Warwick Glee

Just a very brief one from us;

  1. Thank you for all the manifestos/nominations that have been sent in! Voting will start for the Glee Awards later this week, and elections are on the 13th of May in the Terrace Bar. (RSVP on the Facebook event here). So far the people running are;

Klara Moozova (President/Head of Media and Photography [2nd])

Maisie Virgo (Vice President)

Emi Meakin (Creative Director/Head of Performance [2nd])

Ben Snyder (Creative Director)

Beth Colliety (Publicity Officer)

Jordan Charles (Performance Team Member/Social Secretary [2nd])

Frances Hollick (Treasurer/Social Secretary [2nd])

Brenda Wong (Charity and Welfare Officer/Head of Media and Photography [2nd])

Monique Perks (Head of Performance Team/Performance Team Member [2nd])

Pippa Mundy (Charity and Welfare Officer/Secretary [2nd])

Isabelle Ng (Treasurer)

Daiana Mirzarafie-Ahi (Treasurer)

Please email in if there is any information here that is incorrect. If you have sent in a manifesto already and desire to run for another position as well, you may send in a second (or third) manifesto to me before the end of this week.

2. Sessions

A quick reminder that sessions are in these rooms for this term! Pencil these dates and times down ya cool kids;

  Week 1-4

Tuesday 6-8pm W.Music1

Thursday 6-8pm W.Music1

Week 5-9

Tuesday 6-8pm B2.01

Thursday 6-8pm B2.01

  3. Hope to see y'all at Glee Circle tomorrow at Pop! Get dressed up in your best band-member outfit and get ready to get absolutely obliterated by the likes of circle-masters Jordan and Monique. (I'm actually scared.) Don't be late!

  Love,

Hello hello my lovely gleeks!

Wow, I can’t believe it’s my last term as your President. Term 3 doesn’t mean that we are slowing down however, with events such as WSAF to be working our way towards! So, we have a few notices for y’all...

1. Elections

A big factor in the success of a society is its exec. So, in order to continue our meteoric rise to BNOC status in Warwick, (I mean, come on. Nationals winners!), we have to make sure that the next year’s team is not only at the same standard as this years’, but even better. Think of it as selecting Glee Dream Team 2.0!

We have had our most successful year so far in 2012/2013, and we would only wish to grow to be bigger and better in the future. Watch out, world, because Warwick Glee are taking over. But it is indeed, up to you.

For exec applications, once the descriptions are up to best aid you in your decision as to which role you would like to run for, your deadline to submit a manifesto of 300 words as to why you would be suitable for the role will be due on the 25th of April 2013 (Week 1, Term 3). Please present your manifesto on a Word Document or a PDF file so it is easy for us to print it out on the day for people who are voting! There is more... so like I said, stay tuned for more information if you are indeed running for an exec position. You can run for as many positions as you want, but you must send a manifesto for each position you are running for and state your preference number for each, for example if your first preference is President place a no. 1 in the title, Social Secretary no. 2 etc.

The positions available are:

President

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

Creative Director

Head of Performance Team

Performance Team x3

Social Secretary

Publicity Officer

Media/Photography Officer

The exec role descriptions can be found here at this link.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/182nQBE0ITzOczN8rJskU8LbUzVWgy7g9r_gelM6Bc3M/edit?usp=sharing

Please send your manifestos in to [email protected] by the 25th of April 2013!

It won't be a Warwick Glee event if we weren't celebrating though, so we shall be combining this night with the Glee Awards, recognizing the hard work and talent that you all have put into this year. We would like to ask you all to send in your nominations to the Warwick Glee page as to who you would pick for these categories. Voting shall run when nominations close on the 25th of April 2013! So if you believe a particular gleek deserves an award under the categories below, nominate them!

Solo Gleek of the Year

Performance of the Year (a memorable performance from the whole year, can apply to soloists or groups)

Best Assignment

Most Improved Gleek

Most Valuable Gleek

Best Fresher

2. Rooms for This Term

It is with great regret to announce that we are mostly in Westwood for the first half of this term (“nooooo!” I hear you all cry!) But it’s not that far a walk and what better way to take a break from revision than to have a rousing session of Glee madness. Here are the rooms!

Week 1-4

Tuesday 6-8pm W.Music1

Thursday 6-8pm W.Music1

Week 5-9

Tuesday 6-8pm B2.01

Thursday 6-8pm B2.01

3. Assignments!

To remind everyone, if you haven’t done a video assignment this term, this week is the time to perform it in session!

Here was the assignment:

“Record a video of yourself singing (try not to make it more than 3 minutes long!) a song that gets you in the mood to PARTY.

