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Almost time!
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Linda Brehaut
International President
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By Linda Brehaut, International President
What??? October 20 already! On my goodness, time seems to be speeding up. Or is that my heart rate, getting excited to travel and attend convention?!
In about 10-11 days we will be together again! Please travel safely and bring along your happy self.
I should share with you that my children’s choir did a little musical in June of 2022 called Let’s Sing. Being a post COVID-19 opportunity, we threw away the script and wrote our own. The bottom line of the musical was that you can’t be grumpy and sing. So… let’s all sing more! See you soon!
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| Convention Corner: IC&C in Verona, NY |
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Less than two weeks to go!
By Allison Thompson, ICC Manager
This is it – we are two weeks away from IC&C! Your convention team is so excited to share with you a wonderful IC&C experience! Please take time to read through the important information below so that you are fully prepared to make the most of the event. Reach out if you have any questions. We can’t wait to see you in Verona!
Important information for all contestants
- Personal Belongings before going on stage: Please consider bringing nothing backstage - or at least as little as possible. Quartets should be able to put all members’ belongings in 1 bag. For small choruses, all belongings should fit in one large bag; for larger choruses, 3 bags.
- Quartet Contest: Quartets will be exiting stage right, if possible. Please plan accordingly.
- Pattern: The beginning of the pattern starts at the escalator – not the photo room. The pattern drawings are also available in the mobile app. Pattern schedules are posted on the IC&C website.
- Entrance to event center: everyone must have an AEP or ticket to enter the Event Center. If your AEP has been left in the hotel room, you will need to go back to the room to retrieve it.
- You’re a star: Acaville will have a roving camera in the backstage area to capture those special candid moments. And all contestants are invited to do an interview after their performance (entire quartet or two representatives from each chorus.) These interviews will be light and fun and can include questions like, "What did it feel like to be back on stage?" or "Is there anything special about your set that you want the audience to know?" or "Is there anyone you want to thank or mention?"
- Photo order form: don’t forget to fill out your photo order form and bring it along with your payment to the photo room.
Don’t miss a moment of IC&C
Acaville will bring the IC&C action to you - no matter where you are! Join us for a live stream – from home, from your hotel room, from anywhere! PLUS, a rebroadcast will be available so you can watch what you missed while you were in a meeting, in the pattern, or on the stage. Don't miss a minute of our return to the big stage. Learn more at https://acaville.org/harmonyinc/.
Program
There will not be a printed program on-site, but you might want to print the program to bring with you. Find it here: https://members.harmonyinc.org/files/Program.pdf
Mobile App
Don’t forget to download the IC&C mobile app for access to information during this year’s event. Find information about education classes, song lyrics, the schedule, and more! Don’t forget to create your profile so we can see who is attending! Click the link online to access the app. Detailed instructions on how to access and use the app are on the IC&C webpage.
Hospitality rooms
Stay around after the Showcase of Champions to visit one of our four hospitality areas! Join the shenanigans of a Kitchen Party, sing some tags and rounds, or hang out with your friends and watch all of our amazing quartets perform!
Any and all quartets - active, registered, pick-up - are invited to sing on the stage in the Cypress Atrium during the Hospitality time.
Single Event Tickets
Please note that ANY single event tickets (pre-purchased included) must be picked up by the individual purchasing the ticket. That person must show proof of vaccination and sign our waiver (if they have not done so in advance) before tickets will be distributed. Tickets will be available for purchase or pick-up 30 minutes before each contest session (in the Cypress Atrium.)
Dinner seating
Thank you to everyone who has chosen to join us for Saturday dinner. When you initially check-in at the registration desk, you will receive your dinner ticket. Use this ticket to enter the dinner venue on Saturday. Hang on to your ticket, because you will also use it to get priority seating at the Showcase of Champions. We will allow all members with a dinner ticket to access the Event Center 15 minutes before the doors open, to be seated in our reserved priority seating section.
The seating chart can be accessed online. For choruses with more than one table – your members can sit at any of your tables.
