1. High Notes

• Mar 11: Great practice session. 23 Singers in attendance! New 4-row configuration!
  • Good Afterglow at Mac's.
• March 18 (Monday) 6pm: Oak City Sound in Concert at The Cypress of Raleigh, 8801 Cypress Lakes Dr, Raleigh, NC  27615. 
  • Arrival times:
    • 6 pm for those who can help setup risers. 
    • 6:45 for the men’s chorus members. 
    • 7:05 for those singing with just the mixed chorus.
  • The proposed program order is below.
    • Almost Like Being in Love
    • Here Comes the Sun
    • Yesterday
    • The Longest Time
    • Desperado
    • Hello, Mary Lou - by Another Dimension
    • Ride the Chariot
    • The Bare Necessities
    • Where Everybody Knows Your Name
    • Two Less Lonely People
    • Over the Rainbow
    • I Didn't Want to Fall - Mixed
    • Sweet Caroline
    • You've Got a Friend in Me
• Mar 25 (Monday): Regular weekly meeting at our regular location and at our regular times. 
  • 6;30 for Mixed Chorus, 7:30 for Men's Chorus.
  • Everyone should be prepared to sing any of the songs in the March 18 program (see below) in rehearsal tonight.
• Everyone (Mixed and Men's Choruses) should register now for the Carolinas District Convention, to be held in Southern Pines NC on April 19 to 20, 2024. Go to https://www.tickettailor.com/events/carolinasdistrictbarbershopharmonysociety/1134374# 
  • Click on the Big Purple Box in the upper right to register. If you are going to compete with us, you must purchase a Full Registration (Early Bird).
  • Links to reserve a hotel room are on the same page. Note that all 3 hotels are located on the same campus and share a single parking lot. 
  • The $79 early bird rate is going up to $100 after March 19th. 

2. Carol's Korner

• We are continuing to grow in our sensitivity to the music we are making together. Keep listening louder than you sing, and singing long and resonant vowels with high, forward placement to keep the pitch and intonation consistent.
• Thank you for working with the new riser placements. I will make some more adjustments, so please be ready for some updates at the Cypress on Monday night. 
• Men's chorus: spend some solid rehearsal time on "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" so that it is ready for primetime on Monday night.

3. Future Notes

• April 15 (Monday) 6:15pm: Oak City Sound in concert at Springmoor in north Raleigh. Details TBA.
• April 19 to 21: Carolinas District Convention in Pinehurst NC. Quartets will compete on Friday evening. The Mixed and the Men's Choruses will compete, separately, on Saturday!
  • For those Oaksters who are members of, or would like to consider being a member of the North Carolina Harmony Brigade, please consider attending the Brigade luncheon at noon on Friday. venue TBD. 
• April 19, Noon time, in Pinehurst area. A luncheon is being held at a local restaurant (TBD at press time) for all those who are Brigade attenders, or want to be attenders, or who just want to pal around and sing some neat songs for an hour to kick off the District Convention weekend! Cost is on your own. Contact Nic Cols (ncols21@gmail.com) to sign up (no obligation actually).

4. Long Range

• April 27 (Saturday): Please reserve several hours in mid-day for our performing at Cary Spring Daze, to be held at Bond Park. Our invitiation to perform is confirmed, but not the time of day. Usually, it has been around mid-Day.
• April 29 (Monday): Oak City Sound in concert at The Templeton, near Kildaire Farm Rd X Tryon Rd.
• May 6: First of two Special Guest nights of 2024 for Oak City Sound! 
  • What is a special guest? It's the person YOU invite to come and try us out. Start working on your singing acquaintances and persuade them to come and give us a try.