Post it on Youtube and tag it as "warwick glee easter assignment"

So, flick through your 'going out' playlist and come up with something that will get us on our feet and dancing!”

Well done to everyone who has done one already!

See you in session lovelies,

Brenda Wong

To my dear gleeks, Alas, it is time for our present wonder-team to bow out to make way for a new exec to press on for the next academic year! This is a really important date that we would love everyone to attend, the more members who vote the fairer your views will be represented as to how Warwick Glee will be run next year.  We have had our most successful year so far in 2012/2013, and we would only wish to grow to be bigger and better in the future. Watch out, world, because Warwick Glee are taking over. But it is indeed, up to you. Stay tuned to this event page for more information such as plans after the event and exec role descriptions, which will be up within the next few days.  For exec applications, once the descriptions are up to best aid you in your decision as to which role you would like to run for, your deadline to submit a manifesto of 300 words as to why you would be suitable for the role will be due on the 25th of April 2013 (Week 1, Term 3). Please present your manifesto on a Word Document or a PDF file so it is easy for us to print it out on the day for people who are voting! There is more... so like I said, stay tuned for more information if you are indeed running for an exec position. You can run for as many positions as you want, but you must send a manifesto for each position you are running for and state your preference number for each, for example if your first preference is President place a no. 1 in the title, Social Secretary no. 2 etc.  The positions available are: President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Creative Director Head of Performance Team Performance Team x3  Social Secretary Publicity Officer Media/Photography Officer

  The exec role descriptions can be found here at this link.  https://docs.google.com/document/d/182nQBE0ITzOczN8rJskU8LbUzVWgy7g9r_gelM6Bc3M/edit?usp=sharing Please send your manifestos in to [email protected] by the 25th of April 2013! It won't be a Warwick Glee event if we weren't celebrating though, so we shall be combining this night with the Glee Awards, recognizing the hard work and talent that you all have put into this year. We would like to ask you all to send in your nominations to the Warwick Glee page as to who you would pick for these categories. Voting shall run when nominations close on the 25th of April 2013! So if you believe a particular gleek deserves an award under the categories below, nominate them! Solo Gleek of the Year Performance of the Year (a memorable performance from the whole year, can apply to soloists or groups) Best Assignment Most Improved Gleek Most Valuable Gleek Best Fresher Hope to see you all there!

Brenda Wong President of Warwick Glee (for a little while longer!) 

Disclaimer: This email is long and contains a hell of a lot of sappiness, thank-yous and moments in which the President was actually tearing up at the computer! Scroll right down for actual gleeky information about this week.

    My dear gleeks,

Where do I even begin? Last night a few people pointed out that this was the first time they had seen me speechless... well for good reason. Warwick Glee started off with humble beginnings, having only been around for three years (this would be the third year we have been running!) and I knew I had a daunting task ahead of me when I was elected almost a year ago. I remember standing behind someone in a queue in the Student Union as they noticed we were performing for the Summer Party, and they laughed and said (paraphrasing here, they were much ruder!)  "who would want to watch that cheesy crap?". I was determined to turn this perception around. But, like the TV show, there were many obstacles and times which I felt that we would never be more than what people perceive us to be.

Things have changed. Overnight we went from underdogs to champions, and my goodness, there are no words to describe this feeling. Victory is just so sweet, especially when we clinched it from our rivals from last year, Cambridge, who put up a very very good fight. I knew we put on a fabulous show, but when the judges of the Masters of Show Choir 2013 competition announced the winners, I certainly didn't expect them to say, "Warwick Glee" There is no greater high than winning, and boy was I soaring when they said our name.

I used to do gleek-of-the-week more regularly, and that is something that I will ask the next exec to do (Oh my goodness, my days are numbered as President!) but I simply couldn't choose. Gleeks, bear with me, but I need to say a few words to the Masters team.

To our reserves, Maisie, Megan and Matt: Thank you so much for being a part of our team. It was a privilege to have your support and commitment and your boundless energy and help. I am looking forward to you three storming the stage in next year's competition, where I will be cheering you from the audience. It will be your moment, and I know you will seize it!

To our wonderful basses, Chris and Ben: The depth you added with your voices is something that is completely underrated, and you both have a tone to your voices so unmistakably unique. Chris, I am proud of the work you have done, no doubt the choreography was difficult for you but you powered through it with gusto and no complaint. Ben, what can I say, you came out of nowhere and absolutely stole the show as one of our strong male leads. You both are so, so wonderfully talented.

