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lUlOII: OICK HAHNA eAII1fON£: GOIIOY MAUSER 2 PRES. LES HESKETH, An intro 22 COME TO A GOING PLACE duction to our 1980 international SALT LAKE CITY. Our 1980 president. international convention site has some llnique attractions. FRED Moone JOHN PLAWe B08 GREINER TENOR LEAD BASS 3 1980 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Meet members of this important 25 LOOKING BACK AT 1979. A AL ROEIIRIG committee and learn their function. brief review of what happened to l1li 3326 E. HenlY Avenue the Society this past year. Cudahy. WI 6 1980 INTERNATIONAL BOARD. 53110 Meet the men who will run the Soc 26 MEN OF NOTE. The Society's top ii6 iety next year. new member recruiters. BARBERSHOP QUARTET 8 1980 DISTRICT PRESIDENTS. Six 28 LUNCHTIME'S FOR LEARNING. teen leaders will direct district activi An inside look at an Institute of ties. Logopedics function. '" :'io 10 1980 MUSIC EDUCATORS. Dis 30 HERE TO SERVE YOU ... the trict music activities will be their International Office Staff. major concern. 32 COTS -- Training Tomorrow's Lead· 12 HISTORICAL NOTES. A collect ers. What goes into the planning and ion of interesting historical tid-bits. teaching of COTS.
14 GROWING UP IN HARMONY. "Grandma's Boys" share experiences Departments of "growing" in music. Contributors 4 LET'S PROGRAM FOR FUN AND Bob Arnold .. Hank Brandt Les 16 "BUT WE SANG A SOCIETY GROWTH. Hesketh .. Hugh Ingraham Bob PUBLISHED SONG!" Some little Johnson ... Dick Monson Dean known facts concerning the Soc: Snyder ... Wilbur Sparks ... Dave iety's music publishing program. 33 1980 CONVENTION DATES Stevens 34 1980 INTERNATIONAL COMMIT 18 THE TRUE STORY BEHIND THE TEES Convention Calendar VOCAL MAJORITY. Answers to 36 CONTEST & JUDGING COMMIT many questions about one of the INTERNATIONAL TEES Society's most sllccessful chapters. 1980 Salt Lake City, U. JlIly 6-13 38 DISTRICT ACTIVITIES SCHED 1981 Detroit, Mich. JlIly 5-12 ULE OUARTET 1982 Seattle, Wash. June 27·JlIly 4 20 1979 DISTRICT 42 NEW CHAPTERS CENTURY CHAMPS. 1983 Pittsbllrgh, Pa. JlIly 3-10 CLUB CHAPTERS IMPORTANT NOTICE! Mail sent to the International Office will be expedited by using P. O. MID-WINTER Box 575 above the city (Kenosha, Wis.) and zi!) code (53141), 1980 Colorado Springs, Colo. Jan. 25-26 1981 San Diego, Cal. Jan. 30-31
THE HARMONIZER!JANUARY-FEBRUARY!1980 PRESIDENT ager. Resigning from a military career (Major, U. S. Army), he became a trans portation specialist in Washington, D.C. for the Department of the Ai r Force. LES HESKETH Whon he ended his government career of 35 years through retirement, he still re fused to sit quietly, and started again as manager for an office products store in his home community of Fairfax, Va. This led, several years later, to an assignment in organization and management of the huge distribution center for the entire chain, and on to his present career. President Les began his barbershop ping hobby in 1963 in the ranks of the chorus of the Prince Georges County, Md. Chapter, but he was named its musical director just four months later. Moving to Fairfax, Va., another Washington suburb, he became president of that chap ter, the Fairfax "Jubil-Aires," in 1967. His management ability stood him in good stead as he served, successively, as area counselor (becoming the first area counselor of the year ever named by his district), division vice-president, and pre sident of the large Mid-Atlantic District. Applying his business training and in