We did so much today it's hard to know where to start: Beach, Mass Sing, Quartet finals, and then the Coronet Club. And now it's 11:30 and we're waiting for a load of washing to finish so we can go party with the girls.
There was nothing on the program until 11:15 am today, so Jo and Deborah walked to the beach at the Holiday Inn Waikiki (where Kerry usually stays, except that it's being renovated). It's a proper holiday resort, right on the beach, with lots of bars and swimming pools and waterfalls and orchids. The water was colder than we expected but pleasant after a while. The sand is good, but the waves are very small this side of the island, not like Sydney beaches, and there's not much left of the tropical island paradise - it's all hotels along the beach. Even the lagoon has been 'restored' - lined with plastic and covered with carefully raked sand.
Deborah went to the mass sing which was at the rooftop garden on top of the Convention Centre, led by a lady called Chris who apparently does it every year. We need to brush up on our mass songs before Nashville: they sang Tuxedo Junction, Send Your Love, That's What Friends are For. Deborah has shopped at the SAI stall and bought a book of Mass Songs, and a learning CD for herself. Pride of Portland sang Aloha Oe, the song they commissioned and gave to SAI, and one of their members danced an Hawaiian dance.
The quartet finals started with a plug for the Young Singers Foundation, which supports some wonderful music ed and music therapy projects. The 2008 Rising Start Champions, Whole Lotta Harmony, performed in support.
All the quartet finalists were amazing, to our inexperienced eyes, but there were some standout moments. In the finals the quartets can pretty much do anything they like within the time limit, so there's more scope for fun stuff, and that's what stands out in our memory.
The 11th place quartet, Shimmer, were the mic testers, and they did a really funny parody about a fundraising idea: phone 1800 Find A Key when you need to blow the pitch and don't know what key. Like any good automated call centre, the operator continually misinterpreted, and said "please lift your soft palate and repeat your request".
Jackpot also did a parody about costumes being too tight and having to diet and exercise; their final solution was to buy a bigger size.
Capri dressed up in sumo suits with grass skirts and coconut bras painted on for part of one song.
Moxie Ladies, who came first, did a wonderful rendition of one of Deborah's favorite songs, My Man (Sophie Tucker sang it).
While we were waiting for the results the Four Bettys performed, and the National Association of Music Education Sweet Adelines award was made to Jennifer Edwards, who is also the lead in Moxie Ladies. then all the quartet finalists were applauded as they came on stage.
Finals results:
Capri was the audience choice (based on a random sample of 100 audience members)
10th place - Sparks - 2493 points
9th place - Affinity - 2516
8th place - Martini - 2551
7th place - Zing - 2578
6th place - Mojo - 2617
5th place - Capri - 2631
4th place - Maxx Factor - 2662
3rd place - Razzcals - 2695
2nd place - jackpot - 2698
1st place - Moxxy Ladies - 2754.
After all that, we all went down to the Food Court for dinner, and then back to the hotel to change for the Coronet Club Show. The Coronet Club is all the previous first place quartets (Queens) and during convention they all wear their crowns, which are different each year (but all sparkly). This year was special because it was the 50th Anniversary of the Coronet Club, and also because their Show was dedicated to Renee Craig, who had directed every show since they started doing shows, and this was her last show. The Coronet Club Chorus is made up of all the Queens at convention, and they performed a couple of times. Other performers were the Four Bettys, Salt, Spotlight, The Buzz, Swinglish Mix, 4-Star Collection, and Rumors. Vocal Spectrum, the Barbershop Harmony Society 2006 champions, were special guests and did one song with The Buzz. At the end, various men belonging to the Queens (called the Queens' Men) joined them and sang with them.
The Queens are a lot of fun - and quite earthy in their humour. Liz, the occasional MC, wandered in wearing an inflatable rubber duckie aroud her waist and a grass skirt, and made suggestive remarks about the snorkel.
We didn't take notes or photos, and Jo and Deborah were sitting behind a couple of very tall Swedes, so we couldn't see all that well, but here are some of the memorable moments from the Show.
Rumours were singing a song about torturing a doll, wearing wigs and with Dale in a pinafore over her sequins. Dale says one of the things her brothers taught her was that once you've got a boogie out of your nose, you can't get it back in. Charla belches (in key) on command during the song.
Vocal Spectrum's tenor sang a song from Les Mis (they're faculty on our cruise).
Damn! It's a quarter to 2 in the morning (we did go up to Vicki and Vicki's room to party for a while) and we can't remember all the good stuff from the Show. Note to selves: must tell CKC girls going to Nashville to order Coronet Club tickets!
