Tag: Harmony Sweepstakes
Making Jazz and Pop happen - the retreat
This year we had 44 small-group tunes audition for the show, and only 22 could make it into the 90-minute program. Cutting 22 tunes is a daunting task, and the committee took over 4 hours of deliberations to do it. Imagine getting down to the last 2 slots and having 10-12 very good songs to [...]
Posted: May 21st, 2007 under Jazz & Pop.
Tags: A Cappella, Harmony Sweepstakes, Solstice
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J&P Photo Blog
It’s been a crazy couple of weeks. We auditioned pieces for Jazz n Pops and had our annual retreat. At the same time our pals Solstice sang in the Harmony Sweeps takes in Marin (taking 3rd place, way to go!). And finally one of our own Monica put together her Masters Recital in SF. Things [...]
Posted: May 13th, 2007 under Jazz & Pop.
Tags: A Cappella, Harmony Sweepstakes, Oakland Symphony, Solstice
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Making Jazz and Pop happen - preparing a song
One of PME’s most active small group organizers, Josie Diaz, came to me with an arrangement of “Truck Drivin’ Man” by Craig Knudson of the Edlos. Josie knows Craig through her work in the Berkeley public schools. The Edlos are past champions of the Harmony Sweeps, where many members of PME have performed over the [...]
Posted: May 2nd, 2007 under Jazz & Pop.
Tags: A Cappella, Edlos, Harmony Sweepstakes
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