Concert in Copperopolis
Merry Christmas!
I love this time of year! The lights, the
salvation army bells, the parties, the cheer! Yet most of all, I am
thankful for the joy that comes from knowing Jesus.
We want
to invite you all to our last Christmas concert of the year. We'll be
singing at Lake Tulloch Bible Church in Copperopolis tomorrow night,
December 19, 2008 at 7:00pm. We would love to see you there!
The address is:
3566 Spangler Lane #3
Copperopolis, CA, 95228
Thanks
to all of you who came to our Christmas Dinner Concert! We so enjoyed
spending an evening with you! Pictures from the evening are posted
here.
In this season of gift-giving, remember that "
every good and every perfect gift
is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is
no variableness, neither shadow of turning." (James 1:17)
Blessings
to you,
Kristen Dutter
Sunday Night Concert
Good evening! Happy Wednesday, everyone! : )
I wanted to let you know about a concert this Sunday night.
On November 23, Eternal Praise will be singing at Sierra Baptist Church
at 6:00pm. We have known Pastor Joe Fergason for many years, and it is
always a joy to see him! We would love for you to come on out and join
us!
The church is located at:
74 N Lee Ave.
Oakdale, CA
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I hope these next several days are good ones for you! I'm looking
forward to Thanksgiving, a time to reflect on the goodness of God. I
am thankful for the Soul Provider!
Allison Dutter
Christmas Dinner Concert
Hello!
Many of you remember our dinner concert two years ago, Joy In The Stable. It was an evening of great food, festive music, low temperatures, and a welcoming in of the Christmas Season.
Well............. it's back!!
This year, Eternal Praise presents "An Angelic Evening" on December 6 at 6:30pm. It will include a catered dinner, a Christmas Concert, and a fresh look at the Christmas story.
The seating is limited, so call or email today to request your tickets ($40 per person).
Dutters 209-545-0382
Skiles 209-524-5364
Wyatts 209-552-0110
EternalPraise@gmail.com
We would love to spend an evening with you as we celebrate the birth of Christ!
Allison Dutter
November Concerts
Good Morning!
We're finally seeing a change in the weather - it's feeling like fall! I hope this email finds you well!
Eternal Praise has been busy!
In early October, Kristen, Rachel, Dorothy, and Myra took a trip to
Fayetteville, North Carolina to see our friends, the Pritchards, and to
talk about new song ideas. They had a great time, and came home with
lots of fun pictures and videos to show the rest of us.
Then, in mid October, Garrett proposed to his girlfriend, Sarah Davis!
We're all excited and looking forward to a June wedding!
Last weekend, we spent a day in Ione, singing in two services at
Cornerstone Church (where we had a great time with Pastor Tony and the
other members) and then heading to the Preston Correctional Facility
for an afternoon service. It was fun to see our friends, David Skaggs
and Jacob Matchak! Pray for Jacob as he accepts a new chaplain
position in Ventura, CA.
November is promising to be just as busy! Here is a list of the
concerts we have scheduled. Come out and join us - we love to see
familiar faces in the audience, as well as make new friends!
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First Southern Baptist Church, Denair, CA
November 02 2008 11:00AM
Eternal Praise will sing at First Southern Baptist Church in Denair, CA on
November 2, 2008 at 11:00am for their morning service.
Location:
4528 N Gratton Rd
Denair, CA
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First Baptist Church, Escalon, CA
November 02 2008 06:00PM
Eternal Praise will be in concert at First Baptist Church in Escalon, CA on
November 2, 2008
at 6:00pm. We always have such a great time at this church! We have
many friends that we enjoy seeing, and they have a time of fellowship
afterwards.
Location:
1511 Catherine Way
Escalon, CA
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Christian Life Center, Merced, CA
November 15 2008 06:00PM
On Saturday, November 15, 2008, the 3rd Annual
California Gospel Jubilee will be presented at the Christian Life Center, 650 E.
Olive Avenue in Merced.
Doors will open at 4:30pm, with a soup and salad
supper available for $6. The program will begin at 6:00pm and feature
gospel music talent from throughout central California, with groups coming from
Tulare to Sacramento.
As a special treat this year, the event will feature
one of the most well-known singer/songwriters in gospel music, Ronny Hinson of
Nashville, Tennessee. Ronny and his siblings traveled for years as a
singing group known as the Hinsons. They got their start in California in
the late-sixties, and became a national sensation in the early-seventies after
Ronny penned the song "The Lighthouse". The song has become a classic in
Gospel music, and has been recorded and sung by hundreds of artists. Ronny
continues to this day to be one of the most recorded songwriters in Gospel
music.
