Harmony up Round
Harmony Roundup is a place to share your adventures and achievements! Let us know what your chorus or quartet has been doing in your community. Email your submissions and photos to communications@sweetadelines.com.
Where We Sang Several Sweet Adelines participated in Make Music Day (Fête De La Musique) on June 21. The holiday began 38 years ago in France and is now celebrated by musicians around the world who perform live music that day. Honey Bunches of Notes (#1) and Harmony on the Sound Chorus (#1) were among those who participated in this year’s virtual Make Music Day online. See page 37 for the story of three Sweet Adelines choruses' special Make Music Day virtual performance. How We Sang U.S. television personality and author Mike Rowe was on hand to install officers of Harbor City Music Company Chorus (#19) in June. Mission Valley Chorus (#12) held “Author Nights” during their Zoom rehearsals. They had presentations from several authors, including Grant Snider and Laurie King. Greater Cleveland Chorus (#17) was named Community Partner of the Month for June by The Cleveland Police Foundation for the many ways they have cared for first responders and community members during (and before!) the pandemic. Prior to the pandemic, the chorus sang at many community events. They donated books to the city’s children’s literacy project, and during the pandemic, they
made masks and food for first responders, among other ways they help people. Why We Sang Hobart Harmony (#34) raised $1,260 (AUD) for Breast Cancer Network Australia at their Purple & Pearls Celebration in memory of one of their favourite coaches, Lindsey Dyer. Vallee de Croix Chorus (#6) donated clean, used mascara wands to the Appalachian Wildlife Refuge located in North Carolina (USA). The wands are used to help clean the fur of small rescued animals. Members of Vocal Dimension Chorus (#31), dressed as frogs, raised money for a local hospice with their virtual performance of Paul McCartney & The Frog Chorus’ We All Stand Together. In June, Bathurst Panorama Chorus (#34) completed 20 knitted blankets to distribute to local charities as part of their annual Knit In Harmony project. In June, Phoenix Chorus (#31) bass Mave shaved her head as part of a fundraising event for the Macmillan Cancer Support organization, Brave the Shave for Macmillan. Mave raised over £800! The same month, Manawatu Overtones (#35) sang at a fundraising event for breast cancer research.
Although they couldn’t hold their usual Knit In Harmony day this year, Bathurst Panorama Chorus (#34) members and supporters knitted 20 completed blankets to distribute to local charities. Shown are a few chorus members with some of the colorful blankets that will help their fellow community members through the winter.
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