Hello from Champaign-Urbana!  If anybody is up for an EXCELLENT night of
college acappella, you might want to check out the
University of Illinois Xtension Chords' Acapellapalooza 2001!  The show
starts at 7:30 Friday, March 30 (that's THIS friday) and is on the
beautiful UIUC Quad in Lincoln Hall Audiorium.  If you'd like to reserve
general admission tickets and/or get directions, email either me or
xchords@... and we'll get you set up.

Thanks, and I hope to see some of you there!

---Andy Emmerich
Asst. Director, The Xtension Chords

There is a two-day a cappella festival in Nashville June 30-July 1, 2001 with
lots of fantastic variety. You can get much more detail at the
spebsqsa.org web site. Click on the SING! logo. It is going to be a great
weekend just prior to the arrival of the 10,000 people that will be
attending the International competition for the men's barbershop harmony
society. There are two men's choruses from the Chicago area that will be
competing, the New Tradition Chorus (newtradition.org), based in Northbrook and
seven time silver medalist, as well as the Great American Chorus
(greatamericanchorus.org) based in Waukegan under the direction of Dr. Greg
Lyne. The Great American Chorus was bronze medalist in 2000 in their
first International competition.

Russ Fletcher
rfletcher@...
Lead-Great American Chorus

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>       1. a cappella festival during the summer
>            From: "James Pretkelis" <jpretkelis@...>
>       2. Bass Audition for Spare Keys
>            From: "Krivitzky, Jonathan" <jkrivitz@...>
>       3. Giant Spring Show for the Xtension Chords
>            From: andrew stephen emmerich <aemmeric@...>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
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> Message: 1
>    Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 15:33:10 -0600
>    From: "James Pretkelis" <jpretkelis@...>
> Subject: a cappella festival during the summer
>
> Does anybody know if there is a festival over the summer? I thought I heard
that there was one in Nashville. Any info would greatly help. Thanks!
>
> Jim Pretkelis
> Vocal Percussionist - 'Round Midnight
>
> for booking and contact info:
> email: roundmidnightacappella@...
> call:  708-597-3643
>
> >>> "Gary Podolsky" <gpodolsky@...> 03/18/01 21:30 PM >>>
> The Chicago Regional Harmony Sweepstakes A Cappella
> Festival is Saturday March 24, 2001 at 7:30 PM. It's at the same
> theater as last year, the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts
> in Skokie. Tickets are on sale now at $17. All seats are reserved.
> The box office number is 847-673-6300.
>
> For more information, check the website at: www.harmony-sweepstakes.com.
>
> The show will be hosted by 2000 Chicago Regional Champions,
> Chapter 6.
>
> The competing groups are:
>
> Delusions of Grandeur - Male Quintet - Indiana
> elmoTHUMM - Male Quintet - Michigan
> Fifth Element - Male Sextet - Wisconsin
> Prime Vocal Jazz - Mixed Sextet - Michigan
> 'Round Midnight - Male Quintet - Illinois
> Route 66 - Female Quartet - Illinois
> Three Men and a Tenor- Male Quartet - Michigan
> Voice Trek -  Mixed Quintet - Minnesota
>
> It will be another great evening. There's plenty of free parking and
> many great restaurants nearby. Hope to see you there.
>
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> Message: 2
>    Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 15:54:49 -0600
>    From: "Krivitzky, Jonathan" <jkrivitz@...>
> Subject: Bass Audition for Spare Keys
>
> I posted this on the rec.music.a-cappella newsgroup, but it can't hurt to
> spread the word.
>
> -----------------------------------------
> SPARE KEYS AUDITIONS - BASS
> -----------------------------------------
>
> "Spare Keys", a fledgling seven-member, co-ed group in the
> Chicago/Milwaukee area is in need of a bass singer.
>
> We're a semi-pro group, interested in having much fun, flooring an
> audience, showing off our talents, but not necessarily in being rich
> and famous.
>
> Over the last two years, we've meticulously chosen our members,
> settling on six dedicated, talented, and easy-to-get-along with
> singers.  Over that span, we've developed a sizable and eclectic
> repertoire of arrangements.  We've also found an experienced group
> manager, an artistic advisor, and several contacts that will propel us
> towards where we want to go.
>
> Our future plans include a 2002 entry into the Harmony Sweepstakes,
> recording a CD as soon as financially feasible, a two-hour show in
> downtown Chicago, and several smaller ideas that can wait for a
> personal conversation.
>
> We've got the music, the short-term and long-term plans, the groove,
> and the joy.  We only need a bass to complete the picture.
>
> If you sing low, if you like to sing basslines, and if you live within
> the Chicago/Milwaukee area, please don't hesitate to contact me (info
> below).  This is a great chance to get in on the ground floor of
> something very rewarding.  Don't pass it up!
>
> Contact Info
> ------------
> My Email: jkrivitz@...
> Group Email: sparekeys@...
>
> Sing 'til you're flat,
> Jon Krivitzky, Musical Director of "Spare Keys"
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 3
>    Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 18:39:24 -0600 (CST)
>    From: andrew stephen emmerich <aemmeric@...>
> Subject: Giant Spring Show for the Xtension Chords
>
> Hello from Champaign-Urbana!  If anybody is up for an EXCELLENT night of
> college acappella, you might want to check out the
> University of Illinois Xtension Chords' Acapellapalooza 2001!  The show
> starts at 7:30 Friday, March 30 (that's THIS friday) and is on the
> beautiful UIUC Quad in Lincoln Hall Audiorium.  If you'd like to reserve
> general admission tickets and/or get directions, email either me or
> xchords@... and we'll get you set up.
>
> Thanks, and I hope to see some of you there!
>
> ---Andy Emmerich
> Asst. Director, The Xtension Chords
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
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Now that my buddy Russ Fletcher has enlightened all of us about Sing! in
Nashville, I'd like some help in clearing up a mystery closer to home.

