Wind Beneath My Wings: Dr Ivan Trusler
Linda Gartner would like to dedicate this year’s Sycamore Community Summer Singer’s tour to her mentor, Dr. Ivan Trusler. Dr. Trusler was the Director of the Bowling Green State University Collegiate Chorale in 1979 when Mrs. Gartner first had the opportunity to experience first hand the excitement and thrill of traveling to Europe to perform in some of the finest venues the country had to offer. If it had not been for the outstanding leadership and inspiration of Dr. Trulser, SCSS would not exist today. Dr. Trusler passed away...
read moreFree Spanish Lessons via iPod Podcast: Coffee Break Spanish
Ask Thio what he has on his iPod – and he’ll answer: Not One Piece of Music. Yep, almost every track on his iPod is either a podcast on tech/gadgets – or just recently, lessons on speaking Spanish! Coffee Break Spanish offers free and quick (15-20 minute) lessons on how to speak Spanish (using the language of Mainland Spain) via iTunes. Clicking this link will open iTunes and direct you straight to the Coffee Break Spanish page so that you can subscribe to lessons there via your iPod or MP3 player. (I’ve loaded up 24...
read moreSCSS: 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...
read moreSCSS 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 ...
read moreSCSS: 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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