There was nothing on the program until 11:15 am today, so Jo and Deborah walked to the beach at the Holiday Inn Waikiki (where Kerry usually stays, except that it's being renovated). It's a proper holiday resort, right on the beach, with lots of bars and swimming pools and waterfalls and orchids. The water was colder than we expected but pleasant after a while. The sand is good, but the waves are very small this side of the island, not like Sydney beaches, and there's not much left of the tropical island paradise - it's all hotels along the beach. Even the lagoon has been 'restored' - lined with plastic and covered with carefully raked sand.
Deborah went to the mass sing which was at the rooftop garden on top of the Convention Centre, led by a lady called Chris who apparently does it every year. We need to brush up on our mass songs before Nashville: they sang Tuxedo Junction, Send Your Love, That's What Friends are For. Deborah has shopped at the SAI stall and bought a book of Mass Songs, and a learning CD for herself. Pride of Portland sang Aloha Oe, the song they commissioned and gave to SAI, and one of their members danced an Hawaiian dance.The quartet finals started with a plug for the Young Singers Foundation, which supports some wonderful music ed and music therapy projects. The 2008 Rising Start Champions, Whole Lotta Harmony, performed in support.
All the quartet finalists were amazing, to our inexperienced eyes, but there were some standout moments. In the finals the quartets can pretty much do anything they like within the time limit, so there's more scope for fun stuff, and that's what stands out in our memory.
The 11th place quartet, Shimmer, were the mic testers, and they did a really funny parody about a fundraising idea: phone 1800 Find A Key when you need to blow the pitch and don't know what key. Like any good automated call centre, the operator continually misinterpreted, and said "please lift your soft palate and repeat your request".
Jackpot also did a parody about costumes being too tight and having to diet and exercise; their final solution was to buy a bigger size.
Capri dressed up in sumo suits with grass skirts and coconut bras painted on for part of one song.
Moxie Ladies, who came first, did a wonderful rendition of one of Deborah's favorite songs, My Man (Sophie Tucker sang it).
While we were waiting for the results the Four Bettys performed, and the National Association of Music Education Sweet Adelines award was made to Jennifer Edwards, who is also the lead in Moxie Ladies. then all the quartet finalists were applauded as they came on stage.
Finals results:
Capri was the audience choice (based on a random sample of 100 audience members)
10th place - Sparks - 2493 points
9th place - Affinity - 2516
8th place - Martini - 2551
7th place - Zing - 2578
6th place - Mojo - 2617
5th place - Capri - 2631
4th place - Maxx Factor - 2662
3rd place - Razzcals - 2695
2nd place - jackpot - 2698
1st place - Moxxy Ladies - 2754.
After all that, we all went down to the Food Court for dinner, and then back to the hotel to change for the Coronet Club Show. The Coronet Club is all the previous first place quartets (Queens) and during convention they all wear their crowns, which are different each year (but all sparkly). This year was special because it was the 50th Anniversary of the Coronet Club, and also because their Show was dedicated to Renee Craig, who had directed every show since they started doing shows, and this was her last show. The Coronet Club Chorus is made up of all the Queens at convention, and they performed a couple of times. Other performers were the Four Bettys, Salt, Spotlight, The Buzz, Swinglish Mix, 4-Star Collection, and Rumors. Vocal Spectrum, the Barbershop Harmony Society 2006 champions, were special guests and did one song with The Buzz. At the end, various men belonging to the Queens (called the Queens' Men) joined them and sang with them.
The Queens are a lot of fun - and quite earthy in their humour. Liz, the occasional MC, wandered in wearing an inflatable rubber duckie aroud her waist and a grass skirt, and made suggestive remarks about the snorkel.
We didn't take notes or photos, and Jo and Deborah were sitting behind a couple of very tall Swedes, so we couldn't see all that well, but here are some of the memorable moments from the Show.
Rumours were singing a song about torturing a doll, wearing wigs and with Dale in a pinafore over her sequins. Dale says one of the things her brothers taught her was that once you've got a boogie out of your nose, you can't get it back in. Charla belches (in key) on command during the song.
Vocal Spectrum's tenor sang a song from Les Mis (they're faculty on our cruise).
Damn! It's a quarter to 2 in the morning (we did go up to Vicki and Vicki's room to party for a while) and we can't remember all the good stuff from the Show. Note to selves: must tell CKC girls going to Nashville to order Coronet Club tickets!
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