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Supporting music education in our schools and the community
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Dear ,
We hope you enjoy this week's issue of
Nashville Singers News
the official weekly publication of Music City's newest men's chorus. Nashville Singers, Inc. is a Tennessee 501(C)3 non-profit, performing arts organization. We celebrate the power of the human voice to entertain, educate, unite, uplift, enrich, and inspire, by performing an ever-widening repertoire of choral music at the highest artistic level for a broad community of audiences.
You are receiving this email because you likely fall into one of these categories:
- you are a chorus member
- you are a music educator
- you are a donor
- you are a fan of the chorus
- you are a sponsor
- you are an advisory board member
- you are a leader of another Middle Tennessee nonprofit organization
- you have attended one of our meetings or performances
- you have inquired about Nashville Singers via phone or email
- you have been identified as someone who enjoys SINGING
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Mission & Vision
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Organizational Mission
The 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 MissionThe 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; collaborating with highly engaged, skilled donors to make a substantial impact on music education in our schools and the community. 
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Nashville Singers
In-Kind Sponsors
Ambassador Formalwear
1714 North Gallatin Road
Madison, TN 37115
(Rivergate)
615.865.4640 Carl Diebold
Sincera Media Solutions Dove Award-winning videographer
Suzi Moran
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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| About Us |
Nashville Singers, Inc. is a 501(C)3 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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We Are Grateful for the Support from our Donors |
SUSTAINING DONORSBruce and Kellye Cokeroft Ed and Tracey Luke Bryan Patrick INDIVIDUAL DONORS Jonathan (Jay) Ress
Brett and Brandrea Sweeney
Dr. Jane Warren Darlene Williamson
Harlan and Sandy Wilson
Gary Sinagra
Lisa Black Schlossberg
Janet Koch |
2012 Leadership
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Todd Wilson
Executive Director
Director of Music
Webmaster
Newsletter Editor
Sloan YarboroughPresident/Board Chair
Assistant Director Bass Section Leader
Annual Survey Administrator Doug Morrison
Vice-Chair
Baritone Section Leader 
Bryan Patrick
Board Secretary
Costume Manager
 Ed LukeTreasurer
Sergeant at Arms
Bruce CokeroftVP of Membership Development Manager of Auditions Tenor Section Leader 
Tim MullicanBoard Member At Large In-House Photographer Historian 2012 STAFF
Ric DomenicoLearning Media Producer Lead Section Leader Music Engraver Music Librarian
Taylor WilsonVisual Performance Coach  Harlan Wilson
Performance Coach  Paul Genty
Culinary Coordinator
 Rodney Turner Prime Minister of
Fun and Mischief 
Lenny Farmer Celebration Coordinator 
Grace Thomson
Performance Coach Voice Teacher |
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2012 Advisory Board
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The Nashville Singers, Inc. is blessed to have some outstanding community business and association leaders joining our team in 2012:
Craig Adams
Manager of Creative Development & Publishing,
Lifeway Worship
Sarah Beatty
Manager of Marketing Development
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee
Don Hart
Professional music arranger, composer, orchestrator
Celeste LaReau
Personal Sales Coach
Tangible Business Solutions
Joyce Lavery
Executive Director,
Safe Haven Family Shelter
Tom Ventress
President
Ventress Design Works
Jane Warren
Assoc. Professor of Music
Belmont University
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Current Repertoire |
REGULARBad Day
Beyond the Sea
Blew by You
Bring Him Home
Danny Boy
Happy Together
How High the Moon
My Lord and I
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Over the Rainbow
Shenandoah
The Lion Sleeps Tonight The Lord's Prayer
Man in the MirrorSatin Doll
Star Spangled Banner
Tonight
HOLIDAY Birthday of a King
Christmas Stays the Same
Coventry Carol
Do You Hear What I Hear
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Let It SNow
I Wonder What You're Doing for Christmas
Lo, How A Rose 'Er BloomingSilent Night Sleigh Ride The Secret of Christmas We Wish You a Merry Christmas
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Tell Us How We're Doing?
Please take a moment to click on THIS LINK to complete the Nashville Singers "program awareness" survey.
