November 1, 2013 #32
ADMIN ISSUE
of the GHC, HNC, SOUNDINGS & cclt
Choir Community Newsletter
> QUICK REMINDERS! >
All events below are also listed on our
Choir Life Calendar
POETRY OF THE EARTH: A Poetry Workshop
Led by Denis Donnelly, B. Mus. ~ Saturday Nov.2
Details in the Admin Team Special Announcement section
GHC CHOIR POTLUCKS
Tues. Nov. 5, Thurs. Nov. 7 & Mon. Nov. 11
Details in the GHC News & Business section
GHC MEMORIAL SWAT FOR HUGH ROBERTSON
Saturday November 9, 2-3pm
Details in Shivon’s Admin Notes
For PDF & Word Versions of this issue plus all our archived issues
including last week’s Choir Community Issue please go to:
http://www.gettinhigherchoir.ca/community-info/newsletters.php
Please pass this on to any friends up-island:
SING FOR YOUR LIFE!
A workshop with Shivon in Lantzville (Nanaimo), Saturday November 16.
For details,
click here for poster.
SPECIAL NOTES!!!!
GHC “CURRENT SINGERS ONLY” UPDATE
Love is the 7th Wave
As Denis has mentioned at choir we will be singing this song a semi-tone higher than it indicated by the sheet music you have (site readers be aware). We won’t be replacing the sheet music but the parts files have been updated in the Current Singers Only section. If you downloaded copies of this song’s parts files to your computer before 5 pm on Oct 30th please delete them and replace them with the new files.
Trees Grow Slow for Women Tenors
This parts file has been updated. If you downloaded a copy of Tenor Women's file prior to Monday, Oct. 28 at 5 pm please delete that file from your computer and replace it with the current updated one.
Sing and practice in joy ~ Bill
2. REMAINING MYSTERY REGISTRANTS WHO ARE YOU?
I’ve identified the full registration mystery fee payment that I had but still have two partial payments in-hand from mystery registrants.
If you put a partial payment in my collection bag on Oct. 8th or made one sometime between Oct. 15th and 25th and you haven’t already contacted me in response to my previous messages on this topic) please contact me right away!
ADMIN TEAM NOTES
SHIVON
SWAT - A MEMORIAL SERVICE
FOR HUGH ROBERTSON, GHC BASS,
(and husband of Lynda Robertson, GHC Alto)
At Cordova Bay United Church, 813 Claremont at 2 pm (warm-up 1:30)
We will sing MYSTERY and MAY IT BE.
Please email if you can come, with Nov.9 SWAT in the subject line, and say what section you sing in. (S, A, T or B)
~ Shivon
PS from Bill
For those who may want to brush up on these two songs, particularly past choir members who may want to join us, you can access practice files here.
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GLORIA
See you all at the Pot-Lucks starting Tuesday and Thursday next week (5th and 7th) and Monday the 11th.
Good food, good friends, good music and a good time to be had by all.
Please have a look at the Tower of Song evening at Hermann’s Jazz Club. Saturday, Nov 2 doors open at 6:30, show at 8:00. Show features Oliver Swain (our guest artists at the GHC concerts in February and Glenna Garramone (CCLT9 2012) and is a tribute to Leonard Cohen.
http://towerofsongmusic.com
~ Gloria
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BILL
Some Musical Daffynitions
For new singers, and for re-visitation by returnees, who like to laugh:
http://www.gettinhigherchoir.ca/choir_life/misc/musical-daffynitions.htm
~ Bill
Gettin Higher Choir Info
GHC NEWS & BUSINESS
CHOIR POTLUCKS
There will be potluck gatherings from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. on each of the following choir nights:
Tuesday November 5th
Thursday November 7th
Monday November 11th
These potlucks, held every season, are a tradition in the choir that allows us to get to know each other a little better.
Please bring a tasty dish to share and your own plate, cup and cutlery. An ingredients sign would be helpful for those with dietary considerations and perhaps a name label in case someone wants to get your recipe from you.
All choir members are welcome at all potlucks. Come and enjoy!
Editor’s Note:
For an advance look at lyrics for the grace(s) we tend to sing at potlucks (plus those for the choirs birthday song) please click on:
:
http://www.gettinhigherchoir.ca/choir_life/lyrics/choir-grace-&-birthday-lyrics.pdf
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AFRICAN CRAFTS SALE AT CHOIR
Positively AFRICA will be selling their fair trade crafts at choir during the week of November 18th.
All proceeds go to either Soweto Junior elementary school in Kibera, Kenya for their lunch program or to Osopet Womens Beadwork cooperative. Bone and beaded jewellery, unique carvings, cloth bags, etc will be available. All at very reasonable cost. Come and do your holiday shopping for these one-of-a-kind handicrafts!
