Tour 2007

Summer Sing-Outs

Before Tour ever starts, New G performs in various churches throughout the area.
Here are pictures from the various performances (Click the date).

Before Tour

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After Tour

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TOUR...is over!

The Word From Tour

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Dan Kellogg's Message at Send-Off

Day 1: Newtown, MO

Day 3: Evansville/Atlanta

Day 6: Jacksonville, FL

Day 7: Cocoa Beach

Day 11: Days Off

The Word from HOME

Parents' Meeting - Tuesday Edition

Parents' Meeting - Thursday Edition

The Final Word from Home

and

Words TO home from the road. These are videos recorded on the buses

to show that EVERYONE on tour is present and accounted for...

Proof of Life - Faith

Proof of Life - Hope

Notes from Scott: Welcome back everyone, you did a great job on tour and then Homecoming was amazing! I personally want to thank all of you singers for signing the framed group picture -- it will always be a treasure to me. (And thanks Mary Beth for your efforts).

     I've added a quotes page to capture some of the comments Bemo passed along. If you're hearing great quotes, either from the kids or audience members, let me know and I'll try to get them added.

Latest update: 12/10/07 12:29 AM

Pictures from Tour (most recent on top)

Homecoming, August 11th: A quick note about Homecoming pictures -- they sometimes get a bit repetitive, but the many expressions are hard to pass up when presented by such passionate members of New G. Also, I only have one or two angles to take pictures from, and sometimes that means I don't get good close-ups of everyone, I don't mean to leave anyone out! So, the pictures...

Set 1 (Arrival)

Set 2

Set 3

Set 4

Day 14, Friday, August 10th, Pictures. "Here are a few pics from the last few days. There are some shots from Sea World, "Twin Day", the Kennedy Space Center and our private talent show. The last few days have been busy with much sightseeing performing - and the performance tonight was really great.
     The kids are excited to be heading home-home. We'll give out tour awards and have our last tour worship in the morning - and then we head west!
     See you all Saturday at 5 p.m." -- Bemo
 

Day 13, Thursday, August 9th. More pictures from Singers' cameras...(if more of you singers have pictures you'd like to share, get them to me by email or at a future rehearsal.

Lauren Manring   Set 2   Set 3

Alex Schram    Set 2    Set 3

Isn't it nice digital film is so cheap!

A few more added later...

Paige Lollar

Seanna Daise

Day 12, Wednesday, August 8th. I haven't heard anything from Bemo about yesterday, but I am slowly catching up on pictures from the kids. So, here is a starter set from...

Kendra Sowers

Brad Davidson

Andy Zeiler

Keep in mind, you may start to see similar pictures from different cameras and they will involve smaller groups of people, and sometimes I have no idea what's in them either! Lastly, when you see far-away shots of a glowing object in the dark, that's a rocket launch on August 4th that a few happened to see, not the Shuttle. (The Shuttle eventually went up a day after the group was at Kennedy.)

     I have also added some captions to Day 10 pictures. And I have more work to do on singers' pictures and videos both from home and on the road.

Day 11, Tuesday, August 7th. Still no time to edit captions, but I'm working on lots of stuff I got on tour, including pictures from many of the singers. For now, treat yourself to a great video from Josh and Brandt here.

Day 10, Monday, August 6th, Pictures: For now, I'm just going to get some pictures uploaded from yesterday. I just got home from Orlando this morning (Tuesday) and haven't had time to add comments, etc. But I DO have a BUNCH more pictures and videos I'll be adding tonight and later this week.

Day 9, Sunday, August 5th, Pictures: Set 1 and Set 2: WOW, a big day of performances -- three this morning and one this evening -- but all great and very meaningful.

Day 8, Saturday, August 4th, Pictures: Surprise! This report comes to you from me, Scott, FROM Florida! I flew down last night to hook up with the group for a few days as a surprise. I'm not able to go on a full tour (maybe in future years), but I was able to make a three day trip work. And darn the luck, I'll have to go to Sea World and Disney World! I'm also looking forward to tomorrow's four performances.

     I also took some video on a small digital camera (no tripod) of several things at Sea World. Here is the video of Shamu's big, and I do mean BIG entrance. I hope to add more videos soon.

Day 7 - I don't think there's anything specific to Friday.

