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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 Nashville Singers, Inc., 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.
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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
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 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.
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We Are Grateful for the Support from our Donors and Grant Funders
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Sustaining Donors
Bruce and Kellye Cokeroft
Bryan Patrick
Individual Donors
Janet Koch Colonel Samuel Liburdi 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 Grant Funders  
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2013 Leadership
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Todd Wilson
Executive Director
Ex Officio
Director of Music
Webmaster
Newsletter Editor
 Doug Morrison
President/Board Chair  Lenny Farmer Vice-Chair
Board Secretary Celebration Coordinator
Tim Mullican Treasurer In-House Photographer Historian
Taylor Wilson Board Member At Large
Baritone Section Leader
Visual Performance Coach
Mike Casper
Board Member At Large
Performance Scout 
Sloan Yarborough Associate Director Bass Section Leader
Pitch Pipes
Annual Survey Administrator 
Bruce Cokeroft Membership Manager Manager of Auditions Tenor Section Leader 
Bryan Patrick
Prime Minister of Fun & Mischief 
Ric Domenico Learning Media Producer Lead Section Leader Music Engraver Music Librarian
 Harlan Wilson
Performance Coach
Grace Thomson
Performance Coach Voice Teacher
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Advisory Board
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Nashville Singers 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
Nikki Baker
Director of Communications
The Pencil Foundation
Sarah Beatty
Director of Events and Communications
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee
Cheryl B. Davis
Director, Dickson and
Cheatham Divisions
Nashville Area Habitat for Humanity
Dr. Robert L. Elliott
Professor of Music and Department Head
Tennessee State University
Jason G. Franke
Director of Corporate Partnerships
Nashville Sounds Baseball
Carrie Hobbs Guiden Executive Director
The Arc of Tennessee
Don Hart
Professional music arranger, composer, orchestrator
Laura Landress
Manager of Corporate Support
Nashville Public Radio
Emily Lansdell
Director of
Marketing & Admissions
Columbia Academy
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
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
Dr. Gary Wilson
Director of Choral Activities
Ruth Woodall Associate Vice-President of Education and Workforce Development
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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
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
The Lord's Prayer
Man in the Mirror
Star Spangled Banner
Tonight
HOLIDAY
Birthday of a King
It's the Most Wonderful
Time of the Year
Let It Snow
I Wonder What You're
Doing for Christmas Silent Night The Secret of Christmas We Wish You a Merry Christmas
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Philanthropy
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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 |
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Nashville Singers Got Some More Ink This Week
Click on the Tennessean logo to read the story.
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Jason Franke Joins Advisory Board
 Jason G. Franke hails from Inner Grove Heights Minnesota, and serves as the Director of Corporate Partnerships & Sales for the Nashville Sounds Baseball Club. He joined the Sounds organization in November of 2011. His prior ventures include being the owner and President of Xcite Sports & Entertainment, Director of Entertainment Marketing for the St Pete Times Forum, Director of Entertainment Marketingfor the Tampa Bay Lightning, and working in the Promo  tions Departments for the Utah Starzz (WNBA), and the Detroit Pistons (NBA). Jason got his college education from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, as well as the University of Minnesota.
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Frigid But Fun Music City Bowl Performance
 | On this day, staying warm trumped uniformity.
(Photo by Col. Samuel Liburdi) |
 | The Vanderbilt Band is in the house!
(Photo by Todd Wilson)
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 | It's game time.
(Photo by Todd Wilson) |
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 | Keeping the tradition alive! 2013 Nashville Singers President/Board Chair Doug Morrison with Col. Samuel Liburdi
(Photo by Tim Mullican)
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 | Time to sing.
(Photo by Col. Samuel Liburdi)
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January 3rd Guest Night!
