Mission & Vision
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Organizational MissionThe mission of Nashville Singers is to entertain, educate, unite and uplift our audiences and members through music that is distinguished for its innovation, diversity and artistic excellence. Philanthropic Mission
The philanthropic mission of Nashville Singers is to provide resources and support for music education in our schools and the community.
Leadership Mission
The leadership mission of Nashville Singers is to seek, develop, use and enhance the skills and talents of each member to such an extent that progress seems limitless.
Vision
The vision of Nashville Singers is to be a dynamic choral leader, enriching lives through the performance of significant music.
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About Us
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Nashville Singers, Inc. is a non-profit corporation and performing arts organization founded in 2008.
The members range in age from teenagers to retirees and reside in Brentwood, Hermitage, LaVergne, Lebanon, Nashville, Joelton, and Smyrna.
The group meets at Whitworth Memorial Baptist Church the first three Thursday evenings of each month from 7-10pm.
Membership in Nashville Singers is open to all men who demonstrate the ability, desire, and a commitment to excellence in vocal and choral performance.
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2010 Leadership
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2011 LEADERSHIP
Todd Wilson
Executive Director
Director of Music
Webmaster
Newsletter Editor
Bryan PatrickPresident/Board Chair Costume Manager  Sloan Yarborough
Vice-Chair
Assistant Director Bass Section Leader
 Ed LukeSecretary
Sergeant at Arms
Bruce CokeroftImmediate Past President Manager of Auditions
Ric DomenicoVP of Membership Development Lead Section Leader Music Engraver
Harlan Wilson
Board Member At Large
Performance Coach
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Current Repertoire
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REGULAR
Danny Boy
Dear Hearts and Gentle People
Happy Together
Home on the Range
Impossible Dream
My Lord and I
Shenandoah
The Lion Sleeps Tonight The Lord's Prayer
Lost in the Stars
Man in the Mirror
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Over the Rainbow
Satin Doll
Star Spangled Banner
Tonight
HOLIDAY
Angels We Have Heard On High
Auld Lang Syne
Caroling, Caroling
Carol of the Bells
Do You Hear What I Hear
I Wonder What You're Doing for Christmas
Lo, How A Rose 'Er Blooming Santa Baby
Silent Night
The Secret of Christmas |
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Nashville Singers
In-Kind Sponsors
Kristopher Fisher
Sound
615-366-6588
Trade Show Exhibit Booth
Grace Thomson
Private Voice Instruction
Performance Coaching
For more information about becoming an in-kind sponsor of Nashville Singers, please click HERE to review a list of our current needs.
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Meet Our Newest Member
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(photo bt Tim Mullican) |
Rodney Turner hails from Miami Springs, Florida and has been singing for most of his life. He has
two connections to Nashville Singers. He sang in a gospel quartet at the University of Miami with Nashville Singers lead singer Ric Domenico back in the 80s and works as an air traffic controller with another Nashville Singers lead singer, Tim Mullican. Rodney is about to retire from his career in the control tower and transition to the world of broadcasting through voice over and radio imaging. He lives in Portland, Tennessee and is married to Julie Chambers Turner.
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Nashville Singers Performs for Men of Harmony Valentines Dinner
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Nashville Singers ventured north to Goodlettsville on February 15 to perform for their annual Valentines Dinner. Nashville Singers President/Board Chair serves as Musical Director for the Men of Harmony. We sang for the MOH guys and their gals, and then Nashville Singers was treated to a performance by the Men of Harmony. The event concluded with some tag singing with the combined groups led by Todd Wilson.
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Americans for the Arts: Arts Action Fund
Nashville Singers affiliated with Chorus America on January 1st of this year.
Chorus America has partnered with Americans for the Arts to help mobilize one million arts activists in 2010!
How can you help?
Become an Arts Advocate through the Arts Action Fund!
The Arts Action Fund is a grassroots membership organization created by Americans for the Arts to engage citizens in education and advocacy in support of the arts and arts education.
Join the Action Fund as an Arts Advocate for free - just click here and provide your contact information. (Of course, you're also welcome to support this effort financially, if you like, but it's not required.)
