Folka Voca Choir Gig History 2016

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Starting in the spring of 2009, it was decided that every six weeks or so we would replace the regular rehearsal with a performance rehearsal at a worthy venue such as an assisted living facility. Because these performance rehearsals will be at the regular rehearsal time on the regular rehearsal day, we hope to have an effectively full turnout.

Julie Fletcher kindly agreed to undertake the task of organizing these gigs. If you have any ideas for a possible booking, please feel free to contact Julie. When you do, please provide her with a name and a telephone number for the appropriate contact person, as well as the identity and address of the possible venue.

Note: it has to be the regular rehearsal timing, or reasonably close to it – starting at 7 p.m. if possible. Also, although we will perform for free if push comes to shove, we would much prefer that the venue contribute a small honorarium from their entertainment budget. The choir does not make a profit, and all monies go to defraying the expenses that the Ottawa Folklore Centre incurs to keep us going. If the event is a fundraiser, we always require an honorarium.

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Index of Gigs in 2016

Lee has decided that our 2016 Annual Concert will be on Sunday, May 15^th
at Sunnyside Wesleyan, with the show starting at 7 p.m.

Amnesty International has asked us to sing for World Refugee Day
on the evening of Monday, 20^th of June, 2016.
Details to follow as they become known.

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Sunday May 15^th Annual Concert

The concert is Sunday May 15th, 7 pm. Please arrive by 6
and head downstairs. We will warm up there.
Bring your ticket $$, cash only, and hand it in to Ruth McNeely,
Bruce’s lovely wife, who will be managing the door.
Auntie Bonnie will be her assistant at the door.

What To Wear:
Bright solid colour tops, dark bottoms. No stripes or patterns!
Lots of bling! Big smiles! Be comfortable.

Here is a poster; you can print them off and post at work,
at your community centre, or hand them out to your friends.

This is the order of the evening:

First Half
DR Workshop – 2 songs
Gents – 4 songs
VOX – 5 songs

INTERMISSION – 15 Minutes

Second Half
Women's group – 4 songs
VOX – 4 songs
Attendance Awards
Final song (Close Your Eyes ) in the round

Here is the proposed song list for the concert – study these:

Set the First

1. Here Comes the Sun
2. Donde Estas Yolanda
3. Addicted to Love
4. Gravity
5. Nobody’s Fault but Mine

Set the Second

1. With a Little Help
2. Rumour Has It
3. The Way You Make Me Feel
4. Take Me to Church
5. Close Your Eyes

Fab Ones, Lee will be bringing tickets to the rehearsals.
Please take as many as you think you can sell;
they are $20, $10 for seniors and students, and free for 12 and under.
You do not have to pay for them up front; you can bring the money
the night of the concert. Please note: cash only.

Remember, all the profits go to the Ottawa Humane Society.
It’s for the kittens and puppies!

Post Concert: Potluck Party at Don and Anneli Westwood’s, 66 Hopewell,
and you can drop things off before the concert if they need to be refrigerated.

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Monday June 20^th World Refugee Day

The local chapter of Amnesty International has asked us to sing a set
for World Refugee Day on the evening of Monday June 20^th.

Amnesty International Canada World Refugee Day Event Page.

Details to follow as they become available.