California talent on the program this year
includes the California Melody Boys, Debt Free, Eternal Praise, Herb Henry
Family, Richland Trio, Roger Tripp & Christian Country and Solid
Ground. As usual, the program will also feature the "All-Star Jubilee
Band", a jam session with various musicians, and featuring two-time
California State Fiddle Champion Brian Cogburn.
Admission is $10 for adults, with seniors
(age 60 and up) $8. Children high-school aged and under will be admitted
free.
For group rates, advance tickets, or more
information contact Mack Reynolds at (209)201-6824.
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Sierra Baptist Church, Oakdale, CA
November 23 2008 06:00PM
Eternal Praise will be singing at Sierra Baptist Church on
November 23, 2008 at 6:00pm. We've been friends with Pastor Joe Fergason for many years, and look forward to a great night!
Location:
74 N Lee Avenue
Oakdale, CA
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I'll be sending another email soon with information about our Christmas concerts!
I hope that you all have a wonderful weekend! Don't eat too much candy corn (unless you bring some to share with me)!!
Allison Dutter
Modesto Gospel Mission Banquet
Hello everyone!
I know it has been a long time since I've emailed! We've had a little
break from singing. The guys always request that the September
weekends be kept free for deer hunting. My brother, Garrett, got his
first one this year! You'll have to ask him about it!
Our busy season is just starting - it will go all the way through Christmas! : )
I wanted to let you know about a concert next week:
Eternal Praise has been asked to sing at the
Modesto Gospel Mission Banquet on Thursday,
October 16, 2008. The banquet will be held at the Modesto Centre Plaza (10th and K Streets). Dinner will be served at
6:30pm
(seating at 6:00pm). The evening program will also include a special
appearance of Jerry McAuley (founder of the first American mission),
the Modesto Gospel Mission Choir, and stories of changed lives by the
men and women in the New Life Program. Tickets are $15 and must be
purchased in advance by calling 529-8259. It is sure to be a fun
evening - we'd love to see you there!
I hope you're all enjoying the cooler weather! We're celebrating the beginning of fall by eating candy corn!!
Have a great weekend!
Allison Dutter
Concert with RSV
Hello Friends! Hope everyone is having a great week so far!
I've had a good Tuesday. This afternoon, I taught my first Music class
of the year with students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. They were
hilarious - especially the little guys who haven't figured out how to
Look, Listen, and Learn! It was so fun to hear/watch them sing The
Little Green Frog - ask me to show you sometime! (It's the only time
they get to stick their tongue out at their teacher!!) : ) Actually,
ask me this weekend - because there is a concert on Sunday night that
you won't want to miss!
Here are the details:
On
Sunday, August 31,
Eternal Praise and
RSV will be singing at the First Baptist Church in Turlock, CA. The concert begins at
6:00pm. We had the privilege of singing with
RSV
a year ago. These teachers from Bakersfield know how to have a
wonderful time! Pastor Bob and his wife Mary are great hosts - we so
appreciate all their work in putting this together!
The church is located at 290 W Olive Ave, Turlock, CA.
We'd love for you to end the weekend with us!
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On another note, mark your calendars for September 14. Eternal Praise will be singing in the 8:45am Worship Service at Big Valley Grace Community Church, located at 4040 Tully Road, Modesto, CA. It's so much fun to sing with a great choir - we love our time with them!!
Well, it's 11:20pm, and I must be out of the house tomorrow before 6am!! So I'm off to bed...
Hope this finds you well!
Allison Dutter
Concert In The Park
Hello Friends!
I hope that your summer is going well. Time seems to be flying by - I
start back to school in 2 weeks! I still haven't convinced my dad to
put in a pool - maybe next summer!!!! : ) We've all been keeping busy
since returning home from Nashville (which was
wonderful!!).
I wanted to let you know about a couple of concerts coming up.
This Thursday night,
August 7th, Eternal Praise
will be singing at the Community Park in Salida, CA. The concert will
start at 7:00pm. The weather has been great in the evenings - we would
love for you to come on out, bring a chair or blanket, and enjoy an
evening of gospel music! A group of churches in the community is
hosting this event, and we're excited to be a part of it!
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Also, mark your calendars for
August 31st! Eternal Praise will be in concert on Sunday, August 31, at 6:00pm with
RSV
at the First Baptist Church in Turlock, CA. It's always fun to be with
our friends from Bakersfield, and you don't want to miss it!
