Liberty Oak Chorus is thrilled to announce our 2021 Member of Note, Laura Partynski! Laura works tirelessly for our chorus, from leading the tech team and performing vocal warmups to being on the music team and a member of the LOC board. All while juggling a demanding job and taking care of her family. Thank you Laura!
Liberty Oak Chorus is proud to celebrate our 2021 Nominees for Member of Note: Laura Partynski, Katie Blackwood, Brenda Cheong, Jen Wiseman, Jan Rubino, Carol Meaney, and Janice Nachbar. The nominees were announced at a ceremony on October 21, 2021, by last year's winner, Lee Popiolek. Congratulations to all!
Join the members of Liberty Oak Chorus for a 101 Class on Barbershop Basics! The class will be part of Sweet Adeline International Region 15's educational event, Vocalfest! Voocalfest will be virtual this year and takes place this Saturday, September 18. Visit http://sairegion15.org/vocalfest for more information.
We are so happy to have Fran Pinsdorf and Jennifer Cremonesi joining our ranks in the lead section! Fran is a dual member with Harmony Celebration, and Jennifer is a brand new barbershopper. Director Katie Blackwood and Membership Chair Carol Meaney welcomed them at our parking lot rehearsal on Jun 10.
The weather gods smiled on us and LOC was able to have an outdoor rehearsal on a beautiful evening in Freehold! We got to sing together, meet new members, and spend time with friends we haven't seen in a while. A glorious night!
2020-2021 has been a very difficult year, but we at LOC are proud to present these awards and send our great thanks and congratulations to: Laura Partynski who received the DIrector's Award from Katie Blackwood for all her incredible efforts this past year; to Jan Rubino, our LOC Sweet Adeline of the Year for all her efforts as Vice President on behalf of LOC; and to our Unsung Heroine, Carol Meaney, for all her great work as our Membership Chair. They are all invaluable members to this chorus and we could not have made it through this year without them! The awards were presented at the Board Installation Ceremony on May 6.
Liberty Oak enjoyed a fun night together on May 6, when we installed our new officers and board members. The installation was led by our in-house "Wonder Woman Team"! We also sang together (virtually) and applauded several of our members as they received awards. It was a great event!
LOC welcomes two more wonderful members, Karen Kumpf and Gwen Tunderman, to our ranks! Gwen is a dual member with Harmony Celebration and Karen sings with Jersey Harmony, Harmony Celebration, and Sirens of Gotham choruses.
We are excited to welcome Lucienne Byrne as our newest dual member with Liberty Oak Chorus and Harmony Celebration Chorus! We can't wait to make music with you, Lucienne!
Liberty Oak Chorus is so happy and proud to share the video of our virtual chorus performing Bridge Over Troubled Water. We offer this video as a "love letter" to our family and friends, who are so important to us. Enjoy!
