- Weekly Rehearsals to resume September 6th
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Date Posted: Tue, 22 Aug 2023
Summer time in Newfoundland is often short and sweet! So we want to let eveyone know our weekly rehearsals will be starting up again on September 6th. If you love to sing and you're looking for a fun way meet new friends, you should check out one of our rehearsals. Everything you need to know is listed on this webpage. Questions...no problem, just contact us by email and we'll get back to you! It's going to be another great year of song and friendship for Newfound Sound!
- Raffle Winner Sydney Dooley Vrstala
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Date Posted: Fri, 4 Aug 2023
Newfound Sound is pleased to present the winner of our Raffle Draw - Sydney Dooley-Vrstala. Enjoy your prizes Sydney! And thank you to everyone who supported us! A special thank you to the businesses that donated the fabulous prizes:
Sheraton Hotel, Rosewood Spa,,The Upper Cut Barber, Oliver's Restaurant, Vu Resto Bar, Le Boudoir, The Escape Room, Yoga Bloom, Tickle Trunk, Outfitters, O'Brien's Music, Crafted Treasures, The Battery Cafe, Belbin's, and chorus member donations!
- Newfound Sound at the Downtown Pedestrian Mall July 2023
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Date Posted: Sun, 16 Jul 2023
Newfound Sounds was thrilled to perform at the 2023 Downtown Pedestrian Mall. The weather was beautiful and the street was bustling with activity. Thank you to all our family and friends who stopped by to listen and say "hi". We would like to thank the City of St. John's for giving us the opportunity to participate in this awesome event to celebrate summer 2023 in North America's oldest city! Have a great summer!
- ScotianAires our Area 1 Champions 2023 (Newfound Sound)
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Date Posted: Sat, 8 Jul 2023
Congratulations to ScotianAires chorus who were the recipients of the Area 1 Memorial Trophy for Area 1 champions at our Area 1 Convention & Contest June 2023.
- Seaside A Cappella - Area 1's 2nd place winners (Newfound Sound)
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Date Posted: Sat, 8 Jul 2023
Congratulations! to Seaside A Cappella who were the recipients of the Sea Belles Trophy for 2nd place winners at our Area 1 Convention & Contest June 2023
- Valley Voices - Area 1's 3rd place winners (Newfound Sound)
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Date Posted: Sat, 8 Jul 2023
Congratulations to Valley Voices as 3rd place winners at our Area 1 Convention and Contest held June 2023 and the recipients of the Don Regan Memorial Trophy to Adele Merritt, Director of Valley Voices.
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- Elm City Echoes - Area 1's - 4th place winners (Newfound Sound)
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Date Posted: Sat, 8 Jul 2023
Congratulations to Elm City Echoes Chorus who won 4th place at our Area 1 Convention & Contest held in June 2023.
- Congratulations to Area 1's quartet -enJOY! (Newfound Sound)
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Date Posted: Sat, 8 Jul 2023
Congratulations to enJOY! quartet who were the recipients of the following awards:
Karen Gord Award (Awarded to: The quartet scoring the highest presentation score for a 2 song package
Wona Wright Trophy(Awarded to: The 1st Place Quartet)
Kathryn Ryan Memorial Award (Awarded to: The most improved quartet based on score from the previous year)
- Congratulations to Area 1's quartet - Tonic! (Newfound Sound)
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Date Posted: Sat, 8 Jul 2023
Congratulations to our Area 1 - 2nd place winners quartet - Tonic!
Convention & Contest was held in Sackville, NB June 2023
- Congratulations to Area 1's quartet Four Shore (Newfound Sound)
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Date Posted: Sat, 8 Jul 2023
Congratulations to our Area 1 - 4th place winners quartet - Four Shore
Convention & Contest was held in Sackville, NB June 2023
- Newfound Sound donates $250 to the MUN Food Bank
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Date Posted: Fri, 23 Jun 2023
We are all aware of how community food banks are struggling to keep up with demand during these challenging times. Newfound Sound President Dawn O'Rourke and Treasurer Sharon Rose recently donated $250 to the MUN Food Bank from funds raised through our weekly member's 50/50 draw. Robyn White accepted our donation and was very appreciative of the support.
- 2023 Summer Escape Raffle
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Date Posted: Sun, 18 Jun 2023
We are very excited to launch our 2023 Summer Escape Raffle, a beautiful picnic basket filled with lots of wonderful gifts and cards! Funds will be used toward travel expenses for Newfound Sound for the 2024 AC&C Contest and Convention in Sackville NB in June. Tickets are just $2 each or 3 for $5. Get one before the draw date of August 1st. Just contact one of our members or send us a message...we'll make sure you'll have your chance to win all these wonderful gifts! Thank you to our supporters for their donations. We really appreciate it!
