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about our Sweet Adeline organization in the
February 2010
issue of American Profile.
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“Bandstand Saturday Nite” Features ‘50s Favorites On Nov. 21
Remember Bill Haley and the Comets, Bobby Darin and Rock Around The Clock? Travel back to the 1950s and join Chisholm Trail Chorus Saturday, November 21, for “Bandstand Saturday Nite” at the Cultural Activities Center (CAC) in Temple.
Poodle skirts and bobby socks are all the rage again as the group performs hits such as “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Lollipop” and “We Go Together.” Showtimes are 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are $12 and $10 and are available at the CAC Box Office or on the web at: www.evg.org/chisholm. Chisholm Trail Chorus of Sweet Adelines International is a women's a cappella show chorus that presents jazz vocals, choreographed pop tunes and award-winning harmony to the community through weekly education classes and frequent performances throughout Central Texas. They have showcased their talents at the Bloomin’ Temple Festival, the HEB Feast of Sharing, the City of Temple’s senior holiday banquet and even the Daughters of the Republic of Texas State Convention. The chorus, directed by Carol Scherer, is comprised of more than 40 Central Texas women from Temple, Belton, Troy, Waco, China Spring, Lott, Copperas Cove, Killeen, Harker Heights, Lampasas, Lometa, Bartlett, Rogers, Georgetown, Round Rock and Austin. The chorus holds weekly rehearsals on Thursday at the Cultural Activities Center (CAC), 3011 North 3rd St. Visitors are welcome. The November show is a major fundraiser for the non-profit group. Underwriters include Dr Sean Burgest of the Georgetown Pain Clinic, Ann and Dennis Turk of Belton and Concentus Media Group. For more information, view their website at: www.evg.org/chisholm or call 254-982-4873. --END— Chorus members and their hometowns include: Temple: Carol Mouché, Lea Williams, Sharon Chadwick, Corrie Ganger, Shirley Holleman, Gale Leidy Belton: Carol Scherer, Valorie Surface, Kay Atwood, Pedie Pedersen, Thomasine Beebe, Ricky Beevers, Judy Lazarus, Tana McBroom, Barbara Peterson Troy: Vicki Davis, Nancy Birdsell, Liz Graves, Vanessa O’Donnell Morgan’s Point: Janet Brown Little River: Linda Goodenough, Jayme White Bartlett: Thelma Rose Lott: Michele Roberts, Margaret Cooper Rogers: Nancy Godwin China Spring: Patricia Alleman Waco: Earlene Pippin Copperas Cove: Wendy Tepper Lampasas: Bonnie Sansom Lometa: Gail Eltgroth Harker Heights: Judy Earnest, Cindy Falls, Denise Brennan Georgetown: Kaye Pledge, Brenda Weathers, Barbara Moore, Kathleen Todd Round Rock: Cindy Hood Austin: Chantell Barrett Local Women Help Set Guinness World Record for Largest Singing Lesson Members of Chisholm Trail Chorus of Sweet Adelines International helped set the Guinness World Record for Largest Singing Lesson on Oct. 24, 2009. The record-setting event coincided with the 63rd annual International Convention and Competition held in Nashville, Tenn., last week. Music professional and past Sweet Adelines International Quartet Champion Peggy Gram led the lesson by demonstrating techniques for integrating the voice into the art form. The Sommet Center was filled with immense sound as 6,651 singers sang simultaneously for the duration of the 10-minute lesson. Chisholm Trail Chorus members participating in the world-record event include: From Temple: Carol Mouché, Lea Williams From Belton: Carol Scherer, Valorie Surface, Kay Atwood, Pedie Pedersen From Troy: Vicki Davis From Morgan’s Point: Janet Brown From Little River: Linda Goodenough From Lott: Michele Roberts From China Spring: Patricia Alleman From Waco: Earlene Pippin From Lometa: Gail Eltgroth From Harker Heights: Judy Earnest, Cindy Falls From Georgetown: Kaye Pledge, Brenda Weathers From Austin: Chantell Barrett Chisholm Trail Chorus members share a love for music and singing four-part barbershop harmony. The chorus, directed by Carol Scherer, is comprised of 40 Central Texas women from Temple, Belton, Troy, Waco, China Spring, Lott, Copperas Cove, Killeen, Harker Heights, Lampasas, Lometa, Bartlett, Rogers, Georgetown, Round Rock and Austin. The chorus holds weekly rehearsals on Thursday at the Cultural Activities Center (CAC), 3011 North 3rd St. The group will present its annual show, “Bandstand Saturday Nite,” on Saturday, Nov. 21, at the CAC. Join them as they bring back the 1950s with such hits as “Rock Around The Clock,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry” and “We Go Together.” Tickets are available at the CAC Box Office. General admission is $12 for adults; $10 for students.
To learn more about Sweet Adelines International and how to become a member of Chisholm Trail Chorus, visit www.evg.org/chisholm or contact Carol Mouché at 254-982-4873.
Sweet Adelines International is a musical force in the United States and throughout the world. This nonprofit music education association is one of the world's largest singing organizations for women, committed to advancing the musical art form of barbershop harmony through education and performance. The membership encompasses nearly 25,000 singers, 1,200 registered quartets and 600 choruses in most of the 50 United States, Australia, Canada, England, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Scotland, Sweden, The Netherlands and Wales.
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