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

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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. Not only in the board meetings and on the stage - District of Columbia. tion Board of Trustees. Later on in the week, it was announced that a new challenge but down in the judges area as well where our own John Santora (serving as Contest Editor: Roxanne Powell, 1717 Sturbridge Pl, drive for Harmony Foundation had been initiated, focused on recruiting more Crofton, MD 21114; 443-454-0604; Administrator) was joined by Joe Hunter (Presentation), Ritchie Lavene (Presenta- [email protected] members to be Ambassadors of Song. For all new enrollments, the challenge grant tion), and Rich Lewellen (Singing) making up 20% of the judges. Photographer: Bill Tilton, 302-368-1407 will match dollar for dollar up to $100,000. See http://www.barbershop.org/list-of-all-past-champions.html for a list of the 73 champs.

MID’L ANTICS Summer 2011 p a g e 3 Old School Great Northern Union from Hilltop, four men attend. They are: Tony Co- official representative to the Harmony Lancaster, PA, Convention Center. The MN. M-AD’s Alexandria Harmoniz- losimo (Singing), Wayne Grimmer (Mu- Foundation International Collegiate Alexandria Harmonizers and Brothers ers were awarded fifth place medals sic), Dan O’Brien (Music) and Adam Barbershop Quartet Contest in Kansas in Harmony, competitors at the In- for a second year in a row. Two other Porter (Music). City. ternational Chorus Contest in Kansas Ends M-AD choruses appeared on stage in We had four division contests this • In Dover, DE, Escapade was City, would ordinarily be invited to Kansas City, the Brothers in Harmony spring, including our Northern Divi- crowned the 2011 Division Champion compete in the Fall, but both have M-AD from Hamilton Square, NJ (27th place) sion one-day experiment that was Quartet and Bryn Mawr’s The Mainlin- chosen to pursue non-competition and the Voices of Gotham from Hell’s hailed by many for its excellent venue ers was crowned the Division Chorus projects over the next year. On the rought Kitchen, NY, who were the chorus and scheduling. The District Opera- Champion as well as the Plateau AAAA quartet side, 26 quartets, including d contest mic testers. tions Team will evaluate all the divi- Champion. The Plateau AAA Champi- five seniors quartets, have been in- Congratulations to all of our M-AD sion convention experiences, and may on was Bucks County, PA, the Plateau vited to participate in the Fall District competitors in Kansas City. make further changes that preserve AA Champion was Red Bank Area, NJ Convention. I had the privilege of serving on the contest experience for the com- and the Most-Improved Chorus was Contest Entry Deadline Looms by John Santora, the International judging panel in petitors, yet hopefully stem the finan- Milford, DE. The Society’s eBiz CJ20 Contest DVP Contest Kansas City, along cial losses of previous • In Reston, VA, Mayhem was Entry Web site was opened on July and Judging with fellow M-AD thanks to Harmony conventions. My thanks crowned the 2011 Division Champion 1, and will close on August 31 for judges Joe Hunter, Foundation, three to Gary Plaag who, in Quartet and No Vices was the Division contestant entry. The chorus risers Richard Lewellen audience members addition to his many Novice Quartet Champion. Richmond, will be in the 11-riser configuration, or 36 years, International quartet and Ritchie Lavene. other duties, ably filled VA’s The Virginians was crowned the since by District policy they are set for gold medals have eluded Mid-At- It’s an awesome successfully bid in for me as District Division Chorus Champion as well the largest participating chorus — in Flantic quartets. In Kansas City this vantage point from and joined us in the Contest & Judging as the Plateau AAA Champion. The this case, Dundalk — and will remain summer, Old School took an early lead which to enjoy the judges’ area with representative at the Plateau AA Champion was Harrison- in that configuration throughout the and never looked back, winning gold contest and, this Northern and Southern burg, VA, the Plateau A Champion was chorus contest. Chorus and quartet and joining the Garden State Four year, thanks to Har- pencils in hand division contests this Prince William, VA and the Most-Im- coaching evaluation sessions will be (1946), Oriole Four (1970) and The mony Foundation, spring. proved Chorus was Germantown, MD. held after each contest session, with Regents (1974) as Mid-Atlantic District three audience members successfully Re-cap of the Division Contests • In Camp Hill, PA, MAD Hatters was the finalist quartets evaluated on Sun- quartets who have won it all. bid and joined us in the judges’ area • In Morristown, NJ, Flatiron Four crowned the 2011 Division Cham- day morning. The top three choruses Out of the field of 50 quartets from with pencils in hand. Their scores was crowned the 2011 Division pion Quartet and the Chorus of the and quartets will be invited to partici- around the world who qualified for were added in to the practice panel Champion Quartet and Manhattan’s Chesapeake from Dundalk, MD, was pate in the Saturday evening Show of the International Quartet Contest, of judges, and they mingled with the Big Apple Chorus was crowned the crowned the Division Chorus Champi- Champions. our other M-AD quartets were semi- judges during breaks and intermis- Division Chorus Champion as well as on as well as the Plateau AAAA Cham- Please remember to review the finalists ‘Round Midnight (12th place ) sions. If you’ll be in Portland next year, the Plateau AAAA Champion. The Pla- pion. The Plateau AAA Champion was various articles and information on and Da Capo (14th place), and quar- look for the Harmony Foundation teau AAA Champion was Hunterdon Anne Arundel, MD, the Plateau AA copyright requirements that are avail- ter-finalist Frank the Dog (26th place). booth and bid on a guest seat in the County, NJ, the Plateau AA Champion Champion was Lancaster Red Rose, PA able on the BHS web site and other Da Capo also captured the Dealer’s judging area. Not only will you sup- was Morris County, NJ and the Plateau and Harford County, MD was the Pla- sources. Note that it is better to in- Choice Award, as the highest-scoring port a great cause, but you’ll get to A Champion was Nassau-Mid Island, teau A Champion. The Most-Improved clude too many charts in your contest new quartet in the contest. experience the contests from the “best NY. The Most-Improved Chorus was Chorus was Lancaster Red Rose. entry form than to sing one that is not seats in the house.” In the chorus contest, the Masters Morris County. Collegiate quartet The As a result of the division contests, included, and face possible disqualifi- of Harmony from Santa Fe Springs, Late last month, BHS held its Can- Braden Show (later renamed The Frat 23 choruses qualified for the Fall cation. CA captured their eighth consecutive didate School for aspiring judges in Pack) competed in Northern Division District Convention in October at the Lock and ring; it’s why we sing! gold medal, narrowly outscoring the St. Joseph, MO. M-AD is proud to have and was later designated as M-AD’s

