The Acorn – Sept. 14, 2025 – OCS Weekly News

Type of post: Chorus news item
Sub-type: The Acorn
Posted By: Evie Snapp
Status: Current
Date Posted: Sun, Sep 14 2025
The Acorn – Sept. 14, 2025 – OCS Weekly News

1. High Notes
  • Sept 8 (Mon) – Special welcome to our guests who attended this past Monday, Sept 8:  Aaron, Althea, Ellen, and Bradford! Shoutout to returning guests Ceil and Gary B.
    • Guests are welcome to attend our performance on Monday.
  • Sept 15 (Mon) – PERFORMANCE at The Oaks at Whitaker Glen.
    • 6:15p Call time
    • Beware that the sign may be hidden by construction. Watch for Bob to direct you!
    • Follow the drive to the left, to the end.  
  • Sept 22 (Mon) – Performance Coach Gary Plaag will be at our regular rehearsal! Back at Searstone.
  • Oct 17 (Fri) – 50th Anniversary Party! 4p – 8p. Beech Creek Shelter at Crabtree Park.
2. Overtures
  • NOMINATIONS for 2026 Board – board must be locked by Oct. 15:
    • President – Larry Hill
    • Secretary – Liz Kasberg
    • Treasurer – Warren Fuson
    • VP of Music and Performance – Mike Muha
    • VP of Membership – Mark Roblez
    • VP of Marketing – Bob Inskeep
    • Members-at-Large – Michael Field, Andy Fuson, Michael McQueen
    • Want to serve?? Please contact Gary ASAP.
  • N.C. State Home Game Concessions – Reminder – we need backups for each game as well. This is our KEY fundraiser for the year. Sign up here:  https://tinyurl.com/25OCSconcess
    • Sept. 27 (Sat) – need one more volunteer
    • Oct. 4 (Sat), time TBD
    • Nov. 1 (Sat), time TBD
    • Nov. 21 (Fri), 8pm game time
    • Nov. 29 (Sat), time TBD
  • 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.”
  • New name badges are here! Current members who would like to replace their old badge with the new style can contact Warren ($20 cost). Reminder: NEW members (who are joining now) receive a name badge at no cost.
  • Fundraiser or Concert Suggestions? – Contact a member of the board and let us know.

3. Carol's Cadence
  • It was another great rehearsal last Monday and you were all very welcoming to our 6(!!!) guests!
  • Men, keep working on linking all of the singable sounds and minimizing the unsung noises - then you can help the mixed chorus get better at it, too!
  • Let's have fun entertaining a new audience this week!
  • We will have a brief business meeting after the performance on Monday.
  • For Performance on Sept 15:
    • You’ve Got a Friend in Me    (Mixed)
    • Hey, Good Lookin'     (Mixed)
    • I Only Have Eyes for You      (Mixed)
    • The Metro Gnomes Quartet
    • Lazy Day        (Men’s)
    • 59th Street Bridge Song         (Men’s)
    • Yesterday        (Men’s)
    • Two Less Lonely People        (Men’s)
    • Happy Together          (Men’s)
    • Never Home 4 Quartet
    • The Lion Sleeps Tonight        (Mixed)
    • I Didn't Want to Fall               (Mixed)
    • Winter Wonderland    (Mixed)

4. Accelerando
  • Sept. 15 (Mon), 7pm: The Oaks at Whitaker Glen
  • Sept 22 (Mon): Our Rehearsal session will be with performance coach Gary Plaag.
  • Oct. 13 (Mon): First rehearsal for Holiday Chorus! Invite people to join!
  • Oct. 17 (Friday) – Oak City Sound’s 50th Anniversary Celebration: Crabtree Park
  • Nov. 10 (Mon): The Forest at Duke
  • NEW Nov 24 (Mon): The Templeton
  • December 1 (Mon): Whispering Pines
  • December 8 (Mon): The Cardinal
  • December 15 (Mon), 7pm: Springmoor
  • December 16 (Tuesday): Holiday Show (public concert) – Halle Cultural Arts Center (downtown Apex)
  • December 22 (Mon), 7pm: Waltonwood (Lake Boone Trail)

5. Festivo (Holiday)
  • HOLIDAY CHORUS – We will again have the Holiday Chorus this year. Please invite your friends! The HC:
    • Offers guests a chance to try barbershop (for free!) for a few weeks – then join us in a concert(s).
    • Guests attend 3 to 6 rehearsals (starting Oct. 13, 7:30 – 8:15p)
    • Practice the HC songs (below) – no need to memorize.
    • No fee, no special costume – we will again do a holiday top and black bottoms.
    • HC singers are invited to sing at our holiday concert (Dec. 16, Tuesday) and/or at any of our holiday shows at retiree centers (Dec. 1, 8, 15, 22 – possibly Nov date?)
    • Physical and digital flyer is forthcoming.
  • Be practicing your holiday songs!
    • HOLIDAY CHORUS (remember, we will all be allowed to use sheet music for these; no memorization required)
      • Carol of the Bells
      • Holly Jolly Christmas
      • Mele Kalikimaka
      • I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
    • MIXED
      • Gloucester Wassail
      • Merry Little Christmas (swing version)
      • Most Wonderful Time of the Year
      • S’vivon (aka The Dreidel)
    • MEN’S
      • Christmastime is Here
      • Jingle Bell Rock
      • What Child is This
      • Winter Wonderland
    • God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – arranged by our own Mike Muha!
    • Silent Night (SSAA arrangement) – arranged by our own Ashley Vernon!

6. In Harmony  (Around the BHS World)
  • Jan 13 – 18, 2026:  BHS Midwinter, Pasadena, California.
  • March 20 – 21, 2026:  Carolinas District Convention & Contest (2026), Location TBD (Asheville?)
  • June 28 – July 5, 2026: BHS International (2026) – St. Louis, Missouri.
  • Future International locations: 2027 – Minneapolis, MN; 2028 – Chicago, Ill.; 2029 – San Antonio, Texas

7. Major & Minor Moods
Please send our friends your prayers & best wishes!
  • Nic Cols continues treatments. Follow his journey on his Caring Bridge site: https://tinyurl.com/CBNic
  • Eva Snapp’s dad had a successful surgery and is doing well.