New Music, New Quartet, Tasty Treats, & Great Guests
 | Nashville Singers President/Board Chair Doug Morrison, Advisory Board Member Cheryl B. Davis and Executive Director Todd Wilson
(Photo by Tim Mullican)
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 | The debut performance of "The Founders" (Harlan Wilson, Bruce Cokeroft, Taylor Wilson, & Todd Wilson) singing Buzz Haeger's chart of "Old Folks"
(Photo by Mike Casper)
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Quote of the Week 
"I was suddenly making friends because I had something I was good at. I wasn't getting in trouble as much in school because I was putting my energy into music." - Ben Folds |
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This Day in Music
January 7, 1971 - Black Sabbath released 'Paranoid' their second studio album in the US. The album features the band's best-known signature songs, including the title track, 'Iron Man' and 'War Pigs'. The album was originally titled War Pigs, but allegedly the record company changed it to Paranoid, fearing backlash from supporters of the ongoing Vietnam War.
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Arranger Profile - Tom Gentry
 Tom Gentry is an arranger, Music judge, chorus director, quartet singer, coach and more in the barbershop world. Tom feels fortunate to have worked with barbershoppers in many lands, including the United States, Canada, England, Wales, Germany, Sweden, Holland, Belgium, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. A member of the Barbershop Harmony Society since 1969, Tom has competed in the BHS's international chorus contest twice, earning a fourth-place medal with the Houston Tidelanders in 1970 and another fourth-place medal with the San Diego Sun Harbor Chorus in 1973. In addition, his quartet the Friends of Old placed 23rd in the 1982 Pittsburgh international. A highlight of Tom's barbershop career was working at SPEBSQSA headquarters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, from 1985-92. Since that time he has continued as a professional barbershopper, earning his living as an arranger and coach. Among Tom's best-known arrangements are The Little Girl (Boy), When There's Love at Home, No One Loves You Any Better Than Your M-A-Double M-Y and Smile.
Tom arranged one of the newest songs in our repertoire, Blew By You, which is this week's video of the week.
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Video of the Week
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Blew By You - Nashville Singers
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Tax Tips for Nonprofit Volunteers
Deductions for Expenses
Deductions available to volunteers may not add up to big dollars, since there's no deduction for the actual hours you put in. Even a highly skilled volunteer, such as a graphic designer or lawyer, can't deduct the value of his or her time.
Expenses Volunteers Can Deduct
Car and transportation expenses. Volunteers can deduct car and transportation expenses incurred to get back and forth from home to your office, or to meetings or other sites (such as a special event).
Volunteers who drive can choose between deducting actual gas and oil used, or else take a mileage deduction at the rate of 14 cents per mile. Given the high cost of gasoline today, most volunteers are better off keeping track of actual driving expenses. Volunteers can also add in parking fees and tolls.
Volunteers cannot claim general car repair and maintenance expenses, depreciation, registration fees, or the costs of tires or insurance.
Volunteers taking public transportation can deduct subway, bus, or taxi fare.
Travel expenses
Volunteers can deduct travel expenses, such as airfare and other transport, accommodations, and meals, when performing services away from home. This might include trips to attend a convention or board meeting.
Limitations
Volunteers cannot gain significant personal pleasure, recreation, or vacation from the travel. And the volunteer must really be working -- tagging along on an outing while performing nominal duties, or even no duties for significant parts of the trip, won't cut it.
Other out-of-pocket expenses
Volunteers may deduct other expenses they incur during the course of their volunteer work. For example, board members might deduct un-reimbursed phone, postage, and copying charges associated with preparing for meetings.
Uniforms
Volunteers can deduct both the purchase price and any upkeep costs. However, the uniform must not be suitable for everyday use (providing a T-shirt with a logo or asking your theatre ushers to always wear black won't be enough). Also, your organization must require the volunteers to wear the uniforms while performing services.
Limits on Deductions
Your organization must be a qualified, IRS-recognized charity.
In order to take these deductions, volunteers must itemize their deductions on their tax return. (Those who fill out a 1040EZ won't get any benefit.)
Volunteers cannot double-dip by claiming expenses for which the nonprofit already reimbursed them.