Can anyone provide information about a gathering called Spring Sing 2001,
scheduled to occur in downtown Chicago May 11-13?  I recently visited the Lake
Shore Jive Web site (which appears to be inoperable at present) & followed a
link to the Spring Sing Web site (http://www.springsing.org).  However, the
latter does not give complete information.

For example, I see there are a handful of a cappella groups listed as members of
Spring Sing.  Is the event closed only to members of those groups, or is it open
to all a cappella singers or to the public?  If the latter is the case, how can
one participate in the events?

About a month ago, I sent an e-mail to the contact indicated on Spring Sing's
Web site, asking for more extensive details, but as yet have received no reply.

Apparently, Spring Sing has been an annual event for more than 40 years, hosted
in a different city each time.  But this is the first I have heard of it, & I'm
sure I'm not alone.  Can anyone tell us more about it???

--Joseph Schlesinger
zinger99@... (backup: schlesmail@...)
member Shoreliner Chorus (http://www.nsn.org/evkhome/bflat)
member New Tradition Chorus (http://www.newtradition.org)
founder Barbershop Harmony Chicagoland (http://www.bbs.singer.as)
847/328-0921

----- Original Message -----

From: Jimbo

To: Jimbo ; Chicago-acappella@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 1:12 AM

Subject: [Chicago-acappella] New Group.... Arrangements....

Hey... didn't realize I was emailing the group. I guess I can open the question back up to any one.. Does anyone have any arrangements for a 9 member all male a capella ensemble.  We are joingin CASA soon but are looking to expand a library of tunes so we can get some new members our way.  We are After School Special and I am Jim Davis.. the co-founder.  I have some barber shop tunes and some great legit/classical ballads/songs (Set me as a seal etc) but am lookin for some great stuff people will want come hear if they don't know music much.  Any ideas or suggestions??!?!?  Thanks for the help.

 

Sincerely,

James K. Davis

(Jimbo of After School Special, GR MI)

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----- Original Message -----
From: <Gregg.Peters@...>
To: <AnthonyGreen@...>
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 9:15 AM
Subject: Re: [Chicago-acappella] New Group.... Arrangements....



All I can say is that "I feel your pain!"  I have had the same issue, too!
If you do figure it out, PLEASE let me know!

Gregg
---------------------- Forwarded by Gregg S Peters/US/DNY on 04/02/2001
09:18 AM ---------------------------

"Anthony R. Green" <anthonygreen@...>@compuserve.com
04/02/2001 09:13 AM





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To:   "Jimbo" <davisjk@...>,
       <Chicago-acappella@yahoogroups.com>
cc:

Subject:  Re: [Chicago-acappella] New Group.... Arrangements....



How on earth do I get off this mail list? Following the Yahoo  instructions
does no good. They merely ask you to confirm, which I have done  each time.
For several weeks I have been trying. I am not interested in the A
Cappella community (Sorry!)
Regards, Anthony Green
Wilmette, Illinois
AnthonyGreen@...
----- Original Message -----
From:  Jimbo
To: Jimbo ; Chicago-acappella@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 1:12  AM
Subject: [Chicago-acappella] New  Group.... Arrangements....

Hey... didn't realize I was emailing the group. I  guess I can open the
question back up to any one.. Does anyone have any  arrangements for a 9
member all male a capella ensemble. We are joingin  CASA soon but are
looking to expand a library of tunes so we can get some new  members our
way. We are After School Special and I am Jim Davis.. the  co-founder. I
have some barber shop tunes and some great legit/classical  ballads/songs
(Set me as a seal etc) but am lookin for some great stuff people  will want
come hear if they don't know music much. Any ideas or  suggestions??!?!?
Thanks for the help.

Sincerely,
James K. Davis
(Jimbo of After School Special, GR  MI)


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Gregg, Anthony, & anyone else who wants off this list:

I suspect unsubscribing from the Yahoo!groups Chicago A Cappella Newsgroup is a
similar process to unsubscribing from any other similar newsgroup (including the
Harmonet of the barbershop singing community).

Send a blank e-mail message to chicago-acapella-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com --
that ought to work.

