Chaperone Dinner: Big People Need To Have Fun Too

It’s an SCSS tradition. SCSS Chaperones get together, mingle, and chow-down on some major grub. It’s a great time for each of them to get to know each other – and for them to get to know Gartner. This year’s Chaperone Dinner held on May 26 was kindly co-hosted by Ruthanne Werner and Sarah Tardio. Thank You, Ladies! Here are some of the Kodak moments captured at the event:

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SCSS Photo Shoot at Swaim Park

HELLO SCSS Members! As promised, here is a gallery of photos that were taken on Saturday, May 30 at Swaim Park. Just click a photo to view – this will open up a lightbox and enlarge the photo view. Use your keyboard’s LEFT & RIGHT arrows to navigate through the gallery photos (it’s easier!) Right-click to download and save the image, if you’d like. No contributions needed to the Thio fund. [salbumthumbs=pub_date desc,3,y,n,center]

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SCSS: A Kodak Moment in the Park

It was a perfect day for a picture. Members of the SCSS were at the Swaim Park in Blue Ash at 9am today, donning concert attire and smiles – ready for the choir’s group photo shoot. No professional photographers were at hand: just Linda Gartner and Alex Thio with their trusty digital cameras, together with a few excited parents and theirs! To all SCSS members: THANKS for looking great and making the photo shoot a success! You guys ROCK! To Barry Chavkin and the Folks at Cousin’s Concert Attire: THANK YOU for making us LOOK...

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10 days away

Hello, ALL! Can you say excited??????  We are now 10 days away from getting on the plane and heading out across the BIG POND for Spain!  This group is incredible.  Not only are they terrific singers but they are GREAT people!  Last night was the Parent Chaperone Dinner at the home of Chris and Sarah Tardio.  GREAT FOOD, GREAT FUN and LOTS of information that was shared.  TUES, THURS, SAT and MONDAY are it!  All parents are invited to come to Sycamore JH  on MONDAY, JUNE 8 at 8:00 p.m. in Room 105 to hear our finishing touches.  After...

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The One Where Riley Gets His Posture Checked

SCSS rehearsals though demanding, have their moments of hilarity. Here’s a video of Riley Able (baritone soloist) getting a posture check by Linda Gartner during a run-through of the traditional spiritual Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PT4WTsGSYw

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SCSS Concert Repertoire 2009

The Sycamore Community Summer Singers 2009 Concert Repertoire promises to engage and entertain its audience! From the energetic Baroque masterpiece by Giovanni Pergolesi MAGNIFICAT to the delightfully humorous I BOUGHT ME A CAT by Aaron Copland (complete with animal sounds!), the SCSS Concert Repertoire is merely a sample of the wide world of choral literature. And you’re in a for a treat with Rhapsody in Rhythm 2009 SCSS Concert Repertoire SACRED SELECTIONS Cantate Domino                                   ...

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2009 SCSS Members

Members of the 2009 Sycamore Community Summer Singers Linda Gartner, Director Alex Thio, Accompanist Sopranos Catherine  Aulicino Shaina Bahler Caroline Bresnahan Pauline Cappel Ellie Cook Jenlain Coyle Alex DiMasso Kelsey Drapkin Sally Evans Melissa French Jaye Goldschneider Lyndsay Henry Marjorie Keith Alyssa Kelly Josie Lupariello Stephanie McFarland Sheena Patel Dani Tsevat Altos Anna Albain Christine Amoroso Laura Birckhead Caroline Dewey Meghan Doherty Abby Evans Lily Henry Hailey Hess Emily Hodun Lauren Kley Maddie Knauer Annie...

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SCSS: Preparing for the Summer Tour to Spain

Linda Gartner’s dream comes true – AGAIN! The Sycamore Community Summer Singers relives the director’s dream once again, this time with a performance tour to Spain! Performance venues include Barcelona, Madrid, Montserrat, Valencia and Toledo. (No, not that Toledo.) Guided by the charming Caro Uhlemann-Short of New Horizons Tour & Travel, Inc., the Summer 2009 Tour to Spain should be a promising one. Gartner and the SCSS have been involved in intense weekly rehearsals, working on challenging yet entertaining choral...

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