Where Everybody Knows Your Name 20 Minute Audition Love Is A

FEBRUARY 11, 2014
VOLUME 71, NO 6
SOP CALENDAR
MEMBERSHIP
YOUR “TO DO” LIST
CONSIGNMENT TICKETS
SINGING VALENTINE’S
SWEET ADELINE OPPORTUNITIES
SUN LAKES SHOW LINE-UP
ANNUAL SHOW FLYER
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Where Everybody Knows Your Name
20 Minute Audition
Love Is A Many Splendored Thing
20 Minute Rehearsal
Great Day
20 Minutes Choreography review
Beyond the Sea
5 minute run through
Through The Years
5 minute run through
When I Lift Up My Head
5 minute run through
Somebody Loves Me
5 minute run through
Arizona Parody
15 Minutes Choreography Review
Change The World
20 Minute Sectional rehearsals
20 Minute Riser rehearsal
Too Darn Hot
5 minute run through
Go The Distance
5 minute run through
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Email Bob Upham your request by Monday at
Noon. He will process the order and they will be picked
up at the Box Office on Tuesday afternoons and ready
for distribution at that evening's rehearsal. Late orders
will not be processed until the following week.
Include the number of tickets, the kind of ticket
(Adult $32, Senior $27, Student $17),
$17), which show and
the approximate seat location you would prefer.
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Best Available
Main Floor
Mezzanine
Side, center, back
Handicapped
You don't care
Bob will deliver the first group of consignment
tickets on Tuesday, Feb. 4th, and every week there after
until our show. Unsold tickets MUST be returned by
TUESDAY MARCH 11th.
11th. When you return your funds
and/or unsold tickets to Bob, please put the money and
tickets in a business envelope, sealed, with your name
on the outside. Therefore these can be processed later
and not at rehearsal. Put the information on the outside, or on a note inside as to how many you sold, and
the total dollar amount.
Submitted by Bob Upham
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Make sure you have a
Red Jacket, your white shirt
is pressed, your tux pants
are clean and you know
your music.
Be at rehearsal at 6:00
next week to sing with
your quartet. Be sure
to promote this special
V ALENTINES D AY
event.
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Jim Henry, Music Ph. D., twice International Champion bass , and Director of
Past International Champs, Ambassadors of Harmony, wrote an article concerning
the musical roots of barbershop harmony. It was part of Dr. Henry’s doctoral dissertation, “The Origins of Barbershop Harmony.”
Henry quoted non-Barbershopper, Lynn Abbott’s Fall 1992 American Music article, “Play ‘That Barber Shop Chord’: A Case for the African -American Origin of Barbershop Harmony,” which used quotes from musicians like Jelly Roll Morton, Louis
Armstrong, W.C. Handy, and an early 20th Century commentator who called himself
“Tom the Tattler.” Abbott referred to the African-American quartet on the cover of
Irving Berlin’s 1912 composition, “When Johnson’s Quartet Harmonize,” as well as
Geoffrey O’Hara’s transcription of what he had heard sung by early African American barbershop quartets. O’Hara’s work resulted in the publication of “The
Old Songs,” our Society’s theme which he used to proceed “Massa’s in de Cold, Cold
Ground.”
Abbott’s found that the earliest white recordings were full of minstrel show
conventions which included Negro dialect and other parodies of the African American culture, indicating a strong association with the music style.
Many have thought the song, “Play That Barber Shop Chord,” which has been
performed by many recent Society quartets, as the earliest reference to the term
“barbershop.” It tells of a black piano player, “Mr. Jefferson Lord,” who was given the
plea by “a kinky –haired lady they called Chocolate Sadie.” It’s an obvious connection of barbershop harmony with the African-American culture.
ED. NOTE: Most of this column is a simple restating of Jim Henry’s fine article…and, there’s more to come.
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Here are some opportunities to help support
our “Sisters in Harmony”
#1
Remember they are having their 3rd annual
Golf Classic being held on Monday, February
17th at
Fire Rock CC in Fountain Hills.
Get a foursome together, sponsor a hole, or for
$35, just come for
dinner and a show
#2
On February 23rd they are
having a performance at
Shepherd of the Hills Methodist Church, 13658
Meeker Blvd.
