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unh manchester presents an a cappella vocal concert for middle and high schools from across new hampshire emceed by heather bishop of wzid friday october 15 at 7 pm 80 hanover street manchester nh all ticket sales will benefit collegiate scholarships for participants hosted by unh manchester s milling around palace theatre $10/ticket unh manchester the only collegiate female a cappella group in manchester www.unhm.unh.edu www.voicesofthe603.com 603-641-4395 tickets www.palacetheatre.org

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hosted by unh manchester s milling around classy cats winter benefit concert friday december 10th 7pm 3rd floor auditorium at unh manchester 400 commercial street manchester nh 03101 www.millingaround.org 2nd annual $3 for students/senior citizens 60 military $5 for adults reserve your tickets today tickets@millingaround.org all ticket sales will be going to tickets are kids under 5 free new hampshire firefighters and police officers family support funds

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unh manchester s female a cappella group milling around presents an a cappella competition concert and educational clinics for new hampshire middle and high school students voices of 603 it is our hope that by providing this opportunity to the choruses across the state the love for vocal music will flourish the day-long program provides opportunities for performance and networking between students teachers and schools our goals for voices of 603 are to · provide college scholarships with funding raised through concert ticket sales · raise awareness of vocal and a cappella music in the state · connect and showcase the talented musicians throughout the state and · provide alternative ways to foster a lifelong passion in music without necessarily majoring in music the program consists of two segments the first part of the day was at the university of new hampshire at manchester located in manchester s historic millyard at the unh manchester campus we hosted clinics for the students and their teachers on the topics of beatboxing presented by charles marlowe not too sharp alum and rehearsal techniques and stage presence presented by nate altimari firedrill musical director and founder we are pleased to have had dr andrew spector from ear nose and throat specialists of southern new hampshire who presented a session on the keys to great vocal health the second part of the program along with the students teachers and presenters moved to the historic palace theatre for the remainder of the day at the palace the only surviving theater from manchester s great white way the students will be performing in a public concert where a 2010 voices of the 603 state champion will be recognized and provided with many performance opportunities lined up across the state such as national anthem opportunities and other media appearances about voices of the 603 we hope you enjoy the show www.voicesofthe603.com page 1

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performing groups biographies prospect mountain high school ahwooh capella ahwooh capella is made up of the 15 members of the select chorus at prospect mountain high school the chorus is six years in the making starting with only 5 singers last year at the music showcase festival at busch gardens va they won the grand sweepstakes award for choral performance directed by jamie bolduc winnacunnet high school chamber singers the winnacunnet chambers singers is a select group of vocalists in grades 10-12 auditioned from the membership of the whs chorus the group sings a variety of a cappella repertoire from madrigals to jazz and pop music the singers perform at many community and school functions including singing the national anthem at sporting events entertaining at dinners parties and holiday events with one of the highlights being their performance at the timberland factory employee holiday party last year along with the whs chorus the group was one of 12 nh choirs featured on new hampshire public television with the tim janis ensemble the chamber singers have consistently earned excellent and superior ratings at invitational music festivals in new york city philadelphia and williamsburg this spring the group will be traveling with the winnacunnet jazz band to a music festival in toronto canada directed by patrick moore unh manchester milling around milling around was founded by jamie in the fall of 2009 with eight members in the ensemble this group currently has 17 members and meets two hours a week this group in its first semester raised over $500 at the first concert for the animal rescue league of new hampshire in the spring semester of 2010 this group raised funds for the ywca of new hampshire sang for commencement performed at concord high school s benefit for haiti and won the president s leadership award milling around is the only collegiate a cappella group in manchester the largest college city in nh with over 16,000 college students in the area directed by jamie saucier student directed by fotini palogaris www.voicesofthe603.com page 2

