ISLAND CITY CHORUS

GREATER MONTREAL CHAPTER

SPEBSQSA Inc.

The Little Chorus that could!

MINI PITCH

Date: September 30, 2002

Xylophataquieopiaphobia: the fear of not pronouncing words correctly.

Fall Forward was held this weekend at Centre Notre Dame de Fatima on Île Perrot. The accommodations were great, food was good, the fellowship was wonderful and the coaching was excellent.

While the advertised starting time was correct the festivities actually started about 8:30 PM.

The weekend was great, and Chris proved he is a coach of excellent quality as well as being co-director of the Silver Medallist Chorus. He was awesome. The songs we worked on were remarkably better by the end of the sessions, and our retention rate was great (at least on Sunday!)

Now it is up to those who were not there to catch up, and for those who were to continue to replicate the success.

The stars of the Saturday Night Talent Show were Stan Blicker and Shane Neville.

The Sweet Adeline West Island Chorus joined us to put the two eight part songs together. We are going to put on an awesome show!

November 2, 2002 is the date; we will be performing in the Salvation Army Citadel, on Drummond Street and we have the tickets. Get yours on Monday. People are already making requests, by email All seats will be General Admission and will cost $20 CDN ($13 US). We will only have 300 tickets for sale! The others will be Sweet Ads, and pre-ordered.

The afterglow will be at Indianas American Diner & Bar, 2001 University Street, Montréal, QC H3A 2A6 It is within walking distance (about 6 blocks) from the Citadel. The cost will be $12.00 and will include a meal. Drinks will be priced reasonably.

We will have parking available in the Alcan Building (connected to the Salvation Army Citadel) at $6.00.

Together we will sing:

1)Let There Be Peace On Earth

2)And So To Sleep Again

We will also be preparing a program, so get in touch with your advertisers and get an order.

The Montreal Chapter of Harmony, Inc. are having a Cabaret and Spaghetti Supper on Saturday, October 12 at the Roxboro United Church starting at 6:30 PM. Guests will include "After Hours," 2000 Harmony Inc. Quartet Champs. Tickets are available from Harmony Members, and are only $12.00.

Jerry Silverberg has received the great Chocolate Bars or Chocolate Covered Almonds. If you haven't already done so, pick up some and sell it. People really enjoy the Hershey's quality, so they are easy to sell.

He is also getting ready to start the Cheese Sale for Christmas. If your company gives Christmas presents, the cheese boxes are a great gift. The project will start in October.

Don't forget, a percentage of ALL the sales you make will be accumulated in your account and can be applied to the Fall Forward, costumes, etc.

The Steering Committee, along with most of the Chairmen will be meeting this Thursday, and will be reporting on progress toward the successful execution of the 2003 International Convention.

The Civic Relations Committee is responsible for arranging some recognition of the International Convention with the Civic Administration. A proclamation of Harmony Week is one idea being pursued. The committee works closely with the Society PR office, and helps co-ordinate TV appearances, radio interviews, etc. with the PR & Marketing Chairman and the Society's PR Manager. He also checks regarding any permits required for the Massed Sing, and co-ordinates the TV coverage with the PR & Marketing Chairman and the Society's PR Manager.

The Chairman of the Civic Relations Committee is Stan Blicker. Our PR & Marketing Chairman is Bob Ebers.

Registrants (before January 1, 2003) will pay $100.00 US. Use the web link to register.

http://www.spebsqsa.org/montreal/registration.htm

Please lend a hand where you can.

Deep in the woods of Tennessee on a country road, a speeder hit and killed a dog. The dog's owner stood nearby, a gun in his hand.

The speeder looks at the owner sheepishly and says, "Looks as if I killed your dog."

"Sure does."

"I'm sorry. Was it a valuable dog?"

"I wouldn't say that."

"Well, suppose I gave you a hundred dollars. Would that be enough?"

"Well, I don't know."

"Two hundred dollars. That should do it."

"Sounds good."

The speeder reached into his pocket and came up with the money. Pressing it into the man's hand, he said, "I'm sorry I spoiled your plans to go hunting."

"I wasn't going hunting. I was heading out to the woods to shoot that mangy dog."

Here is our current and future repertoire list:

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

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