Sun City West, AZ 85375
It is open to the public and is
only $5.00 per person.
Tickets available at the door.
Tuesday’s Guests: Cammy, Alex
and Sam, Dave Warkentin Sr., Michael Thorp, John Billehaug, Dave
Jones, Bruce Hunting, Chris Haight
and Dave Christmas.
Renewals: Jim Hansen, 35 yrs. 4 MoN.; Scott Wiegand, 3 yrs. - 2
MoN, and Dave Christmas, 13 yrs.
1.Stop Mertens from
wining...BRING WATER!!!!
Great Day
Beyond The Sea
Talk – Intro “Heatwave
“Heatwave””
Heatwave – 2 songs (Uptunes) – Rodney A, Marco, Kent, Mark
Talk - Hilo’s? Close Harmony, etc.
Through The Years
When I Lift Up My Head
Talk – Intro “Speakeasy
“Speakeasy””
Speakeasy
Speakeasy – 2 song - Ray Estes, RJ, Elliot, Shreyas
Talk
Somebody Loves Me
AZ Parody
Talk – While Sop Leaves and intro “Audacity
“Audacity””
SOP Leaves The Stage
Audacity – 3 Songs
Talk – Intro “Vocal
“Vocal Edition”
Edition”
Vocal Edition – 3 songs
Chorus Returns to Stage
Talk – (Eric Clampton Style to include newer music)
Change The World
Talk
Too Darn Hot
Gary Says Goodbye
Go The Distance
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2.Remember to tape yourself
on any song and turn it in
to your section leader
3.Thank your riser buddies
for singing with you
4.Promote “Singing Valentines”
5.Fill out Annual Show ticket
request form for
consignment tickets.
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President= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =Bob Upham
Immediate Past President = = = = = = = Terry Aramian
VP Music/Performance = = = = = = = = =Mark Spriggs
VP Program = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =Gary Ciba
VP Membership = = = = = = = = = = = = =Rodney Brandt
VP Marketing & PR = = = = = = = = = = =Jerry McElfresh
UNLESS OTHERWISE ANNOUNCED, the SOP Chorus
will have weekly rehearsals every Tuesday night
starting at 7:00 p.m.
p.m.
Shepherd of the Valley Church
1500 W Maryland Ave. Phoenix, Arizona
2014
Secretary = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Bo Larson
Treasurer = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Roy Gross
 February 14th & 15th - Singing Valentines
Director at Large = = = = = = = = = = = = Ryan Howell
 February 23rd - Sun Lakes Show - 3:00 - 1:00 Call time
Director at Large = = = = = = = = = = = = Mel Reekes
Director at Large = = = = = = = = = = = = Jeromy McMahon
 February 22nd - 9:009:00-5:00 - Coaching Brent Graham
 Feb. 27th(Thurs
.) - 6:00 Front Row - 7:00 Chorus
27th(Thurs.)
 March 15th - Spring Show - Mesa Arts Center
 April 3rd - Mesa Spirit RV Park - Performance
 April 11th11th-13th - Spring Retreat “TBA”
* DIRECTOR *
GARY STEINKAMP
Presentation - RODNEY ARMSTRONG
VP of Music - MARK SPRIGGS
Auditions Coordinator - RAY ESTES
Presentation Coach - SCOTT WIEGAND
“The Magi”
Magi” - DAN WILSON, TERRY ARAMIAN, JACK MAUNEY
* SECTION LEADERS *
Tenor - MARK SPRIGGS
Lead - DANNY RYAN & MARCO TETI
Baritone - RAY ESTES & DAN RYAN, SR.
Bass - Dave Warkentin
 May 2nd2nd-4th - Division Contest
 May 10th - Sun City Grand Performance - 7:00 pm
 June 20th20th-22nd - Summer Retreat - Camp Pine Rock
 July 1st - Las Vegas International - 7:00pm Rehearsal
 July 1st - 6th - Las Vegas International Week
Curtain times are listed above for performances.
Chorus call times for members are listed/TBA.
RED underlined events are linked to
internet web pages.
* COSTUMES *
DENISE KOEHNLEIN
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