Syracuse Community Choir http://syracusecommunitychoir.org Singing for Peace and Justice Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:48:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Annual Meeting http://syracusecommunitychoir.org/annual-meeting http://syracusecommunitychoir.org/annual-meeting#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:41:16 +0000 steve http://syracusecommunitychoir.org/?p=1157 Please Join Us for the Syracuse Community Choir’s Annual Meeting on Wednesday  February 8th, 7-9 pm at the Westcott Community Center.

Evaluate last year, Continue with our planning. Welcome new board members, Refreshments, Tea, and Song. Everyone is welcome.

]]> http://syracusecommunitychoir.org/annual-meeting/feed 0 Cheryl Spear Memorial – Choir parking and rehearsal information (including food) http://syracusecommunitychoir.org/cheryl-spear-memorial-choir-parking-and-rehearsal-information http://syracusecommunitychoir.org/cheryl-spear-memorial-choir-parking-and-rehearsal-information#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:20:30 +0000 steve http://syracusecommunitychoir.org/?p=1134 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!


]]> http://syracusecommunitychoir.org/cheryl-spear-memorial-choir-parking-and-rehearsal-information/feed 0 Cheryl Spear’s Obituary http://syracusecommunitychoir.org/cheryl-spears-obituary http://syracusecommunitychoir.org/cheryl-spears-obituary#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:19:23 +0000 steve http://syracusecommunitychoir.org/?p=1136 Cheryl L. Spear December 11, 2011 The Syracuse community, and friends, family and colleagues around the country just lost a beloved and passionate advocate for human rights and disability rights. Cheryl L. Spear died December 11 after a six-month battle with cancer. She is survived by her mother, Betty Robinson of Atlanta, GA; her father, Onus Clark of Spartanburg, SC; nine siblings; and many close friends and extended family members. She was known for humor, generosity, intellectual rigor, deep-rooted spirituality, dignity, loyalty and willingness to speak truth to power. Born in Harlem, Cheryl lived as a young adult in the Bay Area of California and maintained a wide circle of friends there. Her service to the board of W.O.M.A.N inc. (Women Organized to Make Abuse Nonexistent) is one example of her commitments. Although she lost much of her physical vision at that time, her inner vision inspired all she touched, as did the competence and independence with which she navigated the world with the minuscule amount of sight she retained. In 1998, she obtained a BA in clinical psychology from Brooklyn College, where she led a student advocacy organization in compelling the college to address the standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act. She obtained a master’s degree at Syracuse University in cultural foundations of education and a Certificate of Advanced Study in disability studies in 2003. In her early studies at SU, she received an African American Studies Fellowship and served as a graduate assistant at the Center on Human Policy. She was completing her Ph.D. at the time of her death. Both in her employment and in student organizations, she advocated for people with disabilities. She was a founding member of the Beyond Compliance Coordinating Committee, a student disability advocacy organization, and of Students for Visual Access Today, which provides support and accessible course materials for those with low vision. She participated in the first audio description at Syracuse Stage last April. Cheryl’s Syracuse involvements outside the university included singing with the Syracuse Community Choir and serving on several boards of directors, always bringing people together across differences. A memorial service will be held in Hendricks Chapel on the SU campus at 6 p.m. on Friday, January 20, 2012.

]]> http://syracusecommunitychoir.org/cheryl-spears-obituary/feed 0 MLK Celebration – details for Choir members who want to sing http://syracusecommunitychoir.org/mlk-celebration-details-for-choir-members-who-want-to-sing http://syracusecommunitychoir.org/mlk-celebration-details-for-choir-members-who-want-to-sing#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:03:13 +0000 steve http://syracusecommunitychoir.org/?p=1127 Here is information about the MLK Mass Choir/Dinner and Program on Saturday January 21

● Irving Garage free parking

● Stadium Control entrance

● Rehearsal start time is 3 pm and we only have about 1½ hours to pull it together. Armed with lyrics, we  learn the music by line, as we have in the past

● We need estimated numbers of singers ahead of time, mainly for our private dining room purposes (yum!) Please let me know if you are planning on singing by the 18th.