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of the finest coaches in the society. calendar now – June 14-17, 2012. did attend Let’s talk about quartets first: There were 14 On Friday night, we were treated to a show. you quartets this year, including 4 of our Internation- Performers were quartets who had been al qualifiers. Of course, you don’t have to be an coached all day. Folks from the Emcee class used Harmony International qualifier to attend. This experience the occasion to practice their skills and the quar- benefits any quartet at any stage of their devel- tets got to entertain and show a bit of what they College opment. Imagine spending two days with your had learned to a very appreciative audience. quartet getting coached. What an awesome way Saturday was a very special day. Not only was East? to kick start a new group or maybe re-energize there a continuation of some pretty awesome one that has been around for a while. I went classes but we experienced a special treat — a with a quartet for the very first time in 1986 and Master Class by the Alexandria Harmonizers still have fond memories of that weekend. Talk who were at the college getting coached. by Ig Jakovac, DVP Music & Performance to some of the quartet members that went to The Harmonizers showed us how they and Board Member-at-Large this, either from your chapter or a neighboring warm up, how they manage such a large one. If you’d like to talk to someone about their organization, how they develop and attended Harmony College East (HCE) for the experience but don’t’ know who, drop me a line execute their performance packages and 4th year in a row. This year was once again ([email protected]) and I’ll hook you up. of course, how they rehearse under the a blast. If you have never attended or if you I The large majority of attendees were singers direction of Joe Cerutti. What a fabulous haven’t recently attended, let me describe the who came to improve their barbershop skills hour it was! I know that I walked away with kind of things that happened so you can get a by taking classes. They started their adventure several new insights and I’m confident better sense of our truly wonderful school. on Thursday evening. My favorite class that that anyone who attended walked away with HCE is an event which is held at Salisbury night was one taught by Ritchie Lavene, Marty something of value. If you’d like to comment or University in Maryland. This year it started with Israel and me, all certified judges. In this class see some comments hit the following link to our classes on Thursday night, June 16 and ended we viewed videos of performances and talked HCE Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/ with a show on Saturday night, June 18 – fol- about what each of us would have scored for HarmonyCollegeEast. lowed by informal singing for as long as anyone that performance — Ig for Singing, Ritchie for Saturday was another spectacular show theory class; Theresa wanted—most folks checked out on Sunday Presentation and Marty for Music. We shared with performances by a number of groups Weatherbee explains the morning, June 19. “power of presence” to fasci- with the class not only our scores but also why including the Alexandria Harmonizers and Old The Dean of the school is Ron Knickerbocker and what we were looking for. The class got the nated students; Marty Israel School along with all of the youth groups that demonstrates chord (Gold medal baritone of the 1974 champs, The chance to score each contestant as well. Sound were being coached in conjunction with HCE. progressions to students Regents). Ron and his team are responsible for interesting? Maybe you’ll want to check it out at As if things couldn’t get any better, many of us seeking to understand the putting together classes, identifying and bring- HCE 2012… treated ourselves to some “informal” singing/ theory of barbershop har- ing in both M-AD-based and outside-of-district- All day Friday was chock-full of classes where tags with old friends or new acquaintances. mony; Ron Knickerbocker based instructors and coaches and all of the folks could learn how to be a great Emcee, how What an awesome barbershop experience! shows how to develop vocal other logistics (including sleeping accommoda- skills through tag singing to market their chorus or quartet, how to im- What an outstanding school! You will hear much tions and three squares a day for two days) that (fun!); and Steve Delehanty prove their vocal techniques, how to become a more from me throughout the year as we pre- make the long weekend a great success. director or to enhance their directing skills, how explains how he managed to pare for HCE 2012 – I invite all of you to attend write a barbershop tag “with- Folks come to HCE either to take classes to to tune chords and much, much more… sound – please mark you calendars now – June LEARNING CURVE — (from top) Dr. out a penultimate diminished help enhance their barbershop experience or like something that you might enjoy? Mark your 14-17, 2012. Stash Rossi explains how “just” tuning im- chord” — yeah, they really they come as a quartet to be coached by some pacts a barbershop chord to the advanced talk like that! MID’L ANTICS Summer 2011 p a g e 5 HARMONY COLLEGE EAST Last month Ye Ed wrote to several attendees at Harmony College East asking for their Rosendahl wins scholarship impressions of the 2011 session. Here are a couple of representative responses: District Endowment Fund selects “barbershop brat” In their own words . . . I could probably write for a long time about HCE but I will be succinct. by Alan Wile, Chairman, M-AD Endowment Fund I have been a Barbershopper for just over four years. No singing background, a friend brought me to a rehearsal — I loved the sound and the feeling of ringing a chord when the director ach year, the Mid-Atlantic District Endowment taught me a tag. This was my first HCE visit. I can say it was my best Barbershop experience to- Fund offers scholarships to musical directors date and really the first time it really felt to me like a ‘society’. I met and was warmly befriended E(and those with an interest in becoming one) by many — including Barbershop luminaries, and newbies alike. to attend Directors College East at Salisbury Univer- I went to HCE with a particular interest in arranging. Over the last few years I have made it sity. This year Matt Rosendahl was the recipient. about 3/4 of the way through the text “The Theory of Barbershop Harmony” by Burt Szabo. Although appointed director of the Kilmarnock Imagine my privilege to have Burt as instructor for my arranging class (an all-day one mind Chapter’s Northern Neck Bay Tones only recently, you) and only three students! Burt shared his knowledge freely and clearly. Together, the class barbershop harmony is in Matt’s blood — both his Matt Rosendahl took an old (boring) folk song and created a smokin’ Barbershop arrangement. parents were active in the hobby and (when he first I went there knowing only a few men and had a blast. Next year for sure. started to teach) he had two successful barbershop groups: a quartet of high Sincerely, Kevin Hacker school boys and a combined faculty/boys ensemble. Matt has a BS in Music Education from Gettysburg College (Pa.) where he was a voice major. He taught school for 28 years before retiring at the conclusion of the 2010-11 school year. First off, I really enjoyed HCE. I’m in my third year as a barbershopper and my chapter “every In addition to his barbershop interests, Matt is the awarded me the tuition as a new progressing member. I heard from other members that it is a artistic director for a 110 voice SATB community chorus Barbershopper great experience and decided there was no point in waiting. (Chesapeake Chorale) — a group he’s been with for What I liked most about being at HCE was the feeling of fellowship and brotherhood with should take the past ten years; together they’ve raised in excess of members from all over. It was the first time that I felt that I belonged to a society that was advantage $100,000 in support of area school music programs. He more than my chapter and more than competitions between my chapter and others. is also the Director of Music and organist at a church of this I met quite a few guys and found all of them to be friendly, helpful, and interested in the in Gloucester, Va. where one of the groups is a men’s camaraderie of singing. This was true in the classes, at meals, and of course at night in the late opportunity” ensemble that sings both TTBB and barbershop music. night shmoozing and singing. — Matt Rosendahl, Matt has always admired barbershop harmony as an The courses I attended all addressed better singing in one way or another. The instructors were DCE scholarship artform, especially because it is a cappella which, in his excellent and insightful and my fellow attendees were no less helpful and supportive. While I did recipient opinion, teaches all of the fundamentals of good sing- not necessarily hear anything astonishingly new, I found new perspectives and I think I left a ing and on top of it all, it’s fun! better singer than I arrived. His total DCE experience (the instruction, shows, impromptu singing, and What I look forward to most in attending another HCE or similar event is renewing and de- meeting new friends) added up to a fantastic weekend … and he says “every veloping relationships with my fellow barber-shoppers - wherever they may sing. Barbershopper should take advantage of this opportunity” (and we couldn’t agree more). Regards, Avi Paradise

