Well, we've been working hard to make sure that our upcoming concert, Harmony for the Holidays, is full of the spirit of the season! This week, we worked on bringing the joy not just to our voices, but to our faces, as we spread the holiday cheer.
Here's a quarter of our chorus doing an exercise to see how well their faces align with their idea of their expression:
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The annual convention of the Evergreen District of the Barbershop Harmony Society is in the books, and we were so happy to be there! We were one of 18 choruses who performed, and the video of our set is available! Check out our songs -- Tomorrow is Promised to No One and Bare Necessities.
We had an incredible time last weekend at the Evergreen District competition!
Here are some shots of the chorus in action in Federal Way:
First, warming up before heading to the stage...
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Then it was time to perform.
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After we performed, we had an artistry-changing session with Blair Brown. Thank you, Blair!!!
We love welcoming guests to SeaChordsmen rehearsals, which you already know if you know the SeaChordsmen! Last week, we welcomed guest Bonnie, who was very excited to be there -- we love that! We hope she'll keep joining us between now and December 9, so that she can sing with us for our holiday concert.
Thanks for joining us, Bonnie. We hope to see you next week!
We've been rehearsing at the Queen Anne Baptist Church for many years, and happy to be part of the community there. A handful of other organizations also call the QABC home, including the Co-op Funeral Home of People's Memorial, The Queen Anne Cooperative Preschool, and the Children's Dance Workshop! We all came together for some fun last weekend, to raise money for the church, which needs to replace its boiler this year. It was a fun afternoon, Cheers on a successful Block Party!
We had a great time singing to the crowd at The Bellittini in Bellevue this weekend! Thanks so much for having us! Here are some action shots of the chorus:
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We had an incredible time getting coached by Joe Cerutti as a chorus over the Labor Day weekend (see some photos HERE), but that wasn't all. We also spent the evening picking Joe's brain about chorus management and funding, and did some great big-picture thinking about the future of barbershop and the future of membership organizations. We had a great evening, and ended up with so much food for thought!
Wow - we're still processing the incredibly long list of amazing feedback we got during a full weekend of coaching with Joe Cerutti. So many great ideas, and presented with so much hilarity. Joe -- thank you for the amazing weekend!
Here are photos from the sectionals from Saturday:
Tenors!
Leads!
We had an incredible weekend getting some coaching from Ted! Groups of singers from the chorus spent an hour with Ted over the course of two days, getting guidance and feedback on singing and performance for our competition songs for October. It was incredibly productive and encouraging for all! Thank you so much, Ted!!
Interested in some top notch coaching? Check out his webpage at Ted's Voice Academy.
And cheers to Andy and Kristi for hosting us and providing snacks!
We were happy to get our official paperwork to welcome Rhane to the chorus last week! We "sang him in" to complete our induction ceremony, and celebrated having this tenor in our midst.
Congratulations, Rhane!
