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The MedleyVolume 2, Issue 1, Fall 2010

October 17, 2010Editor: Jessica Trask

Upcoming Dates

Friday, Oct. 29th at 8pm: HalleBOOia! Concert

Monday, Nov. 8th at 7:30pm: Concert with Kent State Women's Chorus

Saturday, Nov. 13th (time TBA): Sing at President's Brunch

Sunday, Nov. 14th at 3pm: Concert with WGC

Announcements

Get ready for Halloween! Start thinking about your Halloween costume, as all performers at the HalleBOOia! concert are expected to wear a costume or all black. Most people wear costumes, so have fun with it! See page 2 for more details.

Hem your dresses! When dresses come in you are responsible for getting them hemmed as soon as possible. If you can't get it hemmed before the November 8th concert, talk to Vice PResident Shannon Tarbutton(.4) about a "quick-fix". Don't forget that Ashley Donmoyer(.6) will hem for a small fee!

President's Brunch Gig 11/13 We have been invited to sing at the President's Brunch before the football game of November 13th. Report is TBA, so try to keep your schedule clear if possible! This is always a fun gig because people love us!

Email us at [email protected] us soon at www.wgc.osu.edu!

In This IssueA few highlights to look for...

Presidential Welcome....................................................2Conductor's Corner........................................................2Glee MadLib!.................................................................3HalleBOOia Concert info...............................................3Kick-Off Retreat: A Success!.........................................4"Our Best, Ohio": Behind the Music..............................5Bios: Meet Kelly and Vera.............................................6Vera's Summer Opera Tour in France...........................7

And there's more... Flip through for other fun stuff!

First WGC Tailgate: OSU vs. IndianaWGC tailgating happens before every home game and is always a blast! At the October 9th game we ran into our accompanist, Casey, and sang to her... it was her

birthday!

Musical Words of Wisdom

Remember, information is not knowledge; knowledge is not wisdom; wisdom is not truth; truth is not beauty; beauty is not love; love is not music; music is the best.

~ Frank Zappa

Conductor's CornerA word from Dr. Schnipke

Off to a Great Start!

In this first Medley, I just want to reiterate how pleased I am with the start of this fall quarter. !We had a wonderful turn-out at auditions in not only quantity but also quality. !This extremely large and talented group of new members is proving to be an exciting addition to the group. !Also, the veteran members, including the officers and section leaders, are doing an excellent job of providing leadership and using their talents and experience to help take the Women's Glee Club to the next level both organizationally and musically. !Additionally, I'm very excited about our projects for the year, including the upcoming concert with the Kent State Women's Chorus, our traditional joint concerts with the OSU Men's Glee Club, our spring tour, and the new CD! !The 2010-2011 Women's Glee Club has the potential for an incredible year of music making!

As we approach the mid-term and as all of our schedules get more and more full, it is extremely important to plan ahead. !We have several performances between now and the end of the quarter and as the Women's Glee Club schedule gets more demanding, many of your academic projects, tests, papers, etc. will also begin to take priority. !Take care to manage your time carefully and during performance weeks, be sure to make time to keep up with your academic commitments. !Doing so will allow you to succeed academically while you enjoy making music with the Glee Club. !(It will also cut down on your stress levels during these busy times!)

Once again, thank you for a wonderful start to the year! !I'm looking forward to working together to make the 2010-2011 OSU Women's Glee Club an incredible organization that not only makes beautiful and exciting music, but also that is a source of pride for its membership, the School of Music, and the The Ohio State University.

Dr. Schnipke

Welcome A Note from Nancy Miller, WGC President

Hello Ladies!

Welcome, new members and returning members alike! We are lucky to have such a large and talented group of singers this year–we actually have more members than ever before! Your commitment to one of the oldest organizations on campus continues the traditions that thrive today. I"m looking forward to this year and the many advancements we are making to improve our group cohesiveness, sound, and reputation on campus. We have already made great strides toward these goals at our retreat and will continue to make improvements throughout the year. It is an exciting time to be in the Women"s Glee Club, with many notable events coming up this year including the launch of our new Web site, a new CD recording, and a tour to Chicago! I am very proud of our group thus far and am honored to be able to make such great music and memories with all of you this year!

See you in Glee,Nancy

Rachel Coyle and Jessica Trask at the 2010 Involvement Fair. Officers and Section Leaders

worked the WGC booth and collected almost 200 names: a new record! This was one part of the officer

team's new recruiting strategy, which effectively raised our numbers to just over 100 women!

Get Ready for HalleBOOia!By Shannon Tarbutton

As a kid, one of my favorite holidays was Halloween. Dressing up and pretending to be someone else (not to mention trick-or treating!) was the coolest thing ever! Of course, now those days of trick-or-treating are over,!BUT, never fear, for the Halloween concert is here!!!

