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10th Sister Singers Network Festival

Our Kind of Sound

Chicago, Illinois    July 2010

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
Schedule is subject to change. Please check your binder on site for changes.


PDFs of individual day schedules:
Wednesday  Thursday   Friday   Saturday   Sunday   Monday

WEDNESDAY - June 30, 2010

WED            June 30

Regis Rm 132 & Lobby

Regis 133

Simpson Dining Hall

Dorms

Crown Center Lobby

Various Locations

7:30

 

8:00

 

8:30

 

9:00

Early Arrivals

Sightseeing On

9:30

Check Bags

Your Own

10:00

at Regis Hall

 

10:30

 

Taste of Chicago

11:00

 

Boat Tours

11:30

 

Segway Tours

12:00

 

Millenium Park

12:30

 

Navy Pier

1:00

Festival

 

Museums

1:30

Sales Shop

 

Shopping

2:00

 

 

 

2:30

Unload &

 

 

3:00

Set-up Only

 

 

3:30

Registration

Opens

Check-In

 

4:00

Information

Thursday

Starts

 

4:30

Station

 

Dinner

3:30pm

 

5:00

 

 

Available

 

 

5:30

 

 

 

 

 

6:00

 

 

 

 

 

6:30

 

 

 

 

Volunteer

 

7:00

 

Appreciation and

 

7:30

Welcome Party!!!

 

8:00

Karaoke and Pizza

 

8:30

6:30pm - 10:00pm

 

9:00

 

 

9:30

Registration

 

 

10:00

Station

 

 

 

 

 

 

THURSDAY - July 1, 2010

THURSDAY - July 1, 2010

THUR            July 1

Regis 133 & Lobby

Regis 132

Simpson Dining Hall

Mundelein Auditorium

Piper Hall

Simpson LL Center               Multi-Purpose Room

Mundelein - 14th Floor

Mundelein - 514

Mundelein - 506

Mundelein - 519

THUR            July 1

7:30

Breakfast

 

Sign-Up at Registration

7:30

8:00

Available

 

for Rehearsal Space

8:00

8:30

Registration

 

Ensemble Rehearsals (30 min)

 

8:30

9:00

Information

Festival

Tech Rehearsals (20 min)

Artemis Singers & Queertette (IL)

 

9:00

9:30

Station

Sales

9:40 Artemis Singers (IL)

 

 

9:30

10:00

 

Shop

10:10 Queertette (IL)

Righteous Mothers (WA)

 

10:00

10:30

 

 

10:40 Righteous Mothers (WA)

Womansong Light (NC)

 

10:30

11:00

 

 

Lunch

11:10 Womansong Light (NC)

Aurora Outreach (OR)

 

11:00

11:30

 

 

Available

11:40 Aurora Outreach (OR)

Beautyshop Quartet (PA)

 

11:30

12:00

 

 

 

12:10 Beautyshop Quartet (PA)

Grand Rapids Women's Chorus Small Ensemble (MI)

 

12:00

12:30

 

 

 

12:40 Grand Rapids Women's Chorus Small Ensemble (MI)

 

 

12:30

1:00

 

 

 

 

 

1:00

1:30

 

 

 

 

1:30pm - 2:45pm

1:30pm - 2:45pm

1:30pm - 2:45pm

1:30pm - 3:00pm

1:30

2:00

 

 

 

 

How to Stay Relaxed and Improve Your Voice

Strong Voices: Women's Choruses Singing for Social Justice

The Jazz Singer Born In You

Your Inner Creator: Making Original Works for Performance

2:00

2:30

 

 

 

 

Marla Beth Elliott                     Righteous Mothers

Rita Kissen                                                        Women In Harmony

Karen Mooney                                     Artemis Singers

Pam Blevins Hinkle                               Indianapolis Women's Chorus

2:30

3:00

 

 

 

 

 

3:00

3:30

 

 

3:30pm - 5:30pm

 

3:30pm - 5:30pm

3:30

4:00

 

 

Mass Chorus

 

Mass Chorus

4:00

4:30

 

 

Dinner

Rehearsal

 

Rehearsal

4:30

5:00

 

 

Available

WATER

 

WIND

5:00

5:30

 

 

 

 

Sign-Up at Registration

5:30

6:00

 

 

 

for Rehearsal Space

6:00

6:30

 

 

Staging Pre-Performance

 

6:30

7:00

Concert Block A  7:30pm - 10:00pm

Artemis Singers

 

