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Rusty, Please forward this info to the "group". To view the pictures
taken by Danny Izzo in New York go to::

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by the way there are a lot of them   Haygood

For the forseeable future I will moderate ALL posts to the group to
make  certain advertising and spam doesn't get through.

The only downside to this is that the messages may not get distributed
quite as quickly as before, but since I am almost always "plugged in",
it shouldn't be noticible.

If all messages stay clean for a while I will change it back.

Thanks,
Ken

In case you didn't see the article in yesterday's newspaper...

http://www.choraleacadienne.com/articles/da_090504.html

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the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer
brain damage when
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If he or she has trouble with any of these tasks, call 9-1-1 immediately
and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher. After discovering that a
group of
nonmedical volunteers could identify facial weakness, arm weakness and
speech problems, researchers urged the general public to learn the three

questions.They presented their conclusions at the American Stroke
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PASS IT ON...............

THE YOUNG PERSON'S GUIDE TO THE SATB CHOIR
In any chorus, there are four voice parts: soprano, alto, tenor, and bass. 
Sometimes these are divided into first and second within each part, prompting
endless jokes about first and second basses. There are also various other parts
such as baritone, countertenor, contralto, mezzo soprano, etc., but these are
mostly used by people who are either soloists, or belong to some excessively
hotshot classical a cappella group (this applies especially to countertenors),
or are trying to make excuses for not really fitting into any of the regular
voice parts, so we will ignore them for now.  Each voice part sings in a
different range, and each one has a very different personality. You may ask,
"Why should singing different notes make people act differently?", and indeed
this is a mysterious question and has not been adequately studied, especially
since scientists who study musicians tend to be musicians themselves and have
all the peculiar complexes that go with being tenors, french horn players,
timpanists, or whatever. However, this is beside the point; the fact remains
that the four voice parts can be easily distinguished, and I will now explain
how.

THE SOPRANOS are the ones who sing the highest, and because of this they think
they rule the world. They have longer hair, fancier jewelry, and swishier skirts
than anyone else, and they consider themselves insulted if they are not allowed
to go at least to a high F in every movement of any given piece. When they reach
the high notes, they hold them for at least half again as long as the composer
and/or conductor requires, and then complain that their throats are killing them
and that the composer and conductor are sadists. Sopranos have varied attitudes
toward the other sections of the chorus, though they consider all of them
inferior.  Altos are to sopranos rather as second violins to first violins -
nice to harmonize with, but not really necessary. All sopranos have a secret
feeling that the altos could drop out and the piece would sound essentially the
same, and they don't understand why anybody would sing in that range in the
first place - it's so boring.  Tenors, on the other hand, can be very nice to
have around; besides their flirtation possibilities (it is a well known fact
that sopranos never flirt with basses), sopranos like to sing duets with tenors
because all the tenors are doing is working very hard to sing in a low-to-medium
soprano range, while the sopranos are up there in the stratosphere showing off.
To sopranos, basses are the scum of the earth - they sing too damn loud, are
useless to tune to because they're down in that low, low range - and there has
to be something wrong with anyone who sings in the F clef, anyway.

THE ALTOS are the salt of the earth - in their opinion, at least. Altos are
unassuming people, who would wear jeans to concerts if they were allowed to. 
Altos are in a unique position in the chorus in that they are unable to complain
about having to sing either very high or very low, and they know that all the
other sections think their parts are pitifully easy. But the altos know
otherwise. They know that while the sopranos are screeching away on a high A,
they are being forced to sing elaborate passages full of sharps and flats and
tricks of rhythm, and nobody is noticing because the sopranos are singing too
loud (and the basses usually are too). Altos get a deep, secret pleasure out of
conspiring together to tune the sopranos flat. Altos have an innate distrust of
tenors, because the tenors sing in almost the same range and think they sound
better. They like the basses, and enjoy singing duets with them - the basses
just sound like a rumble anyway, and  it's the only tim!
  e the altos can really be heard. Altos' other complaint is that there are
always too many of them and so they never get to sing really loud.