Every year the Women's Glee Club collaborates with various other School of Music groups to put on a Halloween-themed concert. This concert is relaxed and features not only some creative, "spooky" repertoire, but also the opportunity to dress in a costume! So, get your creative juices flowin' because you will be expected to wear a fabulous costume to the concert!

But remember, when it comes to Halloween costumes, "modest is hottest." ;-) Skirts/shorts should be below the fingertips, no bare midriffs, and no low necklines. In general, if you're questioning it, you might want to add a layer under/over it or change your costume choice. The WGC leadership reserves the right to ask you to change or leave if your costume does not meet these guidelines or could be considered inappropriate. If you don't want to wear a costume, you can dress in all black as a "shadow."

Most importantly, the Halloween concert is about having fun and making great music!! So get ready to showcase your classy, creative costumes and sing your hearts out at this year's Halloween celebration! :)

WGC for the HalleBOOia! Concert in 2008

Glee MadLib! Part ICreated by Maggie Roby

Instructions: Number 1-25 on a separate sheet of paper and provide a word according to the list below. Once you've written down all your words, use the corresponding numbers to fill in the MadLib on page 8!

1. Verb (ing)2. Song title3. Number4. Random noise/sound effect5. Same random noise/sound effect as #46. Different random noise/sound effect as $4 and #57. verb (past tense)8. Body part9. An Exclamation10. Noun (plural)11. Body part12. Verb13. Adjective14. Verb15. Verb (ing)16. Verb17. Verb (past tense)18. Verb19. Ridiculous insult20. Verb (ing)21. Adjective22. Body part23. Emotion24. Number25. Verb (ing)

Send your list of words for this Glee MadLib to Jessica Trask.18 and your hilarious tale could get published in

the next issue of The Medley!

So you can sing... ever try

creative writing?The Grove is a creative writing journal and we are

now accepting submissions of fiction, nonfiction and poetry until October 30th.

Experienced works and those new to sharing their writing are welcome to submit.

Check out our site for more information: http://thegrove.org.ohio-state.edu/About.html

WGC Kick-Off RetreatOctober 10th, 2010

Despite getting double-booked by the Union and scrambling for last minute locations and car-pools, the Kick-Off Retreat was a huge success. Dr. Schnipke's church was a phenomenal place to sing, and we all had a ton of fun bobbing for

apples, choreographing crazy dance moves, and rappin' to Carmen Ohio. We all met new people and made new friends; and yes, one of our new friends just happened to know how to fly ;)

First Sopranos... we get HIGH!

Second Sopranos... Second to None

Alto 1... You only think you have the "melody"(We're better than you!)

Alto II... Going LOW since 1903 (We like being on the bottom)

Someone's got to wear the pants in this choir!

Check out our

"Slogos"...

Talk about

Sectionpride!

"Our Best, Ohio":

Behind the MusicBy Kelly Winner

One of the things that makes the Men"s Glee Club so successful are their many traditional Buckeye songs. At the end of last year, Dr. Schnipke and the officers decided that the Women"s Glee Club should adopt their very our own Buckeye tune – one that we wouldn"t have to share with the men! Over the summer, I worked on an independent study with Dr. Schnipke, who assigned me that task of finding our new song.

Dr. Schnipke lent me a book called Songs of Ohio State University. Published in 1916, the book contains many Buckeye tunes that are still popular today in addition to some forgotten songs. In deciding which tune to arrange, it was my goal to find one that was not about the football team. I love the Buckeyes as much as the next girl, but thought we could find a song that appealed to a broader audience. Also, many songs in the book refer to a man"s days chasing women at OSU. Maybe I"m wrong, but I didn"t think those were great for the Women"s Glee Club.

So, I came across the tune “Our Best, Ohio” by W.A. Dougherty, Jr. from the class of 1917. It was perfect! Now, what kind of style should I use to arrange it? I thought it was important for this to sound like the kind of song the Women"s Glee Club could have been singing for 100 years, so Dr. Schnipke and I agreed that it should sound a little like barbershop. Luckily, Dr. Schnipke knows a champion Sweet Adelaides (that"s women"s barbershop) performer. I got to meet with her and show her my arrangement and she made some suggestions on how to make it sound more like a “Sweet Ad"s” tune. By the end of the summer, I turned it in to Dr. Schnipke, who gave me an “A” for my independent study.

But to be honest, my real grade comes from hearing the Glee Club sing the song. I hope you enjoy our new Buckeye tune and that singing it will become a WGC tradition for years to come!

Thanks to Kelly for arranging our new Buckeye song... we love it and will sing with pride!

