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Tags and Swipes, Winter 2021

Let Every Woman Sing

Over the past few months, Boston Skyline Chorus has Our dynamic Director – Wendy Pachter has been working
been very lucky to have multiple visitors. Our music so hard for our chorus. We have overcome many of the
school platform has allowed us to keep growing and challenges of working on this platform and she continues
attracting more ladies to join us. We have officially to come up with unique
welcomed two ladies as ZooMembers – Tonia and ways to teach us every
Barbara! We are extremely happy to have them join us week. It has been a great
on this platform and hope that soon we will be able to time to work on the details
have their bass and lead voices join us singing on the of how we are singing.
risers! Some of my favorite
highlights have been
Our ladies have gotten crafty over these months to keep listening to a drumline for
things fun and interesting and keep all of our members synchronization, watching
feeling connected. Our Membership Chair – Michele interpreters of American
Bokun, has created “BSC Connect” where a group of Sign Language for facial
ladies’ volunteer to write physical letters to those expression (it is very
members who have not been able to join us on Zoom for important to have your face emote the topic that you are
one reason or another. Then our Visual Team Instructor talking about), and “Singing in the MRI” to see what your
– Janice Mottolo, has vocal placement looks like.
been in charge of
“Member Spotlight”. Then we have our technical ladies behind the scenes that
Different members have been teaching themselves video programs to help
take turns with about a support BSC! Joyce Nishinaga for all of her effort on
five minute window learning how to create virtual chorus and Laura Murray.
during our weekly for all of her
meeting to share creative videos
anything they would she has made
like about themselves. for marketing
This has been a great boost for everyone, and we have and Regional
learned so many things about each other! So far we have events!
heard about hiking adventures, the art of scrapbooking,
travels around the world, being a wedding officiant, and We were
one member staying connected with her grandkids fortunate to be
through this pandemic by giving them voice lessons on able to come
Zoom!. together in a small group outside back in October and sing
together. We are also trying to stay connected with our
Janice Mottollo and Lois Jensen have also been working region. We had joint rehearsal with Merrimack Valley
hard on reviewing our music. This is part of the overall Chorus and we were visited by our Regional Buddies –
effort of Sweet Adelines to be more inclusive and ensure Lala Carey and Beth Tedoldi Paul.
that the music is appropriate. We want all of our
members and audience to experience the joy of our music We are BSC and that makes me very happy!!
and feel like their voices are heard.

In Harmony,
Erin Blanchfield

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North Atlantic Region 1 Sweet Adelines