If, instead, you'd prefer to remain on the list, but not receive e-mails of
messages posted, what you want to do is stop mail -- type in:
chicago-acapella-nomail@yahoogroups.com -- then you can still go to the group's
Web site to read new messages & retain the ability to post to the group, if you
have the perverse desire to do so.

There is a list of additional commands (regarding Harmonet) on my Harmonet Web
page (http://www.nsn.org/evkhome/bflat/harmonet.html).  Just remember to replace
"bbshop" in the commands with "chicago-acapella" -- good luck!

--Joseph Schlesinger
zinger99@... (backup: schlesmail@...)
member Shoreliner Chorus (http://www.nsn.org/evkhome/bflat)
member New Tradition Chorus (http://www.newtradition.org)
founder Barbershop Harmony Chicagoland (http://www.bbs.singer.as)
847/328-0921

Sorry, Joseph but in this case it DOESN'T work. Over the last few weeks I've
done as you suggest four or five times, and sent Yahoo the confirmation they
request, but I'm still on the list. I blame Yahoo, of course, not the group.
What else can we do?
Regards, Anthony Green
Wilmette, Illinois
AnthonyGreen@...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Schlesinger" <zinger99@...>
To: <chicago-acappella@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 10:18 AM
Subject: [Chicago-acappella] Unsubscribing from Chicago A Cappella Newsgroup


|
| Gregg, Anthony, & anyone else who wants off this list:
|
| I suspect unsubscribing from the Yahoo!groups Chicago A Cappella Newsgroup
is a similar process to unsubscribing from any other similar newsgroup
(including the Harmonet of the barbershop singing community).
|
| Send a blank e-mail message to
chicago-acapella-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com -- that ought to work.
|
| If, instead, you'd prefer to remain on the list, but not receive e-mails
of messages posted, what you want to do is stop mail -- type in:
chicago-acapella-nomail@yahoogroups.com -- then you can still go to the
group's Web site to read new messages & retain the ability to post to the
group, if you have the perverse desire to do so.
|
| There is a list of additional commands (regarding Harmonet) on my Harmonet
Web page (http://www.nsn.org/evkhome/bflat/harmonet.html).  Just remember to
replace "bbshop" in the commands with "chicago-acapella" -- good luck!
|
| --Joseph Schlesinger
| zinger99@... (backup: schlesmail@...)
| member Shoreliner Chorus (http://www.nsn.org/evkhome/bflat)
| member New Tradition Chorus (http://www.newtradition.org)
| founder Barbershop Harmony Chicagoland (http://www.bbs.singer.as)
| 847/328-0921
|
|
|
|
| To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
| Chicago-acappella-unsubscribe@egroups.com
|
|
|
| Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
|
|

Hmmm . . . seems we have a conundrum here.

I did a little kanoodling around with the Yahoo! How-To page -- turns out their
lingo for unsubscribing from a group is called "deleting a profile."

Here's what their instructions say about that:

-How do I delete a profile?
-To delete one of your profiles go to My Profiles and click the "Delete" link to
the right of the profile name that you want to delete.
-It is not possible to delete the profile associated with your main Yahoo! ID on
the My Profiles page. Profiles for your main Yahoo! ID or your Yahoo! Mail
account can only be deleted by closing your account and removing all of the
information they contain. If you do not want any information displayed on the
profile for your Yahoo! ID or Mail account, simply remove all of the content in
the profile.

If I understand that correctly, if you currently belong to a group under your
main Yahoo! ID, you're stuck in the group unless you close your Yahoo! account
entirely.  At that point, you'll be deleted from all groups to which you're
registered under that ID, but, should you want to reactivate your Yahoo! ID, I
don't know whether you can open a new account with the former ID name.

Seems like a raw deal to me.  Anyone have a better answer???
--Joseph Schlesinger
zinger99@... (backup: schlesmail@...)
member Shoreliner Chorus (http://www.nsn.org/evkhome/bflat)
member New Tradition Chorus (http://www.newtradition.org)
founder Barbershop Harmony Chicagoland (http://www.bbs.singer.as)
847/328-0921

Do not delete your profile! It may be posssible that you can delete it
and still be subscribed to a group.
Yahoo login and profiles are separate from subscribing to Yahoo groups.
You can both a Yahoo logon and a group subscription. You also can have
either without the other.
I know this much, but I am still confused by lots of Yahoo's procedures.
For problems unsubscribing to a group, you might try sending e-mail
explaining your problem to a Yahoo/eGroups tecchie, "Brandon Long"
<blong@...> or to "Simmie" <simjs@...>.
Both of them are quite active on Yahoo help e-mail lists.

jim styer, battle creek
jimstyer@...