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berlin high school shockapella shockapella was formed in 2007 as a casual afterschool activity since then the group has become a highly in demand performing group our favorite performances include the nh executive counsel singing for governor john lynch and syfy s ghost hunters this year the singers will tour england scotland and ireland directed by kristen bushway manchester west high school chamber singers directed by susan wilkes the manchester high school west chamber choir is made up of auditioned singers in grades 10-12 singing repertoire that is challenging and diverse this ensemble performs at school and community functions as well as in concerts with other vocal and instrumental groups from west former members of the chamber choir have performed at carnegie hall and in nh all state festivals along with 12 other choirs from nh the west chamber choir performed with tim janis in the celebrate america project featured on new hampshire public television the ensemble has annually received high scores and recommendations from clinicians at manchester s queen city festival members of this group are also actively involved with their school by participating in the orchestra band and jazz band as well as athletic teams nhs theater knights and student council in december the group will also be performing in a collaborative concert with the manchester choral society unh durham off the clef directed by phoebe bonaparte-krogh ast directed by sarah goudreault off the clef began its formation in the fall of 2009 fueled by phoebe bonaparte-krogh and will ford by rounding up many friends the group commenced their journey and started rehearsing music in the basement of jessie doe hall at unh later the group dormhopped moved to serc b and has finally made a home in the upper quad in march 2010 off the clef became a newly recognized organization at the university of new hampshire this makes it the 6th a cappella group at unh durham and the 2nd coed group the members of off the clef would like to thank all supporters of this new coed a cappella group and encourages them to attend any upcoming performances www.voicesofthe603.com page 3

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unh manchester milling around members alice antunes freshman in business graduate of nashua high school south robin berry freshman undeclared graduate of pinkerton academy brianna bri brothers senior in cis graduate of pinkerton academy caitlin carrigan senior in humanities graduate of manchester memorial high school jessica carrigg senior pre-physicians assistant agreement graduate of alvirne high school caitlyn calley junior in psychology graduate of hopkinton high school karla chavez freshman in psychology/biology graduate of memorial high school darah dalpra senior in sign language interpretation graduate of goffstown high school chantel frenette alum and graduate student masters in education graduate of alvirne high school jacqueline geisheimer senior in english comm arts graduate of merrimack high school jes hughes freshman in sign language interpretation graduate of hillsboro-deering high school danielle johnson senior in business graduate of merrimack high school liz lannon-goodwin alum and graduate student mpa graduate of pelham high school ruth linehan freshman in sign language interpretation graduate of goffstown high school allie mcevoy junior in business graduate of calvary christian high school sarah jo merriman senior in psychology graduate of campbell high school fotini tini palogaris sophomore in linguistics/psychology graduate of concord senior high school http www.millingaround.org www.voicesofthe603.com page 4

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unh durham off the clef members joey arsenault from berlin nh sophomore majoring in math education phoebe bonaparte-krogh musical director from concord nh sophomore majoring in dietetics stephen chambers from salem ma freshman majoring in computer science john degennaro from ashland nh freshman majoring in anthropology will ford business manager from burlington ma sophomore majoring in english education lindsay goldsmith from keene nh freshman undeclared sarah goudreault ast music director from hampstead nh sophomore majoring in math education emily goupil from manchester nh senior majoring in recreation management and policy kristin jenovese from concord nh junior majoring in nutrition and wellness jake kenyon general manager from swansea ma sophomore majoring in comm sciences and disorders steven monroe from ipswich ma freshman majoring in mechanical engineering dylan palmer from littleton nh sophomore majoring in diet tech jesse parent from nashua nh sophomore majoring in music education audrey petteruti from bowdoinham me freshman majoring in biology adam roy from bethlehem nh freshman majoring in civil engineering alyssa taliaferro from medford ma sophomore majoring in english journalism haley walsh from wakefield ma freshman undeclared courtney wood from meredith nh senior majoring in comm sciences and disorders http offtheclef.weebly.com www.voicesofthe603.com page 5

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special thanks to · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · greg sowa pizza market of goffstown 623-0899 heather bishop of wzid palace staff crew ticket office and volunteers jill souza daphne galatas kelsey carlson colleen gould christine thibodeau emilea raymond steve heffelfinger leslie and norman saucier and west running brook middle school student activity fee allocation council our judges our families and friends the performing schools and their districts ginger lever kim wall brian tobin jamie saucier and laura piazza of the marketing and community relations dean ward executive committee and board of trustees of unh manchester kandi briggs lloyd feder jesus salamanca bob beecher gary sears registration business office and the rest of the unh manchester judges nate altimari charles marlowe kelly cook dr mary cullen dee hoitt cote festival initiative and concert coordinated by jamie saucier www.voicesofthe603.com page 6