Submitted by Sabine Laubental, lapsed Alto
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The scarf ladies are coming to choir
"JUST ARRIVED - GORGEOUS GUATEMALAN SCARVES AND SHAWLS FOR SALE
We will be selling our beautiful scarves at GHC Thursday, Nov 7th, Monday, Nov 11th and Tuesday, Nov 12th, as well as Nov. 25th, 26th and 28th, and at HNC on Nov 12th and 26th.
The Mayans cook over open hearths in adobe huts resulting in respiratory and eye infections and sometimes fatal burns to infants. For $125 there is a solution - ONIL stoves- 99% smoke free, 70% less wood used.
If you wish to help purchase a stove or help a Mayan student to get an education, please buy a scarf or make a donation. We have gifting cards for those who make a donation.
Consider making a donation as a christmas gift instead of exchanging gifts with family, work or friends and make a huge difference in a Mayan family's life.
Also please join us at our Guatemala Get Together, Film Screening & More on Nov 8th,4 to 6 pm in the Garry Oak Room behind Sir James Douglas School for:
· Guatemalan appies
· Screening of new short film on San Antonio by well known Salt Spring Island filmmaker Judy Jackson
· Mini-update on whats going on in the small town of San Antonio Palopó Guatemala
· New scarves & shawls for sale
· Chance to meet with members of the project and to find out more about whats going on
See blog for more info:http://www.icoatitlan.blogspot.com
Submitted by the scarf ladies:
Mary Lynch, HNC Soprano, 479-5585,
Linda Stanton GHC (on a break),
Barb Peterson, GHC Monday Alto
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Kathy Coster, former GHC Soprano
Other Info About Our Community Of Choirs
HNC NEWS & BUSINESS
NEW SEASON OF HIGH NOON CHOIR UNDERWAY
The dates for the current session are: Tuesdays Sept 24 through Dec 10, 2013
Where: Church of Truth
Time: 12 noon 1:30 PM
You are welcome to join at any time and the choir fees will be pro-rated.
See you in the singing circle.
Any questions can be directed to Gloria - 250-995-8731 or
~ Shivon and Gloria
CCLT UPDATES
Community Choir Leadership Trainings ~ A two week workshop for current and prospective community choir leaders facilitated annually by Denis & Shivon. Please pass the information below on to anyone you know who might be glad to receive it.
CCLT10 2013 FOLLOW-UP
The CCLT grads from the 2013 program are sending each other many supportive pieces on the Facebook Page that’s set up for them to share information. Some of them have actually started choirs or are planning in the near term to do so. They are almost all talking about how special and unique their time was here. The things they included in these conversations are the excitement of attending the GHC and HNC sessions while they are in Victoria, the support they receive from Shivon and Denis as they moved through the 2 weeks of the program, the opportunity to teach and learn from the Ad Hoc choirs that many of you volunteered to come to, and the friendships and on-going resources they have gained throughout the training and through the follow-up and continued mentoring they are and will continue to receive.
These are the positive aspects of the CCLT program that keep new potential song leaders applying for and participating in the program over the past 10 years and we hope for years to come.
You can check out the member choirs, under the Choir Directory tab, most of whom are CCLT grads at http://www.ubuntuchoirs.net/
Gloria Hansen, Registrar, CCLT
General Info
ADMIN TEAM SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
From time to time Shivon, Denis, Gloria or Bill will use this section to announce activities and events that they are involved in, or support, outside of their normal work for the choirs and the CCLT.
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THE POETRY OF THE EARTH (Nov. 2)
Poetry has always reflected the evolving attitudes of societies towards the natural world. Using examples from widely selected times and places, we will explore some of the currents in these traditions. Noticing commonalities and differences can inform us as to how the natural world has been regarded and valued.
We will also consider some beautiful examples of contemporary poetry that explore our relationship with the Earth. Resonating with the incisive and commanding voice of the poetic tradition, these poems speak to contemporary societys re-awakening awareness of our intimate connection with the natural world.
Plus, we'll do a bit of singing!
Date & Times:
Nov. 2, 2013, 10:00 - 4:00
Location:
Church of Truth, 111 Superior St, cost: $50.
Registration and info at:
, or 250-220-4601
~ Denis
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SING FOR YOUR LIFE!
A Workshop with Shivon near Nanaimo (Nov.16)
Date & Times:
Saturday, Nov. 16, 10:00 - 4:30
Location:
St. Philips By the Sea, 7113 Lantzville Road, Lantzville
Registration:
Sylvia Wende at or call 250-751-7873
Click here for details
~ Shivon
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Taken from a cyber-forward passed on by:
Audrey Glynn GHC Monday Soprano
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Our Choir Members Issue (Part 2) follows next Friday with lots of
interesting submissions from other choir community members
plus some Quote Breaks and the Just For Fun section!
Please submit any items you have for it by midnight
next Wednesday to
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