terest in detail to Mid-Atlantic admini stration, the new president also added his own personal touch, driving his auto· mobile some 62,000 miles to visit 71 of the 90 chapters during his 20 months in office. Retired from his job, he would take off for a week or more at a time, moving from one chapter to another and '111e ilitematiOllal presidell! is ti,e chief executive officer of tile stopping occasionally to consult with Society ancl exercises gel/erai supenl;siofl Oller all activities. He pre members of his district team. sides elf aft meetillgs of tile Society amI of tI,e board of directors. The presidcHt is considered the chainmm of the boarel of directors. He Following a term as international board member, President Les has served appoillts committees (except the Executive Committee) alui is !HI during the past three years as inter e.'\-officio mel/leber ofcad, committee. He lias the power to act for (lily cO"lmittee which lias 1Iot fllifilled its assigmncllt. national vice presidentltreasurer, and then vice president, specializing in finan· cial analysis and reorganization at a time By Wilbur Sparks, Int'l Historian, 6724 B. 26th St., Arlington, Va, 22213 when perceptive study of this area was much needed by the Society. His activity A man for all (barbershop) seasons, as a coach and judge has continued, un Leslie Hesketh, Jr., will be at the Society's abated, and a new hobby, slapping a helm as its international president in string bass in a dixieland band organized 1980. With experience as musical dir by the Jubil-Aires, has provided much ector, chapter, district and international relaxation. administrator, woodshedder, coach and Our new president is married to certified judge, our new leader has come Shirley, a warm hearted Southerner who to recognize a great need of the Society calls him "Layus, Honey." With the - the enjoyment of our hobby - which is growth to maturity and scattering of their stated in his motto, "Let's Program For family, they concentrate their attention Fun and Growth." at home on a quartet of attack dach Recently named chief of cost analysis shunds (Heidi, Liebschen, Katie and for an impressive chain of office products Jubil-Aire), who literally rule the house· stores in Washington, Baltimore and Rich hold. Whenever you visit the Hesketh Int'l President los and wifo Shirley mond, President Les has spent a lifetime home, you'll always note that huge doses with their "family" of dogs - °Uob· in developing an acute business sense of barbershopping are combined with chon, Katie, Julie and Heidi. through his work as a professional man- love.
2 THE HARMONIZERIJANUARY·FEBRUARYI1980 International Executive Committee
'J1/c Executive Committee COlISists of the presiclcllt, illl1ueaiate pClst preside,,!, two pice presidellts, (lice presidell/-frcclS IIrer mid the execHtil1e director, who has 110 pote ill matters cOHsidered by the committee. '11,c eXeCUtillC Committee makes dec i sivils of admil,istrafillC diameter aud de cisjo,,~ relative fa expcllClitures for wIde/, approprjatiolls '/(lIIe bee" made by tI,e bOclTel as well (IS emergency apprvpricl. ERNIE HILLS, Immediate Past President tio"s wile" IIccessary. The committee ex Box 66 plores matters rcqllirillg the dtte1ltioll of Medford, Okla. 73759 ti,e board (lIul offers rccommcllClatiolls to tile presiclcJlt, cxeclltille director or other ('xeclttillc offices rcgclraillg problems a· rising ill ti,e per/anna/Icc of duties. They also made decisions ml i,wcsl11lellts for t1Je Society.
