INSIDE: Harmony University • District champions • Society President Shannon Elswick

November/December 2012

November/ December 2012 VOLUME LXXII NUMBER 6

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Features

2012 District champs Society President Shannon Elswick 9 After the 17 district contests this fall, see who came 16 Among the busiest of Barbershoppers, our Society out with the gold medals President knows the meaning of ‘Shop ‘till you drop! Rebecca Elswick A meeting of two missions 12 Barbershoppers and the ACDA have common values Welcome our Society’s newest and goals; it’s time to work more closely together 22 Hundreds of new members join the ranks of the greatest Dr. Tim Sharp, Executive Director all-male singing organization in the world American Choral Directors Association Departments

2 8 THE PRESIDENT’S PAGE HARMONY HOW-TO Two years back Through the Looking Glass 11 tips for selecting a great repertoire 3 27 STRAIGHT TALK STAY TUNED “Talk doesn’t cook rice”—here’s to the doers ’Round Midnight harmonizes Lithuania 4 Rob Divers is Patch Adams’ Mini Me LETTERS 30 New CEO, Society credit card, passports MEMBER SERVICE DIRECTORY 5 Where to find answers TEMPO 32 Border Patrol, The Recruits shine at Midwinter THE TAG Former Society CEO Don Harris passes away “For Sale, One Broken Heart”

November/December 2012 • The HARMONIZER 1 THE PRESIDENT’S PAGE Alan Lamson, Immediate Past President • [email protected] Two years back Through the Looking Glass

“The time has come,” the Walrus said, would ever have the chance to live them. “To talk of many things: My conviction that every member of this Society Of shoes—and ships—and sealing-wax— only wants to see the Society succeed and set Of cabbages—and kings— direction that will ensure its existence for And why the sea is boiling hot— decades to come is firmly secure based on And whether pigs have wings.” what I have seen and lived these two (Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass, 1872) years. Our Society leaders, our profes- sional staff in Nashville, our judges, our s with everything in life, there is a time and a place coaches, our district and chapter leaders to move on. (“The time has come ...”) During the are making sacrifices of time and resourc- past two years, we have “talked of many things”— es every day, day in and day out, to continuing the focus on membership, hiring a new make this organization, at whatever Item# 204523, $.99 each at ASociety Chief Executive Officer, finding solutions www.harmonymarketplace.com level, the best that they can. to our convention finance issues, starting a re- Members at the local level only newed relationship with all of our affiliate organi- question decisions made by leaders to be sure that zations, formalizing opportunities for mixed harmo- their hopes and dreams are also attained as we move ny quartets, and oh, so much more. Many of these forward. Everyone wants there to be barbershop har- were high profile issues (“ships” and “kings”) and mony next year, next decade and next century. And several took a back seat (publicity-wise) to we want to have every opportunity to experience the other issues (“shoes” and “cabbages”). But joy of song and singing while we have the ability to the issues were addressed. At times, the enjoy and appreciate it and each other. seas were boiling hot as we questioned our I am sure that many of you have just completed purposes and decisions and on more than your “term” as chapter president, as vice-president for one occasion I was told “… that will hap- music and performance, as show chairman, as project pen when pigs have wings.” chairman or manager, or some other elected or ap- But, here we are exploring even pointed position in your chapter or district. So you Because few of us newer ways to address membership understand the satisfaction of looking back at what get the opportunity issues, at the edge of new oppor- was accomplished while you were working. It is a tunities for districts to reorganize moment to take pride in and, at the same time to be to fill this role (and their conventions, with ongoing humbly thankful for having had the opportunity to there are probably conversations at all levels with our make a difference in the Barbershop Harmony Soci- 10 affiliate organizations on issues ety and for your fellow singers. many of you that of how we can do more to help I take this last paragraph to thank each of you for would question why each other succeed, and more. everything you have done and will be doing. I take It has been an exciting and this opportunity to thank each of you for allowing me you would even eventful two years while I served to serve you as Society President the past two years. as your Society president. Be- Both Jan and I are appreciative of the warmth and want to), I have tried cause few of us get the opportu- friendship extended to us as we traveled across the to share this presi- nity to fill this role (and there are Society and of the support and outpouring of real and probably many of you that would honest offers of help and assistance. I won’t be going dency with each of question why you would even far—there is still much to do. But I will be doing it you that I have met. want to), I have tried to share in support of our new Society President, Shannon this presidency with each of you Elswick—a talented man who will lead us to new whom I have met. I have had great conversations endeavors and new successes. I ask that you share of with you about what the Barbershop Harmony yourselves as much in the next few years in these ef- Society should be and where it should be going. I forts as you have in the past. have shared with you our (yours and mine) dreams and hopes for the Society. And it is each and every one of these conversations that made this the most remarkable two years of my life. I literally have hundreds of new friends across the Society and the world. I have had experiences that I could only have thought about before, never realizing that I [email protected]

2 The HARMONIZER • November/December 2012 STRAIGHT TALK “Talk doesn’t cook rice”—here’s to the doers! arty said I get to write the column this time, and I feel like the worst possible messenger for Little Rules of Action what I’m about to deliver. (“Interesting head- Adapted from a post by Leo Babauta at zenhabits.net line,” you say. “Remind us how long it’s been Comments in italics by Lorin May Msince we last saw an issue of The Harmonizer?”) 1. Don’t overthink. It’s good to have a clear picture of But what the heck, while delivering a message where you’re going or why you’re doing this—but I’m unqualified to deliver, I might as well say don’t get stuck thinking. Just do. Dittos from me, a it to the busiest group of doers I know. charter member of Overthinkers Anonymous. Barbershoppers are always doing something: 2. Just start. You need to take that first step, no matter learning new music, preparing for a show, helping how small or how shaky. The rest takes care of itself. a school. And many Barbershoppers want to do The hardest part of any task is to start doing it. If you even more. Guys are always talking to me about just dive in, the hardest part will be behind you. getting into the community more, talking about 3. Forget perfection. Perfectionism is the enemy of stepping up their Youth in Harmony programs, action. Kill it, immediately. You can turn a bad etc. And for every one of those conversations, draft into a good one, but you can’t turn no draft I’m discovering other guys who aren’t talking but into a good draft. doing. Or more precisely, they do, then they talk 4. Don’t mistake motion for action. When you find about the actions they’ve already done. yourself moving too quickly, doing too many I’m the king of good intentions. I have some- things at once, this is a good reminder to stop. thing like a 100-to-1 ratio of potentially good Slow down. Focus. ideas to the number I actually implement. May- 5. Focus on the important actions. Clear the distrac- be that says something about how many ideas I tions. Pick the one most important thing you get, but I’m more worried that it says something must do today, and focus on that. about how infrequently I act upon them. 6. Move slowly, consciously. Be deliberate. Action The box to the right is based on a blog doesn’t need to be done fast. post that I printed and taped to the wall 7. Take small steps. Each little, tiny step is a victory that next to my desk a few years ago. It’s prob- will compel you to further victories. ably a good thing I have it there, because 8. Negative thinking gets you nowhere. What we tell we folks in Nashville work for a guy who ourselves has a funny habit of turning into reality. is always trying to turn our talking into ac- Re-read the story on the Cape Breton chapter in the Jan. tion. He isn’t necessarily asking us how we can 2010 issue. They went from 12 men and considering do our jobs better; instead he’s asking us to take folding to 40 men in a few months. It was all due to a a hard look at what really needs doing—and to change in action and to some infectious positive think- find a way to do that instead of what we’ve always ing. www.barbershop.org/harmonizer. done. (“You mean like publishing The Harmonizer 9. Meetings aren’t action. Meetings, unfortunately, al- with a cover date that’s in sync with reality?”) most always get in the way of actual doing. Meetings Is there something you or your chapter have should be primarily a place to make decisions about ac- “talked” about doing because it seems like a tions that are about to be undertaken; any follow-up or great idea? It’s possible that you have talked administration that could be handled outside of a meet- enough and need to start doing that thing. May- ing (via phone or e-mail) probably should be. It takes a be you’ll only find the space to do it if you let darn good meeting to be better than no meeting. what you usually do take a back seat for a while. 10. Talking (usually) isn’t action. Communication is (Or several weeks, at any rate—like everyone necessary, but don’t mistake it for actual action. else at headquarters, I have a lot of important 11. Planning isn’t action. Be clear about what you’re do- new stuff on my plate. The ACDA article in ing; just get to the actual action as quickly as you can. this issue hints at only one of the new fronts 12. Reading about it isn’t action. (Including this col- your staff is working on.) At any rate, I hope the umn.) list to the right starts some conversations. Wait, 13. Sometimes, inaction is better. If you find yourself scratch that—I hope it inspires some action on spinning your wheels, rethink whether the action is the conversations you’ve already had. even necessary. Learn to savor the times when some- –Lorin May, Editor, The Harmonizer thing you’ve cherished falls away because you started to Society Marketing Team Lead do something that matters more. [email protected] “Talk doesn’t cook rice.” – Chinese proverb

