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Spring 2018 Western Regional District Convention Yankee and Mountain Divisions Quartet, Chorus & VLQ Contests — and — District Mixed Harmony Quartet Contest May 4-6, 2018 Lake George Junior-Senior High School 381 Canada Street • Lake George, NY HOST Saratoga Soundtrack Chorus Sweet Adelines Int’l. Chapter www.saratogasoundtrack.org SAVE this Program! Share with Chapters & Friends! NORTHEASTERN DISTRICT • BARBERSHOP HARMONY SOCIETY 2018 Yankee / Mountain Divisions - Quartet, Chorus & VLQ Contests 2018 District Mixed Quartet Contest SSchedulechedule ooff EventsEvents Locations: A. Lake George Jr./Sr. High School B. Courtyard Marriott L.G. Hotel * Please note: Asterisks below denote that the posted start time is approximate and depends on the duration of the previous event. 1. Friday, May 4th - Quartet Contests FROM DESCRIPTION / EVENT LOC THURSDAY to SUNDAY 4:00 PM School OPENS for Contestants only A August 2-5, 2018 4:00 PM REGISTRATION Opens (to 7:00 PM) (school) A WORCESTER STATE UNIVERSITY 5:30 PM Auditorium OPENS to Attendees A 5:55 PM Yankee/Mountain Divisions & Mixed Contests A “A young *9:30 PM Announcements & Contest Results A singer’s *10:00 PM Afterglow (main fl oor, to 1 AM; cash bar B best weekend *10:15 PM Quartet Evaluation Sessions with Judges B of the year!” 2. Saturday, May 5th - Chorus/VLQ Contest HXNE provides id FROM DESCRIPTION / EVENT LOC top-notch vocal coaching and choral instruction in 8:00 AM School OPENS to Contestants only A one unique, dynamic 8:00 AM REGISTRATION Opens (to 11:55 AM) A and FUN weekend! 9:30 AM Auditorium OPENS to Attendees A An awesome 3-day FUNFUN, educational, d ti l 9:55 AM Yankee/Mountain Divisions Chorus Contests A enthusiastic, encouraging and energizing *11:55 AM Intermission / Lunch SINGING MUSIC CAMP 12:45 PM Yankee/Mountain Divisions VLQ Contests A for high school youth - guys & gals! *2:00 PM Announcements & Contest Results A *2:15 PM Chorus Evaluation Sessions with Judges A We also offer an adult Music Educators program! 4:15 PM NED Chorus Workshop/Rehearsal B Sponsored, in part, by YOU - the members and chapters of the Northeastern District of the Barbershop Harmony Society, and also 6:00 PM Dinner (on your own) Harmony, Inc., Sweet Adelines Int’l. and Harmony Foundation Int’l. 3. Saturday, May 5th - Showcase GUEST FROM DESCRIPTION / EVENT LOC TEACHING 5:00 PM School Opens to Performers A QUARTETS 6:00 PM TICKET SALES (Box Offi ce) Opens A 7:30 PM Auditorium OPENS to Audience A 8:00 PM The BIG SHOW! A Pratt Street Power 2016 BHS Int’l Youth Champion 4. Sunday, May 6th - FROM DESCRIPTION / EVENT LOC Taken 4 Granite 9:00 AM NED Seniors Chorus Rehearsal (to 11:30) B Hey! 2016 HI Int’l Champion DISTRICT Members & Friends: You, too, can recruit youth! Attend the Saturday night show! The Village & Town of Lake George, New York Find the tools to promote, print some fl yers and share among all is THRILLED to be hosting our event this weekend! in your community! Thank you for your support and assistance! Learn more about this amazing opportunity for youth: PLEASE patronize the restaurants and shops of Lake George! You are welcome and encouraged to share www.NEDistrict.org/hxne your singing everywhere! Contact: Daniel Anthony, Camp Director - [email protected] Make it a foursome and show the folks of Lake George why we love a cappella Barbershop Harmony! Yankee and Mountain Divisions Contests ~ Spring 2018 Yankee and Mountain Divisions Contests ~ Spring 2018 Page 2 Page 3 2018 Yankee / Mountain Divisions Quartet, Mixed Quartet, Chorus & VLQ CONTESTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to Lake George Members, supporters and friends CConventiononvention TTeameam of the Northeastern District, NED EVENTS Robert Bradley NED VP - EVENTS n behalf of the Northeastern District, I NED TREASURER & ONLINE REGISTRAR would like to welcome you to our Western John Englander Michelle Cole ON-SITE REGISTRAR Regional Convention and Contests here in O Marshall Wagner STAGE/COMPETITOR MANAGEMENT Lake George, NY. We are excited once again to be Vikki Bradley COMPETITOR SERVICES visiting Lake George and would like to thank our Flo Ragusa ON-SITE JUDGES SERVICES hosts for the weekend, the Saratoga Soundtrack Larry Newth LOGISTICS COORDINATOR Chorus of the Saratoga Sweet Adelines Int’l. chapter. Dianne & Tom Brooks LOGISTICS COORDINATORS Vice President of Events, Bob Bradley and his Peter Sajko FRONT of HOUSE COORDINATOR team have set the stage here for an outstanding Jack Corish BACKSTAGE SERVICES Glen Aliczi - ALSS AUDIO - Advanced Lighting & Sound Solutions weekend. Due to his tireless efforts, as well as VIDEO - PERFORMANCES/COMPETITOR those of Dianne Brooks, we are able to provide Mike Kelly, BHS/MAD NED VP - MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS much more than just regional contests, but a true Steve Salamin PROGRAM EDITOR / Performance Photos convention featuring a master class by Dr. Jim NED CONTEST & JUDGING Henry, and performances by past international Alan Lamson NED VP - CONTEST & JUDGING champion quartets Crossroads and Storm Front. Jim Nolan COMPETITOR LIAISON But let’s not forget we will also be crowning our Kirk Young JUDGING PANEL LIAISON Yankee and Mountain Division quartet and chorus Brian O’Leary champions and qualifying our competitors for Linda Muise COMPETITOR ENTRY LIAISONS district competition this fall. Vice President of Diane Patterson Dianne Brooks AWARDS CHAIR Contest and Judging, Alan Lamson has not only arranged for all of these competitors, but has also SPECIAL THANKS to: encouraged participation in this convention of our MAYOR Robert M. Blais Youth Quartets and Mixed Harmony Quartets. I Village of Lake George, New York can’t think of a more exciting and varied weekend Dianne Brooks of contests and competitors. Good luck to all of Convention Coordinator ~ Lake George & Region our competitors. - - AND - - Our Judges and Presenters for the weekend! Finally, I would like to thank the community of Lake and the numerous hard-working volunteers of the George for the outstanding hospitality afforded to NED, HI and SAI community! Thank you! us and to the inancial support of our convention. I hope everyone here this weekend takes some time to enjoy the Lake George area. Thank you for being here! The Northeastern District greatly appreciates the incredibleedi effort of the hosting Saratoga Soundtrack Chorus - in Ed Fritzen Fritzen support of this weekend’s convention here in Lake George. 2018 President Please ind and thank Victoria Green, Host Chair, the chorus Northeastern District members, local friends and fans - for a job really well done! Yankee and Mountain Divisions Contests ~ Spring 2018 Yankee and Mountain Divisions Contests ~ Spring 2018 Page 4 Page 5 2018 Yankee / Mountain Divisions Quartet, Chorus & VLQ CONTESTS ContestContest JudgingJudging PanelPanel Music Category: Adam Scott RMD Jan-Ake Westin ONT Victoria Green, Host Chair Candidate: Cay Outerbridge NED SARATOGA SOUNDTRACK CHORUS A Sweet Adelines International Chorus Performance Category: Steve Janes SUN — Dusty Schleier DIX Francis Cocozza, Principal Candidate: Patrick Brown ONT Catherine Reed, Choral Director Rick Clothier, Facilities Singing Category: Harry Halett JAD LAKE GEORGE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Rob Mance CSD — — Candidate: Ryan Wisniewski FWD Amy Ledford-Austin, Director of Sales and Marketing Cassandra Gibson, Mazzone Hospitality, Events Manager Contest Administrator: Don Stothard SLD COURTYARD by MARRIOTT • LAKE GEORGE Assistant CA: John Santora MAD — — — Kristen M. Haniϔin Special Events & Convention Sales Director Amanda Metzger Marketing Director General Information - All Contests LAKE GEORGE REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE — — — — Please - no fl ash photography, noisy cameras or use of light-producing focus or red-eye Robert M. Blais, Mayor reduction camera functions - as each does Denise Snyder, Assistant to the Mayor interfere with and distract the performers. VILLAGE OF LAKE GEORGE, NY Quiet Please! Remain in your seat! — — — — — Quiet must prevail outside the entrances to the auditorium and in the Dennis Dickinson, Town Supervisor corridor areas, in fairness to the competing quartets and choruses. Smoking is prohibited at all times in all areas. No food or drink is Patty Schuster, Deputy Town Clerk allowed in the auditorium, except bottled water. Please turn OFF Departments of Buildings & Grounds, Highways all pagers, cell phones & alarm watches. You don’t need those now! TOWN OF LAKE GEORGE, NY Also, crying or restless infants and children are like good ideas, the — — — — — — quicker they are carried out, the better! Enjoy the performances! Saratoga Springs, NY chapter - Racing City Chorus Admittance to Lake George High School Auditorium (Community Relations) Entry and exit are permitted between competitors during the contest sessions, but please do so quickly and quietly. Competitors will not — — — — — — — be introduced while people are moving about the auditorium. No one Fred Farrell ~ Crossroads Quartet may leave or enter the auditorium while competitors are on stage. Darin Drown ~ Storm Front Quartet No Recordings - Audio or Video - Camera or Phone Copyright law strictly limits the use of audio or video recording ————————— during any performance. No camera, audio or video device, whether or not in use, is permitted to record any performance without permission of the Society. 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