BURT HUISH, Vice President P.O. Box 1925 Twin Falls, Idaho 83301
MERRITT AUMAN, Vice President-Treasurer 504 Sherwood St. Shillington, Pa. 19607
DR. HANK VOMACKA, Vice President 1881 Rose Street Sarasota, Fla. 33579
THE HARMONIZERIJANUARY-FEBRUARYI1980 3 7467 Clifton Rd., Clifton, Va. 22024 We enter a new year of barbershop some quartet singing, a couple of Barber every week to assure that the chapter activity with a great deal of energy and pole Cat songs, a chance to sing with meeting (you'll notice I said chapter enthusiasm. At the international level we three other guys in the corner during the meeting) would guarantee some fun for are taking a look at many of our activi break, etc. everyone. 1 wonder if we would see many ties, programs and policies with a view Can you possibly imagine the frustra of our members, both new and old, de toward promoting those changes which tion which develops in a very short time velop a spirit of energy and enthusiasm appear to be in the best interest of the if the fun he was led to believe would be which would make them want to do some Society. his lot consists of two hours of tedious thing to improve the chapter. Our main concern deals with activi repetition of the same one or two songs It's even possible that the man who ties at the chapter level - the lifeblood of on the risers? Conceivably, he has learned has been sitting around doing nothing our great organization. It is here that the notes of an arrangement of which would all of a sudden develop a work atti· success or failure is felt all along the line. Fred Waring would be proud. What if, at tude simply because he's having fun. He It is in this direction that we have aimed the end of six months, he hasn't had the may become the best ticket seller or our ilicme - LET~ PROGRAM FOR thrill of wrapping his voice box around a seller of program advertising in the whole FUN AND GROWTH. small portion of Sweet Ade/ine, or Sweet chapter. Who knows? Many excellent member-recruiting pro Roses of Morn? He, of course, knows Just so there's no misunderstanding grams have been developed and imple every note, every swell and every swipe of I'm not against competition and our con mented, with varying degrees of success. one of the two contest songs his chorus is test system. It's, an extremely important, The Auditions for Admissions, Intro going to do in the Spring contest five integral part of our learning to sing better, duction to Barbershop Harmony and months hence. Open House programs have resulted in However, we must develop a viable pro· the recruitment of many hundreds of new Now, what happens if this just isn't his gram of fun within the chapter while, members each year. However, our total cup of tea? You're right - he starts miss at the same time, learning to sing better. membership growth figures have not even ing a meeting now and then, and the first It can be done - if you'll work at seeing come close to the new men we have per thing you know he doesn't even bother to that it comes about. Let's get away from suaded to join the Society. come to any of the meetings. When the two-song syndrome, though, just as This leads me to believe that possibly membership renewal time comes around quickly as we can. You may even be sur what our new member experiences in his in all probability he'll decide that he's prised to see how much faster men start first visit during an Open House or a going to devote his time, money and learning to sing those complicated contest special guest night doesn't even closely energy to improving his bowling score, or songs. resemble what he is exposed to on a con brushing up on his backswing. Let's make our meetings a new musical tinuing basis during the weeks that follow. I wonder what would happen if we experience cach week which everyone What he originally encountered was pro considered this man as our most impor will enjoy - without even trying. In bably some gang singing (there may not tant asset. I wonder what would happen short - LET'S PROGRAM FOR FUN have been a riser in sight), a little craft, if we worked at developing a program AND GROWTH.
