For immediate release December 31, 2021 St. Louis Vocal Project welcomes women singers, January 19, Kirkwood Community Center St. Louis Vocal Project, an award-winning a cappella women's chorus, is holding an open rehearsal and guest night on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, 7:00 pm, at the Kirkwood Community Center, 111 S. Geyer Road. The event is open to all women singers who are looking for a fun and friendly place to do some serious singing. Come find out about a cappella singing in the barbershop style. Once you hear that harmony ringing, you'll be hooked! If your idea of "barbershop" is four men wearing straw hats singing an old-fashioned song, you're off by about a hundred years. Modern barbershop is a vibrant, distinctive style of a cappella singing (singing without accompaniment). The Vocal Project repertoire includes old and new music from many genres, including jazz, pop, folk, and Broadway, arranged by world-famous arrangers specifically for women's voices in four-part harmony. The common element is tight harmony with complex, ringing chords. Director Sandi Wright has 35 years of directing experience and is a certified competition judge in three international barbershop organizations. Under her leadership, St. Louis Vocal Project competes in annual contests held by its parent organization, Harmony Incorporated, and performs for the local community. The singers enjoy the benefits of fun, friendship, musical education, and the joy of bringing great music to their audiences. The chorus is seeking new singers in all voice parts. It's not necessary to be able to read music or to have formal musical training, but some prior singing experience is helpful. Important: All chorus members and guests are required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination and must wear masks throughout the rehearsal; there are no exceptions. Web: stlvocalproject.com Email: info@stlvocalproject.com Contact: Sandi Wright, 314-303-0877 | |
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It's Time To Sing Again! St. Louis Vocal Project has a new rehearsal site at the Kirkwood Community Center, Room 300, 111 S. Geyer Rd,, Kirkwood, Missouri, 63122. We still meet on Wednesday nights at 7:00 pm. We always welcome guests. If you're a first-time visitor, check the Event Calendar first to make sure we are rehearsing. Then come a little early so we can greet you and explain what to expect. COVID-19 Policy: Everyone in the room must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19; no exceptions. First-time visitors will be asked to show their vaccination cards. You may email a photo of your card ahead of time to membership@stlvocalproject.com. As of July 28, 2021, we are singing with masks until the COVID situation in the St. Louis area improves. |
• 75% rehearsal attendance rate • 100% performance attendance rate • hold service on at least one committee within the chorus The Scholarship may be awarded at any time. Once awarded, the scholarship may be renewed by resubmitting the application form annually before March 1, as the fiscal year begins on April 1. | |||
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St. Louis Vocal Project quartets Take 4 and Fierce placed second and third respectively at the Harmony, Incorporated International Convention and Contest, Nov. 7-9, 2019, in Sandusky, Ohio. ![]() Take 4 sang Anything Can Happen If You Let It and If I Ruled The World, with an average score of 80.7, less than a percentage point behind the first place quartet, Hot Pursuit from Area 6. Take 4 singers are Melissa VanHousen, tenor; Chacey Steen, lead; Kristin Drummond-Mance, baritone; and Wendy Spilker, bass. ![]() Fierce sang I'm In The Mood For Love and Love Me Or Leave Me, with an average score of 79.1. Vocal Project members of Fierce are Kelly Peterson, tenor; Susan Ives, lead and director of Topeka Acappella Unlimited Chorus; and Joy Suellentrop, baritone. The quartet's bass is Kris Wheaton, director of Bluegrass Harmony Chorus in Louisville. We are so proud of our singers! |
From Harmony Incorporated HQ Please welcome our new Executive Assistant, Administration, Kelly Peterson! Kelly joined Harmony, Inc. in the spring of 2018 and is a member of St. Louis Vocal Project Chorus and Fierce quartet. She brings administrative, technical and member service experience from her background as a church parish administrator. In addition to her passion for barbershop harmony, Kelly plays the violin and viola and has a bachelor’s degree in music from Indiana State University. Kelly and her husband have two teenage daughters. If you see Kelly in Sandusky, please stop and say, “hello”. |
St. Louis Vocal Project Director Sandi Wright is among the first women to become certified as Judges in the Barbershop Harmony Society, traditionally the men's international barbershop organization. Sandi recently qualified as a BHS Performance Judge, She is also a Presentation and Performance Judge in Harmony, Incorporated and a Showmanship Judge in Sweet Adelines, making her the first judge ever to be certified in all three organizations. Shown in the photo, from left to right, Linda Muise, Mo Field, Judy Pozsgay, Sandi Wright, Charlotte Murray, Theresa Weatherbee, and Melody Hine. | |
For more information, see: | www.harmonyinc.org/2019/04/05/three-hi-judges-complete-bhs-judges-candidate-school/ |
The St. Louis Vocal Project entered its first women’s barbershop contest and came home with honors - First Place Small Chorus (25 and fewer members) and Third Place Overall. “This was quite an accomplishment,” said musical director Sandi Wright. “We exceeded our expectations and turned a few heads in the process.” The Vocal Project was formed last year to promote a cappella harmony in the barbershop style to all women in the area. They received high marks for their two choreographed songs, I’m in the Mood For Love and The Trolley Song (from Meet Me in St. Louis). The 20 voices competed with women singers from Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin and Missouri. The St. Louis Vocal Project, a women’s community chorus, is affiliated with Harmony Incorporated and rehearses in Webster Groves. stltoday.com, June 25, 2019 | |
For more information, see: | https://www.stltoday.com/pr/news/st-louis-vocal-project-earns-singing-honors/article_52626200-974d-11e9-a3d5-5cb9017bff18.html |