THE TENORS are spoiled. That's all there is to it. For one thing, there are
never enough of them, and choir directors would rather sell their souls than let
a halfway decent tenor quit, while they're always ready to unload a few altos at
half price. And then, for some reason, the few tenors there are always really
good - it's one of those annoying facts of life. So it's no wonder that tenors
always get swollen heads – after all, who else can make sopranos swoon? The one
thing that can make tenors insecure is the accusation (usually by the basses)
that anyone singing that high couldn't possibly be a real man. In their usual
perverse fashion, the tenors never acknowledge this, but just complain louder
about the composer being a sadist and making them sing so damn high. Tenors have
a love-hate relationship with the conductor, too, because the conductor is
always telling them to sing louder because there are so few of them. No
conductor in recorded history has ever asked for les!
  s tenor in a forte passage. Tenors feel threatened in some way by all the other
sections - the sopranos because they can hit those incredibly high notes; the
altos because they have no trouble singing the notes the tenors kill themselves
for; and the basses because, although they can't sing anything above an E, they
sing it loud enough to drown the tenors out. Of course, the tenors would rather
die than admit any of this. It is a little-known fact that tenors move their
eyebrows more than anyone else while singing.

THE BASSES sing the lowest of anybody. This basically explains everything. They
are stolid, dependable people, and have more facial hair than anybody else. The
basses feel perpetually unappreciated, but they have a deep conviction that they
are actually the most important part (a view endorsed by musicologists, but
certainly not by sopranos or tenors), despite the fact that they have the most
boring part of anybody and often sing the same note (or in endless fifths) for
an entire page. They compensate for this by singing as loudly as they can get
away with - most basses are tuba players at heart.  Basses are the only section
that can regularly complain about how low their part is, and they make horrible
faces when trying to hit very low notes. Basses are charitable people, but their
charity does not extend so far as tenors, whom they consider effete poseurs. 
Basses hate tuning the tenors more than almost anything else. Basses like altos
- except when they have duets and the!
   altos get the good part. As for the sopranos, they are simply in an alternate
universe which the basses don't understand at all. They can't imagine why
anybody would ever want to sing that high and sound that bad when they make
mistakes. When a bass makes a mistake, the other three parts will cover him, and
he can continue on his merry way, knowing that sometime, somehow, he will end up
at the root of the chord.

hmmm.....
Baker

I have the cd with the picks selected by Jim Haygood.....If you want
cd's let me know by email or call at 232-9534, and please let others
know who are not on the email list if you know anyone who wants a
cd.....also, I recently digitized the Verdi Requiem concert from 1988,
and if any of you old timers want one, it's free for the
asking.....Jerry Hubbell....

The cd's are in process....just had a cataract operation, so as soon
as I can move around a little I'll put them together and notify you
all..

My next project for digital transfer is the 1988 Verdi Requiem, with
Paul Groves, tenor.  Now an unquestioned international Mozart
specialist at James Levine's suggestion.  If any of you can think of
something that should be preserved I'll be glad to consider it.  I
still have everything I recorded.

Jerry Hubbell

Not long after Chorale Acadienne was formed I recorded a performance
of
The Dvorak Stabat Mater from KRVS.  St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and
Chorus. Nice Performance.  I gave a copy to Mike Goudeau and one thing
led to another.  On October 30, 1984, Chorale Acadienne and The
Vermilion Chamber Orchestra presented the work at Our Lady of Fatima
Church.  Soloists were Tom Boozer, Tenor;  David LaBarbera, Bass;
Donna
Faucheaux, Soprano; and Ramona Carmichael, Alto.  I recorded the
performance and I always thought that it was quite good.  I pulled it
out to play for a visitor last week and I was struck at how good it
sounded....striking singing and playing and a vibrant sound from the
very live acoustics at Fatima.  Soloists, chorus and orchestra all
performed beautifully.  I looked at the program and found to my
sadness
that ten of the people who performed that night have died.  Pat and
Reg
Burgert, Judy Landry, Garry Savoie, Sister Kathleen Mulvany, Bertie
Plauche, Tom Boozer, Mike Goudeau, Charles Fuller--Vermilion Chamber
Orchestra Musical Director and Cellist in the performance, and
Clarence Render, Violin.  I thought that in memory of our friends, I
would offer a recording of the performance on CD to anyone in Chorale
or who was in Chorale who wants one...free.  All you need to do is
email me at grumpyh@... or call 2329534 and tell me.  I
think
it's one of the best performances of anything I've done since I've
been
recording.