To our terrific tenors, Calvin and Ashley: Calvin I remember watching you for the first time at a gig and I was blown away. I just thought, if only we had someone of his caliber. When you showed up at auditions I was gobsmacked, and I knew you would be a fantastic addition to our team. You exceeded my expectations! My God man, where did you learn to sing like that? Congratulations, 'Best Soloist' award is rightly deserved. Ashley. Hell man there are no words, your infectious energy lifts everyone's spirits and I know that if there is one thing that truly made our team unique, it was your smile and endless reserves of sass that made us unforgettable.

To our beautiful altos, Lora, Monique, Beth and Klara: My dear girls, each one of you are incredibly beautiful and unique individuals with powerhouse vocals. If only we could bottle up your combined talent and sell it... Lora, you meshed in with everyone so well and your love for music shines in your performance. A wonderful solo performance with ad libs that cannot be rivalled! Monique, you are sunshine in a jar. i knew that starting the show with your divalicious ka-pow style would start us off with a bang. I don't know what we'd do without you. Beth, I knew you were going to be a winner when I heard you sing at OWW Launch Night. My mind was made up then, I wanted you on the team and man were my instincts on the dot. Klara, sweetheart, you are a fighter true and true. This girl had to fight through her asthma when the smoke machine came on, and still manage to hit those notes and growl like no one else can. You are unbelievable.

To our superb sopranos, Emi and Isabelle: Isabelle, I just want to keep you in my pocket forever. You are amazing and chipper all the time and when you walk in to the room everything is brighter. Your voice has an incredible clarity, my dear and I am looking forward to hearing so much more from you in the future. Emi, 'Best Soloist' is rightly deserved. You have a stunning, stunning voice and the emotion you poured into it moves me every time I hear you perform Run and your performance last night will be in my memory forever.

To our Creative Director, Jordan: My partner in crime, my collaborator, my genius man, without you, there would be no Warwick Glee. The society will be hard-pressed to find a successor because there is no one that can fill your shoes. Your arrangement, choreography and creative ideas were astounding, and your talent knows know bounds. Whipping us into shape was hard and it took its toll but you were patient and watching your project come to fruition was a sight to behold. And as your friend, you know I love you dearly and I am sorry if I was ever impatient. You are incredible. There will never be any one like Jordan Charles.

To our Vice President, Frances: I couldn't have done this without you. Your committment and love of Warwick Glee shows through in everything you do and I cannot believe I was so lucky to have you as my second-in-command. Thank you for being there when I nearly gave up and thank you for always having faith because that is exactly what we needed. You are, and will always remain my hero, and everyone should appreciate the hard work you put in behind the scenes. Because what you all don't see is the administration, the money, the planning and tears that goes into it. Frances has given everything she's got. And it has paid off.

You all have become my family and I have never been so proud. Last night was one of the best nights of my life. Now we can say that we are Warwick Glee an award-winning society and the UK's number one show choir. A massive, massive well done to all of you!

With love, 

Your President Brenda Wong.

WEEK 10 Details:

Tuesday: B2.01 6-8pm Thursday: B2.01 6-8pm

1. TWO-WEEK LONG ASSIGNMENT (so it better be good...)

    I want you guys to work in groups of 3-4 to do a music video! We shall watch them all on Tuesday Week 10. The theme is UK/US Chart so whatever is playing right now on Radio 1 for example! Each video shouldn't be longer than 1 minute. Try not to lipsynch!

Upload it onto YouTube and when you do, send the link to our Facebook page 

  We shall be having a party celebrating Nationals and viewing these videos Tuesday Week 10 so be there! Get creative guys.

    2. ELECTIONS

    Keep this date in mind: May 13th 2013. Because that is when our elections are going to be!

  Details are TBC but we want you guys to start thinking about whether you want to run and prepare over the Easter holidays. You will need an online manifesto and a speech lasting no longer than 2 minutes as to why you would want to run for the position. Online manifestos are due in my inbox ([email protected]) 25th April 2013, and then I will upload them online for our members to see!  Positions available are:

President

Vice President

Creative Director (note, position also needs evidence of musical/dance capability, whether in video form or in live performance on election day)

Head of Performance Team (note, position also needs evidence of musical/dance capability, whether in video form or in live performance on election day)

Performance Team: which consists of Vocal Assistant x1, Choreographer x1 (note, position also needs evidence of musical/dance capability, whether in video form or in live performance on election day)

Treasurer

Social Secretary x2

Head of Media/Photography (note, portfolio of work needs to be included in your manifesto)

Publicity Officer (note, must be proficient in social media, and familiar with running Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr and Youtube accounts)

Hello all,

Well it is certainly crunch time! Nationals are 5 days away and I am getting excited (and nervous). Your Masters of Show Choir team have been working very very hard to put on a good show, thank you to all of you who are coming to watch us! Also, our performance on Tuesday in Altoria was certainly commendable (and eventful!). Nontheless we held our heads up and put on a good show, as we always do. A few things;

  1. NO NORMAL GLEE SESSION THIS WEEK

I REPEAT, NO NORMAL GLEE! It will be purely Nationals rehearsals. Sorry gleeks but bear with us for a moment, we need to just take a week off to just focus, and then from next week you have us all to your glorious selves. Which leads me on to...