At 11:59 AM 4/2/01 -0400, Joseph Schlesinger wrote:
>Hmmm . . . seems we have a conundrum here.
>
>I did a little kanoodling around with the Yahoo! How-To page -- turns
out their lingo for unsubscribing from a group is called "deleting a profile."
>
>Here's what their instructions say about that:
>
>-How do I delete a profile?
>-To delete one of your profiles go to My Profiles and click the
"Delete" link to the right of the profile name that you want to delete.
>-It is not possible to delete the profile associated with your main
Yahoo! ID on the My Profiles page. Profiles for your main Yahoo! ID or
your Yahoo! Mail account can only be deleted by closing your account and
removing all of the information they contain. If you do not want any
information displayed on the profile for your Yahoo! ID or Mail account,
simply remove all of the content in the profile.
>
>If I understand that correctly, if you currently belong to a group
under your main Yahoo! ID, you're stuck in the group unless you close
your Yahoo! account entirely.  At that point, you'll be deleted from all
groups to which you're registered under that ID, but, should you want to
reactivate your Yahoo! ID, I don't know whether you can open a new
account with the former ID name.
>
>Seems like a raw deal to me.  Anyone have a better answer???
>--Joseph Schlesinger
>zinger99@... (backup: schlesmail@...)
>member Shoreliner Chorus (http://www.nsn.org/evkhome/bflat)
>member New Tradition Chorus (http://www.newtradition.org)
>founder Barbershop Harmony Chicagoland (http://www.bbs.singer.as)
>847/328-0921
>
>
>
>To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
>Chicago-acappella-unsubscribe@egroups.com
>
>
>
>Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>
>
--------------------

Thanks, Chris. Here's another wrinkle! I did what you said and signed in OK
but Yahoo informs me that I am not signed up to any group. Well, PERHAPS
they have now unsubscribed me (!) but that wasn't the case a couple of hours
ago. I'll wait now and see if any more unwanted messages arrive!
Regards, Anthony Green
Wilmette, Illinois
AnthonyGreen@...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Wyrick" <Wyrick@...>
To: "'Anthony R. Green'" <anthonygreen@...>
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 10:46 AM
Subject: RE: [Chicago-acappella] Unsubscribing from Chicago A Cappella
Newsgroup


|
| Have you tried logging on at the website and cancelling that way?
| Go to yahoogroups.com.  You can request your yahoo i.d. and password
| if you don't know them.  After you sign in, click on my groups,
| click on chicago-acappella, and click on unsubscribe under membership
| on the right side of the page.
|
| good luck!
|
| Chris Wyrick
| St. Louis barbershopper
|
| -----Original Message-----
| From: Anthony R. Green [mailto:anthonygreen@...]
| Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 10:30 AM
| To: Joseph Schlesinger
| Cc: Chicago-acappella@yahoogroups.com
| Subject: Re: [Chicago-acappella] Unsubscribing from Chicago A Cappella
| Newsgroup
|
|
| Sorry, Joseph but in this case it DOESN'T work. Over the last few weeks
I've
| done as you suggest four or five times, and sent Yahoo the confirmation
they
| request, but I'm still on the list. I blame Yahoo, of course, not the
group.
| What else can we do?
| Regards, Anthony Green
| Wilmette, Illinois
| AnthonyGreen@...
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: "Joseph Schlesinger" <zinger99@...>
| To: <chicago-acappella@yahoogroups.com>
| Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 10:18 AM
| Subject: [Chicago-acappella] Unsubscribing from Chicago A Cappella
Newsgroup
|
|
| |
| | Gregg, Anthony, & anyone else who wants off this list:
| |
| | I suspect unsubscribing from the Yahoo!groups Chicago A Cappella
Newsgroup
| is a similar process to unsubscribing from any other similar newsgroup
| (including the Harmonet of the barbershop singing community).
| |
| | Send a blank e-mail message to
| chicago-acapella-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com -- that ought to work.
| |
| | If, instead, you'd prefer to remain on the list, but not receive e-mails
| of messages posted, what you want to do is stop mail -- type in:
| chicago-acapella-nomail@yahoogroups.com -- then you can still go to the
| group's Web site to read new messages & retain the ability to post to the
| group, if you have the perverse desire to do so.
| |
| | There is a list of additional commands (regarding Harmonet) on my
Harmonet
| Web page (http://www.nsn.org/evkhome/bflat/harmonet.html).  Just remember
to
| replace "bbshop" in the commands with "chicago-acapella" -- good luck!
| |
| | --Joseph Schlesinger
| | zinger99@... (backup: schlesmail@...)
| | member Shoreliner Chorus (http://www.nsn.org/evkhome/bflat)
| | member New Tradition Chorus (http://www.newtradition.org)
| | founder Barbershop Harmony Chicagoland (http://www.bbs.singer.as)
| | 847/328-0921
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
| | Chicago-acappella-unsubscribe@egroups.com
| |
| |
| |
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http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
| |
| |
|
|
|
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|

In the Spring of 1991, a bunch of cast members of an on-campus musical
decided to get together on a regular basis and sing for fun.  Earlier this
year, the Washington University Mosaic Whispers competed in the ICCA
competition and made it to the Midwest region semi-finals.