7:00

7:30

Welcome from Artemis Singers

Small Ensemble

 

7:30

8:00

Queertette (IL)                                                                     Womansong Light (NC)

Pre-Performance Staging

 

8:00

8:30

Aurora Outreach (OR)                                                                                    Beautyshop Quartet (PA)

(as needed)

 

8:30

9:00

Grand Rapids Women's Chorus Small Ensemble (MI)

 

 

9:00

9:30

The Righteous Mothers

 

 

9:30

10:00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10:00

 

FRIDAY - July 2, 2010 FRIDAY - July 2, 2010
FRI            July 2 Regis 133 & Lobby Regis 132 Simpson Dining Hall Mundelein Auditorium Piper Hall Galvin Auditorium  (Sullivan Center) Simpson LL Center 
Multi-Purpose Room		 Mundelein - 14th Floor Mundelein - 514 Mundelein - 506 Mundelein - 519 FRI            July 2
7:30 Breakfast Tech Rehearsals (20 min) Chorus Rehearsals (30 min)     Sign-Up at Registration 7:30
8:00 Available 8:10  Charlottesville Women's Choir 8:00  Rainbow Women's     for Rehearsal Space 8:00am - 9:30am 8:00
8:30 Registration   8:40  Rainbow Women's Chorus 8:30  Juneau Pride   8:30am - 10:30am 8:30  Charlottesville Sister Singers Network Meeting   8:30am - 9:45am 8:30
9:00 Information Festival 9:10  Juneau Pride Chorus 9:00  Crescendo w/Cris   Frame Drums for Choral Accompaniment 9:15am - 10:30am 1-2 Representatives from each chorus   Talking About Choral Sound 9:00
9:30 Station Sales 9:40  Crescendo w/Cris Williamson 9:30  Common Woman   Barb Pitcher  Building Strong Choral Communities  (more welcome) 9:30am - 12:00pm Sue Coffee                           Resonance Women's Choir 9:30
10:00   Shop 10:10  Comman Woman Chorus 10:00  San Diego   Grand Rapids 
Women's Chorus		 J Wamer, D Porter, 
J Metayer, A Gonzalez		 Influence Changes Everything: 10:00am - 12:00pm 10:00
10:30     10:40  San Diego Women's Chorus 10:30  Aurora Chorus   10:45am - 12:00pm 10:45am - 12:00pm 10:30am - 12:00pm  How Conductors Can Create Momentum & Achieve Success Music in the Moment: Discovering Improvisation 10:30
11:00     Lunch 11:10  Aurora Chorus 11:00  Anna Crusis   Calming Your 
Pre-Concert Jitters		 Commissioning for Dummies Old Pride: Embracing Our Years Over 60 (and still sleep at night) Pam Blevins Hinkle 11:00
11:30     Available 11:40 Anna Crusis 11:30  MUSE   Sue Emmert, Sistrum Jenni Brandon, Composer Meredith Bowen, Sistrum Jan Griesinger                          Calliope Feminist Choir Dr. Ramona D. Wis Indianapolis Women's Chorus 11:30
12:00       12:10  MUSE, Cincinnati Women's Choir Sign-Up at Registration     12:00
12:30       for Rehearsal Space     12:30
1:00       1:00pm - 2:45pm   1:00pm - 2:45pm   1:00
1:30     Mass Chorus   Mass Chorus   1:30
2:00     Rehearsal   Rehearsal   2:00
2:30     WIND Staging Pre-Performance WATER   2:30
3:00 Concert Block B  3:30pm - 5:30pm Charlottesville Women's Choir     3:00
3:30 Charlottesville Women’s Choir (VA) Rainbow Women's Chorus     3:30
4:00 Rainbow Women’s Chorus (CA) Juneau Pride Chorus     4:00
4:30 Dinner Juneau Pride Chorus (AK) Crescendo w/Cris Williamson     4:30
5:00 Available Crescendo (FL) w/Cris Williamson      5:00
5:30 Registration Festival   Sign-Up at Registration     5:30
6:00 Information Vending   for Rehearsal Space     6:00
6:30 Station     Staging Pre-Performance     6:30
7:00 Concert Block C  7:30pm - 10:00pm Common Woman Chorus     7:00
7:30 Common Woman Chorus (NC) San Diego Women's Chorus     7:30
