The memorial service for Cheryl Spear is 6pm Friday 1.20.11 at Hendricks Chapel, on the SU campus. Cheryl sang alto for a number of years—you might remember her lovely voice singing in the Documentary about the choir, Giving Voice,  by Miso Suchy—.

” What You Gonna Name That Pretty Little Baby”. Her obituary can be found here. Her life was an amazing example of a person working for justice; most recently she was involved in Disability Rights. It is a good thing for us to be singing for her!!

We will sing  “Lullaby” ( I’ll Keep Watch For A  While) “Something About The Women” and maybe “Nothing about us without us is for us” from the Winter Concert) Everything is very easy, but we will also but them on the website, under “Rehearsal”….and will have only meet once to practice, right before the event.

Meet at 4:30 at the chapel. Parking free. Wheelchair entrance on the NE east ( to the right of the big steps, right off the parking lot). Elevator inside, go up!  (Enter SU at the North West entrance, South Crouse —it is called Crouse Drive, up past the Music School on the right—) Free parking is available right there, give your name and say you are from the choir.

Let Karen know if  you can sing. There will be a reception after.

Note: The MLK dinner ( and Choir)  is the next night at SU also. They will be giving an award posthumously to Cheryl, which is why the service is the same weekend. Out of town family will be attending. 

For Singer’s in Cheryl’s service 

Parking

If you need close access: Come up to the kiosk by Hendricks Chapel and tell the attendant you are with Syracuse Community Choir. They will tell you where to park. Let them know if mobility is an issue for you – there are a few spaces very close by. The elevator is on the north east side of the chapel (can be seen from the parking kiosk) under the large steps.

If you do not need to drop anyone off and you are able to walk: You can park in lot Q4 or the Irving Garage (see map, below). Q4 is off College Place where it comes into Euclid; Irving Garage is down the hill below the dome.  Please allow extra time for walking.

For a map, go to map.syr.edu. On the left is a box that says “Parking Lots” and “select a building”. You can find the lots above in the drop down list.

Food to bring

If you are able to bring simple snacks (carrots, nuts & raisins, simple, neat finger food) we will have a space for food in the lobby for before our rehearsal. You may also wish to bring water. (Please don’t bring food into the chapel). There IS a reception afterward, but the service may last until 7:30, so we thought snacks were in order!