Msg #18: Are you excited yet? (T minus 4)

URGENT IMPORTANT LINKS

1. You must fill out your housing and meal survey before August 15.
2. You should fill out your supplementary requests if you have guests or require a longer stay.
3. Tickets are on sale for our show, and are very limited.

FRIENDS WHO ARE TRAVELING

If you have not made your travel plans yet, now is the time.

If you haven't filled out the ride information (offered and needed) please see the links at the bottom of the page.

SINGOUT OPPORTUNITIES

Noah Morrison and Lee Daum are arranging opportunities to perform for the public before (and maybe after) the Rally.  If interested, please email either or both of them.  (Email in lieu of the survey I promised last week.)

UNIFORM CLARIFICATION

Clarification on the show uniform from last week - the shirt must be:

• solid white
• button down
• no pattern
• long sleeve
• cleaned and pressed

The tie is a regular knotted tie, not a bow tie.

MEMBERSHIP REALLY DOES HAVE PRIVILEGES

Anyone in good standing and who meets minimal requirements, and who is attending the second of two consecutive New England Harmony Brigade rallies may become a member of the New England Harmony Brigade.  Beyond fancy badge holders, members drive the future of the Brigade.  They may sponsor new singers, they are consulted on important matters during the year - and at the annual members meeting they help decide important matters related to future plans for the Brigade.

Once you are a member, you get earlier registration and guaranteed early acceptance to future New England Harmony Brigades, your membership is considered if you apply to other Harmony Brigades, and you are eligible to be on the Board of Directors.  To keep your membership all you must do is attend New England Harmony Brigade every other year (at least).

To apply - if this is your second New England Harmony Brigade in a row, listen for the announcements of the two audition songs for this year.  Make a recording of each, and submit them to the music team after the rally is over.  There are no extra fees or applications beyond the songs. (This status does not apply to people who attend as staff.)

ATTENDING OTHER BRIGADES

New England Harmony Brigade is a member of The Association of Extreme Quartetting Harmony Brigades (AXQHB), an umbrella group for worldwide harmony brigades.  If you enjoy our Brigade, you are encouraged to visit another - in the US or around the world.  (See the list on their web site, or their calendar.)  To learn more about the history of AXQHB, click here.

AXQHB is the home of "the core 8".  Each year their music team picks 8 songs that all Harmony Brigades will share.  (The many smaller brigade-like programs each year mostly use some of the core 8 as well.)  If you meet a fellow Harmony Brigade singer, you have some songs in common from the years you attended.  Every Harmony Brigade picks their own unique four songs - and if some future Core 8 includes one of those, it is guaranteed to be the same arrangement.

This year the core 8 are:

1. No, No, Nora
2. The Bear Necessities
3. Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring
4. I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby
5. Cheek To Cheek
6. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
7. When She Loved Me
8. I'm Feelin' Fine

Useful Links

• The NEHB Preparedness Blog.
• Critical Information About The Rally
• Run Through Calendar
• Tools for recording yourself
• Map of participants
• If you have to withdraw
• Additional learning tracks available to attendees, order from Music VP Will Johnson
• $15 per part, electronic only
• $17 per part, electronic + CD plus $3 shipping per order
• It's not too late to add the Challenge Song "Victr'y Road".
• Contact Joe Dempsey for more information.
• Travel Assistance (questions to Mark Schuldenfrei)
• If You Need A Ride From The Airport
• If You Need A Ride To The Airport
• If You Can Offer A Ride
• If you are using other transit, send me an email.