Sponsors
Sheraton Hotel $200 gift certificate
Rosewood Spa $100 gift certificate
Uppercut Barber four $24 gift certificates total $96
Oliver's Restaurant $100 gift certificate
Vu/Slainte Wine & Wiskey Bar $100 gift certificate
Le Boudoir pjs $100
The Escape Room 2 passes $60
Yoga Bloom 2 passes $34
Tickle Trunk Charauterie board with utensils $45; S&P mills $30; set stainless steel lobster forks $30
Outfitters travel bag $45; water bottle $20; waterproof carry-all bag $20
O'Brien's Music cap and Harry Hibbs T-shirt $45
The Battery Cafe Detour coffee $20 and The Battery Cafe Apron $30
Donations from chorus members Argentinian wine & two wine glasses $35; Sweetheart Bath Co. set $15, Swarovski crystal stud earrings $80; card wallet $50 Anita Stewart's Canada cookbook $30
Prize Total $1,285
- Congratulations to Newfound Sound who are the Proud Recipients of the Karen Gordon Memorial Scholarship 2023 (Newfound Sound)
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Date Posted: Sat, 3 Jun 2023
The Karen Gordon Memorial Scholarship is dear to everyone's heart in Area 1 and Newfound Sound would like to thank the ScotianAires chapter for presenting this scholarship each year.
Newfound Sound will certainly make good use of these funds to support their chorus members to avail of coaching and education towards our next Area Convention in 2024.
Our hearts are filled with the love and support you have shown to your harmony sisters!
In Harmony,
Newfound Sound
- Newfound Sound Honour Roll 2023
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Date Posted: Wed, 31 May 2023
Congratulations to the members who received their membership recognition and other awards for 2023, including 25 years for Corinne Moore and Anna Tapper, five years for Paula Hanley and Sharon Rose, and Barbershopper of the Year award to Elizabeth Lacasse. We also officially welcomed new member Corinne Wentzell, who joined our bass section. Also, we are grateful for the support and commitment of our board members for 2023/24 President Dawn O'Rourke, VP/Membership Diane Power, Secretary Paula Hanley, Treasurer Sharone Rose, Chair of Social/Costumes Corinne Moore, Chair of PR/Fundraising Robin Bartlett, Chrous Manager Anne Hollett, Music Chair Anna Tapper. We also extend our appreciation to our Director, Anita Power and music team members Glendine Martin and Wynn Browning. Of course, we are so thankful to all our chorus members who support our chapter so much, and who lend their voices in song every week to keep the friendship and harmony going strong....as we have done for the past 35 years!
- Purchase your book at Area Convention 2023 to support Newfound Sound to Attend Area Convention & Contest in 2024 (Newfound Sound)
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Date Posted: Tue, 30 May 2023
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- AC&C 2023 Chorus Contest Pattern (Newfound Sound)
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Date Posted: Tue, 16 May 2023
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- AC&C 2023 Quartet Contest Pattern (Newfound Sound)
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Date Posted: Tue, 16 May 2023
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- AC&C Schedule 2023 (Newfound Sound)
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Date Posted: Mon, 15 May 2023
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- Education Day with Area 1 April 15 2023
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Date Posted: Fri, 28 Apr 2023
We were excited to participate in Area 1 Sing into Spring education day this month. Since we couldn't be there in Nova Scotia in person, we attended virtually. It gave us an opportunity to hear about what's going on in our area, have access to great learning resources, learn a new song, and most importantly...to connect with our harmony friends in Atlantic Canada! The Admiralty House in Mount Pearl was a lovely venue. Thank to you all the presenters, organizers and participants!
- Supporting the Book Fair Fundraiser
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Date Posted: Tue, 11 Apr 2023
Newfound Sound was very pleased to support the huge book fair fundraiser held by the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) that raises money for women's scholarships. It added entertainment for the fair and gave us an opportunity to promote our chapter for perspective members and performances...Win Win event! Thank you to the CFUW for this opportunity. Congratulations on all your good work!
- "Sing into Spring" Education Day
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Date Posted: Sat, 25 Mar 2023
Are you a woman or non-binary person interested in learning to sing barbershop style?
Newfound Sound Women’s Barbershop Chorus invites you to join them at the “Sing into Spring!” virtual, barbershop workshop! Come share an enjoyable day of singing and having some fun while learning a new song and singing techniques from some of the finest experts in our barbershop harmony community.
NO musical training or experience is required. There's NO commitment to join our chorus.
Find out what "a capella", four-part harmony is all about. It might be your next favourite hobby!
So come sing into spring with Newfound Sound and meet some friendly, fun women too on...
Saturday April 15, from 9:30 AM to 4 PM at Admiralty House, 365 Old Placentia Road, Mount Pearl,
(or view the workshop on your device from the comfort of your home).