The long road from a loose collection of fun-loving singers to a true force
in the collegiate a cappella world is now chronicled in "Vested Interest",
the Mosaic Whispers 10th anniversary CD.  Over two and a half years in the
making, this CD contains 20 tracks of songs and performances across the
decade.  Four tracks come from the four released CD's (one from each).
Sixteen tracks are unable to be found anywhere else, and six of those are
studio recordings done especially for this album.  Included in the liner
notes are four solid pages of quotes and song descriptions, clearly
explaining why each song is included.

This monumental project is more than a collection of great songs from across
the years; the story that is told, both implicitly in the music and
explicitly in the liner notes, chronicles one group's slow and steady rise
to success.  All of the songs included represent a major event or turning
point in the history of the group, and the song descriptions are truly
priceless.

To my knowledge, no other collegiate album approaches the scope and depth of
what goes on *inside* a group over the course of years.  For fans of
collegiate a cappella, this is an educational tool detailing what happens
behind the scenes in a true a cappella success story.  For fans of Mosaic
Whispers, this is a must-have.  For music lovers, this is a darn good CD.

If you'd like to purchase the album, it will cost $12, plus $2 S/H.  If you
live in the Chicago area, I may be able to swing a personal delivery and
save you the extra $2.

If you're interested, contact me through the email below and we'll see what
we can manage.

Sing 'til you're flat,
Jon Krivitzky

Email: jkrivitz@...

Fellow 'Groupers:

The mystery surrounding Spring Sing 2001 has been cleared up, thanx to Corey
Greendale of Lake Shore Drive.  Here's what Corey has to say:

         *     *     *     *     *

For up-to-date info on Spring Sing, go to
http://www.lakeshorejive.com/springsing/

I just verified it, and it is up and running. It has what I believe is complete
information about all the events.

Spring Sing is open to anyone who wants to attend as an audience member (a
cappella singers are especially encouraged to do so), but it is closed to
performances, as the groups that perform have to be part of the Spring Sing
organization.

[J.S. note: According to the Spring Sing Web site, those groups are Lake Shore
Drive, Augmented Eight, Wizard Oil Combination,
Grace Notes, Counterparts, Off Sounders, Cahoots, Jersey Transit, & Noteworthy
-- pretty heady company!]

Much more specific information about the schedule of events, the groups
performing, and how to reserve space, can be found at the Website noted above.

Hope that helps. Please let me know if you have any more questions.

Corey Greendale
Lake Shore Jive

         *     *     *     *     *

Even with the Midwest Harmony Sweepstakes, a wealth of barbershop shows, &
public performances by a wide variety of a cappella artists, each new
opportunity to enjoy the richness of vocal harmony that comes to light is worth
publicizing to those who share our enthusiasm for a cappella singing.

P.S.: Good luck to The Dateables, Northwestern University's newest vocal
quartet, who have registered to compete in the Illinois District College
Barbershop Quartet Contest in Peoria April 21.

--Joseph Schlesinger
zinger99@... (backup: schlesmail@...)
member Shoreliner Chorus (http://www.nsn.org/evkhome/bflat)
member New Tradition Chorus (http://www.newtradition.org)
founder Barbershop Harmony Chicagoland (http://www.bbs.singer.as)
847/328-0921

What's a style of four-part unaccompanied harmony that evolved in the United
States & predates barbershop? It's Sacred Harp singing, also known as
"shaped-note" or "fasola" singing. Like barbershoppers, Sacred Harp singers have
formed their own dedicated community throughout the country; their
harmony-filled gatherings are often intensely moving experiences.

The Sacred Harp singers will hold their annual Midwest Convention in Chicago
Saturday & Sunday, April 28-29. It may well be the world's largest gathering of
Sacred Harp singers. Events will include:

*Saturday & Sunday Singing: 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. both days at Ida Noyes Hall,
University of Chicago, 1212 E. 59th St., Chicago. Includes dinner on the grounds
(local singers are urged to bring a pot luck dish).
*Saturday Evening Social: 7-11 p.m. at North Shore Holiday Inn, 5300 W. Touhy
Ave., Skokie.

The convention is open to the public; admission is free. Why not stop by & find
out more about Sacred Harp singing?  For more information, call the Chicago
Sacred Harp Hotline at 773/276-HARP or visit the Chicago Sacred Harp Web site at
http://home.uchicago.edu/~asweinbe/midwest.html.

--Joseph Schlesinger
zinger99@... (backup: schlesmail@...)
member Shoreliner Chorus (http://www.nsn.org/evkhome/bflat)
member New Tradition Chorus (http://www.newtradition.org)
founder Barbershop Harmony Chicagoland (http://www.bbs.singer.as)
847/328-0921

This Monday, April 16th, from 7 until 9 p.m., I will be presenting a
FREE introduction to the Feldenkrais Method in the community room of
Castle Village. The address is 110 Cabrini Boulevard in Manhattan,
just north of 181st Street. The introduction will include several
short lessons on the floor (bring a mat!) to give you a sense of the
variety of movement used in the Awareness Through Movement lessons. I
will also be demonstrating Functional Integration, the one-on-one
form of the work.

The Feldenkrais Method is especially effective for singers and other
performers, in that it can help you to learn to organize yourself in
a freer, more spontaneous way.