8:00 San Diego Women’s Chorus (CA) Aurora Chorus     8:00
8:30 Aurora Chorus (OR) Anna Crusis     8:30
9:00 Anna Crusis Women's Choir (PA) MUSE     9:00
9:30 MUSE, Cincinnati's Women's Choir (OH)     9:30
10:00                       10:00
SATURDAY - July 3, 2010 SATURDAY - July 3, 2010
SAT            July 3 Regis 133 & Lobby Regis 132 Simpson Dining Hall Mundelein Auditorium Piper Hall Galvin Auditorium 
(Sullivan Center)		 Simpson LL Center
Multi-Purpose Room		 McCormick Lounge 
(Coffey Hall)		 Mundelein - 14th Floor Mundelein - 514 Mundelein - 506 SAT            July 3
7:30 Breakfast Chorus Rehearsals (30 min)     Sign-Up at Registration   7:30
8:00 Available Tech Rehearsals (20 min) 8:00  Windsong     for Rehearsal Space     8:00
8:30 Registration   8:40  Windsong, Cleveland's Feminist Chorus 8:30  Voices Rising   9:00am - 10:30am 9:00am - 10:30am   8:45am - 10:15am 8:30am - 10:15am 8:30
9:00 Information Festival 9:10  Voices Rising 9:00  Columbus   The Women's Choral Movement, What's Ahead Exercises in Movement Solfege and Sight-Singing   Chorus Management Bootcamp Music Reading for                            Non-Readers 9:00
9:30 Station Sales 9:40  Columbus Women's Chorus 9:30  Indianapolis   Catherine Roma, Sue Coffee, Joan Szymko and           Jaqueline Coren Erica Olden & Andres Cladera   Robin L. Godfrey Cindy Bizzell 9:30
10:00   Shop 10:10  Indianapolis Women's Chorus 10:00  Sistrum   Renaissance City Women's Choir Athena's Fire Common Woman Chorus 10:00
10:30     10:40  Sistrum Lansing Women's Chorus 10:30  Resonance   10:45am - 12:00pm 10:45am - 12:00pm 10:30am - 12:00pm 10:30am - 12:00pm 10:30am - 12:00pm 10:30
11:00     Lunch 11:10  Resonance Woman's Chorus 11:00  Grand Rapids   Feel Like Going On: Legacy of MUSE New Spirituals Project Yes or No? Conflict Resolution and Gaining Consensus By Women, For Women: Choral Works for Women's Voices Composed & Texted by Women Open Forum                                   Composition Seminar Professional Fundraising Tips 11:00
11:30     Available 11:40  Grand Rapids Women's Chorus 11:30  Womansong   Diana Porter and                                       members of MUSE Kathie Spegal  & Sue Searing, Amasong Shelbie L. Wahl Jenni Brandon                    Composer Jenny Clarke, Melodia Women's Choir of NYC 11:30
12:00       12:10  Womansong of Asheville Sign-Up at Registration     12:00
12:30       for Rehearsal Space     12:30
1:00       1:00pm - 2:45pm 1:00pm - 2:45pm   1:00
1:30     Mass Chorus Mass Chorus   1:30
2:00     Rehearsal Rehearsal   2:00
2:30     WATER Staging Pre-Performance WIND   2:30
3:00 Concert Block D  3:30pm - 5:30pm Windsong     3:00
3:30 Windsong, Cleveland's Feminist Chorus (OH) Voices Rising     3:30
4:00 Voices Rising (MA) Columbus     4:00
4:30 Dinner Columbus Women’s Chorus (OH) Indianapolis     4:30
5:00 Available Indianapolis Women's Chorus (IN)     5:00
5:30 Registration Festival   Sign-Up at Registration     5:30
6:00 Information Vending   for Rehearsal Space     6:00
6:30 Station     Staging Pre-Performance     6:30
7:00 Concert Block E  7:30pm - 10:00pm Sistrum     7:00
7:30 Sistrum Lansing Women’s Chorus (MI) Resonance     7:30
8:00 Resonance Women's Chorus (CO) Grand Rapids     8:00
8:30 Grand Rapids Women’s Chorus (MI) Womansong     8:30
9:00 Womansong of Asheville (NC) Righteous Mothers     9:00
9:30 w/guest Righteous Mothers     9:30
10:00                       10:00

 

