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10/3/16, 12:40 PM e-Voices: August 2015 Page 1 of 1 http://us10.campaign-archive2.com/?u=fd6e4dd5fc431eb6c36edb33d&id=4a40cf545b&e=5c47740b6c Monthly newsletter of the Voices of the South chorus View this email in your browser ‘I Love America’ Mass Chorus Includes Voices of the South Chorus A number of choral groups from around the Birmingham area including Voices of the South sang in a mass chorus at the “I Love America” celebration held at St. Aloysius Church in Bessemer. Voices opened the program singing the National Anthem while the colors were presented. Later in the program they sang “God Bless the USA” and “I’ll Walk With God.” They received a standing ovation. The Voices performance of the National Anthem was featured in the alabamanewscenter.com, an online community newsletter of Alabama Power Company. You can view the chorus performing the National Anthem below. Credit: John Herr/Alabama NewsCenter New International Champs Crowned The week of July 4th saw the Barbershop Harmony Society select its new international chorus and quartet champions. Instant Classic from Indianapolis became the International Quartet champions. The Westminister Chorus from Westminister, Calif., won the chorus competition. Trocadero, a quartet from Sweden won the College Quartet Championship. The representative from our own Dixie District, the Nashville Chorus, finished the competition with an outstanding fifth place. Watch Westminister’s performance of “Seize the Day” from Disney’s Newsies below. Credit: Barbershop Harmony Society Calendar Monday, Aug. 3 — Chorus Rehearsal * Monday, Aug. 10 — Chorus Rehearsal * Monday, Aug. 17 — Chorus Rehearsal * Monday, Aug. 24 — Chorus Rehearsal * Monday, Sept. 7 — No Rehearsal|Labor Day Monday, Sept. 14 — Chorus Rehearsal * * 7 to 9:30 pm, Fellowship Hall, Saint Mark United Methodist Church. Upcoming Oct. 23 and 24 — Dixie District Fall Convention and Competition, Atlanta, GA Dec. 12 — Voices of the South Annual Show, Spain Park High School - Hoover, AL Dec. 18 - Performance at Oxford Performance Arts Center - Oxford, AL In the Spotlight Linc’s young, but experienced! Why do you sing? Ummmm … ‘cause I gotta! I’ve sung my whole life! It’s my favorite thing to do! That and eating sandwiches! Sometimes I do both! Why sing barbershop? It’s a perfect hobby. With barbershop I get to sing, meet people, travel, show off, and be different. These are the things that make me, me — especially the showing off part! Who are you? Rodman Lincoln Parrott II. I was born on Dec. 30, 1985, in Madison, Ala. I am married to the beautiful Amanda Parrott. I work as a sales representative for Birmingham Budweiser. You can email me at [email protected] . Got experience? I’ve been singing my entire life — from church choir as a child to choirs in high school and at college at UAB. I sang first and second tenor pretty much the whole time. It wasn’t until barbershop and Voices that I started singing baritone. I found barbershop in high school. Some choir friends and I were invited to The Rocket City Chorus annual show. The guest quartet was a group called Prime Cut. As soon as they sang their first chord I was obsessed! I found every recording I could and listened to as much barbershop as I could. After college I found out about the Barbershop Harmony Society and Harmony University — a weeklong learning experience about barbershop! I went. I met hundreds of other barbershoppers. I knew I had to keep singing barbershop when I got home. The next week I found Voices of the South. Now I’m a member of the chorus and a great quartet, Steel City 4! An anecdote … It happened the first time Steel City 4 competed at a district competition. We had been working really hard for a few months on two songs. We were really happy with what we had, especially since three of the four of us hadn’t competed in a barbershop contest before. I have always been a very confident person, but in this instance I was really nervous! I’d only been in a quartet for a few months and I always considered myself to be a lead. But there I was singing in front of real barbershoppers for the first time — as a baritone. To be honest, I don’t remember much of our set. I kind of blacked out. When I came back, everyone was applauding! That was the best part! We ended up being named the Novice Division Champions. It was awesome! Linc & Amanda Newlyweds Linc and Amanda Parrott were honored by Voices of the South at a gathering at St. Mark United Methodist Church last month. Judy and Ed Wharton hosted the event attended by friends of Linc and Amanda, who gathered to shower them with gifts and blessings as they begin their new life together. Recent visitors We are so glad to see people who drop into our rehearsals. The following people visited recently: Glen Allen from Yorktown Heights, NY; Bob Cleveland from Pelham, Ala.; Chris Farley from Morris, Ala.; Alex Garrison from McCalla, Ala.; Michael Loebler from Gardendale, Ala., Michael Tarpley from Pinson, Ala.; Jim Weldon from Helena, Ala.; and Todd Wilson from Nashville, Tenn. Thank you for visiting us. We hope to see you again! Do you like to sing? Please come by on any Monday night and check us out. You don’t have to be an accomplished singer. Most of our members don’t even read music. Instead, we use “learning tracks” to become proficient in our parts. We provide sheet music and recordings of our music that are part-predominate. That makes it easier to learn the music. If you can sing “Happy Birthday” we can teach you the rest you need to know. We would really love to have you sing with Voices of the South. There’s only one restriction — you do have to be a male. Sorry ladies. We rehearse from 7 to 9:30 p.m. each Mondays in the Fellowship Hall of Saint Mark United Methodist Church, 2901 Columbiana Road, Vestavia Hills 35216. You can also call us at 205-252-SING (7464). Copyright © 2015 - Central Alabama Chapter, BHS - All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: 2901 Columbiana Road Vestavia Hills, AL 35216 unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences Subscribe Share Past Issues Translate
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‘I Love America’ Mass Chorus Includes Voicesof the South Chorus A number of choral groups from aroundthe Birmingham area including Voices ofthe South sang in a mass chorus at the “ILove America” celebration held at St.Aloysius Church in Bessemer. Voices opened the program singing theNational Anthem while the colors werepresented. Later in the program they sang“God Bless the USA” and “I’ll WalkWith God.” They received a standingovation. The Voices performance of theNational Anthem was featured in the alabamanewscenter.com, an online community newsletter ofAlabama Power Company. You can view the chorus performing the National Anthem below.