2. TWO-WEEK LONG ASSIGNMENT (so it better be good...)

I want you guys to work in groups of 3-4 to do a music video! We shall watch them all on Tuesday Week 10. The theme is UK/US Chart so whatever is playing right now on Radio 1 for example! Each video shouldn't be longer than 1 minute. Try not to lipsynch!

Upload it onto YouTube and when you do, send the link to our Facebook page  We shall be having a party celebrating Nationals and viewing these videos Tuesday Week 10 so be there! Get creative guys. 

3. ELECTIONS

Keep this date in mind: May 13th 2013. Because that is when our elections are going to be! Details are TBC but we want you guys to start thinking about whether you want to run and prepare over the Easter holidays. You will need an online manifesto and a speech lasting no longer than 2 minutes as to why you would want to run for the position. Online manifestos are due in my inbox ([email protected]) 25th April 2013, and then I will upload them online for our members to see!  Positions available are:

President

Vice President

Creative Director (note, position also needs evidence of musical/dance capability, whether in video form or in live performance on election day)

Head of Performance Team (note, position also needs evidence of musical/dance capability, whether in video form or in live performance on election day)

Performance Team: which consists of Vocal Assistant x1, Choreographer x1 (note, position also needs evidence of musical/dance capability, whether in video form or in live performance on election day)

Treasurer

Social Secretary x2

Head of Media/Photography (note, portfolio of work needs to be included in your manifesto)

Publicity Officer (note, must be proficient in social media, and familiar with running Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr and Youtube accounts)

Please message our Facebook page with any questions about the positions available! It is early, but you know, the more prepared you are...

  4. MASTERS OF SHOW CHOIR

To everyone that is coming to watch us, the show will start at 6.30pm so aim to be there by 5.45pm to 6.00pm at the latest! Tickets are £5 and have been reserved for us, just pay on the door. We look forward to seeing you there!

Click attending on the Facebook event here

As for us participants, transport is TBC (and shall be announced in rehearsal).

  That's all folks,

Hi all, Just a very quick one from me about the deets for this week! A general reminder that we exist on Facebook here and here and we are literally always posting important stuff on it. So do check it! Also if you have any photos/videos from session, email them to me at [email protected]

Week 8 beginning 24/2/2013

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  Monday 24/2/13 - 6-8pm Masters of Show Choir Rehearsal, Room B2.03

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  Tuesday 25/2/13 - 6-7pm UNICEF EntertAID Rehearsal, 7-9pm Masters of Show Choir Rehearsal, Room B2.01 

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  Thursday 27/2/13 - 5-6pm Normal Glee Session, 6-8pm Masters of Show Choir Rehearsal, Room B2.01, Post-session Glee Meal at King Baba’s in Leamington

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  Sunday 2/3/13 - 1-6pm Masters of Show Choir Rehearsal, Room B2.03

Hello my dear wonderful fabulous gleeks, To all who this applies, hope you had a wonderful and productive reading week! I for one had too much of the former and less of the latter... and a happy Valentine’s Day! Disney week was popular... so I have decided to extend the Disney assignment to this week and set you guys another as well! So you know, you got yourself some options. A few things!  

Week 7 beginning 18/2/2013

Tuesday 19/2/2013

6-7pm Normal Glee Session 7-8pm Masters of Show Choir Rehearsal B2.01 on the Science Concourse

Thursday 21/2/2013

6-7pm Normal Glee Session 7-8pm Masters of Show Choir Rehearsal B2.01 on the Science Concourse

