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4. Reveille Announcement - Say Hello to Bigtime!
Posted by: "JHunna1@..." JHunna1@... u370872
Date: Mon Dec 22, 2008 1:16 pm ((PST))

Hi Harmonetters,

After 9 wonderful years bass singer Mark Paul has decided to leave
Reveille to pursue other interests. Its been a great run and we
thank Mark for all the wonderful memories and wish him well in
his future projects.

The rest of us wanted to move forward with the group, continuing
the entertainment legacy established by Roger Payne of keeping
hip, entertaining material alive, with more than a little comedy
thrown in.

After a long and ambitious search we are delighted to announce
that Chris Arnold has agreed to join the group. Chris is a hugely
talented bass singer, musician, performer, chorus director and
Music judge, and joins a lineup that now includes 3 BHS judges -
one in each category, and, uh, Fern :-)

Just kidding - our tenor Fern Sicilia is also an accomplished
musician, high school music teacher and gifted young performer :-)

Coinciding with Chris joining the group, we have decided to
rebrand/rename the quartet - so even as we retire Reveille, please
welcome Bigtime!

Bigtime! will continue building upon our current repertoire,
maintaining a lot of what we have done with Roger Payne's material,
and we will look to expand our scope with Chris, who is also a
gifted arranger who is excited to be part of a creative unit
looking to explore new horizons.

We will also honor all of our current bookings and are looking
to continue Reveille's tradition of being a sought-after and busy
show quartet.

So there you have it - 3 judges, 2 Canadians, 2 BHS chorus
directors and,uh, Fern...

We are looking forward to competing in the spring and (God willing)
returning to the International stage. And have I mentioned that we
would love to be on your show or work as the faculty at your Youth
in Harmony or Harmony College? We would love to do it - Bigtime!

Happy Holidays Everybody!

Joe Hunter
Proud former Reveille member
Bigtime! Bari