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This is a supplement edition to the December eBlast that went out on 12-6-2018. Included in this edition is Chapter News from three additional chapters - plus links and information for the Winter AIM Parade - Novice and Double Quartets and YWIH.
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Song of Sonoma
FIRST ANNUAL A Capella Festival is in the Books!
On October 6th we sang with 3 other A Capella groups from the area at the Glaser Center in Santa Rosa. Our audience was diverse and appreciative and the energy was amazing! Everyone wants to know - WHEN IS THE SECOND ANNUAL? - June 29, 2019 - SAVE THE DATE!
Quartets and More!
We are proud of our developing quartets. Our Director, Sharon Carlson, generously hosted a workshop for all quartet and double-quartet participants to help us get started and learn more about selecting music. Song of Sonoma now has 4 registered quartets and a developing double-quartet! “Make Mine a Double” made its debut at our Acapella Festival in October. What a memorable performance for them and for us! Hope to see much more of them.
Song of Sonoma Welcomes our Newest Members
We have welcomed SIX new members over the summer! They are all special women with beautiful voices. Several were able to take advantage of a Newbie Orientation to help them with makeup before our performance on October 6th.
More New Members on the Way!
We had a super fun baby shower for two of our member, who now are mothers to the beautiful children pictured below. We ARE pretty good at parties.
Holidays are Coming!
Our newest Assistant Director, Claire Urquart, has been helping us get ready for holiday singing and boy is she good at that arm waving! Beauty and charm don’t hurt either and the repertoire is so much fun!
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Pacific Empire Chorus
We have been busy hosting new guests who have joined us for our multiple holiday sing outs this  year. We welcomed Santa in Petaluma, sang at the Petaluma Women’s Foundations holiday luncheon and performed for the Festival of Trees on November 30 th in Petaluma, We are also excited about our upcoming Christmas Show with the Napa Valley Harmonizers in Napa on December 9, 2018. If you are interested, get your tickets at napavalleyharmonizers.com
And of course, sales are going crazy for PEC’s 7th annual Crab Feed – February 2, 2019 at the Petaluma Vets. This is always a sold out event so if you need tickets, go to our webpage now – pacificempire.org and get those tickets while they are available. All the Crab you can eat, along with Salad, Pasta, Bread and homemade desserts. Lots of singing by PEC and Ladies First. We also have a famous and fabulous Auction house that brings their amazing art for a silent auction. Well worth it.
From all of us to all of you
We hope you have the most wonderful holiday season.
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The highlight of November was a coaching weekend with Sandy Marron. She brought her unique sense of sound and trained to use our “instruments” so much better!
 
The Oregon Spirit Chorus annual Holiday Harmony concert is 7:00pm on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at Chemeketa Community College auditorium (building 6). There are some terrific guests on the show, the Oregon SenateAires, Willamette GirlChoir’s Serenade group, special MC Gary Raze, a great story teller, barbershop quartets, octets, Santa and more! Tickets: online at www.oregonspirit.org or at the door. Prices: Regular admission- $15, Seniors/Students/Veterans - $10 and Children under 5 Free.
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From: Quartet Program Manager: Wendy Gibson
Is everyone ready for the New Year? …. Ok I know, jumping the gun a bit – we have a lot on our plates in December. But now is the time to put those final touches on that Double Quartet and make sure your Novice Quartet is ready to go for the Parade Saturday Night at AIM, January 26th. All the specifics are on the Regional Webpage as well as the entry forms. Super excited about this year’s parade and I expect to have a huge turnout! Attached are the links for the entry forms – Can’t wait!
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at bassesq@pacbell.net
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Young Women In Harmony
Join us for an all day, comprehensive workshop, centered on improving vocal production skills and learning the art of a cappella style Barbershop Harmony with Sweet Adeline faculty. This curriculum, designed for the high school level, includes:
- Learning and performing a four-part harmony a cappella song
- Section unity study with an award winning quartet
- Vocal production instruction from a regional musical director
- Showmanship instruction with a professional choreographer
- Performance opportunity – at 4 pm we will perform our song for all Sweet Adeline members in attendance.
REGISTER FOR YWIH WORKSHOP HERE.
DOWNLOAD PERMISSION/RELEASE FORM HERE.
Quartet/Double Quartet, YWIH Quartet Parade
Join in on the Saturday night fun with your quartet, double quartet or YWIH quartet. Performance begins at 7PM, Saturday, January 26th. Deadline for Quartet Parade registration is Jan. 5, 2019. Contact Wendy Gibson for questions.
Download the registration forms:
YWIH Quartet Registration
Quartet Registration
Double Quartet Registration
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WINTER AIM WEEKEND – REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
Sign up by January 11th to get the best rate (still just $25.00 registration for a whole weekend!) and secure your spot at our Winter AIM Weekend at the Doubletree Hotel in Sacramento! If you wait to register at the door the fee is $35.00. Register now and save yourself $10.00.
Read more.....
See you in Sacramento on January 25-27!
Julie Starr - Region 12 Education Coordinator
Mary Mamer - Region 12 Events Coordinator
Alison Miller - AIM Coordinator for Education
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Circle 12 will be offering a Mentorship Program to Novice Quartets for the January AIM event! A Circle 12 member will answer any questions in advance of January AIM, walk the Novice Quartet through the Pattern and meet with the quartet afterwards to review and discuss score sheets and help clarify the judges comments! This a GREAT opportunity for support and encouragement and we look forward to sharing your journey! If you are interested in the Circle 12 Mentorship Program, please contact Wendy Gibson at BassEsq@pacbell.net or Kathy Scheel at kathy.scheel@oregonspirit.org. Happy Holidays and you in January!
Respectfully submitted by,
Julie Harrelson
Secretary
Circle 12
Circle 12 is a group of high-energy women who share the incredible experience of having competed on the International Quartet Stage, either as Champions or Wildcards. Our three main areas of focus are:
- Performing at regional events
- Sharing our experience and knowledge
- Supporting the quartet(s) who will represent Region 12 at the International Competition
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Greetings to Region 12 Sweet Adelines! We are very busy preparing for our 2019 Regional convention in May. Bulletin #1 is ready and up on the regional website. Here is a link for your convenience.
http://sairegion12.org/events/regional-convention-2019.html
Please take the time to read it and all of those following, for some very valuable information. Our goal is to provide what you need to make this your best convention yet, so please read it and also let us know if there is something that you feel you may be missing.
Geri Miller-Riedel, Chairman of the Regional Convention
Margy Kiser, Assistant CRC |
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WEBSITE CONVERSION PLANNED
We have started transferring website information to a new website, which we are hope to launch after contest., in May. We are switching from ConnectedSound to HarmonySite. About eight chapters in the region already use HarmonySite as their webserver so they know some of the benefits we will reap from conversion.. This conversion will make interaction between the chorus/chapters and the region more mainstream. We look forward to sharing more information at Winter Aim in January.
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