Assignment Disney Disney Disney! Guys, we gotta take our assignments seriously, so do bring something only if you are prepared! So rehearse, go all out, we don’t want our awesome standard to fall! The other assignment is Ballads. I’m excited to see what you guys have to offer! Varsity Jackets The jackets have arrived! Collect them from Frances during session! If you haven’t paid her, you are a very, very bad person and we are very upset with you. [Kidding. Maybe.] It’s £17! Don’t leave our Vice Prez hanging. UNICEF’s ENTERTAID We have been chosen to perform at UNICEF’s EntertAID! The night is taking place on February 26th in Altoria, with performances taking place on the first floor, and it will run from 8.30 to roughly 10.45. Tentatively, we have been given the 10.35pm slot, so do prepare for a late one! We have a 10-minute slot and the closing number so we gotta make sure it goes out with a bang! Niche is being held afterwards! UNICEF are happy to give those of you that are performing free wristbands to the event and Niche after, but anyone who wishes to come and watch will need to pay £5, with at least £2 of that going to UNICEF's Emergency Fund. We shall be preparing for this event this week, so please come to session if you want to perform! We need confirmation of numbers by Tuesday’s session, so I can confirm with UNICEF about wristsbands. Masters of Show Choir 2013

Rehearsals - to be held at the usual time! We’ll be working super hard so let’s smash it.

Photoshoot  - IMPORTANT! Tomorrow  (Monday  18th February 2013) we’ll be having a team photoshoot. These are the details; Location/Time: Westwood Avon Building room WA1.08 3pm-5pm

What to wear: Your Glee varsity jackets (which you shall be receiving then), white tops and light blue jeans. Girls to wear light makeup please!

Tickets - ATTENTION TO ALL GLEEKS let us know if you want to watch us perform at Nationals! Tickets are £5 for students and £7 for any proud parents or relatives (adults, basically!) Let me know by Tuesday’s session because tickets are very limited!

Hello hello all my lovely gleeky friends, and for those who celebrate, Happy Chinese New Year! 恭喜发财！Year of the Sssssnake. Hope all of you have had a fabulous weekend thus far. For those of us who are not actually away for a reading week (some with Maths/Science lectures, some of us with just a bucket-load of work), Glee sessions are in fact, still on! Here’s what’s coming up for us this week...

  Week 6 starting 10/2/2013

  Normal Glee Sessions: Tuesday 6pm-7pm, Thursday 6pm-7pm, both in B2.01 (Science Concourse)

  Masters of Show Choir 2013 Rehearsals: Tuesday 7pm-8pm, Thursday 7pm-8pm, both in B2.01 (Science Concourse)

  IKEA Room Slots for Gleeks to use: Tuesday 9am-1pm

Assignment This week’s assignment is ‘Disney’! So go wild and be creative with it... solos/duets/group numbers welcome. Bonus points if you dress up as a Disney character! These will be video-d this week and one performance will be Gleek of the Week! Have decided to bring that back... Jacket Money If you haven’t paid for your Varsity Jacket, please pay Frances Holllick (Vice President) ASAP! We don’t want to be hunting you down with rifles and chopsticks... trust me, I can get creative. Masters of Show Choir 2013 Rehearsals They got off to a great start last week with the team getting to know one another and some serious talent shining through... I’m really excited to be working with such a fantastic team! On to more rehearsals this week... things are going to get tense! Glee-Meal in Week 7 Will be putting up a survey on the Warwick Glee Facebook Group to poll you on a social in Week 7 so watch your social networks and answer the survey when it comes please! Would be nice to hang out and chill as mates, don’t ya think? And that is all from your Prez this week! Gleek out, Brenda Wong President of Warwick Glee

My dear, dear wonderful beautiful sexy gleeks, As your President, I am constantly being pleasantly surprised. However this week, you blew me right off my feet. I know that we have been disappointed by the organisation of One World Week, something that I highly regret any of my members going through. But, we soldier on, because that is who we are. Warwick Glee put on wonderful performances for UK & Ireland Day, where we heard wonderful solos and duets, and a stunning set at Carnival, the two numbers we performed I believe, are the best we’ve done this year so far. I hope you all know just how much I appreciate all of your talent and dedication, and when the organisation of an event lets us down, it upsets me because it lets you all down. I am so proud of you all for rising to the occasion. Onwards and upwards then. Before I move on to the actual content of this glee-mail, I would like to stress that normal Glee s sessions will still run! They will just be split with Masters of Show Choir rehearsals. Schedule will be as follows for this week;

Week 5 starting 4/2/2013 -

  Normal Glee Sessions: Tuesday 6pm-7pm, Thursday 6pm-7pm in B2.01 (Science Concourse).

  Masters of Show Choir 2013 Rehearsals: Tuesday 7pm-8pm, Thursday 7pm-8pm in B2.01 (Science Concourse). 

  IKEA Room Slots for Gleeks to use: Tuesday 9am-1pm.

