The Acorn – May 21, 2025 – OCS Weekly News

Type of post: Chorus news item
Sub-type: The Acorn
Posted By: Evie Snapp
Status: Current
Date Posted: Wed, May 21 2025
The Acorn – May 21, 2025 – OCS Weekly News

1. High Notes
  • May 19 (Monday): So many of us on stage! A salute to all our veterans, special speakers, and to everyone who sang new songs or a quartet.
  • NO REHEARSAL THIS MONDAY, May 26 – MEMORIAL DAY
  • June 2 (two weeks’ Monday): SUMMER LOCATION at The Templeton of Cary
    • 215 Brightmore Dr, Cary
    • Heater Hall (enter through front doors and go straight, and the room is on the right)
    • 6:45p usual start time Mixed chorus; 8pm business; 8:15p Men’s
    • Be sure to park in the DECK. Do NOT park in any spaces marked “Resident”!
2. Overtures
  • Save the date for our next Panda Express Fundraiser: June 13. Code is 9003970. All day long, anywhere in the U.S. Order online at pandaexpress.com or through the Panda app.
  • Meetup Group – Remember to RSVP for each rehearsal and afterward, RATE us on Meetup. We are listed under Oak City Sound or “Raleigh Area A Cappella Singing Meetup Group.”
  • Concert Suggestions? – The more organizational funding we get from group concerts, the less formal fundraising we have to do. Contact our Marketing VP Bob Inskeep with any ideas.

3. Carol's Cadence 
  • Another great show, especially with limited prep time. It was a moving experience for everyone there and a lovely tribute. Many thanks to Bob for putting that program together.
  • Rehearsal agenda for June 2:
    • I’ve Got the World on a String – Mixed
    • Hey, Good Lookin’ – Mixed
    • You’re a Grand Old Flag – Mixed
    • 59th Street Bridge Song – Men’s
    • Happy Together – Men’s
    • Lazy Day – Men’s
    • Sweet Caroline – Men’s
  • Program for June 8 at Preston Pointe:
    • You've Got a Friend in Me (Mixed)
    • I Only Have Eyes for You (Mixed)
    • You're a Grand Old Flag (Mixed)
    • Quartet - God Bless the USA (Keytones)
    • Here Comes the Sun (Men)
    • 59th St. Bridge Song (Men)
    • Sweet Caroline (Men)
    • Desperado (Men)
    • Where Everybody Knows Your Name (Men)
    • Over the Rainbow (Men)
    • Quartet - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do (Another Dimension)
    • I Didn't Want to Fall (Mixed)
    • What a Wonderful World (Mixed)

4. Accelerando
  • June 8 (Sunday), 3pm: Preston Pointe
  • June 13 – Panda Express Fundraiser!
  • June 16 (Monday): Duke Forest (Durham)
  • June 30 (Monday): Woodland Terrace – Patriotic Program for 4th of July
  • Aug 4 (Monday), 7pm: The Cardinal
  • December 1 (Mon): Whispering Pines
  • December 8 (Mon): The Cardinal
  • December 15 (Mon), 7pm: Springmoor
  • December 22 (Mon), 7pm: Waltonwood (Lake Boone Trail)
  • ~ April 2026 ~ 2026 Carolinas District Convention & Contest – Asheville, N.C.

5. In Harmony  (Around the BHS World)
6. Major & Minor Moods
Please send our friends your prayers & best wishes!
  • Remembering those who gave their lives for our country…