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The mission of the Nashville Singers is to enrich lives
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We hope you enjoy this week's issue of
the
Nashville Singers News
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e celebrate the power of the human voice to entertain, educate, unite, uplift, enrich, and inspire, by performing an ever-widening repertoire of choral music at the highest artistic level for a broad community of audiences.
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 Congratulations to
Nashville Singers co-founder and baritone singer
HARLAN WILSON
for being selected the best barbershop baritone singer of all time by the Barbershop Harmony Society, as reported in the January/February 2016 of
The Harmonizer
. In addition, he was the only unanimous choice from the judges.
His legendary quartet, the SUNTONES, was inducted into the Barbershop Harmony Society's Hall of Fame and was not at all short on talent. SUNTONES tenor singer Gene Cokeroft shares the top tenor of all time spot with Vern Reed of the famed Buffalo Bills, known for their contributions to Meredith Willson's The Music Man. Each of the SUNTONES lead singers Bob Franklin and Drayton Justus also made the top 10 lead list.
The Top 10 basses have yet to be announced.
You can read the full story online at this link.
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Video of the Week
As part of our tribute to
Harlan Wilson
and his recent honor
, here's a newly discovered video of Harlan performing with the Suntones on the Jackie Gleason Show.
The Suntones
were regulars on the show when it was based in Miami. Bruce Cokeroft's dad,
Gene Cokeroft
can be seen and heard singing the tenor notes, and likely arranged this piece for the Jackie Gleason Show.
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Jackie Gleason singing with the Suntones (Miami, FL)
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The Band Perry Is Following Us On Twitter. Are You?
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Raising Spirits and Lifting Hearts Through Music
The
Nashville Singers are donating our time today to present a lunchtime performance for the
Sunny Day Club at West End United Methodist Church.
The mission of The Sunny Day Club is to provide social interaction, stimulation and friendship in a caring, safe environment for those experiencing early stages of memory loss, as well as provide respite for the caregivers.
Sunny Day allows the caregiver a known block of time that they can count on to run errands, grocery shop, rest, etc. just to keep the household going. The members who come get a social outing, physical and mental exercise, acceptance as well as new friends. The volunteers recieve their gift through the giving of their time and watching the joy on the faces of the members, which is priceless.
The Sunny Day Club meets on Mondays from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
For more information about this ministry, please contact Erin Racine at 615.321.8500 or
eracine@westendumc.org.
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Volunteers Rock!
Members of the Nashville Singers advisory and governing boards braved the elements early last week to discuss strategies and ideas to help us fulfill our mission. Special thanks to
Michael Thompson and newcomer
Vicki Lea for some great ideas. Organizations like the Nashville Singers could not reach our objectives without the help of volunteers.
If you are interested in being considered as a candidate for membership on the Nashville Singers Advisory Board, our online application is available by clicking on the link shown here
http://goo.gl/forms/ZZYW3rGVkZ
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Meet Some Of Our Recent Guests
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Dick and Brian Nelson (L to R)
This father and son stopped by last week after being invited by Dann Zehr. They both spent many years singing barbershop harmony in Virginia.
Brian went on to tour with
Trick Pony
for nine years as band leader and drummer, and later backed up country singer
Tracy Byrd
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Liana Jonas describes Trick Pony as
Elvis
-style rock meets contemporary country music.
Brian spent the first half of our meeting singing lead and then transitioned to bass
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Trudy Riggs
Through our partnership with
Hands on Nashville
, we came to meet Trudy who expressed interest in helping us as a volunteer.
She came to our rehearsal last week, wasted no time, and armed with a laptop, proceeded to do a great job of updating our mailing list with recent concert attendees.
An organization like the Nashville Singers could not function without volunteers like Trudy. If you are interested in volunteering your time to support our mission to enrich lives through singing and the support of music education, please email
todd@nashvillesingers.org
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This Day In Music
February 29, 1968 - The Beatles
Sgt. Pepper won album of the year, best cover and best-engineered and recorded album at this year's Grammy Awards.
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for
Middle & High School Students
25 Students and Observers are already registered!
When: March 19, 2016 from 9:00am to 12:00pm
Where: Blackman High School - 3956 Blaze Dr,
Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37128
Special Thanks to Gerald Patton, Director of Choral Education at Blackman High School for hosting Acappella Academy
This music education event will include performances by the clinicians, a discussion promoting singing as a career in general and studying at MTSU specifically, and engaging the students in circle singing (an exercise that teaches basic jazz improvisation techniques). Also, if any students have prepared solo or group performances, we will provide some coaching.
