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The mission of the Nashville Singers
is to enrich lives through singing
and the support of music education.
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We hope you enjoy this week's issue of the Nashville Singers News
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News 2's Dawn Davenport to Host Matinee Concert
 Dawn Davenport joined the News 2 sports team in July of 2008 as a sports reporter and anchor.
She was born in Plano, Texas, but basically grew up in Atlanta (Peachtree City) Georgia, where she became and remains a loyal fan of the Atlanta Braves. Her father graduated from Duke University and her mom and dad raised both her and her brother to LOVE Duke Basketball!
Despite her mom's encouragement to attend her alma mater, The University of Georgia, Dawn made the right decision and graduated with honors from Auburn University in December of 2002, with a degree in Mass Communication/Radio Television, Film and a minor in Theatre. She played volleyball at Auburn and was a two-time SEC Academic All-American. You can always find her cheering on her Auburn Tigers in every sport!
Before landing in Middle Tennessee, Dawn started her career in Wilmington, North Carolina, and then Richmond Virginia where she was a part of a sports department that won the AP Award for Best year-round Sports Coverage twice. She loves to find unique local sports stories-if you have any ideas, let Dawn know!
In her spare time, Dawn enjoys working out, watching and playing all sports, and is still trying to become decent at that pesky game of golf! She loves to travel anywhere warm, and also enjoys mentoring with various children's programs.
Dawn now anchors News 2 This Morning.
She joined the Nashville Singers advisory board earlier this year and will serve as our host at the Season of Harmony matinee concert in Smyrna on Sunday, November 24 at 2:30pm.
The Nashville Singers are very grateful for her support of our mission.
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Christmas in July at Playground Studios
 | (L to R) Rodney Turner, Sloan Yarborough, Michael Schwalbe,
Harlan Wilson, and Taylor Wilson (Photo by John Jackson) |
Fifteen members of the chorus gathered at Playground Studios on Saturday morning to record some tracks for our upcoming CD project. The cuts captured included Birthday of a King, Believe, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, Lo How a Rose E'er Blooming, Silent Night, Conventry Carol, plus our closing song, just because we could. The best of the bunch will be included in our next release, slated for the fall of this year.
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Member Profile - Paul Gentry
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Growing up in the Upper Cumberland region of Middle Tennessee, a cappella harmonies are some of Paul's earliest memories. Going to a "Singing" always elicited excitement and anticipation of the sounds and fellowship associated with such gatherings. Singing was a staple on a social level and in worship, thus harmonies were practiced and polished. On Sunday afternoon family gatherings, invariably one of the cousins would begin a melody. The others would join in, each singing a complimentary harmony. Traveling song ministers would visit the local churches to teach sight reading by a method known as "shape notes". The faithful would eagerly congregate for these workshops to learn the method and sing a cappella gospel songs well into the night. This emphasis on a cappella music and the joy that comes from singing has always been one of Paul's singular pleasures. Paul sang tenor several seasons with the Music City Community Chorus, directed by the renowned Renee Grant-Williams. He enjoys coaching his sons' baseball teams, reading, vegetable gardening and of course singing.
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Video of the Week
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This Day in Music
 July 29, 1956 - Carl Perkins was on the UK singles chart with his debut UK hit 'Blue Suede Shoes'. Johnny Cash planted the seed for the song in the fall of 1955, while Perkins, Cash, Elvis Presley, toured throughout the South. Cash told Perkins of a black airman whom he had met when serving in the military in Germany. He had referred to his military regulation air shoes as "blue suede shoes." Cash suggested that Carl write a song about the shoes. |
Inside Acappella - Episode 20
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Inside A Cappella Ep. 20 (2013)
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Quote of the Week
Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it's a day you've had everything to do and you've done it." - Margaret Thatcher
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Agenda for August 1st Rehearsal
SECTION I (7:00pm)Tag time Warmup SECTION II (7:20pm)When She Loved Me O Love That Will Not Let Me Go Seventy-Six Trombones I Then Shall Live Away in a Manger Santa Claus Is Coming To Town SECTION III (8:30pm)Break Business SECTION IV (8:55pm)Let It Snow It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year I Wonder What You're Doing for Christmas The Secret of Christmas SECTION V (9:30pm)My Lord and I How High the Moon Bring Him Home Beyond the Sea Over the Rainbow Closing song
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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
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Stay tuned for more details as they become available.
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Upcoming Schedule
SUMMER
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 (Time TBA)
FALL
September 5
(Thu) SOS (Support our Singers) Event - Pot luck dinner at Whitworth Memorial Baptist Church - Set-up 6:00pm / Social time 6:15pm / Dinner 7:00pm / Clean-up 7:30pm / Rehearsal (with guest soloist Melody Myers) begins 7:45pm / Spouses, significant others, and family members are invited to attend this social event and stay for the rest of our rehearsal, if they are so inclined. For more information, contact event chair Jennifer Wilson
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)
2014January 30
(Thu) Annual Awards and Recognition Dinner (Location TBA)
February 27
(Thu) Advisory Board Dinner (Location TBA)
March 4
(Tue) (NEW) Choral Blast - a community concert at the historic Ryman Auditorium, hosted by Nashville in Harmony
March 15
(Sat) Acappella Academy - Whitworth Memorial Baptist Church
April 26
(Sat) Spring Fundraiser EventJune 21
(Sat) Board of Directors Annual Planning Retreat (Location TBA)July 14
(Mon) Advisory Board/Governing Board Teleconference September 25
(Thu) Advisory Board/Governing Board Dinner (Location TBA)November 22 and 23rd
(Saturday and Sunday) Season of Harmony Concerts (Locations TBA)
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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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Meet Our Advisory Board
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Nikki Baker
Director of Communications
The Pencil Foundation
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 of Development
Adventure Science Center
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
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Emily Lansdell
Director of Marketing & Admissions
Columbia Academy
Lynn D. McGill, CLU, ChFC Financial Advisor
Choir Director
Trinity United Methodist Church
Joann McIntire
Office Assistant IV
Dr. Jeffrey T. Phillips
Director of Fine Arts
President-Elect
Amanda Foster
VP of Development
Hendersonville Chamber of Commerce
Tom Ventress
President
Ventress Design Works
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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We Are Grateful To Our Donors & 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 |
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We Are Grateful to Our In-Kind Sponsors
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Ambassador Formalwear
1714 North Gallatin Road
Madison, TN 37115
(Rivergate)
615.865.4640
Carl Diebold
Sincera Media Solutions
Dove Award-winning videographer
Suzi Moran
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Private Voice Instruction
Performance Coaching
Shane Williams-Videography
shane31613@facebook.com
Lorin May-Photography
lorinmay@gmail.com
Tom Ventress
President
Ventress Design Works
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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 of The Nashville Singers, Inc.
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