Tyler Bosma's blog

We often try to record a tag with a guest, and even more so when somebody joins the chorus as a new member! Over the holidays, we welcomed a bunch of guests, and all of our best intentions along those lines got away from us. But only temporarily! So, here's a belated and giant welcome to Marlese, a new-ish tenor in the chorus!

We recorded this tag originally during our sunny afterglow at the Seattle Center, after performing for folklife (see photo above). The drum circle in the background was a bit of a distraction, though, so we vowed to re-record the tag, and here it is:

It wasn't his first time, and it won't be his last time, we hope, but Alexander Koller visited the SeaChordsmen this week to coach us during our rehearsal this week. We did lots of fun stuff -- tons of snapping, learned a visual cue to help us think about landing on the top side of a blown pitch, along with exercises designed to remind us that we can control our singing tempo ourselves so that Elizabeth doesn't have to waste her energy on it. It was great! We got Alexander to come to afterglow with us, too -- here he is singing the tag Carolina In My Mind with some SeaChordsmen:

We love sharing harmony, and are always excited to have guests join us for a rehearsal. 

Check out this week's guests -- we had a ton of fun singing with them, and we'd love to sing with you, too!

Details on visiting a rehearsal are here. Please let us know if you have any questions.

Check out this pirate crew! They're around and about this summer, performing their pirate-themed road show to crowds in the Seattle area. We're having so much fun with our show this year, and we're getting to try out a whole new look, too.

Here's one of our road show songs:

We had a blast at Folklife again this year! Cheers to Dave for charming the audience, and to five chorus members who volunteered to teach a tag (Tyler, Topher, Frances, Gidon, and Chris). Thanks to Sound Harmony for joining us and wowing the crowd with Ain't Nobody's Business.

 

And here we are performing Cheek to Cheek:

It's official - our spring and summer performance season is off to the races! Our first outing of the year was at the Queen Anne Farmers Market preview day. We did our first public sing-through of this year's pirate-themed Road Show, and it was fun! Check out these photos!

Some pre-show warm-up:

Some shots of this great chorus!

Big news from the chorus... After over four years in a co-director setup, the Board of Directors has made a decision to change our structure. Moving forward, we'll operate with one director, as Elizabeth takes on solo directing responsibilities and Melanie steps away from the SeaChordsmen.

Change of any kind is hard, of course. The bonds created when folks create music together are strong, and a change like this stings. Factor in Melanie's thoughtfulness, magnetic and engaging style, and overall kindness, and you have a recipe for heartbreak. We will not be the same without her energy.

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