Germaine

We were saddened last Thursday to learn of the passing of one of our sopranos, Germaine Wahl. We will miss her voice and her colorful personality. We know she is still singing with us in spirit.

The shocking news made for the most chatter-free rehearsal we have ever had.

Viewing

Wednesday 6-8pm

Starks funeral home

3651 S 500 E

Salt Lake City, UT 84106

2nd viewing

Thursday 2-3:30pm

LDS chapel

14919 S Eagle Crest Dr

Draper, UT 84020

Funeral services

Thursday 4-5pm

LDS chapel

14919 S Eagle Crest Dr

Draper, UT 84020

Grave dedication 

Thursday 6:15-7pm

Salt Lake City Cemetery

200 N Ave

Salt Lake City, UT 84111

The Spring Program

Here is the list of songs, in the order we will sing them, and those who are introducing them:

Teri

• That Old Time Need of Prayer

Ally

• Plenty-A-Music
• Soon I Will Be Done
• Precious Lord, Take My Hand 

Mark

• Heaven Bound
• Lead Me Home
• Elijah Rock

Stephanie

• Sing and Shout Together, Children
• Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
• Listen to the Lambs

Doug

• There is a Balm in Gilead
• Until I Found the Lord
• I'm Gonna Sing and Shout

Mitch

• Places Deeper in My Heart

Our Ten Day Break

Hi Singers,

This is the largest gap between rehearsals that we've had for a long time. I miss you all and look forward to seeing you on Sunday!

Meanwhile, here are the things that Cory has asked us to work on, which he formed from listening to snatches of the blog files from prior rehearsals:

Men-basses: You have a tendency to confuse depth with bass-drum heaviness. You cannot do that. It sounds awful. You’ve got to support your notes and get energy behind them. Without it, you’re bottoming out note-wise. Watch your pitches and listen to each other.

Tenors: You’re a Victrola. There are about four songs that have parts where you are completely lost. Places Deeper in My Heart. There’s a spot you miss every time. That Old Time Need of Prayer, there’s a spot you miss every time (basses too on that song).

Altos: you have a good blend among you. What you don’t have is support on the lower notes. It sounds blaring, like a horn. There’s no warmth or movement on the note. On the upper notes, you are a little bright.

Sopranos: Wow. Top notes: Bright, bright, bright the holly berries. Holy Mackerel. Wow. Open it up on the top notes. Watch how bright it is. When I ask you to warm it up, that doesn’t mean throw a vibrato onto it. Support the high notes. If you’re buzzing in your nose, your placement is wrong.

Seconds: Be very careful not to sacrifice tone to volume. It often is a very young sound. It’s not every time, but sometimes. Like on the song Until I Found the Lord, bottom of page 10.

As a whole, you need to sing together; listen to each other. Get your parts down. No excuse to not know your parts at this point in our season.

One compliment for you: Leslie loved your final song last Sunday, “Places Deeper in My Heart.”

Remember to practice and connect emotionally with the messages of our songs on THURSDAY night!

Singing and Shouting

As I was listening to the recording of last Thursday's rehearsal, I heard again the story Cory told about the special needs woman singing with great abandon and enthusiasm, "The Spirit of God Like a Fire is Burning," in the middle of the congregation during church.

I thought about the words to that beautiful hymn, and discovered something rather surprising. So, you know how we all don't do a lot of "singing and shouting" in our church meetings? Check out the chorus to "The Spirit of God..." Yep: "We'll sing and we'll shout with the armies of heaven!" There it is, right there! We should sing and shout. Yes, you, conservative Mormon person. You should sing and shout!

So, feel free to follow the special needs woman's example and the words to that famiar hymn and sing with enthusiasm. Feel it! Enjoy it! Show it!

Happy singin' and shoutin,' people.

KD

Party & Schedule Update

Please note the new schedule in the column on the right ------>

Hey!! Next Saturday is our choir party!!! We're going to have yummy food (provided by you), and fun games! Bring a spouse or a friend and come to the church where we rehearse at 6:30 pm.

Here are the food sign-ups:

Main Dish
Ally
Dan
Teri
Rain

Side Dish
Stephanie
Joan
Anne

Dessert
Jared & Cindy
Germaine
Mark
Harold

Other
Morgan
Dave - chips

Teri and Ally, I appreciate your willingness to bring more than one thing, but I'm only putting you down for one. Cory and I haven't signed up yet, and I think we'll be fine. If that changes, I'll let you know. - KD

Let's Get to Work!

This is Cory's instruction to the chorus on April 17, 2014.

And, here are a few motivational quotes for you:

Altos Won the Stunning Section Award

A couple of weeks ago, the alto section won the Stunning Section Award. Rain took it home, and it has been on some adventures! Here are the highlights:

 After a violent weekend storm, the SS Award helped survey the damage to the Jeppson's fence from the safe vantage point of the nectarine tree.

 The award also got to help welcome home the Jeppson's newest family member!

 It helped in the garden with the beautiful spring flowers,

 and spent some time enjoying the sunny disposition of the forsythia bush.

Best of all, the SS Award got to go camping in the backyard!

See what the SS Award can do at your house--win the award with your section and ask to bring it home! It loves adventures!