Nicky plays a pivotal role in our chorus, holding the position of Team Leader for the last four years. She is extremely hard-working and always manages to be on top of things be it scheduling meetings, arranging singouts, rehearsal hall hire, costume discussions, travel arrangements, accommodation details, not to mention the overload of administration that comes with annual convention. Every week each chorus member receives the up to date newsletter, which Nicky instigated, full of information about what to focus on for the coming week, what to wear, coaching session, future events, and a million other relevant things. Nicky is the glue that holds us together.
Nicky has been a member of Hillfoot Harmony since 2006, lending her lovely bass voice and great expressiveness to our chorus. She always strives to be spot on and certainly does her homework like the good retired teacher that she is. She does a good job of keeping the basses in order and has developed a system of coded hand signals to ensure unity in one or two tricky songs! Her knowledge about the ways in which Sweet Adelines works has grown over the years, and she keeps the Management Team on track with her superb organisational skills, tireless patience and sensible approach to all things. Our wonderful director, Catherine, pays homage to these skills and will often declare how much easier her job is because of Nicky.
Her talents combine all the attributes necessary for the ideal chorus member. A leading role in our Christmas pantomime saw Nicky delight our audience. She researched, designed and made her own costume including props, and performed her role with great aplomb.
Nicky has had a difficult year but she has remained dedicated to our small chorus and hardly ever misses a practice. On behalf of all of us in Hillfoot Harmony, we think you’ve more than qualified to be our 2018 Woman of Note.