MID’L ANTICS Summer 2011 p a g e 6 DIVISION REPORTS Spring Convention schedule changed! Western Division News Northern Division Thoughts 2012: by Don Myers, by Oley Olson, Northern Division Vice President Western Division Vice President • March 9-10 – Prelims in Reston -AD Division Conventions are in the books and we lot has happened in the Northern Division in coming year. • May 18-19 – Atlantic begin to look forward to the Fall District Convention these last few months. Our competition at the An item I brought up to each chapter visited has to and Western in Lan- Min Lancaster, Pa. The line up for this year’s fall convention AMorristown Beard School included a number of do with the importance of an ongoing membership caster looks to be a great show, and I encourage you to schedule your chapters competing for the first time in years and was recruiting program. In the last two years two Northern • May 25-26 – Southern weekend to be part of the fun... a great success. Because of the increased participa- Division chapters ceased operations. In their case they in Roanoke The Western Division Convention this year was a success in tion, I am pleased to report we actually turned a profit simply dwindled down to one or three members. • June 1-2 – Northern in after many years of $5-6,000 losses. terms of attendance. Last year the Western convention was at- What happened? Morristown tended by five choruses from the Western Division with one chorus As a direct result of this, the District felt confident Over the years some members moved away, oth- • Oct 12-13 – Fall in competing out of Division. This year the attendance grew to 11 enough to return to the two-day format and has ers passed on, some lost interest, and each week the Ocean City choruses, an improvement of 6 choruses, with one of the choruses signed a contract with Morristown Beard for June 1-2, remaining members became a week older. Then “sud- competing out of division. 2012. This later date is after the school closes and will 2013: denly” they realized they were all in their 70’s and 80’s! A number of choruses have returned to the contest stage this increase parking availability. Mark your calendars now • April 27-28 – Com- I urge you not to let this happen to your chapter! year, most notably The West Branch Chorus who returned after and plan to attend. More information is forthcom- bined Prelims and Every member should be a part of the membership being away since 2008. Welcome back guys! ing on local hotels and restaurants. Thank you all for Southern Division Con- supporting the one-day experiment. I look forward to committee and every week needs to be a “Guest Five other choruses’ returned to compete after being away for vention in Reston, VA seeing even more participants next June. Night”. Do whatever you must to remind yourself to the previous year. The Nittany Knights, The Chorus of the Chesa- be on the lookout for someone you can share this • TBD – Western International President Alan Lamson and the peake The Keystone Capital Chorus, Heart of Maryland Chorus, and wonderful hobby with. Suggestion -- carry chapter • TBD – Atlantic Society Board have developed a Chapter Visitation Bay Country Gentlemen. cards with you at all times to give to a prospect. Get • TBD – Northern Program whereby every chapter in our Society will be Quartets were about the same this year as last, but it would be his name, call him, offer to pick him up, and take him Here is the link for the visited during 2011. I am pleased to report this assign- really great to see 25 or 30 quartets competing. It’s not just about to your meeting. Amazingly, 100% of the men you ment has been completed in the Northern Division master planning calendar: winning when you take to the contest stage. It’s about entertain- drive to a chapter meeting will actually show up. primarily through the efforts of your Chapter Counsel- www.MidAtlanticDis- ing the audience, your friends and family. The really neat part is the ors. Send out weekly e-mails reminding members to trict.com?Code=MPC coaching that comes with the chance to stand on that stage. bring a guest to a chapter meeting and public perfor- I was able to visit twelve chapters in the course of This year the Judging was top notch and the A& R sessions were mances and afterglows. Let them see how much fun this program. It has been a pleasure to meet so many For those of you who not only fun but informative. Performing, to me, is the reward for you are having and offer to share it with them. Pretty of you and to hear your thoughts which we have use Google calendar, working hard all year long; the chance of being the winner is the soon your problem will be finding a bigger rehearsal forwarded to Nashville. This information will help the if you subscribe to the icing on the cake. hall and that is a fun problem to have. Society Board and Headquarters Staff direct their ef- MAD calendar, your Going into competition with the idea of doing the best you can forts to help us all. We have made big strides these last few months schedule will be auto- at that given time is what I think contest’s are all about. So take thanks to each of you. The Northern Division is mov- As your Division VP, I am pleased to say I have now matically updated as we a look at your chorus/quartet and think about being part of the ing forward into a bright and harmonious future. visited all twenty-four chapters in the Northern Divi- contest cycle next year. Hope to see you all in Lancaster! Don’t be left out of the fun. make changes. sion and I look forward to future repeat visits over the