November/December 2012 • The HARMONIZER 3 TEMPO Timely news Border Patrol, The Recruits shine in Florida espite the frequent raised eyebrows and repeated trunk searches at the border, the American/Cana- dian members of Border Patrol have persevered in their regular rehearsals since its formation in DMay, 2011. Their resolve paid off when they won the 2013 Seniors Quartet Championship at the Midwinter Convention in Orlando on Jan. 12. Border Patrol won silver in the 2012 Tucson se- niors competition, but after their win in Orlando, “This year, instead of going out there to ‘win,’ our Border Patrol: Ron Mason (Br), Bob Fuest (L), Al Baker (Bs), goal was just to provide the audience with an emo- Bobby Gibson (T)

tional experience,” said bass Al Baker. “We felt that MILLER PHOTOGRAPHY if we did that, the contest would take care of itself.” They definitely achieved both goals with a score of (JAD), and Stacked Deck (DIX) and Trade Se- 73.1%, while all other takers topped out at 71.7%. cret (NED) tied for 5th. This year marked the 29th international appear- Youth Festival a barrel of fun for all. Many of ance for bari Ron Mason (11 times in the Top 20), the nearly 500 singers said they had so much fun including an International Senior Quartet bronze that they expect to double their numbers for Long medal. He directs the Vocal Agenda chorus in Bata- Beach in 2014. via, N.Y. Lead Bob Fuest is a frequent international “Barbershop is one of the most amazing things quartet competitor and director of the Chordbusters that someone can get into,” said Jacob Mahler of the Chorus in Warsaw, N.Y. Baker has won five District Foothills Sound Chorus (Knoxville, Tenn.). “It is a championships in three different districts, is a Judge wonderful chance to sing with people that you know Emeritus and an active singing coach who served for and even better, people that you don’t know. It just 25 years at Harmony University. shows the appreciation that everyone has for barber- Tenor Bobby Gibson is the most recent arrival to shop. It was a great experience and I plan on attend- the group, a repeat district champ, and tenor sec- ing for many years. I love barbershop!” tion leader of Toronto’s Northern Lights Chorus. Border Patrol echoed this sentiment. They, This year, there were six medalists. Faces for along with many other seniors, enjoyed tagging Radio (MAD) won the silver; third and fourth with some of the young guys into the late hours place went to DOUBLETAKE (FWD) and TMI throughout the weekend.

With nearly 500 young guys on the risers in 19 choruses, this year’s Youth Festival was better than ever. Shown here is the Audience Favorite: The Recruits (CSD), directed by Jonny Moroni MILLER PHOTOGRAPHY

Former Society CEO Don Harris dies; last weekend was spent at a VM concert Don Harris, CEO lightning rod for the pain and criti- ety” and adoption of a new logo. of the Society from cism that accompanies it. Both his After his departure from the Barber- 2004-2005, passed successes and his failings stemmed shop Harmony Society, Don returned away unexpectedly from a willingness to question con- to his native Texas and worked as a Dec. 23, 2012 from stantly whether “our way” was the consultant. He maintained close ties complications of best way. During his tenure, changes with the Vocal Majority Chorus, a stroke. Colorful, already afoot came to fruition, most which he had come to love. In fact, he passionate, and controversial, Harris notably the change of primary brand- spent his last Saturday attending the was both an agent of change and a ing to “Barbershop Harmony Soci- VM Christmas show.

November/December 2012 • The HARMONIZER 5 HARMONY HOW-TO 11 tips for selecting a great repertoire uch of your group’s overall success begins when you have more fun if you stretch a bit sometimes. Hav- select the right repertoire. Learning how to pick ing a quality arrangement that pushes the group to the right pieces can take time and experience, but perform better and grow as individual musicians following these simple steps can help you find the will keep guys coming back on Tuesday nights. A Mmusic that best fits your group. Whenever consid- delicate balance on this is crucial, since too many ering a new piece, consider the following tips. hard songs can be discouraging; but the occasional 1. Does the audience know/like the song? Who song that the guys work hard to master can be is your target audience? Are they familiar with the richly rewarding. song you’re singing? If not, is the song accessible to 7. Is it different enough from other songs in your first-time listeners? Audience buy-in is of utmost repertoire? Take great care to mix up the tempo, importance. If they don’t like a song, it hardly mat- mood and flavor of your repertoire—ballads and ters how well you sing it. uptunes are not the only two options within the 2. Does the song fit your style?Find music that barbershop realm. Wonderful barbershop arrange- suits your ensemble’s personality and style. Think ments can be found in virtually every style, from of how specific repertoire defines any group. Imag- pop to jazz, patriotic to religious, swing songs, as ine OC Times singing Main Street’s repertoire well as uptunes and ballads from every decade. or ’Round Midnight swapping tunes with Old With our library of more than 6,000 songs from School. What’s great for another group may not be which to choose, you’ll never need to get into a the right fit for yours. Experiment by singing a lot rut. of music to see what fits your style. 8. Is there a published version of the song? The 3. Are the lyrics appropriate to your group? Could songs in the published library have many benefits any part of the lyric offend any part of your audi- over either the unpublished library or music found ence? Sometimes a lyric needs to be adapted or using other sources. Published music costs less a passage tweaked to suit today’s standards. Age (generally about a dollar less per copy), affordable appropriateness is also important. It is just as awk- learning media has often already been made, and ward for a high school quartet to sing “Among our publications team has already screened and se- My Souvenirs” as it is to hear a senior quartet lected them for quality. When in doubt, order the sing “You’re Sixteen, You’re Beautiful, and You’re published arrangement to ensure a quality piece. Mine.” 9. Do you select music at the right time? One 4. Is the song within your vocal range? Analyze ensemble I worked with had its repertoire set for the highest and lowest notes of the song. Also, seven years in the future! While many groups look at the tessitura, or which part of the range is aren’t near that level of organization, working at most used. Is it consistently low/high? A repertoire least one calendar year out will help immensely in full of songs that are on the warning track might ordering music, obtaining (if necessary) learning spell disaster for a lead who gets a cold on contest media, and planning the repertoire around shows day. Each voice part must be well within your and other events. ensemble’s range even on your worst days ... and 10. Does your audience need to “cleanse the pal- stress or performance jitters can make any contest ette”? Your barbershop repertoire may sound even or chapter show your worst day! better when contrasted with one or two repertoire 5. Is the song within your difficulty level?A good songs that have no connection to the barbershop rule of thumb: if your section leaders can sing world. For example, if your second-to-last song is through the song and get 80% of the notes correct- a classical piece, the contrast could help the bar- ly on the first run, odds are it will suit your chorus. bershop hallmarks of your final song have far more Be careful in selecting “songs of the champs.” impact. The occasional non-barbershop song will Many were custom-arranged for the individual also add needed variety at rehearsals, and the les- members, and few other groups may be able to sons learned while singing other musical forms will sing them well. You will sound far more impressive help you be a better barbershop ensemble. Adam Scott when you sing a less difficult song masterfully than 11. Is the song fun to sing? Above all else, make Society Music Publications you would when performing a difficult song only it fun. In the end, it’s all about the music. If you’re Editor adequately. having fun singing something, your audience will ascott@ 6. Does the song drive the quartet/chorus to get have fun watching you perform it. Get the charts barbershop.org better? Balance tip #5 with the fact that you’ll you love and make some great music! n

8 The HARMONIZER • November/December 2012 2012 District Quartet CHAMPS Replay (CAR) Kelly Andrews (L), Steen Bogaerts (T), Adam Winans (Bs), Bob Kendall (Br) Contact Kelly: 574-514-4119, [email protected]

Dominant Prep (CSD) Matt Suellentrop (T), Bryan Ziegler (Bs), Aaron Pollard (L), Nathan Johnston (Br) The Real McCoy (DIX) Contact Matt: 314-749-3849, [email protected] Daniel Rushing (T), Howard McAdory (L), Jimmy Barr (Bs), James Estes (Br) Contact James: 615-962-5279, [email protected]

Momentum (EVG) Gary Steinkamp (T), Tim Reynolds (L), Kevin Stinson (Bs), Tim McCormic (Br) 95 North (FWD) Contact Gary: 602-295-5750, [email protected] Jim Halvorson (T), Larry Halvorson (L), Michael Stewart (Bs), Nick Pizzo (Br) www.facebook.com/MomentumQuartet Contact Larry: 702-478-0427, [email protected]

November/December 2012 • The HARMONIZER 9 ACDA Executive Director Tim Sharp met with staff leadership and educators at Society headquarters in Nashville on Dec. 12, 2012. Read more about their visit on pages 14-15.

PHOTOS: LORIN MAY A meeting of two missions Barbershop Harmony Society and American Choral Directors Association

It is an honor to address the members of the Barbershop occasions by our school’s admissions department to rep- Society from my perspective as Executive Director of the resent the school on recruitment trips. We practiced in American Choral Directors Association. I live and work hallways, dorm shower rooms, elevators, and occasionally, in ongoing appreciation and admiration of the work and officially-sanctioned college practice facilities. We loved mission of the Barbershop Harmony Society, and in this every minute of our singing in rehearsal and performance. article I would like to specifically outline three areas of We spent wonderful hours naming our groups. Of the overlapping interest between ACDA and the Society various names we had, my favorite was The Presidents. that merit our attention and ongoing collaboration. My three colleagues were each president of a college club or fraternity or class. I wasn’t president of anything, Tim Sharp, barbershop singer so they made me president of our quartet. The picture First, allow me a moment of personal barbershop nos- accompanying this article is my freshmen year quartet, Italgia. It may be of interest to some that I come first complete with 1973 vintage hair (The Presidents quar- to my work as a singer (tenor) and as a choral director tet’s “president” is the second from the left, pictured along myself. But more central to this article, I was an informal with the book I have held on to from those years from barbershop singer throughout my college years, being in which we took some of our repertoire.). a quartet every year of my undergraduate experience. During the late 1980s, my wife and I lived in New In addition, for an exciting moment during my college York City. We both taught in Westchester County, teaching time in New York City, I was offered the direc- tor’s position with New York’s Big Apple Chorus. Tim Sharp (second from left) with The Presidents I say “informal” regarding my barbershop singing in college, because my friends and I were not members of any chapter or society. We just sang, and we gravitated toward the male chorus literature that we loved. That naturally led us to a hefty repertoire of barbershop. Dr. Tim Sharp Executive Direc- Thanks to patient college faculty advisers, we found tor, ACDA material to sing, and we were even sponsored on various

12 The HARMONIZER • November/December 2012 ACDA membership: a smart move for directors of barbershop chapters I invite you to join ACDA. You can do so online by going to www.acda.org, or by calling our membership coordinator at our national office in Oklahoma City at 405-232-8161. Please tell them that “Tim Sharp” sent you to them. You will start receiving our award-winning monthly magazine Choral Journal, you will be able to access our International Journal for Research and enjoyed the musical and artistic life of the City. in Choral Singing, and you will be able to read our online magazine ChorTeach. Each of I never dreamed of moving to New York to graduate these publications has regular articles on healthy singing, choral technique, repertoire, choral to a larger stage, but I actually had my opportunity to artistry, choral programming, musicianship, music theory, choral technology, composition, and do so, and from all places, it came via New York’s Big all topics related to choral education and performance of all styles. Additionally, our online Apple Chorus. I had not graduated through the ranks search engines allow you to search through 50 years of articles, forums, and discussions on of barbershop work as many directors do, but rather, I all of these areas and more. You will also have access to the unlimited information avail- had been noticed through my collegiate choral work at able through our website (www.ACDA.org), and our professional and social networking site, The King’s College located in Briarcliff Manor. The col- ChoralNet (www.choralnet.org). Our ACDA online streaming radio and First Listen feature lege choir I directed would sing in New York City from allow you to hear non-stop new choral releases and choral music streaming recordings. All time to time as well as at West Point, and we regularly of this is available to you as a benefit of membership in ACDA. performed throughout Westchester County. Through Further, you will be a member of our state and division ACDA chapters automatically, and word of mouth and recommendations, I had been vetted as such you will be invited to state and division conferences as well as our signature biennial and issued an invitation to direct the Big Apple Chorus. National Conference. Every one of these conferences feature performances and educational I was thrilled at the invitation, and the interview process sessions on all the topics we regularly feature in our publications listed above. Our next National ACDA Conference is in Dallas, Texas, March 13-16, 2013, and will was stimulating. As I contemplated the future rehearsals feature non-stop performances of every choral style from choirs across the United States in Manhattan, with performances regularly at Carnegie and around the world. The Barbershop Harmony Society will be exhibiting in Dallas, and Hall, I saw myself living the dream. However, at about you will definitely feel that presence there. the same time, I was feeling a move into publishing and Through your membership, you will read of ACDA’s work as we continue to advocate recording work that took me to Nashville, Tenn., instead. music education in the United States and the world. We do this work through our support Saying “no” to the Big Apple Chorus was one of the very, of the Music Education Roundtable (NAfME), Americans for the Arts, and the International very few regrets I have in my career, but it was what was Federation of Choral Music. Further, as a member of ACDA, you have a voice in ACDA. You meant to be. will be a part of the process that elects officers and sets our choral agenda. If you want Barbershop to have a larger voice within ACDA, then the more Barbershop singers who are Overlapping missions members of ACDA, the more voice you will have. Democracy and ACDA both work that way. And now, I find myself wanting to collaborate with You will learn about our “Real Men Sing” initiatives that are taking place across the United the Barbershop Harmony Society as the director of States, and you will see how ACDA works administratively, which may be of benefit to your the American Choral Directors Association in ways in own Barbershop Harmony Society Chapter. You can immediately start contributing to our which both of our organizations’ missions overlap. The “Male Chorus” Repertoire and Standards area within our ACDA structure. This is how we do administrators of the Barbershop Harmony Society share business, and you will be a part of that business through your membership. my desires, and at this point in time, we are talking. Con- versation, and a mutual interest, is where collaboration resources of time and money. begins. Here are my thoughts of intersection between A viable musical entity. The American Choral Direc- our two organizations. tors Association recognizes the Barbershop Harmony Mission to choral music. The American Choral Direc- Society as a viable musical entity. In fact, one of the first tors Association was founded in 1959 simply to do what great moments of my work as ACDA Executive Director our mission statement says: to inspire excellence in choral was hearing our National Conference crowd go wild as music through education, performance, composition, and the Vocal Majority of Dallas, Texas, brought ACDA advocacy. Our mission is to choral music. Barbershop is members to their feet in our 2009 50th Anniversary one style within many styles of choral music, and as such, Conference in Oklahoma City. I was very proud of this barbershop singing is a part of the mission of ACDA. We group that, like all of the ensembles that perform at already have members of ACDA who are members of our National Conference, had gone through our blind the Barbershop Harmony Society, and there are Society audition process and earned a spot on our concert stage. directors who are members of ACDA. We both exist to Such performances are all that the Barbershop Harmony inspire excellence in performance, education, composi- Society need to know that barbershop singing is alive tion and advocacy. Barbershop’s focus is more narrowly and well within ACDA, and has a home on our concert defined within its unique style. ACDA would like to stage. While most of the choruses represented by our have more members join us who are members of the 20,000 choral directors are not barbershop choruses, Barbershop Harmony Society, and Barbershop Harmony many of these choruses do sing barbershop literature. Society would like to have more ACDA members join Within the ACDA structure, these choruses are more Barbershop. Both of us are open and ready to welcome likely to be the male choruses related to our high school, this activity, and there is nothing stopping anyone from college, and community male chorus repertoire areas. doing so other than awareness and the focus of individual Because we cover all areas of choral singing in our mis-

November/December 2012 • The HARMONIZER 13 sion, there are many directors who do not to life-long singing, and with it, life long work in this style. Perhaps there are more healthy singing. I believe this is a point who don’t than do, but this should never of overlap between the mission of the be perceived as any sort of preference. It Barbershop Harmony Society and the is simply related to the fact that ACDA American Choral Directors Association covers all choral singing, and every style is that holds the most potential for us both represented. If you go to ACDA’s website as we work together collaboratively in and YouTube site, you will proudly hear the days ahead. We both know that the barbershop singing along with other styles growing population of baby boomers such as jazz, Broadway, pop, avant garde, who will have more discretionary time all varieties of classical ... it is all there, and discretionary income, and who will and ACDA exists to inspire excellence enjoy longer good healthy singing, is in every form and style. a sociological tsunami that we should prepare for. Shared devotion to life-long singing Crisis of young men. In addition to However, the point of overlap that I feel this great population of older sing- strongest about is our shared devotion ers, we have a national crisis with our

What kind of partnership? First meeting excerpts ACDA Executive Director Tim Sharp visited Society [Barbershoppers] have unique terminology. We all headquarters on Dec. 12, 2012 to meet with staff have our “codes.” Breaking down the codes to making leadership, including staff educators. The below are it welcoming, would be an area I’m guessing you all transcribed excerpts from a wide-ranging discussion. could work on; we probably have a big supply of folks See more at harmonizer.tv. that will love to walk into that situation. There’s so much overlap; the difficult part for an outside director Inviting experienced directors to direct chapters would be a culture and literature that are very specific. Tim Sharp: [Both organizations] are working Marty Monson: For a trained music educator to to keep folks singing throughout their lives. You be coming in and be welcomed, sometimes that can be all have done a great job of that. I mean, we know very short-lived. The short leash they are given while demographically that we’re facing a really big wall they learn [barbershop] can sometimes be overbear- of our [ACDA] membership now that’s moving into ing. We have to be more welcoming. We have to be of retirement. These folks want to keep working, they encouragement and help along the way. As a chapter want to keep conducting. I think their ability to pull and a Society, we also have to be willing to sing other together a community-based ensemble is going to be music, too. [Singing] other styles of male choral music a vital skill. We are launching a mentoring program makes us more relevant within the broader choral because we’ve got this perfect storm coming up of this society. We can be more welcoming to music educators demographic that’s moving into retirement. who are trained in a variety of styles. Lorin May: One of our challenges is we have many chapters that are looking for better directors. I see in your Selling barbershop to experienced directors problem and our problem a confluence where we can TS: Retro is in everywhere—you’d think there would solve each other’s problems. What do you think of that? be a marketing opportunity there. [Barbershop] is a fun TS: There are directors out there in high schools who have done barbershop work; they may not consider themselves Barbershoppers, but they may know just enough to be dangerous. There are [di- rectors] who would love to get full train- The Society has begun pitching its youth ing from you all. They probably need a and education programs in every issue of non-embarrassing, very invitational, the ACDA’s national publication. relational way for you to say, “Come in.” LORIN MAY

14 The HARMONIZER • November/December 2012 young men in our country that we can both work young and young-who-are-aging. I want to see this to address right now. While I do not have any hard happen for our organizations. evidence (yet) to back me up, I would be shocked to There are ways we can start doing this, right now. I learn that the troubled young men who have created will speak from my perspective as the director of the such tragedies through their misguided and evil acts American Choral Directors Association, and in a sepa- of violence in the last year, were ever in a barbershop rate article, I will address my ACDA members to speak harmony chorus, a children’s choir, or one of our to this from the perspective of the Barbershop Harmony church or community choirs. The values we share in Society leadership. group singing, the community that we create, and the mentoring that takes place through barbershop sing- Where to start ing and choral singing, are life-enhancing models. I While I would very much like your membership in know this first-hand as a singer, as a director, and now ACDA, the real reason I want our collaboration is that as an administrator who observes your work and the I believe we are working for the same thing, and that is to work of our membership every day of my life. I know involve men in the beauty of what we do for their sake, we have an activity that contributes to beauty and a and for what I truly believe leads to a better society. I con- better life for our participants. I believe we can come tinue to appreciate barbershop music for doing that for together for the benefit of both of these populations, me during my college years and throughout my career. n

style, it’s unique, it’s identifiable, it’s American. People are of video games and just what’s looking for authentic ways to broaden their repertoire. But going on in society—perhaps nobody wants to be a phony. Nobody wants to be caught guys not feeling the value of proving they couldn’t do it right. I think that’s the welcoming singing in some areas. We’re piece that you all could supply. You can say, “Come to one all struggling with where is of our events and you’ll leave feeling authentic.” I went to it coming from. Colleges are Big Apple Chorus, and at the end of the day just didn’t feel suffering from it. They’re look- like I could do what they wanted to do authentically. I was ing at a ratio of 60/40 ratio of a hot shot choral director, and I didn’t want to be seen as females to males in college. phony. Guys in that room had more experience than me in It’s not only singing—it’s guys what they were asking me to do, and I shied away from it. being engaged. LORIN MAY James Estes: How do you see us breaking down So, we feel like we’ve got the perfect solution. We year-olds can’t drive cars. A place to do this is an issue. barriers so that [educators] know that there is real know that singing transformed our lives, we know it Faith-based places are not always the answer because value in what we do offer? gave us purpose, we know it gave us community. So we some people maybe shy away from those places. TS: Show that you’re serious about vocal hygiene, know we’ve got the answer; it’s just getting that answer We’re trying to make the delivery systems work good vocal health, and say that we’re on common into deliverable forms. I think with Barbershop Harmony for today’s culture, today’s realities. Don’t forsake ground there—especially lifelong singing. I think Society and American Choral Directors Association, we the schools. I mean we want to support the schools those would be a selling feature to ACDA directors. have deliverable forms … There are some very whole- and advocate, advocate, advocate, but we have to be There’s always going to be the stereotype of the some models for them. We have groups that people real. If they’re not getting what we do in schools, how cane and the straw hat, but that’s the retro piece—I just admire. … Our challenge is—while supporting can we get it to them in a community? We’re trying think we all would love that. What you guys got going schools fully and totally—to move it into community- to build delivery systems that we know could engage for you is that you are perceived as fun. The currency I based choirs. these at-risk people. I defy you to show me the kids would use would be “vocal health” and “life-long sing- One of the things ACDA is working on is to have our who are getting in trouble and show me that they were ing.” Beginning with my organization, promote getting adult community-based choirs adopt community-based in a youth choir or children’s choir. They are too busy, boys to sing. I think partnering in our Real Men Sing children’s choirs and boy’s choirs, to help them in recruit- too engaged. They’re working with great models. movement, you can say, “Come right in. Let’s partner ment, with visibility, perhaps help them with financial The boys are in danger. I’ve think we’ve got an with you. We heard you’re doing Real Men Sing. Can structures or with office space if they need it. If they don’t answer in what we do. Create workbooks, a 1-2-3 of we bring a barbershop component to that?” have an executive director, perhaps they share some how you went into a community and did it—create administrative tasks. The idea is to let these established that kind of educational material. Anytime we can Addressing the singing crisis together community choirs that have a footing work side-by-side co-stamp it American Choral Directors/Barbershop TS: I think we have reached a crisis. The reality of with children’s choirs and boy’s choirs to help them get Harmony Society, I’m there. young men not singing was already there, and now you legs and get a footing. MM: And we will. Our commitment, to ACDA and to compound it. We’ve got boys at risk because of the activity The underserved tend to be in urban areas. Seven- you, is this ongoing partnership and collaborative effort.

November/December 2012 • The HARMONIZER 15 Shannon

Society president Shannon Elswick is also president of Elswick the Orlando Regional Medical Center. Here he speaks at the Our new Society president groundbreaking. always has time for what matters: ‘Shop ‘Till You Drop

I knew I was in trouble when Shannon’s parents related bass voice hooked Shannon like you can imagine you’d things they did to direct his energy as a child—stand- be hooked if you heard the voice of God. Shannon began ing him on a table as a toddler to teach him states and his barbershop experience with the Big Orange Chorus capitals from a huge wall map. I should have had a clue in Jacksonville, Fla. He was a hospital corpsman stationed as the first summer we dated, he set a Guinness World at Naval Air Station Jacksonville and I quickly realized Record for riding a tricycle, a gimmick to raise money that the barbershop harmony activity was a much better for Muscular Dystrophy. Early on, I should have learned outlet for his energies than the tavern across from the that the quickest way to get him to do something was to base entrance! tell him he couldn’t do it! We ended up walking more than a mile home one Sunday after church because I told Master juggler him he couldn’t drive our van on a sand road he thought My greatest criticism of Shannon has always been Iwas a shortcut through an orange grove down the road that he doesn’t do anything in moderation, and yet from our subdivision ... some would say that is his greatest asset; he definitely Shannon and I have had a wonderfully collaborative manages to accomplish a lot. With excess comes great marriage, but I can’t say that he consulted me before need to be proficient at juggling—and Shannon is a he started barbershop- ping—he impulsively Shannon and two sons competed with T.H.X. in Portland. responded to a bill- board that he spotted on the way to work. And fortunately for us, when he made the first call of inquiry, Craig Johnston’s resonant

16 The HARMONIZER • November/December 2012 TORONT-Oh! June2013 30 - July International 7, 2013 Convention June 30 - July 7, 2013

Come join our 75th Anniversary party in a world-class cosmopolitan city! Ringmasters, historical displays, Casa Loma, Old School, Storm Front, Vocal Spectrum, Ambassadors of Harmony, Niagara Falls, OC Times, North Metro Sweet Adelines (Toronto), Max Q, Chiefs of Staff, Lemon Squeezy, Royal Ontario Museum of Art, Hockey Hall of Fame, Crossroads T O R O N T O ... CONVENTION EVENTS HIGHLIGHTS

All week long: Enjoy displays of historical costumes and artifacts from Society and dis- trict archives, plus special presentations, all in celebration of our 75th Anniversary! TOP TEN REASONS TO VISIT TORONTO Tuesday: The Harmony Foundation Collegiate Barbershop Quartet Contest gets the fes- tivities rolling early at 5 p.m. Come see the champs of the future and cheer them on. Then enjoy the perennial favorite, the Larry Ajer Party! It’s a blast!

• You’ll learn how to use hockey terms Wednesday: Start picking your quartet winners during the Quartet Quarterfinals, from in romantic settings ... handy, eh? 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. or so. The rest of the evening is for tagging, hanging out and listening • Experience poutine (a.k.a. “heart at- to the ever-popular Dixieland Band. tack on a plate”)—French (of course) fries with gravy—yum! Thursday: As the quartet field gets narrower in the Quartet Semi-Finals, the suspense gets • The host chapter can show you 25 higher, starting at 11 a.m. Afterward, you’re sure to enjoy the World Harmony Jamboree at ways to cook moose, including stro- 4:15 p.m.; then we’ll cap the day off with the champions at the AIC Show and the Chordi- ganoff. torium from 10 p.m. to midnight. • Canadian chefs often substitute beer where recipes call for water. Friday: Chorus performances can go from the ridiculous to the sublime with just a tear-off • Enjoy a helping of beaver tail—it costume or two, so don’t miss a minute of the Chorus Contest starting at 10 a.m. or you tastes like chicken! might just miss the ONE thing everyone will be talking about for weeks. Afterward, get loose • It’s a lot like London, only with bet- and live it up at your district and chapter parties—tomorrow­ morning you can sleep late! ter teeth. • Learn a whole new language quick- Saturday day: This will be your day to take it easy. Morning brunch, Sing with the ly. You only need to learn one word: Champs, shopping, sightseeing! Just be sure to get up in time to join in the Mega Sing and “Eh” (but you’ll need 200 different share the joy of singing with the folks of Toronto. inflections for the proper meaning). • Possible sightings of Dudley Do- Saturday night: Like the crème brûlée at the end of a gourmet meal, the convention Right and sweet Nell sharing a high point is the Quartet Finals at 7 p.m., when the top ten quartets pull out their top stuff grande latte at Starbucks? to compete for the top honors. This evening starts with performances from the new Chorus • Drink beer in a country that thinks and Collegiate champs at 5:45. Then by 9:30 or so, it’s a free-for-all party time, with tag- anything under 6% is just for kids. ging in every corner of every hallway and lobby. • HHHHHHHHHHHHHH‘s name might temporarily change to EH EH EH EH EH EH EH EH EH EH EH EH EH EH, and maybe we’ll finally know Don’t forget, and don’t delay! U.S. residents must have a passport for this trip! what it means! PASSPORT INFO: Everything you need to know is at http://travel.state.gov/passport.

Register 24 hours a day at www.barbershop.org /toronto or call 800-595-4849 Ringmasters, historical displays, Casa Loma, Old School, Storm Front, Vocal Spectrum, Ambassadors of Harmony, Niagara Falls, OC Times, North Metro Sweet Adelines (Toronto), Max Q, Chiefs of Staff, Lemon Squeezy, Royal Ontario Museum of Art, Hockey Hall of Fame, Crossroads T O R O N T O ... Beaucoup d’ fun! TORONTO SIGHTSEEING HIGHLIGHTS

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Shannon values the way that barbershop activities bring people together, expanding their relationship potential and their opportunity to nurture each other. Shannon says “If more of our members could enjoy this wonderful art form half as much as I do, we would have to hire more people to process the membership applications.” For us, Shannon’s barbershop experience has re- flected the rhythm of our life—there was the thirst for knowledge and mastery of the art (learning tapes in the car—ugh—weekly practices), the excitement of As president of Orlando Regional Medical Center as well as Senior participation (choruses and quartets—shows, compe- Vice President of Adult Hospitals, Shannon is responsible for more than titions and Singing Valentines), the sharing of experi- 1,300 skilled care beds, ancillaries to support them, and about 10,000 ence (judging, coaching, directing, leadership roles). employees. Though Shannon is very busy in his role as a business executive, at heart he still is that little boy who needs times but revivals have happened frequently so it must an outlet for his energy and creativity. I can’t think of not have been too bad. In 2002, Shannon formed Rare a better way to fill that need than by sharing his love Blend, a mixed a cappella quartet that often performs of the barbershop harmony art form and his gift of en- in the community and that entertains employees and/or couragement with the Barbershop Harmony Society in patients in his hospitals. And more recently, he helped to the role of president. found and continues to direct Sisters of Sound, a local We have a friend who, at her husband’s retirement Harmony, Inc. chapter. party, was offering to pay people to take him to lunch Our boys have grown up with the barbershop com- just to give her some time away from him! While many munity and our twins, Aaron and Scott, are members of my friends worry about what their husbands will do of HD Chorus and THX. Shannon hasn’t quite yet with their time in retirement, I have no fear. Shannon pulled the family quartet together, but has a challenging craft, a beloved hobby, and cherished I should have he keeps nudging us all that way every barbershop buddies who will keep him occupied and learned that chance he gets, as he believes barbershop entertained well into retirement. is more than just a hobby. Recognizing ’Shop ’til you drop! n the quickest his role as an ambassador for a wonderful way to get art form, he believes in participating at whatever level of accomplishment he is Shannon speaks • “Job one was to hire the right CEO. Those who were close to the Shannon to do capable of, and has a list of quartets over process know how much went into it. We are very pleased with Marty the years to prove it. Most of all though, something was Monson’s energy and dedication to the position and believe he will to tell him he Shannon loves staying up late with our do an outstanding job.” boys and anyone else willing to share a • “There is much more to do than the staff can possibly take on, espe- couldn’t do it! tag. Shannon says “I think we have to cially as they are in transition with their new CEO. ‘Montana Jack’ begin to frame barbershop as a verb and Fitzpatrick challenged us in his 2012 Midwinter keynote address to just do it. That is where ’shop ’til you drop comes from.” recognize and embrace the army of incredible volunteers our 23,000 People love Shannon because he is relationship- members represent. I will be working with Jack, Marty and others oriented; he believes that his own success is based on to establish a framework to mobilize that army to supplement the the success of those around him, and he works hard to assets and talents of our staff.” nurture and support everyone he has the opportunity to • “I believe barbershop is more than just a hobby. We, the members share life with. He looks for the talents of each person of the Society, are the ambassadors for a wonderful art form he encounters and actively works to encourage them and we need to be active in our barbershop lives. As you know, I to develop those talents and motivates them to be pro- believe in participating even if I can’t do so at the highest levels of ductive. While we’d like to think that he is a talented accomplishment (all those quartets through the years ... so many baritone, Shannon’s gift of encouragement is the talent that I would have to do some research to get the exact number). that he brings to the Barbershop Harmony Society. I think we have to begin to frame barbershop as a verb and just Barbershop has been a source of intellectual stimulus do it. That is where “‘shop til you drop” comes from. Anyone who (learning the intricacies of harmony), a creative outlet knows me understands how much I love to stay up late with my (he’s such a ham!), and a brotherhood for Shannon. boys tagging and singing.”

18 The HARMONIZER • November/December 2012

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Dozens of Harmony University scholarships available for 2013 The following scholarships are available to attend the PREMIER Educational Event of the Barbershop Harmony Society. All scholarships include full tuition and board; none include travel costs. To those interested, please read the full rules for each scholarship at http://tinyurl.com/HUscholars before applying. Sponsored by Harmony Foundation struggling to find more males for your program, contact from any era qualify, as long as they are arranged in Director’s College. Front-line directors, assistant James Estes at 615-673-4124 or [email protected]. the barbershop style and are “something that might be directors or aspiring directors who have not received heard on a chapter show.” Young arranging talent is a Society/Harmony Foundation Scholarship within the Other sponsors especially encouraged. Deadline: Send Finale or PDF last five years are eligible. Recipients must commit to Larry Ajer. For a successful, active, competing quartet files to [email protected] or to PO Box 9335, enroll and pursue Director Certification. Download wanting to reach the next level. Details at tinyurl.com/ San Diego, CA 92169. applications at www.barbershop.org and send to Educa- HUscholars. Mail completed applications to the Education Association of International Senior Quartet tion Department, Attn. Director’s College Scholarship, Department, Attn. Larry Ajer Scholarship, 110 7th N, Champions. Two scholarships to talented directors or 110 7th N, Nashville, TN 37203. For more information, Nashville, TN 37203. Contact Adam Scott at 615-673- potential directors of youth choruses. Contact John Fyn- contact Mike O’Neill at [email protected] or 4125, or [email protected]. more at [email protected] by March 31. 615-673-4126. Earl Moon. Sponsored by the Whittier, Calif., Jim Miller. This scholarship is provided for educa- Bring Your Baritone Free. If you sign up for the chapter this pays tuition for first-time Barbershopper at- tional advancement in directing barbershop music. A quartet track (Quartet College) at Harmony University, tendees who might not otherwise have the opportunity strong candidate for the Jim Miller Directors’ College it’s four for the price of three, courtesy of Harmony to attend. Download application at www.choralaires.org scholarship must exhibit a strongly rooted conviction for Foundation and the Larry Ajer Endowment. Scholar- and submit to Paul Feinzimer, Whittier Choralaires, P.O. improving the people under his or her tutelage in the ships are limited. Contact [email protected] or Box 482 / La Mirada, CA 90637 by May 1. Reach Paul areas of technique, musicality, and stage presence. He 615-673-4122. at [email protected] must also demonstrate actions that affect the preservation Music Educators. If you are a professional music Lou Perry. Awarded to the creator of the best original of the barbershop style. Send all applications to: Jay. educator interested in barbershop-style singing or arrangement as evaluated by eminent arrangers. Songs [email protected] by June 15.

20 The HARMONIZER • November/December 2012 • “Taking our chorus to Harmony sity in St Joseph. 24/7 togetherness! University was one of the greatest Two-a-day rehearsals, with amazing educational, camaraderie-building and coaches from the faculty. It was trans- purely fun events we have done in my formational. And we still had time to 13 years with the chorus ... a definite attend other great classes. Oh, and did I highlight of my barbershop career!” mention late night tags and ice cream! – Darin Drown (director) What fun! We came home a much • “I have been to Harmony College better chorus!” – George Davidson seven times by myself and found it to Also, in 2009, the Western Hos- be a very enlightening experience. But pitality Singers from Calgary, Alb., this summer, as a member of a chorus, attended HU as an entire chorus and I found it to be not only enlightening had such a great time, they are “seri- but also extremely bonding with my ously considering coming back in brothers in Sound of the Rockies. The 2014.” They attribute a lot of their show Saturday evening in the Missouri growth and improvement to the week Theater, an amazingly restored venue, long, intensive coaching and guidance was one of the high points of my ex- they received from their time at HU. perience with the Sound of the Rock- In Fall of 2009 they had 40 guys on casualuniforms.com ies. Coaching, learning, and singing their roster, and scored a 68% with 28 together at Harmony University has guys on stage. Over the last three years, been one of the greatest experiences the chorus has grown to over 50 guys 1-800-591-7063 in my 25-year barbershop career, and on their roster and, put 39 guys on the www.casualuniforms.com the quality of our recent performances contest stage and their score improved prove that.”– John Manion to 73%! They’ve recently requested • “Words cannot adequately express the information on what it would take for joy of spending a week with your own them to attend again in 2014! A true chorus. In 2012, 90 members of Sound testament to the experience they re- of the Rockies (Denver Mile High ceived. n Chapter) attended Harmony Univer- www.barbershop.org/hu

November/December 2012 • The HARMONIZER 21 Welcome new members! Thank you recruiters! New members who joined between May 1, 2012 and December 15, 2012. Each recruiter’s name follows in italics. Cardinal Richard Humke Ron Flock John Robb Kenneth Munch Graeme Allen Michael Allen Arlo Bower Cole Aldridge John Sutton Kameron Barker Geoffrey Hargrave Josh McCrickard Bob Pratt Bently Goodwin Jonathan Burton Marc Hagn Hugh Jones Eric Boyd Brian Hargrave Robert McClellan Harold Nentrup Keith Therrell Del Motteler John Anderson Rod McMillin Kyle Batchelder David Hippen Dylan McKeage Charles Reimer Gene Griffith Rich Calvi Charles Rose Bradley Kieper Mark Fortino John Downs Ronald Johnson Robert Griffith Douglas Stephen Combes Paul Antisdel, Jr. Garry Texeira Cal Baumgartner Eli Hoefer Joseph McQueen Alex Ritter Longerbone CJ Carlson Kerry Foley Keith Lindley Jim Sweers Nathan Spilker Jim Griffith Fred Ritter Camden Hine Franklin Smith Robbie Brown Colin Craig Philip Brownrigg Gregory Hosmer Kevin Moler Kevin Selle Clay Hine Dillon Carson Donald Brown Dave Lobeck Alan Pommier J D Massa Jeff Moler George Vits Paul Hoover Brandon Hen- Tom Campbell Mike Ehringer Cutty Castillo Warren Hull Heath Mueller Donald Shafer Greg Detty derson Charles Marvin Mattingly Ray Brown Matt Seivert Nick Groves Marty Nelson Neil Hutcheson Ken Carter Schladand Warren Donaldson Jerry Clemmens Carl Johnson Andrew Myers Bradley Sheeley Lars Grevstad Joel Jacobson Nathan Colglazier Paul Minning Gary Lindsay Larry Sills Tim Myers Sandy Gumm Ron Jenkins Neville Cordell Justin Bilby David Meneely Justin Collins Logan Johnson Tom Neill Will Sheldon William Boggs John Hubbard Brandon Crecelius Fritz Minning Ralph Sill Ronald Johnson Harvey Kiser Ethan Walsh Matthew Johnson Jim Corey David Schroeder David Meneely Gardner Davis Kaleb Jorgensen Joel Nettles Joe Simpson Jacob Strong Don Fergie Ray Danford Tim O’Reilly Ethan Walsh P.D. Stibor Vince Bower Adam Jurotich Sr. Doug Johnson Ferguson Scott Wiederoder Matthew Huffman Butters Davis Aidan Jurotich Josh Nienhueser Zach Simpson Mike Williams Nemia Darwel Jamie Duvall Mike Payne Jayson Ryner Adam Jurotich Sr. Larry Edgar Dillon Thornton Jim Keels Tim Joveski Frank Repper Walter Anderson Mike Dressman Edward Kammer Oran Obering Gage Snyder Robert Smith Ben Dunbar Eric Ewald Corey Reynolds Terry Smith Dean Carlisle Darryl Baker Adam Busby Kevin Lane Fredrick Hodges John Sutton David Meneely Andrew Duff Steve Keisker Tony O’Brien Mike Snyder Freddie Braswell Jason Durfee Jay Fortner Joel Robinson Caleb Duff Jim Bagby Don Fuson Jayson Ryner Zachary Lee Joseph Livesey Steve Brodersen John Robinson Ed DuPree Charlie Kemp Paul Pancoast Jeff Swanson Jason Lee Andrew Durfree Jomy Francis Don Whitehouse Buster Baxter Thomas Wishart Jazz Rucker Aaron Powell Christopher Loftin Shad Durfee David Haines Walter Anderson Aaron Ely Steve Kohlbry Dave Parker Roger Thaden Howard McAdory Scott Fikse John Geyer Bob Wigginton Nathan Green Roger Nelson Steven Fisher Gene Torrens Mike Lowry Ian Kelly Harry Stack Charles Luecke Esben Enriquez Mike Koster Darrell Parks Dillon Thornton Ignatius Brown Michael Fossler Chuck Gromer David Young, Jr Mike Scott Larry Shay Don Thomson Zane Sutton Drew Nelson Jim MacMillan Keith Hoover Jon Nicholas Alex Fullerton Donald Kracke Taylor Petersen David Troup Dinesh Gurpur Jim Gemmell Luc Hartwell Ronald Johnson Randy Fischer Ryan Ask Kenneth Lyle Paul Nelson Gerald Herrmann David Meneely Central Barrie Gnagy Jeffry Larson Christopher Pingel Hayden Vaughn Jack Hale Philip Haines John Hight States Rick Kready David McVey Jason Martin Harold Nentrup Logan Pirkle Bob King Walter Anderson Zach Anderson George Graham Mike McCormick Brian Poppe Randall Walton John Pirkle, Jr. Michael Halvorson Tom Read Jimmy Rainey David Rice Scott Wilcox Gary Mcpherson Jim Harker Robert Kerdus Robert Reed Dominic Garguile the happiness emporium Christopher Witt Gary Taylor Levi Heeringa Matt Seivert Benjamin Josh Honrud — CELEBRATING 40 YEARS: 1972–2012 — Bill Wolf Rentschler Tom Hocking Leonard Purvis Jimmy Matthews Glenn Harvey AJ Young Neal Robinson Rob Holt On 12/12/12 Mike Nelson Marcellus Scott Salvatore Pasta Gary Zhorne Sam Sanderson Connor Howard the Happiness Emporium celebrates our 40th anniversary Myrvin Samuelson Graham Roden Jonathan Burton with the release of our last album, Time Flies. Steve Zuniga Troy Slezak Michael Kenna Gary Straatmann Buddy Kell Gary Ackerman Steven Smith James Kinsman FEATURING n Dixie Ray Taylor Bill Sansom The Old Guys Set time flies n Joey Aletras Alex Termulo Steven Klinger The Too-Much Opener CELEBRATING 40 YEARS: 1972–2012 JJ Duffy Forest Cox Steve Mondau Accustomed to this Pace Roger Beale Joe Traughber Keith Larson Barely Alive Buddy Kell Ryan Modrall Don Petersen Old Bones Medley Charlie Bright Randal Wilcox Bernie Lewis The Medicare Song Brandon Buddy Kell Bayard Lewis The Fleeting Mind Middlebrooks Daniel Williams Steve Lewis At Sixty-five It's Hard to be Nimble Paul Butterworth Brian Williams Jay Krumbholz Old Guys Too-Much Tag Buddy Kell Mike Williams Greg Lund Rockin’ Chair Song Victor Clarke Don Liechty Don Ferguson Joe G Giordullo Hunter Martinson Gospel Songs with Piano Michael Cumbie Evergreen Josh Honrud Have A Little Talk With Jesus Don Jackson Ranger Adams Mike Moore Gaither Medley Benedict Diano Dan Pierce David Schrupp It Is No Secret Andrew Brammer Jon Aunger Chance Murray Blessed Assurance Brad Duffy Thomas Padgett Bob Ross the happiness emporium JJ Duffy David Baum Jackson Newell Zack Dunda Gary Ackerman Leon Williams WHAT’S NEW: Ben Porter Jerry Beardsley Herb Ozer Order CDs online and listen to sound clips – visit our web site! Tom Eck Leo Beardsley George Lederer Jack Martin Jesse Brittain Matt Person Grant Garrison Martin Philip Cheasebro Michael Allen Ketteringham Karson Postman www.HappinessEmporium.com Kevin Garrison John Brock Ken Postman

22 The HARMONIZER • November/December 2012 STAY TUNED

Barbershopper does serious clowning around; “Changes fear to cheer” Rob Divers loves singing lead for the Vocalq Major- wish was finally ful- ity (SWD). And he loves his work as a registered filled when Rob wrote nurse in Dallas. But what he loves even more is to Patch and shared bringing joy into the lives of his with him the influ- patients as a Clinical Performance ence his movie had Artist, making rounds from bed on his mother and on to bed in the pediatric hospital as his nursing practice, “Magic Nurse Rob.” and in a hand writ- Rob has been a medical profes- ten response, Adams sional for 18 years, beginning as an shared with Rob his emergency trauma nurse. A profes- story about how his sionally-trained clown magician, he mother had also in- “Tater” the tramp clown has infused music and performance fluenced him. Adams entertains Make-a-Wish kids magic into his clinical practice, invited Rob to join on a three-hour train ride in Rob Divers has “to bring more Art to his patients, him and 15 others accompanied his Dallas/Ft. Worth in Oct. 2012. softening some of the Science of on a humanitarian hero, the real Patch Adams, on humani- medicine,” as he puts it. trip to Costa Rica tarian missions. Rob is a regular RN volunteer last September to learn magician at Camp TLC for the how to use the power Spina Bifida Association of North Texas, where he of clowning to care for holds magic classes and helps the kids to prepare for people in the harshest a magic show for the whole camp. He also performs of conditions. regularly at the Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. Adams led the Rob’s journey to clowning began in November group, among whom of 1999, when his 56-year-old mother, from whom were physicians, A visit from The Magic he inherited all his artistic ability, was dying of lung nurses and other hu- Nurse brightens a patient’s cancer. It was her wish to spend her last days in his manitarian activists, day in pediatric hospitals. hospital. During their last afternoon together, she into a Nicaraguan wanted to watch the Patch Adams movie with him, refugee settlement called La Carpio, built on a and she wanted him to be Patch’s nurse. That last dump outside San Jose. They clowned for kids and families in extreme poverty for two days. Other visits included the San Jose Children’s Hospital Burn Unit, the state mental institution, and the state prison. Adams makes six humanitarian trips each year to very difficult areas of the world, including war zones. “During the week, Patch lived and shared his life with us, and we became good friends. I hope to take many more trips with him in the future,” says Rob. “It’s all in the same spirit as singing barbershop. You just try to do whatever you can to brighten someone’s day.”

BRYAN ROCKETT

The East Texas Men in Harmony were honored to be a part of the annual “I Love America” Celebration at Green Acres Baptist Church in Tyler, Texas, July 1-2, 2012. The chorus joined a 350-voice choir and 50-piece orchestra for the celebration and sang for more than 10,000 people in three services. This annual event is a moving patriotic tribute not only to the United States but also to the veterans who serve. The chorus honored one of its own, Buster Barlow, a World War II veteran. The chorus opened the performance by singing three traditional barbershop songs. Later they sang “God Bless the USA,” with the melody sung by current Army first lieutenant Adam Renfroe. The church also serves as the rehearsal home for the chorus. The chorus has been asked to return and sing in the celebration in 2013.

28 The HARMONIZER • November/December 2012 Happiness Emporium goes to the slammer to share barbershop harmony Somehow, Happiness Emporium check-in at the facility, leaving all their since they hadn’t had much chance to (LOL) managed to stay out of the pokey personal items in lockers, except for practice. Extra activities in the facility for almost 40 years, but last July, they the all-important pitch pipe. They had require a sponsor/volunteer to be with finally landed in the big house. It all lunch inside the facility at The Hard them, and a local barbershopper is only came about because Chaplain Joshua able to help them about once a month. Sendawula of the Stafford Creek Cor- But, the guys did a great job and were rection Center (SCCC) in Aberdeen, happy to have Bob singing with them. Wash., contacted them in 2011, asking During one of their segments, SCCC permission for their inmates to hand-co- staff member Don Salz, a second-gener- py some of the group’s arrangements for ation Barbershopper and staff Psycholo- their 25-member gospel chorus to sing. gist and Mental Health Supervisor, sang They decided to make it easier on the with them. Don later said, ”You all had inmates by sending them printed folios a powerful impact on the men. They get and learning CDs they had on hand. Bob Dowma, Jim Foy, Rick Anderson, few experiences inside prison that allow Then, as they were preparing for their and Rod Johnson entered through them to feel as valuable and loved indi- Good News! Gospel Sing program for the “not-so-pearly gates” to sing viduals. Thank you for your generosity.” international convention in Portland, with inmates in prison in Aberdeen, As the Happiness Emporium was it occurred to them that since they Washington last July. leaving the facility, they were told that would be in the vicinity of the SCCC, they were the only outside group sched- wouldn’t it be great if they could visit Times Cafe, then practiced with the uled to appear there in the entire year. the guys and sing in person? So they inmate chorus. Jim speaks for the group by saying, “Of called Chaplain Sendawula, who was The inmates’ quartet asked if the all the Gospel Sings, Gospel shows ... thrilled about the idea. group would “lend them a tenor,” and this to me was my biggest blessing since So, on July 11, 2012, right after the Bob Dowma happily supplied that part joining the Good News! Quartet in Portland convention, Bob, Jim, Rick for them. The inmates were nervous 1993.” n and Rod went through the detailed about singing in front of their peers, www.happinessemporium.com CHAPTER ETERNAL Society members reported as deceased between Oct. 15 and Dec. 31, 2012. E-mail updates to [email protected]. Cardinal St Louis No 1, MO Donald Hunter Fresno, CA M Pacewicz Montclair, NJ Gratiot County, MI Sunshine Bruce Wellum Carson City, NV Cleveland East, OH Maynard Peacock Grover Baker Terre Haute, IN Dixie David Jungroth Illinois Jack Walls Northeastern Gratiot County, MI Orlando, FL Tom Eck Frank Thorne David Anderson Lima Beane, OH Michael Joyce Mrs. Russell Rose Robert Blackwood Central Lake Lanier, GA David Jungroth Chicago Metro, IL Pittsfield, MA Alpena, MI Orlando, FL States Sam Focer San Mateo Cnty, CA Lyle Pauley Land O’ Lakes Joseph Zustin Saginaw Bay, MI John Church Frank Andreesen Greater Atlanta, GA Gene Kessler Northbrook, IL Richard Plaisted Bridgeport, CT Peter Theisen Orlando, FL Ord, NE Edward Garreau Canada Del Oro, AZ David Sanders Minneapolis, MN Central, CT Huron Valley, MI Douglas Davey Vernie Ayres Marietta, GA Joseph La Barge Carbondale, IL Alfred Szesny Robert Westover Orlando, FL Joplin, MO Atlanta Metro, GA Prescott, AZ Green Bay, WI Carolinas Gaylord, MI Edward McAvoy Robert Bennett Phil Lane Johnny Lynn Tollefson Tom VanEtten Orlando, FL Kearney, NE Evergreen South Orange Appleseed Faribault, MN Beaufort, SC Rocky Stanley Potokar Carl French Michael Bolek County, CA Robert Curry Mountain Orlando, FL Leavenworth, KS Coeur D’ Alene, ID Laguna Hills, CA Lima Beane, OH Mid-Atlantic Ontario William Simons Robert Price Kansas City, MO Gerald Erb Terry Lazzari Vaughn Eggert George Blanton, Jr. David Adams Denver Moun- Orlando, FL Jim Goldkamp Juan De Fuca, WA Marin, CA Grtr. Pittsburgh, PA Dundalk, MD Barrie, ON tainAires, CO Robert Rowe St Louis Sub., MO John Haley Chuck Nicoloff Bill Hamilton William Cook Donald Coghlin DeVere Walker Greater Sun City Edward Kammer Nanaimo, BC Greater Phoenix, AZ Grtr. Pittsburgh, PA Montclair, NJ Mount Forest, ON San Juan Cnty, NM Center, FL St Louis Sub., MO David Munroe Chuck Nicoloff Stewart Haylock Gordon Harrison Paul Millard William Smith Gordon Manion Great Falls, MT Central Arizona Xenia, OH Princeton, NJ Newmarket, ON Seneca Land Orlando, FL St Charles, MO (Quartet Chapter) Joseph Jusczak Manhattan, NY David Wilkie Milford Brougham William Stambaugh Raymond McLean Far Western Ted Petersen Beaver Valley, PA John Kelly, Jr. Mount Forest, ON Headwaters, PA Orlando, FL St Louis No 1, MO Randall Conner Carson City, NV Gerald Kelly Bucks County, PA Olean, NY Mike Yavits Jerry Pike South Orange Jim Rathbun Greater Kanawha Arthur Pitre Pioneer Bradford, PA Palm Beach Des Moines, IA County, CA Visalia, CA Valley, WV Manhattan, NY David Allen Harris Fitch County, FL Joplin, MO Palomar Pacific, CA Fresno, CA French City, OH Gordon Prout Battle Creek, MI Olean, NY Boca Raton, FL Robert Schlueter Fullerton, CA John Staley Athens Co, OH Red Bank Area, NJ Albert Beaver Bradford, PA St Louis Sub., MO Marvin Cox Bay Area, CA Al Knapp Bill Verity Frank Thorne William Osterhout Southwestern Charles Vickers San Fernando San Luis Obispo, CA Wheeling Metro, WV State College, PA Saginaw Bay, MI Oneonta, NY James Bauer Frank Thorne Valley, CA Werner Tiede William Martin Robert Werner Dennis Gore Paul Ramsey Arlington, TX John Walsh Michael House Stockton, CA Akron, OH Bryn Mawr, PA Grosse Pointe, MI New Bethlehem, PA Wally Walston St Louis Sub., MO Inland Empire, CA James Warner Grtr. Pittsburgh, PA Jean Wilson David Jensen Greater DuBois, PA Abilene, TX

November/December 2012 • The HARMONIZER 29 MEMBER SERVICES DIRECTORY How can we help you barbershop today? Get answers from your staff Society Headquarters 110 7th Ave N • Nashville, TN 37203-3704 • 800-876-7464 (SING) 615-823-3993 • fax: 615-313-7615 • [email protected] Office hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Central or any time atwww.barbershop.org  Executive Offices Rick Spencer Marty Monson Director of Operations/COO Executive Director/CEO 4123 • [email protected] Board of Directors [email protected] President Patty Leveille Membership Services Alan Lamson • Manchester, CT Executive Assistant/HR/Office Manager Charters, licensing, dues, fees, renewals, 860-647-9523 2630 • [email protected] address corrections, officers and rosters [email protected] Ashley Torroll Becca Box Administrative Asst. Membership Services & Chorus/Chapter Executive Vice President 4118 • [email protected] Development Manager Shannon Elswick • Clermont, FL 4120 • [email protected] 407-948-9599 Lorraine Seta [email protected] Office Support & Receptionist Jacqueline Robinson 4114 • [email protected] Membership Services & Chorus/Chapter Development Treasurer Douglas Gordon 4113 • [email protected] Dwayne Cooper • Austin, TX Office Support & Receptionist Michele Anderson 512-288-2851 4114 • [email protected] Membership Services & Chorus/Chapter [email protected] Education and Services Development 4129 • mmediate ast resident Mike O’Neill [email protected] I P P Bill Biffle• Albuquerque, NM Music Educator & Harmony University Events 4126 • [email protected] 505-246-9090 Dusty Schleier [email protected] James Estes Meetings & Conventions Manager Music Educator & Youth in Harmony 4116 • [email protected] 4124 • [email protected] Executive Director/ Board Secretary Adam Scott Communications Marty Monson Music Educator & Music Publications Melanie Chapman 800-876-7464 4125 • [email protected] Marketing Communications & PR Sherry Lewis 4137 • [email protected] Education Coordinator Eddie Holt Clarke Caldwell • Nashville, TN 4122 • [email protected] Website & Social Media Web Developer (Ex Officio, Harmony Foundation) 4140 • [email protected] [email protected] Finance and Administration Aaron Johnson Heather Verble Production Services - Audio/Video Director, Finance/CFO Board Members at Large 4133 • [email protected] 4139 • [email protected] Rick Ashby • Lititz, PA Jama Clinard Lorin May 717-625-2945 Finance Controller/Accountant Marketing team lead, Editor The Harmonizer [email protected] 4134 • [email protected] 4132 • [email protected] Joe Cerutti • Alexandria, VA Nick Fotopoulos Harmony Marketplace 703-401-7114 Information Technology Programmer Nancy Carver [email protected] 4141 • [email protected] Harmony Marketplace Manager Sam Hoover 4117 • [email protected] Don Fuson • Leawood, KS Information Technology PC & Server support Pam Cervantez 913-897-0625 4142 • [email protected] Shipping/Receiving [email protected] 4143 • Copy Center [email protected] Justin Gray Jennifer Lockhart John Miller • Westport, CT Office Support & Copy Center Harmony Marketplace 203-254-9594 4147 • [email protected] 4144 • [email protected] [email protected] Joe Rau Michelle Hankins Office Support & Copy Center Harmony Marketplace Gary Plaag • Montclair, VA 4147 • [email protected] 4145• [email protected] 703-868-5152 [email protected] Music Library Society Historian Janice Bane Jim Sams • Collierville, TN Grady Kerr Copyright & Licensing Manager 901-488-3128 [email protected] 4127 • [email protected] [email protected]

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