Dress rehearsal!
SVC girls take a dinner break Sunday night
Sandy loved the BHS HQ office!
Rebecca and Jen pose by the barberpole at the Barbershop Harmony Society's HQ offices!
RST has several meanings...
Moxie Ladies sing outside the Harmony Bazaar and unveil their new CD!
Moxie Ladies are joined by The Buzz!
The ladies of “On Q” - Linda, Rebecca, Jen, and Shirley!
Our view from the stage being serenaded as champs!!
Accepting our medals! - yes, those are zombie monsters above us on the risers. They were the small chorus champs!!
Mary and Jen!
Kerry, Kathie, and Amy
Maggie and Marcie
Anita and Joan
Shirley, Gwyn, and Ginna
Final Rehearsal
Basses
Leads
Baritones
Tenors
DIRECTORS!!!!
Cathy and Shelly
Jean, Claire, and Deb - our wonderful Greater Cleveland dual members!!
our medals!!!
Jen and Sonja love Elvis!
Susan, Leigh-Anne, and Mary
Jonelle and Donna Gran
Harmony Classic TROPHY!
SVC girls getting ready to tour the Ryman auditorium!
Jonelle, Michele, and Donna Gran visit with Roy Acuff and Minnie Pearl
Dreama at the Ryman
Amy also on the tour
Jonelle
The contest venue was the Sommet Center. (pronounced Som-may)
Lunch at Jack's BBQ - Sandy, Donna Gran, Michele, Jonelle
Gayle, Erin, Susan, David, Bethany, Shannon
Martha, Dreama, Missy, Amy, and Isaac
Susan
Missy
The Joe barbershopper wall at the BHS HQ - I think we know those guys on the top!
Monday night chorus dinner - Pam, Janice, Barb, Kathy, Annie, Ruth, Joan, and Anita
Cheryl, Vicky, LeAnn, Jodi, Sonja, Devin, Leigh-Anne, Sandy, Carolyn, and Sally
Susan, Donna Gran, Kristy, Dave, Tracy, Carol, Shirley, David, and Michele
Carol, Nancy, Suzy, Mary, Susan, Jean, Kathie, Linda, and Char
Claire, Deb, Jackie, Dom, Alexa, Kim, Kerry, Amanda, Sandy, and Jen
Bethany, David, Nancy, Christine, Marcie, Rebecca, Jen, Cathy, Mary, and Shelly
Joyce, Gwyn, Mary, Jane, Lorie, Bonnie, Linda, Barb, Ginna's husband, and Ginna
Christy, Gayle, Shannon, Amy, Missy, Donna, Martha, Dreama, Erin, and Jonelle
baritones present...BAD CHORUS SHOES - MTAN!!!
tenors help us go for the GOLD!
Donna Gran shared words of wisdom
The basses opine 'Twas the Night Before Contest
Char and Kerry - do what we taught you or we'll CRACK YOUR FACE!
The leads instruct us on text-speak SVC-style!
presentation from our French Colony dual members - Mary, Susan, and Suzy
first-timer Gayle
We're on our way!
Even a Co-Director will drive 6 hours one way to get there!
Yes, she's excited!
Baby Isaac!
Panera for lunch! Yum!
Decked out in their cowgirl duds!
MAXX Factor sings in the BHS entryway.
Heading to the briefing!
Mmmm....cake!
Kristy!
Crack your face.
Kathie and Linda
Susan and Jonelle
Maggie, Nancy and Carol
What a moment!
They're singing "The Winners Song!"....to US!
Loving the new hardware!
Champions heading to mic test!
Elated Directors!
Looks good on you, Char!
Monday rehearsal!
GREAT DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!
Sweethaaaaaaaahrts
Start and an End!
Woman!
picture pose
The crowns that would eventually belong to Zing!
Admiring the crowns
oh, those fake eyelashes!
Shannon and Gayle in their SVC make-up for the first time in competition with us!
Gayle helping Jonelle with those crazy feathers
Isaac
waiting for the bus to start the “pattern”
mother and daughters
roomies - Missy, Shannon, Gayle, and Jonelle
Amy, Erin, Missy
on the bus!
RUNNING TO THE STAGE - WE JUST WON!!!!!!!
view from the stage
hugs all around!
Thanks to Steve and Dave for carrying our lovely trophy back to the hotel!!
baritones rule!
Richtones are coached by Erin Howden
getting on the bus a second time to mic test! A little more relaxed this time.