Hello my lovely, talented, sexy gleeks! We had a busy but rewarding week, with all of you blowing me away with your performances. A great big shout out to all of our soloists last week; Beth Colliety, Klara Moozova, Ashley Robertson, Chris Noble and Maisie Virgo. Clearly our gleeks of the week, absolutely fabulous. Take a Mate Day was also great, lovely to meet all those new faces! And, not to mention the sheer amount of talent we have had the pleasure to see in our Masters of Show Choir auditions so far! But on to bigger and better things… 

  One World Week UK & Ireland Day

  Alright gleeks, not going to lie, this is going to be a bit of a tight one. An organisational mishap left us with a very last minute performance slot to fill and I do apologise on the behalf of the One World Week organisers. But, the show must go on!

  UK and Ireland Day has been moved to Tuesday the 29th of January.  The performance slots they have given us are 11.45 - 12.15 and 16.15-16.45 this Tuesday. We are looking for solos/duets/group performances that you guys can come up with by this time. Some of you have already messaged me telling me what you guys are interested in performing, which is fantastic! But don’t forget to come see me in the SUHQ upper level (near the RAW offices where the couches are) tomorrow at 4pm to show me whether the song is up to scratch… like a kind of audition in a way. Just the verse and chorus! And if you do get through, remember to send me the Youtube link for your backing track – make sure it has little to no backing vocals in it. 

  Songs by UK and Ireland artists only! Costume-wise, since it is largely Great Britain-themed, incorporate blue, red, or white into what you are wearing. Can be a combination of all three or just one of the colours, it is up to you, but if you are wearing a top/bottom combination, make sure you are wearing a dark-coloured bottom.

  Gleeks, we need you. Don't let us down!

  One World Week Carnival

The second major performance event happening this week is the One World Week Carnival. Our performance slot is at 17:00 on Saturday the 2nd of February and will be for fifteen minutes! It’ll be largely group work, so it is very important that everyone who wants to perform attend this week’s Tuesday and Thursday sessions! We shall be writing down performers in Tuesday’s session just to make sure who can make it or not.

  Costume is TBC!

  Masters of Show Choir 2013 [Updates]

  We’ve seen some big voices and big personalities come through our doors, and I am very excited to see who is going to make it into our Nationals super-squad! You shall know whether you have made it at midnight Monday the 28th of January. Auditions are still open for tomorrow so pass this link for audition slots to anyone you think might be interested! 

  We shall be announcing our set-list and plans for nationals to our nationals squad soon, but other than that… it’s going to be (hopefully) pretty hush hush until we do our dress rehearsal for the society! Exciting stuff. 

  Exec News

A big congratulations to Klara Moozova for becoming our new Media/Photography Officer! She will be working closely with our Publicity Officers to market our society in the best way possible.

  Everyone who has applied for the role of Vocal Assistant – we shall be sorting this out in Week 5. Please come to the Tuesday session where we shall be appointing one of you… there will be a range test and interview! Thank you.

  I hope you have had a lovely weekend (sans snow! Finally) and see some of you tomorrow!

  President out,

1. This Week In Warwick Glee 2. Solos & Performances This Week 3. Masters of Show Choir 2013: The Auditions 4. Re-Freshers Fair 5. Take a Mate Day Hello hello all! Hope you have been enjoying the silly snow (but take care of yourselves, you’re performing next week and you don’t want to be catching a cold at the worst possible times!) Here’s all the info you need for Week 3: 1. This Week In Warwick Glee Don’t forget, these are the rooms for next week! There are some slight changes so do take note!

Tuesday Thursday IKEA rehearsal space Week 3 Session - B.201 6-8pm Masters of Show Choir 2013 Auditions - B.201 5-8pm Session & Take a Mate Day - F.107 6-8pm Free Practice - Monday 9 – 12pm Masters of Show Choir 2013 Auditions - Friday - 9 -- 12pm

Hello my beautiful Gleeky lovely ones!

Contents of this week’s Glee-Mail:

  1.     A CHANGE IN SCHEDULING

2.     AUDITIONS FOR SEVERAL PERFORMANCES HAPPENING VERY SOON

3.     MASTERS OF SHOW CHOIR 2013

4.     TAKE A MATE DAY

5.     CINDERELLA SOCIAL

  A very good Sunday evening to all my lovely Warwick Gleeks! I do hope you have all had a fantastic Christmas holiday and that first week deadlines haven’t been treating you too badly. We’ve given you a one-week break but now it is definitely time to get back into the swing of things… We have got a very busy term ahead with plenty of performance opportunities, fun socials, elections and most importantly, the one we’ve all been waiting for, theMasters of Show Choir 2013 competition being held at the Royal Holloway. This, my comrades, is what they would call ‘nationals’ in Glee-speak, and it is as big as it sounds! I may be getting ahead of myself though. Here’s what you need to know for the following week (and term);

    1. A CHANGE IN SCHEDULING

An unfortunate mix-up has resulted in our IKEA slots being shifted around. Therefore there will no longer be regular Monday sessions in the IKEA rooms, but we have been given slots in the early morning and afternoon on certain days in the IKEA rehearsal space that all Gleeks can use as an opportunity for practice and rehearsals for their assignments and auditions. If there is a performance happening we can hopefully get together and use this time to rehearse as a society as well! The uses of these slots are entirely optional but please message us at our Facebook in advance if you want to rehearse during these times!