MID’L ANTICS Summer 2011 p a g e 7 Youth Qs team up with DaCapo and Frank the Dog for thrilling performance Another for Youth In Harmony at HCE all planning to attend again next year record and have vowed to “bring a friend”, id-Atlantic District Barbershoppers are THE GREATEST! we need your help to really grow the This year, a new and enviable record of giving was Gary Plaag, VP program. Machieved at Harmony/Directors College East. Extremely Youth In Harmony Next year we are planning to offer generous Barbershoppers (including staff and faculty members) the opportunity for individual male and donated a total of $1,553 … all for the benefit of the district’s female singers who are not in quartets Youth in Harmony program! to participate in a male and a female Responding to repeated calls to purchase “opportunities” at ur Youth Harmony Camp at ensemble. Each of these ensembles will every meal on Friday and Saturday, bighearted Barbershoppers Harmony College East, June work on their own piece of music and came through, time after time, and parted with $5, $10, or $20 O16 – 19, was a great success. will strive to hone it for performance on — some more than once (and a few several times!). Although we only had 6 quartets (24 Saturday night’s show. Why? Certainly not for the possibility of taking home one of students) and 3 music educators, all of Please help to get the word out to the four packets of related goodies (although winning a scholar- them raved about this great learning high school and college quartets and ship to attend HCE again next year and other special “opportuni- experience. Our numbers were down, singers about this awesome barbershop ties” certainly were inviting). No, it was because all the proceeds due to schedule conflicts (gradu- education opportunity. were targeted to support the district’s Youth in Harmony pro- ations, proms, etc.) and a “down” gram. Quite a number of purchasers gave their “opportunity” economy. If you haven’t made contact with the middle and high school music educators tickets to YIH staff members for distribution to the younger sing- in your area (public AND private schools, ers. What a great bunch of guys and gals! 2011 Youth In Harmony as well as home-school programs!) to We, the money-hungry haranguers, want each of you who Summer Update talk with them about adding barber- willingly responded to our subtle and sensitive invitations to shop harmony to their school music part with your hard-earned cash to know how grateful we are Money-hungry haranguer Howard Fetterolf prac- programs and getting a few quartets/ for your friendship, good humor, and commitment to further the If you were there for the Saturday tices looking sensitive as he hawks “opportunity ensembles ready to successfully partici- future of barbershop harmony. You are the best! It is GREAT to night show, then you witnessed an im- tickets” outside the dining hall at Harmony Col- pate in the upcoming regional adjudica- be a Barbershopper in the Mid-Atlantic District! pressive parade of YIH quartets as well lege East. Attendees donated $1,553 to benefit tions (January/February of 2012), now is as a spectacular mixed ensemble perfor- Howard Fetterolf & Alan Wile the Youth in Harmony program. mance of Lida Rose/Will I Ever. Since we the time to line up your resources. were short on male quartets this year, Plan to reach out to the music educa- tors/administrators once school starts in DaCapo and Frank The Dog helped to fill the YIH track at the upcoming Leader- communicate with young people you If you have any questions, concerns, late August/early September. out the male quartet ranks during that ship Academies (October/November). have to so using their tools. Our Face- and/or suggestions about our YIH performance. What a thrill it was for the If you need help putting together a That’s where you really learn how to get book page is “Mid-Atlantic District Youth program, please feel free to contact me young quartets to share the stage with YIH outreach strategy and plan, please involved in the YIH program. Barbershop”. Be sure to visit and “like” our at [email protected]. I welcome two of our M-AD International competi- contact me at [email protected] Our YIH program has embraced social page, so you can receive notifications of your suggestions, comments and tors! for some tips and ideas. Chapters should media. Yes, we have a page on Face- newly-posted YIH information and re- inquiries! also plan to send a representative to While the students and teachers are book! We figured out that if you want to sources, as well as upcoming YIH events.

MID’L ANTICS Summer 2011 p a g e 8 a message from the prez . . . I am pleased to announce some special additions to the Be all you can be Saturday evening activities planned for the Fall District Con- a homily on the Zen of Barbershop vention in Lancaster, Pa. Specifically: by Dick Powell, At 6:30 p.m. on Saturday we will have a special District President TRIBUTE TO OLD SCHOOL in honor of their gold medal finish in Kansas City. They will uch like a baseball team at the Then he said, “Then please be that person Do your guests get that warm feeling of deliver a 30 minute show for everyone in the hall and we will All Star break, half-way through for me when you sing the song again. Don’t acceptance and welcome? Do they sense have a chance to honor the first gold medal quartet from the the year is usually a good time to think about “doing” anything, just please “be” that any man of good character and willing- M Mid-Atlantic District since the Regents won in 1974 — also in who you should be when singing that song.” ness to learn to sing and perform is not only assess how well you and your chapter are Kansas City! doing and determine what changes, if any, So we did what he asked, and blew the welcome, but a treasure without price to you Normally our reigning quartet champion would appear on you want to make for the remainder of the roof off the hall. Wives who were sitting in and your members? Do they know, without the Show of Champions to sing their farewell set. But in this year. the session told us they had never heard us even being told, that your chapter is orga- case Touchstone is no longer active and its members are in sing better nor seen us perform with more nized and dedicated to helping every man I’ve had an interesting six months as other quartets which will be in the competition. So we are powerful and authentic emotion. And we achieve the special joy of ringing seventh your district president. I have attended our fortunate to have the “immediate past quartet champion” and didn’t “do” anything! We just let ourselves “be” chords and savor the fabulous fellowship of International Quartet Preliminary convention, reigning 12th place International quartet, ‘Round Midnight in every division convention (four in all), and the person we had all agreed to be. barbershop harmony in your chapter, divi- sion, district, Society, and around the world? their place. Harmony College East. Can it really be that simple? And can this So the Saturday night show in Lancaster is shaping up to be same lesson apply to the daily activities of our It seems obvious that men finding them- I have visited many chapters, and chat- a real barn burner. Here is the tentative schedule for events chapters? I believe the answer is a resound- selves in the second situation will find ways ted with directors, presidents, quartets, and that night: members across the district. Many of them ing “yes”! to come back and make the experience a continuing part of their lives. • 6:30 pm – Tribute to Old School are having great years, but many continue Let’s look at the issue of membership to struggle in some fashion — be it finding through this lens. So what do you do to create that situation • 7:00 pm – Final round of the quartet competition in your chapter? a new director, attracting new members, or When guests arrive at your chapter do • 9:00 pm – Intermission trying to figure out what kind of chapter and they find themselves on the outside look- The answer: You can’t “do” anything. But • 9:20 pm – Show of Champions chorus they are and want to be. ing in? Is the feeling they get, “Here we are! you and every member in your chapter can • 2011 Chorus Champion One man told me, “We thought that learn- Watch us work and perform!”? choose to “be” the warm, welcoming, inclu- sive, joyful, and loving person who would • ‘Round Midnight ing how to sing and perform better and score If they do it won’t matter how many constitute such a chapter. And then, just as • MADAQC Chorus higher in competition would help us attract follow-up emails you send, or phone calls you my chorus did when we chose to “be” the more members, but it hasn’t. Maybe we’ve make, they are not likely to return. They may • Announcement of 3rd, 2nd, and 1st Place quartets person in our ballad, everything else will shift become too intimidating for the average not know why, but they will know they didn’t • Grand Finale singer? We are struggling to figure out what and align around you so that what happens is feel welcome, wanted, or important to you — This is going to be a fabulous show. If you can’t be there in to do.” consistent with whom you are being. no matter what you actually did. person plan to watch via the M-AD Webcast and be part of the So, at the barbershop world’s “All Star I was reflecting on that quandary and re- Conversely, when guests arrive do they fun! Break” (aka – International Convention), called the advice my chorus got from one of find themselves the center of attention and Thank you. consider who you will choose to be for the Presentation judges at the recent Western celebration? Is the feeling they get from you the remainder of the year, and then let the Division Convention. He asked us if we knew and your members, “Wow, there you are! Dick good times roll. what our ballad was about. We all said yes. We’re so glad you came!”?

