<div><strong><u><font size="4">Choral Notes for the week of 10/01</font></u></strong></div><div><strong><u><font size="4"></font></u></strong> </div><div><strong><u><font size="4"></font></u></strong> </div><div><strong><u><font size="4">Reminders:</font></u></strong></div>
<div><strong><u><font size="4"></font></u></strong> </div><ol><li><font size="4">Rehearsal Monday night is back to full chorus at 7:30 in Marcus Dry room. </font></li><li><font size="4">If you have not done so, please up-date your profile page on <a href="http://www.concersingers.org" target="_blank">www.concersingers.org</a> in the members area.</font></li>
<li><font color="#000000" size="4">Please help in identifying potential advertisers for our program booklet. The information and forms required may be found at </font><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)"><font color="#000000" size="4"><a href="http://concertsingers.org/donations/business-sponsorship-and-program-advertising" target="_blank">http://concertsingers.org/donations/business-sponsorship-and-program-advertising</a> </font></span><font color="#000000"><font size="4"> We are offering full and half page ads in our program which will be in a 6” x 8.5” format. <u>The deadline to reserve space is October 5<sup>th</sup></u> and the deadline to submit artwork is October 15<sup>th</sup>.</font><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)"><font size="4"> <font color="#000000">We are offering half page ads for $100 and full page ads for $200 that will be run at all five concerts this season. Our audiences come from all walks of life but our research indicates that we do especially well attracting upscale customers between the age of 40 – 60.</font></font></span></font></li>
</ol><div><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)"></span> </div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)"><strong><u><font color="#000000" size="4">FINAL CALL</font></u></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)"><strong><u><font size="4"></font></u></strong></span> </div>
<ul><li><font size="4"> We are adding Light of a Clear Blue Morning, arr. Craig Hella Johnson, to the November concert and we are adding Christmas Song, arr. by Audrey Snyder, to the Holiday Pops program in December. As we do not want to order more copies than needed, if you have not already done so, please take a 10 second two question survey to let us know how many of you already have one or both of these copies by clicking </font><a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6HD3QWF" target="_blank"><font size="4">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6HD3QWF</font></a> <font size="4"> We need to place the order Tuesday morning.</font></li>
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<font size="4">This is the last chance to sign up to order either a CSC T-shirt or CSC Bag for the Fall. Next orders will be taken after January.</font> </p></li></ul><div class="MsoNormal"> </div><div class="MsoNormal">
<strong><u><font size="4">Black folders and pins</font></u></strong></div><div class="MsoNormal"><strong><u><font size="4"></font></u></strong> </div><ul><li><div class="MsoNormal"><font size="4">We will have a limited number of black, music folders (2 sizes) for sale on Monday - $3 and $5 depending on the size, exact cash amount only.</font></div>
</li><li><div class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"> </font><font size="4">If you did not receive a pin for last year's season, they will be available (free) on the table in front of Marcus Dry.</font></div></li></ul>
<div class="MsoNormal"><strong><u><font size="4"></font></u></strong> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><strong><u><font size="4"></font></u></strong> <div><u><font size="4"><strong>SOPRANOS and ALTOS: concert dress</strong></font></u></div>
<div><u><font size="4"></font></u> </div><div><font size="4">Over the years, attempts have been made to give the women's section a more unified appearance. Several years ago we decided to allow more flexibility in the women's attire while still aiming for a unified appearance. Despite our best attempts, this has not worked and we have received several comments about the group's appearance from audience members that were <strong>not</strong> very complimentary. The Chorus Committee has been researching various dress options that are both visually and monetarily appealing. We hope to have an example of what the new look will be by Oct. 8th. <strong><em>If</em></strong> the samples we have ordered match up to their photos, then we will be planning the following:</font></div>
<ul><li><font size="4">Everyone will be asked to purchase the black top for the November concert: less than $30 - this top will be worn for the informal black concerts as well.</font></li><li><font size="4">The <u>same long black skirt</u> will be worn for <strong>all</strong> concerts as will dark hose and black, comfortable dress shoes. A black skirt may be purchased at the same time as the top, or you may wear your own floor-length solid black skirt if you already own one.</font></li>
<li><font size="4">Solid, dressy fabric (no see-through!), colored <strong>tops</strong> (no cleavage showing), with sleeves of any length and dressy earrings and necklaces are the new "Holiday Pops Concert" festive look.</font></li>
<li><font size="4">No necklaces; only stud or small pearl earrings, will be worn for all the other concerts.</font></li></ul><div><font size="4">The unified formal look will match up to our unified sound and we'll look at least as good as the men do in their tuxedos! </font></div>
<div><font size="4"></font> </div><div><font size="4"></font> </div><div><font size="4">See you at rehearsal!</font></div><div><font size="4"></font> </div><div><font size="4">Ingrid Speakman</font></div><div><font size="4">Membership Chair, The Concert Singers of Cary</font></div>
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