 or
Submitted by Bill Hanson GHC Bass Etc
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AUTHORS SUPPORT GROUP
for People Writing Books, Blogs, Plays, etc.
Are you dreaming of becoming a published author and don’t know where to begin?
Or are you writing another book and you feel like you just can’t get to the finished product on your own?
I have been successfully coaching people to learn to write and writers to become authors for over 20 years.
You will be mentored and meet with others, and be supported by the whole group to get you to the finish line with enthusiasm.
I am offering a free 30-minute coaching call to the first 5 people who contact me. I will help you get clear about your project and next steps.
Details
250 813-0183
Submitted by Junie Swadron former GHC Alto
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BEHIND THE BOOKKEEPING 8 BALL?
Are you a service provider or other small business owner? Is the business growing time you’d like to invest blocked by bookkeeping time you have to put in?
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.
PAST AND / OR DISTANT VOICES
CLAIRE & YVES IN INDIA
We have spent a very interesting week in Yercaud, near Salem, West of Punducherry, We enjoyed the Pongal celebrations (a 3 day harvest festival) and much time spent with a very nice family, involved in many successful social programs, organized by Rajidran, the dad-/social worker. He runs many services:
· orphanage & hostel accommodation for students from nearby villages (boys and girls),
· women groups in 250 villages, teaching them money management, micro credit and business skills, so they can open little shops or get loans to pay for children studies or medical treatment...a new men's group as well but he said it's harder to convince them
· sweater factory, for wholesale
We stayed at the quiet Guesthouse of the Benedictine sisters at the edge of Yercaud, surrounded by forests and coffee plantations, visited schools in villages, coffee plantation with good birding, attended special events for Pongal, etc.
We spent 2 days in Conoor, near Ooty (hill stations in the Ghats), well taken care of by Father Arularasu and cook Babu, at Villa Santa Maria. Tamil Nadu and Kerala has a large number of Christians, as well as Hindus and Muslems.
Today we are going to Mudumalai tiger reserve, and then on to Kerala in a couple of days ...we think (we are flexible and go with the flow and so far it's been a great experience). Then we'll be back in Auroville (from February 10 to 19 for Claire, and Yves until March 10).
Hope you are well, sending you misty hugs and smiles from India.
Submitted by Claire Ebendinger and Yves Parizeau GHC Monday Soprano & Tenor
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)!
Contact Karen at
Submitted by: Karen S. Davis, GHC Monday Alto
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Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
An Old Farmer's Advice
Submitted by Barb McLintock GHC Thursday Alto
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COMMUNITY MEMBERS’ WEB SITES
Check out the sites listed here and add them to your favourites if they are of on-going interest or check out the whole list:
WENDY WURTELE (GHC Soprano)
http://www.ideaconnection.com
IdeaConnection has a vast contingency of highly educated, creative experts that can focus on solving your R&D challenges through Idea Rallies, Problem Solving Teams, Technology Scouting and Prior Art Searches. Our flexible approach tailors problem solving to fit your needs, and you control costs by determining your own award amounts.
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DAVE MACLENNAN (GHC Bass)
http://dmaclennan.blogspot.com
My blog is called 'Poem du Jour'. I try to enter one of my short rhyming poems on a daily basis. They are easy to read and hopefully mostly fun and entertaining.
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RENEE LINDSTROM (GHC Tenor)
http://www.insideawareness.com
Renee supports social change techniques through the perspective of, "being the change." Beginning with self inquiry, intention for continued learning and exploring with curiosity. Her focus is growing awareness through movement, heart mind connections, community gatherings and space awareness. Integration iswith Feldenkrais, Nonviolent Communication, Urban Feng Shui and Meditation practices.
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GRETCHEN SLEICHER (CCLT 7)
http://www.songsforthegreatturning.net
Lyrics and recordings, including individual parts, of easy-to-learn songs to bring groups together to sing in a life-enhancing society. Inspired by the work of Joanna Macy, and organized under Gratitude, Honoring Our Pain for World, Seeing With New Eyes, Going Forth, Building Community. Learn them, sing them, spread them.
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BILL MCKECHNIE (former GHC Bass)
http://www.fernwoodurbanvillage.ca
I am leading a group of individuals who are building their own homes in a co-housing community. We share common spaces and social activities but respect personal privacy. Both food and floral gardens are planned. We wish to live with a lighter footprint on the planet, as well as a lower cost of living. Check us out....!
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CATHY FLETCHER (GHC Alto)
http://www.positivelivingcentre.com
The Positive Living Centre is a open, welcoming, New Thought Spiritual Community, celebrating the life-enhancing principles of love, joy, wholeness and freedom. Our teachings are based on the wisdom of spiritual leaders such as Ernest Holmes, Wayne Dyer, Eckhart Tolle, Marianne Williamson and Deepak Chopra.
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CHLOE OLIVER (former HNC tenor)
http://www.clearspaces.ca
Free yourself from limiting belief patterns and awaken to limitless possibilities! Professional support for life transitions, grief, anxiety, depression, stress, chronic pain, and much more. Registered Counsellor, Free consultations.
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DO YOU HAVE A PERSONAL OR BUSINESS WEB SITE?
If you are a current or past member of any choir in our family of choirs and you have a web site feel free to submit the URL plus a 50 word (or less) capsule description for inclusion in this section. Your listing will be kept on file and 2 - 5 of them will be rotated (in the order received) through this section of the Choir Community Member’s Issue that goes out every second week. This will give your site periodic exposure to 1400+ people and offer readers different web sites to check out each week.
COMMUNITY MARKETPLACE
GETTING HIGHER CHOIR T-SHIRTS
I have a small supply of t-shirts available for the concert, in Red, Royal, Turquoise, Purple and Black, short or long sleeve. I will bring them to choir next week, Tuesday and Thursday. Or you can call also me at home: 250 592-5838, or e-mail: heather to arrange to see them here.
Submitted by Heather Fox, choir veteran and Tuesday Soprano
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CANON INK CARTRIDGES
I had to replace my printer recently and I have the following refilled, unused Canon ink cartridges for sale…