ISLAND CITY CHORUS

GREATER MONTREAL CHAPTER

SPEBSQSA Inc.

The Little Chorus that could!

MINI PITCH

Date: May 12, 2003 SINGOUT TOMORROW!

We will be meeting at 7:00 PM to prep for our performance on Tuesday. Here's the list of our two sets, so that you can be ultra prepared on all of the music and the choreography:

1) Orange Coloured Sky

2) Witchcraft

3) Que Reste-t-il

4) Sixteen Tons

5) If I had my Way

6) Old Fashioned Love Song

1) Hello Mary Lou

2) Old Black Magic

3) Roses of Picardy

4) Summertime

5) You'll Never Walk Alone

6) Steppin' Out.

It seems like car-pooling would be an effective way to get there, or take the Metro.

The West Island Chronicle ran the International Convention story in the Wednesday, May 7th Issue. Jeffery Mance was the photo feature. The article referred to "teams," e.g. the team from Texas. Maybe it is a new sport.

There is another publication by the same company, The West End Chronicle, and we will be likely getting an article in there as well..

Stan Blicker has firmed up the singout for Friday, May 23, 2003 in the evening. We can get $300, with another $100 to maybe $150, either towards the cost of parking, or, if we meet at the church and carpool for some extra fee for the chorus.

They expect us to sing for no more than 20-25 minutes. There will probably be around 150 people there.

Get your souvenir lapel pin for the 2003 International Convention. They are on sale for $7.50 CDN or $5.00 US. This is going to be a major fundraiser for the Chapter, and Ron Schurman has already sent out letters to the Presidents of all NED Chapters, encouraging them to send in orders. Replies are already coming in.

If you need a pin, or will be going somewhere that you can sell some of these pins, ask Ron Schurman, Murray Phillips, or Steve Wheaton for some. The money we raise will be very helpful in financing the extras we want to do during the Convention.

Stan Kido is trying to get more of us up singing in smaller groups. This week the songs are:
Orange Coloured Sky, Witchcraft and Old Black Magic.

Missing Children's Network Walk of Hope

Pledge forms are available from Alan MacKenzie.

Last Thursday evening, the Co-Chairmen met with the Volunteer Services, Competitor Services and Registration Chairmen to assign volunteers to the various committees. We intend to notify all volunteers of their job, and when and where to meet. With less than eight weeks left we are on schedule. We will have a great Convention!

Last weekend concluded the Quartet qualifications and we now know which quartets have qualified, and when they will be singing.

During convention week, we are recommending that all volunteers, except those needing their cars for the job they are doing, use public transportation. As you know, parking downtown is expensive. We will have a very limited number of parking discount coupons. If you, or one of your volunteers really needs parking, let Stan Blicker know.

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

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