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GOLDreturns to M-AD! SEE PAGES 2-4 Volume 42, Issue 3 August/September/October 2011 A BULLETIN FOR EVERY BARBERSHOPPER IN THE MID-ATLANTIC DISTRICT INSIDE: 2 Hail the Conquering Heroes! • Western Division 10 Being a great director 14 NEW SINGERS IN THE HEAVENLY CHOIR 3 Mid-Atlantic strikes gold • Northern Division 11-13 CHAPTER NEWS • Joe Della Badia 4 Old School ends M-AD drought • Spring convention • Roses for York • Tom Sterling 5-6 HARMONY COLLEGE EAST schedule change • North Pennsmen & centenarians 15 The songs we sing & tag • Did YOU attend? 8 YOUTH IN HARMONY • Soundworks & Medal of Honor 16 Showtime! • Rosendahl wins scholarship • Youth Q’s team up • Lansdale Picnic 17 Meeting dates • In their own words . • Another record • AHB holds show 18 2011 District competitors 7 DIVISION REPORTS 9 Be all you can be/Prez message • Convention All-Events form Old School wins the gold in Kansas City. The Alexandria Harmonizers’ prayers are answered on stage in Kansas City. Photo by Lorin May. MID-ATLANTIC DISTRICT OFFICERS President: Dick Powell (Roxanne); the 410-451-1957; [email protected] Hail Immediate Past President: Gary Plaag; 703- 670-4996; [email protected] Secretary: Keith Jones; 202-863-2688; [email protected] conquering Treasurer: Bob Eckman (Maggie); 703-440-5997; [email protected] Executive VP: Bill Colosimo (Linda); heroes! 571-213-7376; [email protected] Board Members-at-Large: Rick Ashby (Claire); 717-625-2945; Old School brings home the gold, [email protected] Harmonizers grab a bronze Ig Jakovac (Anne Bureau); 267-932-8344; [email protected] Hardman Jones (Amanda); 804-379-6257; [email protected] Alexandria Dennis Ritchey (Sherrie); Harmonizers, 540-846-6408; [email protected] above left, and 2011 District Operations Team Old School, left, represented the VP Chapter Support & Leadership Training: he mighty awesome and talented Old Center in Kansas City July 8, cheering their Chuck Harner; 903-938-3001; CAChuck@cox. School won the coveted Gold Medal at throats raw as our own John Santora an- Mid-Atlantic Dis- net the Barbershop Harmony Society’s 2011 nounced that the Alexandria Harmonizers had trict at the 73rd VP Chorus Director Development: T Annual Interna- International quartet contest Saturday eve- earned another 5th place medal at the 73rd Roger Tarpy (Jean); 804-829-2466; tional Conven- ning at the Sprint Center in downtown Kansas annual BHS International contest. [email protected] tion in Kansas City. The competition was fierce and the en- VP Contest & Judging: John Santora (Kathi); The months of work paid off! Their score City. 410-836-7554; [email protected] ergy high among the 50 quartets participat- was 2,663 out of 3,000. Ninety-nine guys filled VP Events: Walter Griffith (Mary Jo); ing in this year’s International Convention. Alexandria photo 570-735-5577; [email protected] the risers and performed If I Loved You and by Lorin May. VP Financial Development: Old School’s members are tenor Kipp Buck- What Do I Need With Love? This was the 17th Old School from Alan Wile (Patty); 703-538-6526; ner from Sellersburg, Indiana, bass Joe “Beast” medal earned by the Alexandria Harmoniz- BHS website. [email protected] Krones of Hurst, Texas, lead Joe Connelly of ers, including four previous golds. They have VP Marketing & Public Relations: Falls Church, Virginia, and baritone Jack Pinto competed in 23 International chorus contests Alexandria then was fifth with 88.8 percent. Eric Herr (Fran); 856-988-7721; of Hamilton, New Jersey. The group placed since their first one in 1978. [email protected] The Harmonizers were fortunate to have their major coach- fifth in international barbershop competition To no one’s surprise, Masters of Harmony es with them all week: Geri Geis, Kirk Young (who arranged VP Membership Development: in 2008, second in 2009, and second again in Christian Hunter (Tracey); 908-806-7122; from California won with 2,829 points at 94.3 What Do I Need With Love?), Cindy Hansen, and Steve Tramack 2010. Old School stood out in the contest with [email protected] percent. Great Northern Union from Minne- (who arranged If I Loved You). They helped director Joe Cerutti their special attention to “old school” song VP Music & Performance: sota earned second after taking a year out keep the chorus on target, offering good advice and ideas. choices and a huge energetic sound to go Ig Jakovac (Anne Bureau); 267-932-8344; of contest with 2,824 points at 94.1 percent. [email protected] along with it. All in all, it was a great week in Kansas City, and all of us There was a tie for third: The Northern Lights were pleased with the district’s well-rewarded showing. VP