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Samuel Aramian 7202 W. libby Ave. Peoria, Ariz. 85345 Plummer F. Collins 216 Conewango Ave. Warren, Pa. 16365
'J1le govemillg body of tlie Society is tile board of directors cOllsistillg of the Roger Thomas illtematiollal presidellt, tlie immediate 720 St. Andrews Blvd. past presidellt, two pice preside/Its, a vice Racine, Wis. 53405 presideHt-treasllrer, three past illter llatioHal preside/Its (md olle director from eacli distric t, The board is respollsible for the fur therallce of tlie purposes of the Society ,md the attaill1llCllts of its objectipes, as well (IS the preservatioll of its ideals aud CARDINAL - Robert Christie exteHsioll tllYollghollt the world. J1w 1890 Midway bo(ml exercises gel/eral control mId super Columbus, lrid. 47201 t1isiOlI oller all of the officers aid com mittees ofthe Society. CENTRAL STATES - Jerry Easter 2426 W. 7th Waterloo, la. 50702
EVERGREEN - Jack Becker DIXIE - H. Steve Keiss 1427 Regan Ave. 4828 Colo Road Coquitlam, B.C. V3J 3B6 Momphis, Tenn. 38117
FAR WESTERN - Andy Dill 4004·Galbrath N. Highlands, Cat. 95660
JOHNNY APPLESEED - Howard "Bud" Oeunk 21235 Parkwood Ave. Fairview Park, O. 44126 ILLINOIS - Walter R. Martin Box 208 Island Lake, III. 60042
6 THE HARMONIZER/JANUARY-FEBRUARY/1980 Board Members
LAND D'LAKES - Gordon Gardiner As the gOlJcmilig body of tile Society, Sub P.O. 26 Regina, Sask. S4S 3RO the board of directors has full powers iI' all matters affeclhlg the operafioHS of tlte Society, illCllldiug regulatioll of ti,e ad~ mittallce, suspcusioll amI expulsioH of chapter members, (md i" ellery il,stallce the actiOlI ofthe board is [iual. The board ofdirectors nwets i" regular NORTHEASTERN - J. Curtis Roberts sess;oll at ICdst twice a yellY, Due meetillg 714 Tolland Stage Rd. is duriHg tire summer illtematioual COll Tolland, Conn. 06084 tlelltioH (HId quartet cOlllest. tile other is durillg the mid-willter COIwelitiOlI liar· mally ;" Jalluary.
ONTARIO - Roy Cunningham PIONEER - Doran McTaggart 369 Painted Post Dr. 890 Buckingham Scarborough. Ont. M1G 2M6 Windsor. Onto N8S 2C8
ROCKY MOUNTAIN - lynden levitt Box 8201 Rapid City. S.D. 57701
SOUTHWESTERN - Kent Cornwell P.O. Box 7235 Tulsa, Okla. 74105
SUNSHINE - Steward Nichols 617 DeSoto Lane Indian Harbour Beach, Fla. 32937 SENECA LAND - Keith Clark 132C Susan Lane Rochester, N.V. 14616
THE HARMONIZER/JANUARY·FEBRUARY/1980 7 District
CARDINAL - Morris Jennings 508 Gardner Ct. Marion, Ind. 46952
CEi\lTRAL STATES - T. M. (Mike) Hines 3317 Ravenwood Terrace. N.W. Cedar Rapids, I.a. 52405 The men pictured on these pages will be largely responsible for the administra tion of the business affairs of their res pective districts throughout 1980. Hun dreds and perhaps thousands of Barber· shoppers will be depending upon them to provide opportunities to enjoy thier DIXIE - Charles P. McCann hobby to its fullest extent. Their ultimate P.O. Box 40969 success will depend on the attention they Nashville. Tenn. 37204 give to a myriad of administrative details, many of which have already been spelled out and thoroughly aired during a special district president's forum held at the International Office early in November. At that time dates and sites for a variety EVERGREEN - Harrv Neuwirth of schools both music and administrative, 1109 Maplo St. were established; goals were set, long Silverton, Ore. 97381 range plans discussed; district finances and scheduling of contests and conven tions were also dealt with at great length. Throughout the balance of 1980 these men will be more than busy implement ing their plans using the following ·guide· FAR WESTERN - Beryl Caron lines: 10809 Wellworlh Ave. 1) Follow up constantly on officer Los Angeles. Cal. 90024 and committee assignments; 2) Evaluate chapter operations; 3) Visit as many chapters as time permits including attendance at all district events and area ILLINOIS - Jim Vliet functions when possible; 807 W. Springfield 4) File district ativity reports; Urbana. III. 61801 5) Answer all correspondence promptly;
JOHNNY APPLESEEO - Oarryl Flinn LAND O'LAKES - Thomas J. Wickenheiser 7975 Cleveland Ave.• N.W. 21190 Excelsior Blvd. Excelsior, Minn. 55331 Canton. O. 44720
