|
The mission of the Nashville Singers is to enrich lives
through singing and the support of music education.
|
|
|
|
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.
You are receiving this email because you likely fall into one of these categories: supporter of music education, chorus member, music educator, donor, fan, in-kind sponsor, advisory board member, leader of another Middle Tennessee nonprofit organization, have attended one of our meetings or performances, have inquired about Nashville Singers via phone or email, have been identified as someone who enjoys SINGING.
If you do not desire further contact, please unsubscribe following the instructions at the bottom of this email. You can also modify your profile or change your preferred email address using this link.
|
|
Mission & Vision
|
Mission
The mission of Nashville Singers is to enrich lives through singing and the support of music education.
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.
|
| | |
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.
|
| 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 and Grant Funders
|
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  
|
|
| |
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 Music Evaluation Committee Tenor Section Leader Venue Search Task Force 
Bryan Patrick
Prime Minister of Fun & Mischief 
Ric Domenico Music Evaluation Committee Learning Media Producer Lead Section Leader Music Engraver Music Librarian
 Harlan Wilson
Performance Coach
 Bob Allen
Costume Manager Venue Search Task Force  Michael Schwalbe
Venue Search Task Force 
Grace Thomson
Performance Coach Voice Teacher
|
|
Advisory Board
| |
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-Elect
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
|
Current Repertoire |
REGULAR
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
Star Spangled Banner
Tonight
When She Loved Me
HOLIDAY
Away in a Manger
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
|
|
Philanthropy
|
Music Makes a Difference
Grants Awarded
2013
I.T. Creswell Arts
Magnet Middle School ($500) H.B. Williams
Elementary School
(Sound Effects) ($500) Ezell-Harding School
(Fine Arts Academy) ($500) 2012
Lakeview Design Center ($500) Oliver Middle School ($500) 2011
John Overton High School ($500) Educator of the Future
College Scholarships Awarded
2013
Kasey Hammond Hendersonville High School 2012
Michael Collins ($1000) McGavock High School |
|
 |
Meet the 2014 Music Evaluation Committee
| | | | | 
Todd
Wilson (standing) |
Sloan
Yarborough (standing) |
Ric
Domenico (at large) |
Bruce
Cokeroft (at large) | 
Taylor
Wilson (at large) |
Song Selection History
From our formation in 2008 through 2011, the Director of Music researched and selected virtually all the songs performed by the chorus. 2008: Dear Hearts and Gentle People, Happy Birthday, Home on the Range, Irish Blessing, The Lion Sleeps Tonight, My Lord and I / 2009: Angels We Have Heard On High, Auld Lang Syne, Caroling Caroling, Danny Boy, Do You Hear What I Hear, Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming, Lost in the Stars, *Shenandoah, Silent Night, The Lord's Prayer, The Star Spangled Banner / 2010: Carol of the Bells, Happy Together, I Wonder What You're Doing for Christmas, Over the Rainbow, Santa Baby, Secret of Christmas, The Impossible Dream, The Intermission Song / 2011: America the Beautiful, Christmas Stays the Same, Coventry Carol, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year, Man in the Mirror, Oh Bla Di Oh Blah Da, Satin Doll, Teach the Children to Sing, Tonight
* suggested by Harlan Wilson
In 2012, the Nashville Singers Board of Directors approved the creation of a new music evaluation committee.
Committee Structure
The two standing members of the committee are music directors, Todd Wilson and Sloan Yarborough. In addition, three at large members are elected annually by the membership.
Committee Purpose While the Director of Music still retains final approval of songs introduced and performed on public performances, concerts, and recording sessions, this committee provides additional song suggestions and serves as a sounding board for all songs under consideration.
Process Description
The committee convenes a few times in June and/or July to listen to recordings of songs under consideration with the objective of selecting the best eight to 10 songs from the list. Traditionally, 40-50% of the selections are songs of the holiday season.
Basic Requirements For a song to be considered, the committee must be able to hear the arrangement in its entirety, as a midi file, the full mix of learning media, or an audio or video recording from another group performing the song. The chorus must be able to purchase legal/cleared copies of the sheet music in complete compliance with copyright law, and stay within the board approved budget for music and learning media, which is usually $1,500.00 to $1,700.00 per year, or $170.00 per new song, on average.
|
|
_______________________________________________________________
|
Member Profile - Harlan Wilson
Harlan is an entertainer, ensemble singer, soloist, choral director and vocal coach. He has vast experience in producing and directing live concert performances, as well as performing over two thousand a cappella singing concerts with The Suntones, the Barbershop Harmony Society's 1961 International Quartet Champion.
Harlan served for many years as a faculty member of various Harmony Education Programs all over North America, as well as seven yeas on the faculty at Harmony College.
 | | The Coastmen Chorus in Portland, OR (1973) |
His choral directing resume includes 20 years as Musical Director of the Coastmen Chorus, based in Palm Beach County, Florida. Under his leadership, the group won the Florida State Championships six times. They also competed 10 times at the International level, earning Bronze Medal Award.
