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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...
moreBig 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.
... moreThis week, the paperwork for new member Marlese came through, and we sang her in officially! We love to honor new members as they join the chorus... We've realized that occasionally paperwork goes astray, though, and members who have transferred from other choruses don't have the same paperwork...
moreDid you know there's a National Barbershop Quartet Day? This year it happened on a Tuesday, so Melanie and Tyler were celebrating with a t-shirt.
There are four SeaChordsmen-affiliated quartets, all of whom are available for hire for gigs and events. Check out their details on our ...
moreA group of SeaChordsmen were honored to attend the memorial service for Jean Osborn, the wife of former longtime SeaChordsmen member John Osborn.
The VLQ performed You've Got a Friend at the beginning of the service, and I Believe at the end of the service.
Our...
moreLong-time member Pete let us know that this week would be his last rehearsal with the SeaChordsmen! Pete has been part of the SeaChordsmen family for 20 years, singing both lead and baritone, and serving in many volunteer leadership roles, including President of the Board of Directors. Pete has...
moreGetting a day's worth of Singing Valentine deliveries organized and ready to go is no small feat. This crew created products to order, took order details, scheduled both in-person and online deliveries, and managed the day-of logistics for the zoom-delivered Singing Valentines. This list is not...
moreWe had a handful of established and "pickup" quartets that came together on Valentine's Day to both roam the city, delivering in-person Singing Valentines, and come together in our studio to delivery worldwide online Singing Valentines. It was such a fun day -- check out the quartets who...
moreThis week, the SeaChordsmen had the pleasure of having Donny Rose visit during rehearsal. Did we learn a tag or two? YES. Did we hear about Harmony Foundation International? YES. Did a...
moreLast weekend, the chorus got together for our annual Board Installation banquet - our first since 2020! We invited folks from the Queen Anne Baptist Church to come as honored guests; we're so grateful to be part of their community. We had a good time chatting, and of course there was some...
moreThe chorus has gotten off to a rollicking start in 2023 -- we've had a board visioning meeting to plan for the next few years of chorus activity and leadership strategy; we've started tackling a dozen new songs for this years (pirate-themed!) Traveling Road-Show; and this last weekend, our...
moreA huge congratulations to Frank Gregory for being chosen as this year's Barbershopper of the Year! For years, Frank has led the charge to apply for grants to support chorus activities and outreach. COVID has had a big impact on our ability to raise money. But we still do have bills to pay --...
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