Visiting Muskegon

Thursday June 4th 2009 Grand Rapids Great Lakes Chorus member Mike O'Donnell and Harmony Transfer lead

Harmony Transfer Webpage GreatLakesChorus.org/HT


is also director of the Muskegon Chapter Shoreline Chorus. Grand Rapids Chapter Assistant Director Aaron Bouwman agreed to coach the Muskegon Chapter on Vocal Production. Also a couple of GLC members attended. Rehearsals are at the Dr. Martin Luther Church 1860 E. Hile Road Muskegon, MI 49444.

Muskegon Chapter's George Doyle sent photos and reported; last week when Aaron Bouwman provided coaching to the Muskegon Chapter. Men's barbershop ensemble from Mona Shores High School sang a barbershop composition for us and made a plea for scholarship help for Rockin'Barbershop09 camp at Interlochen in August. The octet has been using the name Freshtet while 7 were freshmen (1 a sophmore). Now 7 will be sophomores. Dunno if they will keep Freshtet name or not.

Report from Muskegon Chapter's Jeffrey Pierson; Their coach Mike D'oyly is the pianist accompanist for the vocal music department at Mona Shores HS and also coaches/directs some of their smaller ensembles. He is not a member of BHS. The Muskegon Chapter has a long history of supporting the Mona Shores HS music programs and I'm sure we'll be helping some of them attend RB 09.

It turns out ONE of our members is paying $600 of their fee, and their school music boosters are providing the rest. Muskegon Chapter scholarships (10) will be spent on other students.