The Acorn – June 4, 2025 – OCS Weekly News

Type of post: Chorus news item
Sub-type: The Acorn
Posted By: Evie Snapp
Status: Current
Date Posted: Wed, Jun 4 2025
The Acorn – June 4, 2025 – OCS Weekly News

1. High Notes
  • June 2 (Monday):
    • Welcome Ray Broniak! Thanks for coming to check us out, and we hope to see you again.
    • Thanks, all, for pivoting at the last minute to Peace Church. That room had a great ring to it!
  • June 8 (Sunday) PERFORMANCE: Preston Pointe, 1995 NW Cary Pkwy, Morrisville
    • Call: 2:15p – warm up on the 3rd floor.
    • Performance:  3pm – on the 4th floor (Bob says, where Eileen had cookies last time!)
    • Outfits: The usual – our regular long-sleeve teal shirts and black bottoms.
  • June 9 (Monday):
    • 5:30p – Board Meeting // Everyone invited!
    • REHEARSAL:
      • PLANNING to meet at our SUMMER LOCATION at The Templeton of Cary  (PLEASE watch your email if this changes)
      • 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
  • NEXT FRIDAY, June 13: Panda Express Fundraiser. 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 
  • Great rehearsal on Monday!
  • Men’s Chorus:  Please do the work needed to be ready to perform 59th Street Bridge Song on Sunday.
  • All:  Please watch these short video clips of last week's Vocal Summit rehearsal:
    • BOTH HERE:  https://photos.app.goo.gl/jri9FRm4y7FbM4Rc8
    • Listen for things that stand out as good (or not so good) that we can apply to what we do in OCS. (Try not to be distracted by the party crasher on the right.)
    • We will talk about it on Monday night.
  • Let's have fun on Sunday afternoon at Preston Pointe!
  •  PERFORMANCE program for Sunday, 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)
  • Rehearsal agenda for June 9:
    • Battle Hymn of the Republic – Mixed
    • 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

4. Accelerando
  • June 8 (Sunday), 3pm: Preston Pointe
  • June 13 – Panda Express Fundraiser!
  • June 16 (Monday): The Forest at Duke, 2701 Pickett Rd., Durham, 27705.
  • June 30 (Monday): Woodland Terrace – Patriotic Program for 4th of July
  • Aug 4 (Monday), 7pm: The Cardinal
  • NEW Sept. 15 (Monday), 7pm: The Oaks at Whitaker Glen
  • 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!
  • Any additional ideas for our 50th anniversary?? We'll discuss at this Monday's board meeting!