The Count down is On! Good Luck to Area 1 Quartets & Choruses Attending ICC 2023 (Seaside A Cappella)
Date Posted: Mon, 30 Oct 2023
| Here is the order of appearance for both contests at IC&C for our Area 1 competitors Quartets: Four Shore 2 Tonic! 7 enJOY! 11 Choruses Seaside A Cappella 7 ScotianAires 15 Valley Voices 21 Sign up to watch via webcast through Acaville https://acaville.org/harmonyinc/ |
SEASIDE A CAPPELLA WELCOMES PACIFIC EDGE
Date Posted: Tue, 5 Jul 2022
| What do you serve a visiting chorus from Sweet Adelines? More sweetness of course! Seaside A Cappella (SAC) treated Pacific Edge chorus to an afternoon dessert party on June 25 in one of Mahone Bay’s beautiful churches. Visiting from Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Pacific Edge was on a multistop tour of the Maritimes. “This was an event that is nearly impossible to describe,” said SAC Director Judy Comeau. “It was just so full of warm sisterhood, wonderful singing, and yes, very good food. We just connected with them in so many ways. And, boy can they sing!!!” Despite a somewhat imbalanced selection of voices on hand—“a double quartet with a bunch of leads”—SAC taught the visitors a song that the combined choruses sang together, and Pacific Edge did the same. SAC greeters handed out little packets to the visitors with NS pins and a tartan heart, and everyone raved about the delicious rhubarb squares prepared by chorus members. |
SUMMER SING 2022 A RESOUNDING SUCCESS
Date Posted: Tue, 5 Jul 2022
| Seaside A Cappella launched its annual Summer Sing program on June 29, with the tagline Do You Like to Sing? Apparently, the answer is a resounding “Yes!” Nearly 40 women attended the first night, and a dozen more are expected for Week 2. The program runs over seven Wednesdays. Women were invited via Facebook, the website, posters, and word of mouth to come out, learn and sing a song with the chorus, find out all about a cappella singing, meet new people, and… just have fun! There may even be a public performance to look forward to at the end of it all! This is the fourth in-person Summer Sing program for Seaside A Cappella. The chorus held a virtual program during the last two years, and still managed to attract several women who like to sing. |
JUDY COMEAU HONOURED AS VOLUNTEER
Date Posted: Wed, 27 Apr 2022
| Seaside A Cappella is immensely proud of Music Director Judy Comeau who was honoured as a Special Citizen by the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg. The honour recognizes Judy's dedication as a volunteer. Here's what the organizers had to say: Each year the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg recognizes volunteers from across MODL that work to make their communities a better place to live through their volunteer efforts. From the overall list an individual is chosen to represent all the volunteers of MODL at a provincial volunteer recognition event in Halifax. At the MODL Council meeting of April 12th, an individual was chosen to be the MODL representative and that person is Ms. Judith A. Comeau, of Pleasantville. Ms. Comeau established a show chorus called Seaside A Cappella representing the Town of Bridgewater as members of Harmony, Inc., an international organization of women singers. She volunteers 5-8 hours per week, with many more hours dedicated to preparing for performances. Her combination of energy, enthusiasm, experience, and skill are what set her apart as an inspiring director. Although she works with a Music Team and a Board of Directors, Judy leads the chorus with a vision based on over 50 years in barbershop organizations, directing and coaching several award-winning choruses across Canada. Her goal is "ordinary women coming together to make extraordinary music". She emphasizes the educational aspect of the organization, teaching singers to produce the exact same sound at the same time, focusing on producing correct vowel sounds and using proper vocal techniques. Ms. Comeau has racked up an impressive list of honours in various competitions through the years, including International Championships in 2008-2009, and again in 2012-2013, silver medal showings at the National Musical Festival put on by CBC Radio, and at the World Choir Games, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Comeau's passion has taken her as far away as St. Petersburg, Russia, with her previous chorus for a seven day concert tour, at the invitation of the Russian Ministry of Culture." Congratulations to Judy Comeau on this newest award to her resume. | |||
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Seaside A Cappella to Appear in SING! The Toronto Vocal Arts Fest
Date Posted: Wed, 19 May 2021
| Seaside A Cappella's That's Life video was chosen to appear in this year's SING! The Toronto Vocal Arts festival, running May 27 - June 6!! We will be part of a cross-country video concert called Aca Night in Canada I on Thursday, May 27, starting 9 pm Atlantic time. Festival tickets are on sale at www.singtoronto.com/tickets . Aca Night tickets start at $6.32; All Access Passes start at only $27.54. Come celebrate singing with us! | |
| For more information, see: | www.singtoronto.com/tickets |
Seaside A Cappella in the News (Seaside A Cappella)
Date Posted: Tue, 17 Nov 2020
| Seaside A Cappella was proud to see itself in headlines in a local Lunenburg County publication recently. Views of our virtual chorus video, mentioned in the article, now number more than 6,300 ! | |||
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Seaside A Cappella Sings Together Virtually
Date Posted: Tue, 27 Oct 2020
| In case you missed it during Harmony Harvest, here's a link to Seaside A Cappella's virtual chorus production of That's Life. We are proud to have more than 4,800 views now. Enjoy! | |
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Seaside A Cappella Honours Linda Brehaut
Date Posted: Tue, 27 Oct 2020
| Seaside A Cappella is very proud to have Linda Brehaut as an Honorary Member. A dual member with Valley Voices, Linda served as President and later as Past President of Seaside A Cappella since its inception. She was instrumental in laying the foundation and moving us through the gate to charter status in 2018. We first announced Linda's Honorary Membership at our 2020 AGM, however, we were not able to make a presentation at that time because of pandemic restrictions. However, on October 19, Music Director Judy Comeau and Past President Yvonne Rafuse were honoured to be able to meet with Linda in person to finally present her with a framed certificate. We were pleased that Deb Moreau of the Valley Voices accompanied Linda, as she too was a founding member of Seaside A Cappella. Shown: Linda Brehaut, far left, with Yvonne Rafuse and Judy Comeau, standing, and Deb Moreau. |