As an Arts Advocate, your benefits include:
- Free access to the E-Advocacy Center, where you'll find all the easy-to-use tools and information you need to effectively voice your support to key elected officials to help us get more art in our communities, more arts education in our schools, and more art in our daily lives
- Advocacy alerts and e-newsletters, providing you with the most up-to-date information for shaping arts advocacy at the national, state, and local levels
- A variety of Special Reports on the arts, plus political candidate report cards
- An opportunity to join the nation's only political action committee (PAC) dedicated to identifying and financially supporting those political candidates who demonstrate clear support for advancing the arts and arts education.
Grassroots arts advocacy works! For example, when some in Congress proposed simply to exclude the arts from the economic stimulus legislation, the Arts Action Fund put out the call. In response, more than 85,000 letters were sent to Congress, thousands of calls were made, and hundreds of op-eds, letters to the editor, news stories, and blog entries were generated in print and online media about the importance of the arts in our economy. As a direct result, the proposed exclusion of the arts was defeated! This stunning turnaround of events exemplifies the power of grassroots arts advocacy.
For more information, please contact Catherine Davies, Director of Membership Services, at 202.331.7577 x240 or by emaill. Tell Catherine you hard about this from Nashville Singers.
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This Week in Music History
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February 21, 1970 - Simon and Garfunkel went to No.1 on the UK chart with 'Bridge Over Troubled Water'. The album went on to stay on the chart for over 300 weeks, returning to the top of the charts on eight separate occasions and spending a total of 41 weeks at No.1.
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Calling All MNPS Music Educators!
 Before the summer of 2011, Nashville Singers will be awarding our first "Music Makes a Difference" grant of $500 to a needy school choral arts program in Metro Nashville Public Schools. The application can be downloaded by clicking HERE. Applications will be accepted through March 31, 2011.
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"Free Voice Lessons" Program Registration Now Open
This could be the perfect opportunity if you are interested in improving your singing skills in a positive, supportive, fun, and creative
environment. Click on the photo shown to the right to register online. These FREE lessons will be offered from 7:00pm to 8:30pm on the following dates:
March 3, March 10,
March 17, March 24
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Agenda for February 24th Meeting
SECTION I
7:00 - 7:10 Tag Time
7:10 - 7:30 Warm Up / Craft Session (Sloan)
7:30 - 7:40 Happy Together
7:40 - 7:50 The Lord's Prayer
7:50 - 8:00 Over the Rainbow
8:00 - 8:10 My Lord and I
8:10 - 8:20 The Lion Sleeps Tonight
8:30 - 8:40 Impossible Dream
SECTION II
8:30 - 8:40 Business Meeting (Bryan)
8:40 - 8:50 Break
SECTION III
8:50 - 9:05 Man in the Mirror
9:05 - 9:20 Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
9:20 - 9:35 Satin Doll
9:35 - 9:55 Tonight
9:55 - 10:00 Closing Song
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Advisory Board Candidates
 If you are interested in serving as a member of the Nashville Singers Advisory Board in 2012, please download our Candidate Application Form and return it to Executive Director Todd Wilson, using the contact methods provided on the form.
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February 21 (Mon) - Nashville Singers will be performing the National Anthem performance for a Belmont University Women's Basketball game versus East Tennessee State University at the Curb Events Center; MEMBERS: chorus call is at 6:30pm; our informal uniform; 7:00pm performance;
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SPRING
March 3 (Thu) Free Voice Lessons Program March 10 (Thu) Free Voice Lessons Program
March 17 (Thu) Free Voice Lessons Program
March 20 - (Sun) Performance at Walter Hill First Baptist Church in Murfreesboro (T)
March 24 (Thu) Free Voice Lessons Program
March 29 (Tue) Madison, TN (private event) (T)
April 14 (Thu) Performance at Whitworth Memorial Baptist Church
April 23 (Sat) First Annual Nashville Singers Golf-A-Palooza Golf Tournament (location TBA)
Stay tuned to future issues of Nashville Singers News for more details as they become available. This tournament will be open to members and non-members alike and will be a great opportunity to have fun, make some new friends ands raise money to support our philanthropic mission. Advertising and sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, contact Todd Wilson at 615-669-8633 or email todd@nashvillesingers.org.
May 7 - (Sat) Priest Point Presbyterian Church, Nashville, TN (T)
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FALL
November 19 - The Second Annual Fall/Holiday Concert will be held at 7:00pm - Location TBD; Advertising and sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, contact Todd Wilson at 615-669-8633 or email todd@nashvillesingers.org.
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