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Vol. 34, No. 4 Published by the Rocky Mountain District Association of Chapters Aug/Sept 2012

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Aaron Jaramillo, Wes Short Ryan Wilson, Denny Malone Dave Ellis, Erik Derks Tyler Wigginton, Andy Jaramillo Curtis Terry Dan Testa Brian Bellof, Brad Stephens Foundation Ignition! Pinnacle (CSD)

Ringmasters, Ambassadors of Harmony, and Lemon Squeezy Best in Portland!

RMD’s Steve Jackson named top editor! Saltaires placed 20th in field of 28!

Saltaires Show Chorus, Wasatch Front, John Sasine, director RMD VOCAL EXPRESSIONS PAGE 2 AUG/SEPT 2012

RMD Vision Statement — Enriching lives in the Rocky Mountain District through singing in harmony

BOARD OF DIRECTORS & OPERATIONS TEAM

President Imm. Past President Exec. Vice President Secretary Treasurer Society Rep. 2011-12 Lee Taylor Woody Woods Kevin Pape Dick Stark Dave Myers Bill Biffle 801 576-9384 719 528-8702 303 775-1054 1424 S. Dover Way 160 S. 42nd Street 505 246-9090 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Lakewood, CO 80232 Boulder, CO 80303-3357 [email protected] 303 986-3026 303 448-9422 [email protected] [email protected]

Chapter Support Chorus Director Contest & Judging VP Events VP Financial & Member Marketing & PR VP Leadership Training VP Development VP John Coffin Rod Sgrignoli Services VP John Elving CARA Coordinator Bob Fox 303 922-3804 720 981-1246 Dr. Tony Pranaitis 605 381-9680 Brett Foster 303 980-1870 [email protected] [email protected] 303 233-6234 [email protected] 406 661-1538 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Music & Performance Youth In Harmony VP Editor Webmaster VP Carlos Aguayo Steve Jackson James Harper Jeff Click 505 349-8603 215 Cheyenne St. Lot 18 303 664-1796 303 655-0854 [email protected] Golden, CO 80403 [email protected] [email protected] 720 389-8739 [email protected] RMD VOCAL EXPRESSIONS PAGE 3 AUG/SEPT 2012

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Jan/Feb, March/April, May/June, From our leaders Features Aug/Sept & Nov/Dec issues President New CEO Monty Monson 5 are posted online Lee Taylor 4 ALB. Fall Convention 10-11 Send articles, photos, ads, Executive VP Raisha Quinn visits Illinois 12 business cards, news, etc. Kevin Pape 4-5 Silverton Festival report 12 in ASCII text, jpgs, text only, Contest & Judging RIP Keith Peterson 13 John Coffin 5 International coverage 14 pdf, or Word documents. Events Leadership Academy form 15 Subscription price is Rod Sgrignoli 6-7 PROBE Awards 16 $5.00 per year. Imm. Past President BQPA Invitation 16 Woody Woods 7 IBC results 17 VE DEADLINES Secretary Int’l Chorus contest scores 18 Dick Stark 8 Fall convention registration 19 Jan/Feb: Dec 20 Marketing & PR Collegiate Contest scores 20 March/April: Feb 20 John Elving 9 Int’l Quartet Contest scores 21 June/July: May 20 Membership Who’s your Harold Hill? 21 Aug/Sept: July 20 Tony Pranaitis 11 RMD BOTYs 22 Nov/Dec: Oct 20 Music & Performance RMD websites 23 Jeff Click 12 Calendar of Events 24 CSLT Chapter Support Leadership Training Brett Foster 14 Marketing & PR John Elving 17

Read and see what happened in Estes Park this year at the Summer Harmony Camp in the August issue of Mountain Talk, edited by yours truly, SJ

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Saltaires Show Chorus RMD VOCAL EXPRESSIONS PAGE 4 AUG/SEPT 2012

District President RMD Exec. VP

Lee Taylor Kevin Pape

International Convention

As expected, our Rocky Mountain District Communicating chorus and quartet representatives delivered great performances to delight our interna- With A Twist! tional audiences. We have a second Interna- tional Bulletin Editor of the Editor. Steve Last edition, I talked about communi- Jackson, editor of Mountain Talk, Denver MountainAires, was cations. As I sit here trying to decide what to share with judged to be the best in 2011. From all of us in the RMD, con- gratulations and thanks, Steve! We’re proud of you! John Elving you this time, I’ve decided to continue with communication has a more detailed report in this issue. but with a different twist. Last week I returned from Port- land after a week of barbershop at it’s best, the 2012 Inter- Thanks to the Saltaires, Ignition, Pinnacle and Foundation national Convention. What does this have to do with com- for continuing to keep us on the map. For those of us tired of hot, smoky weather back home, the Portland experience was pretty munications? Well I was exposed to a week of nearly non- refreshing. If you missed out on the convention, you'll be espe- stop barbershop harmony created by some of the very cially interested in making early plans to attend the 75th anniver- best singers in the entire world. But that’s not it! While sary get-together in Toronto. there was super singing, I also had the opportunity to

Joys of membership-or-not? share time with many friends from all over the world, to renew friendships and catch up. Where else can we enjoy Twice a year, at midwinter and international conventions, all these reunions but at our conventions? Rhetorical ques- district presidents meet face-to-face to discuss the management tion; nowhere! of our respective regions. A major concern this year, and one that should always be on our minds, is chapters at risk of folding be- Earlier this year I was able to attend the joint RMD/CSD cause they have fewer than eight members, thus not viable per Spring Convention in Omaha. What a great time it was too! the definition of "chapter" at International. We have several of There were over 600 barbershoppers (a record for CSD!) those in our district, and it can be a constant challenge to keep and their families attending with barbershop harmony ga- chapters alive in small towns with minimal populations to draw lore. The audience was able to vote their favorite lead from. A growing trend, and one that should be easier to address, is singer, favorite tag, favorite song, and so on. So, not only the perpetual guest phenomenon. If you have men on the risers did I get to compare my judging prowess with the judges, I who choose not to join our organization, or who do not renew was able to actually pick my favorites and who cares what their memberships, the whole chapter can be in danger of fold- those other guys thought! The afterglow featured not only ing. A chorus of 20 men might look healthy, but if half of the men great singing but really, really good food! The hotel fea- are not members, the chapter has a major problem. The Socie- tured a hot sandwich “cash bar” in addition to other bever- ty's liability insurance covers only members, and the dues-paying age types. members are carrying the remainder of the chorus on their backs. All chapters should be concerned with recruitment and I had a fun time and made new friends. But, I also retention, but remember to sign up the guys you've already got! missed my many friends here in RMD. You see, only 52

Upcoming convention in Albuquerque “RMD’ers” attended. Considering our less than stellar rep- resentation, I came to realize that while we – RMD - the Well, fall is almost upon us, and the convention in Albuquer- District did not suffer significant financial losses as we que promises to renew our barbershop fix and give us a chance have in past Spring Conventions, holding an event outside to sing old songs with old (and new) friends. Whether you prefer to compete in the contests or listen to them, the weekend will be our home territory does not serve us as a District well. filled with song and fellowship. Details available on the RMD web There just has to be a better way, a better answer, a better site, and it's painless to sign up. Managing the convention this solution, a better what ever you want to call it. year is a team headed by Rod Sgrignoli, replacing Duane Bosveld as Vice President for Events. We all know Rod as a past RMD President, RMD BOTY, past Society Board member, judge and quartet man. Many thanks to Duane for his years of service to the Operations Team. His skill at negotiation has saved the District a lot of grief (and a lot of money) and we wish him well as he serves as the Sound of the Rockies President.

