Bulletin 1
Hi CAFAs! It’s me again and here’s the latest re our concert project!
I’d like to advise you that the project core group has been working on firming up the preconditions for officially launching the CAFA’s concert project. Since the initial meeting last March between Menchu Pascual of the FA Board and the CAFA core group, the next steps for furthering the show project are currently in the works.
Dinky composed the letter notice for delivery to concerned UP institutions (who will be involved in the project). Pearl is conducting liason activities with the officials of these institutions and working with Fe on sponsorship prospects. Oni and Dero are concentrating on assembling the appropriate music for the show.
Last Monday, Dero, Dinky and Oni met to specifically discuss the production requirement of the show itself. As of today, the CAFASingers who have definitely expressed their participation on Feb 2016 in the concert are: Alice, Bess, Dero, Dinky, Alex, and Oni. Rody at one time has expressed that he is okay with the project (For some reason, he has been incommunicado recently. Rody, are you still in Phl?) We are waiting to hear positively from Tong, Romy, Ely, Sarah, Rudy, Hector and Sammy.
The reasons why our full group is ideal to have in the show are:
1) Per Dero, the image of the CAFASingers is that it is a large group. (It is more a choir than a quintet or a large band);
2) the precision pop harmonics resulting from many voices (the altos, the tenors and especially the basses) produce that depth of sound and melodiosity unique to CAFASingers; and
3) the CAFASingers is a brotherhood of old souls whose members are most strong, confident and happy when complete and performing together.
For this concert, it is understood that rehearsals for our old songs will be necessary. Time is passing and it is now only ten months to February. We in the core group are confident that the musical digital distance-learning kit to be prepared for the singers will be effective. Dero will be working with the musical arranger in keeping the voices as close to the original as possible. Have faith!
Before closing this Bulletin, we would like to thank Eileen,Nore, Emy and Bili for announcing their support to the concert early on. Guys, we'd also like to hear from our Email group (Lina, Ben, Mina, Dina, Gail, Alma, Cecille, etc). Save the date in February 2016! In the next Bulletin I hope to advise everyone on the rationale of the project for the proponents, the sponsors, the market and mostly the CAFAs.
By the way, do send in your suggestions on the 60s songs we should be taking on for the show. In addition to our full song standards, we are thinking of a medley for a Bosa set, a folk set and a pop set.
Til next time.
Onimayo
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