Day 6, Thursday, August 2nd, Pictures: "Well...we had a real challenge today. The city power went out right before our performance. We rolled in a real piano from the social hall and went ahead. I told the kids that how we did it in the "old days"!
     After about 30 minutes, the power came back on and we kept going. The kids did a nice job even though it was a difficult circumstance.
     We finally get to sleep in and will go to the beach tomorrow. We're praying for nice weather. It's been raining the last few days.
     We also hope to have a worship service for ourselves tomorrow night. I'll let you know...

Day 5, Wednesday, August 1st, Pictures:  "Here are pics from Wesley Chapel. The performance was great. This church had an exceptional challenge in that their fire sprinkler system broke last week flooding their sanctuary. They moved the performance to their social hall and we all had a great time. Again the kids did a great job.
     Many got a chance to get some "beach time" with their hosts. There also some pics from "fun time" on the bus!"
 

Day -6, Sunday, July 22nd: Pictures.  In lieu of an update, these are some pictures I forgot I had from the final meeting Sunday night before tour. Scott.

Day 4, Tuesday, July 31st: Pictures.  "Wow! Tonight's performance was the best so far. There were tears from the singers and the church members (me too).
     The sanctuary was packed and the people were very energetic. The kids responded by giving 'the' performance so far on tour.
     What we didn't know was, this church has been struggling to fund a new youth/family center. Get this...to be able to host groups like ours! They are now confident they will GET 'ER DONE and hope NG can be one of the first groups to perform in it!
     Hopefully, tonight we'll all get some needed rest and do it again tomorrow. This city is right on the Gulf and we should have a very scenic trip tomorrow."

Day 2 BONUS: Pictures. "Here are some performance pics from the performance in Evansville, IN. They come from Mike Nelson (our truck driver).

     The trip today was nice. It rained a little which kept the heat down. We've arrived at the church early so we have some time to practice. The church sanctuary is round and has a lot of natural wood finish. It's very different and pretty - but it presents a challenge to our normal set up.
     The kids saw the Gulf of Mexico on the drive in and are hoping they may have a pools at their host homes. I'm just hoping for a nice bed! Tomorrow we'll head across the state of Florida."

Day 3, Monday July 30th: Pictures  "It was pajama day today. We didn't sing last night - so it was a goof off day. Unfortunately, there was an accident on the highway which caused us to lose an hour and then we took a detour (got lost) in Atlanta and we lost an hour due to a time zone change. The short story is we arrived at the hotel late and couldn't swim in the pool. We also had to 'order in'. But, the kids made the best of it."

Day 2, Sunday, July 29th: Pictures. "Woops. Today slipped by without many pics. The kids gave a great performance tonight in Evansville, IN. We also had some parents surprise us! Tomorrow we're off to Atlanta and the kids get a night off. So far, their performances have been great.

     I predict they'll begin to get tired these next couple of days. They always have to find out for themselves that they can't stay up late every night and still keep up with the rigors of tour. We'll see...

     I'll try to get some fun pics tomorrow. It's pajama day!!"
 

Day 1, Saturday, July 28th: Pictures from Bemo. "Here are photos from day one. We performed the informal on Saturday night and then the Sermon in Song on Sunday morning. The kids have had great energy and are sounding great. Thankfully, the first couple of days have been uneventful."

Day 1: Send off Pictures from me (Scott) of the Send-off at Ashland church.

Note: Everything below the line is pre-tour stuff, be sure to check it out sometime, and of course note the schedule.

Introduction

Every year during the last week of July and the first week of August, The New Generation Singers take a "little" road trip to a region of the United States. We perform a concert most nights and two concerts on Sundays. Tour is open to any member of The New Generation Singers who has successfully completed his or her fundraising goal or alternatives, and who has regularly attended rehearsals and sing-outs, and is proficient in the music in which we will be performing. In addition, Singers have the opportunity to sing solo or in a small ensemble or play an instrumental solo between songs during an informal part of our performances while on tour.

Click here for Hi-Res (PR) Version

8-page Summer Program

Full-size Summer Poster (11 x 17)

Letter-size version of the Poster (8.5 x 11)

Google Map of the Entire Route

or Image file of the route

TOUR BOOK  Worship and City info sections; 28 page PDF.

TOUR SCHEDULE  Parent version; this is the final version that
Bemo gave me, which includes address and driving details

St. Joseph's Christian Singing Youth Group since 1970