Going to HU?

When I learned that most of the Sound of the Rockies cho- rus planned to attend Harmony University en masse, I decided to go myself, to keep an eye on those guys. In case that doesn't end up being a full-time job, please look me up and we'll sing a song!

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What can we do differently that will enrich our barber- Martin "Marty" Monson shop experience in RMD, that will encourage more partici- pation? We have challenges but I don’t believe our Appointed New “classic” reasons sufficiently explain why we don’t spend time together. Those reasons are “it’s too far” or “it’s too Society CEO expensive.” Now, while I don’t intend to minimize these reasons, I think that we must explore the value offered in The Barbershop Harmony Society is our events. How do we hold a convention that is in reality a pleased to announce the appointment of convention and not just a contest? What do you want from its new CEO/Executive Director. a barbershop weekend? More tag time? More classes? Twenty-three-year member Martin More singing? Better hospitality rooms/afterglows? What "Marty" Monson was named to the post after an extensive do you want? search process conducted by the Barbershop Harmony Society's What do I want? One thing for sure, I want to see more Board of Directors and the search firm Genovese, Vanderhoof & of my friends more often. I want to drop into a hospitality Associates. Nearly 60 candidates, many with extensive musical suite and hear quartets sing to small groups. I want to and association management experience, were considered for the have an afterglow that allows quartets to attend and spend position. some time singing before 1 a.m. I want more convention Marty is currently president and owner of Visual Commu- atmosphere and less “contest” atmosphere. nication Advisors, a strategic planning consulting firm. Prior to Stay tuned, there is work underway to address some of that, he was vice president of business development for Glow- these things. You may even see articles in this edition point, a telecommunications and teleconferencing company. “I sharing similar thoughts and offering some possibilities. Be am honored by the opportunity to serve the Barbershop Harmo- a part of it, share your experiences from other places, your ny Society in this capacity,” Marty said. “I'm eager to get start- suggestions, roll up those sleeves and help us there. How ed.” Society staff was informed of the decision on the morning am I doing? of Friday, July 20. They will meet with the new CEO on Tues- day, July 24.

Marty has been president of the Hilltop, Minn. chapter (LOL) for the past five years. His leadership has helped to sig- Contest & Judging VP nificantly grow membership and transform the Hilltop chapter (and its Great Northern Union chorus) into one of the Society's John Coffin most dynamic organizations. An article about this transformation appears in the November/December 2009 issue of The Harmo- nizer magazine (pg 16). Contest Entry “Marty brings unbridled passion and enthusiasm to this Deadlines role,” said Alan Lamson, president of the Barbershop Harmony Society and interim CEO. “His ideas for the future, his successes To all Rocky Mountain District barber- with Great Northern Union, as well as his business successes, shoppers who compete. By district policy, the contest entry deadline for a competition is four weeks. This gave the Board the confidence that he was the right person at the means a quartet or chorus competitor's CJ-20 entry form must be right time for the Barbershop Harmony Society. We are also received by the RMD VP C&J on or before the Friday four weeks excited by his ability to work with staff, committees, the Board prior to a published contest start date. This policy can be found in and the membership to move us forward.” the RMD Operations Manual in sections 20 (Competitions) & 21 “The search committee was looking for a strong blend of (Conventions). Since the 2012 RMD Fall Convention is Septem- ber 28-30 in Albuquerque, NM the entry deadline is August 31. skills, experiences, energy and vision as demonstrated in busi- Thanks! ness and barbershop,” added Shannon Elswick, Society execu- tive vice president. “Marty's success at the chapter level is unde- niable, his energy is boundless, and he brings a vision that we believe will engage current members and attract new ones. We also believe Marty will use the great resources we have as an organization to broaden and enhance overall awareness of bar- bershop harmony.”

Marty, his wife, Amy, and their children, Stefany and Luke, will relocate to Nashville, Tenn. in the near future. The newly appointed CEO will meet with the Operations Team and deliver the keynote address at Harmony University on Sunday, July 29. He will officially begin his duties at the Society's Nash- ville headquarters on August 13. RMD VOCAL EXPRESSIONS PAGE 6 AUG/SEPT 2012

Events VP 5. New this convention!

Rod Sgrignoli A. You can come on down the night before (we have some rooms available Thursday evening) or just plan your travel arrangements to arrive in town around lunch time . . . 2012 Fall Convention B. We are offering educational classes (details forthcom- ing) for both Friday and Saturday afternoon – there will September 27-30 probably be THREE different class sessions and several Albuquerque, NM different tracks (sort of like a mini-HEP school) so don’t miss the chance to learn more about barbershop craft . . . C. The classes will be taught by a combination of local The District Events team is hard at work for a wonderful Fall Con- talent and some of our judges from out-of-town, some of vention experience in Albuquerque, NM! Many thanks to my pre- whom don’t normally get the chance to visit our district so decessor, Duane Bosveld, who laid a lot of the groundwork for don’t miss out on these one-of-a-kind classes! the convention and Bob Lawson and others from the host chap- D. Jeff Click (our new VP, Music & Performance) and Car- ter (Duke City Sound) team who are working out all of the local los Aguayo (our VP, Youth In Harmony and host chapter arrangements to ensure a fine time is had by all! Some of the rep) are working on details as we speak – if you have spe- more important details to be aware of: cific requests for those class offerings, please share di- rectly with Jeff and Carlos! 1. The registration form is available on the district website (rmd.sing.org). 6. We’re also planning for a great afterglow! The plan is to make A. Early Bird Registrations: $55 (register by Sep 14) sure that the Show of Champions is over in plenty of time for us B. Early Bird Family Registrations (2 or more from the to enjoy each other socially as well – for that matter, we’ve tried same household): $110 (again, register by Sept 14) to schedule our events, in some cases overlapping, so we have C. Full Registrations (after Sept 14): $75 more time in between events to get to know each other better – D. Full Family Registrations (after Sept 14): $150 $85 look for the full schedule of events at rmd.sing.org!

value! 7. For those of you that are competing, you need to also enter E. All events: youth/student: ($40) the contest – you can contact John Coffin (our VP, Contest & F. Bob Reed is your point of contact for all registration Judging) if you have any questions about that process. packages. G. All competitors need a registration package and it’s the 8. Sound like a lot – it’s really not – here’s the short list of what to best choice for most of our convention goers; includes your do to be set: A. If you’re competing (e.g., quartet) – enter contest by admission to the afterglow! st Aug 31 2. Single event tickets are available for the public (in case you B. Make sure you have your hotel reservation (Hyatt Re have local guests). gency) by Sept 7th A. Single event tickets are $20 per event. C. Grab your convention registration @ rmd.sing.org by B. Four events total (two of which are being offered as a Sept 14th combined package): D. Come early and enjoy the classes! a. Quartet Semifinals (7 PM, Friday evening) E. Invite your friends in the Albuquerque area to come and b. Chorus Finals (10:30 AM, Saturday AM/PM) join us as well. c. Quartet Finals (6:30 PM, Saturday evening) F. See you in Albuquerque September 26th through the d. Show of Champions (8:30 PM, Saturday evening 30th! (approx. time) C. We have decided to package Quartet Finals & the Show of Champions as a combined package for one great price - $20 (50% off full price)! D. Guests can also attend the afterglow for a $5 cover, payable at the door. E. Don York from Duke City Sound is the contact for sin- gle event tickets.

