Looking to sing this Summer?
Heading for the Rocky Mountains?

The Colorado A Cappella All-Stars are auditioning for the Summer 2007
season.  All singers must be current college students, in or near
Boulder, CO from June 1 ? Aug 15, financially self-sufficient, and
available 5-6 nights/week for rehearsals and gigs.  All voice parts
needed.

Full info at
http://www.vocalitysingers.com/CCAA%20Audition%20pdf.html

V-Chords are auditioning for a new member.  Open to any male voice.  If
interested e-mail
vchords@... or call Chris at 541-310-1241.  Check us out at
www.vchords.com or
www.myspace.com/vchords

SINGERS WANTED. Do you love Christmas?  Singing in harmony?  Getting
paid?  We're looking for good people to join us.

The Dickens Carolers has been auditioning, training, costuming and
booking acappella, SATB Christmas caroling quartets since 1978. Every
year we hold auditions in early-mid August and rehearsals Sept thru
Nov, then you perform throughout the Puget Sound from Thanksgiving thru
Christmas. We generally have 40-50 singers making $25-35/hr.  Someone
in a full-time quartet makes ~$1750-2500 for the season.  Part-time
makes ~$750-1500.  You set your schedule and we'll do our best to fill
it with gigs.

Visit our website (www.dickenscarolers.com) for more info about us.
Make sure to read the "Auditions" page. Then, if you're still
interested, or have other questions, call us at 206-320-7007 to set up
an audition appointment ASAP.

Great music!

New feature - A CAPPELLA SUMMER MOVIE VIEWS - reviews and previews of
Summer movies, done
a cappella style

http://www.acappellaoriginals.libsyn.com/

Tell us how you like the podcast!

podcast@..., or by phone at 415-358-8067

For the 28th year, any Seattle singer of whatever caliber can join in
the Summer Sings, hosted by the Seattle Symphony Chorale.

For five consecutive Tuesday evenings at the Swedish Cultural Center,
for a nominal sum, you can join with your fellows to sing through one
of several big choral works, each session conducted by an area choral
conductor.

Next Tuesday, the second Summer Sing, it's Dvorak's "Stabat Mater,"
conducted by Anthony Spain, music director of the Northwest Symphony
Orchestra and the Bainbridge Chorale. (Spain and the Northwest
Symphony have just won their seventh ASCAP award, first place in their
category of orchestras with an annual budget under $470,000.)

Succeeding sessions will enjoy the Verdi "Requiem," July 31 under Paul
Schultz of the Northwest Repertory Singers; Haydn's "Lord Nelson"
Mass, Aug. 7 with Jerry Yonkman of the University of Puget Sound; and
Mendelssohn's "Elijah," Aug. 14 with James Savage of St. James Cathedral.

"It's a lot of fun," says Spain. "One of the best parts is for singers
to sing stuff new to them. With the Dvorak, they get to enjoy a
terrific piece which is making a comeback."

Choruses, he says, are always on the lookout for works beyond the
standards, and this year's offerings are deliberately a little outside
the norm, though none so unfamiliar they would be difficult to read.

"We performed the 'Stabat Mater' 18 months ago, and the orchestra and
chorus were just blown away," he says.

He feels it's a great challenge to conduct these performances. "We
have to be conductors at our best, to see how much we can accomplish
in one session, try to get inside the work on some level, be convinced
by it. The a cappella parts in the last 'Stabat Mater' chorus are
riveting."

Summer Sings on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. through Aug. 14 at the Swedish
Cultural Center, 1920 Dexter Ave N. $10 at the door. Bring your own
score if you have one. Information: 206-215-4728

We are based in the Vancouver area and are auditioning male singers
with a tenor range who possess a clear and strong voice with excellent
pitch, and a great stage presence with an ease of building audience
rapport.

We have headlined concerts all over western Canada and the Pacific
Northwest, appeared on the Chris Isaak Show, done voice-overs for an
animated show, done a radio ad, and performed on a 10-day tour of
Finland.  We recorded a CD last year.

Please contact me privately for further information.

Brian

Make you plans to attend now.