The expenses must be directly related to the volunteers' work, and incurred only because of that work.
The expenses can't be personal, for family, or for living items or activities (such as meals for children while they accompany the volunteer to a special event).
Volunteers must keep reliable written records of the expenses.
Important Please talk to a tax professional, use a tax preparation software program, read IRS Publication 526, Charitable Contributions (at www.irs.gov, click on publications), or read a good primer on tax deductions. |
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Agenda for January 10 Meeting
SECTION I
7:00pm - Tag time
7:10pm - Warmup (Sloan) SECTION II (New Music) 7:20pm - Believe
7:45pm - Away in a Manger 8:10pm - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 8:25pm - When She Loved Me (Sloan) SECTION III 8:40pm - Break 8:55pm - Business (Doug) SECTION IV (Evaluating Resurrected Songs) 9:05pm - That's Entertainment (Sloan)
9:20pm - Impossible Dream SECTION V 9:30pm - Sleigh Ride
9:40pm - Tonight (Sloan)
9:50pm - Danny Boy
9:55pm - Lord's Prayer |
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Save These Dates!
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OPEN REHEARSAL
March 7, 2013
7:00pm to 10:00pm
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OPEN REHEARSAL
March 21, 2013
7:00pm to 10:00pm
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To increase awareness of our music, events, community outreach activities, music education and philanthropic programs, Nashville Singers will be hosting a number of "open rehearsals" at college campuses across Middle Tennessee in 2013. Whether you are are interested in getting up on the risers and SINGING a song or two with us, or simply want to watch and listen, guests are welcome. You do not have to be a college student to attend these "open rehearsals." We will have TTBB and SATB charts available. For more information, click on the university logos shown above. More "open rehearsals" are in the works for 2013. If you would like to host one of these events at your high school, college or university in Middle Tennessee, please contact Executive Director Todd Wilson by calling 615-852-SING (7464) or via email. |
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Upcoming Schedule
January 7 - (Mon) Board Meeting (7:00pm to 9:00pm) (Todd's place)
January 31 - (Thu) National Anthem performance at Belmont University Men's Basketball game vs. Morehead State, 6:55pm, chorus call 6:25pm
January 31 - (Thu) Annual awards and recognition dinner event. (7:30pm to 10:00pm) Blackstone Brewery on West End
February 12 - (Tue) Rehearsal on a different night
February 14 - (Thu) Valentines Day (no rehearsal)
February 26 - (Tue) Fine Arts Night at Hendersonville High School - open to the public (6:00pm) chorus call 5:30pm, uniform TBD
February 28 - (Thu) Advisory Board Dinner (6:30pm to 9:00pm, Location TBD)
March 7 - (Thu) Open rehearsal at Tennessee State University - GUESTS WELCOME (7:00pm to 10:00pm)
SPRING
March 21 - (Thu) Open rehearsal at Lipscomb University - GUESTS WELCOME (7:00pm to 10:00pm)
March 23 - (Sat) Acappella Academy free singing lessons program (9:00am to 4:00pm) Whitworth Memorial Baptist Church
March 23 - (Sat) Acappella Academy free mini-concert at Whitworth Memorial Baptist Church in the sanctuary (4:30pm to 5:30pm)
April 4 - (Thu) Performance at concert produced by Antioch High School choral department, followed by an abbreviated rehearsal at Antioch High School.
SUMMER
July 2 - (Tue) Rehearsal on a different night
July 4 - (Thu) Independence Day (no rehearsal)
July 15 - Advisory Board Teleconference (7:00pm to 8:30pm)
FALL
September 26 - Advisory Board Dinner (6:30pm to 9:00pm, Location TBD)
November 23 - Season of Harmony Concert - (7:00pm) (location TBA)
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Please Support
Nashville Singers
Music Education Programs (PSA)
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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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Todd Wilson
Executive Director
The Nashville Singers, Inc.
615-852-SING (7464) office
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 615-852-SING (7464) 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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