Jerry Hubbell

I've add it to the recordings available through our site.

http://www.choraleacadienne.com/members.html

I only have Amazon listed so far. They currently have it in stock and they've never let me down yet.

Ken

Peggy Lee Somers wrote:

 Hey Chorale and Dr. Haygood

Here's what I got about my CD of the Brahms Requiem.

Brahms
A german Requiem
New Engish Adaptation by Robert Shaw

Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Utah Symphony
Craig Jessop, conductor

Janice Chandler Soprano
Nathan Gunn baritone

CD-80501

Peggy Lee

We are in the process of compiling our list from which we will send
invitations for our Fundraiser.  If there is someone that you would
like to have us invite...or if you have a club or organization list
that you would like to share, please bring it to our rehearsal Monday
night.

If you did not attend our rehearsal Monday night, it is important
that you are present so as to participate in all of our Chorale
efforts.  We look forward to seeing you then.

For the Board of Directors
Rusty Roden, Secretary

Prague Travelers,  Danny Izzo's photos are now posted at bdsphotos
user name Chorale   password Prague  Your not going to believe them they
are great. Enjoy . spread the word.   Haygood

Dear Folks,
     Danny izzo called me today (Monday) and said his pictures are in and
he is in the process of getting them placed on the internet. They can be
viewed there and can be ordered. They will be online in a couple of
days. The info is as follows:
Go to: www.bdsphotos.com then enter user name   Chorale    then password
Prague    then follow directions on the screen. The site will be
uploaded late in the week. He says he has some great shots and he has
only had time to view a few of them himself. Pass this along to others.
Haygood

Please do not tie up bandwith this this kind of "knee-jerk" reaction. If you receive this kind of "warning", take a moment and validate the information before spamming all of your friends with it.
 

May Waggoner wrote:

 
WORST VIRUS EVER...CNN ANNOUNCED
 

PLEASE SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST !!

A new virus has just been discovered and classified by
Microsoft as the most destructive ever! This virus was
discovered yesterday afternoon by McAfee and no vaccine has
yet been developed. This virus simply destroys Sector Zero
from the hard disk, where vital information for its
functioning are stored.

This virus acts in the following manner: It sends itself
automatically to all contacts on your list with the
title "A Card for You".
 

As soon as the supposed virtual card is opened, the
computer freezes so the user has to reboot. When the
ctrl+alt+del keys or the reset button are pressed, the
virus destroys Sector Zero, thus permanently destroying the
hard disk.
 

Yesterday in just a few hours this virus caused panic in
New
York, according to news broadcast by CNN. This alert was
received by an employee of Microsoft itself. So don't open
any mails with subject: "A Virtual Card for You." As soon
as you get the mail, delete it!! Even if you know the
sender!!!
 

Please pass this mail to all of your friends.
 

Forward this to everyone in your address book. I'm sure
most people, like myself, would rather receive this 25
times than not at all.

Also: Intel announced that a new and very destructive virus
was discovered recently. If you receive an email called "An
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                                    Jerry Hubbell

This is one fabulous website!  For someone who is so new to the group, the
history is most interesting.  Thanks for your hard work in putting it
together.

Julie LeJeune

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Subject: [Chorale Acadienne] Concert Order


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I have changed my screen name to ldrose0327@....
Thanks
Dee

This sounds like a great idea for Chorale. I'm not sure how it works
yet, but I am game to try. Jim Haygood

Welcome to the new Choral Acadienne Internet Community. A BIG THANKS to
Ed Roy for the idea.
I will be sending all members email invitations to join and
participate. As with many things, the success of our eGroup will depend
on people's participation. Check often for announcements and lets fill
up the calendar and posts. Feel free to post ideas and suggestions for
other uses. After all, it's FREE!