WHAT: 2007 Evergreen A Cappella Festival

WHERE: Meydenbauer Center, Downtown - Bellevue, Washington

Just minutes from Seattle, the SeaTac Airport on the I-5/I-90/I-405
Corridor

WHEN: October 16th - 21st, 2007

COST: $55.00 Early Bird Registration (All Events Tickets)
$65.00 General Registration (All Events Tickets)

WHO: This is a regional festival and contest featuring ensembles from
the Evergreen District of the Barbershop Harmony Society (Alaska,
Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Canada (British Columbia, and
Alberta). This festival will also include the annual fall district
contest of the Evergreen District. There will be groups encompassing
jazz, pop, gospel and barbershop including workshops and other events.

WEBSITE:

http://www.acappellafestival.org


COME JOIN IN THE FUN AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

Northwest Vocal Project – Youth Chorus

To: Any youth who are interested in singing a cappella harmony.

When: This Saturday, August 11th, 2007 at 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Where: First United Methodist Church in Downtown Bellevue

Director: Don Rose, Musical Educator, Lead of the 2005 Evergreen
District Quartet Champions - Vocal Magic and director of the Northwest
Sound Men's Barbershop Chorus - 2005 Evergreen District Chorus
Champions.

There should be lots of great singing and tag singing as well. It
should be great fun.

Hope to see you there.

For directions -- www.nwsound.org

The Fault Line, vocal rocks newest bad boys, looking for a tenor.
Click on this to see us on NBC's America's Got Talent:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Lzu4CK8Ek-c

We are looking for a fifth guy that will make a good fit.  We want
someone with an excellent tenor voice that can help out with some of
the rock leads, good looks to include being 5'9" or taller, in his
20s, and willing to travel on a full touring schedule.  This is a
great opportunity for a serious vocal musician to step out with us
into our new found fame.  We are serious, organized and committed to
capitalizing on our recent success.  We are based in New York.
Serious inquiries only to:

Pat Ehrich
General Manager
The Fault Line
607-592-1817
pehrich@...
pat@...
www.rockthefautline.com
www.myspace.com/rockthefaultline

Make you plans to attend now.  Early registration ends on 9/1/07 for
the $55.00 All Events Tickets.

WHAT: 2007 Evergreen A Cappella Festival

WHERE: Meydenbauer Center, Downtown - Bellevue, Washington

Just minutes from Seattle, the SeaTac Airport on the I-5/I-90/I-405
Corridor

WHEN: October 16th - 21st, 2007

COST: $55.00 Early Bird Registration (All Events Tickets)
$65.00 General Registration (All Events Tickets)

WHO: This is a regional festival and contest featuring ensembles from
the Evergreen District of the Barbershop Harmony Society (Alaska,
Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Canada (British Columbia, and
Alberta). This festival will also include the annual fall district
contest of the Evergreen District. There will be groups encompassing
jazz, pop, gospel and barbershop including workshops and other events.

WEBSITE:

http://www.acappellafestival.org


COME JOIN IN THE FUN AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

Good Morning

Hi There,

We have a great opportunity if you have a cappella group or business
and would like to increase your exposure to a regional audiance
covering from Alaska, Washington State, Oregon, Idaho, Montana (U.S.)
and British Columbia and Alberta (Canada).  This includes exposure to
regional high school and college groups; Sweet Adelines,
International, and other a cappella singers through out the northwest.

This event is of course, the 2007 Evergreen A Cappella Festival in
Bellevue, Washington on October 16th - 21st at Meydenbauer Center in
downtown Bellevue.

If you would like to be one of our sponsors please feel free to e-mail

Kendall Williams, Chair at kendall.a.williams@...  or

We will be able to give you a price list and would love to have you
as a sponsor or have your ad in our program.

You may also contact us via our website at:

http://www.acappellafestival.org or http://www.nwsound.org

We hope to see you there!

Coming off a wonderful season last year, we are looking for a couple
singers for this year.  Primarily looking for altos and baritones but
will consider others.  Please visit our website at
www.bluestreetvoices.com for more information.

Please contact me if you have any suggestions.
Thank you

Pacific Northwest natives m-pact return to the homeland this Saturday
for their Annual Holiday Concert at their favorite venue The Triple
Door in Seattle.

Two shows on Saturday Nov 24th, 5.30 & 8pm.
Tickets $20 from the box office - 206-838-4333

More info:-
http://www.tripledoor.net/event.aspx?eid=2859

-----------------------

Hey all,

After moving to Portland OR a year ago from Boston, I've become
convinced there is a need for a new vocal band!