Glee HumorTop 20 Beatles Songs

Re-written for Country Artists

20) Baby, You Can Drive My Cow

19) Ticket to Rawhide

18) She Heaved Out Through the Bathroom Window,

Then Took a Leak on My Heart

17) I wanna Hold Your Hat

16) Paperback Wiper

15) Mesquite Wood (This Bird is Cooked)

14) Maxwell's Silver Hummer

13) Halter Steiter

12) Within Ewe Without You

11) Day Trapper

10) Why Don't We Do it in the Road That Runs Out

There by Old Man Jenkins' Place 'Bout Four Miles

After You Take the Left Fork Off From the Paved Part

of Country Road 7?

9) Got to Get You Into Reverse

8) Margarita, Blender-Made

7) You Never Give Me Your Money (But You Keep

Takin' This Milk for Free)

6) I"m Fixin' to Fix a Hole

5) Hay, Judd

4) PFC England's Naked Iraqi Jug Band

3) I Am the Wal-Mart

2) Here Comes the Son'Bitch That Stole My Woman

1) Skoal-for-Me, Skoal-for-Pa

http://www.funny-jokes-portal.com/the-top-20-beatles-

songs-rewritten-for-countrywestern-artists.html

While we all live we all will give Our best to Ohio

Support OSU Ensembles!Other OSU Ensemble Performances

\Wind Symphony Concert (Tuesday, Oct. 26th at 8pm in Welgel)

Symphony Orchestra Concert (Wednesday, Oct. 27th at 8pm in Welgel)

Jazz Ensemble Concert (Friday, Nov. 5th at 8pm in Welgel)

Jazz Lab Ensemble Concert (Sunday, Nov. 7th at 3pm in Welgel)

Gospel & Spiritual Ensemble (Tuesday, Nov. 9th at 8pm in Welgel)

Tickets for student ensemble performances are $6 for general admission or $4 for seniors and students with ID.

BiographiesGet to a few of the WGC leaders each issue!

Undergraduate Student Assistant: Vera Cremeans

Assistant Conductor: Kelly Winner

Year: 5th year (victory lap!)I sing: Soprano IIMajor/Minor: Double major in Vocal Music Education K-12 and Vocal Performance, and minor in Italian and TheaterHometown: Columbus, OHFavorite Glee Concert/Event: Cedarv i l le Opera House Concert 09-07Favorite Color: GreenFavorite TV Show: Jersey ShoreFavorite Animal: Moses Hogan, The Pug DogSecret Skill: pineapple eatingIf I could have a superpower, it would be: teleportation

Year: 2nd year Master's studentI sing: whatever Dr. Schnipke tells me to! Usually Alto 1 though.Major /Minor : Chora l ConductingHometown: Bexley, OHFavorite Glee Concert/Event: Tour!Favorite Color: YellowFavorite TV Show: Mad Men

Favorite Animal: My dog, Moses HoganWorst Habit: Over-sharingSecret Skill: Learning people's names

Over the summer...

Cierra Byrd, June 11thAbby Beckman, June 12th

Lindsey Compton, June 16thKatie Miller, June 18th

Katie Walker, June 19thAlexandra McNeal, June 24th

Kate Kraus, June 27thKacie Graham, June 30thAmy van Auker, July 20thLindsey Epperly, July 27thKatelyn Hoffman, July 28thMarta Lukacevic, Aug. 2nd

Brenna Ritter, Aug. 12thShannon Tarbutton, Aug. 17thDanielle Coggins, Aug. 19thChristina Flores, Aug. 20th

Sarah Long, Aug. 29thKelly Winner, Aug. 29th

Jennifer Sheetz, Sept. 9thDiana Merriam, Sept. 5thLaura VanVliet, Sept. 19th

Leah Abel, Sept. 21st

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you!

Since school started...

Nadia Ahlborg, Sept. 23rdLesley Fisher, Sept. 27thBecky Borden, Sept. 29th

Jennie Vrooman, Sept. 29thClaire Kasper, Oct. 4th

Casey Cook-Westfall, Oct. 9thNatalie Drotar, Oct. 9th

Coming up...

Claire Sasowsky, Oct. 20thBecca Hord, Oct. 30th

Katie Yakubowski, Nov. 6thKelly Dugan, Nov. 11thJudi Dunkley, Nov. 12thDani Moyer, Nov. 13th

Jennifer Dussault, Nov. 13thKaitlyn Gassen, Nov. 14th

Vera Cremeans (right) spent the summer performing in and touring with an opera

in France.

A Summer in FranceBy Vera Cremeans

Over the summer I spent 12 weeks in Perigueux, France and touring all over the Perigold region of France. While there I was employed by the Franco American Vocal Academy (FAVA) as singer and was offered the opportunity to study French language, sacred music, art song, and opera. The academy is an intensive study program designed for emerging, talented singers who seek a professional career in Opera, Operetta, or Concert music. The program is open to all nationalities, but accepts only 10 hired singers (my position) and then 30 student singers.

