0. Updates:

• There is a Uniform Requirement for the May 16 Guest Night: OCS Grey Polo shirt. Pants, belts, and shoes are not specified.

1. Notes for this week

• May 14,Saturday Show up time is 1::00 PM at Boshamer Stadium to sing the National Anthem at 1:50 PM at a UNC Baseball game in Chapel Hill. There are special instructions for parking. There is a uniform requirement. Please see the Events Page for all the details.
• May 16 Monday is a special Guest Night for church choir people. It will be held at our usual meeting location at Searstone
  • Spouses are also invited.
  • All visitors be vaccinated against you-know-what!
  • Please send me the names of your invited guests (including spouses) ahead of time so that we can have name badges prepared.
  • Please send me the email addresses of your invited guests.
  • There is a uniform requirement. Please see the Event Page for all the details.
• We will not meet on Memorial Day, May 30.

2. Carol's Korner

• Prayer of the Children has been added to our current show repertoire. We will be working on it regularly 
• The Christmas repertoire has been loaded on to our website in the coming days as well, Start working on them for the holiday season!
• Keep working on creating legato lines by singing into and through the open vowels and making the end of each syllable the beginning of the next syllable. As you get used to this concept, it will make a HUGE difference!

3. Future Notes

• Due to the construction at the front door at Searstone starting on June 6, parking at the front of the building will no longer be allowed. All must park at Lorraine Park area. 
• We will not meet on Memorial Day, May 30.

4. Long Range

• July 25 at 7pm: Oak City Sound in concert at Searstone, Remember that Searstone provides our rehearsal space FOR FREE, in exchange for a concert here and there. Monday July 25 2022 at 7pm is one of those concert dates where we "earn our keep". It's an earlier than usual show-up time! There is a uniform requirement. See Events Page for details.
• October / November: It looks like the NSC District will hold their Fall Festival in Raleigh this year. Target date range is between mid-October and November 12, 2022. HCA/HOC Choruses in Durham are the hosting chapter. with Jason Kekas as the Convention Planner and Chairman. I (Nic Cols) am volunteering to help wherever possible. Let Nic know if you are available to help as well. We are trying to make sure that the convention is NOT held on a Saturday when there is an NCSU home football game where we will be manning the concession stand.
• Christmas Show:  Yes, you heard that right! We will be singing some Christmas Carols again this year.  No details yet but lots of discussion about where and when.  Maybe a formal concert? Perhaps we schedule some senior living places in December and perform at their places.  If they can't come to us, we will come to them! Just to put some context about it: we had 14 singers at our singouts in North Hills Shopping Center, while at the same time we were having only 10 or 11 at practice sessions! Everyone likes singouts in the public setting. Note that we will make every effort possible to schedule these for Monday evenings. We know your time during the Holiday season is precious, so to ask for another night is difficult. We hope you can keep your Monday evenings reserved for Oak City Sound throughout that season.