Page 22 - Fall 2017 Tags and Swipes Newsletter

Tags and Swipes, Fall 2017

Merrimack Valley Chorus

MVC’s Summer of Sharing

We at MVC have been so fortunate during this new The competition will be judged by Chris Bosse and

year. We have enjoyed many opportunities to learn Lisa Giorgio from HOTS and Terry Neil from

and grow as a chorus, sharing with our sisters in Profile Chorus. In addition, Chris and Lisa have

song, as well as with our community. We took agreed to stay into the weekend to share their

some time to sit down as a group to update our wisdom with our Music Staff. The music has been

commitments: to the chorus, to ourselves, and to challenging and the chorus can’t wait to see what
each other. Carole’ Mensing, long-time friend of they can do with these new songs in a very brief

MVC, came to help us along the path, leading us in time.

a series of exercises and some excellent discussions.

It was with her support and facilitation that we were Another addition to our summer has been singing at

able not only to articulate our baseline the Lowell Folk Festival with our friends in the

commitments and reflect on our progress towards Gentlemen Songsters, the BHS chapter out of

our strategic goals over the past two years, but also Lowell, MA. The Gentlemen invited us to share

to clarify our collective vision for the future of the their table and spread our art form to the crowds at

chorus – both as a family and as performers. the festival. We really enjoyed getting out into our

community and singing for listeners of all ages. We

Our Associate Director Carol Smolenski has been were even visited by the Lowell Spinner’s mascot,

spreading the joy of a cappella singing through the who was kind enough to pose with us.

Merrimack Valley Music School and the Andover

Rec Department. A pickup quartet of MVC MVC has also been blessed to see quite a few new

members was able to demonstrate the joys of faces, some returning friends as well as some new

barbershop singing and teach a few tags to a class members. We have shared stories with our

of women ranging in age from 7-70. emeritus members, and opened our arms to the new

friends. We are thrilled to move into fall with lots

We are excited to try out an idea that came to us of energy, excitement, and a strong bond as an a

from our friends at HOTS: Champfest! The chorus cappella family. We wish all our sisters in song a

has selected two new arrangements that promise to happy and healthy season and we can’t wait to sing

be a lot of fun. The chorus will spit into two mini with you!

choruses, each singing one of the two Champfest Kate Bonci

songs in an internal competition this fall.

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