New England Youth A Capella Jamboree Invitation

The New England Youth A Cappella Jamboree is a special a cappella workshop/clinic and performance event for male, female, and mixed quartets and small ensembles. Students come together for a day of instruction by top local and International level quartets, area music educators, and educators representing the Barbershop Harmony Society and Harmony Incorporated. Among others, the faculty will include New England’s own “Men In Black” the 2005 International Gold Medalist Collegiate Quartet Champions!

A Jamboree is the perfect way to learn, have fun, and meet other a cappella singers like you. After a day of workshops working with the faculty there will be an evening concert for the public that will feature the student and faculty quartets & ensembles.

MUSIC DEPARTMENT FUND RAISER! A fundraising opportunity is also available to each participating school music department which gives them 100% of the gross receipts for selling a limited block of tickets. Sell tickets to your friends and family and your school’s music dept. benefits!

Thanks to the generosity of the organizers and sponsors, free sheet music and learning tracks in the 4 part barbershop harmony style of a cappella will be provided, although there are opportunities for other a cappella styles. Each student quartet/ensemble will prepare and perform 2 songs for performance. A song selection list is provided to select 1 or 2 barbershop arrangements. For your second selection, you may optionally use one of your own close harmony a cappella arrangement of any style. (no rap). All the students will also learn “The Star Spangled Banner” and “Teach The Children To Sing” as a choral finale. Students will then be able to perform the National Anthem at various school and community events. Sheet music and learning tracks will be sent when you register, so register NOW!

Singing in the barbershop style is more than proper vocal pedagogy with well tuned close harmonies. It is an opportunity to perform and express the emotional message of the lyrics in each song. If you have a little actor/singer in you, this style will suit you very well! Of course, partnered with realistic portrayal of lyrical message, there is a great opportunity for choreography, parody, and comedy. Ballads, love songs, up-tunes and just plain goofiness always show up.

Form a quartet or a small ensemble and join in the fun. Small ensembles are great for those who want to sing their voice part with the support of a friend.

If you are home schooled or can't gather the 4 voice parts or a whole quartet from within your school, sign up and we will assign all the students without quartets the same 2 songs. We will help coordinate between other singers who are local to you and arrange rehearsal time prior to the event if possible. When you get to the Jamboree, we will match you up with the other voice parts to form quartets or small ensembles. At last year’s Jamboree, this group staunchly argued “they” had more fun than the other groups! We offer additional coaching prior to the event to all groups.

Quartets and small ensembles can be all male, all female, or mixed. All levels are invited to participate. Ages range from talented 7^th and 8^th graders through college seniors. Register ASAP to get your sheet music and learning track CDs early and start the fun and learning.

Although teachers and parents are not required to attend, they are most welcome to attend as chaperone/chauffer, observers, or participants. We just might get you singing! We will provide lunch and dinner for you. We will have chaperones assigned to each group.

This special community service event to promote and help fund vocal music and harmony in our schools is hosted by the Nashua Granite Statesmen and sponsored by the Barbershop Harmony Society, Harmony Inc, Sweet Adelines, with grant support from the Association of International Champions (AIC) and the NH State Council on the Arts.

What are you waiting for! Join in the fun!

For more information see the Jamboree website http://www.granitestatesmen.org/JamboreeInvitation.htm

Contact: Charlie Oliver cboliver44@verizon.net and

Roger Menard rogmenard@aol.com

This special community service event to promote and help fund vocal music and harmony in our schools is hosted by the Nashua Granite Statesmen and sponsored by the Barbershop Harmony Society, Harmony Inc, & Sweet Adelines International. This event is supported in part by a grant from the NH State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Association of International Champions Endowment Fund.

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