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BLUE NOTES FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 2006

 

What to say about an SRO concert that brought people to their feet applauding as though they might never stop? Well, there are certainly many people to thank.

  --first us , of course, for singing so wonderfully; and then

  --the Red Rose young ladies, models of vocal aplomb and performance decorum, and their directors, Jacque and Sharon;

  --Sarah, Mark, and Andrew, who sang as though Orff had written the solos just for them;

  --the pianists-Sharon, Phil, and Fiona-not only for providing the accompaniment which makes us sound even better but also for displaying their keyboard artistry;

  --the percussionists, who banged and clanged and jangled with such variety and virtuosity and to such resounding effect;

  --Tom Keller and his set-up/take-down crew, which included many of us and several audience members as well;

  --Paul Siegal, for fulfilling our many ticket requests, and his box office crew--Jamie Godshalk, Margarete Hendrickson, and Judy Barker--for efficiently and tactfully handling the onrush of eager customers;     

  --Linda Keller and her ushers (especially Florence Lazerson, helping out in spite of limited mobility), who seemed to find seats for nearly everyone in spite of being short handed;

  --Ron Tolisano, who seemed to do everything except sing;

  --Marcia Bollo and Ellen Pullin, who once again put all that information and all those ads into a program that has class without pretense;

  --Donald Draganski, for his carefully researched and well-written program notes;

  --Ryan Stremke, for designing our posters, and those of us who put them on         display;

  --Lenore Dupuis and Pat Seidl, who spread the word;   

  -- Northminster Church , for making us so welcome for rehearsals;

  --the folks at Saint Luke's, for their assistance in presenting this concert;

  --Bill Stribling, for recording the concert and providing the CDs;

  --Anthony Green (in advance), for making those CDs available soon;

  --others who probably should be thanked but didn't make today's cut;

  --and Donald Chen, who has guided us and cajoled us and borne with us and believed in us (more than we deserve, sometimes) in a season set on proving that celebrating a seventieth birthday has nothing to do with growing old.

 

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Please give special attention to the separate page with information from the Nominating Committee.   

Jewel/Osco coupons may still be used tonight and tomorrow. Coupons are available.

The listening party begins at 7:30 tomorrow evening at Sheri Young's house, 1015 Forest Avenue in Evanston . Bring a goodie to share.

The NSCS Board meets at 9:00 this coming Saturday, March 18, at St. John's Lutheran Church, 1235 Wilmette Avenue . Any member is welcome to attend or to suggest an agenda item to David Hunt or Julie McDowell.

Three packets of twenty Messiah notes are still available-only $10.00, half of which is a NSCS donation. See Len Barker.

Have an item for Blue Notes ? lenpbarker@comcast.net or 847/272-2351.

 

March 14, 2006

MEMBERS OF THE NORTH SHORE CHORAL SOCIETY:

The Annual Business Meeting of the Society will be held at the evening rehearsal on May 16. At this meeting, the membership will elect a Board of Directors, consisting of seven officers and three directors at large, to hold office for the 2006-2007 concert year. The officers to be elected are President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Vice-Presidents for Operations, for Concerts, for Public Relations, and for Fund Raising.

A five-member Nominating Committee has been appointed to nominate candidates for these offices and for the three Directors at Large. Self nominating is acceptable; should you wish to be considered for nomination for any of these positions, please contact any member of the Nominating Committee (listed below).

The Nominating Committee also has been asked to search for section coordinators and for candidates to serve as committee chairs. Committee chairs are not elected; they are appointed, and each is responsible to a particular elected vice-president. Several current holders of office positions or chairs are willing to continue to serve the NSCS for another season. Others have commented that they could use "understudies" or assistants with their responsibilities. Thus, if you know of someone who is caring, dependable, and willing to make a commitment, or if you yourself are ready to become more involved in the NSCS, please consider volunteering your name or that of another member who would like to serve.

The Nominating Committee has detailed job descriptions for officers, directors, and committee chairs; these descriptions are available upon request. A list of the various positions can be found in our Membership Guide on our website www.northshorechoral.org .

Among the several positions that need to be filled are these:

  Three chairpersons who report to the Vice-President of Concerts: Concert Manager,     House Manager (not a singer), and Ticket Manager

  Vice-President for Fund Raising, Patrons Chairperson, and Benefit Chairperson

  Dominick's and Jewel/Osco Days Coordinator (position starts January 1, 2007)

  Social Chairperson to co-ordinate juice servers at rehearsals and the welcome party for     new members

There are opportunities for other positions as well. So don't be bashful ! Let us know of any interest you may have.

Thank you for volunteering !

 

Harry Vroegh, Chair   847-492-8250     hkvroegh@ameritech.net

John Darrow     847- 869-7303   jsd@notes.ntrs.com

Lorena Estrada   847-677-7038     wbe221@msn.com

Bruce Gladfelter   847-869-6766     bbglad@comcast.net

Mary Ann Kissock   847-272-7053     mkissock@glenbrook.k12.il.us