Further information about my Feldenkrais practice is available at
http://www.mp3.com/JohnLinkFeldenkrais.

I hope to see you tomorrow night!

John Link

http://www.mp3.com/JohnLinkFeldenkrais
http://www.mp3.com/JohnLinkVocalQuintet

Dear Friends of Golosa, the University of Chicago Russian Choir,

Let me begin by expressing on behalf of the choir our heartfelt thanks for
all of the support you have shown us since our founding in 1997. Thanks to
your interest and enthusiasm we have been able to spend the last four
years bringing the best of Russian folk music to the Chicago area. Now
this September, we in Golosa are attempting to make our first tour to our
spiritual homeland of Mother Russia, flying first to Moscow and then to
Irkutsk and Ulan-Ude on the shores of Lake Baikal. In the village of
Tarbagatay in the province of Buryatia we hope to spend five days with our
friends in Sud'binushka, the Siberian folk choir from whom we have taken
much of our repertoire, singing with them and learning from them a deeper
appreciation of folksinging in its native environment.

Right now we are attempting to pay for this adventure entirely with our
own resources. We have been fortunate to find discounted student airfares
and homestays in all the cities we hope to visit, bringing the total cost
for each individual down to a mere $1000 for two weeks in Russia. Still,
the cost of sending the group is considerably more than we currently have
available.

I am writing to you to ask for your support in this endeavor. If you have
enjoyed our music in the past and would like to help us take full
advantage of this unique opportunity, please consider making a donation to
the group. Your donation will be completely tax-deductible through the
University of Chicago. For a contribution of $40 or more we will be happy
to send you a CD of both ourselves and Sud'binushka which we plan to
record during the trip. Also, if you are interested in hiring the group to
sing for an event, or in making a donation in exchange for a concert at
some time in the future, we are still available at least until the end of
May, and hopefully during the summer as well. Of course, donations of any
size will be welcome and greatly appreciated.

If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation to the choir, please
contact me, Noel Taylor, either by email or phone at 773-256-0370. If you
would like to speak with our representative at the University of Chicago,
please call Sean Bruna, program coordinator for Student Activites, at
773-702-7718.

Thank you once again for all the support you have shown us over the
years. We hope that  you will continue to enjoy the music that has become
so important to all of us and that we will see you at a concert soon.

best wishes,

Noel Taylor, director, Golosa

Dear friends of Golosa,

First of all, thank you for all the support you've shown us during our
pledge drive. If you would still like to help us make our trip to Siberia,
we are still accepting contributions. In return we promise to raise your
name in song on the shores of lake Baikal, and also, for contributions of
$40 or more, to give you a copy of the CD that we plan to make during the
trip. Please write back to me with any questions.

But the main point of this email is to tell you about our next concert,
which may well be our last of the academic year. Sorry for the late
notice, but the concert is this coming Saturday, April 28, at 3:00 pm at
the Skokie Public Library at 5215 Oakton Street in Skokie, Ill. We will
sing for approximately one hour.

Here are directions from Hyde Park, for anyone doughty enough to make the
drive up...

Take Lake Shore Drive north until it ends and turns into Sheridan Road.

Follow windy Sheridan Road to Howard and turn left (west)

Go west on Howard. Cross Western Ave. Keep going west a couple of miles
after that. Cross a bridge. Cross McCormick. Cross Skokie Blvd and make
next right onto Lincoln ave. Now you are going north.

Continue past Oakton community college. At the next light, which is still
called Lincoln ave, turn right.

Go one block and turn left onto Oakton.

Pass City Hall on your left, the next building on the left is the
library, at 5215 Oakton. Continue just past it and turn left, crossing the
traffic going the opposite way, into the free parking lot on the far side.
Park. You're there.

Admission is free.

Thank you again and we hope to see you at the show,

Noel Taylor, director, Golosa, University of Chicago Russian Choir

Hi fellow Chicago A Cappellans,

Voices in Your Head, University of Chicago's own co-ed contemporary and
funky a cappella group, will be raising the roof this Sunday, May 13, as
we host our Spring concert.  Featuring guest appearances from Yale
University's oldest and finest all-female group, the New Blue, and
University of Chicago's all-female group Men in Drag, this is not going to
be a show to miss!

What:     Voices in Your Head Spring concert with special guests
           Yale University's The New Blue and U of C's Men in Drag
When:     7pm, Sunday, May 13, 2001
Where:    Oriental Institute, 1155 E 58th St.
           University of Chicago campus
How much: $5 at the door

Fellow Acappella Singers in Chicagoland:

Vocal Chaos, a nine-man Chicago-based rock/pop acappella group, has recently
lost several members due to out-of-town job transfers.  We are in the
process of trying to re-fill our ranks.  We sing classic and modern rock/pop
acappella (with a few jazz chords here and there), and we rehearse on
Thursday nights (8:30-10:30) in Lincoln Park.

If you or someone you know would like to learn more about VC and/or schedule
an audition, please reply to mscottt@... (don't omit the third
consecutive "t" in the email address, or I won't receive it) or call Scott
at 773\ 404-7312.  Thanks.

