ISLAND CITY CHORUS

ISLAND CITY CHORUS

GREATER MONTREAL CHAPTER

SPEBSQSA Inc.
The Little Chorus that could!

MINI PITCH

Date: March 25, 2002 Erin Howden Tonight!

COMING UP - ROB'S REQUIRED EVENTS*

Friday, April 12 and/or Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14, 2002 ARCIM Competition.

Friday, April 26 - Sunday, April 28, 2002 Harmony Inc. Area 2 C&C Sheraton 4 Points, Laval - All help!

Saturday, May 25, 2002 Annual Show Salle Claude Champagne with Metropolis

Saturday, February 1, 2003 Great Northern Harmony Workshop with FRED (1999 International Champs)

Saturday, March 22, 2003 Annual Show Salle Claude Champagne with Gas House Gang

June 29 - July 6, 2003 SPEBSQSA International Convention MONTREAL - Schedule your vacation, now!

Saturday, May 29, 2004 Annual Show Salle Claude Champagne with 4 Voices

*NOTE: It is your duty to inform Rob as soon as you know you will miss any rehearsal or event.

COMING UP - OPTIONAL, BUT FUN and EDUCATIONAL EVENTS

Saturday, March 9, 2002 International Championship of Collegiate A cappella, McGill University

June 30 - July 7, 2002 SPEBSQSA International Convention Portland, OR

Saturday, August 17, 2002 Wheaton's Annual Corn Boil, Salad/Chocolate Party

Truth is not determined by the volume of the voice. - Chinese Proverb

Erin Howden rides again!

It will be a treat to be at the rehearsal on Monday. Erin Howden will be working with us on two songs. Orange Clored Sky and How Deep Is The Ocean will get Erin's treatment. It is a good bet that we will be singing with more involvement when Erin is through.

We will be starting at 7:00 PM, so please be there!

[Editor's excuse: I have to work Monday so won't arrive before 9:20 PM.]

International 2003 News.

Last Thursday, Steve Wheaton and Murray Phillips, the Convention co-chairmen met with John Schneider, SPEBSQSA Manager, Convention and Meetings and Lisa Cormier, Manager, Convention Services & Hospitality, Tourisme Montréal.

The convention planning manual was given to Steve and we are now in the know as to what needs to be done when.

Right now the logo for the convention is going through its final stages, with the SPEBSQSA headquarters making the final decision. The decision is imminent.

Once it is approved, we will be developing the volunteer apparel, the "I'm registered" button, a souvenir enamel pin and getting materials in place to start the sale of registrations. The sales will be made from Monday through Saturday at the Portland Convention.

John Schneider will be returning to Montreal in August and will be meeting with the Convention Committee at that time.

One thing we need immediately, is the name and availability of a large number of volunteers. This includes you! We will all be working the convention, and if you get to Steve now, you will have a choice of where and when you are going to work. See him soon.

We are also looking for a couple of Committee members, including a person who is willing to be Secretary. If you are interested in taking on one of these positions see Murray.

There is a preliminary web site with information on the Montreal International. The URL is http://www.nedistrict.org/montreal/international

We were reminded that all members and volunteers who wish to see any of the contests or events at which they are not working must purchase a convention registration. This is similar to the requirements of the District Convention.

Sell Show Tickets and Ads.

John Clendinneng and Ron Schurman have taken on the ticket and advertising co-ordination jobs for our May 25, 2002 Show, Just an Old Fashioned Love Song.

Sell tickets and ads, NOW.

Set up those risers.

Riser set-up and take down
This Week	Next Week	In Two Weeks
Bass Section	Baris/Tenors	Lead Section

Harmony Inc. Area 2 AC&C

We are all asked to help with the Harmony Inc. Area Contest and Convention. Since there will be an opportunity to enjoy a great barbershop weekend, I am sure you will want to be there.

In addition, we will want to help them, since they will be helping us with International 2003.

Steve Wheaton has a sign up list. Please, join in the fun

ARCIM Competition 2002

Collège Jean Eudes, E

3535 Rosemont Blvd, Montreal

Near Boul. St-Michel

Friday, April 12 at 6:00 pm* sing at 7:30 pm.

*Subject to confirmation. Watch this space carefully.

Ice Cream, Ice Cream, ….
From a post to the H@rmonet by Timothy F. Fagan. The Ice Cream tag is the introduction of the School Board to barbershop singing in "The Music Man."

In the original score, the song is in the key of A, and the tune-up chord is (saying, er, SINGing "Ice Cream"):

Bass: A

Bari: E

Lead: C#

Tenor: A (2 octaves above bass)

The next three chords, singing the words "Ice Cream" each time, are directly out of Barbershop 101 chord progressions (spelled from the bass up):

B-A-D#-F# (B7, or II7)

E-B-D-G# (E7, or V7)

A-E-C#-A (I)

Textbook example of jumping to II7 and working back to I through the circle of fifths.

Program Notes:

We are working presentation with Erin Howden on Orange Colored Sky and How Deep is the Ocean.

Rob will provide the April schedule soon!.

Start	March 25, 2002	April 1, 2002
7:00
7:30	Warm-ups	Warm-ups
7:45
	Erin Howden works
	On Steppin' Out and
	Orange Colored Sky
8:05
8:20
8:35
9:10	B & B	B & B
9:25
9:35


10:25	B-Bye	B-Bye

Here is our current repertoire list:

Overture	Eight Candles
Harmony	Go Tell It On The Mountain
Didn’t We	You'll Never Walk Alone
I Only Have Eyes For You	Steppin' Out With My Baby
I’ll Walk With God	My Romance/It's You medley
Love Me and the World Is Mine	Orange Coloured Sky
I’m Beginning To See The Light	(It's only) Words
Que reste-t-il de nos amours ?	How Deep Is The Ocean
Sixteen Tons	Roses of Picardy
Scarlet Ribbons	Gershwin Medley [Coming Soon!]
Carol of the Bells	It's An Old Fashioned Love Song [Coming soon!]

Practice is something we do at home, every day, between rehearsals!

Rehearsal is where we reinforce what we have been practising every day!

Alan Mackenzie, President

Murray Phillips, Editor of the Mini Pitch