Registration is $20. The deadline to register to participate virtually is Monday, April 10.
For more details, visit the Harmony Inc. Area 1's (Atlantic region) website: http://www.harmonyarea1.ca8,
or click on the calendar link on this page! Call Madeline at 754-7202 to register.
- On Air (Newfound Sound)
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Date Posted: Sun, 5 Mar 2023
Summer 2021 fired up this Area 1 group to form On Air. "Three ScotianAires decided to come together to sing for fun and personal growth,” shares Heather, On Air’s bass-who-normally-sings-baritone. "Jill and Leanne lured in quartet-savvy Sue to sing tenor – for the first time!" says Heather.Between schedules and pandemic restrictions, the foursome found no window of opportunity to connect and mesh their sound. Fast-forward to winter of 2023, a new bass stepped in when the original opted out, and they finally found time to rehearse as a full quartet. Continuing the original goal of singing toward growth and with a focus on tunes made popular “on air” (aka, radio), On Air is looking forward to making music together and sharing their songs at performances and gatherings.
In addition to singing lead in her first ever quartet, Jill is the ScotianAires Performance Chair and is a Performance Judge. Heather has been an HI member since 2019 and also sings baritone in Lady Lyrix quartet. Leanne is a retired music teacher, the ScotianAires Assistant Director and Music Chair, and has been an HI member since 2016. Sue is the Director of ScotianAires, a Singing Judge, piano and voice teacher, member of many past quartets, and current baritone with enJOY! quartet.
- Cobequid Fun-Tones celebrating Diane Miller with 25 year membership Certificate (Newfound Sound)
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Date Posted: Sun, 5 Mar 2023
Director Rosemary Donkin and President Margie McClelland present Diane Miller with a certificate recognizing her 25 years of membership in Harmony, Inc.
- Cobequid Fun-Tones "Meet Your Neighbour Night" (Newfound Sound)
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Date Posted: Sun, 5 Mar 2023
Timble MacDonald, Jane Brookins, and Helen Reade highlight the chorus at the Town of Oxford "Meet Your Neighbour" night, a community event aimed at helping new residents form connections.
- Fundraising for St. James United Church
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Date Posted: Sat, 3 Dec 2022
We were very pleased to support the Christmas fundraiser for St. James United Church by performing at their Bethlehem Bazaar. We are so thankful to St. James for providing our weekly rehearsal space. We wish you and your patrons the very best for the Christmas season and a happy New Year!
- Commissariat House Candlelight Christmas
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Date Posted: Wed, 30 Nov 2022
Recently, we had the joy of singing Christmas carols at one of our favourite annual events...Candlelight Christmas at Commissariat House. This beautiful historic property from the late 1800's is the perfect backdrop to stir the spirit of what it must have been like to celebrate all those years ago...and probably singing some of the same carols that we sang in 2022! Thanks to NL Provincial Historic Sites for inviting us again this year and for collecting items for the local food bank. Happy Holidays 🌲
- Newfound Sound supports Socks in the City fundraiser
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Date Posted: Tue, 8 Nov 2022
Newfound Sound was thrilled again this year to support the Socks in the City fundraiser event for Daffodil Place! There were beautiful homemade and hand-crafted products, gifts, and ticket draws. It was our first official holiday season performance and it was a great success. Thank you to Linday Ryan and her organizing team for inviting us and for being such a great supporter of Newfound Sound.
- It's great to perform in person again!
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Date Posted: Tue, 27 Sep 2022
It was such a pleasure to perform in person for the District Grand Lodge St. Andrew Masonic Ladies event this week! The event was given to thank the ladies for their volunteer work at t he lodge. They were certainly a fun and enthusiastic group to perform for! We sang a wide selection covering pop, traditional, inspirational and even had audience participation in our Sing Along Set! They gave us a standing ovation! Thank you ladies! Congratulations on all your volunteer work!
- Madeline Power receives Area 1 Award
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Date Posted: Thu, 23 Jun 2022
Newfound Sound is very proud to send congratulations to our member Madeline Power for receiving an award of appreciation from Area 1 Director Linda McMaster at the recent AC&C in Debert, NS. Madeline's tireless work for Area and Harmony Inc. is reflected in her willingness to volunteer for so many roles at the area level, including treasurer, AC&C Team, and Area 1 website manager. Madeline brings her strong organizational and financial skills to these roles. Of course, her positive attitude, helpful manner, and beautiful singing voice are what we also appreciate. Always constructive in her work for Harmony Inc., thank you for all your hard work Madeline!
- Celebrating together with friendship and song!