3. Headquarters hotel is the Hyatt Regency. A. We have negotiated a great rate - $109/night! B. All convention goers are encouraged to stay at the Hyatt Regency – this helps us pay for rehearsal spaces and Our Barbershop Shop (run by none other than the fabulous Paige other venues and provides you with convenient walking Sgrignoli) will be open at various times throughout the day on access to the convention center. Friday, approximately 9 am to 5 pm; closed during contest ses- C. Rooms are going quickly (less than 200 remaining) so sions, Hyatt Regency and again on Saturday, approximately 1 am don’t delay! Our room block expires on Sept 7th and really to 3 pm/closed during contest sessions (again, at the Hyatt Regen- cy). would like to see us fill up that room block and then some! There may still be availability after Sept 7th but not at the Registration will have similar operating hours on Friday, approxi- convention rate so get registrations and reservations early! mately 9 am to 5 pm, and will likely relocate closer to the contest

4. All contest sessions will be held at the Kiva Auditorium sessions. Hopefully folks will get their registrations purchased (walking distance from your lodging at the Hyatt Regency). ahead of time; the host chapter is checking to see if we can get our registration packages at the same time and location where we check into our hotel rooms. RMD VOCAL EXPRESSIONS PAGE 7 AUG/SEPT 2012

Imm. Past President 2012 Fall Convention Schedule

Thursday, September 27, 2012 Woody Woods

05:00 pm – 11:59 pm District Board &Operations The year was 1964 and the "Border Team Meeting, Hyatt Regency Chorders" from El Paso, Texas won the- Friday, September 28, 2012: International Chorus competition. In tenth place was the Senate-Aires from Salem, 09:00 am – 12:00 pm House of Delegates Meeting Oregon. Forty-eight years later after never Hyatt Regency getting higher than 10th, the Salem Senate 01:00 pm – 04:00 pm Harmony Education Classes (TBD) -Aires placed 5th! They've had their ups Hyatt Regency & Kiva Center and downs but they persevered! For those of us with chapters 04:00 pm – 05:00 pm Riser Setup, Hyatt Regency & Kiva Center that are not gaining the members we would like, or not singing as 07:00 pm – 10:00 pm Quartet Semifinals, Kiva Center well as we'd like, let's use them as an example - PERSEVERE! 10:30 pm – 12:30 am Quartet Evaluations, Judges’ Rooms Hyatt Regency We have nine chapters that are verging on extinction but two of the nine are looking for help. They have contacted the Society Saturday, September 29, 2012 and have been assigned a "Harold" from the Operation Harold 10:30 am – 02:00 pm Chorus Finals, Kiva Center Hill program. Almost 50% of our chapters are in the program 02:00 pm – 03:30 pm Chorus Evaluations, Kiva Center including the district's largest chapter, Denver Mile High. If they 02:00 pm – 04:00 pm Harmony Education Classes (TBD) can benefit from the program can't the rest of us? Ask your chap- Hyatt Regency & Kiva Center ter leadership if your chapter is registered. If you already know 06:30 pm – 08:00 pm Quartet Finals, Kiva Center that you are, give them a pat on the back for wanting to help your 08:15 pm – 09:15 pm First round of Quartet Evaluations chapter grow. Judges’ Rooms, Hyatt Regency Since most of us remember AM radio I'm going to replay this 08:30 pm – 10:00 pm Show of Champions Kiva Center analogy: each chapter is like an AM radio station with the number 10:15 pm – 11:15 pm Second round of Quartet Evaluations of men and the amount of sing outs being the measure of Judges’ Rooms, Hyatt Regency "wattage." The bigger the chapter is AND the more sing outs the 10:30 pm – 01:00 am Afterglow! Hyatt Regency chapter does the larger the footprint in the district. Look at your Sunday, September 30, 2012 chapter and the ones that are in proximity and see if the "wattage" overlaps. If not, try to increase yours Tired puppies head home . . . please note: some times subject to and perhaps plan a joint effort in that space change but this will be our starting point for the scheduling of between the chapters that doesn't get any activities; choruses will be contacted separately regarding those coverage. A sing out in the park in a small that will be providing risers and rehearsal times prior to the Satur- town between two chapters and invite the day contest schedule – thanks! schools or churches or (you fill it in) to partici- pate. How would you feel if you knew that because of your efforts, a new chapter was started and singing was 2013 Spring Convention Teaser not only encouraged, but propagated! April 25-28 in Denver, Colo.

Just a reminder that we are doing a special pilot event for the Spring Convention next year – we are taking a sea- son off from the usual winter retreat in Estes Park, Colo. and doing a combined event the last weekend in April which will encompass both the International Quartet Pre- liminary contest as well as Rocky Mountain Harmony

College (RMHC). Saturday night, multiple chances for quartets to sing and Some of this is being driven by an opportunity to save plenty of time on Saturday night after the show to relax! money for you and the district – we will only have two dis- The event will be held at the Red Lion hotel near the old trict events next year instead of the usual three (though we Stapleton airport. To enable all of the contest rounds to be will also have the fall Leadership Academy sessions for completed in one day, we would not have a top 10 for Chapter Officers). Quartet Finals – only those quartets scoring high enough This means we will have at least one past gold medal- in the 1st round would advance to a Finals round however, ist quartet there to help with our school and opportunities all quartets would get to do both of their contest sets as to make the Spring Convention a huge success! Please those that do not advance to the Finals would be invited to mark your calendars now . . . perform throughout the day on Saturday for the rest of the Rocky Mountain Harmony College event – what a deal! We’re also looking for some feedback as to content and organization of the weekend – for example – one scenario We’re still in the planning phase for this event but might be to have both contest rounds on the same day please let us know if you have ideas! Thanks and all my (Friday); all evaluations and educational offerings would best! then take place on Saturday with a show for the public on RMD VOCAL EXPRESSIONS PAGE 8 AUG/SEPT 2012

Secretary A page will come up displaying your chapter roster, and several options listed in blue as a ring menu at the top. Dick Stark Select Chapter Leaders; this will bring up a page with cur- rent chapter leaders listed by position. At the top left will be a selection box where you can select Past, Present, or Electing & Reporting Future leaders from a drop-down menu. If you are enter- ing chapter officers for next year, and are doing so before Chapter Officers January 1, 2012, select Future; a page will appear show-

It’s hard to believe, as hot as it’s been, but it’s already ing any future officers currently in place (this will be the time to look ahead to fall, and the election of chapter offic- case if you entered officers last year with a two-year term, ers for next year. Whether your chapter elects officers for for example). If you need to enter additional officers, scroll one or two year terms, elections are held in the fall, with an to the bottom of the page, and use the template to add officers by title. eye to officers’ terms beginning on January 1. Right about now is the time for your chapter to be assessing the poten- Select the name of the Chapter Member from the drop tial leaders for the next year or two, and encouraging them down list of your roster members; and do the same for the to step up and assume a leadership role. name of the Role he will be entering. Type in Start Date

New (and returning) officers need to be entered into and End Date; the start date will probably be January 1, the Barbershop Harmony Society’s eBiz system on the 2013 (1/01/2013) and the end date 12/31/2013. If you elect BHS website (www.barbershop.org), so that they can be officers for two-year terms, then use the December 31 date for the year the two-year term ends. contacted by the Society and District as necessary. Exist- ing presidents and secretaries have the necessary per- Note: Names of potential officers will appear only if missions to enter and edit this information, and should they are current members with dues paid; otherwise, you probably take the lead in getting this job done before their will have to make sure they get current by renewing their terms expire. We have recommended that these officers’ membership before they can be entered as officers. terms be entered through January of the year following There is also a place to enter Non-Member Leaders; their term, to enable their being able to do the data entry this is typically used when, for example, your musical di- for new officers. rector is a woman, and therefore not a regular Society Once on the website, go to Members Only (large yel- member. People like these can be Associate Members, low box); then take the cursor to My Memberships; and paying half the normal dues, and getting many of the ben- select My Chapters from drop-down menu. A page will efits of regular membership. If you know the person’s As- appear with your chapter(s) listed; select your chapter by sociate ID, enter it here, and then select the role from the double-clicking on the chapter name. next box. Start date and end date are entered as above.