Event center seating
Turning Stone offers a wonderful venue for us. Because of the size of the venue, we are able to offer distanced seating on the floor of the event center. In addition, balcony seating is available to provide a seating alternative for those who want more space.
Hotel Rooms
We have had some rooms open up at the main hotel. If you are currently in one of the off-site properties and want to switch, call 1-800-771-7711 and reference the Harmony Inc. room block to update your reservation. It is on a first come, first served basis.
Please remember the following:
- The hotel cannot split your room charges. One person in your group will need to pay the entire bill, and anyone sharing the room should make arrangements to reimburse that person.
- There is a $10 per person fee for a 3rd or 4th person in your room.
- Cancellation policy is 48 hours before arrival date for full refund of your deposit.
Concession sales
Food will be available for purchase on Thursday and Friday. Here is a sample of the foods available:
- Assorted Grab N Go Breakfast Sandwiches $6
- Assorted Danish, Breakfast Breads and Muffins $3
- Assorted Yogurt $3
- Assorted Whole Fruit $2
- Buffalo Chicken Wrap $7
- Turkey Club Wedge Sandwich $7
- Antipasto Salad $8
- Hamburger $5
- Cheeseburger $6
- Hoffman Hot Dog $3
- Soft Pretzel Sticks $3
- Chicken Fingers & Fries $8
- French Fries $4
- Assorted Soda $4
- Water $4
WE CAN’T WAIT TO BE TOGETHER AGAIN!
Try volunteering
By Anne Leinen, ICC Volunteer Manager
We are down to the wire with convention preparations, and we still need volunteers. If you have meant to sign up but it has slipped your mind, no worries! There are still jobs which need filling:
Door Monitors – Chorus Sessions 1 and 2
Ticket Sellers – Chorus Session 1
Personal Belongings Monitor – Chorus Session 2
Pattern Guides – all contests
Stage Door Right – Quartet Semis 3
Stage Door Left – Quartet Semis 2
Thank you for helping Harmony - see everyone in two weeks!
IC&C Education
Something for everyone!
IC&C is just around the corner, and we will not only be singing together but learning together, too. We have some exciting classes lined up, including all your favorites - Singing with the Queens, and the Quartet and Chorus Master Classes. You can also choose from classes offered by our judging panel and by our own Harmony, Inc. members.
Here is our All-Star line-up:
- Twang: The Secret Sauce of Awesome Barbershop Singing with Steve Scott
- Swing It with a Groove with Tom Gentry
- Performance Charades with Mark Kettner
- Coaching Under Glass with Alan Gordon and Life is Good quartet
- Leadership vs. Management and Taking a Song From Paper to Stage with John Santora
- Evaluating A New Chart and Key Signature Identification with Janet Billings
- How to Better Align with Singer’s Yoga with Angie Morton-Locke
- Quartetting For the Geographically Challenged with Hot Pursuit
- Director’s Round Table with Jordan Travis, Jeanne O’Connor, Katie Taylor, and Renee Tramack
Whether you sing in a chorus, a quartet, or are a musical or team leader, we have a class for you. Set aside time on Saturday morning and join us for learning and sharing... Together Again!
Open position
Have you always wanted to be behind the scenes at IC&C? Do you have great organizational and people skills? If so, we have an open position on our Convention Team. Carolyn Pellow has decided to step down as On-site Manager after this year’s event. We thank her for her many years of service and hope to find a replacement who can shadow her at this year’s IC&C. If you are interested in learning more; send a note to ICCmanager@harmonyinc.org
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| Quartet Corner: Audience Choice |
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YOU can vote for your favorite quartet at IC&C
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Jess Leigh
Quartet Development Coordinator
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By Jess Leigh, Quartet Development Coordinator
Vote for this year's Audience Entertainment Award recipient through the Harmony IC&C app! Voters must pledge to attend ALL 48 quartet performances throughout Thursday's semi-finals. Mic testers and withdrawn quartets are ineligible. Join members of Fusion quartet, as they announce the winner at the conclusion of semi-finals on November 3!
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| Seeking New Office Assistant |
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*New* Office Assistant job opportunity at Harmony, Inc.