8 THE HARMONIZERIJANUARY-FEBRUARYI1980 Presidents
MID·ATLANTIC - Dale E. Thomas 324 East 4th SI. Bloomsburg, Pa. 17815
NORTHEASTERN - Wally Mance 328 89th Ave. 61 Attend international convention Chomedey, Laval, Quo. H7W 3H1 and special meetings for dis trict presidents held at that time; 7) Meet with district convention committees and the host chap ters at least three months prior to each convention; 8) Prepare, assisted by the dis trict secretary, the agenda for ONTARiO - Cliff Watts board meetings and house of 234 Walden Blvd. delegates meetings making cer Fort Erie, Onto L2A 1R8 tain advance meeting notices arc disseminated in accordance with district by·laws; 9) Constantly review and consult with district vice presidents on their reporting and on the per PIONEER - Dan LaBumbard formance of their area counsel 1113 Greenwood ors and chapters; Jackson, Mich. 49203 10) ! SOUTHWESTERN - Duane Lunday 312 Valley Park Garland, Tex. 75043 SUNSHINE - AI Woodard 358 Fairway, N. Tequesta, Fla. 33458 9 THE HARMONIZER!.IANUARY-FEBRUARY!1980 District Music CARDINAL - Bob West What Is a 9209 Sargent Rd. Indianapolis, Ind. 46256 By Bob Johnson. Soc. Dir. It is reported that Society Founder O. C. Cash formed the Society because, with CENTRAL STATES - Don Farrell tongue in cheek, he wanted an organi Box 194 Vail, la. 51465 zation with more initials than any govern ment agency existing at that time. Since then (1938), we've done our best to fol low his "lead" (without tongue in cheek), as we've become quite accustomed to a wide variety of initials such as C&J, DACJC, PVP, MVP, DP, DO, AC, HEP, COTS, AHSOW, and on and on. To this vast myriad of letters we've now added DIXIE - Robert Royce 3826 Lake Dr. another set: "OME," meaning District '"'~~ Music Educator. """... The man chosen as music educator for your district is responsible for all of the music education that occurs throughout the year. He and/or his committee are hoping somehow to involve all (or as many as possible) of the membership in EVERGREEN - Steve Kyes one or more of the programs designed to 105 N.E. 41st Hillsboro, are. 97123 improve our singing hobby. This education program is not only for directors, arrangers and coaches, but FAR WESTERN - Ray Ussery 25778 Date Point rather is aimed at the entire member San Bernardino, Cal. 92404 ship (and that means YOU!). Durin9 19S0 we hope to make available "pack· ages of improvement". at specific geo graphic locations that will hopefully eliminate extensive travel, costly meals and overnight lodging. Almost any Barbershopper would be willing to take a short drive to learn a new song, es pecially if he could improve his singing ILLINOIS - George Holtzscher ability in the process. No.2 erasmant Ct. Your O.M.E. has a large task assigned Collinsville, III. 62234 to him. He is responsible for scheduling the visits of your international music I( staff; scheduling weekend schools in chorus directing, arranging and quartet coaching at district and divisional level; administering the mini Harmony College weekend school; arranging and encour- JOHNNY APPLESEED - Frank Buffington 3054 Columbus St. Grove City. O. 43123 LAND Q'LAKES - Felix Spooner Bemidji State Univ. Music Dept. Bemidji, Minn. 56601 10 THE HARMONIZERIJANUARY-FEBRUARYI/980 Educators D.M.E.? MID-ATLANTIC - William K. Park RD 1, Box 470G \1usic Education and Services Chadds Ford, Pa. 19317 aging the use of barbershop festivals at the area, divisional and district levels; PIONEER - W. D. "Bill" Butler and providing music assistance to chap 33748 Pawnee Dr. ters whieh may need hel p. Westland, Mich. 48185 The a.M.E. program, in its fourth year of existence, is beginning to take on added stature. A number of districts are already electing their a.M.E. rather than NORTHEASTERN - Merrill Callum appointing him. Giving this position 26 De Hart Ave. "official" status points up the importance Sharon, Mass. 02067 of the office as an integral part of the dis· trict's administrative functfon. Chap· ters, too, are following suit. A notice able change in the Society's adminis trative structure has taken place the past few years, during which there has been a trend toward the addi tion of music officers to the chapter's administrative ONTARIO - Jim Turner body (some chapters now have a music No. 61 - 6777 Formentera Mississauga, ant. L5N 2M3 vice president). We feel this recognition of the importance of music as a part of a chapter's overall program is a healthy sign. 