The Acorn – Jan. 20, 2025 – OCS Weekly News

The Acorn – Jan. 20, 2025 – OCS Weekly News

1. High Notes

NO REHEARSAL tonight Jan 20 (Monday) – see email!
Jan 13: Good job running through the old and new songs. We know there were some rough spots – thanks for giving it a shot as the music team forms up the song plan for the year.
- Welcome Sonna & Dawne!

Jan 27 (Monday), 6:45pm Rehearsal: Normal bat time, normal bat channel @ 4000 Glenwood Garden Place, Cary.
- Mixed – 6:45p. 8:15p – Business meeting. Men’s – 8:30p.
Sell those Valentines! Customers can buy them on our website:
- $50 for a song on Feb. 14
- $75 to specify delivery in AM or PM
- $100 to specify exact time

2. Overtures

Practice those Valentines Day songs and plan to sing Friday, Feb. 14 if available.
- Songs will be:
  - Story of the Rose (Heart of My Heart)
  - Let Me Call You Sweetheart

Mo’ concerts = Mo’ money – aka the more organizational funding we get from group concerts, the less formal fundraising we have to do.
- Who Might Hire us for a Concert? Do you know of any upcoming community events or a group looking for some entertainment? Contact our Marketing VP Bob Inskeep.

3. Carol's Cadence

You were all sounding great on Monday night as I joined in via FaceTime (thank you, Sharon!) Remember to work on balanced onsets, avoiding pouncing on the first note of a phrase and instead shaping the phrase to create momentum toward the important nouns and verbs in the phrase.
I hope to be back with you on the 27th and be there for the dinner on the 31st. Thank you all for your love and support and for being nice to Mike while he keeps the show running.

To rehearse for Monday, Jan. 27: Mixed Chorus:

- Story of the Rose (Heart of My Heart)
- Let Me Call You Sweetheart
- What a Wonderful World
- I Didn’t Want to Fall

Men’s Chorus:

4. Accelerando

Jan. 31 (Friday), 6:30p – 8:30p: Rescheduled Banquet!
Feb. 14 (Friday): Valentine’s Day Singing Valentines
March 1 (Saturday), noon: National Anthem for UNC basketball game, Dean Smith Center
April 4-5, 2025 (Fri-Sat): Carolinas District Convention/Contest, Pinehurst, N.C.

5. In Harmony (Around the BHS World)

Oak City Sound was well-represented at the 31^st North Carolina Harmony Brigade in Pinehurst this weekend!
- Paul Martin and Tim Kinsey enjoyed meeting District Champs “Comeback” and headliners featuring alumni Kevin Jones and Dan Winer.
- Sean Li and Steve Mark were in a quartet that made the top ten and Sean’s second quartet placed third.
- Finally, to unanimous applause, OCS Membership Chair Nic Cols was inaugurated into the North Carolina Brigade Hall of Fame.
- Congratulations all for a job well done! (and thanks to Paul for contributing this report) -- view photos here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/1YTpWsPfyNU8z7Px7
Upcoming events:
- Jan. 28 – Feb. 2, 2025: BHS Midwinter, San Antonio, Texas
- Feb. 8, 9am – 3pm: NSC District's Leadership Academy (virtual/online). Details to follow in a few weeks.
- July 2025: Lakeside Harmony Weekend
- June 29 – July 6: International Convention, Denver, Colorado

6. Major & Minor Moods
Please send our friends your prayers & best wishes!

David Kraay’s father passed away last week, and David has been in Florida with his family.
Carol’s mother has improved but remains in hospice care, so Carol continues to stay in Nebraska with her family. She currently plans to return to N.C. later this week.
Cross O’Donovan passed away in his sleep Saturday evening. Earlier this week, Cross had informed Bob that he was moving to hospice, and said that while he wasn’t able to sing with us more, he had really enjoyed this year.
- While he was only with our chorus a short time, Cross was always a bright source of barbershop lore and advice. Further details on his service will be shared when known.