If you are not sure of an Associate Member’s ID, con-

tact Becca Box at the International Office in Nashville Vickie Mayberry And The Skyline Chorus ([email protected]). She can get you the information Invite You To Be Part Of This World Class Event you need directly; I can intercede if necessary, but it usual-

Join Us In The Beautiful Rocky Mountains ly requires a contact with the Society office to come up with these numbers. October 26-28, 2012 If you’d rather, send the District Secretary an email with International Finalists Skyline Chorus International Finalists Skyline Chorus your chapter’s slate of officers, and I (or my successor) will Will be performing Their International be glad to enter the information on your behalf. Contest And Show Package Finally, make sure your new (and returning) officers at 10,000 Feet Saturday evening at Sing High attend one of the Rocky Mountain District’s Leadership AMERISTAR CASINO RESORT SPA Academies, which will be held this year on October 27 in 111 Richmond Street the Salt Lake City area, and on November 17 in Denver. Black Hawk, Colorado Information and registration forms will be available on the

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Marketing & PR VP 4: Your recent event was a hit.

You’re organizing an event—that’s a neat story. But why only John Elving get one news release out of it? Recapping its success once you’re all done gives you a brand new story angle for no extra legwork. Who attended? Which quartets, either chapter or guest, soloists or VLQs stood out? What was the highlight? Let the world know. Details. Details. Details. Not only do they make your ABM: Always Be Marketing story interesting; they also help make an impression that sticks in Your Chapter, That Is readers’ minds.

5: Debunk a myth. Ever struggled with ideas to promote your barbershop chap- ter? You’re not alone. Here are some things you can do to get Don’t go outside without a coat; don’t crack your knuckles; your chorus’s name out there for all to see. and whatever you do, don’t swallow your gum. There are tons of myths that relate to singing barbershop, and an online news re- Try online news releases. lease is a great platform to debunk them. It’s the kind of “told-you

They put your name where customers look—search engines. -so” link that people love to send to their friends. Learn to debunk They can get your name to the very top of a Google page so and brand at the same time. potential customers find you faster. They have a broader reach 6: Announce a charitable contribution. than email marketing and they reach people way beyond your email list, like prospects, journalists and bloggers. A news release about your latest charitable contribution can help generate awareness and credibility for the cause you be- Don’t think you have any news? lieve in. But it can really help you drive business, too. It can win

No matter where you’re chapter is, or how many members you positive media coverage and con•nect your business with the you have, your chapter makes news regularly. And you can turn many consumers that believe in your cause. Use keywords to any piece of news into an online asset that helps you increase promote your charity or organization. awareness, attract more customers and win more business. 7: Broadcast your upcoming holiday event.

Just think of everything you do. There are tons of holiday events every year and for every

Perhaps you recently started working toward a new show or a type of company, organization and industry. There are also tons service like free voice lessons, or are offering a great chance to of people searching the Web for events, shows, gifts and more. sing in a festival. Maybe you hired a new director, created a web- The competition is fierce but the rewards are well worth it, so site for your business or moved to a new rehearsal location. complement your existing publicity with a news release. Make They're all opportunities to make news. So spread the word, and your announcement sooner rather than later. get your story out there with an online news release. 8: Hook your story to a technology trend.

Here are some ideas to get you started. A CEO making an announcement – that’s nothing new. But it

1: Tell everyone about your latest accomplishment or award. is when they do it on YouTube, or Twitter. Tech is one of the most talked-about industries today, and you don’t need to have a The next time you win an award or have a major break- high-tech product to get in on the ac•tion. Seriously, you can cap- through—or win an award for your latest major breakthrough—let italize on the buzz out there with just a notepad. Don’t just talk the world know about it. An online news release can take the tech—use it as part of your story. story beyond your chapter in all sorts of ways and connect you with all sorts of people, including journalists looking for a story, 9: Provide helpful tips. and customers looking for a well-reviewed, credible product or Publishing a few helpful tips can turn a search engine user service. Why not publicize an award that one of your members into a potential customer, so get your singing knowledge out has won? You’re selling award-winning performances; you there. You have the tips and people are out there searching for should shout about it and that person is a vital part of your chap- them. Get publishing and get connected. Remember though: just ter. one or two brilliant tips is much better than a long list of useless

2: Share an inspirational story. ones. ABM: Always Be Marketing. If your chorus’s singing re- lates to the tips you provide, promote it. For inspiration for your next release, look no further than… inspiration. Readers love to hear about people going the extra 10: Promote your event or team sponsorship. mile, overcoming adversity, and becoming successful–and the A great way to reach local customers is to sponsor a local publicity can generate even more success. team or event, and then publish a news release promoting your

3: Offer useful, free educational resources. involvement. It’s added publicity for them, and it’s great publicity for you – especially when it con•nects you to customers and jour- Educate the public about your latest initiative, event or ser- nalists looking for the team/event. Announce ongoing sponsor- vice. No one likes to be lectured, but you can present helpful, ships, too. A 25th anniversary of a sponsorship is as newsworthy useful information by telling a story. This sort of news can build (if not more so) as a first-year sponsorship. your credibility with readers and provides a resource they might share.

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Thriving Southwestern spirit, more than 300 years of history and a unique blend of cultures make Albuquerque one of the most colorful cit- ies in the United States. At once playful and laid back, the classy bohe- mian personality of this city results from a mash-up of Latin, Indian and European flavors fused to road-trip-era Americana. Albuquerque is a modern city of a million residents where gentlemen ranchers don their Hyatt Regency Albuquerque finest Stetsons to visit the opera and lawyers saunter into work wearing hand-tooled boots. Downtown offers sassy, margarita-filled nightclubs 330 Tijeras Ave NW and a few cool lounges, and every corner of the city is bursting with res- Albuquerque, NM 87102 taurants serving countless variations of the spectacular local cuisine. 402-592-6464 888-421-1442

Albuquerque, New Mexico, is the Albuquerque is the 57th largest county seat of Bernalillo County and United States metropolitan area. The is situated in the central part of the Albuquerque MSA population in- state, straddling the Rio Grande. The cludes the city of Rio Rancho. Albu- city population was 545,852 as of the querque is home to the University of 2010 census and ranks as the 32nd New Mexico (UNM), Kirtland Air largest city in the U.S. As of June Force Base, Sandia National Labora- 2007, the city was the sixth fastest- tories, Lovelace Respiratory Re- growing in America. It has a metro- search Institute, and Petroglyph Na- politan population of 887,077 as of tional Monument. The Sandia Moun- the 2010 census. tains run along the eastern side of Albuquerque, and the Rio Grande flows through the city, north to south.

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Member Services VP Rocky Mountain District Tony Pranaitis Fall Convention

Sept. 28-29, 2012 HOW MANY NEW MEMBERS? Hosted by the Whether or not your chapter is participating in Operation Har- Duke City Sound old Hill (it's easy...just register at www.OperationHaroldHill.com) there is one fundamental question each chapter needs to answer (if to no one else, to yourselves): Kiva Auditorium 401 2nd Street NW How many new members do we intend to add in 2012 ?

