Quartets - Synergy

Synergy

Newfound Sound / Associate
St.John's, Newfoundland

Lead
Corinne Moore

Tenor
Stephanie Moore

Bari
Elaine Galloway

Bass
June Cousens

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Good things come to those who wait! Who said that, well they were true!

After having several temporary baritones, Stephanie,Corinne and June are so pleased to announce that as of September 2004 we have a newpermanent baritone. Elaine Galloway has joined Synergy.

Synergy is a registered quartette with Harmony Inc.

Synergy

June Cousens, the bass, wanted to sing in a quartet again and knew that Stephanie Moore, a tenor, also wanted to sing in a quartet. On Halloween night, 2001, which was a Newfound Sound practise night, June approached Stephanie, a tenor, with the idea. Stephanie was delighted and immediately said that her mom Corinne Moore, who happens to be a lead really wanted to try singing in a quartet with her daughter. All that was needed was a baritone and finding a baritone proved to be challenging.

As with any barbershopper who wants to sing in a quartet you are always thinking about names. A cute catchy name or one that has meaning to it. June, the bass, was reading a book and came across the word ‘synergy’ and thought that would make a nice quartet name.

When the 5 of us got together (I know a quartette is four people but we were hedging our bets that one would sing with us) for our first practise, June mentioned the word and we looked it up in the dictionary. Once we read the definition we knew that the name was both catchy and had meaning.

By definition Synergy means: the working together of 2 or more things or people especially when the result is greater than the sum of their individual effects or capability. This really applied to the blending of our voices and harmony parts. The four, sometimes five, of us combining our voices to make the sound better than each of our individual voices. What a wonderful concept and name.

So the quartet Synergy was born, now all we had to do was learn a song or two and attempt to live up to the definition of our name.

Synergy is:

Lead: Corinne Moore

Corinne works at the Fairmont Hotel as a Senior Hostess. If you have dined at the restaurant chances are Corinne has greeted you and shown you to your table. She has worked in this field for 20 years. While at work Corinne has been known, when she’s not busy, to walk around practicing her breathing exercises and choreography moves. Corinne is married to Paul, one of the Anchormen, and has 2 daughters, one of which is our tenor Stephanie. Corinne is one of the lead section leaders and the “mouth shape guru” for Newfound Sound.

Tenor: Stephanie Moore

Stephanie is the baby of our chorus. She works as the Graphic Designer and Production Manager for an Atlantic fisheries magazine called The Navigator as well as doing freelance work for Newfound Sound and the Royal Newfound Regiment Band. Stephanie has played trumpet for the Regimental Band for 6 years and traveled to Beaumont Hamel for the several years and participated in the opening of the Interpretation Centre, the 85th anniversary and when the site was dedicated as a Canadian Historical Site. Stephanie is engaged to Tommy and they have a dog named Kayla. Stephanie is the tenor section leader.

Baritone: Elaine Galloway

Music has always been a part of Elaine’s life. She plays piano, guitar, drum, composes, and is usually found singing most everywhere she goes. Even though she was raised in a barbershop harmony home, she only recently decided to try it for herself - and instantly fell in love with the close a cappella harmonies. Elaine and her husband Shaun have three phenomenal children, who keep them both hopping.

Bass: June Cousens

June is a health care professional working with Women’s Health.3 years ago she was lucky enough to get a Mon-Fri day job which allows her more time for barbershop and quartetting. After 20 years working 12 hour nights and days as a staff nurse in the Labor and Delivery Room June felt she deserved a “normal” work life. June has the pleasure and personal challenge of being the Assistant Director for Newfound Sound.

Since Synergy started we have competed in the Kiwanis Music Festival.

Synergy competed for the first time at the Atlantic Provinces Area (Area 1) Barbershop Competition in Dalhousie, New Brunswick in June 2003 and was pleased to win the Kathryn Wright Memorial trophy for novice quartette with the highest marks.

Synergy has sung on the Anchorman’s Annual Show and provided Christmas entertainment at one of the hospitals.

Synergy loves to perform and provide musical entertainment so maybe we can perform for you at a work/church function, special birthday or other celebrations. If so, contact June Cousens at .

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