So I'm off to work in my classroom. Have a great Wednesday!!! : )
Allison Dutter
Eternal Praise
The Last Day
It's Friday night and I'm not looking at my watch. I don't want to know how late it is because I do NOT want this day to be over yet!
This morning we were able to do our practice hour in the auditorium so the sound school could get experience running sound for "unique" groups. With 7 of us here, we certainly present some unique challenges. :) Right after that we had a private lesson with Aaron Unthank. Aaron has become a good friend of ours and we looked forward to our lesson with him all week. He really thinks creatively and was able to give us some cool ideas for staging.
We had a couple seminars in the afternoon and then it was time for the Songwriter's Showcase. This is one of the best hours of the week. The students in the songwriting class actually write a song while they are here this week and we get to hear them. We were especially excited because several of our friends wrote songs this week. We sat on the front row and cheered like crazy for them! Kaitlyn Gerber, Trevor Gibbs, and Tiffany Ballinger. Remember those names. I predict their songs will go far.
Tonight was our graduation. Bitter-sweet! We are excited to get home and keep working together on what we have learned, but we will miss being with all these incredible musicians and friends SO much!
In the morning, we are going to the Pancake Pantry for breakfast. Hopefully we'll get there before the line wraps around the building! I still remember the Georgia Peach Pancakes I had there last year. Maybe if we're lucky we'll see a real star! :) Then it's back to the airport and we'll be winging our way back home!
Can't wait to see you all and tell you about everything in person!
Kristen Dutter
Thursday Update
We are having such an incredible week! Our private lessons have been extremely helpful. Every teacher has unique suggestions and we can HEAR the difference in our blend when we actually apply what they are teaching. Now if only we can remember it all!
Last night we sang "Days of Elijah" in the group showcase. It is amazing how easily we revert back to our old habits. There is just no way to implement all that we've learned at once. We're going to set goals and try adding things one step at a time. In spite of forgetting to breathe correctly for most of the song, it went really well and we had FUN!
We've enjoyed private lessons with Mary Anne Oglesby, Brian Alvey, Jessica Harrison and John Rowsey. John added some very cool arrangements to "Bigger than Any Mountain". Can't wait to try it in a concert!
Tribute Quartet sang tonight. Brian Alvey is their new tenor singer and he is awesome! We had so much fun in our lesson with him and he cheered us on when we sang last night.
I just hate it that tomorrow is our last full day here. We're looking forward to getting some good sleep when we get home, but this escape from our "normal" life has been refreshing.
Oh, and one last thing. Cody would like me to inform you all that he actually WAS at Bible study the other night! He makes his mama proud!
Kristen Dutter
Tuesday Synopsis
It's 10:15pm and Dale, Dorothy, Gary, Rachel, Myra, Allison and Kristen are sitting in the foyer of our dormatory suite. The concert with the Whisnants just got out and we're talking over everything we've learned so far.
Dorothy: I am really proud of Dale and Gary. They are really giving 100% and trying to do exactly what the teachers say. There is a little bit of resistance, but not much. As long as the promise of dinner is ahead, Gary will try anything and from the time Dale wakes up in his little twin bed, he is looking forward to crawling back in it!
Rachel: In our private lessons today, we learned that two of the biggest areas we need to work on are opening our mouths WIDE and learning to breathe correctly. When we were successful, we all were amazed at the difference it made in our blend and pitch.
Gary: In a management class today, Shelly Brown said "It is not your place to seek out a ministry but to prepare for one". This preparation is killing me! :)
Dale: Singing with braces is a special talent. It seems to greatly improve diction! :)
Myra: I really liked one of the Whisnants songs tonight. It says that God will always answer our prayers, and when the answer is no, there will always be a greater yes. I've had private lessons with Sherri Thrower and Lauren Talley. They have worked with me on placement and going between my head and chest voice.
Allison: My hand is perpetually glued to my lower abdomen, so I can watch it go out when I breathe correctly!
Kristen: We've had a great day! Dustin Sweatman worked with me a lot on singing stronger in my head voice. I had to try some crazy exercises while the rest of the group looked on. They thoroughly enjoyed learning at MY expense!
Stuart: In sound class we built a microphone cord! I also went to a theory class and learned about the scale, notes and timing.
Unfortunately, Justin and Cody are still hanging out with friends (we think these friends might be girls, although Dorothy is hoping that they are at a late night Bible study!) We'll get their thoughts on here later!
We're ready to get some sleep and start this all over again tomorrow!
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