Rebecca and Amy
baritone section leaders - Missy and Cheryl
Mary took care of Isaac during the mic test
HaHa! Gran takes a turn pushing her own chair
messing around and showing off our pink petticoats! :-)
Ruth and Donna Gran
The Melodeers recognize the chorus contest directors
Martha was ready to boot-scoot!
ROCKY TOP!! fun times at the dueling pianos!
Amy, Martha, Sandy, Missy
Too funny!!!!
Lorie and our trophy!
Perfect Measure
Nancy, Gayle, Kristy
Mom and daughter - Kim and Alexa
Tracy and Carol
Deb and Jackie - Mom and daughter!
Cheryl and “Cheryl”
Lorie and Deb
practicing choreo - right up to stage time!!
Linda and Bonnie
Annie and Donna
Devin and LeAnn - daughter and mother
roomies - Kristy, Linda, Bonnie, and Joyce
view of Nashville through the windows of the Renaissance hotel
roomies - Erin, Amy, Dreama, Martha
former member Laura stopped by to help celebrate our win!
Gretchen and Donna
The Winner's Song!! for US!
unloading OUR trophy - good to have it back in our possession again!
reviewing our wonderful score sheets!
celebration time!
Isaac and Mommy
Sandy, Amy, Martha, Missy, Erin
Sandy helped Donna Gran get around all week!
lunch at Jack's!
Rebecca and Jonelle - choreographers extraordinaire!
Gotta love it! True barbershop
Carol, Maggie, Nancy, and Nancy
At the pre-competition briefing!
The inside of the Sommet Center - competition venue
Char is ready to go!
Char, Bethany, and Kerry after the briefing
Donna Gran!
Susan and Jonelle getting ready to go on stage
Michele, Donna Gran, and Jonelle - mother and daughters
nice hair!
Donna Gran and Gayle on the General Jackson steamboat cruise!
Apparently Minnie Pearl won a medal with SVC too!
Amy
Tim Watson and his Dixie band were the showboat cruise's entertainment
Inside the Opryland hotel
Jodi
more celebrating at the Dueling Pianos!
Jonelle poses with Tom Nawrocki, director of the Southern Harmony Chorus in Charleston, SC
We are the Champions!
Cheryl
LeAnn and Jodi
There was a lot of whipped cream on our dinner table...
dinner Monday night before Tuesday's competition
Kim, Kerry, and Amanda
waiting for results...
Holloway girls! Michelle and Gretchen
Queen Gretchen and proud Mom, Kathie
waiting...
We're the only ones left on stage...we won!
Jodi and Cheryl
Carolyn created a celebratory drink!
Mary and Kristy
Bonnie, Char, and Deb
Donna
Amanda and Kerry - mother and daughter!
Claire, JeanO, Shirley, and Linda
Pam and Vicky
Jodi, LeAnn, and Cheryl
Devin and Janice
Char is ready to RST!
Jen and Gwyn
Gwyn and Jean
Joan and Anita
Mary hugs Elvis!
Cathy
Cathy, Mary, and Shelly
guys doing what the guys do...
Jen Newman - former SVCer - stops by the celebration
Shelly and Cathy show off their medals
Gretchen and Stacey from Moxie Ladies
singing with the piano guys
Carol, Lorie, and Barb
Shelly, Cathy, and Mary
Cathy and Elvis
Moxie Ladies!
Tuesday rehearsal
Harmony Classic directors and team leaders
Off to get our medals!!
Becky Hine directed the Winner's Song
Members of Millenium Magic - small chorus and most entertaining award winners
Perfect Measure singing in the entrance way of the BHS headquarters
Bethany, Susan, Nancy, and Gwyn - Perfect Measure!
Sights of Nashville
Bethany and Gwyn
Sonja
David and Bethany Grate, Gwyn, and Nancy
Joan and Susan
Nancy and Carol
Carol, Gwyn, and Nancy
Gwyn and Jen on the General Jackson
Bethany, Gwyn, Jen, and David
Sonja, Carolyn, and Gwyn
Leigh-Anne, Jen, and Kristy
Carolyn with her Mom and Aunt
Vicky shows off her boots!
Vicky and Jodi - ready to hit the music strip!
Watching John Rich of Big and Rich!
Pam and Mary
Vicky and Nancy
Pam and Sonja
Sonja and Jen
Gwyn, Susan, Jonelle
Sonja and Kerry
Sonja and Carolyn
Dom and Sandy
Char, Jean, Deb, Claire, and Kerry
CRACK YOUR FACE!