I'm a long-time a cappella vet (age 33) who is a screaming
baritenor, songwriter, arranger, director, and decent VP.  I
produced some fifty arrangements when I was in the Harvard
Veritones, directed a NY semi-pro group that placed in the Harmony
Sweeps, and founded and directed two other vocal bands that have
outlived my participation. I'm a serious and reasonably prolific
songwriter who is chronically working on the solo a cappella CD. I
have judged ICCA shows.  I'm also a violinist, and I dabble in
guitar and piano.

I'm looking to start up a 6 or 7 person, part-time, co-ed vocal band
that rehearses every Sunday evening at my house in NE Portland, and
performs about once a month wherever and whenever we can.  The aim
is to have fun, not expect to make money or hit it big with a
recording contract.

I'd like to start with the radio play pop sound but very soon add
some funk.  Go to www.myspace.com/dtxboston for examples of what I'm
looking for.  "Why Not Tomorrow" is a good example of my songwriting
style and the radio pop sound I mean; "Higher and Higher" is a cover
that scratches the surface of the funk side.  I hope to quickly
establish the initial group sound from my personal library of
originals and arrangements (plus those of other band members) and go
from there.  We'd all perform on individual mics.  (I don't have
much in the way of equipment so there would be some group purchasing
involved.)

I'm looking for most voice parts: bass, VP who can solo from time to
time, one baritone or tenor, and 2-3 power altos (or a soprano who
can really belt). I'd like to assemble people who all have a great
ear, can blend on syllables ranging from pretty to ugly, have
serious soul, and really want to build a vocal band that might have
non-collegiate a cappella singers and isn't just an extension of
their college group. I'm seeking laid-back, friendly, intelligent
folks somewhere in the age range of 25-40. Arranging, songwriting,
and improv skills are also a nice-to-have, but not a must.

If you're interested, or know someone who is, please email me at
eric_chung@.... Thanks!

--Eric

Hello A Cappella groups and fans,

There are just four weeks left until the February 2 deadline for applying to
compete in the
2008 NW Harmony Sweepstakes on March 8, 2008 in Olympia, Washington.

Realtime, our 2007 regional champs and audience favorite, return as host and
guest artist
for this year's competition.

I've attached the application as a WORD document.

Here is the link to our web page with more info about the event.

http://www.mce.org/

If you have competed in the last two NW Harmony regionals, you can submit a
"streamlined" application. This means that IF your personnel and contact info
has not
changed, you do not need to submit a photo or bio or contact info. Just complete
the
application, sign it, and send it with your application fee ($10 per group
member) to

c/o Gary Witley, Director
NW Harmony Sweepstakes
PO Box 1091
Olympia, WA 98507-1091


So, don't delay, don't be left out! Submit your application by February 2, 2008
and be part
of the a cappella fun.

Gary Witley, Director
NW Harmony Sweepstakes
gwitley@...

Oregon Live.com

You've been waiting for it. I've been waiting for it. Here it is. A
chorus that shows up unannounced, at a moment's notice, wherever the
city urgently requires choral music. A street-renaming rally. A tram
wedding. A tree sit-in.

"Portland loves big public displays, big surprises and big voices,"
claims founder Stephen Marc Beaudoin, who says he can't think of
anything Portland needs more than a "crazed chorus ready to attack the
city on a moment's notice."

I can't, either.

The Portland Pick-up Choir (He should come up with a better name, like
Bill Crane did a few years ago with his Portland Musical Swat Team.
That's not quite it, but it's close.) debuts later this month "at an
event which may or may not be announced in advance to the public."

Beaudoin, a singer, writer (Willamette Week, CrossCut) and director
who blogs at From Every Corner, hastily assembled his first raucous
group for "Ten Tiny Dances" at PICA's TBA festival last September.
JustOut called the choir's appearance a "tear-inducing moment."

That could be good or bad; we'll assume good.

Anyway, the chorus has no fixed membership and is open to anyone who
wants to sing in public. It's very fluid, apparently, so if you want
to twist and shout, email Beaudoin at pickupchoir@...

-----------------------
Reposted by
www.acappellanews.com

Please join our 20 voices and band for an evening of wonderful
evening of vocal jazz in the brand new Roosevelt H.S. Performance
Theater.....and our free chocolate bar....

Please go to our website www.bluestreetvoices.com for additional
information and music samples.....

