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CHAPTER CHATS & Region 12 NEWS!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
REGIONAL NEWS
Welcome our Director Coordinator!

CHAPTER HAPPENINGS
Upcoming Events
Sacramento Valley Director Search
Southern Oregon Sound Director Search
Chapter Facebook links

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Sweet Adelines International


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REGIONAL NEWS
Welcome to Angela Suraci to the Pacific Shores Region 12 Management Team as Directors' Coordinator! Angela has been appointed by the Regional Management Team to finish up Kathy Scheel's 2021-2023 term. Angela is the current Master Director of Mission Valley Chorus and has been a member of Sweet Adelines Internation since 1998. She will be an awesome voice at the RMT table for all the directors in the region!!

We would also like to thank Kathy Scheel for her service on the RMT these past years and know we will be seeing and hearing from her at future regional events. 
CHAPTER CHATS
Sisters in Harmony,

Like many others, we faced many Covid challenges in the new year, and we unfortunately had to postpone our guest program. We look forward to the time when Covid numbers are down and we can introduce more ladies to the harmonies of Sweet Adelines!

We are very excited for regional competition, and we have spent most of our available practice time preparing. We are hopeful that by the time competition rolls around we will be able to share our numbers with our regional sisters and get to hear your songs, too!

Wishing you good health and beautiful music!

MVC winters are crazy! We have somewhat warm weather during the day, and cool to downright cold weather in Nordahl Hall during rehearsals! Crazy, why? Because we are playing it safe, singing with masks with doors open and enough space among the hula hoops to sing safely and dance with our ribbons. We continue to meet in person and to Zoom to our off-site members.

MVC is working and honing our set for our video entry in the regional competition and fine-tuning songs for our show sometime this summer.  Stay tuned for details.  By then maybe we will be free of our masks.

Our most recent Woman of Note is Corkey Redmon, an awesome bass and fabulous part of the greeter team. She shows up after a very, very long commute perky, positive, professional and fun and is warm and welcoming to guests. She is always willing to help and can be counted on when a job needs to be done (like putting together guest books). Congratulations, Corkey!!
 

 

Thanks to Dee DiDomenico we have a new sandwich board with reflective features that highlight the Mission Valley Chorus! This wonderful form of promotion is posted in driveways and entryways wherever we are performing. It’s beautiful! Thanks, Dee!

This past month, SVC has been busy working on our two new competition songs for the upcoming video contest. It’s giving us a sense of normalcy to be thinking about contest again!

In addition to our new riser trailer, we also purchased a new sound system in anticipation of getting back to live rehearsals in February.

And we’ve got coaching on the calendar with Erin Howden, Ryan Heller, and Jim Arns. Lucky for us, our director, Dede Nibler, is a big believer in “Music Education never stops.”

 

Special thanks to chorus member Valerie Richie for all her work in getting a grant application in to the Sacramento Arts Council. Music is such a vital part of any thriving community, and we’re already planning this year’s local events, beginning with Singing Valentine Grams in February (via phone only at this time).
 

We’ve had several wonderful guests in recent weeks, and we hope to see all of them at our next rehearsal so that they can experience the huge thrill of hearing 4-part harmony in person!
 

Song of Sonoma entered the new year full of resolution and renewal, despite the fact we have been relegated back to Zoom.  So, we took great advantage to learn new and relearn choreography, courtesy of Lynda Casillas and our wonderful choreo team. We had a fun “movie” night, watching our old performances and reminiscing about how we love being live on stage. Between our costumes and music, stage sets and audiences, we relived fabulous times with our “Night at the Oscars” and “60’s Show.” We are even more eager and anxious to get back on stage and perform. AIM Weekend was a treat, and it is inspiring to see and hear the novice quartets/double quartets and experience the AIM sessions. We truly appreciate all of the time and effort to produce these great weekends for us, and the expertise from Jennifer Cooke and Julie Starr was very helpful, particularly as we regroup. We will be sure to use our voiced fricatives and work on our Pringle tongues! We look forward to being back together in person in February!

  

Southern Oregon Sound (SOS) was delighted to welcome two new members to our chorus in January.  Peg Mathews recently moved to Southern Oregon from Montana, where she was a member of Helena Xpress Singers Chorus.  Peg brings her lovely lead voice to the chorus, and we are so happy to have her.  Summer Couch is a tenor who re-joined the chorus after a time as Chapter-at-Large.  Summer is also the tenor of Passin' Notes Quartet and we're so happy to have her on the risers with us once more.
 

We had a fabulous first coaching session in Medford with Kathy Scheel on January 22nd.  We had a lot of fun and worked hard to set our interp for contest in Eugene.  Thanks so much to Kathy for her valuable teaching both individually and with our collective chorus to set us on our way towards a great performance.  We shared pizza after our rehearsal and had a chance to visit.  One of our members discovered that she and Kathy had attended the same high school in Washington and had mutual friends!

Kathy also coached Passin’ Notes the evening before our chorus coaching and we enjoyed wine and snacks afterwards.  It’s always a treat to combine some social activities with learning opportunities.  We’re looking forward to additional sessions with Kathy in weeks before contest.
It's already the middle of February - time is sure flying by! January was a transitional month for us.  With the Omicron surge,  we were cautious as we came back to rehearsing this year.  We had Zoom-only rehearsals the first two weeks of the month, where we worked on vocal skills and our contest set. 