Credit: John Herr/Alabama NewsCenter
New International Champs Crowned The week of July 4th saw the Barbershop Harmony Society select its newinternational chorus and quartet champions. Instant Classic from Indianapolis became the International Quartet champions.The Westminister Chorus from Westminister, Calif., won the chorus competition.Trocadero, a quartet from Sweden won the College Quartet Championship.The representative from our own Dixie District, the Nashville Chorus, finishedthe competition with an outstanding fifth place.Watch Westminister’s performance of “Seize the Day” from Disney’s Newsiesbelow.
Credit: Barbershop Harmony Society
Calendar Monday, Aug. 3 — Chorus Rehearsal * Monday, Aug. 10 — Chorus Rehearsal * Monday, Aug. 17 — Chorus Rehearsal * Monday, Aug. 24 — Chorus Rehearsal * Monday, Sept. 7 — No Rehearsal|Labor Day Monday, Sept. 14 — Chorus Rehearsal * * 7 to 9:30 pm, Fellowship Hall, Saint Mark United Methodist Church.
Upcoming Oct. 23 and 24 — Dixie District Fall Convention and Competition,Atlanta, GA Dec. 12 — Voices of the South Annual Show, Spain Park HighSchool - Hoover, AL Dec. 18 - Performance at Oxford Performance Arts Center - Oxford,AL
In the Spotlight
Linc’s young, but experienced!Why do you sing? Ummmm … ‘cause I gotta! I’vesung my whole life! It’s my favoritething to do! That and eatingsandwiches! Sometimes I do both! Why sing barbershop? It’s a perfect hobby. Withbarbershop I get to sing, meet people,travel, show off, and be different.These are the things that make me,me — especially the showing off part! Who are you? Rodman Lincoln Parrott II. Iwas born on Dec. 30, 1985, inMadison, Ala. I am married to thebeautiful Amanda Parrott. I workas a sales representative forBirmingham Budweiser. You canemail me at [email protected].
Got experience? I’ve been singing my entire life — from church choir as a child to choirs in highschool and at college at UAB. I sang first and second tenor pretty much the wholetime. It wasn’t until barbershop and Voices that I started singing baritone. I foundbarbershop in high school. Some choir friends and I were invited to The RocketCity Chorus annual show. The guest quartet was a group called Prime Cut. Assoon as they sang their first chord I was obsessed! I found every recording I couldand listened to as much barbershop as I could. After college I found out about theBarbershop Harmony Society and Harmony University — a weeklong learningexperience about barbershop! I went. I met hundreds of other barbershoppers. Iknew I had to keep singing barbershop when I got home. The next week I foundVoices of the South. Now I’m a member of the chorus and a great quartet, SteelCity 4! An anecdote … It happened the first time Steel City 4 competed at a district competition. We hadbeen working really hard for a few months on two songs. We were really happy withwhat we had, especially since three of the four of us hadn’t competed in a barbershopcontest before. I have always been a very confident person, but in this instance I wasreally nervous! I’d only been in a quartet for a few months and I always consideredmyself to be a lead. But there I was singing in front of real barbershoppers for thefirst time — as a baritone. To be honest, I don’t remember much of our set. I kind ofblacked out. When I came back, everyone was applauding! That was the best part!We ended up being named the Novice Division Champions. It was awesome!
Linc & Amanda Newlyweds Linc and Amanda Parrott werehonored by Voices of the South at agathering at St. Mark United Methodist Churchlast month. Judy and Ed Wharton hosted the eventattended by friends of Linc and Amanda, whogathered to shower them with gifts andblessings as they begin their new life together.
Recent visitors We are so glad to see people who drop into our rehearsals. The following peoplevisited recently: Glen Allen from Yorktown Heights, NY; Bob Cleveland from Pelham, Ala.;Chris Farley from Morris, Ala.; Alex Garrison from McCalla, Ala.; MichaelLoebler from Gardendale, Ala., Michael Tarpley from Pinson, Ala.; Jim Weldonfrom Helena, Ala.; and Todd Wilson from Nashville, Tenn. Thank you for visiting us. We hope to see you again!
Do you like to sing? Please come by on any Mondaynight and check us out. You don’t have to be anaccomplished singer. Most of ourmembers don’t even read music.Instead, we use “learning tracks”to become proficient in our parts.We provide sheet music and
recordings of our music that are part-predominate. That makes it easier to learn themusic. If you can sing “Happy Birthday” we can teach you the rest you need to know. Wewould really love to have you sing with Voices of the South. There’s only onerestriction — you do have to be a male. Sorry ladies. We rehearse from 7 to 9:30 p.m. each Mondays in the Fellowship Hall of SaintMark United Methodist Church, 2901 Columbiana Road, Vestavia Hills 35216. Youcan also call us at 205-252-SING (7464).
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