'he music education program for 1980 was developed a short time ago by the men whose rictures you see on this page. These men, assisted by and under SENECA LAND - H. Philip Lambrinos the direction of the international music 4251 Fireside Dr. staff, have just completed an extensive Liverpool, N.Y. 13088 training seminar. The success of their efforts in your district next year will be determined largely by the enthusiasm with which you participate in the pro gram they are promoting, Find the D.M.E. for your district and try to remember that face and name. Get SOUTHWESTERN - Ralph Ribble acquainted with him at the first oppor P.O. Box 64639 tunity and take the time to thank him for Dallas, Tex. 75206 the effort he's expending in your behalf. Better yet. tell him you want to help him and then do everything you can to sup· port him as he developes the music pro· gram during the next year in your district. SUNSHINE - Burt Szabo ROCKY MOUNTAIN - Parker Fowler 3001 Summer Wind Dr. 8585 Hygiene Rd. Winter Park, Fla. 32792 Longmont, Colo. 80501 THE HARMONIZER/JANUARY-FEBRUARY/1980 11 'J1,e purpose of these Hotes is to briug t01!ether some little kHOWII or sometimes forgotte" facts about the Society aud By Dean Snyder, Assoc. Historian, its members. Commel/ts (lIId cOlltributiol/s are ilwited for 1808 Hunting Cove Place, !rtffCre HARMONIZER use. ltellls should be of Society.wide Aloxandria. Va. 22307 illterest. For stdrters, here (Ire cI few oddities worth remelll- barillg. The first meeting of SPEBSQSA (before even a name had Two past international presidents have come from the same been adopted) was held on the Roof Garden of the Tulsa Club family. Charles M. Merrill was elected president at the 1947 in Tulsa, Okla. This was on Monday, April 11,1938. Twenty· Milwaukee Convention, and brother Arthur Merrill at the six men attended. The meeting was not in the nearby Alvin Miami Convention in 1955. Hotel as some have stated. The Alvin Hotel was the site of the second meeting. Two members of international champion quartets have also directed international champion choruses, Bill Busby, who The original intention of Founders O. C. Cash and Rupert won his gold medallion with the "Confederates" in 1956,Iater Hall was not to organize an International Society as we know directed his Memphis, Tenn. Chorus to the championship in it today, but merely to have a local barbershop harmony club 1958. Fred King, baritone of the champion "Oriole Four" in to meet occasionally in Tulsa where both men lived. 1970, went on to direct the Dundalk, Md. Chorus to an international first place the very next year in New Orleans. The idea for a local group in Tulsa was born earlier in the Spring of 1938 when Cash and Hall happened to meet un· Members of international champion quartets proudly wear expectedly in the lobby of the Muehlebach Hotel in Kansas their medallions. Three Society members possess two medal· City. Each was on a business trip, and with planes grounded lions each, having Sllllg with two different champions. These they had time to spare. So they found the parts for a pick·up are: Maurice (Mo) Rector with the "Gay Notes" (1958) and quartet and were soon harmonizing I Had A Dream, Dear. the "Mark IV" (1969), Also AI Rehkop and Glenn Van Tassell Today there is a plaque in that hotel which commemorates with the "Auto Towners" (1966) and the "Gentlemen's Agree· that happy and fortuitous event - presented by the inter· ment" (1971). Glenn Van Tassell has the added distinction of national board of directors in 1963 when the Society was 25 having sung two parts as a champion - lead with the "Auto years old. Towners" and bari with the "Gentlemen's Agreement." During the 42 years of Society history, 37 men have served The District of Columbia holds a record for the most num· as international president. Four of these served two terms ber of organized quartets singing regularly together at anyone Hal Staab, Phil Embury, O. H. "King" Cole and Joe Lewis. time in chaper history. A page in the