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SAVE THE DATE - Hillsboro High School to Host
2012 Nashville Singers Season of Harmony Concert
 Nashville Singers will present our third annual concert entitled, "Season of Harmony" at 7:00pm on November 17, 2012. This year's concert will be hosted by Hillsboro High School. The campus is located at 3812 Hillsboro Pike Nashville, TN 37215 - (across from the Green Hills Mall) Our first two concerts attracted a combined 600 attendees from 38 cities in eight states. Nashville Singers is slated to perform: First Half Tonight Happy Together Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da Bad Day (NEW) Blew by You (NEW) Man in the Mirror Beyond the Sea (NEW) Over the Rainbow Bring Him Home (NEW) How High the Moon (NEW) Second Half It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year Let It Snow (NEW) I Wonder What You're Doing for Christmas Silent Night Christmas Stays the Same Sleigh Ride (NEW) Birthday of a King (NEW) The Secret of Christmas We Wish You a Merry Christmas (NEW)  Back by popular demand, Lunch Break will be returning as our featured guest act. They had the audience in stitches last year with their stellar singing combined with hilarious comedic talent. We also have a few other surprises up your sleeve to help make this year's concert the best one yet!  We will once again be conducting a silent auction. Last year, we had 35 items up for auction, and raised $1200 to support our music education programs. If you have a product or service you would like to make available for our auction, please contact advisory board member Celeste LaReau today. Tickets go on sale September 1st.
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Kudos Received from Tennessee Arts Academy
 Dear Todd - Please extend our sincerest thank you to all of the members of the Nashville Singers for the excellent performance at the 2012 Tennessee Arts Academy. Clearly, your performance has enriched the overall Academy experience for all participants, staff, and the visiting faculty, and we feel fortunate that your schedule enabled you to be part of the event. We remain most grateful. - Madeline Bridges, Tennessee Arts Academy Project Manager, Associate Dean for Academic Studies, Belmont School of Music / Frank Bluestein, Managing Director, Tennessee Arts Academy
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We're Grateful to Our Advisory Board!
On the evening of July 23rd, Nashville Singers governing board members Sloan Yarborough, Ed Luke, Bryan Patrick, Todd Wilson, Tim Mullican, Bruce Cokeroft, convened via teleconference for 90 minutes with advisory board members Craig Adams (Lifeway Worship), Sarah Beatty (Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle  Tennessee), Don Hart (Don Hart Music), Celeste LaReau (Tangible Business Solutions), Dr. Jane Warren (Belmont University).
We ended the meeting on time, got great some feedback about our strategic direction, creative suggestions regarding events, and some potential solutions to the challenges of running a small nonprofit.
We are blessed to have so many talented people in our corner.
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ACDA Adopts New Mission Statement
The American Choral Directors Association has developed a mission statement that will serve as a guiding declaration for the Association as it grows though the second half of its first century:
The mission of the American Choral Directors Association is to inspire excellence in choral music through education, performance, composition, and advocacy.
The mission statement serves to encapsulate ACDA's twelve purposes, providing its members with a clear definition of the values to which the Association ascribes.
Originally proposed to the Executive Committee and the National Board in September 2011, the Mission Statement was placed before the ACDA membership in a national survey in early 2012, where it received overwhelming support. Based on that study, the Association's leadership endorsed the statement at their meeting in June.
For more information, click on the ACDA logo.
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This Day in Music
July 30, 1954 - Slim Whitman, Billy Walker, Sugarfoot Collins, Sonny  Harvelle, Tinker Fry, Curly Harris and a young Elvis Presley, all appeared at the Hillbilly Hoedown, Overton Park Shell, in Memphis Tennessee. Elvis was so nervous he stood up on the balls of his feet and shook his leg in time with the music, when he came offstage he asked why people were yelling at him. Someone told him it was because he was shaking his leg, which with the baggy pleated pants created a wild gyrating effect in time with the music.
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Have You "Liked" Us On Facebook Yet?
Our Facebook fan base is approaching 1400. We would like to be at 2000 by the end of 2012. Can you help us reach that goal? If you haven't done so already, click on the logo to the left to visit our Facebook page and complete the "program awareness" survey.
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Video of the Week
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Step In Time - Ambassadors of Harmony
2012 International Chorus Champion
of the Barbershop Harmony Society (Portland, OR)
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Quote of the Week
"Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others" - Jonathan Swift
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Agenda for August 2nd Meeting
(Subject to change)
SECTION I
7:00pm - Tag time
7:10pm - Warmup
SECTION II
7:15pm - Taylor and Sloan introduce new riser assignments
SECTION III (songs for August 3rd performance)
7:45pm - Happy Together
7:50pm - Oh Bla Di Oh Blah Da
7:55pm - Danny Boy
8:00pm - Blew By You
8:05pm - Beyond the Sea
8:15pm - How High the Moon
8:25pm - Lion Sleeps Tonight
SECTION IV
8:30pm - Break
8:45pm - Business
SECTION V (songs for August 25 recording session)
9:00pm - Coventry Carol (Sloan)
9:15pm - Lo, How A Rose 'Er Blooming (Sloan)
9:30pm - Silent Night
9:45pm - Do You Hear What I Hear
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New Outreach Performance on August 3rd!
