Nashville Singers Newsletter, Issue 179

Supporting music education in our schools and the community

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Mission & Vision

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 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; collaborating with highly engaged, skilled donors to make a substantial impact on music education in our schools and the community.

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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 reside in Brentwood, Hermitage, LaVergne, Lebanon, Nashville, 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.

We Are Grateful for the Support from our Donors

Sustaining Donors

Bruce and Kellye Cokeroft
Bryan Patrick

Individual Donors

Janet Koch
Ed and Tracey Luke
Doug and Trish Morrison
Tim and Amy Mullican
Jonathan (Jay) Ress
Lisa Black Schlossberg
Brett and Brandrea Sweeney
Gary Sinagra
Dr. Jane Warren
Darlene Williamson
Harlan and Sandy Wilson
Todd and Jennifer Wilson
Sloan Yarborough

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2012 Leadership

Todd Wilson
Executive Director
Director of Music
Webmaster
Newsletter Editor

Sloan Yarborough

President/Board Chair

Associate Director

Bass Section Leader

Annual Survey Administrator

doug

Doug Morrison

Vice-Chair

Bryan Patrick
Board Secretary
Costume Manager

Bruce Cokeroft
VP of Membership Development

Manager of Auditions
Tenor Section Leader

tim

Tim Mullican
Treasurer
In-House Photographer
Historian

2012 STAFF

Ric Domenico
Learning Media Producer
Lead Section Leader
Music Engraver
Music Librarian

Taylor Wilson
Visual Performance Coach
Baritone Section Leader

harlan

Harlan Wilson

Performance Coach

Rodney Turner

Prime Minister of

Fun and Mischief

Lenny Farmer

Celebration Coordinator

grace

Grace Thomson

Performance Coach
Voice Teacher

Advisory Board

The Nashville Singers, Inc. is blessed to have some outstanding community business and association leaders on our team

Craig Adams

Writer, Arranger, Producer, Music Industry Management, Open Score Productions

Sarah Beatty

Manager of Marketing Development

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee

Dr. Robert L. Elliott
Professor of Music and Department Head
Tennessee State University

Carrie Hobbs Guiden Executive Director
The Arc of Tennessee

Don Hart

Professional music arranger, composer, orchestrator

Don Hart Music

Laura Landress
Manager of Corporate Support
Nashville Public Radio

Emily Lansdell
Director of Marketing & Admissions
Columbia Academy

Celeste LaReau
Personal Sales Coach

Tangible Business Solutions

Lynn D. McGill, CLU, ChFC
Financial Advisor
The McGill Financial Ensemble
Choir Director
Trinity United Methodist Church

Joann McIntire
Office Assistant IV
Neurology Department   Vanderbilt University

Dr. Jeffrey T. Phillips
Director of Fine Arts
Hendersonville High School
President-elect
Tennessee Music Education Association

Amanda Runnels
VP of Development
Hendersonville Chamber of Commerce

Jane Schnelle
Executive Director
The Larry Keeton Theatre

Tom Ventress

President

Ventress Design Works

Jane Warren

Assoc. Professor of Music

Belmont University

Roger White
Trainer / Outside Sales
Equipment Finders, Inc.

Dr. Gary Wilson
Director of Choral Activities
Lipscomb University

Current Repertoire

REGULAR

Bad 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 Mirror

Satin 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 Blooming
Silent Night
The Secret of Christmas
We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Philanthropy

Music Makes a Difference

Grants Awarded

2012

Lakeview Design Center ($500)
Oliver Middle School ($500)

2011

John Overton High School ($500)

Educator of the Future

College Scholarships Awarded

2012

Michael Collins ($1000)
McGavock High School

Affiliations

Coming Up This Weekend!

Men of Harmony - Sounds of the Season!

Our brothers in harmony, the Men of Harmony Chorus (under the direction of Nashville Singers member Bryan Patrick) presented a holiday concert at McKendree Village in Hermitage on November 27. Way to go guys!

It's That Time of Year...

W.H. Oliver Middle School Chorus performing on the 2012 Season of Harmony concert

Like most arts organizations, Nashville Singers cannot provide its programs without support from a variety of sources - individuals, corporations, foundations and local governments. Concert ticket sales account for less than one third of the annual budget of the chorus. Your donations will help us finance the remainder of our operating costs and outreach activities. Together, we can change lives through song. Nashville Singers, Inc. is chartered by the state of Tennessee as a nonprofit organization and is recognized by the IRS as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization. Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.

Choosing a cause to support expresses your deepest values and reflects your vision of the world and of yourself. When you make a gift to Nashville Singers, we want to make sure it reflects your vision. Whether you consider giving an unrestricted gift, to be used where the need is greatest, or you want to support one of our music education, grant, or scholarship programs, you can be sure that we will steward your gift in a way the best reflects your intention.

Your private gifts to Nashville Singers make a world of difference for students and adults impacted by our programs, whatever the form or amount.

Interview with Bob Allen

1. What was your first job?

Pizza Hut waiter

2. My current job is...

"Billboard" magazine chart manager

3. My worst job ever was...

Sanitation crew at a bread factory

4. My first car was a...

1978 Subaru

5. My current mode of transportation is...

2007 Toyota Corolla

6. My dream car is a...

I don't really have a dream car, but I could drive around in a big Cadillac and be satisfied.

7. The last book I read was...

"Son of a Witch" by Gregory Maguire

8. My favorite magazine is...

I think I've got to say "Billboard" for this one.