Scott Townsend
Vocal Chaos, T1

If you haven't heard the unique a cappella style of the Melodeers yet, check
us out on June 23rd.  You won't regret it!  And our featured guest, PLATINUM
will astound you.  Visit our web sites for a preview of what's in store.
Concert information is listed below.

Melodeers  <A HREF="www.melodeers.com">www.melodeers.com</A>
PLATINUM <A HREF="www.ptplatinum.com">www.ptplatinum.com</A>

Melodeers, 3-time Sweet Adelines International Chorus Champions, present…

EXTRAVAGANZA 2001
Saturday, June 23 - 3:00 & 7:00 p.m.
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd.
(at Golf Road), Skokie, IL

Special Guests
PLATINUM
2000 SPEBSQSA International Quartet Champions

Also

Taylor Street Union, 2001 Region 3 champions and several other top Regional
quartets

Tickets:
3:00 p.m. $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and children 12 and under.
7:00 p.m. $15. All seats are reserved.

Order tickets at www.melodeers.com or call 1-800-ACA-PLLA (1-800-222-7552).

The Melodeers are known for their "Pushing the Envelope" style of performance
and usually work in their amazing sense of humor, that keeps audiences
laughing and crying from coast to coast. This isn't your grandmother's
barbershop, anymore!!

Diane Landry, <A HREF="SingLandry@...">SingLandry@...</A>
Tenor, On Stage! Quartet <A HREF="www.onstagequartet.esmartmusic.com">
www.onstagequartet.esmartmusic.com</A>
Tenor, Melodeers Chorus <A HREF="www.melodeers.com">www.melodeers.com</A>
Melodeers Marketing Coordinator

Dear Friends of Golosa,

LET OUR PROCLAMATION GO OUT ACROSS THE LAND!!!

Golosa's final concert of the academic year will take place this Friday,
June 1, at 8:00 pm in the Coulter Lounge of International House in Hyde
Park. We will present a program of Russian folksongs from the provinces of
Archangelsk and Buryatia which are guaranteed to bring a smile to your
face. No previous knowledge of Russian is required to enjoy these songs.

International House is located at 1414 E. 59th Street, just east of the
University of Chicago Campus. The Coulter lounge is on the first floor of
the building in the southeast corner. Turn right down the main hallway
after entering, and follow it to the end.

There is no fee for admission to this concert, but a voluntary donation
will be requested as we are trying to raise money to help finance our
upcoming trip to Moscow and Siberia.

The program will be approximately one hour in length. For more information
please contact the Program Office of International House at 773-753-2275
or email them at i-house-programs@...

Please join us for our last concert of the year!

Noel Taylor, director, Golosa, U of C Russian Choir

The MeloTones, a small a cappella ensemble representing the Melodeers Chorus,
1995, 1998 and 2001 Sweet Adelines International Chorus Champions, will
appear on Chicago area's Channel 7 (ABC) Sunday Morning News Program.  Look
for the group at the end of the program, around 7:25 am on Sunday, June 17th.
  So set your VCR's if you don't want to get up that early on Father's Day!

Diane Landry, <A HREF="SingLandry@...">SingLandry@...</A>
Tenor, Melodeers Chorus <A HREF="www.melodeers.com">www.melodeers.com</A>
Melodeers Marketing Coordinator

On Saturday, June 23, 2001, Voices 2 Go, a new acapella ensemble will
be debuting at Swedish Days' Concerts at Noon in Geneva, Illinois.
Anybody interested in coming out to view some Chicago Western
Suburban talent, feel free to join us for a casual, "outdoor-cafe-
style" concert.  We will located at the old Courthouse on South 3rd
Street in Geneva, Illinois.  The concert will begin at approximately
12:00 p.m. and last for about 2 hours.

Voices 2 Go is an acapella ensemble, however, on this particular day,
we are mixing in some accompanied solos as well as some duets.

To get a glimps of Voices 2 Go, you can catch us at
www.voices2go.org.  Here you can find out more information on our up-
and-coming gigs, contact the group directly, meet our 8 members,
listen to clips from previous shows, and view pictures of the group.

Our site is also linked to the Geneva Swedish Days site, so if you
are intersted in coming out, you can find out what else is happening
on Saturday.  Directions to the site should also be posted.

Heather Lambert
Voices 2 Go

If you enjoy barbershop harmony -- or are curious about just what
state-of-the-art barbershop is -- you'll want to know about the
upcoming live Web broadcast of segments of the SPEBSQSA (men's
barbershop) International Convention in Nashville, Tenn., July 1-7.

I believe some contest sessions will be broadcast in addition to the
AIC (Association of International Champions -- past SPEBSQSA quartet
champs) Show.  Find out more at
http://www.spebsqsa.org/2001/webcast.htm -- TWO choruses from
Illinois (New Tradition & Great American Chorus) will be competing in
the chorus contest.