BlueStreet is an IRS non-profit organization...

BlueStreet Jazz Voices Presents:
The Best is Yet to Come (and their famous chocolate buffet)

DATE: January 19th
TIME: 7:30pm
LOCATION: Roosevelt High School's NEW Performing Arts Center
1410 NE 66th St
Seattle, WA 98115

Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/25922

Upcoming Performances:
March 21st @ Kirkland Performance Center 8pm
April 24th @ Tula's
May 4th @ Jazz Vespers 6pm
May @ The Triple Door Dates TBD

For more information visit:  www.bluestreetvoices.com

Hi all,

Many of you have been aware of a "big announcement" coming from
Realtime.  Here it is!

<drum roll....>

John Newell, our original lead singer, has retired.  He told us in
mid-November that because of family pressures, he would not be able to
keep up with the performance schedule of an active champ quartet.
John and his wife Corinne have three kids under three, with twins
arriving last January, so life has been hectic!  John will be missed.

The remaining three - Tim, Mark and I - debated for about 15 seconds
and then decided to ask Tim's dad, Doug Broersma, to become the new
lead of Realtime.  Doug is a wonderful guy and a legend in the
Evergreen district, and he had filled-in for John a couple of times,
so he was an obvious choice, as well as a great choice.

This change has really re-energized the quartet, and we're working
hard, learning new music, taking new gigs, and having a great time.
Doug's debut performance with the quartet was this past weekend in
Seaside, Oregon, at the annual QCED (Evergreen Champs) convention.
We've got video posted on the Realtime site, and it's already been
viewed hundreds of times, in less than 12 hours.  So take a look, and
get to know the phenomenon that is Doug.

Also on the video is a little slide show we put together to honor our
good friend John.  I got a bit choked up making it, so if you're
emotionally inclined, you might want to have kleenex near by.

Here's the link:  http://www.realtimequartet.com

So in a nutshell, thanks for your support these past five years, which
have been amazing, glorious and unforgettable.  In spite of our lower
genetic diversity, we're looking forward to many more years, each one
better than the last!

In Harmony,
Tim, DOUG, Mark and Tom
REALTIME

First, the sad news. Realtime, the 2007 winners, are unable to return to host
the 2008 NW
Harmony Sweepstakes. The GREAT NEWS is that the northwest favorite and national
winner,
The Coats, WILL HOST the event in Olympia, Washington on March 8, 2008.

You will not want to miss this event! If your a cappella group has not yet sent
in your
application, the deadline (Feb. 2nd) is fast approaching.

Visit our website (www.MCE.org) and download the application and complete
instructions.
Come and compete and maybe you will win free airfare as we send you off to the
national
finals in San Rafael in May!

Gary Witley
Director, NW Harmony Sweepstake

The Feb. 2nd application deadline is fast approaching for the 2008 NW Harmony
Sweepstakes A Cappella Festival being held in Olympia, WA on March 8, 2008.

This year's special guest host is THE COATS (www.thecoats.net).

When was the last time you group got to share the stage with a national winner
(The
Coats) and sing for 1,000 screaming a cappella fans. We have a fantastic
audience and
venue, just ask any of the past competing groups.

The NW has produced three national winner: The Coats, m-pact and Groove for
Thought.
Could your group be the 4th?

Visit our website (www.MCE.org) to download the application and all the info you
need.

You can also send me a direct email and I'll send you the need materials or
answer any
questions you have. (Gary Witley: gwitley@...)

Keep singing!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact:
John Godfrey
(360)754-5397
jtyerfdog@...


Masterworks Choral Ensemble Presents Bringing Down the House:
Northwest Regional Harmony Sweepstakes A Cappella Festival

Olympia – 02/04/2008 – Great news for a cappella fans: Harmony Sweepstakes is
just
around the corner! Masterworks Choral Ensemble presents the 14th annual
Northwest
Regional Harmony Sweepstakes A Cappella Festival on March 8, 2008 at the
Washington
Center for the Performing Arts.

What's so exciting about Harmony Sweepstakes? Primarily, it's an enthusiastic
reception
for vocal groups from our region. It's also an unabashed celebration of this
amazing
instrument we call the human voice. And, it's a friendly competition that
results in the
winners going on to the national finals.