Albuquerque, NM 87102 Intend means intentional—it means there is a growth plan North of Central Ave NW/2nd St NW established that is being promoted and executed.

It is a target. When aiming at a target, one intends to hit the Friday, Sept. 28 bulls eye. That doesn't mean every shot is successful, but it is

CLOSER to the bulls-eye if you AIM. Quartet Semi-finals 3:00 pm There are many wonderful growth (and retention!) resources Saturday, Sept. 29 on the Operation Harold Hill website. Even if your chapter is not a

Chorus Finals: 10:00 am registered participant, you can feast at this smorgasbord of ideas Quartet Finals 7:00 pm and select the ones that would most likely work for your chapter. Actually, the ideas don't work...YOU DO. The ideas give you something to WORK ON. But remember, this is FUN (just like learning music...it's work...but the rewards include fun).

While you're browsing the Operation Harold Hill website, check out Supercharging Your Chapter videos with Paul El- linger. You might even want to watch it together on a chapter meeting night, or select another time to get together (bust out the popcorn and lemonade and have a chapter growth party!). RMDRMD FallFall ConventionConvention So after you whittle down the growth programs to two or three ALBUQUERQUE, NM best ideas for your chapter, what will you DO to make them suc- ALBUQUERQUE, NM ceed? If you need a little help, register your chapter and obtain the help of a "Harold Hill" who can be your coach where needed.

But if you don't need any coaching, and you reach (or ex- ceed!) your growth goal...bravo! What if you set a really lofty growth goal, and you only achieve half of it? BRAVO for you, too! Maybe your chapter just needs twice the time to get to the growth goal, and that's OK.

In fact, the only unacceptable result is doing nothing. Studies have shown (did you really need a study to be convinced of this?) that doing nothing will produce no results, and chapters that do nothing to produce new members will lose members (due to any- thing from apathy to natural causes) and get closer to chapter death (last guy out please turn off the lights). So how many new members does YOUR CHAPTER intend to add in 2012 ?

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Music & Performance VP

Jeff Click

Hello again! We are entering an excit- ing time for education here in the Rocky Mountain District. We are in the process of retooling the educational offerings available to our chapters and members. While not an easy task given the current economic times, I think the areas we are exploring will be a win for everyone.

Many of you are probably now aware that we are entering a two year experiment that combines the RMHC with the spring prelims. The board believes this will allow great learning opportu- nities for our members by the usual stellar staff along with being able to see those very techniques put into practice on the stage by those quartets striving to compete on International Stage. We Rod, Anthony, Jason Ward, Coordinator, John, Jeff will also be adding some classes to our Fall Convention for those interested in learning some new skills and brushing up some Silverton Festival — July 20-21, 2012 dusty techniques. Carl Schultz reporting (thanks Bill Sutton)

For those of you in competing groups, stay tuned for a flyer Those who made the quartet coaching ses- on some possible schedule scenarios for the Fall Convention on sion on Friday evening learned about interpre- which we will need your feedback. We are working hard to try to tation and presentation of a song. John Coffin balance convention events with performance feedback. Addition- had only one quartet available for coaching ally as a part of this scheduling exercise, we are trying to make and they received some valuable input. For the sure that quartets do not miss out on singing on the after show first time that I can remember, his comments events (Afterglow and/or Hospitality Rooms). were actually put into use at the Saturday

The next step in our reevaluation is exploring ways to bring evening performance by the quartet. I'm sure more educational opportunities to each chapter/member in the John was pleased that they used his district. These ideas are still early stages, but I will be presenting knowledge in improving their performance an outline to the HOD this fall on ways we can create areas in the package. district where we can combine chorus/quartet coaching, educa- Registration started at 8:00 am on Saturday with warm up at tion, membership (involving non-members) and PR into a com- 9:00. John worked each song to pick out the rough spots but munity festival event. This could be an expansion of events such seemed pleased with the effort which had been put in by the 45 as the wonderful Harmony Happening in the Hills, Silverton men to learn the words and music. Music Festival and the Boulder Chautauqua or an entirely new event in your neck of the woods. Each chapter put on their mini-show of 15 minutes. Durango under the direction of Amy Barrett put 15 members on the risers As a part of this potential expansion, I will need lots of assis- for their show. Their one quartet had a sick lead and they recruit- tance, not only from chapters that are interested in making things ed Carl Schultz to take his place. (Note: Ed Simons and Carl happen in their region, but also from you, the individual! I am sang in a quartet when Carl lived in Durango). Montrose had 14 looking for some members from around the district who would be men under the direction of MaryAnn Rathburn but no quartet. willing to assist me in making sure the communications between Grand Junction under the direction of Raisha Quinn put 16 the district education/ops team and the local level is as clear and members on the risers and brought Close Harmony who sang open as possible. In addition, these individuals would assist in two songs. Farmington was represented by a quartet made up of planning local events and collecting the educational wants and two from Durango and two from Farmington. I would say that the feedback from the area chapters. quality of the three choruses was about the same.

I am very excited about working with you to bring more edu- The Festival chorus under the direction of John Coffin put cational opportunities into your own backyard. I think that togeth- on a stellar performance. What we lacked in numbers we made er we can mold this effort into one that will helps us grow as sing- up for in voice quality. The audience was very responsive to the ers and as a district. Please feel free to write me regarding your guest quartet Renaissance comprised of Rod Sgrignoli (tenor), thoughts and ideas, as well as what YOU could do to help. We all Anthony Pennington (lead), John Coffin (bass) and Jeff Click need to pitch in to make this a success! (baritone). The first three are judges and Jeff is RMD VP of Mu- sic & Performance.

The gym was completely renovated and was a much better place to sing than in the past. We were at the Bent Elbow for the Deadline for the Nov/Dec Afterglow. We had everyone at one location for a change. They had a special menu for those who wanted something to eat as well as the usual drinks. Dr. Tom Chamberlain led us in a cou- Vocal Expressions ple of songs with all joining in. Close Harmony, Renaissance and a pickup quartet sang some more, as well. is Oct 20th — thanks! July 2013 with Rod Sgrignoli RMD VOCAL EXPRESSIONS PAGE 13 AUG/SEPT 2012