  The schedule below comprises of all our booked rooms in the coming term. The Tuesday and Thursday evening sessions are official workshops and rehearsals which we are now making compulsory for members to attend at least one a week, whether it is the Tuesday or the Thursday, obviously both would be ideal, and compulsory according to the performances you have succeeded in auditioning for. The IKEA space slots are optional.

  Week 2 - Tuesday: 6-8pm b2.01, Thursday: 5-8pm b2.01, IKEA slots: Tuesday & Thursday 9am-1pm

Week 3 - Tuesday: 6-8pm b2.01, Thursday: 5-8pm b2.01, IKEA slots: Monday & Friday 9am-12pm

Week 4 - Tuesday: 6-8pm b2.01, Thursday: 6-8pm b2.01, IKEA slots: Tuesday & Friday 9am-11am

Week 5 - Tuesday: 6-8pm b2.01, Thursday: 6-8pm b2.01, IKEA slots: Tuesday & Thursday 9am-1pm

Week 6 - Tuesday: 6-8pm b2.01, Thursday: 6-8pm b2.01, IKEA slots: Tuesday & Thursday 9am-1pm

Week 7 - Tuesday: 6-8pm b2.01, Thursday: 6-8pm b2.01, IKEA slots: Not available

Week 8 - Tuesday: 6-8pm b2.01, Thursday: 6-8pm b2.01, IKEA slots: Tuesday & Thursday 9am-1pm

Week 9 - Tuesday: 6-8pm b2.01, Thursday: 6-8pm b2.01, IKEA slots: Tuesday & Thursday 9am-1pm

Week 10 - Tuesday: 6-8pm b2.01, Thursday: 6-8pm b2.01, IKEA slots: Tuesday & Thursday 9am-1pm

  AUDITIONS FOR SEVERAL PERFORMANCES HAPPENING VERY SOON

There are several exciting performance opportunities happening very soon! To audition please come to either the Tuesday/Thursday sessions prepared with at least a verse and a chorus (accompanied or unaccompanied) of a song from either of the two themes:

  1. Songs by artists from the UK & Ireland

2. Songs of Celebration

  A reminder also that commitment to these performances requires extra effort into rehearsals which may results in additional rehearsal time.

  Tuesday 22nd January - Time - TBC (Evening), Event - Warwick Speakers, Location - Ramphal Building, Gleeks needed - 8-10

Thursday 24th January - Time - TBC (Evening), Event - One World Week Launch Party, Location - Xananas Restaurant, Gleeks needed - 8-10

Friday 1st February - Time - TBC (Day), Event - One World Week UK & Ireland Day, Location - Piazza/Atrium, Gleeks needed - 10-14

Saturday 9th March - Time - ALL DAY, Event - Masters of Show Choir*, Location - Royal Holloway, Gleeks needed - 12-22

    MASTERS OF SHOW CHOIR 2013

Possibly our biggest event of the year, Warwick Glee is travelling to Royal Holloway to compete against other show choirs for the title of Masters of Show Choir 2013! This is absolutely our chance to shine against the competition and take home a shiny trophy. Clear your calendars and get your pipes and feet ready because we are about to take Royal Holloway by a storm of amazing singers and dancers.

  We were not victorious last year but we are determined to cinch the title! Since, after all, it is your dear President’s birthday in March…what better birthday present? We shall be competing as a team of 12 to 22 people (mostly determined by how many people we can ferry by minibus and car) as a choir with opportunities for solos and ana capella section. More details to come of the actual logistics of performance and what we are going to perform (It is all being planned by your dastardly exec and performance team!) Get excited, but also, get recruiting. Which leads me on to…

  TAKE A MATE DAY

Thursday of Week 3 is Take a Mate Day, which means that all gleeks attending must bring someone who has never been to a Glee session before! This is an opportunity to show ‘em what we got as a society and hopefully bring new members into the fold. This is absolutely compulsory for all existing gleeks! Anyone who doesn’t bring a friend will get punished in a way not yet thought of by the exec…

  Did anyone hear that dastardly laugh? Yep, that was me.