On the third rehearsal of the month,  we had a full in-person rehearsal where we focused only on choreo and did not sing in an abundance of caution. On our final week, Julie coached a double quartet for the singing portion of the rehearsal so that both Zoom attendees and a small number of in-person attendees could benefit from the insights. 

As cases go down and we enter February, we're starting to be able to sing in person again! Looking forward to a lot more singing as we approach contest in a couple months. We're also doing a virtual Gala and Auction in March - save the date!

 
CHAPTER HAPPENINGS
Fri, Feb 18 
to Sat, Feb 19                    
6:00 pm      RLC Coaching with Jan Gervais Grace Lutheran Church Luger Hall
Fri, Feb 25  6:30pm Visual Team Meeting Sacramento - Covid Guidelines contact@sacramentovalleychorus.com
Fri, Feb 25  7:00pm Coaching w/Judy Pozsgay Eugene, OR
Sat, Feb 26  1:00 pm SAI/RMT Networking Session - Leadership Succession Planning and Recruitment Virtual Event
Sat, Feb 26  9:30am Chorus coaching w/Judy Pozsgay Eugene, OR
Sun, Feb 27  4:30 pm Team Coordinator Meeting Virtual Event
Sun, Feb 27  5:30 pm RMT Meeting Virtual Event
Sat, Mar 5  9:00am Coaching w/ Jan Gervais  
Sat, Mar 5  9am HFC -Jan Gervais Hill & Valley Club, Hayward
Fri, Mar 11 
to Sun, Mar 13                      
  BASC - Ryan Heller Coaching Contact for Details
Sat, Mar 12    MVC Coaching with Nikki Blackmer OBI Studios
Sun, Mar 20  3:45pm Bay Area Showcase Virtual Gala and Auction Virtual
Sat, Mar 26    BASC - Judy Pozsgay Coaching Contact for Details
Fri, Apr 1 
to Sat, Apr 2 
7:00pm Ryan Heller Coaching  
Sat, Apr 2  7:30pm Fools For Love Saratoga Community Center
Fri, Apr 8 
to Sun, Apr 10 
  SOS - Coaching w/ Ryan Heller Santa Rosa, CA
Fri, Apr 8 
to Sun, Apr 10 
9:00am MVC coaching with Jim Arns OBI Studios
Thu, Apr 21  8:00pm Friends and Family Performance Milpitas
Fri, Apr 29 
to Sat, Apr 30 
7:00pm Ryan Heller Coaching  
Sat, Apr 30    Chorus Contest Video Recording Milpitas, CA
Do you see yourself as a director in 2022?
Great News - our Director Dede Nibler will take us to Regional Competition 2022.
We are still looking for a new director to start in 2022. If you would like more details please contact us. 

Contact dstcontact@sacramentovalleychorus.com for more information.

To find out more about Sacramento Valley Chorus check out our website: sacramentovalleychorus.com
Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SacValleyChorus

CHAPTER FACEBOOK LINKS
Click on the pictures below to view individual chapters on Facebook. If you have not already liked their page do so now. Next month we will see the next three chapters. 

Facebook is an excellent way to reach out to your audience. Be sure to post weekly. It can be a recap of your latest rehearsal, the announcement of an upcoming event or share a related musical meme.

Pacific Shores Region 12 has two Facebook pages:
  • Pacific Shores Region 12 - Sweet Adelines  - This Facebook is used to promote the region's activity and news. Currently  990 Likes, 1114 Following
  • Pacific Shores Region 12 - Chats - This Facebook page can be used by the chapters to post events and news. Visit the page and join the group and invite your Region 12 Friends. Currently 176 Members - Please help us grow our Chats Group. Invite your friends. 
REGIONAL CONTACT LISTS
2021-2022 REGIONAL MANAGEMENT TEAM

Piet Chini - Communications*
Angela Suraci - Directors
Alison Miller - Education*
Mary Mamer - Events
Geri Miller-Reidel - Finance*
Kevran Day - Marketing

Lynda CasillasMembership*
Birgit Andersen - Team Coordinator*




RMT email: rmt@sairegion12.org
*RMT positions up for election for 2022-2024 - applications open
contact communications.coord@sairegion12.org

SWEET ADELINES INTERNATIONAL NEWS!
SMALL AND MIDSIZE DIRECTORS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION SYMPOSIUM 2022

The wait is over!
Sweet Adelines International announces:

Small & Midsize Chorus Director Scholarship
for International Education Symposium
July 20-24, 2022

The Small and Midsize Chorus Director Scholarship is available to frontline directors of small and midsize choruses to attend Sweet Adelines International sponsored events which include director education.
 
This scholarship will help support the musical education journey of directors of small and midsize choruses by providing financial resources to attend an internationally sponsored event. The ideal candidate will demonstrate commitment, dedication, and passion for learning and teaching the barbershop style, and continuing growth in musical and leadership skills. 
 
This scholarship is possible thanks to the generous giving from individuals in our wonderful Sweet Adelines community. The number of scholarships available is, in part, dependent on the contributions received from generous members. If you would like to serve our community in this way please contact our Chief Philanthropy and Administrative Officer Susan Smith at: susan@sweetadelines.com.
 
The application cycle runs November 15, 2021
through January 25, 2022 and can be found at www.sweetadelines.com/IES2022.
Join Region 12's own directors - 
Dede Nibler and Kathy Scheel as co-directors on a trip of a lifetime to London.

www.harmony-travel.net for more information.


Pacific Shores Region 12 Chapters
Link to Region 12 Chorus Webpage
Map of Region 12 Chapters - Links to Chapter websites 
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