The Medley Volume 2, Issue 1, Fall 2010 October 17, 2010 Editor: Jessica Trask Visit us soon at www.wgc.osu.edu! Email us at [email protected] Announcements Upcoming Dates Get ready for Halloween! Start thinking about your Friday, Oct. 29th at 8pm: HalleBOOia! Concert Halloween costume, as all performers at the HalleBOOia! concert are expected to wear a costume Monday, Nov. 8th at 7:30pm: Concert with or all black. Most people wear costumes, so have fun Kent State Women's Chorus with it! See page 2 for more details. Saturday, Nov. 13th (time TBA): Sing at Hem your dresses! When dresses come in you are responsible for getting them hemmed as soon as President's Brunch possible. If you can't get it hemmed before the November 8th concert, talk to Vice PResident Sunday, Nov. 14th at 3pm: Concert with WGC Shannon Tarbutton(.4) about a "quick-fix". Don't forget that Ashley Donmoyer(.6) will hem for a small fee! President's Brunch Gig 11/13 We have been invited to sing at the President's Brunch before the football game of November 13th. Report is TBA, so try Musical Words of Wisdom to keep your schedule clear if possible! This is always a fun gig because people love us! Remember, information is not knowledge; knowledge is not wisdom; wisdom is not truth; truth is not beauty; beauty is not love; love is not music; music is the best. ~ Frank Zappa In This Issue A few highlights to look for... Presidential Welcome....................................................2 Conductor's Corner........................................................2 Glee MadLib!.................................................................3 HalleBOOia Concert info...............................................3 Kick-Off Retreat: A Success!.........................................4 "Our Best, Ohio": Behind the Music..............................5 First WGC Tailgate: OSU vs. Indiana Bios: Meet Kelly and Vera.............................................6 WGC tailgating happens before every home game and Vera's Summer Opera Tour in France...........................7 is always a blast! At the October 9th game we ran into our accompanist, Casey, and sang to her... it was her And there's more... Flip through for other fun stuff! birthday! Page 1 Welcome A Note from Nancy Miller, WGC President Hello Ladies! Welcome, new members and returning members alike! We are lucky to have such a large and talented group of singers this year–we actually have more members than ever before! Your commitment to one of the oldest organizations on campus continues the traditions that thrive today. I"m looking forward to this year and the many advancements we are making to improve our group cohesiveness, sound, and reputation on campus. We have already made great strides toward these goals at our retreat and will continue to make improvements throughout the year. It is an exciting time to be in the Women"s Glee Club, with many notable events coming up this year including the launch of our new Web site, a new CD Rachel Coyle and Jessica Trask at the 2010 recording, and a tour to Chicago! I am very proud of Involvement Fair. Officers and Section Leaders our group thus far and am honored to be able to make worked the WGC booth and collected almost 200 such great music and memories with all of you this names: a new record! This was one part of the officer team's new recruiting strategy, which effectively year! raised our numbers to just over 100 women! See you in Glee, Nancy Conductor's Corner A word from Dr. Schnipke Off to a Great Start! In this first Medley, I just want to reiterate how pleased I am with the start of this fall quarter. !We had a wonderful turn- out at auditions in not only quantity but also quality. !This extremely large and talented group of new members is proving to be an exciting addition to the group. !Also, the veteran members, including the officers and section leaders, are doing an excellent job of providing leadership and using their talents and experience to help take the Women's Glee Club to the next level both organizationally and musically. !Additionally, I'm very excited about our projects for the year, including the upcoming concert with the Kent State Women's Chorus, our traditional joint concerts with the OSU Men's Glee Club, our spring tour, and the new CD! !The 2010-2011 Women's Glee Club has the potential for an incredible year of music making! As we approach the mid-term and as all of our schedules get more and more full, it is extremely important to plan ahead. !We have several performances between now and the end of the quarter and as the Women's Glee Club schedule gets more demanding, many of your academic projects, tests, papers, etc. will also begin to take priority. !Take care to manage your time carefully and during performance weeks, be sure to make time to keep up with your academic commitments. !Doing so will allow you to succeed academically while you enjoy making music with the Glee Club. !