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Tags and Swipes, Winter 2018

Valley Chords Chorus

Happy New Year!

The Valley Chords had a challenging but successful 2017. With the ongoing support of Jessie Caynon
and Laura Fraser we continue to find our voices as a small ensemble while hoping to find a full-time
director in the near future.

In November we ventured out to Derry, NH in November and were enchanted by the Rhythm of NH
show Chorus Princesses!

Our winter season opened with a fun repertoire of both holiday and non-holiday music at the
Dartmouth College ArtWorks program. Our veteran tenor, Janet Whyte, works at the Dartmouth
College art museum when she isn’t singing and invited the chorus to participate in this annual
opportunity for Dartmouth Employees to show off their “after work” talents.

We then jumped into the Holiday season with an informal sing-out at the United Methodist Church in
White River Junction during their annual chowder fest and silent auction. Our holiday program was
rounded out with a performances at two local assisted living facilities. We have had some young
women join us for our holiday program and hope that they will continue to sing with us through 2018.

We know that 2018 will bring some significant changes. We are in the process of selecting music for
competition and are hoping to welcome some new voices to our chorus in the New Year. We are also
bracing ourselves for rehearsals without the giggles of Barb Ticehurst, who at age 92 has decided to
transition from being an active voice in the chorus to an associate member. Barb was one of the
founding members of the Valley Chords and has been a stable and grounding influence on our chorus as
well as an ambassador for us in the community. We will miss her regular attendance but hope that she
will stay in touch as a Valley Chords groupie and occasional guest singer.

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