Checkpointe! quar tet ( Jason Weisser, tenor, Brett Foster, lead, Dave Klimper, bass, Kelly Michaelis, bari), Billings, Montana singing about chickens at their chapter (32 members New San Juan County Director RestRest InIn PeacePeace strong)show; yup, that’s Brett with the Virginia Pevey chicken hat—another of our fine RMD quartets eager to headline YOUR chap- Robin Harris tells us that the new di- KeithKeith PedersonPederson ter show! rector for the San Juan County Chapter Albuquerque, NM (Farmington, New Mexico) is Virginia Pevey. Their annual show was held May 19 at the Little Theatre at San Juan Keith G. Pederson, 70, died recent- State College. The Four Corners Har- ly after a long battle with cancer. Keith was a Lutheran minister, serving first as mony guys had as their special guests an intern with Christian Ministry in the Blue Steele from the Duke City Sound National Parks at Yellowstone, Death (Bernalillo County) Valley, and Carlsbad Caverns, where he also offered interpretive lectures about bats. After earning a Masters in Divinity, he served as pastor at churches in Wis- consin and Michigan before being called Big Sky chorus in performance at their as a missionary to the Netherlands, annual show Harmony On Broadway, where he learned and preached entirely director Scott Corey in Dutch. He later returned to a pastor- ate in Wisconsin, earned a Doctor of Ministry, and retired after 23 years of Do You Have Burning Questions service. About Contest and Judging? Put Out the Fire With Our New Blog Keith’s hobbies were motorcycling, model railroading, and singing barber- Despite our current judging system hav- shop. He joined the Duke City Sound in ing been in place for almost 20 years, 1999 and sang bass with them for 10 many of you still have questions about years before applying for joint member- aspects of the judging system. Rumors ship with The New MexiChords, also in and myths still abound. If you know a Dan Clark Albuquerque, New Mexico. Keith com- judge or feel bold, you may have contact- [email protected] peted with The New MexiChords in the ed a judge in the past but many of you RMD 2011 Fall Convention in Colorado might never ask your question. Springs on his way to a series of chemo In an effort to help further educate, C&J treatments in Oregon. He practiced con- (Contest and Judging) is hosting an inter- sistently with the chorus until a month active BLOG The process will be simple. RMD BOTY before his death, and he and his wife, Just email a question to C&J Chairman Patty, never lost faith in miracles. Keith Kevin Keller [email protected] and the is survived by Patty, two children, two selected questions will be placed on the brothers, and many, many family mem- blog, followed by an answer from a judge. bers and friends. After that, anyone is free to comment on “We shall meet but we will miss him, the post with further questions or insights. there will be one vacant chair…” Other judges will also join in the conver- sation. Hopefully all of us will learn some- Submitted by Gil Whalen thing by discussing the issues. We'll run it New Mexi-Chords at least through the end of the year. If it Albuquerque, NM remains popular, we'll continue beyond that. Hope to see you contribute! RMD VOCAL EXPRESSIONS PAGE 14 AUG/SEPT 2012

Brett Foster Chapter Support Leadership Training VP CARA Coordinator

Leadership Fo- rums? Ambassadors of Harmony Are You Going? Wins International Gold in the Barbershop Chorus Contest Leadership Forums have been sched- uled for October 27 for the west side of The great Ambassadors of Har- the Rockies in Salt Lake City, Utah. Over mony from St. Charles, MO (CSD) did Ringmasters Takes Gold it again, winning the gold medal at the on the east side, we’ll be headed to Den- News Picked Up By BBC! ver Nov. 17 at the Excel Energy building International Barbershop Chorus Con- test in Portland, Oregon Friday evening Ringmasters from Stockholm, (same as last year). Registration forms July 6, 2012. Their set included No Sweden (SNOBS) made barbershop are in this issue which should also be Other Love and Step in Time, the latter history by becoming the first non-North posted by early August online at the RMD becoming a tongue-in-cheek cameo American quartet to win the gold in the website. Please put these dates on your reprise by several quartets in the finals. International Barbershop Quartet Con- chapter calendar. This is a great oppor- Silver medal was won by Great test at the Rose Garden Arena in Port- tunity to meet and share your experienc- Northern Union, Hilltop, MN (LOL). land, Oregon Saturday evening July 7, es and learn the nuts and bolts of chapter Bronze Medalists were: 2012. management.

3rd Place - Kentucky Vocal Union, The news of their win was picked up by the BBC and covered by Public Four Tracks Available Elizabethtown, KY (CAR) 4th Place - zero8, Stockholm, Sweden Radio International's The World. GOVERNANCE (SNOBS) Alex Gallafent interviews Emanuel President, Executive VP, IPP 5th Place - SenateAires, Salem, Ore- Roll, Jakob Stenberg and Lorin May. Secretary, Treasurer gon (EVG) Ringmasters introduced their new CD MUSIC at International Convention, now avail- Chorus Director, Music & Performance VP, able in North America exclusively at Section Leaders Harmony Marketplace.

The silver medal was won by Musi- INTERNAL OPERATIONS cal Island Boys (NZABS). Bronze Membership VP, Chapter Development VP, Sunshine, Program VP Medalists were: Two Great Conventions in 2013! 3rd Place - A Mighty Wind (DIX) EXTERNAL OPERATIONS Register NOW! Marketing & PR VP, Events VP, YMIH VP, 4th Place - (FWD) 5th Place - (SUN) Bulletin/Web Editor

January 8-13, 2013 There is something for everyone! Midwinter Convention Commit now to send your leadership Orlando Florida team to one of these events. The infor-

Thursday Jan 10 mation, materials and discussions will

Convention Kickoff Show featuring prove beneficial to the growth and suc- medalist quartets at 8:00 pm June 30—July 7, 2013 cess of your chapter.

Friday Jan 11 75th International Convention Chapter Nominating Youth Chorus Festival Day and Election Cycle Saturday Jan 12 Toronto, Ontario This is the time of year that your chap- Int'l Seniors Quartet Championship (afternoon) & Show of Champions 75th Anniversary Celebration of ter leadership should begin the nominat- 8:00 pm the Barbershop Harmony Society! ing and election process of officers for 2013. Hopefully, your chapter is planning now for your elections to be completed by the end of September or the first part of Denver hotel/motels suggestions are October. Once your elections are com- plete, please make every effort to send at RMD website as well as driving your officers to one of the Leadership directions for both Leadership Academy venues. Academies. RMD VOCAL EXPRESSIONS PAGE 15 AUG/SEPT 2012

Denver, CO Salt Lake City, UT November 17, 2012 October 27, 2012

Excel Energy Building Mike Deputy’s Lake Home

2012 Leadership Academy

ATTENTION CHAPTER OFFICERS Plan now to send representatives from your chapter to one of the two Leadership Academies. Please pre-register using the form below and send registrations via email or snail mail. Registration cost $45 per person up to four. Additional attendees do not pay!

Four Tracks Available GOVERNANCE President, Executive VP, IPP, Secretary, Treasurer MUSIC Chorus Director, Music & Performance VP, Section Leaders INTERNAL OPERATIONS Membership VP, Chapter Development VP, Sunshine, Program VP EXTERNAL OPERATIONS Marketing & PR VP, Events VP, YMIH VP, Bulletin/Web Editor

Chapter Name: .

Which LA do you plan to attend? Denver / Salt Lake (circle one)

Attendee: Track? Governance / Music / Internal Ops / External Ops (circle one)

Attendee: Track? Governance / Music / Internal Ops / External Ops (circle one)

Attendee: Track? Governance / Music / Internal Ops / External Ops (circle one)

Attendee: Track? Governance / Music / Internal Ops / External Ops (circle one)

The cost to attend this RMD event is a legitimate chapter expense and is kept low to encourage your participation without breaking the bank. Please send as many chapter officers and members as you like.

Leadership Academy cost: $45 per attendee up to four attendees per chapter. Additional chapter attendees do not pay a registration fee.

Please mail your registrations to: Brett Foster 1615 Clark Ave Billings, MT 59102 Please email registrations to: [email protected]

Make checks payable to Rocky Mountain District (bring check to the Leadership Academy) If you have questions, please contact Brett Foster at: [email protected] or call (406) 661-1538 RMD VOCAL EXPRESSIONS PAGE 16 AUG/SEPT 2012

BQPA/Pioneers Fall Festival - Chicago - PROBE ANNOUNCES September 5 - 8, 2012 INTERNATIONAL AWARDS

The next festival orga- Public Relations nized by the Barbershop Quartet Preservation Asso- Officer of the Year ciation/Pioneers is sched- uled for September 5 Year Long Activity through 8, the weekend First place after Labor Day, in the Chi- cago area. Why should you Lee Roth be interested? Hunterdon, NJ

Second place

Ray Ashcroft You can find details on the Fullerton, CA BQPA/Pioneers website: www.bqpa.com. Nominated to the Check out the "Events" page PROBE Hall of Honor

Karen Nanninga, editor Because our get-togethers are nothing more or less than three or four days of do-it-yerself quartetting, in the old style. InCider Press While we do have a "luck-of-the-draw" quartet contest on the Friday evening, almost all of the remaining time is occupied by Manhattan, Kansas informal quartetting.