HARMONIZER for May One man, Clarence Jalving, served a term and a half resulting 1948 contains the complete list of eighteen quartets. The from a change in the beginning of the Society fiscal year from chapter became known as a "guild of quartet singers" - a July 1 to January 1. phrase attributed to Attorney Jean Boardman, founder and first president of the Washington, D.C. group. Three of the first four international presidents learned music as young men by playing the violin - O. C. Cash, Or. The "Decrepits," the fun-loving association of former inter Norman Rathert and Hal Staab. national board members, was organized on the tenth anniver sary of SPEBSQSA at the Oklahoma City Convention in 1948. Past International President Frank Thorne stands out as the Thirty men attended the first of what have since become sole member of a special elite. He is the only man who both annual meetings. Dick Sturges of Atlanta, Ga. is credited with sang with a championship quartet ("The Elastic Four"· 1942) the idea which prompted this subsidiary organization within and then headed the Society as president (from July 1946 to the Society. (Dick also designed the Society emblem.) July 1947). The first printed Society arrangement in authentic barber Past International President Lou Laurel is another member shop harmony was Sweet, Sweet Roses ofMom by Past Inter with special distinction. Three times he directed a champion' national President Phil Embury and is contained in the first ship chorus (from EI Paso· 1964, Phoenix· 1972, and Phoenix issue of BARBERSHOP RE-CHORDINGS which was the again in 1976). 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We And we've never regretted spending the knew three of our contest songs well second half of our lives so thoroughly im enough, and the fourth almost lost it for mersed in it. us. The quartet that was "supposed" to In the meantime, though, John and win that year is, ironically, no longer to Jay were off to college, and Jeff Calhoun ,,, gether. There but for the grace of four (our dear friend and first tenor) and I had strong voices, naive enthusiasm, and some to get on with Senior year at New Trier fantastic luck .... High School. Two in Chicago, one in Grandmas Peoria, and one in Kansas. An Early Acquaintance Helped It got worse. The next year Jeff and I The "luck" consisted mainly of our both chose to attend Dartmouth in New Boys" falling-in with Bob "Moose" Haeger Hampshire, which put some 1,500 miles (brother of "Rene!1acle" Tenor "Buzz") between us and the others. A definite who'd been kind enough to give us a few disadvantage, rehearsal-wise. We used to intensive lessons in how to "bust one." amuse show audiences (almost as much as Growing "Moose", we still owe you. ourselves) with the question most often We'd been singing in three different asked us at that time: 'When on earth do Up in quartets for a couple years before that you get a chance to rehearse?" The just high school stuff. Jay Giallombardo answer, of course, was that they were was the only one of us who'd even been listening to it. Harmony to a chapter meeting (that being North Shore, still home chapter to three of us.) First Major Decision We all enjoyed the raw, untutored thrill The first of many non-trivial "life de of trying to "ring" a tag, but only four of cisions" made to accommodate the quar By Hank Brandt, lead, "Grandma's Boys," LIS out of the three groups were serious tet came less than two years after Cincin 446 Fifth St., Aurora, HI. 60505 enough to really get into it. nati. If we were to stay together, we had We met, at John Miller's suggestion, on to cut down the commuting distance. Not "How did it feel?" Memorial Day in '68. The main idea was many chapters were will ing to afford our "I'll bet you were thrilled!" to have some fun, but it worked so well transportation expenses, On top of "Have your feet touched the ground and so readily that we began entertaining which, we'd failed miserably in the Il yet?" dark furtive thoughts of dumping our linois District prelims. Actually, we fin· The most efficient way to answer such other quartets. ished just behind the alternates, but after friendly questions about winning the Choosing a name the Society's our