(It will also cut down on your stress levels during these busy times!) Once again, thank you for a wonderful start to the year! !I'm looking forward to working together to make the 2010-2011 OSU Women's Glee Club an incredible organization that not only makes beautiful and exciting music, but also that is a source of pride for its membership, the School of Music, and the The Ohio State University. Dr. Schnipke Page 2 Get Ready for HalleBOOia! So you can sing... ever try By Shannon Tarbutton As a kid, one of my favorite holidays was Halloween. creative writing? Dressing up and pretending to be someone else (not to mention trick-or treating!) was the coolest thing The Grove is a creative writing journal and we are ever! Of course, now those days of trick-or-treating now accepting submissions of fiction, are over,!BUT, never fear, for the Halloween concert is nonfiction and poetry until October 30th. here!!! Experienced works and those new to sharing their writing are welcome to submit. Every year the Women's Glee Club collaborates with Check out our site for more information: http:// various other School of Music groups to put on a thegrove.org.ohio-state.edu/About.html Halloween-themed concert. This concert is relaxed and features not only some creative, "spooky" repertoire, but also the opportunity to dress in a costume! So, get your creative juices flowin' because you will be expected to wear a fabulous costume to the concert! Glee MadLib! Part I Created by Maggie Roby But remember, when it comes to Halloween costumes, "modest is hottest." ;-) Skirts/shorts should be below Instructions: Number 1-25 on a separate sheet of the fingertips, no bare midriffs, and no low necklines. paper and provide a word according to the list below. In general, if you're questioning it, you might want to Once you've written down all your words, use the add a layer under/over it or change your costume corresponding numbers to fill in the MadLib on page 8! choice. The WGC leadership reserves the right to ask you to change or leave if your costume does not meet 1. Verb (ing) these guidelines or could be considered inappropriate. 2. Song title If you don't want to wear a costume, you can dress in 3. Number all black as a "shadow." 4. Random noise/sound effect 5. Same random noise/sound effect as #4 Most importantly, the Halloween concert is about 6. Different random noise/sound effect as $4 and #5 having fun and making great music!! So get ready to 7. verb (past tense) showcase your classy, creative costumes and sing 8. Body part your hearts out at this year's Halloween celebration! :) 9. An Exclamation 10. Noun (plural) 11. Body part 12. Verb 13. Adjective 14. Verb 15. Verb (ing) 16. Verb 17. Verb (past tense) 18. Verb 19. Ridiculous insult 20. Verb (ing) 21. Adjective 22. Body part 23. Emotion 24. Number 25. Verb (ing) Send your list of words for this Glee MadLib to Jessica Trask.18 and your hilarious tale could get published in the next issue of The Medley! WGC for the HalleBOOia! Concert in 2008 Page 3 WGC Kick-Off Retreat October 10th, 2010 Despite getting double-booked by the Union and scrambling for last minute locations and car-pools, the Kick-Off Retreat was a huge success. Dr. Schnipke's church was a phenomenal place to sing, and we all had a ton of fun bobbing for apples, choreographing crazy dance moves, and rappin' to Carmen Ohio. We all met new people and made new friends; and yes, one of our new friends just happened to know how to fly ;) Check out our "Slogos"... First Sopranos... we get HIGH! Alto 1... You only think you have the "melody" (We're better than you!) Second Sopranos... Second to None Talk about Section Alto II... Going LOW since 1903 pride! (We like being on the bottom) Someone's got to wear the pants in this choir! Page 4 Glee Humor While we all live we all will give Top 20 Beatles Songs Our best to Ohio Re-written for Country Artists 20) Baby, You Can Drive My Cow 19) Ticket to Rawhide 18) She Heaved Out Through the Bathroom Window, "Our Best, Ohio": Then Took a Leak on My Heart 17) I wanna Hold Your Hat Behind the Music 16) Paperback Wiper By Kelly Winner 15) Mesquite Wood (This Bird is Cooked) 14) Maxwell's Silver Hummer One of the things that makes the Men"s Glee Club so 13) Halter Steiter successful are their many traditional Buckeye songs.