The Choo Choo Chorus Newsletter For March 14

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March 14, 2024

Naturalization Ceremony Quartets

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Script For Thursday's Meeting
From The Prez
Directly Speaking
Naturalization Quartets

Calendar
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Meeting. Thursday, March 14, 7 PM Ponders

Dixie Spring Convention, Friday - Sunday, March 15-17, Chattanooga, TN. Details

Quartet Night, Thursday, April 4, 7 PM, Ponders. See bottom right details.

Rock The Riverfront, Saturday, April 6, 5:30 PM, Chattanooga Green, 100 Chestnut Street. Details

Gandy - Paul Blazek passed it to Chris Elsey

Natualization Quartets

Two quartets represented the chapter at the recent Naturalization Ceremonies. The 10 AM quartet (top photograph) featured Johnny Jackson, Paul Blazek, Bill Slack, and Fred Jesse, and the 2 PM quartet featured Dan Bruns, Maury Morris, Pete Jones, and Johnny again. This was the first time for Dan and Maury, and they were moved by the ceremony. Give them some thanks for their efforts. Steve Wixson

Script For Thursday's Meeting

7:00 PM - Meeting at Ponders. Below is an updated song list.

Blue Skies arr. by Clay Hine
Down Our Way
Keep The Whole World Singing
The Old Songs
You Tell Me Your Dream

Repertory: America the Beautiful, Armed Forces Medley, Blue Skies, California Here I Come, Can You Feel the Love Tonight, Darkness on the Delta, Georgia on My Mind, God Bless America, Hello Mary Lou, I’m Sittin’ on Top of the World, It’s the Music that Brings Us Together, Let’s Get Away from it All, Old Folks at Home, Star Spangled Banner, Welcome Song, When She Loved Me, When There’s Love at Home, Yesterday, and You Tell Me Your Dream

From The Prez

We are down to the last week of preparation and anticipation for Spring Convention. Having the extra space on the risers is nice and the sound continues to improve. Hope many of you are planning to attend activities the whole weekend and get the full experience of this soon to be renamed Dixie District.

A big thanks to all of you for your patience the last few weeks as we try to settle on a new moniker. We’ll find out what that name is at the Convention. Whatever we may be designated as, we will remain men who enjoy each others’ company, ringing chords together and serving and entertaining this community. Until next week, KTWWS! Steve Grubb

Directly Speaking

Even though early bird registration has ended you can still get your tickets at the website below. There will be walk up registrations available through Saturday morning.

There will be SIXTEEN quartets singing on Friday night! That's the most we've had in a while! This will include TWO high school quartets from Calhoun, Georgia who sang at Mid-Winter this year. Be sure and be here to support all of our quartets on Friday night! On Saturday there will be seven choruses singing for our District Championship.

I'll send out a separate email with the specifics of the chorus pattern on Saturday.

After a very long process, the House Of Delegates decided that Southeastern Harmony District is the name of our District. Thank you all for walking through this as we've navigated a very difficult journey. I genuinely appreciate all who have been involved in seeking the best for our District! Jimmy Tompkins