MID’L ANTICS Summer 2011 p a g e 9 Being a great director... by Roger Tarpy, means knowing how to fake it! VP Chorus Director Development ow would you characterize a and copy them. ‘Just about every man I suggest it’s that they don’t have to Plan to give praise and then, as great chorus? The question, of In case you miss the irony in my on earth needs to make stop to think about what they’re doing. quickly as possible, add a challenge be- course, has no single answer Their terrific physical energy translates fore getting your singers started again. H answer, I’ll quickly point out the obvi- up in hard work, or because choruses can be great in dif- ous catch: These wonderful musical into quick thinking, and that’s the heart Get the message? Plan your re- ferent ways. leaders were almost surely born with an guile, what he lacks in of their invigorating rehearsal pace. hearsal in excruciating detail. You Everyone would exceptional talent and, too bad for the native skill...’ No, I am not saying that you should owe it to your chorus. Planning your agree that the Alexan- rest of us, we weren’t. prance around the room in a frenzy, rehearsal in detail will facilitate quick dria Harmonizers are a hoping to exude the kind of energy thinking, because you will have al- I would hope, however, that no one, some extra hard work on the side, of great chorus, and yet and enthusiasm that we typically see in ready anticipated the points you wish certainly not those entrusted with course. So please don’t underestimate most would also claim our Jedi Warrior Directors. to make to your singers before you directing our Society’s chapters, would the possibilities for substantial growth that the Harmony Heri- actually have to utter the advice. Your accept that cop-out. Just about every when next asked by your Music Team But here’s what you can do: FAKE it. tage Singers, a very dif- competence in providing feedback man on earth needs to make up in hard to attend Harmony University, partici- Here’s how. ferent sort of breed, are will never have been better. You will work, or guile, what he lacks in native pate in a CDWI, go to DCE, or get some Plan your rehearsal in advance and great in their own way – the members be so on top of your game — smooth skill – musical or otherwise. So the coaching. Given the amazing resources in great detail: work hard, have high standards, they and effective. All the fumbling will be question really becomes: If we aren’t that BHS offers, you too could be on sing well and often, and they provide a For instance, plan the sequence of gone. No more “winging it.” No more naturally gifted, like the conspicuously your way to becoming a great director. songs so that your rehearsal has variety. satisfying musical experience for their great directors, then what can we do? “hmm….let’s see…. maybe we could…” community. Energy and Charisma. For many Plan to work on only those parts of a Your pacing will be stellar. Your instruc- I am going to mention two areas in of us, this is the most difficult charac- song that need it (incidentally, rehearse I would argue that both choruses tion will sparkle. Your perceived au- which great directors excel and suggest teristic of all to emulate, but probably each song for no longer than about 15 have become great, because each has thority will soar. Your musical insights how the rest of us might rectify our the most important one to tackle. to 20 minutes). a great director. Great directors create will be penetrating. You will have the shortfall. There surely are other areas, When we see the great directors in Or plan to rehearse only those great choruses that, in turn, accomplish energy, enthusiasm, and command each complicated and nuanced, but action, we are awed by their style. We chords that are difficult to balance or lots of good things. that we see in all truly great directors. discussing just two is, at least, a start. are blown away by their high-octane tune. Planning your rehearsal in excruciat- A connection between great cho- Musical Education. Most of us, performance. We marvel at their quick Or plan to rehearse only those seg- ing detail will affect your singers, too. ruses and great directors? Well, duh! for lots of reasons, cannot reasonably decision-making and heightened en- ments of a song that need considerable Their jaws will drop in delight. Like you, So let’s assume that you want to expect to earn a Ph.D. in music any ergy level. Indeed, their behavior can work. they will be more energized, and they’ll have a great chorus. How do you be- time soon. But ask yourself: How many be so awe-inspiring that we’re likely to Plan to drill, or to introduce new sing better. Their discipline on the come a great director? great directors do not have an exten- think to ourselves: “That’s not me — I interpretation, only where needed. risers will suddenly improve. And they sive and formal background in music? just don’t have the personality to be Easy. Just analyze the behavior of Plan what you “expect to hear” on will compliment you at night’s end for Lots. Indeed, most of them. Ask them like that!” those who are recognized as being a passage, so that you can instantly leading a productive and enjoyable how they did it and you’ll hear a famil- the Jedi Warriors of our hobby — Greg But consider for the moment what provide some useful feedback without rehearsal — all without knowing that iar answer — through the Music Educa- Lyne, Jim Henry, Jim Clancey, Mark makes them so “in command,” so having to muddle through your analy- you faked it. Hale, Jim Miller to name just a few — tion program sponsored by BHS, and animated, and so exciting to sing for. sis.

MID’L ANTICS Summer 2011 page 10 CHAPTER NEWS

Everything’s coming up roses for York Chapter

he White Rose Chorus, the York, TPennsylvania chapter of the Bar- bershop Harmony Society has made a recent resurgence, doubling in size in the last three years. The chapter and its single performing quartet have made numerous appearances around the community including adult assisted living communities, churches, Christ- Performing as the Brittany Pointe 2+2 are Bill Heinz (Tenor), Jerry mas parties, singing valentines and civic Heebner (Lead), Doug Martinez (Bari), and Jack Kratz (Bass). functions. They will perform the national White Rose Chorus members entertain at installation. anthem for the York Revolution for the District, Western Division Vice President, stitute and Society Delegate North Pennsmen entertain centenarians third consecutive season on June 23rd. Donald Myers. Officers inducted for the Vern Baum - Board Member at Large he Montgomery County (Pa.) Department of Aging and Adult 2011-2012 term include: EDITOR’S NOTE: York was the first In addition, the chapter held it’s 2011 Services, a department that touches more than 45,000 each year officer installation dinner this spring. Edward Simmons - Chapter President Mid-Atlantic District chapter to have 100 through a network of services and programs available for older This was the first such installation for the Bruce Van Order - Director and Chapter members. In fact, at one time York was the T county residents last year started a program honoring centenarians, or organization in several years -- a huge Executive Vice President largest chapter in the Society with over those people who had reached 100 years of age. The initial program in step forward in reversing the recent Robert Eppinger - Secretary/Treasurer 200 members. It’s great to see them on the 2010 was held at Brittany Pointe Estates, an ACTS retirement commu- trend of diminishing enrollment for Robert Renjilian - Music and way back to those heights. Performance V. P. nity near Lansdale, Pa. this and a great many society chapters For more information about the White Roger Weigand - Marketing and across the country. The installation of Rose Chorus, visit the web site at www. Two of the residents are members of the North Pennsmen Barber- Public Relations V.P. officers was conducted by Mid Atlantic whiterosechorus.com shop Chorus and they were asked to find two other members who David Kelly - Webmaster, Secretary Sub- could round out a quartet Now available — to serenade the centenarians Barbershop ON DEMAND who would be having lunch . . . on Comcast! and entertain- Comcast customers can now catch barbershop on cable ment. through Comcast's On Demand service! A quartet Just go to the Music Folder, Music Picks Folder, and was formed choose Barbershop Harmony. with two from Artists available this month are: Ambassadors of Harmo- Brittany and two that are on the waiting list to come in with the pre- ny, OC Times, Vocal Spectrum, Storm Front, Max Q, Masters dictable name of Brittany 2+2. The quartet apparently did a creditable of Harmony, Old School, plus Tag Time #1 with Society job because they were invited back again to sing at this year’s program Music Specialist Adam Scott. held June 9th at Dock Woods Community, another retirement commu- Enjoy, and tell all your friends and fans of barbershop! nity in the Lansdale area.