 The Suntones (1961) Holding the International Quartet Championship Trophy in Philadelphia, PA |
 The Suntones (2012) Final Concert in Cleveland, TN |
Harlan is the member of a select group of men who have earned International Medals as a quartet singer and as a Chorus Director.
He served as Director of Music for the Royal Palm Show Chorus, also of South Florida. This group also competed at the International level.
Harlan founded and directed The Vocal Gentry Ensemble Singers in South Florida and was associated with the Music Men of Greater Asheville, North Carolina.
He and his wife, Sandy relocated to Nashville in April of 2008. Harlan and his son, Todd, were the first father/son International Quartet Champions in the history of the Barbershop Harmony Society.
In 1986, Harlan was inducted into the Sunshine District Hall Fame. In 2005, the Suntones were inducted into the Barbershop Harmony Society's Hall of Fame.
Harlan is one of the four founding members of the Nashville Singers. He received the Executive Director Award from Nashville Singers in 2011 for his three years of service to the board of directors.
|
|
________________________________________________________________
|
Arranger Profile - Mando Fonseca
 Mando is a founding member, 2nd Tenor of a popular doo-wop group called The Alley Cats. He got the idea of starting the group in 1987 while attending Fullerton College. He has been singing since his Kindergarten pajama choir in Norwalk, CA where he grew up. Some of his performing highlights include: Man of La Mancha, Richard Nixon Library grand opening, Disney's Electrical Parade, Gong Show winner, Super Pig cartoon theme song, and singing at the White House for President Clinton. Mando recently married Denia and they have six great kids-Sasha, Shelby, Nolan, Tyler, Jordan, Jamie, and granddaughter Makynli. The Nashville Singers enjoy singing Mando's arrangement of "Let It Snow." | | The Alley Cats |
|
|
________________________________________________________________
|
Video of the Week  | |
Suntones 50th Anniversary Tribute 2011
|
|
|
________________________________________________________________
|
Nashville Singers is pleased to offer hands-on internships in the performing arts to students throughout the year. These are part-time internships of 10-15 hours/week.
Current Openings
Summer
- Marketing Intern
- Communications Intern
- Financial Development/Fundraising Intern
Fall (August 24-December 6) - Marketing Intern
- Communications Intern
- Financial Development/Fundraising Intern
For more information, visit the intern page of our website. |
|
________________________________________________________________
|
|
Inside Acappella - Episode 14
 | | Inside A Cappella Ep. 14 (2013) |
|
|
________________________________________________________________
|
|
This Day in Music
June 17, 1978 - "You're The One That I Want" by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John started a nine week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart. The song was from the film Grease. |
|
________________________________________________________________
|
|
Agenda for June 20 Rehearsal
SECTION I (7:00pm)
Tag time (Todd)
Warmup (Sloan)
SECTION II (7:20pm)
(older repertoire)
Blew By You
Lion Sleeps Tonight
SECTION III (7:40pm)
(new repertoire)
O Love That Will Not Let Me Go (Todd)
When She Loved Me (Sloan)
I Then Shall Live (Sloan)
Seventy-Six Trombones (Todd)
SECTION IV (8:25pm)
Break
Business SECTION V (8:50pm)
(prep for July 27 recording session)
Believe (Todd)
Birthday of a King (Todd)
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (Sloan)
Silent Night (Todd)
Coventry Carol (Sloan)
Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming (Sloan)
Do You Hear What I Hear (Todd)
|
|
________________________________________________________________
|
SAVE THE DATES for two Season of Harmony Concerts
 Saturday - November 23, 2013 First Baptist Church Donelson, TN Silent Auction begins at 6:00pm Concert begins at 7:00pm
|
Sunday - November 24, 2013
Lifepoint Church
Smyrna, TN
Concert begins at 2:30pm
|
Stay tuned for more details as they become available.
|
|
________________________________________________________________
|
|
Upcoming Schedule
SPRING
June 20 - (Thu) Next rehearsal
SUMMER
June 22 - (Sat) All-Day Board Retreat (Lifepoint Church in Smyrna)
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 - (Sat) Recording session for new Christmas CD
August 16 - (Fri) 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
September 21 - (Sat) Performance at Annual Paper Sale Auction presented by the AL Menah Shrine Clowns benefiting the Shrine Hospital for Children
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
November 23 - (Sat) Season of Harmony Concert in Nashville - Silent Auction starts at 6:00pm, concert starts at 7:00pm (First Baptist Church in Donelson)
November 24 - (Sun) Season of Harmony Concert in Smyrna at 2:30pm (Lifepoint Church) 2014March 4 (Tue) (NEW) Choral Blast - a community concert at the historic Ryman Auditorium, hosed by Nashville in Harmony
|
|
________________________________________________________________
|
 | |
Please Support
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.
|
|
________________________________________________________________
|
|
If you believe in our mission, please consider forwarding this newsletter to a friend. If you do not desire further contact, please unsubscribe following the instructions below.
|
| |
|
|
Todd Wilson
Executive Director
The Nashville Singers, Inc.
615-852-SING (7464) office
615-669-TODD (8633) cell
615-523-TODD (8633) fax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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.
|
|
|