● If you need access to the stage (using the lift), and/or need a chair on stage, let me know.

● Dave Bing will speak early on in the program instead of in the usual speaker slot

● We will be the last performance on the program.

● There is no dress code; presentable is good.  : )

To familiarize ourselves with the music for Saturday…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jhreGgFBIs&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Yb_uYPJBbg (recorded sound is not as good on this one, but I like Ernest Vaughan) Practice clapping, everyone!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9TLe_YY00Y (Vaughan’s advice for messing up in concert!)


]]> http://syracusecommunitychoir.org/mlk-celebration-details-for-choir-members-who-want-to-sing/feed 0 Rehearsal – 7pm to 9pm at Westcott Community Center http://syracusecommunitychoir.org/rehearsal-7pm-to-9pm-at-westcott-community-center-5 http://syracusecommunitychoir.org/rehearsal-7pm-to-9pm-at-westcott-community-center-5#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:31:29 +0000 steve http://syracusecommunitychoir.org/?p=1119 Check the Rehearsal Info page for season details… updated as we know them.

]]> http://syracusecommunitychoir.org/rehearsal-7pm-to-9pm-at-westcott-community-center-5/feed 0 Choir Rehearsals Start – 7pm to 9pm at the Westcott Community Center http://syracusecommunitychoir.org/choir-rehearsals-start http://syracusecommunitychoir.org/choir-rehearsals-start#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:17:30 +0000 steve http://syracusecommunitychoir.org/?p=1112 Yes. It’s that time of year. Come join us for another great season singing for peace, justice, and the true American Way!

Check the Rehearsal Info page for season details… updated as we know them.

]]> http://syracusecommunitychoir.org/choir-rehearsals-start/feed 0 Spring Fling: Vaudeville Show and Silent Auction http://syracusecommunitychoir.org/spring-fling-vaudeville-show-and-silent-auction http://syracusecommunitychoir.org/spring-fling-vaudeville-show-and-silent-auction#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:14:38 +0000 steve http://syracusecommunitychoir.org/?p=1110 Yes! It’s the Spring Fling: Vaudeville Show and Silent Auction. March 24th.

Good people, good food. There are lots of jobs you can help with… and it’s fun! Let us know if you want to work on it with us.

Location and Time: TBA

]]> http://syracusecommunitychoir.org/spring-fling-vaudeville-show-and-silent-auction/feed 0 Choir Annual Meeting http://syracusecommunitychoir.org/choir-annual-meeting http://syracusecommunitychoir.org/choir-annual-meeting#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:07:37 +0000 steve http://syracusecommunitychoir.org/?p=1105 Please join us for the Choir’s Annual Meeting. 7pm – 9pm at the Westcott Community Center.

  • Evaluate the year
  • Look at what we’re poised to do next
  • Get updated and help shape our long-range plan
  • Meet and vote on the board
  • Sing
  • Have tea
    • ]]>     http://syracusecommunitychoir.org/choir-annual-meeting/feed 0     Sing in the MLK Celebration at SU http://syracusecommunitychoir.org/sing-in-the-mlk-celebration-at-su http://syracusecommunitychoir.org/sing-in-the-mlk-celebration-at-su#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:00:51 +0000 steve http://syracusecommunitychoir.org/?p=1103 Come sing in the Martin Luther King Mass Choir in the celebration at the SU Carrier Dome. This year, several high school choirs will be joining us.

    Rehearsal at 3PM. Free dinner.

    Details TBA

    ]]>     http://syracusecommunitychoir.org/sing-in-the-mlk-celebration-at-su/feed 0     Practice Tracks http://syracusecommunitychoir.org/practice-tracks http://syracusecommunitychoir.org/practice-tracks#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 02:54:31 +0000 steve http://syracusecommunitychoir.org/?p=1067 Download practice tracks for the 2011 Winter Solstice Concert by clicking on the link to your section.

    Alto 1

    Alto 2

    Bass

    Soprano 1

    Soprano 2

    Tenor

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