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Supporting music education in our schools and the community
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We hope you enjoy this week's issue of the
Nashville Singers News
You are subscribed to 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
Nikki Baker
Sarah Beatty
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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Todd Wilson
Executive Director
Ex Officio
Director of Music
Music Evaluation Committee
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
Music Evaluation Committee
Visual Performance Coach
Mike Casper
Board Member At Large
Performance Scout
Venue Search Task Force 
Sloan Yarborough Associate Director Bass Section Leader
Music Evaluation Committee
Pitch Pipes
Annual Survey Administrator 
Bruce Cokeroft Membership Manager Manager of Auditions Tenor Section Leader Venue Search Task Force 
Bryan Patrick
Music Evaluation Committee Prime Minister of Fun & Mischief Interim Costume Manager 
Ric Domenico Music Evaluation Committee Learning Media Producer Lead Section Leader Music Engraver Music Librarian
 Harlan Wilson
Performance Coach
 Bob Allen
Venue Search Task Force  Michael Schwalbe
Venue Search Task Force 
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 serving as volunteers on our team
Sarah Beatty
Director of Events and Communications
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee
Dawn Davenport
Sports Anchor/Reporter
WKRN, News 2
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
Shane Fortner
Senior Sales Manager
Jason G. Franke
Assistant General Manager of Sales and Marketing
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 Foster
VP of Development
Hendersonville Chamber of Commerce
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
I Then Shall Live
My Lord and I
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
O Love That Will Not Let Me Go
Over the Rainbow
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
The Lord's Prayer
Man in the Mirror
Star Spangled Banner
Tonight
When She Loved Me
HOLIDAY
Believe
Birthday of a King
It's the Most Wonderful
Time of the Year
Let It Snow
I Wonder What You're
Doing for Christmas Santa Claus is Comin' to Town
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 is NOT DISBANDING!
WE'RE JUST WARMING UP!
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Quote of the Week
 Many business leaders still tend to believe that the company cannot succeed unless they are in charge of everything. This is also a hard belief to resist, since shareholders often hold CEOs directly responsible when a company's fortunes start to fall. But Rule #6, which states simply: "Don't take yourself so seriously!", helps us remember that taking the trials and triumphs of life too personally actually drags us down to a place where things just go from bad to worse. Even-and perhaps especially-in business, humor and laughter can be extraordinarily effective tools in helping us to "get over ourselves" rather than acting entitled and demanding, putting other people down, or assigning blame. Once we learn how to "lighten up," we learn how to see the essential value of mistakes, to view problems and situations differently. By doing so, we can find ways to turn seemingly impossible problems into opportunities for possibility. - Benjamin Zander
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Sloan Yarborough providing instruction to Acappella Academy attendees
(photo by Sarah Beatty)
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Acappella Academy Continues to Make an Impact!
Participants in this year's free singing lessons program were asked to complete a program assessment form* to help us measure the impact of the program. Benchmark data was gathered at the beginning of the day. Participants were asked to conduct a self-assessment of their singing skills before and at the conclusion of the program. The results were very encouraging.
- Breath Support - Average score increased 69%
- Interpreting a Song - Average score increased 60%
- Visual Performance - Average score increased 54%
- Matching Vowels - Average score increased 50%
- Singing with Dynamics - Average score increased 42%
- Confidence as a Performer - Average score increased 42%
- Vocal Quality - Average score increased 41%
- Hearing/Singing Harmony - Average score increased 29%
- Vocal Range - Average score increased 29%
- Balancing Chords - Average score increased 27%
- Singing in Tune - Average score increased 23%
- Matching Pitch - Average score increased 18%
The overall average increase for 2013 was 40%.
* Metrics based on a 42% sampling of the program participants that completed the program assessment process.
The overall average increase for 2012 was 33%.
When participants were asked what they liked most about the program, the responses included:
- Interspersing learning new songs with lectures and discussions
- Singing a cappella; small group singing
- Working with Grace Thomson
- Meeting new friends
- Informal to professional
- Useful instruction
- Instruction on singing bass
- Making new relationships
When participants were asked if they would recommend Acappella Academy to a friend...
- 89% said "yes"
- 11% said they were "not sure"
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Masonic Grand Lodge Performance Reaches 250+
 The Nashville Singers performed at the Maunday Thursday service held at the Masonic Grand Lodge in downtown Nashville on March 28th. The chorus performed "Were You There" and the "Lord's Prayer" during the service. Nashville Singers lead singer Bryan Patrick performed a solo on the song Jerusalem accompanied by guest organist Julian Calvin. After the 90-minute service, we shifted downstairs to enjoy a delicious dinner with some of our spouses. After we cleaned our plates, the chorus performed a handful of songs while the rest of the 250+ attendees were finishing their meal. | Ric Domenico
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Special kudos go out to Nashville Singers charter member and lead section leader Ric Domenico. We were requested to perform a song called "Were You There" to fit the theme of the service. Ric created a beautiful vocal arrangement for this song, produced learning media, and rehearsed the chorus on this piece in the month leading up to the event. At the event Ric also performed a solo at the beginning piece and directed the Nashville Singers in front of the appreciative crowd. Nashville Singers is blessed to have so many talented people within our ranks. Thank you Ric!!
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Ringmasters to Appear on NBC's Today Show
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The Barbershop Harmony Society celebrates its 75th anniversary on Thursday April 11th. To help commemorate this milestone, the 2012 International Quartet Champion, Ringmasters has been asked to perform on the nationally-broadcast show and be interviewed as well. The foursome is based in Sweden but is in the USA for some performances during their championship year. Ringmasters is a Swedish barbershop quartet that was founded the fall of 2006. The group consists of Jakob Stenberg (tenor), Rasmus Krigström (lead), Emanuel Roll (baritone) and Martin Wahlgren (bass); who all studied at Adolf Fredrik's school of music and graduated from Stockholm's Music High School. In July 2012 they became International Quartet Champions at the Barbershop Harmony Society's convention in Portland, Oregon, making history as the first non-North-American quartet ever to win the championship.