Youth In Harmony: Hundreds of Mid-Atlantic District barb from Toronto and Sound of the Rockies from Gary Plaag; 703-670-4996; The Echo and the Livewire contributed to this story. [email protected] ershoppers leaped to their feet in the Sprint Denver earned 2,733 points at 91.1 percent. MID’L ANTICS Summer 2011 p a g e 2 ourth of July week in Kansas City at the Barbershop Harmony Society’s Inter- ROUND MIDNIGHT Mid-Atlantic national Convention was just amazing. Nearly 7,000 fans packed the Sprint (Larry Bomback, strikes FCenter in downtown KC to cheer on their favorite quartets and choruses. And, T.J. Carollo, Jeff of course, some of the very best were ours. Glemboski, Wayne The Mid-Atlantic District sent four quartets and three choruses to the contest. Grimmer) wowed the audience with its Voices of Gotham led off the chorus contest with a two and ¾ song set to help the smooth blend of pop judges verify the sound system. They did a fine job setting the tone for the contest and barbershop and to follow. Brothers in Harmony presented a moving set evoking the mood and emo- placed 12th with gold tion of the Vietnam era with style and grace. And the Alexandria Harmonizers gave 5041 points (84%). both on and off the stage an inspired performance to win their second fifth place bronze medal in a row. On the quartet side of the ledger we had Frank the Dog , Da Capo , ‘Round DA CAPO (Ryan Griffith, Midnight , and Old School in the race. Frank the Dog jumped from their pre-contest by Dick Powell, DP Tony Colosimo, Wayne Ad- ranking of 41st to 26th with a powerful performance and a score of 79.1. DaCapo ams, Joe Sawyer), in its first made it through two rounds, finished 14th with a score of 83.5, and won the Deal- appearance on the Interna- VP Atlantic Division: er’s Choice award for having the highest score for a first time appearance at Interna- tional stage, placed 14th with Neil Keihm (Dottie); 302-737-6141; tional. ‘Round Midnight finished in 12th with a score of 84.0. All three groups were 5009 points (83.5%) and won [email protected] giving standing ovations by the crowd for their moving and artistic performances. the Dealer’s Choice award for VP Northern Division: Our M-AD collegiate quartet, The Frat Pack, was 21st in the College Quartet contest. highest scoring first-timers. George “Oley” Olson (Pat); 973-539-7941; [email protected] And our new International Champs are Old School, who earned 1st place and VP Southern Division: their gold medals with three solid sets that left no doubt they would win the con- Jere Richardson (Nancy); 571-223-1553; test from the first measure. FraNK THE DOG (Tim [email protected] Knapp, Tom Halley, But there was much more going on. For those who were not able to attend the Steve Kirsch, Ross VP Western Division: convention, or watch on the webcast, here are some highlights: Don Myers (Verna); 717-838-6146; gnolead@ Trube) brought the yahoo.com The Society Board elected two new members to serve three-year terms begin- audience to its feet — and earned a well- Chief Information Officer: Mike Kelly; ning in 2012 at their meeting July 5. Both new board members are well-known to [email protected] all in the Mid-Atlantic District. Joe Cerutti, director of the Alexandria Harmonizers deserved 2374 points and Gary Plaag, Immediate Past President of the district, join currently serving Rick (79.1%), 26th place — Society Board Member: Rick Ashby (Claire); with an intensely Ashby on the board. This means, Mid-Atlantic will be providing 1/3 of the member- 717-625-2945; [email protected] emotional performance ship of the Society Board for the next several years. Joe and Gary will join the rest of I Won’t Send Roses of the board in helping us find a new CEO for the Society, in forming more effective and One for My Baby. bonds with music educators in support of youth programs, and in forging more and closer relations with society affiliates. It was sure hot that week in KC. But the streets were wide, the traffic light, the food plentiful and inexpensive, and the people warm and friendly. It would have been a The Mid’l Antics is published by the Mid-Atlantic District The board also approved the Spanish Association of Barbershop Singers as our good week no matter what, but everywhere you looked you saw Mid-Atlantic folks of the Barbershop Harmony Society. It is for and about newest affiliate organization. barbershoppers in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, standing out and being recognized for their administrative and musical leadership Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, and the Our very own Chuck Harner has been elected to serve on the Harmony Founda- and their artistic performances.