MID’L ANTICS Summer 2011 page 11 CHAPTER NEWS Lansdale chapter picnic is . . . a festival of song he Lansdale Chapter held their 2011 picnic in the picnic Tgrove located behind the fire house in Sellersville, Pa. June 21. Hot dogs, medium to charred, with chili or sauerkraut, beer and sodas were ready at 6 p.m. and the formal program, featuring some 15 choruses and 20 quartets from the BHS, SAI, and HI began at 7 p.m. Due to the large number of participating groups, each group was limited to singing only one song. This worked out extremely well and the final performance was completed by 9:45 p.m., leaving everyone time to get home by midnight. — from Notes from the Old Chord Quaker, Philadelphia Soundworks Chorus poses with Colonel Van Baroot, USA (ret.) at a recent performance. Photo by Jason Ward Soundworks performs for Medal of Honor recipient by Bob Wilson, Soundworks Chorus Then a Tech Sergeant in the 45th ‘Sgt. Barfoot’s extraordinary Infantry Division, Sgt. Barfoot single- oundworks, (James River, VA Chapter) handedly took out several German heroism, demonstration of was recently privileged to perform at machine-gun emplacements, disabled magnificent valor, and Sthe Sitter-Barfoot Veteran’s Care Cen- a tank and an artillery piece, and per- aggressive determination in the ter in Richmond, Va. The center, operated sonally took 17 prisoners. by the Virginia Department of Veterans face of point-blank fire are a He also helped two seriously Services, provides rehabilitation and nurs- perpetual inspiration to his wounded members of his platoon to ‘America Sings’ finalists ing care for military veterans. positions of safety. The closing sen- fellow soldiers.’ to be announced Aug 8 In attendance for the performance was tence in his Medal of Honor citation Van T. Barfoot, one of the two veterans for reads as follows: this evening of harmony with Colonel he voting in the contest-show “America Sings” was com- which the Veteran’s Care Center is named Barfoot, members of his immediate family, pleted Wednesday August 3, and 15 finalists will be noti- “Sgt. Barfoot’s extraordinary heroism, T and one of the few surviving Medal of and an appreciative gathering of men and fied on August 8. There will not be a show on August 10, and demonstration of magnificent valor, and Honor recipients from World War II. women—veterans all—at the Sitter-Barfoot the winner will be announced in the finale August 17. Check aggressive determination in the face of Veteran’s Care Center. Twitter on August 8 and LiveWire on August 11 to see who’s Now 92 years old, Van Barfoot retired point-blank fire are a perpetual inspiration in the final episode! from the U.S. Army as a colonel after service to his fellow soldiers.” For further information about Sound- in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. He works, please visit our web site at www. Congratulations to all of our barbershop groups who Inspiration, indeed! What an honor and was awarded the Medal of Honor for action soundworkschorus.org or email to were chosen to participate, and we hope to see them on the privilege it was for Soundworks to share near Carano, Italy on May 23, 1944. [email protected] August 17 show!

MID’L ANTICS Summer 2011 page 12 CHAPTER NEWS Atlantic Harmony Brigade holds 6th Annual Show BBS radio moves to the web

he Atlantic Harmony Brigade (AHB) will hold their 6th unday Nights with Vinny,” playing the best rally the weekend of August 19-21, 2011 near Wilming- of barbershop and a cappella music, has Tton Delaware. `Sreturned. It can now be found on the internet The AHB rally is an invitational weekend event of non-stop on Midnight Cafe Radio, high-level quartetting and quartet partner switching. (www.midnightcaferadio.net) every Sunday at 7 p.m. The AHB produces a public show Saturday, Aug 20 as part of the weekend. Vinnie, an officer with the New York City Police The 6th annual show will feature a onetime appearance of the quartet, Good Department for 21 years, is also a member of the Big Times, : Tenor – Tim Waurick (Gold medal with Vocal Spectrum-2006); Lead – Apple Chorus. From 2004-08 he hosted the show on the Sean Devine (Gold medal with O.C. Times-2008); Bass - Jack Pinto (Gold medal old Harmony Network, WVRM, Montclair, N.J. with Old School-2011); Bari – Dan Deisroth (Sweet Adeline Director). Tune in this Sunday, and every Sunday for your bar- The show will also feature the 115 man AHB chorus of elite quartet men and bershop fix. several other quartets. Rich Taylor from the Rahway Valley Chapter and Vinnie This is a one of a kind show you don’t want to miss! Haynes from the Manhattan Chapter chat on the air and Tickets are available at the door. play the best of barbershop. The show has returned Where: Concord High School, 2501 Ebright Rd., Wilmington, DE after a three year hiatus to a new venue. When: August 20, 2011, at 7:30 PM Can’t make it to Lancaster? Or just want to see your favorite quartets again? Tickets: $15 (Students & Seniors $12) Watch the District Fall Contest on webcast. We’ll have web hosts to comment on www.AtlanticHarmonyBrigade.com the contestants and accompany you through the webcast. You’ll be able to watch [email protected] it LIVE or On-Demand! Included in the webcast is a Live Order of Appearance, which automatically Mid-Atlantic District updates so you’ll always know who’s on stage at any given time, and a chat session link so you can converse about that last contestant and compare armchair scores! District So… What’s a Plateau? To watch the webcast, simply purchase your subscription through the Clear Contest Sky Webcasting site. Pricing is based upon how much of the contest you want to The Mid-Atlantic Division teaus, based on an average of watch. defines performance based the previous two years’ Divi- Sept. 30 — Oct. 1, 2011 See www.clearskywebcasting.com for rates. “plateaus”to enable intermedi- sion scores: ate level choruses to establish 70% or higher = AAAA meaningful goals and mile- 60 – 69.9% = AAA Looking for a place to stay while in Lan- and fans. Go to https://resweb.passkey. stones at the Division level. 55 – 59.9% = AA caster for the Fall District Convention? com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_ei_ There are four performancepla- below 55% = A Here is a link EXCLUSIVELY for the use new&eventID=3376324 to find options and ? of Mid-Atlantic District barbershoppers make selections.