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This Week's Episode of the ABC Hit Series "Nashville" Has a Nashville Singers Connection
 Tune in this week (April 3rd) at 9:00pm central time to watch episode #16 of the hit series Nashville, entitled "I Saw the Light." The first person to spot the Nashville Singers connection and email info@nashvillesingers.org with a description of the scene and location will win a pair of tickets to our 2013 Season of Harmony concert. Nashville Singers members and members of the cast are not eligible to participate.
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This Day In Music
 April 1, 1989 - The Bangles went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Eternal Flame', also a No.1 in the UK and the biggest selling single of 1989 in Australia.
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Performance & Rehearsal April 4th at Antioch H.S.
Nashville Singers will be the opening act on a concert to be held at the Antioch High School Auditorium this coming Thursday evening (April 4) starting at 7:00pm. The school is located at 1900 Hobson Pike, Antioch, TN 37013.
Other acts scheduled to perform include: Antioch High School Mixed Chorus and Antioch High School Chamber Singers, JFK Middle School Chorus. Admission is just $8.00 and the proceeds go to support the school's music program.Attendees and performers are then invited to join the Nashville Singers in the school's choir room for an abbreviated rehearsal from 8:15pm to 10:00pm. For more information, email Antioch High School music educator Kimberly McLemore at Kimberly.McLemore@mnps.org
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Three New Performances Added to the Calendar!
 Check out the calendar section near the end of this email for more info.
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Inside Acappella - Episode 3
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Nashville Singers Tennessee Chamber Performance to Be Attended By Governor Haslam
 The men of the Nashville Singers have been invited to present a 20-minute performance to hundreds of business leaders and legislators from across Tennessee at the 101st annual membership meeting of the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce. The event will take place at lunchtime on April 2nd at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Nashville. Governor Bill Haslam will be the keynote speaker. Kudos to advisory board member Ruth Woodall for making this appearance possible.
Nashville Singers members with flexibility in their schedules are encouraged to arrive no later than 10:45am for a brief sound check. Full chorus call: 11:00am. We will sing for 15 minutes as attendees make their way into the ballroom. Lunch starts at 11:30am followed by a welcome greeting, the invocation and the Star Spangled Banner. Our formal 15-minute set will start at 11:45am.
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Agenda for Next Rehearsal
When: April 4 at 8:15pm (directly following our performance in the auditorium.
Where: Antioch High School choir room, Antioch High School Auditorium starting at 7:00pm. The school is located at 1900 Hobson Pike, Antioch, TN 37013.
Before the April 4 rehearsal, we should be off the music on the following new songs: - When She Loved Me
- Santa Claus is Comin' to Town
- O Love That Will Not Let Me Go
- I Then Shall Live
- Believe
- Away in a Manger
- Christmastime is Here
SECTION I (directed by Todd Wilson)
8:15pm - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
8:30pm - Believe
8:45pm - Sleigh Ride
SECTION II
9:00pm - Break
9:15pm - Business
SECTION III (directed by Sloan Yarborough)
9:20pm - Away in a Manger
9:35pm - Christmastime Is Here
9:55pm - closing song
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Updated - Music Memorization Schedule
Members should be off their music on these new songs by the following dates:
March 21 - Away in a Manger
April 4 - Christmastime Is HereApril 11 - Sleigh Ride
May 2 - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
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Upcoming Schedule
SPRING
April 2 - Lunchtime performance for the 101st annual membership meeting of the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Nashville. Chorus call: 10:45am to 11:00am. First performance takes place at 11:15am for 15 minutes as attendees are filing into the ballroom. Lunch is served at 11:30am. Second performance begins at 11:45 following opening remarks, the invocation and the Star Spangled Banner performed by a soloist from the state legislature. Costume: String pants, black blazer, white LS button down dress shirt, black shoes, socks, belt, and red tie. (same costume as the Masonic Grand Lodge performance)
April 4 - (Thu) Performance at concert produced by Antioch High School choral department, followed by an abbreviated rehearsal at Antioch High School. Chorus call: 6:00pm for warm-up and sound check. Doors open at 6:30pm. Costume: String pants, black LS NSI logo dress shirt, black shoes, socks, and belt, open collar, no tie or jacket;
June 15 - (NEW) (Sat) All-Day Board Retreat (Location TBA)
SUMMER
July 2 - (Tue) Rehearsal on a different night to avoid conflict with Independence Day holiday.
July 15 - Advisory Board Teleconference (7:00pm to 8:30pm)
July 27 - (NEW) (Sat) Recording session for new Christmas CD
August 16 - (NEW) Performance at Woodmont Baptist Church. Chorus call 6:00pm; 45-minute performance begins sometime between 6:45pm and 7:00pm;
August 17 - (Sat) Photo session for new Christmas CD
FALL
September 7 - (Sat) Recording session for new Christmas CD
August 16 - (NEW) Evening Performance (Details TBA)
September 26 - (Thu) Advisory Board Dinner (6:30pm to 9:00pm)(Location TBD)
November 13 - Nashville Singers 5th Anniversary
November 16 - (Sat) 35-minute concert set in Oak Ridge, TN (T)
November 23 - (Sat) Season of Harmony Concert in Nashville - (7:00pm) (Location TBA)
November 24 - (NEW) (Sun) Season of Harmony Concert in Smyrna (T) - (2:00pm) (Location TBA)
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Nashville Singers
Music Education Programs (PSA)
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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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