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From:  "Hoge, Scott" <shoge@s...>
Date:  Fri Jun 15, 2001  8:25 pm
Subject:  ANNOUNCEMENT: Live webcast of AIC shows from Nashville

The Association of International Champions and SPEBSQSA are extremely
pleased to announce that both the 2 PM and 7 PM AIC shows will be
broadcast LIVE on the Internet from the Tennessee Performing Arts
Center in Nashville.

This fantastic show, titled Old Songs... Old Friends, features
PLATINUM, FRED, Nightlife, Gas House Gang, The Ritz, Acoustix,
Happiness Emporium, and a special 25th anniversary appearance by the
Innsiders.

This broadcast continues the long-held tradition of the AIC in
bringing the best in barbershop quartet music to the stage, and now
to the whole world.  The AIC and the Society have been working
closely together for some time now to make this, and the entire
webcast from Nashville, possible.

We would also like to gratefully acknowledge the financial support of
the AIC in underwriting the webcast from Nashville.  Thanks to their
support and undying quest for excellence, we will be providing over
38 hours of the top-quality barbershop quartet and chorus
entertainment to an UNLIMITED number of world-wide listeners.  This
unprecedented event is the culmination of many discussions,
initiating nearly a year ago with the AIC show committee.

I would also like to personally thank George Davidson for his support
and guidance in putting this entire webcast together.

Complete details will be forthcoming at
http://www.spebsqsa.org/2001/webcast.htm

Please note, all times listed are Central Daylight Time.

Thanks, and we'll see you on the 'net.
Scott

Scott Hoge
SPEBSQSA Information Systems Manager
shoge@s... <mailto:shoge@s...>
800-876-SING x8485

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-Joseph Schlesinger
schlesmail@... (zinger99@...)
member Shoreliner Chorus (http://www.nsn.org/evkhome/bflat)
member New Tradition Chorus (http://www.newtradition.org)
founder Barbershop Harmony Chicagoland (http://www.bbs.singer.as)
847/328-0921

We would like to remind you of this upcoming event.

Voices 2 Go Concerts at Noon

Date: Saturday, June 23, 2001
Time: 12:00PM - 2:00PM CDT (GMT-05:00)

Acapella ensemble performs at outdoor-cafe-style setting.  Lawn
of old courthouse on South 3rd Street, Geneva, Illinois.
Ensemble will also be performing some accompanied solos.

Here's some clarification to my previous message about the live
Webcasts of sessions from the SPEBSQSA (men's Barbershop Harmony
Society) International Convention in Nashville, Tennessee.

The complete schedule of the Webcasts is shown below.  You will also
notice that there is also included an a cappella festival (SING!)that
features many non-barbershop groups such as Chantacleer, GLAD, and
the Swingle Singers.

<><  <><  <><  <><  <><  <><  <><

Announcing the 2001 SPEBSQSA International webcast schedule
Note: all times are Central Daylight Time.

Saturday June 30
     SING! featuring The Gas House Gang, Malaika, Chanticleer, GLAD
     7 - 10 PM

Sunday July 1
     SING! featuring The Edlos, The House Jacks, Showtime!, m-pact
     7 - 10 PM

Monday July 2
     SING! featuring The Big Chicken Chorus, FRED, Riptide, For
Heaven's Sake, Swingle Singers
     7 - 10 PM

Wednesday July 4
     Quartet Quarter-Finals 1
     12 - 4 PM

     Quartet Quarter-Finals 2
     7 - 11 PM

Thursday July 5
     World Harmony Jamboree
     12:30 - 3:30 PM

     Quartet Semi-Finals
     7 - 10 PM

Just Announced!
Friday July 6
     Collegiate Quartet Contest
     10 AM - 1:30 PM

     AIC (Association of International Champions) Show 1
     2 - 5 PM

     AIC (Association of International Champions) Show 2
     7 - 10 PM

Saturday July 7
     Chorus Finals
     10:30 AM - 4:30 PM

     Quartet Finals and show
     7 - 10 PM


Complete details will be forthcoming at
http://www.spebsqsa.org/2001/webcast.htm

There is a player available for Mac users, too --
http://www.windowsmedia.com

Windows Media Player 7 for Mac System 8.1 and later System
Requirements

Minimum
Apple Mac OS 8.1 or later (Mac OS 8.6 or later recommended)
PowerPC 603e 180 MHz or higher processor
32 megabytes (MB) or higher of RAM Virtual Memory turned on
10 MB of free hard disk space
Monitor color depth of 256 colors (Millions of colors recommended)
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0.1 or later (Internet Explorer 5 or
later recommended), Netscape Navigator 4.x (PowerPC version), Netscape
Communicator 4.0 or later (PowerPC version), or America Online for
Macintosh 4.0 or 5.0

Happy netviewing!

--Joseph Schlesinger
schlesmail@..., zinger99@...
member Shoreliner Chorus (http://www.nsn.org/evkhome/bflat)
member New Tradition Chorus (http://www.newtradition.org)
founder Barbershop Harmony Chicagoland (http://www.bbs.singer.as)
847/328-0921