9. Who is the most famous person you have ever met?

Arnold Schwarzenegger

10. If you could meet any person (dead or alive) who would it be and why?

George Washington would be very interesting to meet. Actually, any of the great revolutionaries in history - Martin Luther, for one. Just to try to get a glimpse of the level of a passion that would lead him to cast aside convention and the norm of his culture for an ideal of social change, even at the risk of great danger.

11. When I need inspiration, I...

Sit at the piano and just play

12. The educator or teacher that has left the most lasting impression on you...

The choir director at the junior college I attended. He was the first to shine a light on the path that led to my own musical self-discovery.

13. But if I want to unwind, I...

For the big unwinding, the beach or the mountains - for just the day-to-day unwinding, then a walk or a run outside will work.

14. I've never...

Done a cartwheel

15. What is one thing that very few people know about you?

I applied to and was accepted by UCLA as an English major.

16. My favorite experience as a performer would have to be...

Doing a national tour of a Gershwin revue when I was 20 years old

17. My favorite meal is...

Italian

18. I am terrified of...

Snakes, heights, claustrophobic confined spaces, being in water where I can't see what's under me (no problem in a boat or on a ship - I'm just not getting in the water!)

19. If I could vacation anywhere in the world, where would it be?

Alaska

20. The one piece of technology I can't live without?

There's nothing I can't live without!

21. The last thing I purchased was...

A Blu-Ray home stereo system

22. My favorite television show is...

Northern Exposure

23. My radio is most often tuned to...

NPR

24. CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, or BBC?

MSNBC

25. My favorite singer is...

Impossible to pick one, but Alison Krauss is definitely high on the list.

26. My favorite sports team is...

Tennessee Titans

27. Musical instruments I enjoy playing include...

Piano

28. What do I like most about being associated with Nashville Singers?

The precision and purity of the vocal production in the ensemble

29. How old were you when you first started singing?

Probably around 7 or 8

Add Some Artistry and Choral Magic to Your Next Event!

With a chorus membership of more than a dozen active singers and a repertoire that spans a wide range of musical genres, Nashville Singers can meet a variety of your performance and entertainment needs. The chorus can provide entertainment for music festivals, corporate and special events, awards nights, banquets, community events, conventions, fundraisers, grand openings, retirement parties, trade shows, sporting events, cruise ships, holiday celebrations and parties, wedding ceremonies and receptions, church services, funerals, nursing and retirement homes, and family happenings, including anniversary parties, and birthday parties.

This Day in Music

December 3, 1969 - The Rolling Stones recorded 'Brown Sugar' at Muscle Shoals studios. The single went on to be a UK & US No.1. The song was written by Mick Jagger with Marsha Hunt in mind; Hunt was Jagger's secret girlfriend and mother of his first child Karis.

Video of the Week

ACOUSTIX "COOL YULE" Holiday Greeting

Rehearsal plan for December 6

SECTION I

7:00pm - Debrief Season of Harmony Concert
7:15pm - Tag time
7:25pm - Warm-up (Sloan)

SECTION II

7:35pm - Run first set of December 8th performance (Sloan coaching)

SET ONE
1 Happy Together

2 Oh Bla Di Oh Blah Da

3 Blew By You

intro Harlan

4 Bring Him Home

intro Lenny

5 Over the Rainbow

6 Lion Sleeps Tonight

intro Bryan

7 How High the Moon

SECTION III

8:10pm - Break

SECTION IV

8:20pm - Run second set of December 8th performance (Sloan coaching)

SET TWO
set-up of Christmas set - Lenny

8 It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

9 Let It Snow

10 I Wonder What You're Doing for Christmas

intro Lenny

11 Birthday of a King

12 Silent Night

intro thank yous - Todd

13 Secret of Christmas

14 We Wish You a Merry Christmas

SECTION V

8:55pm - Business

9:05pm - President's State of the Union address (Sloan)

9:15pm - Election of 2013 leadership

SECTION VI (revisit older repertoire)

9:25pm - Tonight

9:35pm - Impossible Dream

9:45pm - Danny Boy
9:50pm - Home on the Range
9:55pm - Lord's Prayer
9:59pm - closing song

Upcoming Schedule

FALL

December 6 - Abbreviated rehearsal/annual membership meeting/election of 2013 leaders/President's "State of the Union" address (7:00pm to 10:00pm) at Whitworth Memorial Baptist Church

December 8 - PRIVATE Holiday performance at Lifepoint Church in Smyrna. Chorus call at 6:00pm. Costume TBD. Significant others welcome.

December 10 - Music Evaluation Committee (location TBA)

December 13 - Abbreviated rehearsal (7:00pm to 8:15pm) at Whitworth Memorial Baptist Church, followed by a Christmas holiday party from 8:30pm to 10:00pm at a location TBA.

December 20 - Abbreviated rehearsal/unveiling of 2013 music (7:00pm to 10:00pm) at Whitworth Memorial Baptist Church

WINTER

December 27 - No rehearsal

December 31 - (Mon) 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.

2013

January 31 - (Thu) National Anthem performance at Belmont University Men's Basketball game vs. Morehead State, 6:55pm, chorus call 6:25pm

February 26 - Fine Arts Night at Hendersonville High School - open to the public (6:00pm) chorus call 5:30pm, uniform TBD

February 28 - Advisory Board Dinner (6:30pm to 9:00pm, Location TBD)

March 21 - Open rehearsal at Lipscomb University - GUESTS WELCOME

March 23 - Acappella Academy free singing lessons program (9:00am to 4:00pm) Location TBA

April 4 - (Thu) Performance at concert produced by Antioch High School choral department, followed by an abbreviated rehearsal at Antioch High School.

July 15 - Advisory Board Teleconference (7:00pm to 8:30pm)

September 26 - Advisory Board Dinner (6:30pm to 9:00pm, Location TBD)

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