Find three other parts and belt one (or finesse one, if you Roberta Miller, editor prefer ballads)! Find three other singers and teach 'em a tag! Or Bridge Town Sound get together with someone who'll teach a tag to you! Woodshed- ders are welcome, but that's not all we do; we sing old songs, Portland, Oregon tags, familiar arrangements—you name it. In quartets, that form and melt away, and re-form, on and on. From morning 'til the wee hours. Website of the Year

Oh, yeah: there's golf on Thursday and Friday mornings. Sing Westchester County, New York a song on every tee. But ya gotta sign-up ahead of time, to be sure we've got enough tee times...specifically, we'll be at the Erik Contzius, webmaster

Best Western Hillside 4400 Frontage Road Hillside, Illinois 60162

708-544-9300 www.chicagohillsidehotel.com

If you're reserving a room, make sure you tell 'em you're with the barbershoppers, or that you'll be attending the BQPA gathering, so you get the festival room rate - VERY attractive. Hope to see you there! Look me up, and sing a tag or a song with me!

Barily yours,

Tom Noble, President BQPA/Pioneers RMD VOCAL EXPRESSIONS PAGE 17 AUG/SEPT 2012

Marketing & PR VP 1988-1989 John Allen 1990-1999 Lou Schuman John Elving 2002-2004 Woody Woods

He edited Mountain Talk sporadically Another IBC throughout the rest of the decade, and Champion Editor didn’t take it up again until mid 2010 with the support of the Board. The bulletin had

gone inactive with the emergence of the It gives me great pleasure to an- chapter website and the wishes of the nounce the 2012 International Bulletin chapter. Editor is none other than the RMD’s own Steve Jackson. Steve has been the Steve also edits the PROBEmoter, chapter bulletin editor (on and off) since the PROBE (Public Relations Officers 1977, earning plaudits in all three Denver and Bulletin Editors) quarterly publication chapters. He’s earned 11 RMD BETY’s and is in his 11th year, having started When asked why he entered the con- (Bulletin Editor of the Year, from 1978— with the April/June 2005 issue. This takes test after so many years in inactivity 2001). into account the two year stint in 1989-90 (working the other side, so to speak),

that he served as PROBE editor. Steve replies: “I was excited about the Steve started in 1977 with the Denver MountainAires, transferred to Denver He has also stayed active as a certi- great support my chapter had shown Mile Hi in 1984 and edited the Mile Hi Hi fied (1988) Bulletin Judge in Layout & throughout 2011. The plan was to put out Lites (earning a third pace finish in the Reproduction and finished up a two year a 4-6 page monthly.

1985 IBC), transferred to Denver Tech in stint as PROBE president. Steve enjoys Because of the steady stream of arti- 1986 and edited Tech Talk (1988), and tinkering with the many bulletins he re- cles from our president Dick Cable, direc- then it was back to the Denver Mountai- ceives, so it wasn’t long before PROBE tor Priscilla Shaw, assistant director Jerry nAires in 1992 where he promptly picked asked him to serve as the L&R category Hooper, and “super Tony Pranaitis” (the up the editor’s pen once again. specialist. He is well spoken of as a bulle- man of many hats VP) , it ballooned into a

tin mentor. 12-16 page monthly. I was curious to see And during all this time, he edited the how it would stack up against other Soci- RMD bulletin, too. From the New Harmo- ny Horizons to the Vocal Expressions, ety bulletins. I guess we did pretty good!

Steve started in 1982-1987, then Bob The Denver MountainAires try to

Young and Steve changed the format stay focused and stay (too?) busy. I rev- and renamed it in 2000-2001. He took a erently hope that Mountain Talk served a break, and then reassumed the editorship role in the health of our chapter by help- in 2005 to present day. And if you’re inter- ing our communications. ested:

2012 PROBE International Bulletin Contest (2011 Bulletins)

Place Bulletin (15) Editor Chapter District Content L&R G&S Total 1 2 1 2 1 2

1 Mountain Talk Steve Jackson Denver, CO RMD 348 352 267 263 295.60 291.50 1818 2 Chord-inator Hardin Olsen Minneapolis, MN LOL 381 326 250 230 296.53 296.20 1790 3 Toosday Toons Chiz Bell Nassau Mid-Island, NY MAD 335 351 230 239 298.00 294.30 1746 4 InCider Press Karen Nanninga Manhattan, KS CSD 354 231 259 184 295.50 277.90 1679 5 The Score Ken Steffen Ft. Wayne, IND CAR 313 289 254 238 292.36 275.80 1671 6 The Orange Spiel John Alexander Jacksonville, FLA SUN 295 279 250 223 296.62 295.80 1656 7 Commanders Current Pete Witker Maumee Valley, OH JAD 315 315 178 220 295.29 294.80 1629 8 Down Our Way Jack Martin Lake Laniere, GA DIX 346 296 207 202 292.63 283.70 1628 9 Fortune Teller Harry Gray Greater Vancouver, BC EVG 326 257 218 261 294.15 286.00 1565 10 *Music City Huzzah David Beldin Nashville, TN DIX 299 161 161 227 296.87 293.60 1547 11 Shop Notes John Kirkpatrick Naples/Ft. Meyers, FLA SUN 204 255 206 233 297.50 290.00 1473 12 Music Men Joe Fox Lexington, KY CAR 208 153 240 221 295.67 292.60 1413 13 Concho Capers Paul White San Angelo, TX SWD 176 215 168 141 293.00 292.70 1378 14 *Crown City Bulletin Bill Cauley Pasadena, CA FWD 206 157 125 195 296.50 288.90 1357 15 *Harm-o-notes Ted Hinkle Kokomo, IND CAR 248 177 132 187 296.50 287.60 1333

NOTES: * weekly bulletin

1. Judges: Content: 1) Grant Carson 2) Richard Riedel L&R: 1) Bruce Anderson 2) John Elving G&S 1) Jerry Kindred 2) Bruce Martin 2. IBC Chairman: Lowell Shank 3. Preparation of Participation Certificates for the contestants: Bruce Anderson RMD VOCAL EXPRESSIONS PAGE 18 AUG/SEPT 2012

Chorus Finals

1 St. Charles, MO 145 2903 96.8 15 Greendale, WI 43 2483 82.8

Ambassadors of Harmony CSD Midwest Vocal Express LOL 2 Hilltop, MN 118 2850 95.0 16 Bloomington, ILL 60 2481 82.7 Great Northern Union LOL Sound of Illinois ILL 3 Elizabethtown, KY 39 2760 92.0 17 Jacksonville Big O, FL 48 2479 82.6 Kentucky Vocal Union CAR Big Orange SUN 4 Stockholm, Sweden 34 2710 90.3 18 Hell’s Kitchen, NY 37 2455 81.8 Zero8 SNOBS Voices of Gotham MAD 5 Salem, OR 52 2674 89.1 19 Houston, TX 53 2443 81.4

Senate-Aires EVG Tidelanders SWD 6 Western Washington, WA 52 2617 87.2 20 Wasatch Front, UT 28 2427 80.9

