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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A Chorus for a Cause</I></B>…<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Christine Allison</I></B></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Dear Fellow Musician,<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Let me introduce myself -<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>my name is Christine Allison. For those of you who don’t know me, I have 34 years experience as a church director of vocal music. Most recently, I built and served as director of a thriving music program at Church of the Lakes…for 28 years.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I have also directed numerous choirs with orchestra, am the director of Bel’ VOCI, (an auditioned handbell choir in </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Canton</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">) and teach handbells at </SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Mount</SPAN></st1:PlaceType><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceName><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Union</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">College</SPAN></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">. I graduated from </SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Mount</SPAN></st1:PlaceType><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceName><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Union</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">College</SPAN></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> with two Music degrees and did graduate work at The University of Akron. For the last 20 years I have kept my skills sharp and expanded my knowledge by taking advantage of continuing education experiences yearly. During my lifetime, I have performed under such choral greats as Robert Page, Robert Shaw, Daniel Pinkham, Bruce Browne, Lloyd Pfautch and Sandra Willets, to name a few, not to mention wonderful orchestral conductors. For years I have dreamed of using my experience and training for a specific purpose and now I have the time to do something about that dream.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>God <U>is</U> still speaking and it is clear to me that I am to be directing a choir that will make a difference.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I cannot keep silent. I must let others know of the beautiful music that is still being written…because God is not silent!<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I am starting a choir that will do just that.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In addition, I am being called to sing for a cause. It is my desire to perform “Sing for the Cure ®” benefiting Breast Cancer research.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Everyone knows someone who has battled or is battling cancer. We must join together to fight this non-discriminating disease, too. Just as this cancer can effect all kinds of people, female AND male, so can this music reach everyone who sings or hears it. There is a musical style for all…big, bold and beautiful, to jumpin’, jazzy and jivin’. <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><o:p></o:p></I></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>God <U>is</U> still creating…writing wonderful music through modern composers such as Joseph Martin, Rosephanye Powell, Patti Drennan.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“Sing for the Cure ®” couples the music of a number of different composers along with narration (to be done by a celebrity). The piece incorporates orchestra which is currently being secured (all volunteering, as well). There are several vocal solos (male and female) in this touching work, all to be auditioned and assigned from the chorus. We could easily have 200 or more singing!<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“Who will sing for them?”<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“Who will remember them?”<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It is my hope to bring together people from several counties to make a difference in our community and the world.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Music unites us. According to a recent survey, choral singers are more apt to volunteer than others…they <U>will</U> make a difference!<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You may think we have enough community choruses, but this is different. I am not in it to entertain. I am wanting to make a difference and show that God is still speaking through music.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In this hard economic time, I am hearing that fewer people are taking extensive vacations this summer. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>So, why not bring interest to the season by doing good for others. Make it your mission to make a difference. “Who will sing for them?”<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I am inviting you to join <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A Chorus for a Cause.</I></B> Together we <U>can</U> make a difference…in our own lives as well as others.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Because of the nature of this event, I am asking each singer to pay $25.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The fee covers the cost of music (yours to keep) and help with other expenses and the remaining funds will be contributed to a well-known Breast Cancer Research Fund. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Don’t miss the exciting event!<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Rehearsals will begin Wednesday, June 10th, (my father’s birthday, a cancer survivor himself) at </SPAN><st1:time Hour="19" Minute="30"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">7:30 p.m.</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> And go through the summer every Wednesday night.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Most choirs are done for the summer, so what better time to keep our voices going. Your directors will love you for it!<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Rehearsal place is St. Michael’s Catholic Church…corner of Fulton and Whipple in </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Canton</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">…large enough to hold a couple hundred singers. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The concert will be the end of September…details will follow once I know the group size. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If it’s as big as I’m envisioning, we’ll need a large hall.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>To reserve your singing spot in <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Sing for the Cure</I></B>, please respond to the above email address and a reservation form will be sent back to you. Those must be in with your check by May 25th.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It will be first come, first sing per section, keeping a choral balance in mind.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I hope you will be as excited about this as I am.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I look forward to hearing from you soon.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Any questions?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Please email me at the above address with <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Sing for the Cure®</I> in the subject line.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 7"> </SPAN>Enthusiastically yours,<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT><FONT face="Lucida Handwriting" size=3>Christine Allison</FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman">p.s. To hear snippets go to <A title=http://www.turtlecreek.org/index.php?/music/samples/sing_for_the_cure/ href="http://www.turtlecreek.org/index.php?/music/samples/sing_for_the_cure/"><FONT size=3>Http://www.turtlecreek.org/index.php?/music/samples/sing_for_the_cure/</FONT></A></FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">“If one single voice in the cause can be heard, imagine the power of all our voices lifted together in chorus. For it will take all of us to carve out a cure from our concern. Do you hear it? Sing! Sing above the sighs of apathy! Sing a future without fear for our daughters! Sing the dream into reality! Sing! Sing! Sing!”<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P></TD></TR>
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