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CCC at RMD Competition October 2022

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CCC competed in the Rocky Mountain District chorus competition Saturday October 8th 2022

We sang two songs, 'A Wink And A Smile' and 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow'

We have been rehearsing these songs for several months now - it all seemed to be over in a flash, but we did our best and were proud of our performance.

(results will be posted when they are released)

We particularly want to thank John and Jerry for all the blood, sweat and tears they put into shaping up the two songs

Congratulations to Drew Lubeck on his first time singing in public with the chorus!

Photo courtesy of Maen Photographic Productions

9/13 CCC @ Cherry Hills Land Preserve

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CCC sang at the Ambassador Party for Cherry Hills Land Preserve, performing a half-hour set outdoors to several residents of Cherry Hills Village.

We recently received some thank you notes:

"Truly you made the evening so special. It was a huge treat for the other guests to hear the music you made." - Judith Judd

"What a treat for all! You are all gifted, and everyone had smiles on their faces." - Linda Behr

Mount Rushmore August 2022

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CCC travelled to Mount Rushmore to join with the Shrine of Democracy Chorus for the Harmony Happening in the HIlls on August 26th and 27th. Tyler Wigginton coached the combined chorus and the ensemble performed at the Mount Rushmore Auditorium.

On the Friday evening there were hotdogs and a makeshift quartet competition.

CCC at Estes Park July 2022

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July 16th 2022 CCC did a retreat at the YMCA of the Rockies with Tyler Wigginton coaching. Tyler worked us hard, but we feel that we make a better sound as a result. On the Saturday evening we gave a free concert at the Ruesch Auditorium. We presented our Patriotic package, which was very well received by the 100 or so people in the audience. We had a standing ovation at the end, and even a request for an encore!
Our directors were John Coffin and Jerry Hooper.

Wives Jenny, Marilyn, Karen and Nancy came onstage to help the audience sing America The Beautiful with us

CCC at MorningStar at Ridgegate July 2nd 2022

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CCC sang an Independence Day package of patriotic songs with our upcoming competition songs thrown in for good measure. There was a good-sized audience who thoroughly enjoyed the whole show and sang along with gusto. Several members of the audience were singers, some of whom, notably Lee VanDeren, used to sing with the Mountainares. Quartets the Mile High Boomers and Crosstown Blend (with John substituting on bass for Jerry) added songs from the 50's and 60's into the mix and were very well received. The acoustics in the room were great, the audience was welcoming and we all had a good time! Many thanks to Al Klinger for MC'ing and providing the audio equipment.

Highlands Ranch Winter Cultural Series

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CCC put on a very successful show as part of the Highlands Ranch Cultural Series on March 3rd 2022. This was our first time putting on a show for the Cultural Series and we hope to do it again in future years. Guest Quartet was Kindred

Remembering Sam

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Here's a video of most of our performance at Sam's Memorial at Lakewood Grill on Sunday 30th January, 2022. With big thanks to David Wells.

Tribute Performance

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An unforgettable performance 12/6/2021 at USS Missouri

Upcoming Events

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There will be no rehearsals 11/30 and 12/7

There will be a rehearsal 12/14

We have a couple of singouts in retirement homes 12/17 and 12/28

Also you can find us at The Giving Machine 7:30pm to 9pm 12/21 (Writer Square, 16th & Lawrence) instead of rehearsal

The Not-So-Dying Art of the Barbershop Quartet

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One of the great apple-pie traditions of American music, right up there with a marching band or Dixieland band, is the good old barbershop quartet. My mind goes right to those white gazebos in parks and town squares and those beribboned straw hats, big mustaches, and striped jackets that barbershop quartets typically sport.

While thinking about the famous Buffalo Bills, the quartet who sang “Lida Rose” in “The Music Man” movie (the subject of my last Epoch Times article), I began to wonder whether barbershop quartets still exist in America, or if it’s a dead or dying art form?

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