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emceed by heather bishop wzid awooh capella from prospect mountain high school `till there was you meredith willson arr kirby shaw scarborough fair traditional arr mary goetze winnacunnet chamber singers from winnacunnet high school breakfast at tiffany s deep blue something arr p moore peanut butter and jelly inside out a capella arr p moore nashua granite statesmen award-winning barbershop group songs will be announced a combined group performance september earth wind and fire arr j saucier intermission off the clef from unh durham build me up buttercup foundations arr s c anderson falling slowly frames arr w ford 21 guns green day arr j parent shockapella from berlin high school gravity sara bareilles arr k bushway cry me a river justin timberlake arr k bushway chamber singers from manchester west high school sweet dreams are made of this eurythmics arr sharon/raugh milling around from unh manchester higher and higher jackie wilson arr j saucier you belong with me taylor swift arr j saucier what a wonderful world thiele/weiss arr j saucier back street boys medley bsboys arr j saucier 2010 voices of the 603 state champion announcement www.voicesofthe603.com page 7 program order

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special guests biographies heather bishop emcee wzid personality born and raised in upstate ny my husband brian and i moved out to nh over 10 years ago and we never want to move again we love it here we have a young son who is in grade school and loves music as much as his mom i commute every day to work so if you see a crazy woman on 93 singing at the top of her lungs in her car chances are good you have found me when i m not driving working or hanging out with the boys i m on the internet reading or watching tv i m addicted to hbo s rome can t wait till they make the movie showtime s the tudors grey s desperate housewives house and most reality shows right now i m really into true blood on hbo but i don t have hbo so don t tell me what is going on i want to be surprised when i watch my friend s dvr of it one of my coworkers once said that i am the queen of pop trivia if you ever need to know the name of a song or the artist chances are good i can help just email heather@wzid.com listen to heather bishop middays 10am-3pm on wzid.com 95.7 dr andrew spector presenter proper vocal heath dr andrew spector was born and raised in akron ohio before attending and graduating from tulane university he obtained a bachelor of arts in byzantine history before attending the ohio state university college of medicine he graduated cum laude from medical school in 2000 dr spector then completed his formal training in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery in 2005 at thomas jefferson university hospital in philadelphia pennsylvania dr spector s expertise encompasses the full scope of medical and surgical care of disorders of the ear nose and throat he enjoys caring for pediatric adult and elderly patients dr spector also has particular interest in several areas in which he has received outstanding training these include medical and surgical management of voice and swallowing dysfunction sinus disorders thyroid and parathyroid abnormalities salivary gland tumors problems with smell taste and hearing as well as cancers of the head and neck when he is not taking care of patients dr spector enjoys hiking camping cooking and spending time with his family http www.entspecialistsnh.com www.voicesofthe603.com page 8

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nathan altimarti presenter stage presence rehearsal techniques nathan altimari has been a part of the a cappella community at large for nearly 15 years he attended the university of massachusetts at amherst where he was a pivotal member of the umass doo-wop shop during the summers he joined hyannis sound a professional a cappella group located on cape cod in 1998 he co-founded jyde a short-lived but much-loved vocal band located on st thomas in the virgin islands since those days nathan has been a member of many semi-professional and professional a cappella groups across the country including four shadow out of mn jigsaw groove the soar throtes and the sea sharps out of boston and mutual x out of the usa most notably nathan founded firedrill in 2004 the group formed solely to compete in the harmony sweepstakes competition later after winning regionals losing the finals and disbanding favorite artist martin sexton called having heard their rendition of can t stop thinking about you he invited them to open his new year s eve show and to sing can t stop with him in the show after this show the members of firedrill realized that they had something special they decided to put together an album and were approached by sojam to come and perform with moosebutter in 2006 firedrill s first full-length album sings without music vol ii won a cara contemporary a cappella recording award in 2009 for best pop/rock album and were included on several compilations and awards nathan lives in albany ny with his wife georgette he is a clinician arranger vocal coach and educator for hire charles marlowe presenter beatboxing charles graduated from the university of new hampshire in 2009 with a ba in political science and minors in sociology and business administration he is currently employed in the electronics manufacturing field while preparing to pursue officer candidacy in the us navy while at unh he auditioned and spent the next four years with the all-male a cappella group not too sharp during his tenure charles was introduced to the art of vocal percussion and became one of the group s staple percussionists for the years to come while he is well-aware that vocal percussion requires very little special training he takes pride in conveying the importance of vocal percussion and the role it plays in completing the sound of contemporary a cappella groups charles work can be heard on two of not too sharp s most recent studio albums the self-titled album not too sharp from 2006 and on their 2009 release shifting gears www.voicesofthe603.com page 9