Here in the Northwest, come March, we're ready for diversions that shake and
stir. This is
precisely when things are heating up in the a cappella world. Across the U.S.
eight
regional competitions are held from March 8 to April 20. The same simple
ingredients go
into each one: vocal groups of three to eight members have 10 minutes each to
perform
their best unaccompanied vocal music before a live audience and a panel of
judges. Any
style of a cappella music is welcome in the mix.

This year's Northwest Harmony Sweepstakes features The Coats as host and guest
artist.
The Coats (formerly The Trenchcoats) won the regional and national championships
in
1994, and graciously returned once before to host the Northwest Harmony
Sweepstakes.
Based in Seattle, they are one of the region's best vocal bands and one of the
most in-
demand acts on the country's corporate and college circuits.

Radio personality Smilin' Jay of Mixx 96.1 KXXO returns with his own amazing
vocal range
to emcee this year's event. And, five of the six groups have appeared in the
Northwest
Harmony Sweepstakes before, including Olympia's own "boy band," The Akafellas.
Other
competitors include The Baudboys, Rezonate, A Toast of the Town, V-Chords, and
Vocalocity. Audience members will be entertained with a full range of a cappella
styles —
pop, rock, jazz, doo-wop, folk, country, gospel, R&B — and plenty of vocal
percussion.

With a cappella harmony bringing down the house, this is one night on the town
music
lovers won't want to miss. The show begins at 7:30 and the evening concludes
with an
"afterglow" in the lobby of the Washington Center, where concertgoers can sing
along with
performers.

Tickets are available at the Washington Center Box Office, 512 Washington Street
SE,
Olympia, or by calling 360-753-8586. Information about Harmony Sweepstakes is
available online at www.harmony-sweepstakes.com. Information about Masterworks
Choral Ensemble is available at www.MCE.org.


# # #


SUMMARY
Who: Masterworks Choral Ensemble presents
What: Bringing Down the House:
	 Northwest Regional Harmony Sweepstakes A Cappella Festival
When: Saturday, March 8, 2008, 7:30pm
Where: Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 512 Washington Street SE,
Olympia
Cost: $23 adults, $11 students

THE BOBS get reacquainted with I-5 and the Washington State Ferries this weekend... 

I'm talking to you, PORTLAND, SEATTLE and PORT TOWNSEND!

Please note that The Bobs' Moisture Festival shows are guest appearances in a lineup

of performers, but ALL of the other shows are FULL shows - featuring almost all 

of their new CD, GET YOUR MONKEY OFF MY DOG.  (You'd be amazed how often that phrase

comes up in casual conversation.)  You are in for some serious fun!

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WEDNESDAY 3/26/08 - SEATTLE, WA

TRIPLE DOOR [http://www.tripledoor.com]

216 Union Street, Seattle

206-838-4333

Still smiling after HARRY SHEARER & JUDITH OWEN'S HOLIDAY SINGALONG last December?

   Didn't get in after it sold out?  Not to worry!  The Bobs return to their Seattle

roost yet again with a FULL show packed with new tunes.

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THURSDAY 3/27/08 - PORTLAND, OR

MISSISSIPPI STUDIOS [http://mississippistudios.com]

3939 N Mississippi, Portland

503-288-3895

OK, Portland fans, and new Hillsboro Bobs converts!   Come into town for an intimate

evening at Mississippi Studios, The Bobs' new Portland home.  You can get so close

to the band, Dan Bob may even spit on you.  (Accidentally, of course.

Occupational hazard.)  Bob Malone opens.

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SAT 3/29/08 - PORT TOWNSEND, WA

ROSE THEATER [http://www.rosetheatre.com]

235 Taylor Street, Port Townsend

360-385-1039

***SPECIAL MATINEE @ 1 PM!!!

Last summer, The Bobs played to a stellar soldout house in this restored movie palace, making

them question intently why they hadn't been back to PT in so many years.  So they're coming back!  

The Bobs return to the Rose this spring with their new album and a new slate of hilarious tunes. 

Bob Malone [http://www.bobmalone.com] (their RHAPSODY IN BOB guest pianist) opens.

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FRI 3/28/08 - SAT 3/29/08

7:30PM and 10:00PM

5th ANNUAL MOISTURE FESTIVAL [http://www.moisturefestival.org]

Hale's Palladium

4301 Leary Way NW, Seattle

206-297-1405

*****THESE ARE NOT FULL BOBS SHOWS****

The Bobs will appear as SPECIAL GUESTS in this three week comedy/variete event, 

featuring a different roster of entertainers every evening. The Festival has garnered

a huge following and will sell out quickly.  Consult the linked website for specific

show information closer to the date, but mark your calendars now!