MID’L ANTICS Summer 2011 page 13 NEW SINGERS IN THE HEAVENLY CHOIR Joe Della Badia Tom Sterling – A Giant Among Us By Tom Cameron & Jack McDermott, Red Bank Area Chapter oe Della Badia passed away on June 11 in Meriden, N.H. at the age of 76. He was t the District contest in October 1968, Tom Sterling appeared in his first regis- Musical Director of the Chorus of the Atlantic from 1967 to 1970 following a stint as tered quartet at the district contest and won the prestigious Lou Metcalf award JAssistant Director of the Raritan Bay Chorus. He also directed the Iselin and Westfield Aas the District Novice Quartet champion. Known as The Voyagers, the quartet Choruses (now Rahway Valley) and the Jersey Hills Sweet Adelines. He directed many included Tenor-Jiggs Beatty, Lead-Ben Lander, Bari- Ed Zimmerman, and, of course, Bass-Tom of his own arrangements in shows and contests including two popular songs he wrote, Sterling. Isabella and “Someday This Will All Be Broadway” , which are still being sung. Over the next 40-some years Tom was in a number of well-known quartets including He belonged to many quartets including the Beech-Comers, Town Criers, Perfect Alibi, Broadway and Sound Revival, winning two District Championships. He also appeared in Random Sample, and Park Avenue. He organized and twelve International contests, finishing in the top ten with Sound Revival one time. In later sang tenor in a comedy quartet The Next Quartet From years, he sang with “Livin’ Large” until he had to give up the commute from Salisbury, MD to Iselin New Jersey Chapter whose name drove the con- North Jersey for rehearsals to care for the love of his life, Nancy, who was diagnosed with ALS test judges nuts when announced by the MC. The Town (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Most recently, Tom won a division championship in “Four in a Row”, Criers were first place in the Teaneck Open and the composed of Tenor-Ron Allen, Lead-Joe Pollio, Bari-Gene Jackson, and Bass-Tom Sterling. Jersey Shore Area Quartet contests and fifth place in They were members of different quartets that had won the District contest four years in a the Mid-Atlantic District contest in 1965. Other quartet row! members included Corky Prout (Town Criers and Per- Over the years, Tom directed a number of choruses. At one time or another he led Cherry fect Alibi), Don Skrocki and Joe McCoy(Ocean County Hill, Manhattan, Salisbury, Milford, Easton, MD, Queen Anne’s County, MD, and one or two Chapter- Random Sample), Tom Cameron (Town Criers choruses in New Jersey that long-time friend Ed Zimmerman could not remember. He also and Random Sample). Joe also sang in Park Avenue directed the Sweet Adeline Ocean/Bay Chorus in Salisbury. After over 50 years of coach- where he sang baritone with Jim Landry (Lead), fol- ing men and women’s choruses and quartets, he helped form his final quartet, New Q, and lowed by Park Ave #2 where Jim Batykefer sang Lead... rehearsed at his home so they could all be there with Nancy. Joining Tom in his last quartet in both versions Jack McDermott sang bass were Tenor-Stephan Pavlos, Lead-Ken Davis, and Bari-Ed Zimmerman. Less than 2 weeks after Memorable Occasions – Town Criers appearing on being coached at HCE this June Tom was gone. the Freeport, Long Island annual show with the Inter- There will be a memorial service for Tom on Saturday, August 20 at 1:00 pm at Trinity Unit- The Town Criers. Clockwise national champion Buffalo Bills (of “Music Man” show ed Methodist Church, 112 High St., Salisbury, MD. After the service, an afterglow reception from top left: Tom Cameron, fame), and singing on a float in the Boardwalk parade in will be held at Holloway Hall on the campus of Salisbury University, 1101 Camden Avenue. Corky Prout, Joe Della Badia President Johnson’s campaign in Atlantic City in 1965. Quartets are welcome to sing at the reception. Parking at the church and on campus will be and Ted Clemens. Other Occasions - Joe was attacked by a skunk in his limited. Please carpool in town when possible and, if lodging is needed, make reservations back yard following an evening gig by the Town Criers early. The university has a special event that weekend. quartet. From that time on, the christened Nancy scheduled and planned this so many of the barbershop friends Tom quartet uniform was nicknamed the “Skunk Suit”. knew and helped over five decades would have the opportunity to say fare- Joe was multi-talented. Our chorus is singing his re-arrangement of “For well and celebrate his extraordinary life. ♫ All We Know”, now in our present repertoire. In his civilian life he was a champion swimming coach, social studies teacher, high school principal, and school superintendent. His humor and personality will be greatly missed, and we were pleased to be his friends and fellow quartet members. ♫

MID’L ANTICS Summer 2011 page 14 THE SONGS WE SING May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You’ by Chris Papa, ED9 . The BucksMont Squires of Song Red Bank Area Chapter Despite a great line up of A Barbershop Harmony Chorus - Under the Direction of Bob Ramsey he Matinee Idles have had a wide variety of appropri- guest stars which included Ethel P r e s e n t s ate songs with which to close their many performances Barrymore, Charles Boyer, Gary Tover the years. Their search for a new number turned up Cooper, Marlene Dietrich, Douglas Society favorite son, Meredith Willson’s May the Good Lord Fairbanks, Jr., Carmen Miranda, Bless and Keep You, a song that was a very well known sign off Bob Hope, Martin and Lewis, tune throughout the country in the 1950’s. Ginger Rogers, George Sanders, At that time, Willson was a featured performer on NBC’s 90 and Gloria Swanson; musical/ minute radio variety program called “The Big Show”. It was lav- comedy stage stars Eddie Cantor, ish entertainment for the time and featured well-known guest Jimmy Durante, Judy Holliday and artists, all famous personalities. Gordon MacRae; opera stars Lau- ritz Melchior and Robert Mer- Tallulah Bankhead Aside from Willson, the other regular was the actress Tal- rill; and, jazz and popular music lulah Bankhead. The sultry voiced actress introduced, chatted signs off “The Big titans Louis Armstrong, Rosemary Show” by reciting the and bantered with each guest and was a delightful ad lib- Clooney, Perry Como, Billy Ecks- first lines to Meredith W i t h t h e H e a d l i n e r Q u a r t e t ber, which contributed to the show’s success. tine, Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Good- Willson’s May the The formula for the show’s ending was repeated week after man, The Ink Spots, Frankie Laine, Good Lord Bless and week. The orchestra started playing May the Good Lord Bless Judy Garland, Édith Piaf, Frank   E S C A P A D E   Keep You. and Keep You, and Tallulah spoke, rather than sang, the first Sinatra, Rudy Vallée and Sarah …Special Guest Chorus - “VINTAGE HARMONY” line, then she re-introduced each of the evening’s guests, who Vaughan, the show only lasted two years. And… Chapter Quartets then proceeded to sing their portion of the song until it was Part of the problem was that competitor CBS ran “The Jack complete. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2011, 1PM AND 7PM Benny Show” and the “Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy New Life Christian Church, #4 Freedom Drive, Newtown, PA 18940 You Tube has a recording of a very typical show end- Show” against “The Big Show” and Americans chose the former. (Off-Street Parking & Handicap Accessible) ………………………………………Clip Here…………………………………… ing with still photos at: http://www.youtube.com/ The advent of television rapidly finished off all of these watch?v=ZC7k70HTbc &playnext=1&list=PL12E090CB77B65 All Seats General Admission thre Ticket Information: 215.885.1337 (Day) – 215.657.3636 (Evening) e. To Order tickets: Please mail this form with self-addressed, stamped envelope and your check payable to “Abington-Levittown Chapter” and send to: BOB KAUFFMANN, P.O. BOX 1247, ROSLYN, PA 19001-9247 BACK IN MY HOME TOWN Group Discounts Available U 1 2 , 3 4 Name Number of Adult Tickets at $15 per Tenor w ticket = $______˙ b˙ w Address Number of Senior/Student Tickets at Lead b œ œ œ ˙ ˙ b˙ ˙ Nw V b c œ œ $12 per ticket = $______Total Amount Enclosed = $______Back in my home town. Indicate 1PM  or 7PM  Phone $12 admission for Students under age 18 (Free Admission for Children age 10 and under) U , $12 admission for Seniors age 55 and older Bari œ ˙ ˙. Visit us at bms.harmonize.com and www.barbershop.org Bass ? œ œ bœ bœ b˙ n˙ bb c ˙ ˙ b ˙ ˙ w u Val Hicks, 1962 Sung by the Dapper Dans of Disneyland MID’L ANTICS Summer 2011 page 15