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about unh manchester each year more than 1600 students attend classes at unh manchester our college welcomes undergraduate and graduate students with diverse backgrounds and interests the student population is composed of a unique mix of traditionalage college students and older adults our classes reflect the region s rich cultural economic and ethnic diversity including a number of international students the majority of our students are traditional-age college students 18 to 24 years old who have recently graduated from high school or were home schooled we also welcome nontraditional adult students returning to the classroom after time dedicated to work raising a family the military or other responsibilities our college is also home to non-degree students taking courses for continuing education in today s world not everyone wants a residential college experience our college is an engaged community partner our faculty and staff work collaboratively to provide students with a convenient affordable university education with all the benefits of a commuter college experience for students with home and work responsibilities unh manchester makes college possible students have the flexibility and academic support services and resources necessary to achieve their goals they find a place to grow a place to explore and a place to enrich their lives our urban location in the heart of manchester s historic mill yard supports a unique learning environment the merrimack valley region of new hampshire serves as an extension of our campus a learning laboratory for academics and student life we welcome the opportunity to introduce you to our campus as an added benefit for each performer unh manchester admissions has offered free admission waivers for all participants 45 savings unh manchester 400 commercial street manchester nh 03101 603-641-4101 www.voicesofthe603.com page 10

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now more than ever let your voice be heard about the importance of music education for every child teens who participate in music education programs see music as their social glue as a bridge for building acceptance and tolerance for people of different ages and cultural circumstances and associate playing music with music literacy selfdiscipline listening skills motor ability eye-hand coordination and heightened intellectual capabilities ­ dr patricia shehan campbell university jrme 2007 some of what music offers higher scores students with 4 years or more of arts and music study scored 29 points higher on reading 22 points higher on math and 29 points higher on writing sections of the sat college board test college board sat,2008 college-bound seniors better skills arts-based learning is known to promote collaboration creative problem solving and the ability to apply learning across different disciplines neuroeducation learning arts the brain 2009 more graduates schools that have music programs have higher graduation rates than those without programs 90.2 as compared to 72.9 harris interactive survey of hs principals spring 2006 every child deserves a quality education that includes music and the arts in the core curriculum music education is essential to school improvement and reform to help keep music education strong go to www.supportmusic.com www.voicesofthe603.com page 11

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nashua granite statesmen future competition the nashua granite statesmen will be performing at the northeastern district fall convention of the barbershop harmony society in portland maine next weekend october 22nd 23rd 2010 at westbrook performing arts center at westbrook middle school me this convention brings together 18 regional chapters over 20 quartets performing the finest barbershop sound in all of new england see www.nedistrict.org for complete details best of luck represent new hampshire proudly www.voicesofthe603.com page 12

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the wonderful barbershop sounds featuring the the nashua granite statesmen their affiliated quartets will be performing their timeless christmas repertoire at their 21st annual christmas cabaret saturday december 4th 2010 at hampshire hills sports fitness club 50 emerson road milford nh 2 shows 2pm 7:30pm afternoon matinee a visit from santa claus off the clef http offtheclef.weebly.com call 603 886-sing or visit www.granitestatesmen.org for details winter concert sunday december 5th unh durham memorial union building

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