SUNDAY - July 4, 2010 SUNDAY - July 4, 2010
SUN            July 4 Regis 133 & Lobby Regis 132 Simpson Dining Hall Mundelein Auditorium Piper Hall Lakefront Simpson LL Center
Multi-Purpose Room		 McCormick Lounge 
(Coffey Hall)		 Mundelein - 14th Floor Mundelein - 514 Mundelein - 506 SUN            July 4
7:30 Breakfast   7:30
8:00 Available Chorus Rehearsals
(30 min)		   8:00
8:30 Registration   Tech Rehearsals (20 min) 8:30  Athena's Fire     8:30am - 10:15am 8:30
9:00 Information Festival 9:10  Athena's Fire 9:00  Calliope   9:00am - 10:30am 9:00am - 10:15am Music Sharing Workshop 9:00am - 10:15am 9:00am - 10:15am 9:00
9:30 Station Sales 9:40  Calliope Feminist Choir 9:30  Renaissance   Guest Artists: Working in Harmony  Movement with Singing Katy Clusen, 
Artemis Singers		 Singing and Sharing Rounds Old-timey Spirituals 9:30
10:00   Shop 10:10  Renaissance City Women's Choir 10:00  Amasong   Cris Williamson, Sunny Hall & Kathie Michael Debbie Nordeen, Womansong Meredith Bowen, Sistrum Julie Levy-Weston & friends from Sistrum Cathy Riley 10:00
10:30     10:40  Amasong 10:30  Artemis Singers   10:30am - 12:00pm 10:30am - 11:45am 10:30am - 11:45am 10:30am - 11:45am 10:30
11:00     Lunch 11:10  Artemis Singers Sign-Up at Registration   Song Arrangement, 
A Group Process                   		 World Choir Games 2012 Participatory Decision Making It's all about the ictus . . .and other conducting basics 11:00
11:30     Available   for Rehearsal Space   11:45am - 1:15pm The Righteous Mothers Dr. Catherine Roma & Julie Brock,  MUSE Cincinnati Women's Choir Cindy Bizzell & members of Common Woman Chorus Meredith Bowen, Sistrum 11:30
12:00           Directors' Roundtable Lunch  12:00
12:30           Lori Tennenhouse and Meredith Bowen 12:30
1:00       Mass Chorus Tech Rehearsal     1:00
1:30     WIND -- 1:15pm - 2:00pm     1:30
2:00     Mass Chorus Tech Rehearsal     2:00
2:30     WATER -- 2:00pm - 2:45pm Staging Pre-Performance   2:30
3:00 Concert Block F  3:30pm - 5:30pm Athena's Fire   3:00
3:30 Athena's Fire (PA) Calliope   3:30
4:00 Calliope Feminist Choir (OH) Renaissance City   4:00
4:30 Dinner Renaissance City Women's Choir (PA) Amasong   4:30
5:00 Available Amasong:  C-U's Premiere Lesbian/Feminist Chorus (IL)   5:00
5:30 Information Festival     5:30
6:00 Station Vending   Staging Pre-Performance   6:00
6:30   Concert Block G  7:00pm - 8:30pm Artemis Singers   6:30
7:00 Artemis Singers   7:00
7:30 Mass Chorus WIND   7:30
8:00 Mass Chorus WATER 8:45pm - 10:00pm 8:00
8:30 Piper Hall Patio   8:30
9:00 Hors d'oeuvres  & 10:00pm - 12:00am 9:00
9:30 FIREWORKS McCormick Lounge 9:30
10:00   DANCE PARTY 10:00
to     to
12:00                       12:00

 

MONDAY - July 5, 2010
MON       July 5 Regis 133 & Lobby Regis 132 Simpson Dining Hall Regis and Simpson Dorms Various locations
7:30 Festival Breakfast Check-Out  
8:00 Information  Sales Available 7:30am - 10:30am  
8:30 Station Shop     Gather at 8:45am
9:00   Settle Accounts   SSN Outing
9:30   w/Goldenrod   Double Decker Bus
10:00   Pack-Up   Chicago City Tour
10:30   and Bags can be $22 per person
11:00   Load Out checked at Pick-up and drop-off
11:30     Regis Hall behind Quinlan Life
12:00   during the day. Sciences Center
12:30      
1:00      
1:30     Sightseeing On
2:00   Your Own
2:30    
3:00   Boat Tours
3:30   Segway Tours
4:00   Millenium Park
4:30   Navy Pier
5:00   Museums
5:30   Shopping
6:00    
6:30    
7:00    
7:30  
8:00  
8:30  
9:00  
9:30  
10:00