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THE BOBS' NEW CD

GET YOUR MONKEY OFF MY DOG!

What's that?  You don't have it?  What else would you give someone you love for the Ides of March?  Get it at a show, or CLICK HERE 

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AMY BOB's NEW CD

Coldfoot Records announces the release of

NOT GONNA BE PRETTY

Although primarily known as 'Amy Bob,' goofy spitfire and sole female member of Grammy-nominated vocal quartet, THE BOBS, 

Amy Engelhardt cuts straight to the heart of the matter - and the grey matter.  By turns provocative and pensive, NOT GONNA BE

PRETTY is a collection of 14 original songs written, arranged and produced by Engelhardt, backed by a full band.  Co-produced by keyboard

wizard Bob Malone. Available at Bobs concerts or online.

CLICK HERE TO ORDER

Visit Amy and hear clips here 

THE BOBS | P.O. Box 251274 | Los Angeles | CA | 90025

Featuring:

Where: Benaroya Hall (Downtown Seattle)

When: June 7th, 2008 2 pm and 7 pm

The Northwest Sound Men's Barbershop Chorus
2005 Evergreen District Chorus Champions
2007 Evergreen District Division II Chorus Champions

JetSet
2007 Evergreen District Quartet Champions

The Northwest Vocal Project (NVP)
2008 International Youth Festival 3rd Place Medalist

Fast Track
A brand new great chapter quartet you will not want to miss.

Frontline
A brand new great chapter quartet you will not want to miss.

Momma's Boy's

2008 Evergreen District Divison II Novice Quartet Champions
2008 Evergreen District Novice Quartet Champions

Tickets: General $22 Senior $17 Junior $12

Call: (206)292-ARTS (2787) or

http://www.ticketmaster.com

info@...

http://www.nwsound.org

This is an event you will not want to miss!

Also if you are interested in being a patron to the Friends of the
Northwest Sound feel free to go our webstite for details. All
donations are tax deductible and are welcome.

See you there!

David Worm, Sunshine Becker and other guest leaders from SoVoSo...

Invite you to join us for a 7 day workshop at ESALEN IN BIG SUR, CA:
(Come out to California this Summer for a truly magical singing
experience...)

Sunday, June 29th through Sunday, July 6th, 2008

"SOul*VOice* SOng - Your Voice to the Next Level"… This workshop
will
go from learning the basic elements of vocal improvisational sound
to
singing in front of a full a cappella rhythm section; creating the
beginning sounds of a complete drum kit vocally to being part of a
rhythm section as a competent vocal percussionist. You will vocally
explore drumming instruments, rudiments and patterns indigenous to
Western and European music and polyrhythms from around the world.
This exploration will help singers become comfortable with various
meters by understanding the contrapuntal relationships that
make up these various rhythms, it will also help strengthen phrasing
and a sense of song form, emphasizing singing inside the time, a
feel
invaluablein performance and improvisation.

Workshop Leaders take seminarians through an overview of
improvisation as it pertains to negotiating chord changes as well as
exploring intervallic scale-based soloing over one chord vamps,
basic
blues and the chord progressions of popular songs.
We'll also explore the exciting ancient art form of CircleSinging
that is created in a sacred space allowing creativity to arise and
fears to melt away… Finally, we dive into the possibilities of using
basic sound technology to morph and experiment with vocal sounds,
digitally capturing our favorite moments to tape to keep forever.
Experience the voice and all it's possibilities! Sing for your Life!
And all its giving energy = FUN, FUN, FUN!

TO REGISTER GO TO: http://www.esalen.org/artsfestival/index.htmlor
call 831.667.3005 - enroll now to guarantee you place in this
unforgettable circle of song!

www.myspace.com/sovoso
www.myspace.com/sunshinebecker
www.sovoso.com

The 20-voice ensemble, BlueStreet Jazz Voices is holding auditions for
all voices on June 17th.  Please visit our website,
www.bluestreetvoices.com for audition information.

PASS THE WORD!  We are a great, fun, warm group dedicated to high-
quality performance.  Come sing some great jazz with us!!

email us at bluestreetjazz@...