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The run up to District Competition - quartet edition

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We're so excited to finally be back to an in-person barbershop competition! This weekend (October 21-22), choruses and quartets from around the northwest will convene in Federal Way to compete together for the first time in three years. We've been working on our songs for a long time and are excited to get together to celebrate!

The SeaChordsmen have three chorus-affiliated quartets competing in this year's contest. Top of the Hill is pictured above. Another is Mirth:

And finally the newest quartet, the Post-It Notes:

Queen Anne Farmers Market

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Last night we performed our final Traveling Road Show of the season on the main stage at the Queen Anne Farmers Market. The weather was perfect and we had a blast singing to lots of families and other folks from the community.

We'll be offering a Traveling Road Show again next year; let us know if you have questions about hiring us to perform for you! (https://seachordsmen.org/hire_us)

Yet another incredible coaching session with Rob Mance

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We had such a great time working with Rob last week! Yes, it's contest season, and we're prepping our two contest songs for the Evergreen District competition on October 22. Rob gave us some great stuff to work on...

The chorus should not fall below "the Mel line!" Yes, we are so lucky to have an incredibly expressive co-director giving us great guidance on being as expressive as possible, and if we reflect even half as much enthusiasm and dynamic energy back at her, we will be so compelling!
Our directors each got some good feedback, too, on making sure they're doing all they can to wring the best possible performance from the chorus!

It's always a delight to have Rob join us. Until next time!

Singing a tag with our guest, Jeff!

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If we've said it once, we've said it a million times... There's not much we love more than singing a tag with a guest. Here's Jeff singing lead last night on When Happy Little Bluebirds Fly -- we hope to see him next week!

Come join us some Tuesday evening and sing a tag with us!

(The attached image is what we look like as we prepare to sing a tag! All the thinking...)

A big welcome to Donovan!

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The SeaChordsmen were super happy to officially welcome Donovan to the chorus! He's been singing with us for a few months, but now it's official. Here we are "singing him in:"

Please join us in welcoming this fantastic lead to our chorus!

Ho Ho Ho!

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How early does a chorus need to start prepping Christmas songs in order to be ready to present a polished holiday concert in December? Here's a clue from our September 6 rehearsal:

The Traveling Road Show

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The SeaChordsmen's first Traveling Road Show is in the books! We were so happy to perform for a delightful crowd at Mirabella!

The weather was perfect.

Here's a clip of some of us warming up before the show:

SeaChordsmen Summer Picnic

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Three cheers to Pete and Jim for hosting the chorus - and their charming neighbors - for our annual summer picnic. Delicious food, perfect weather, a beautiful backyard to hang out with, and music. We had so much fun!

Did we take the opportunity to sing (almost) every song we possibly could? YES. Did Elizabeth take the opportunity to turn the gathering into a bonus rehearsal? YES! Video evidence can be found at the bottom of this post.

Life at the Afterglow

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We're so lucky to have Billy in our chorus - he creates birthday songs for friends, records learning tracks for us, and writes and arranges. Here's a tag he wrote and taught a few of us after rehearsal the other night - another great one!

National Night Out

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After a couple of years with no National Night Out, the SeaChordsmen were back this year, taking advantge of the opportunity to visit our Queen Anne neighbors. We split into two group and made our way to a dozen different gatherings in the area, spreading music! Here's one crew performing: