Spring 2018 Eastern Regional District Convention Patriot and Granite & Pine Divisions Quartet, Chorus & VLQ Contests — and — International Preliminary Quartet Contest April 20-21, 2018

Nashua High School SOUTH 36 Riverside St, Nashua, NH

HOST Nashua, NH Chapter Granite Statesmen Chorus NORTHEASTERN DISTRICT • BARBERSHOP HARMONY SOCIETY 2018 Patriot / Granite & Pine Divisions - Quartet, Chorus & VLQ CONTESTS 2018 DISTRICT INTERNATIONAL QUARTET PRELIMS CONTEST SSchedulechedule ooff EventsEvents Locations: A. Nashua High School SOUTH B. Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites - Nashua * Please note: Asterisks below denote that the posted start time is approximate and depends on the duration of the previous event. 1. Friday, April 20th - Quartet Semi-Finals Contests presents the 2018 FROM DESCRIPTION / EVENT LOC 2:00 PM House of Delegates Meeting B Area 2 3:30 PM REGISTRATION Desk Opens (to 7:30 PM) A 4:00 PM School Opens to Contestants A Convention 5:30 PM Auditorium opens to Attendees A 5:55 PM Patriot / Granite & Pine Divisions & Int’l & Contests Prelim Quartet Semi-Finals Contests A * 10:50 PM Announcements & Contest Results A *11:15 PM Quartet Evaluation Sessions with Judges B 2. Saturday, April 21st - Chorus/VLQ Contest FROM DESCRIPTION / EVENT LOC 8:00 AM School Opens to Contestants A 8:00 AM REGISTRATION Desk Opens (to 11:30 AM) A 9:00 AM Joe Barbershop Chorus Meets/Rehearsal A 9:30 AM Auditorium opens to Attendees A 9:55 AM Patriot/Granite & Pine Divisions Chorus Finals Contests A 11:45 AM LUNCH 12:30 PM Patriot/Granite & Pine Div. VLQ Contests A *1:30 PM Presentations, Announcements & Results A *2:00 PM a. Chorus Evaluation Session 1 with Judges A b. Society Meeting Session 1 (concurrent) A *3:00 PM a. Chorus Evaluation Session 2 with Judges A b. Society Meeting Session 2 (concurrent) A

3. Saturday, April 21st - Quartet Prelims FINALS Contest FROM DESCRIPTION / EVENT LOC ‡˜‡•‘‘‡–‡” 4:30 PM School Opens to Contestants A ͵ͳ†”‡™•ƒ”™ƒ› 4:45 PM REGISTRATION Desk Opens (to 6:45 PM) A ‡˜‡•ǡͲͳͶ͵Ͷ 5:30 PM Auditorium Opens to Attendees A 5:55 PM Int’l Preliminary Quartet Finals Contest A QUARTET CONTEST: *7:50 PM Presentations, Announcements & Results A Friday, April 27 • 5 p.m. *8:15 PM District Show A *10:15 PM Quartet Evaluation Sessions with Judges B CHORUS CONTEST: Saturday, April 28 • 12 noon 4. Sunday, April 22nd FROM DESCRIPTION / EVENT LOC Tickets available at the door: $15 8:30 AM District Board of Directors Meeting B 10:00 AM NED Seniors Chorus Rehearsal B

NED Eastern Regional & Int’l. Quartet Prelims Contests ~ Spring 2018 NED Eastern Regional & Int’l. Quartet Prelims Contests ~ Spring 2018 Page 2 Page 3 2018 Patriot / Granite & Pine Divisions Quartet, Chorus & VLQ CONTESTS 2018 District International Quartet Prelims Contest to Nashua ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Members, supporters and friends of CConventiononvention TTeameam the Northeastern District, NED EVENTS Robert Bradley NED VP - EVENTS n behalf of the Northeastern District, John Englander NED TREASURER & ONLINE REGISTRAR ON-SITE REGISTRAR I would like to welcome you to our Michelle Cole STAGE/COMPETITOR MANAGEMENT Eastern Regional Convention and Marshall Wagner O Vikki Bradley COMPETITOR SERVICES Contests here in Nashua, NH. We are excited Flo Ragusa ON-SITE JUDGES SERVICES once again to be visiting Nashua and would Larry Newth LOGISTICS COORDINATOR like to thank our hosts for the weekend, the Dianne & Tom Brooks LOGISTICS COORDINATORS Nashua chapter. Vice President of Events Bob Peter Sajko FRONT of HOUSE COORDINATOR Bradley and his team have set the stage here Jack Corish BACKSTAGE SERVICES for an outstanding weekend. Vice President Glen Aliczi - ALSS AUDIO - Advanced Lighting & Sound Solutions of Contest and Judging, Alan Lamson and his Mike Kelly, BHS/MAD VIDEO - PERFORMANCES/COMPETITOR team have arranged for what I believe could NED VP - MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS Steve Salamin PROGRAM EDITOR / Performance Photos be one of the inest contest sessions ever at a regional convention. Not only will we be NED CONTEST & JUDGING crowning Division Champion Quartets and Alan Lamson NED VP - CONTEST & JUDGING

Choruses, but quartets from the NED and Jim Nolan COMPETITOR LIAISON other districts will be competing for the Kirk Young JUDGING PANEL LIAISON opportunity to sing on the International stage Brian O’Leary Linda Muise COMPETITOR ENTRY LIAISONS this summer in Orlando. Good luck to all of Diane Patterson our competitors this weekend. Your being Dianne Tortorelli-Brooks AWARDS CHAIR here and competing already makes you a champ in my eyes. SPECIAL THANKS TO: Nashua School District Between the contests this weekend, I hope Nashua High School South that everyone here has a chance to meet old Faculty, staff, and facilities management, friends and make some new friends. We love - - AND - - to listen to the best quartets and choruses in Keith Richard - Principal the district and cheer them on, but my fondest John Franzini - Venue Operations Manager Danna Grady - Head Custodian memories of conventions always have been the times spent with my brothers in harmony, Holiday Inn & Suites - Nashua singing a song, or perhaps a tag, far removed Laurie Hopkins - Operations Manager from the lights of the contest stage. I hope Our Judges and Presenters for the weekend! that each of you will take such a memory and the numerous hard working volunteers of the home with you from this NED, HI, and SAI community! Thank you! weekend. The Northeastern District greatly Thank you for being here! appreciates the incredible effort of the entire NASHUA, NH chapter - the Granite Statesmen - in support of this weekend’s convention. EdEd FritzeFritzenn Find DOUG LONG, Nashua Events Chairman and MATT 2018 President KOPSER, Nashua Chapter President, thank them - and the Northeastern District Nashua members & friends - for a job ‘done really well’!

NED Eastern Regional & Int’l. Quartet Prelims Contests ~ Spring 2018 NED Eastern Regional & Int’l. Quartet Prelims Contests ~ Spring 2018 Page 4 Page 5 2018 Patriot / Granite & Pine Divisions Quartet, Chorus & VLQ CONTESTS 2018 DISTRICT INTERNATIONAL QUARTET PRELIMS CONTEST ContestContest JudgingJudging PanelPanel MMusiic CCattegory: SSteve JJamiison MAAD Caki Gray David Wright CSD Director of Membership Liz LeClair HI-A2 BARBERSHOP HARMONY SOCIETY Candidate (Chorus): Cay Outerbridge NED A graduate of Grove City College with a Bachelor PPerformance Category: Larry Reinhart NSC of Science in Biology, Caki Gray is the Director of Dusty Schleier DIX Membership for the Barbershop Harmony Society. Diane Patterson HI-A2 In this capacity, she handles the program planning Singing Category: Alan Gordon FWD for membership, as well as customer service Brandon Guyton DIX needs. This includes managing the four-person Liane Iannuzzo HI-A2 Customer Service Center team who answers front -line questions regarding membership needs, CContest Administrator: Bill Vermue ONT marketplace orders, quartetting, convention Assistant CA: Mike Thompson SWD ticket sales, outreach efforts, chapter support, and Candidate CA: Linda Muise BHHS much more! Caki has worked for the Society in this position since April 2013, immediately preceded by nearly ive years on staff of the Harmony Foundation where she ran the Ambassadors of General Information - All Contests Song monthly donation program and oversaw Please - no fl ash photography, noisy cameras Foundation-sponsored events at conventions. An or use of light-producing focus or red-eye employee of this great barbershop conglomerate reduction camera functions - as each does since the summer of 2006, she has seen irst interfere with and distract the performers. hand the excitement, self-conidence, and fun Quiet Please! Remain in your seat! that evolves when we introduce this unique art Quiet must prevail outside the entrances to the auditorium and in the corridor areas, in fairness to the competing quartets and choruses. form to individuals for the irst time. Caki counts Smoking is prohibited at all times in all areas. No food or drink is barbershop tag singing with her father and siblings allowed in the auditorium, except bottled water. Please turn OFF as one of her favorite activities, past and present. all pagers, cell phones & alarm watches. You don’t need those now! Also, crying or restless infants and children are like good ideas, the We are honored to have you with us, Caki. quicker they are carried out, the better! Enjoy the performances! Admittance to Nashua High School South Auditorium Thanks for joining us this weekend! Entry and exit are permitted between competitors during the contest sessions, but please do so quickly and quietly. Competitors will not be introduced while people are moving about the auditorium. No one may leave or enter the auditorium while competitors are on stage. No Recordings - Audio or Video - Camera or Phone Copyright law strictly limits the use of audio or video recording during any performance. No camera, audio or video device, whether or not in use, is permitted to record any performance without permission of the Society. Any person found using any such device will be required to stop and/or leave immediately. The virtual storage, memory or other recording medium may be confiscated and any unauthorized recordings erased or destroyed. Enforcement of the copyright law protects you and us; but most importantly, it protects the copyright owners who make our music and performance possible. Thank you! Your support and cooperation are greatly appreciated.

NED Eastern Regional & Int’l. Quartet Prelims Contests ~ Spring 2018 NED Eastern Regional & Int’l. Quartet Prelims Contests ~ Spring 2018 Page 6 Page 7 2018 NORTHEASTERN DISTRICT SPRING CONTESTS Western ConventionConvention 1. Granite & Pine / Patriot Divisions Division Quartet Finals & Senior Quartet Finals International Preliminary Quartet Semi-Finals Big Events! Friday ~ April 20, 2018 ~ 5:55 PM Master Class Presentation PRESENTER: David Patterson with Dr. Jim Henry Director - NED Seniors Chorus - Guys Who Can Drive At Night 1For NED Directors, Music Team Member - Vocal Revolution, Chapter Advocate - Patriot Division Leaders & any Music Educators! FRIDAY, MAY 4 • 1:00 PM CONTEST JUDGING PANEL - PLEASE SEE PAGE 7 In a Tribute to CONTEST ENTERED: NED CHORUS with Dr. Jim Henry Terry Clarke & Names of quartet members are listed with Crossroads Quartet! The BOSTON IP = Int’l Prelims Qual. below by voice part (tenor, lead, 2SATURDAY, MAY 5 • 4:15 PM COMMON! D = Division Quartet baritone, bass) regardless of how they DQ = District Qualifying stand on stage. REHEARSAL, COACHING and PERFORMANCE! Contest Notes: FOR MEN and WOMEN! YOU MUST REGISTER FOR THESE! N = Division Novice CHORUS MUSIC & LEARNING TRACKS AVAILABLE! DS = Division Seniors IP-OoD = Out-of-DISTRICT Int’l. Prelims DSQ = District Seniors Qual. OoD = NED Out-of-DIVISION contestant BARBERSHOPAARBERSHOPRBERSHOP HARMONYHARMHARMONON M = Div. Most Improved G&P = Granite & Pine

OoA. Quartet Name SAMPLE Chapter Membership Codes: Contest(s) Entered (Frank Thorne: no chapter) Big Show! Names of the ... Tenor, Lead, Baritone, Bass Song #1: ______(YOU write-in the name of the song performed) Saturday,aturday MMayay5•8 5 • 8 PMP Song #2: ______

Lake George HIGH School Drive By Singers Beverly, Lowell & Natick, MA featuring these two MIC TESTER QUARTET INTERNATIONAL QUARTET CHAMPIONS! Michael Klein, Douglas Joseph, Jerry Little, Charles Moses Song #1: ______Song #2: ______1. Seven Hills Four Worcester, MA Patriot - D / DQ / S / DS / M Brian O’Leary, Joe McGinn, Don Hewey, Paul Lapenas Crossroads Song #1: ______BHS 2009 1st-Place International Quartet Champions Song #2: ______2. Greenlight Concord & New Bedford, MA; OoD / IP Hartford, CT Louis Ades, Sebby Massa, Will Rogers, Chris Cutler Song #1: ______Song #2: ______Stor m Front 3. Shore Thing Cape Cod, MA; Manchester, CT BHS 2010 1st-Place International Quartet Champions Patriot - IP / D / DQ / N David Anthony, Louis Skinner, Dick Monheimer, Daniel Anthony SHOW TICKETS Song #1: ______̈́ͳͷ‹ƒ†˜ƒ ‡Ȉ̈́ʹͲƒ––Š‡†‘‘” Song #2: ______Learn More • Register • Buy Tickets Online 4. Puttin’ on the Fritz Central, Enfi eld, Hartford, OoD / DQ Manchester & Waterbury-Derby, CT NEDistrict.org Steven LeClaire, Edward Fritzen, Chris Hall, Reuben Barnes /2017-spring-western-convention Song #1: ______(Western NED Competitors ~ already admitted!) Song #2: ______

NED Eastern Regional & Int’l. Quartet Prelims Contests ~ Spring 2018 NED Eastern Regional & Int’l. Quartet Prelims Contests ~ Spring 2018 Page 8 Page 9 Friday Quartet Contests: NED Granite & Pine/Patriot Division Finals ƒ˜‡›‘—‡˜‡”–Š‘—‰Š–ƒ„‘—– District International Prelims Semi-Finals - Page 2 of 5 „‡ ‘‹‰ƒ Œ—†‰‡ǫ 5. League of Ordinary Gentlemen Concord, MA; Patriot - D / DQ Frank Thorne Manoj Padki, Ray Johnson, Daniel Schwartz, Mark Schuldenfrei Song #1: ______Song #2: ______6. Express Lane Concord & Natick, MA; Patriot - D / DQ / DS / DSQ Frank Thorne Robert Riel, Robert Freundlich, Douglas Burum, James Kenealy Song #1: ______The new NED Song #2: ______“Best Seat In The House” 7. The Essex County 4 Beverly, Concord & Lowell, MA ̱ ̱ Patriot - D / DQ / DS / DSQ If you are interested and would just like to give it a Michael Klein, Steve O’Connell, Charles Coogan, Steve Nester try before making the decision, contact us—the Song #1: ______Song #2: ______NED Contest & Judging Team Alan Lamson • [email protected] Jim Nolan • [email protected] SSTRETCHT R E T C H BBREAKR E A K Kirk Young • [email protected] Brian O’Leary • [email protected] 8. Common Time Nashua, NH G&P - D / DQ / M / DS / DSQ John Englander, Roger Greengo, David Hentchel, Denny Hooper Song #1: ______Greenlight Song #2: ______QUARTET 9. Clef Hangers of Hanover Hanover & Nashua, NH G&P - D / DQ / M / DS / DSQ Ron Higgins, Cliff Saunders, Dave Bagley, Dave Eff man Song #1: ______Song #2: ______10. Alben and the Hip Monks Providence, RI Patriot - D / DQ / N Fred Kingsbury, Robb Barnard, Johnny Bosse, Alben Roland Song #1: ______Song #2: ______11. OBSIDIAN Providence, RI Wishing the best of luck to all quartet and chorus Patriot - D / DQ / M / DS / DSQ competitors this weekend! Ken Brindamour, Tony Lopes, Ronald Lavoie, Richard Fontaine A big THANK YOU to all our amazing coaches. Song #1: ______Let’s meet and sing together this weekend! Song #2: ______the Greenlight Guys: Will, Chris, Sebby and Louis 12. Take the Fifth Cape Cod, MA greenlightquartet.com • [email protected] Patriot - IP / D / DQ / N facebook.com/GreenlightQtet/ Stephen Stein, John Paton, Robb Topolski, Edward Crowley Greenlightƒ†Daily Special™‡Ž ‘‡›‘—–‘Œ‘‹—•ƒ†›‘—”ˆ”‹‡†• Song #1: ______ƒ–‘—”Dzƒˆ–‡”‰Ž‘™dzƒ–—”†ƒ›‹‰Š–ƒ––Š‡ ‘Ž‹†ƒ› Ǧƒ•Š—ƒǨ Song #2: ______

NED Eastern Regional & Int’l. Quartet Prelims Contests ~ Spring 2018 NED Eastern Regional & Int’l. Quartet Prelims Contests ~ Spring 2018 Page 10 Page 11 Friday Quartet Contests: NED Granite & Pine/Patriot Division Finals Best of luck District International Prelims Semi-Finals - Page 3 of 5 to all competitors! 13. Fireside Concord & Lowell, MA; — Patriot - D / DQ / M Frank Thorne Thank you NED for your support! Jesse Heines, David Adams, Manoj Padki, Daniel Schwartz Song #1: ______Song #2: ______

14. Exchange Street Nashua, NH; Portland, ME G&P - IP Ryan Norfl eet, Miles Hunt, George Feinberg, Mike Soper Song #1: ______Song #2: ______15. Daily Special Concord & Worcester, MA; Patriot - IP / D / DQ Portland & Waterville, ME; Providence, RI Ike Swanson, Chad Putka, Ben Lewin, Cay Outerbridge Song #1: ______Song #2: ______

Let us Sing for your 2018 or 2019 event! IINTERMISSIONN T E R M I S S I O N [email protected] acebook/ExchangeStreetQuartet 16. Parts Unknown Nashua, NH G&P - D / DQ / N Jean-Marc LeDoux, Matt Kopser, John Potelle, Paul Dallaire Song #1: ______Song #2: ______17. Drive Bridgeport, Danbury & Central, CT; IP Frank Thorne Josh Beswick, John Sousae, Dan Allison, Ray Johnson Song #1: ______Song #2: ______18. Odds n Ends Portland, ME G&P - IP / DQ Jonas Rimkunas, Christopher Howard, Phil Newth, James Fortin Song #1: ______Song #2: ______19. Inside Track Nashua, NH; Frank Thorne G&P - IP / D / DQ / M F. Houston Galloway, Eric Hanel, Roger Menard, Gil Dubray Song #1: ______Song #2: ______LEARN MORE ABOUT THE NED SENIORS CHORUS HERE: 20. On Air Nashua, NH; Frank Thorne G&P - IP NEDistrict.org/ned-seniors-chorus Jonathan Green, Jay McCarter, Duane McCarter, Kurt Boutin Contact: David Patterson - [email protected] Song #1: ______NEXT REHEARSAL: this Sunday! Song #2: ______

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24. Mansion Vocal Band Nashua, NH; Providence, RI Patriot - D / DQ / DS / DQS Gerald Xavier, Alan St. Louis, Robert O’Connell, Mike Maino Song #1: ______Song #2: ______25. The Capital Four Concord, NH G&P - D / DQ / N / DS / DQS Richard Hochsprung, Luis Jimenez, Brian Riley, Larry Dorr Song #1: ______Song #2: ______26. B.A.S.S. Q Portland & Waterville, ME G&P - D / DQ / N Aaron Collins, Ben Clark, Steve Brewer, Sam Holmquist Song #1: ______Song #2: ______27. Pop-Pop and The Boys Bridgeport, Danbury & Central, CT; G&P - D / DQ Concord, MA; Nashua, NH; Portland, ME Joshua Tramack, Jordan Kugler, Merton Danna, Stephen Tramack Song #1: ______Song #2: ______28. Pratt Street Power Hershey, PA (MAD) IP - OoD Vincent Sandroni, Edward Schubel, Ben Hawker, Darren Schmidt Song #1: ______Song #2: ______

NED Eastern Regional & Int’l. Quartet Prelims Contests ~ Spring 2018 NED Eastern Regional & Int’l. Quartet Prelims Contests ~ Spring 2018 Page 14 Page 15 Friday Quartet Contests: NED Granite & Pine/Patriot Division Finals District International Prelims Semi-Finals - Page 5 of 5 The Narragansett Bay Chorus 29. TMI Central, Enfi eld, Hartford, Manchester, Presents... OoD - IP / DQ Waterbury-Derby, CT; Frank Thorne Steven LeClaire, Daniel Fontaine, Wesley Marchena, Reuben Barnes Song #1: ______Song #2: ______

30. Deadline Concord & Scituate, MA Saturday, September 29, 2018 Patriot - D / DQ / N 7:30 PM Paul Mahoney, Anthony Guerra, Joel Sutherland, Dan Costello Song #1: ______McVinney Auditorium Song #2: ______43 Dave Gavitt Way, Providence, RI 02903 ENTER the Results of the Division Contests BELOW With Special Guest: 22018018 PPatriotatriot DDivisionivision The Interstate Rivals QQUARTETUARTET CCONTESTONTEST RRESULTSESULTS

Novice Quartet: ______Most-Improved Quartet: ______Seniors Quartet Champion: ______District Contest Quartet Qualifi ers: ______1987 BHS International Quartet Champions Division Quartet CHAMPION: ______(GCVWTKPI 22018018 GGraniteranite & PPineine DDivisionivision QQUARTETUARTET CCONTESTONTEST RRESULTSESULTS

Novice Quartet: ______Most-Improved Quartet: ______Most-Improved Quartet (Singing): ______Seniors Quartet Champion: ______and Other Special Guests District Contest Quartet Qualifi ers: ______We Hope to See You There! ______For Information visit our website www.singnbc.com ______Division Quartet Follow Us on Social Media!a! CHAMPION: ______

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NED Eastern Regional & Int’l. Quartet Prelims Contests ~ Spring 2018 NED Eastern Regional & Int’l. Quartet Prelims Contests ~ Spring 2018 Page 16 Page 17 2018 NORTHEASTERN DISTRICT SPRING CONTESTS HCNEH 2a. Patriot Divison and Granite & Pine Division 20182 CHORUS Finals THIS SUMMER!SU Saturday ~ April 21, 2018 ~ 9:55 AM Friday,Fridday, SaturdayS & Sunday PRESENTER ~ Matt Saucier AugustAu VP Music & Performance - Concord, MA Chapter 3-4-53 Quartet Lead - Nor’easter (SLD) & Fusion (NED) It’s Happening! Bigger & Better! WorcesterWorce State CONTEST JUDGING PANEL - PLEASE SEE PAGE 7 Learn More, Sing Well & Have FUN! University Superb Music Education with Amazing Courses & Faculty! Qualifying: D = Division PLUS... A Director’s College track for directors and assistants! DQ = District Qualifi cation SC = Small Chorus Champions LEARN & ENJOY with 2 Special Guest COACHING Quartets M = Most-Improved Chorus Joe Barbershop Chorus Your NED hometown MIC TESTER CHORUS Joey Constantine, Director Song #1: ______Song #2: ______

Forefront 1. Men of Song Worcester, MA 2016 BHS International 1st-place Quartet Champions! Patriot - D / DQ / M Mark Goodney, Director Song #1: ______Song #2: ______2. Northshoremen Beverly, MA Patriot - D / DQ Christina Tramack, Director Category 4 2018-DIX Quartet Reps & 2017 BHS Song #1: ______International 7th-place Quartet Finalists Song #2: ______Don’t miss... the Amazing Saturday Night Showcase! 3. Surftones Cape Cod, MA with the Harmony Explosion Camp YOUTH Choruses, Patriot - D / DQ the HX & HCNE Adult Chorus, and HXNE Camp guest coaching/teaching quartets... Don Taylor, Director Song #1: ______Pratt Street Power ƒ† Taken 4 Granite Song #2: ______Online Registration OPENS Saturday, May 7th 4. Gentlemen Songsters Lowell, MA NOTE! Early-Bird Pricing ends Friday, July 6 th Patriot - D / DQ / M James Ham, Director Watch for More Information and Details - coming soon! Learn more at ... Song #1: ______NEDistrict.org/hcne Song #2: ______Contact: Alan Briand • VP-Music • [email protected]

Save the dates • Plan now to attend! SSTRETCHT R E T C H BBREAKR E A K HARMONY COLLEGE NORTHEAST 2018 at Worcester State University! A Great Location - Central Mass. with Easy Access off I-290. Great Facilities • Outstanding Food • Short Walks • Air-Conditioned 5. Downeasters Portland, ME Granite & Pine - D / DQ / M Guys! Gals! Please - share this information! Jay Wiley, Director Download the ϔlyer, print & email, reference the web site - promote in your chapters, schools and among friends. Song #1: ______Encourage everyone to attend the Saturday Show, too! Song #2: ______

NED Eastern Regional & Int’l. Quartet Prelims Contests ~ Spring 2018 NED Eastern Regional & Int’l. Quartet Prelims Contests ~ Spring 2018 Page 18 Page 19 Saturday Chorus & VLQ Contests - RESULTS Youth NED Patriot/Granite & Pine Division - Page 2 of 4 Harmony Workshop 6. Narragansett Bay Chorus Providence, RI Northeast Patriot - D / DQ / M Bob O’Connell, Director ANNOUNCING... Song #1: ______We have been chosen as a contender in the new... Song #2: ______BHS “Next Generation” Barbershop Varsity Chorus Invitational 7. New Sound Assembly Natick, MA Patriot - D / DQ / SC / M To help bring over twenty of the District’s young men to Raymond Johnson, Director Orlando this summer, we need your help! You may donate Song #1: ______to the cause using the GoFundMe link below. Your donation will be matched dollar for dollar in a challenge issued by NED Song #2: ______legend, Phil Carter. Please... Donate today and allow your 8. North Country Chordsmen Hanover, NH contribution to be doubled! It will give the District’s youth a barbershop experience that will keep them hooked for life! Granite & Pine - D / DQ / M Daniel Falcone & Michael Pacht, Directors GO TO: GoFundMe.com/yhwne Song #1: ______Song #2: ______Next Youth Workshop Meeting: Saturday, MAY 12, 2018 • from 10 AM -to- 4 PM 9. Granite Statesmen Nashua, NH Camelot Cohousing Common House • 69 Village Court • BERLIN, Mass. Granite & Pine - D / DQ / M Jonathan Green, Director Learn more atǣwww.nedistrict.org/yhwne Song #1: ______For questions or comments about YHWNE, please contact Sebby Massa at [email protected] Song #2: ______

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NED Eastern Regional & Int’l. Quartet Prelims Contests ~ Spring 2018 NED Eastern Regional & Int’l. Quartet Prelims Contests ~ Spring 2018 Page 20 Page 21 2018 NORTHEASTERN DISTRICT SPRING CONTESTS 2b. Patriot Divison and Granite & Pine Division “VLQ” (Very Large Quartet) Contest Saturday ~ April 21, 2018 ~ 12:30 PM PRESENTER ~ Matt Saucier

1. Tribute Concord, MA VLQ - Patriot THURSDAY to SUNDAY Song #1: ______August 2-5, 2018 Song #2: ______WORCESTER STATE UNIVERSITY 2. The Young and the Rest of Us Lowell, MA “A young VLQ - Patriot singer’s best weekend Song #1: ______of the year!” Song #2: ______3. deCadence Concord, NH HXNE provides id VLQ - Granite & Pine top-notch vocal coaching and choral instruction in one unique, dynamic Song #1: ______and FUN weekend! Song #2: ______An awesome 3-day FUNFUN, educational, d ti l 4. Something Special Portland, ME enthusiastic, encouraging and energizing VLQ - Granite & Pine SINGING MUSIC CAMP for high school youth - guys & gals! Song #1: ______We also offer an adult Music Educators program! Song #2: ______Sponsored, in part, by YOU - the members and chapters of the 5. Very Loosely Qualifi ed Hanover, NH Northeastern District of the Barbershop Harmony Society, and also VLQ - Granite & Pine Harmony, Inc., Sweet Adelines Int’l. and Harmony Foundation Int’l. Song #1: ______GUEST Song #2: ______TEACHING QUARTETS 6. Fire In The Hole Concord, MA VLQ - Patriot

Pratt Street Power Song #1: ______2016 BHS Int’l Youth Champion Song #2: ______ENTER the results of the Division Taken 4 Granite CHORUS & VLQ Contests ... on page 25 Hey! 2016 HI 2016 Int’l Champion DISTRICT Members & Friends: You, too, can recruit youth! Attend the Saturday night show! NNEXT?EXT? Find the tools to promote, print some fl yers and share among all in your community! Thank you for your support and assistance! SSocietyociety PresentationPresentation & FeedbackFeedback SessionsSessions Learn more about this amazing opportunity for youth: They run concurrently with the Chorus www.NEDistrict.org/hxne Evals. If you’re NOT in a Chorus Eval Session Contact: Daniel Anthony, Camp Director - [email protected] with Judges, please attend the BHS Meeting!

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Most-Improved Chorus: ______

Small Chorus Champion: ______

• “NextGen” (Youth) Varsity District Contest Qualifi ers: ______Quartet Contest JULY 1-8 • Quartet Quarter-Finals

• Quartet Semi-Finals PLUS... ______• AIC Show Harmony University classes! Sing with the Champs! ______• Chorus Contests MegaSing! ______• World Harmony Showcase Gold Medal Hour! • Quartet Finals! Singing, singing, and more ... SINGING! Division Chorus Support your NED Representatives! CHAMPION: ______Portland, ME - “Downeasters” & ? ? Quartets! Celebrate Harmony! Make the Music That’s Making A Difference! barbershop.org/orlando 22018018 GGraniteranite & PPineine DDivisionivision and find schedules, registration & hotel links CCHORUSHORUS CCONTESTONTEST RRESULTSESULTS ... and LOTS more!

Most-Improved Chorus: ______

Small Chorus Champion: ______

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Division Chorus Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018 CHAMPION: ______114 MAYFLOWER TERRACE South Yarmouth, Cape Cod, Massachusetts Cape Cod’s “Best” Annual Barbershop Harmony event ! 22018018 NEDNED PPatriotatriot DDivisonivison Bring your quartet or fi nd one here VVLQLQ CCONTESTONTEST RRESULTESULT and perform on the show that night! Kayaking, fi shing, hangin’ with barbershop friends - Patriot VLQ old and new, ringing chords and fi ne-tuning tags! WINNER is: Enjoy a day of singing, fun, sun and surf (or not) with friends, then a quick evening benefi t performance at the South Yarmouth United Methodist Church • 322 Old Main St. 22018018 NNEDED GGraniteranite & PPineine DDivisonivison Then back to Ross’s place until the wee hours? Sounds GREAT! VVLQLQ CCONTESTONTEST RRESULTESULT Hot dogs, burgers, chowdah, soda & beer - or bring whatever you like! To Perform or Learn More, please contact: Granite & Pine VLQ Ross McCurdy • [email protected] WINNER is:

NED Eastern Regional & Int’l. Quartet Prelims Contests ~ Spring 2018 NED Eastern Regional & Int’l. Quartet Prelims Contests ~ Spring 2018 Page 24 Page 25 National 2018 NORTHEASTERN DISTRICT SPRING CONTESTS Anthems 3. International Preliminary Quartet FINALS O CANADA! Saturday ~ April 21, 2018 • 5:55 PM PRESENTER ~ Ed Fritzen * new words adopted January 31, 2018 President O Canada! Our home and native land! Northeastern District - BHS True patriot love in all of us* command. Please stand as we salute our nations with the singing With glowing hearts we see thee rise, of the Canada and United States National Anthems. The True North strong and free! The lyrics of each can be found on the opposite page. NOTE: New lyrics to “O Canada!” From far and wide, Thank you! O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. God keep our land glorious and free! CONTEST JUDGING PANEL - PLEASE SEE PAGE 7 O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. O Canada, we stand on guard for thee! From Friday’s International Prelims Semi-Final round results - enter the names of the quartets in order of appearance (draw order):

THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER MIC TESTER QUARTET MT: ______Song #1: ______O! say can you see by the dawn’s early light, Song #2: ______What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the 1. ______perilous ight, Song #1: ______O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly Song #2: ______streaming? 2. ______And the rocket’s red glare, Song #1: ______The bombs bursting in air, Song #2: ______Gave proof through the night that our lag 3. ______was still there. Song #1: ______O! say does that star-spangled banner yet wave Song #2: ______O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave? 4. ______Song #1: ______Song #2: ______5. ______Daniel Song #1: ______David Song #2: ______Jesse 6. ______Manoj Song #1: ______Song #2: ______sharing the joy of 4-part harmony 7. ______Song #1: ______firesidequartet.net Song #2: [email protected] CONTINUED, OVER

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ƒŽ‘‘‹‰ˆ‘”ƒ APRIL 2018 tenor, lead 22 NED Seniors Chorus - Rehearsal - Holiday Inn - 10:00 AM and baritone‹ƒ 26-29 Harmony, Inc. Area 2 C&C - Devens, MA “Quest to be the Best.” MAY 2018 4-6 NED Western Regional Divisions Contests, Classes, Show - - with CROSSROADS and STORM FRONT quartets - Lake George, NY ȈDz‹ˆ‡‹••Š‘”–dzǤǤǤ•‘—•‡›‘—” ‘†Ǧ‰‹˜‡–ƒŽ‡– 4-6 Harmony, Inc. Area 3 C&C - Binghamton, NY ‘™Ǩ‘‘‡‹•‰—ƒ”ƒ–‡‡†–‘‘””‘™Ǥ 6 NED Seniors Chorus - Rehearsal - Courtyard Marriott - 9:00 AM 11-13 NED Sunrise Division Contests - Wolfville, NS Ȉ‘ǯ–—•‡–Š‡ˆƒ ––Šƒ–›‘—ƒ”‡–‘‘„—•›ƒ•ƒ 12 Chapter Show: Keene, NH - Monadnock Reg. HS, Swanzey, NH Ǯ‡š —•‡ǯ–‘Ǯ“—ƒ”–‡–ǯǤǤǤmake the time! 12 NED YHWNE - Youth Harmony Workshop NE - Berlin, MA 19 Chapter Show: Beverly, MA - Danvers HS, Danvers, MA ȈDzŠǡ„—–ƒƒǯ•”‡ƒ Š•Š‘—Ž†‡š ‡‡†Š‹•‰”ƒ•’ǡ 31-3 Harmorny, Inc. Area 1 C&C - Sackville, NB ”™Šƒ–ǯ•ƒŠ‡ƒ˜‡ˆ‘”ǫdz~ Robert Browning JUNE 2018 9 YHWNE - Youth Harmony Workshop NE - loc. tba READY TO SING! PLEASE CONTACT ME TODAY! Ed Headley, Bass JULY 2018 (A district-level competitor) 1-8 2018 BHS International Convention in Orlando, FL 22-29 BHS: Harmony University - Belmont Univ., Nashville, TN ǤǤ‘šͳͲ͸͵ͳȈ‘”–Žƒ†ǡͲͶͳͲͶ [email protected] • 207-233-4149 AUGUST 2018 2-5 Harmony Explosion Camp Northeast ~ Worcester State University with special guest quartets ... Pratt Street Power and Taken 4 Granite 3-5 NED Harmony College Northeast ~ Worcester State University with special guest quartets ... Forefront and Category 4 Why? 17-19 Alton Bay Barbershop Jamboree: Alton, NH 18 Alton Bay Jamboree - “Great Gathering” Show, Prospect Mtn. HS SEPTEMBER 2018 8 YHWNE - Youth Harmony Workshop NE - loc. tba 8 Harmony Heritage & NoteAble Blend - Original Congreg. Church - Wrentham, MA 14-16 New England Harmony Brigade - Courtyard by Marriott, Marlborough, MA 22 Chapter Show: Hanover, NH - Lebanon Opera House 22 Bass River BBShop Bash, So. Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA 29 Chapter Show: Providence, RI - McVinney Auditorium 29 Chapter Show: Schenectady, NY - Schenectady HS OCTOBER 2018 13 YHWNE - Youth Harmony Workshop NE - loc. tba 14 Chapter Show: Concord, NH - The Audi, Concord City Aud. 15-20 Sweet Adelines Int’l. - Contest & Convention - St. Louis, MO August 17-18-19, 2018 20 Chapter Show: Brunswick, ME - United Methodist Church ALTON BAY • ALTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE 26-28 NED Fall District Convention & Contests - PORTLAND, ME 31-4 Harmony, Inc. - Int’l. C&C - Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista, FL  ”‹†ƒ›˜‡‹‰ Bandstand Concert  ƒ–—”†ƒ›ˆ–‡”‘‘ Mock Quartet Competition  ƒ–—”†ƒ›‹‰Š– Great Gathering Show at the High School For the latest news & details of these and other events, Because you LOVE this! please see the ofϐicial NED CALENDAR here:

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NED Eastern Regional & Int’l. Quartet Prelims Contests ~ Spring 2018 NED Eastern Regional & Int’l. Quartet Prelims Contests ~ Spring 2018 Page 30 Page 31 • Are you passionate about singing in a really well-prepared quartet? • Do you get excited about singing Gold Medal arrangements? • Are you looking for three other guys to sing with, but can’t quite fi nd them in your chapter? • Does it seem like you can never fi nd three guys to sing with - who all know the same songs? • Do you have the ability and the drive to learn a lot of new music? If so, it might be time for you to take the New England Harmony Brigade challenge! It will change your life!

“The winner for me next year will be… NEHB... it’s much more fun to spend my time singing with well-prepared guys… the price is a bargain, considering the value you receive.”

At the New England Harmonyrmony Brigade RallyRally, it’s it’s all about quartetting. quartetting You’ll come fully prepared on twelve challenging songs. You’ll mix it up with other singers who are similarly prepared. Participate in a fun, informal, random quartet contest judged by our guest quartet: OC Times! Get your ‘dance card’ signed by 25 guys from each of the three other parts who are looking to sing with you! And sing in a chorus of almost one hundred guys on our Saturday night show with a great bunch of guys who are as prepared as you are! If you’re lucky, you might fi nd three other guys and audition Saturday morning. Then, if you’re selected, you could fi nd yourself singing on the show in a quartet Saturday Night! You’ll get sheet music, high-quality learning tracks, meals, and a hotel room for the weekend, all for one inclusive price. And you’ll return year after year... because you’ll love it!

SING with the Champs! This year’s... “Quartet in Residence” is...

Mark Your Calendars! Sign Up Now! 2018 Rally is September 14-16 in Marlborough, Mass. www.nehb.net for more information – and to apply!