LEARN TO SING BETTER! Patapsco Valley Chapter presents

Soundtracksaward-winning songs from the silver screen Saturday, October 15 • 7:30 pm Gordon Center for the Performing Arts 3506 Gwynnbrook Avenue Owings Mills, MD 21117 starring Frank the Dog Five FREE 1-Hour Singing Lessons September 3 Wise Men 10 Easton, MD Chapter Show The Fairfax Jubil-Aires are offering free vocal lessons Chairman’s Choice 24 Hanover, PA Chapter Show chapter quartets to men of all talent levels – we call it October Heart of Maryland Chorus 8 Honesdale, PA Chapter Show READY-SET-SING! Advance Sale Tickets: 15 Morris County, NJ Chapter Show No experience is necessary, what-so-ever. $20 before Sept. 1 15 Ocean County, NJ Chapter Show (all seats reserved) 15 Patapsco Valley, MD Chapter Show Bring a Friend too. Absolutely no obligation. For information 22 Abington-Levittown, PA Instruction will be provided by our internationally and to order, Chapter Show contact: Tickets@ 22 James River, VA Chapter Show known, award-winning directing staff. heartofmaryland.org November th 410-788-4595 Tuesdays at 7:30 pm, beginning July 19 5 District of Columbia Chapter Show Lord of Life Lutheran Church (West) 10-12 Smith Mountain Lake, VA Chapter Show 13421 Twin Lakes Drive, Clifton, VA 12 Dundalk, MD Chapter Show

Email [email protected] - even if you are December This program is 12 Bucks County, PA Chapter show mildly interested. Call Aaron at 703-793-7166. supported in part by the Baltimore County Executive, 17 Cherry Hill, NJ Chapter Show County Council, See www.fairfaxjubilaires.org for more details. and Commission on (Also, www.facebook.com/Jubilaires) Arts & Sciences.

MID’L ANTICS Summer 2011 page 16 Hometowne USA is

Sep 30 M-AD Board Fall Meeting a seeking Sep 30 - Oct 2 M-AD Fall District d Convention Oct 2 M-AD Delegates (HOD) Is it you? Fall Meeting Oct 27-30 ABOUT US: BHS Board of Directors • Hometowne USA is the performing chorus of the Montgomery County, Maryland chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society. Our Members sing together because we enjoy music and good company Fall Meeting and are committed to sharing our music with our community. Oct 29 • Our 18 singers are from all walks of life, range in age from their 50s to 80s and are well distibuted among the 4 parts. M-AD Southern • We have not been entering competition the past few years, but have an active singout schedule Leadership Academy throughout the year and usually put on an annual show. Nov 12 • We meet every Wednesday night from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.at the Summerville Assisted living Facility in Potomac, Md. where we have an audience of about a dozen residents. M-AD Central • Our present repertoire is 20 songs plus 12 Pole cats and we are presently learning two more. Leadership Academy • We are looking for a new director to replace our current one who must leave us at the end of the sum- mer. Nov 12 ABOUT YOU: M-AD Northern • We would like a director with barbershop experience as a director or assistant director. Leadership Academy • The person(male or female) should be able to help us continually improve our singing skills as a chorus. • Nov 18-20 • They should be able to lead us in singouts and interact comfortably with our audience. • They should be prepared to help our music committee choose new songs and plan our annual show. DELASUSQUEHUDMAC • We do have an assistant director and another experienced director in the chorus. Annual Meeting • We do provide a salary and potentially cover other expenses. • Contact Jay Reiss [email protected] or David Byers [email protected] ,to plan a visit.

MID’L ANTICS Summer 2011 page 17 2011 District Contest Lancaster, Pa. Sept. 30- Oct. 1 Here is an alphabetical list of those choruses and quartets that qualified for and were invited to the 2011 District Contest in Lancaster. Contestants, please remember to submit your entries on the Soci- ety’s eBiz CJ20 Contest Entry Web site by August 31.

CHORUSES QUARTETS Lancaster Red Rose, PA (Mic tester to be determined) (Mic tester) Chairman’s Choice Allentown-Bethlehem, PA Chordhouse Steps Anne Arundel, MD Dockside Harmony (Sr only) Bryn Mawr, PA Downtown Bucks County, PA Escapade Cherry Hill, NJ Flatiron Four District of Columbia FOURGETABOUTIT Dundalk, MD Frank The Dog Fairfax, VA FridayAtOmalleys Five Towns College, NY GSQ Germantown, MD Hit Parade (& Sr) Harrisburg, PA Legacy (& Sr) Harrisonburg, VA Limelight Hell’s Kitchen, NY MAD Hatters Hunterdon County, NJ Masquerade La Plata, MD Mayhem Lansdale, PA On The Road Manhattan, NY Quatrain (& Sr) Montclair, NJ Razzmatazz Morris County, NJ Roll O’ The Dice Ocean County, NJ Sound Approach Patapsco Valley, MD Untamed Richmond, VA Up All Night Roanoke Valley, VA Who’s on 7th? Why Not? Youth Reclamation Project (& Sr)

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