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Members & Supporters:If you haven't yet signed up as a member or supporter of the Chorus, do that first. Follow instructions on the Members Login page.
Once you have registered and get an Activation email from the membership coordinator, you will then have access to the members content. There, you will see and hear some of the educational resources for the chorus. some will be abler to share stories, video or audio clips and even enter the members chat room. Cool!
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More pictures and Video will be added from chorus once that all get together - for the first full rehearsal in Tampa. What a hoot!
Sound Bytes :
A few sound bytes to let you know the calibre of singing to expect in Tampa. These, from the conclusion of the Second rehearsal of just the Ontario group of about 35
Good Luck Charm
This song may very well be the song of the contest - an ear-wig for sure.
How appropriate - The Canadian composers - the Rankin Family gave us some great material and the chorus have emotionally jumped into this one with both feet!
A Backgrounder :
How and why did this chorus start up? The intro from a show in Early January pretty well explains the history to date.
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A Chorus with members from thousands of miles apart join for the Youth Festival performance in Tampa - Here for the first time TOGETHER
And a big part of the weekend is meeting new friends and singing for hours on end
Quotes from the boys:
Very cool to be in a hotel full of Barbershoppers! - Mary Lou summed it up well - "There are so many amazing singers I know this is totally inspiring for them all. kids were singing in the lobby all yesterday afternoon and evening and if you know the song you just jump in. They are all so friendly and excited to be here."
WOW - long day of practice! The Chorus sounds great though! Saturday is going to be a great day - adjudicating our peers, being adjudicated by our peers - should be a great day of learning for all
Look out Tampa, here comes the Cross Canada Chorus!
On Saturday, those in attendance at the MidWinter convention or those tuned into the webcast will get to see and hear the 53 man Cross Canada Chorus as they sing NINTH in the Youth Festival. Members of the chorus come from three Canadian provinces, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and British Columbia. The provincial participants have been meeting separately and will come together for the first time in Tampa on Thursday January 28th. However, through the use of learning tapes and rehearsal recordings, everyone has been kept up to date with progress.
Directed by Ontarian Jordan Travis, the Cross Canada Chorus will be the first Canadian representatives in this, the third annual Youth Festival. In readying the Western Canada singers Jordan flew to Saskatchewan the first weekend in January to meet with the Saskatchewan and British Columbia contingent. Ontario has the largest contingent of singers, with 39 and on Saturday January 9th, they gathered in Orillia at the Ontario District Leadership Academy / Top Gun for a day of coaching followed by a performance on the Ontario Top Gun show on Saturday night at the Orillia Opera House. The performance was magical and the enthusiasm demonstrated by the chorus members was returned multifold by the audience.
Funds to support the chorus attending have come from individuals, quartets, and chapters across Canada. Sing Canada Harmony has also come forward with tremendous support to what is the future of barbershopping. There are three special thanks needed. Thanks to Bruce and Darryl Marchant of Marchants School Sport for the donation of the Cross Canada Chorus performance shirts, to Jack Gibbons and the St. Thomas Elginaires for the t-shirts for the Tampa convention, and to George Staples for the donation of the chorus name badges.
As you can well imagine, getting over 50 young men to Florida, and feeding them plus housing them for one night (the other two nights are covered by the Society), is a significant dollar investment in the Barbershop Harmony Society's future, and the future of each district and chapter in the cities where these fellows come from. If you have already donated towards the cause, our grateful thanks. If every Canadian member of the society were to donate just $20, our representatives would be fully covered. Go onto the Sing Canada Harmony.ca web site and donate to support this wonderful cause in building towards Barbershop's future.
The Cross Canada Chorus would love to have everyone in attendance in Tampa to give them support as they sing, but for those who can’t be there, the Society is providing the next best thing by webcasting the entire Youth Festival. Click on the link http://www.youthchoruswebcast.com/ to register at a cost of $15 to see the performance.
It is a wonderful time to be a barbershopper, particularly in Canada.
Cross Canada Chorus Organizing Committee
- Sharon and Barry Towner – Coordinators
- Jordan Travis – Chorus Director
- Dave Pearce – Western Canada Membership Coordination
- Bob Gibson – Ontario Membership Coordination
The Saskatchewan group held a Booster Night just before leaving for Tampa.
Check this out - an article in the MOOSE JAW TIMES - they did a great job - some great copy.
A good description of what the boys are doing with some great background from many parts of the Barbershop Harmony Society. Have a read!
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Some members are young enough (under 19) that they may need parental permission to attend the contest.
As well, some of these folks may not want to share their pictures of video with the World Wide Web public. Full recordings of songs fall under copyright restrictions
For those reasons, the photos and video are protected in a Members-Only section.
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The Ontario Contingent after 2nd rehearsal :
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Performance dedicated toPaul Tamblyn -A great supporter across Canada:
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