Northwest Vocal Project EVG Saltaires RMD 7 Nashville, TN 59 2571 85.7 21 Kansas City, MO 41 2381 80.3 Music City Chorus DIX Heart of America CSD

8 Greater Central Ohio, OH 54 2568 85.6 22 La Jolla, CA 27 2378 79.3 The Alliance JAD Pacific Coast Harmony FWD 9 Metro Kansas City, MO 31 2563 85.4 23 Concord, MA 51 2376 79.2 Central Standard CSD Heralds of Harmony NED 10 Bay Area, CA 62 2550 85.0 24 Manhattan, NY 48 2333 77.8

Voices In Harmony FWD Mountaintown Singers MAD 11 Fremont, NE 79 2545 84.8 25 Mohawk Valley, NY 30 2330 77.7

Pathfinder Chorus CSD Brothers in Harmony SLD 12 Atlanta Metro, GA 48 2532 84.4 26 Greater Toronto, ONT 40 2271 75.7 Atlanta Vocal Project DIX General Assembly Chorus ONT 13 Sunrise, FL 54 2505 83.5 27 Grand Rapids, MI 35 2179 72.6 THX (Total Harmony Xperience) SUN Great Lakes Chorus PIO 14 Western Hills Cincinnati, OH 77 2486 82.9 28 Research Park Triangle, NC 28 2140 71.3 Southern Gateway JAD General Assembly NSC

CSD quartet Pinnacle placed 23rd with Let the games begin! The champs! Ringmasters (SNOBS) Dave Ellis from Longmont, Colo

Grady Kerr leading Debra Lynn teaching the bel canto buzz Checking the view from the production the Historian Forum at the convention truck. My buddy Aaron is calling the shots—Adam Scott RMD VOCAL EXPRESSIONS PAGE 19 AUG/SEPT 2012 RMD VOCAL EXPRESSIONS PAGE 20 AUG/SEPT 2012

OFFICIAL SCORING SUMMARY, BHS, Harmony Foundation Collegiate Barbershop Quartet Contest Lemon Squeezy Wins International International, Quartet Finals, Portland, Oregon, July 3, 2012 Collegiate Barbershop Quartet Contest

Finals Lemon Squeezy, (SNOBS) from Stockholm, Sweden, won the gold medal in the Harmony Foundation International Collegiate QUARTET TOT AVG DIS Barbershop Contest at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Oregon Wednesday evening July 3, 2012. The quartet, com- 1 Lemon Squeezy 1471 81.7 SNOBS posed of tenor Alexander Löfstedt, lead Victor Nilsson, bari- 2 Instant Classic 1462 81.2 CAR tone Jonathan von Döbeln and bass Martin Jangö, won the 3 The Con Men 1390 77.2 JAD competition by nine points. 4 Dominant Prep 1380 76.7 CSD 5 Bonus Track 1372 76.2 SWD The silver medal was won by Instant Classic from Indiana 6 HHHHHHHHHHHHHH 1343 74.6 EVG (CAR), pictured below, upper left. Bronze medalists (pictured 7 To the Fore 1338 74.3 DIX clock-wise) were The Con Men from Columbus, Ohio (JAD), 8 Vintage Stock 1318 73.2 CSD Dominant Prep (CSD) from St. Louis, Missouri and Bonus 8 Gimme Four 1318 73.2 MAD Track (SWD) from Texas. 10 Ebb N’ Flow 1316 73.1 PIO 11 Shoptimus Prime 1316 73.1 ONT 12 Kickback 1289 71.6 SWD 13 SBPC 1284 71.3 FWD 14 Trocadero 1279 71.1 SNOBS 15 Bentley Manor 1271 70.6 SWD 16 Foundation 1265 70.3 RMD 17 Sound Street 1250 69.4 MAD 18 Mach 4 1235 68.6 PIO 19 The Good Old Days 1226 68.1 MAD 20 Timely Gents 1193 66.3 NED 21 Super Nova 1192 66.2 LOL 22 The Ultimate Package 1182 65.7 CAR 23 Diminished Fourth 1170 65.0 SLD

Panel of Judges Administrator(s) Music Presentation Singing Brian Ayers—EVG John Burri—EVG Joe Hunter Jr—MAD Phil DeBar—FWD Jack Edgerton—LOL Steve Jamison—SUN Steve Plumb—NED Jim Debusman—DIX

Justin Miller—FWD Barry Towner—ONT Brett Littlefield—FWD

Lemon Squeezy is the Harmony Foundation International Collegiate Quartet Champion RMD VOCAL EXPRESSIONS PAGE 21 AUG/SEPT 2012

Quartets

1 Ringmasters 8253 91.7 SNOBS 26 95 North 2397 79.9 FWD 2 8017 89.1 NZABS 27 Quadraphonics 2362 78.8 EVG 3 A Mighty Wind 8005 88.9 DIX 28 Maverick 2359 78.7 JAD 4 Masterpiece 8004 88.9 FWD 29 Vocality 2347 78.2 LOL 5 Main Street 7954 88.4 SUN 30 Expedition 2343 78.1 LOL

6 Throwback 7816 86.8 SUN 31 Crossfire 2340 78.0 BABS 7 7784 86.5 CAR 32 Glee Club Riot 2338 77.9 EVG 8 Men in Black 7780 86.4 NED 33 Code Blue 2336 77.9 EVG 9 Via Voice 7704 85.6 EVG 34 Chameleon 2332 77.7 ONT 10 TNS 7674 85.3 DIX 35 Top Shelf 2328 77.6 MAD

11 Wheelhouse 5098 85.0 MAD 36 Mayhem 2324 77.5 MAD 12 'Round Midnight 5089 84.8 MAD 37 The Vigilantes 2323 77.4 DIX 13 Momentum 5086 84.8 EVG 38 Full Effect 2316 77.2 CSD 14 The Allies 5083 84.7 JAD 39 EXCLAMATION! 2310 77.0 SWD 15 Da Capo 5035 839 MAD 40 BCQ 2309 77.0 RMD

16 After Hours 5011 83.5 ILL 41 Contingency Plan 2305 76.8 DIX

17 Artistic License 4975 82.9 FWD 42 Grand Design 2301 76.7 LOL 18 Ignition! 4920 82.0 RMD 43 Alliance 2296 76.5 AAMBS 19 Lemon Squeezy 4868 81.1 SNOBS 44 Up All Night 2291 76.4 MAD 20 Hot Air Buffoons 4813 80.2 JAD 45 REPLAY 2280 76.1 CAR

21 Madison Park 2413 80.4 EVG 46 Downtown Crossing 2279 76.0 NED 22 The Pursuit 2410 80.3 SUN 47 Ebb N’ Flow 2244 75.9 PIO 23 Pinnacle 2406 80.2 CSD 48 17 Below 2244 74.7 NSC 24 Voices Unlimited 2404 80.1 CSD 49 Absolut 2239 74.6 SNOBS 24 Instant Classic 2404 80.1 CAR 50 Anthem 2236 74.5 CAR

Panel of Judges Administrator Music Presentation Singing

John Santora—MAD Steve Delehanty—MAD Dwain Brobst—SWD Dale Comer—CSD Doug Arrington—RMD Tom Gentry—JAD Steve Janes—NED Chad Guyton—DIX Randy Meyer—FWD Jim Kahlke—EVG Mark Kettner—DIX David Mills—SUN Rod Sgrignoli—RMD Marty Lovick—EVG Dave Tautkus—FWD Kirk Young—NED Gary Plaag—MAD Chad Wulf—JAD

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