THE CORONET CLUB SHOW GOES VIRTUAL The Coronet Club Show Team Reflects
Since 1966, the Coronet Club has held a live show at the annual Sweet Adelines International Convention. For the first time in history, it looked as if the 2020 show would not go on. But for the optimism of the Coronet Club show team and the support of the Coronet Club Board of Directors, it might have been cancelled and all would have accepted the loss as another casualty of the 2020 pandemic. Instead, a pivot was made to a virtual show that was so much more than anyone expected. Archived footage honored International Champion quartets of the past. New videos arrived from current quartets, and the Coronet Club challenged its members to record their first ever virtual song. We thought the best way to explain how the 2020 show came together would be to hear directly from members of the 2020 Coronet Club Show Team which was made up of Kendra LaPointe, chair and emcee, along with Liz Hardcastle, Naima Meyer, Gina Ogden, Molly Dalton Plummer and Liz Brannon. — Kendra LaPointe Liz Hardcastle Realizing the importance of preserving and sharing the Coronet Club’s (CC) rich show history, the CC Show Team for many years has taken great care to acquire and archive decades of Coronet Club show videos and many other champion quartet performances into a huge database. Data points include show year, song titles, costume details, convention venues, emcees, directors, special guests and comments about challenges and victories. Show venues vary, often impacting video quality, but there is an honesty and pureness in those “golden” performances that transcend all those little technical glitches. Selecting, reviewing, and editing those moments is truly a labor of love! Through our iconic, tribute, and specialty compilation videos, those moments that thrilled you, lifted your heart or unleashed unbridled joy and laughter can live again, shared on our shows and through many media platforms for all to enjoy.
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| January 2021
We pledge to follow the standard set by our founder and mentor, Renee Craig...EVERY Coronet Club show must be an “event,” filled with variety, wonderment, laughter, and glorious harmony! Naima Meyer: Since the Swedish equivalent of the CDC stated that choir singing is one of the most dangerous activities you can undertake during this pandemic, our calendars have been quite empty. When we were asked to submit a video from the Swedish Queens for inclusion on the virtual Coronet Club Show, we were absolutely thrilled! The process started with a Zoom call to float some ideas, followed by a creative meeting or two (outdoors with plenty of social distancing). As soon as we decided on our “summer barefoot concept,” we were ready for lights, camera, and action! Anna Öhman’s daughter, Frida, and husband Richard Öhman expertly filmed the music video, which took place in Suzanne