  CINDERELLA SOCIAL

Warwick Glee is showing our support to our fellow performance society OperaWarwick in their most ambitious project yet, their production of ‘Cinderella’! Our lovely social sec Char will be purchasing tickets on Wednesday so we need the cash for it on Tuesday if you want to attend and sit together as a group!

  We will be attending on the final night, Wednesday the 23rd of January. The Facebook event is here!

  LASTLY Drinks at the Duck after this Tuesday’s session so do stick around!

  Much Gleeky Love,

  Brenda Wong

Hey Gleeks!!

Congratulations on being awesome last night! It went really well, and you should all be so proud of yourselves :-D

So, now we're onto Christmas performances :-)

As we said on Tuesday, there are issues with space at both of these venues so not everyone can perform :-(

So the fairest way to decide is with auditions Monday!

For Tuesday at Saint's the songs are:

All I want for Christmas

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

Santa Baby

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree

Jingle Bell Rock

Step into Christmas

Last Christmas

I saw Mummy Kissing Santa Claus

Holly Jolly Christmas

Frosty the Snowman

It’s Beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Merry Christmas Everybody

Do they know it’s Christmas

Mr Know it all/Bruno Mars

Born This Way

And for Wednesday at the Nursing Home:

Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth

White Christmas

Oh Holy Night

Fairytale of New York

Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree

Winter Wonderland

There will be about 10/12 people for Tuesday, and 6/8 for Wednesday, so even though you will only audition with one song, please familiarise yourself with the others!! What better way to spend the first weekend of December than listening to Christmas music anyway? :-)

'Tis all for now! See you Monday :-)

Your Vice Pres

Frances :-)

To all my lovely gleeks,

An absolutely busy Week 7 with a more relaxed but very inspirational Week 8, it's on to the penultimate week of term with a very exciting performance ahead of us, and Week 10 full of Christmassy goodness, it's been a fantastic term with loads of great new people, sweet tunes and incredible vocal performances. You make me proud to be your President. 

  This week in Warwick Glee:

Monday 26th November 2012/IKEA Rehearsal Space 6-8pm

This shall be the last round of solo/duet/group auditions for the Love Music Hate Homophobia performance on Thursday. You will all be notified in session as to whether you were successful and what you need to prepare for the Thursday performance! 

As for the group numbers, the people who were in rehearsal last week now know that we are performing Born This Way/Seasons of Love for our group numbers. The link to the karaoke track for Seasons of Love is here if you guys want to practice, don't forget all the tips and tricks we pointed out last week! It's looking to be a fantastic two group numbers and I am very excited to be performing as a unit with all of you for the very first time. 

The Facebook event for Love Music Hate Homophobia is here, bring all of your friends and don't forget to tell them to buy their tickets on the Warwick SU website here!

Tuesday 27th November 2012/Room F1.07 6-8pm

More rehearsals for Love Music Hate Homophobia, and perhaps if we have time, some planning for our two Christmas performances in Week 10! More details to come during the sessions, we don't want to give the game away just yet, but we have two fantastic events to show off our pipes in the last week and I cannot wait to jingle bells and deck halls and all that jazz with you all. 

Thursday 29th November 2012/The Copper Rooms 5-9pm

Final rehearsals for Love Music Hate Homophobia, and we will do our sound check at the Copper Rooms at 5pm so please be prompt! As for dress code, each performer will be assigned a colour of the rainbow and you must wear a bold item of clothing of that colour (It's Pride Week after all!) Wait til' the sessions to be assinged your colour though. As for anyone coming to watch, be super a super colourful rainbow parakeet because it's all about LGBTUA+ rights and we're special birds. 

  We have an exciting busy two weeks ahead, with a celebratory social at in Week 10 to look forward to! All shall be revealed very soon... to keep tabs on your inbox!

  Much love from your very proud President,

Brenda Wong

President of Warwick Glee

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Hey Gleeks!

Hope you have all had a fantastic weekend and are well rested after last week.

First of all, a massive thank you to all of you who helped out for Rag week. You were truly amazing, the week would not have been a success without you and you should be very proud of yourselves.

Now, onto the agenda for this week!

Day, Room, Session

Monday 19th; 6-8pm, IKEA ROOM, Rag Party

Tuesday 20th; 6-8pm, F1.07, President’s choice

Thursday 22nd; 6-8pm, w.music1, Love music hate homophobia prep

  ·         Love music hate homophobia Auditions: These will be taking place during the session on Thursday. You will be required to do a solo performance of any song of your choice. Have fun with it and give it your best shot!

  That’s all for this week, hope to see you at the sessions!

Lots of Love