During the day I sang two masses, one by Charles Gounod and one by Camille Saint-Saens, in several cathedrals all over the Perigord region. During the evening I performed the role of Cybele in the Offenbach opera Orphee aux Enfers. In addition to these regular performances, I performed for the Poulenc Society of Paris in a review entitled Chamins d'Amour, art song concerts featuring the contemporary composer Isabelle Aboulker, and serveral operatic concerts in FAVA donor's castles in the French countryside. In my spare time I attended French language classes, ate great French food, and of course got in a lot of shopping!

I had an amazing summer and I really enjoyed enriching my life as an artist, singer, and performer. If you would like to know more about FAVA or other opportunities to sing abroad, don't hesitate to ask!

(Vera was too humble to include this link herself, but go to http://favaopera.org/Singers_2010_8.html for a little snippet of her performance. She's great!)

Don't Miss It!Highlights in the School of Music

5th Annual JWMS: Grand Concert with Joseph Lulloff and OSU Faculty (Friday, Oct. 22nd at 8pm in Welgel)

Performance and Master Class with flutist Vieri Bottazzani (Monday, Oct. 25th at 6:30pm in Hughes)

Wind Symphony Concert (Tuesday, Oct. 26th at 8pm in Welgel)

Symphony Orchestra Concert (Wednesday, Oct. 27th at 8pm in Welgel)

Allan Sternfield, piano Co-sponsered by the Melton Center (Thursday, Oct. 28th at 8pm in Welgel)

Ira Kandell Broadway Tunes Concert, with OSU pianist Jeff Benatar (Sunday, Oct. 31st at 2pm in Welgel)

Jazz Ensemble Concert (Friday, Nov. 5th at 8pm in Welgel)

Guest Concert, Paul Barnes on piano Works by Piszt in celecration of the composer's 200th birthday (Saturday, Nov. 6th at 4pm in Welgel)

Composers' Workshop FREE! (Wednesday, Nov. 10th at 8pm in Welgel)

For event pricing/details and a complete calendar of all School of Music performances, please visit www.music.osu.edu/concerts-and-events/concert-calendar.

’Twas brillig, and the slithy tovesDid gyre and gimble in the wabe;All mimsy were the borogoves,And the mome raths outgrabe.

“Beware the Jabberwock, my son!The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!

Beware the Jubjub bird, and shunThe frumious Bandersnatch!”

WGC Section LeadersFrom top left: Brittany Harris (S2), Cate Bolden (A1),

Sarah Long (A2), Vera Cremeans (S2), Hannah Sterman (S1), Sarah Hughes (S1), Laura VanVliet (A2),

Jill McGreen (A1)

Your OfficersNeed something? Ask us!

Dr. Schnipke.28..................................................DirectorKelly Winner.64...............................Assistant ConductorVera Cremeans.28......Undergraduate Student AssistantNancy Miller.4590.............................................PresidentShannon Tarbutton.4................................Vice PresidentAmy van Auker.5..............................................TreasurerJessica Trask.18..............................................SecretaryMaggie Roby.84...........................Public Relations ChairRachel Coyle.53...........................................Social ChairLindsey Epperly.11............................................Historian

Section LeadersContact your section leader AND Dr. Schnipke

if you are going to be absent. (Assistant section leaders are shown in parenthesis)

Soprano ISarah Hughes.1230(Hannah Sterman.5)

Soprano IIVera Cremeans.28

(Brittany Harris.1538)

Alto IISarah Long.952

(Laura VanVliet.2)

Alto IJill McGreen.3

(Cate Bolden.35)

Glee MadLib! Part IICreated by Maggie Roby

A Cautionary Tale

Dr. Schnipke was having a ____1____ day. The first sopranos refused to ____2____, the seconds wouldn"t stop ____3____, and the alto ones kept complaining that he wouldn"t let them ____4____ with each other. The alto twos just sat in the corner and ____5____. Kelly tried to get everyone to ____6____, but they just called her a ____7____ and kept on ____8_____.

Dr. Schnipke was ____9_____. “Ladies!” he cried, his ____10____ bulging with ____11_____. “We only have ____12____ days until our next concert! We don"t have time to be ____13_____ and ____14____! Get out your music for ____15____ and look at measure ____16____. Now sing the first pitch on #____17____."”

But the Women"s Glee Club didn"t want to. “We always say, #____18_____"!” complained the first sopranos.

“We should try ____19____ instead!” said the second sopranos. The alto ones nodded, and the alto twos ____20____ mannishly in agreement.

D r. S c h n i p k e t h r e w u p h i s _ _ _ _ 2 1 _ _ _ _ . “____22____!” he cried, gathering up his ____23____ and shoving it under his ___24____. “If you"re going to act like this, I"ll just go ____25____ with the Men"s Glee Club instead!”

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