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Date Posted: Thu, 23 Jun 2022
As the summer season began, we set aside an evening to celebrate the commitment, dedication and friendship that we are so lucky to have in our chorus! Our social committee decorated our space and set out lovely dining tables. We enjoyed a cold plate supper with all the trimmings. Member Diane made a delicious chocolate kahlua cake. We held our installation of officers. We presented several years of service pins, including Dawn for 10 years, Madeline for 15 years, Heather for 20 years, and Wynn for 25 years! Then we entertained each other with song! It was an lovely celebration of our members and the wonderful organization that we are all a part of. We will be taking a little break from regular weekly rehearsals over the summer. But we'll be back again in September! So reach out to us on Facebook or our website. Maybe singing with Newfound Sound Chorus will be the next exciting craft for you in the fall of 2022!
- Spring Sing 22!
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Date Posted: Fri, 27 May 2022
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Newfound Sound celebrated this week with its first ever Spring Sing 22! This event was about members entertaining and being entertained...by each other! Over the past few months, members selected songs to sing in a small group. You could learn a song you never sang before in a part that you don't usually sing! Or sing what you were comfortable with. We ended up with quartets, octets and VLQs singing a wonderful variety of music from our past and present repertoire. Every member had a chance to perform in several groups. There was an open-mic segment where we told jokes and stories. And of course, we had lovely refreshments, decorations and a little bag of treats to take-away! What a time! Sharing friendship and harmony...that what it's all about! Happy spring!
- Congratulations Artwork Winner Sharon Rose!
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Date Posted: Thu, 12 May 2022
This amazing artwork was created by member Diane Power (right) and donated to the chrous for a fundraiser. The lucky winner was member Sharon Rose (left). We really appreciate the talent, support and contributions of our chorus members! Thanks so much!
- Welcome to our new website!
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Date Posted: Fri, 15 Apr 2022
Welcome to Newfound Sound's brand new website! It offers the public lots of information about our history, what we're up to, how to join or book a performance. For members, it provides lots of new and innovative ways to stay in touch, access resources and share information that we want you to know about. So take a few minutes to browse and reach out to us if there's anything you need to know. We would love to hear from you!
- Our newest Newfound Sound members join Harmony Inc
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Date Posted: Thu, 14 Apr 2022
Newfound Sound's two newest members join Harmony Inc. With pride and excitement, Robin Bartlett and Diane Power received their shiny new Harmony pins and membership cards from President Elizabeth Lacasse and VP?Membership Dawn O'Rourke. Robin has been learning the barbershop craft in the lead section and Diane has been very keen to learn the bass part. We are so happy both these wonderful women have decided to become part of HI. Congratulations from your singing sisters in Newfound Sound!
- Happy St. Patrick's Day
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Date Posted: Thu, 17 Mar 2022
Happy St. Patrick's Day from Newfound Sound!
We had our first in person rehearsal for 2022 this week! How lucky are we to be able to sing together again 🍀
- Newfound Sound & Covid-19 Restrictions
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Date Posted: Sat, 12 Feb 2022
Newfound Sound follows all public health guidelines for our rehearsals and/or performances. As a result, rehearsal times and locations may be impacted and are subject to change. If you have any questions, please email us at newfoundsound@hotmail.com or contact a member of the chorus. Thank you for your continued support!
- Area 1 Contest & Convention 2019
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Date Posted: Sat, 12 Feb 2022
In May 2019, Newfound Sound was thrilled to return to the contest stage at the Atlantic Area 1 Convention and Contest (AC&C) in Sackville, NB. With 17 enthusiastic members on the risers, we proudly represented Newfoundland and Labrador and received the Silver Division award. We will take the techniques and feedback offered by the judges to enhance our performance skills as we go forward to grow our chorus. We greatly appreciate the support of Area 1. We are very grateful for the leadership and energy of our Director, Branden Olsen and for the dedication of our members who come together in song and friendship to share in this rewarding craft we love so much!
- Newfound Sound Receives Area 1 Membership Award 2019/2020 (Newfound Sound)
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Date Posted: Sun, 26 Jul 2020
Newfound Sound was very proud to receive the Area 1 Membership Award to acknowledge our 28.6% increase in membership for 2019-2020. Seven of our new members joined Harmony with our March 2020 renewal, plus three joined in March 2019, bringing our current membership total to 27. Our chorus worked hard to attract members over the past two years using a free a cappella vocal workshop and lots of PR campaigning, both in person and online. A generous grant from the Bruneau Centre for Excellence in Choral Music at MUN supported our goal to promote and sustain women’s barbershop singing in the province. With our new logo, updated posters, business cards and letters, we hope to continue our efforts to strengthen our membership and take on more performances. President Anna Tapper and Vice President Anita Power Taylor proudly display the certificate. We are looking forward to having a formal presentation with our membership in the future when it is safe to gather in person. Thank you Area 1 for the recognition and continued support!
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