Nashville Singers Tapped To Provide Entertainment at Music City Bowl    

Where:  LP Field at an assigned location (TBA)  

When:  Monday, December 31st  

• Report time:  9:15am  
• Performance time:  9:30am-11:00am
• Kickoff 11:00am

Stay tuned for more details as they become available. 

Feedback Related to Music Makes a Difference Grant Announcement     

"The Nashville Singers have not only been an incredible financial support for grant recipients in Metro Schools, but the members have also given of their time and talents to support our music students. This is the type of commitment and partnership we greatly value." - Carol Crittenden, Visual and Performing Arts Coordinator for Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS)   

"A rich curriculum that includes the arts is very important for all students in Nashville and MNPS is very fortunate to have such supportive partners like the Nashville Singers." - Jay Steele, Associate Superintendent for MNPS High Schools  

"I am so thankful for the Nashville Singers, who provide help for students in need, through music education. They realize that music teaches math, language, history, reading and science in a fun environment. I am so grateful for their support." - Kim Marie Folsom, Music Educator at Lakeview Design Center

"The Oliver Middle School community advocates in the importance of music education in students' lives. Receiving this award not only serves as monetary gain to fund the new chorus program, but motivation to meet the challenge of engaging students in finding their own voice through music. It is truly an honor to be a recipient of the Nashville Singer's Music Makes a Difference Grant. I look forward to future collaborations with Nashville Singers and the Oliver Middle School Chorus." - Franklin J. Willis, music educator at Oliver Middle School  

Advisory Board Member Profile

When she and her husband Gary needed to relocate for his job for a few years, Sarah went from managing events like The EAR Foundation Balloon Classic with 30,000 attendees (and 30 hot-air balloons) to living in a town of 30,000 people... so she began a career in the newspaper business that lasted for almost ten years in two states. Later working as a freelance writer she encountered a non-profit that needed an experienced events person to join their small team, and the rest is a decade's worth of history.

Big Brothers Big Sisters provides children in need an additional positive adult role model in their lives. Unlike the kind aunt that Sarah had as a child after her mother passed away, many youth growing up in Middle Tennessee don't have anyone there for them to talk about school, friends, and the struggles our children face. Children that have a mentor in their lives are proven to do better in school, be more likely to avoid drugs and violence, and realize new and brighter futures for themselves and their communities.

Her involvement in Nashville Singers stems from a musical upbringing and having been a proud band geek, choir member, and thespian while growing up in Dickson, Tennessee. The teacher who most impacted her life is Cindy Freeman, Choral Director for Dickson County High School, who Sarah still sees every five years for that organization's alumni choir reunion and concert.

Sarah is an active member of Nashville CABLE and a Provisional Member of the Junior League of Nashville, and a former Board Member for the Williamson County American Cancer Society. When she's not working, Sarah enjoys scrapbooking, traveling, and retaining her title as "Favorite Aunt" to her many nieces, nephews, and young neighbors. She and Gary met at Lipscomb University as students, and have been married for twenty years this December. They happily live in Franklin with their dog, Sadie.

Quote of the Week       

"In every community, there is work to be done.  In every nation, there are wounds to heal.  In every heart, there is the power to do it." - Marianne Williamson 

This Day in Music       

May 25, 1966 - Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'What Now My Love', setting a new American record with four albums in the US Top Ten. The other three were; 'South of the Border', 'Going Places' and 'Whipped Cream and Other Delights'.

Why We Do What We Do...

Video of the Week        

The Importance of Music Education

Venue Search Committee Continues Search -   Suggestions Welcomed

Nashville Singers President/Board Chair Sloan Yarborough formed this committee several weeks ago to locate an ideal venue for our 2012 Season of Harmony Concert. Several option have been suggested but we are now expanding our search to include recommendations from subscribers to our weekly newsletter.

Desired attributes:

• Available on November 16th for a dress rehearsal and the 17th for the concert.
• Appropriate size (400-600 seats)
• Adequate stage (18' wide, 12-15' deep)  
• Curtain
• Back-lit scrim
• One or more big screens for use with LCD projector 
• Adequate parking
• Multiple dressing rooms
• Reasonable rental cost ($500-$750 turnkey)  
• Included lighting and sound 
• Central location
• Friendly staff
• Adequate lobby area for box office and merchandising
• Controlled traffic flow (Not too many entrances or exits)

If you know of a venue that meets a majority of the attributes described above, please contact Sloan Yarborough right away. We desire to finalize our venue by May 31, 2012.