ISLAND CITY CHORUS

GREATER MONTREAL CHAPTER

SPEBSQSA Inc.

The Little Chorus that could!

MINI PITCH

Date: March 3, 2003 3 weeks to the show!

Great news on the host front! Ric Peterson, host of CJAD 800's The Ric Peterson Show will be our host and emcee for the big show, bringing his vibrant energy, infectious passion and enthusiastic personality to our show.

A self-professed info-junkie, who's opinionated, bright, and informed, Peterson has won a loyal following in 21 years at CJAD 800 and Standard Radio Montreal.

Jeffery Mance is handling ticket sales. See him on Monday night with your commitment as the best seats are going fast. He would like to have money turned in as soon as you sell the tickets.

And remember free tickets with ads. Alan Kenley has already sold about $2,000.00 worth of advertising and given away tickets with the contracts. It's easy. Just ask for the orders. You will be surprised how many will say yes.

Murray Phillips will be handling the program book. This includes the co-ordination of advertising sales, and the creative and assembly of the program book itself. Please, give your ads to Murray for inclusion in the book.

Peter Evans has taken on the job of co-ordinating the sale of tickets to Seniors Residences, and he is looking for your help. If you have contacts. Offer your help to Peter.

Walter Mueller has agreed to handle the finances so to keep him happy we need to sell out the hall. Let's do it like we did in the old days.

Darren Prentice is in charge of set decorating and Bert Brossoit has taken on sound and lighting.

Here is the music line up for the show. Please pull out your music and tapes and make sure you have all of these numbers down pat.

Contest site - Watervliet High School

1245 Hillside Drive

Watervliet, NY

Friday - Contest begins at 7:00PM

Saturday - Chorus Contest begins at 12:00 NOON. The show will not take place due to the lack of a suitable facility.

Directions to Watervliet HS will be posted on the NED Web Site, but it is at route 2 and route 787 near Troy, NY.

The Co-Chairmen are Fred Schonenberg & Ken Abbott

Last week, a new NED quartet was formed: "Bourbon Street" is made up of Tenor: Bill Hoogeveen, Lead: Mike Nichols, Bass: Bob Nitzschke, Bari: Tom McQueeney. The Bass is 6'9" and the tenor is 6'5" and Mike Nichols says he feels like he is singing between the Twin Towers. These guys may be pretty good.

After singing together for over seven years, Jeffery Mance decided he had had enough, and wished the other members well. After a brief discussion, Al, Ron and Murray decided they enjoyed singing together, and looked for a lead to sing with them.

Alan Kenley has sung all four parts, and can sing a mean lead. So after a couple of times singing together the decision was made to carry on as Key of Eh?, and go to Division this spring. Despite a short time they have been singing together, they know they will have a good time, and will get some coaching from the experience.

It seems that there is a virus called the Senile Virus that even the most advanced anti-virus programs cannot take care of. It appears to affect those born before 1958!

1. Causes you to send same e-mail twice.

2. Causes you to send blank e-mails.

3. Causes you to send to the wrong person.

4. Causes you to send back to the person who sent it to you.

5. Causes you to forget to attach the attachment.

6. Causes you to hit "SEND" before you've finished the

A local pastor joined a community service club, and the members thought they would have some fun with him. Under his name badge they printed, "Hog Caller" as his occupation. Everyone made a big fanfare as the badge was presented. The pastor responded by saying, "I usually am called the 'shepherd of the sheep'... but I guess you know your people better than I do."

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!