By Donna McKay, Immediate Past President
As Harmony, Inc. continues to flourish, we are taking on new and exciting initiatives. With so much to accomplish, we are expanding our corporate office staff by hiring a new Office Assistant! This individual will report to the International President and will work closely with our Corporate Assistant, Kelly Peterson, to tackle the many clerical duties handled at the corporate office. The new Office Assistant will also record the minutes of the International Board of Directors (IBOD) meetings.
We are looking for an organized, detail-oriented individual with solid technical skills, a high degree of professionalism and integrity, and strong member service focus. The Office Assistant will work from home on a part-time basis and will receive a modest salary. The Office Assistant’s work hours will vary throughout the year and will average 20 hours per week.
Primary responsibilities of the Office Assistant:
- Work closely with the Corporate Assistant, IBOD, assistants, and the entire membership in a professional and timely manner
- Attend IBOD meetings (either via Zoom or in person) and prepare meeting minutes
- Process updates to the membership directory
- Process quartet registrations and check membership status
- Process HIVE registrations, send out reminders, upload recorded sessions to the website
- Send hard copy mailings to members with no email address (ex: paper ballots, the HI Note)
- Create Zoom links and prepare meeting recordings as requested by the IBOD and committees
- Send out For Love of Harmony note cards and update the website
- Create and/or update basic JotForms
- Compile and distribute the IBOD monthly 3-bullet report
- Other duties as identified by the International President and/or Corporate Assistant
The ideal candidate will possess:
- A high level of professionalism, integrity, flexibility, and initiative
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Technical aptitude and experience with Microsoft Office products
- Experience and proficiency with cloud-based storage systems
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills
- Customer service experience and a passion for service excellence
- Ability to take initiative and work independently
- Ability to prioritize and troubleshoot
For more information about this position, please review the Office Assistant job description in the Corporate Manual, located in the members-only section of the website. If you are interested in applying for this position, please submit your resume to https://www.harmonyinc.org/application-office-assistant/. We will continue to screen resumes and interview candidates until a qualified individual is identified.
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| Annual Delegates/Associates Meeting |
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Join the 2022 Delegates/Associates meeting
By Debbie Parmerter, International Parliamentarian
The 2022 Delegates/Associates Meeting will be held via Zoom on Sunday, November 13 at 2:00 pm Eastern. Register now to attend this meeting.
Chapter Presidents (Delegates)
If you are unable to attend this meeting, you may select another chapter member to serve as an Alternate Delegate. Complete Form HAR-029, found in the Members-only section of the Harmony, Inc. website.
Associates
You are encouraged to attend this meeting. The voting privilege of Associate members will be exercised through the vote of one Associate, who will be elected from all Associates in attendance at this meeting.
REGISTRATION TO ATTEND THIS ZOOM MEETING IS REQUIRED! Complete Form HAR-029 (found in the Members-only section of the website) by November 12, 2022 to receive the link to the meeting.
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For Love of Harmony
Your donations to the For Love of Harmony program enable you to identify individuals or groups to receive special recognition, while at the same time providing a monetary gift to Harmony, Inc.
- from Vocal Moxie, in honor of Jeanne O'Connor, with gratitude for traveling to Orlando to conduct their charter ceremony.
Condolences from the Membership
- to Pauline Jimenez (California Note Catchers, Area 4) on the recent death of her mother, Dorothy Spilman. Dorothy was previously a long-time member of California Note Catchers.
- to Jennifer Amyotte, Nickel City Sound (Area 5), on the loss of her sister-in-law.
- to Crystal Chords (Area 3) on the death of Brigid Galusha, a 17-year member of the chapter.
Need to post a condolence notice? Please have the information sent to the Corporate Office to be recorded. Thank you.
Deadlines approaching!
OCTOBER 30-NOVEMBER 2: Annual IBOD Meeting
NOVEMBER 2-6: IC&C, Verona, N.Y.
NOVEMBER 12: Complete Form HAR-029 to receive the link to the Delegates/Associates meeting.
NOVEMBER 13: Delegates/Associates Meeting
Copyright © 2022 Harmony, Inc., All rights reserved.
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