2016 Clinicians
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Cedric Dent
Music Professor, Director of the MTSU Singers, Coordinator of Music Industry Internships / Middle Tennessee State University
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Ashley Kimbrough
Adjunct Professor of Jazz Voice Assistant Director of MTSU Singers Middle Tennessee State University
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Jim Ferguson
Adjunct Professor of Music Middle Tennessee State University, Board Member - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
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Acappella Academy workshops presented by the Nashville Singers have attracted participants from across Tennessee, Georgia, New York, New Hampshire, Ohio and Alabama.
For questions, call 615-852-SING (7464)
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Applications Now Open
for 2016 Music Makes a Difference Grants
Click on the logo to go to our new online application.
Deadline is April 15, 2016
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Applications Now Open
for 2016 Educator of the Future College Scholarship
Click on the logo to go to our new online application.
Deadline is April 15, 2016
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Tickets to Our Next Concert Are On Sale Now!
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Upcoming Schedule
February 29
(Mon) Community outreach performance for Sunny Day, a non profit group at West End United Methodist Church providing respite for the caregivers with family members who have early dementia. 11:00am chorus call, performance at 11:15am
March 3
(Thu) Next rehearsal at Whitworth Baptist Church - 3014 Elm Hill Pike (7:00pm to 9:30pm)
March 19
Acappella Academy - vocal performance clinic for Middle & High School Students
Blackman High School in Murfreesboro, TN (8:30am to noon)
April 17
(Sun) Performance in Rockvale,TN (1:30pm)
(Fri) Simply Smyrna Celebration 2016 (evening)
July 10
(Sun) Sounds of Summer Concert at the Masonic Grand Lodge with special guest artist Ringmasters from Stockholm, Sweden. Discounted pricing for attendees of the Barbershop Harmony Society's International Convention. (2:00pm)
November 19
(Sat) Season of Harmony Concert (Venue and Time TBA)
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Nashville Singers Advisory Board
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Tracy Bell
Chief Officer of Workforce Development,
Employment, and Transformation
Tennessee Department of Human Services.
Dawn Davenport
Morning News Anchor
Sideline Reporter
ESPN
Cheryl B. Davis
Senior Director of Development
Nashville Rescue Mission
Leslie Freedman
Freelance Event Manager
Party Perfections
Margaret Campbelle-Holman
Executive Director
Choral Arts Link
Host and Producer
America's Treasures
President
Blue Skies Entertainment
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Financial Advisor
Choir Director
Trinity United Methodist Church
Elias Salizar
Director of Choral and Orchestral Music
Ensworth School
Artistic Director/Conductor
Nashville Collegiate Orchestra
Conducting Fellow
Nashville Philharmonic Orchestra
Amy Sutton
Roger White
Trainer / Outside Sales
Dr. Gary Wilson
Director of Choral Activities
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We Are Grateful To Our Donors
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Donors
Nate Bailey
Larry and Joan Bain
Nikki Baker
Don & Mimi Barrett
Sarah and Gary Beatty
Betty C. Bellamy
Bruce & Kellye Cokeroft
Pat and Jess Cope
Robert and Carol Crittenden
William E. Dean
Delek Fund for Hope
Jane & Richard Eskind & Family Foundation
Dr. Lenny and Elaine Farmer
Bobbie Jean Frost
Carrie Hobbs Guiden
Kelly Hoskins
Jerry and Nancy Jennings
Janet Koch
Burnell and Shirley Kraft
Colonel Samuel Liburdi
Ed and Tracey Luke
Doug and Trish Morrison
L.D. Mullican, Jr.
Tim and Amy Mullican
Neil Nation
Connie Nelson
Nguyen Family
Mary Page
Anne Paine
Larry Parker
Bryan Patrick
Jonathan (Jay) Ress
Frank Riddick
Lisa Black Schlossberg
Michael Schwalbe
Beverly Scott
Bob Sparrow
Brett and Brandrea Sweeney
Gary Sinagra
Michael and Saundra Thornton
James Tignor, Jr.
Tom and Suzanne Tignor
David Van der Wal
Dr. Jane Warren
N. B. Weatherman
Michael Webb
Roger White
Steve and Terri Williams
Darlene Williamson
Dr. Gary Wilson
Harlan and Sandy Wilson
Taylor Wilson
Todd and Jennifer Wilson
Winters Patent Law
Ruth Woodall
Sloan Yarborough
Chris Yates
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