HH,

Congrats to the Hunterdon Symphony and Herr Mozart (a.k.a. our own Pat Cerillo) for an outstanding performance last Saturday to a sold-out crowd at N.H.H.S.  Many HH were in attendance.

Beginning with our 1/31 meeting, we will be practice RECORDING, right in our own hall.  Many thanks to Bob B. and Alden for getting this set up.  

We will also be introducing our next song - I'll Fly Away.  Back in the late '90's, this was a popular spiritual enjoyed by all HH.  The Music Team thought that a revival of it at this time would be practical.  It will serve as a selection on our new CD, as well as a vehicle which can be used in the general repertoire and especially during Summer Church Sing season.

For 1/31, our repertoire songs for review will include:

• Pay-per-Doll
• On the Sunny Side of the Street

Please review these ahead of time for notes and words.  In general, repertoire songs will be worked two weeks in a row, and then rotated back into the schedule after 3 weeks "off".

Of course, we will also be hitting the following during the 1/31 evening, as approaching soon are Singing Valentines and the first CD recording (in March)
1.  Let Me Call You Sweetheart (with intro)
2.  Heart of My Heart
3.  An American Trilogy  (for the CD)
4.  Over the Rainbow   (for the CD)

Last week, we reinstitued a weekly rehearsal feature called, Performance Package.  This is intended to be a wrap-up to the night, where the HH and/or quartets will present 3 repertoire songs as if it were a show.  It will begin shortly after 10:15pm.  Our guests for the night will be the audience.  We'll have emcees for the evening, and talking between songs will not be allowed.  

The Performance Package for 1/31 includes:  
1.   Dream (Intro by Ron Newsom)
2.   Quartets on Valentine Songs  (Intro by Lee Roth)
3.   Paper Doll (tag)  (Intro by Father Mozart)
(Please get into the habit of scanning this email for your name - you may be scheduled to give an intro!)

Craft Sessions will be taught most weeks.
1/24 - Singable consonants
1/31 - Continuity of tone from word to word
2/06 - Introduction to the 16 vowel sounds  (The 12 vowel sounds include:  ee, ih, aye, eh, ae, ah, aw, oh, oo (book), oo (moon), ur, uh.  
        Diphthongs:  ah-ee, ah-oo, aw-ee, ee-oo.  Also oh-oo.

Last week, y'all completed a Music Team survey, soliciting your feedback on our current repertoire and inviting you to provide additional input for the future.  We'll hear a readout from Rusty.   This will provide useful input to the Music Team as it plans for the future.

Prior to the 1/23 repertoire meeting of the Music Team, here's a view of our current songs (in black); red font indicates new songs we are considering:

All I Have To Do Is Dream

American Trilogy

George M. Cohan Medley

Let There Be Peace on Earth

I'll Fly Away

Oh, You Beautiful Doll

On the Sunny Side of the Street

One Voice

Paper Doll

God Bless the USA

Over the Rainbow

Simple Melody

Soon It’s Gonna / Singin’ in the Rain (med)

Ten Feet Off the Ground

Wrote ‘Em in Good Ol’ Days

You’ve Got a Friend in Me

Please remember to bring a tape recorder to this and all rehearsals.

Thanks for listening.  Please be a "singer-bringer" throughout 2006, and find ways to "talk up" the Harmonizers whenever you're out in public.  

See you Tuesday!
Don

(PS. this note being sent posthumously, for purposes of documenting the meeting.  These notes are posted on Bill Sabor's "Membership Page").