 Nashville Singers will again be bringing their music to the patients at the Vanderbilt ALS Clinic at lunchtime on Friday, August 3, 2012. The clinic is located at 1301 Medical Center Drive in Nashville. The zip code is 37232. The chorus will be presenting a 30-minute performance starting at 12:15pm.
Chorus call: 11:45am - Uniform: casual uniform with black blazer - Songs to be performed: Happy Together, Oh Bla Di Oh Blah Da, Danny Boy, Blew By You, Beyond the Sea, How High the Moon, Lion Sleeps Tonight
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Add Some Artistry and Choral Magic
to Your 2012 Holiday Party
With a chorus membership of 15 active singers, and a repertoire of 28 songs, spanning a wide range of musical genres, Nashville Singers can meet a variety of your performance and entertainment needs. For more information and available dates, call 615-852-SING (7464)
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Nashville Singers Seeking
2013 Advisory Board Members
If you are interested in serving as a member of the 2013 Nashville Singers Advisory Board, please download and complete the Candidate Application Form and Candidate Questionnaire and return both documents to Executive Director, Todd Wilson by August 15, 2012. For more information, visit the advisory board member page of our website.
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Nashville Singers
Music Education Programs (PSA) |
Download our Programs Brochure
Nashville Singers is recognized by the IRS as a tax-exempt 501(c)3 non-profit organization registered in the state of Tennessee. Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. All solicitations are intended for Tennessee residents and help us impact the lives of other by perpetuating mission-critical outreach and music education programs. If you reside outside of Tennessee, please contact us BEFORE making a donation.
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SUMMER 2012
August 2 - Next Rehearsal August 3 - Performance at Vanderbilt's ALS Clinic; chorus call is noon; costume: casual uniform with the black blazer
August 19 - Nashville Singers quartet (Bruce, Mike, Ric, and Rodney) performance in the morning. Details will be posted as they become known.
August 25 - Recording session #1 for new Christmas CD, 8:30am to 4pm at Playground Studios
FALL 2012 September 8 - Photo Session 8:30am to 10:45am, Recording session #2 for new Christmas CD, 11:45am to 4:00pm at Playground Studios
September 27 - Board of Directors Dinner Meeting with Advisory Board 7:00pm to 9:00pm (Nero's Grill)
September 30 - (T) Artober Kick-off performance in Donelson at Two Rivers Park - Subject to change: 4:00pm chorus call, 4:30pm performance, dismissed at 5:00pm, casual uniform.
October 6 - National anthem performance at the Hike for the Homeless event, presented by Safe Haven Family Shelter (Time TBA) October 19 - Encore performance at the Franklin Wine Festival, benefiting Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee
October 27 - Nashville Singers has been invited to perform in a Nashville area choral sing-off event at Cumberland Park on the banks of the Cumberland River during the afternoon at a time TBD. Children's groups perform in the morning. Adult groups perform on the afternoon. This event is part of the Artober program sponsored by the Metro Arts Commission.
November 17 - Season of Harmony annual fall/holiday concert, concert at 7:00pm, cast party at 9:30pm, (Location TBA)
WINTER 2012 December 31 - Performance at Music City Bowl - LP Field at an assigned location (TBA) Report time: 9:15am, Performance time: 9:30am-11:00am, Kickoff 11:00am, Stay tuned for more details as they become available.
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You are receiving this email because you likely fall into one of these categories:
- you are a chorus member
- you are a music educator
- you are a donor
- you are a fan of the chorus
- you are a sponsor
- you are an advisory board member
- you are a leader of another Middle Tennessee nonprofit organization
- you have attended one of our meetings or performances
- you have inquired about Nashville Singers via phone or email
- you have been identified as someone who enjoys SINGING
If you do not desire further contact, please unsubscribe following the instructions below.
Todd Wilson
Nashville Singers
Executive Director
615-669-TODD (8633) cell
615-523-TODD (8633) fax
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The Nashville Singers, Inc. is a Tennessee chartered corporation and recognized by the IRS as a tax-exempt 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Donations are tax -deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. For more information, visit our website or contact Executive Director, Todd Wilson by phone at 615-669-8633 or via email at todd@nashvillesingers.org
Nashville Singers and Nashvillesingers.org are registered and protected service marks (SM) of Nashville Singers, Inc.
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