initial success, it felt like total dis international championship is to satisfy second favorite pasttirne - was pretty aster! Pictures ta.ken in the immediate people's expectations. "Fantastic!", IIAb easy. We liked the "Four Rascal's" song aftermath show four incredibly clean-cut solutelyl", and "Just barely!", however, on the 1966 Top Ten album, and the im young guys with very rosy cheeks made are responses that leave out an over age seemed ready-made. "Grandma's even more macabre by the tragically long riding result of our eleven-year odyssey: Boys" were born. But the "hook" was faces on which they were painted. Total Exhaustion. really sunk by those tickets Jay had for Something had to give. We decided to Would you accept, "Deeply satis the Cincinnati convention. try the waters in the Northeastern Dis fying?" 'Cause that's mainly how we trict in the next Prelims and, if success found the most outstanding accomplish We Mingled With the "Biggies" ful, ,John and Jay would transfer out East ment of our lives. High school finances being what they to schools they were looking at anyway. Jumping up and down was a little be· are, we left the driving to Greyhound and Well, we were and they did. yond us by that time, which is somehow checked into the "Y." Ate all our meals Jeff and I joined the Nashua, N.H. sad. It was certainly better than not at Arby's. (Well, it was right on the way Chapter; Grandma's Boys finished first in winning! But unbridled glee is a re to the convention center!) Sat in the last that contest; and John and Jay trans action that would have ignored a decade row and didn't miss a quartet. Stayed up ferred to Syracuse and Boston Univer of hard work, emotional ups and downs, all night every night singing and listening. sities, respectively. There followed a and our basic, well-deserved humility. Got pushed into one hospitality room in mutually agreeable relationship with the And, after all our winning had to mean particular early in the week and made it Northeastern District over the next three that several dozen other quartets our home thereafter. (Our hosts, the years as we represented them with 11th, equally talented and just as dedicated Purdys of Livingston, N.J. immediately 10th, and (oops!) 14th place inter· didn't. adopted us and, whenever there was a lull national finishes. We can only hope that Jumping up and down came much in the action, got us on our feet to do our you folks in New England know how 1110re naturally back in the Fall of 1968 three song repertoire. They've been our grateful we are for your support and hos down in QUincy, 111., when we won the barbershop family ever since.) We sat for pitality, then as well as nowl first contest we'd ever entered. In retro- hours at the feet of legendary quartets Jeff took off after the 1974 inter- 14 THE HARMONIZER!JANUARY·FEBRUARY!1980 national to live and work in Denver. We enormously from what he passed along. spent more time Slttlllg with Arnie dis parted - and remain to this day - the When we first approached Mac in '74 cussing the philosophy of what we were best of friends. None of LIS had any nat about spending some time with us, our doing than we did actually standing up ural brothers. For five years we'd grown potential was (in retrospect) embarrass and doing it! But it is precisely for his up together, singing and having a great ingly raw. He alternately stroked and thoughtful, r.easoned approach that we re time at it; we played golf and football bullied us into a semblance of order, but spect and treasure his counsel, unstint and wen t to movies together; we stood we never really felt we'd achieved half of ing support and friendship. at each others' weddings; we shared dif· what he offered. That the general level of ficult times. The quartet had been more singing quality is so improved Society Meet the Guys than music to us all. wide is due in no small way, we know, to For those of you who are new to this Mac's influence. little continuing drama, we add some per A Tenor Leads the Way Many times we're asked about the ori sonal notes on the personnel. And then came Jim Sikorski. What can gins and development of our stage pre Don Barnick, at 31, is at once the you say abollt the only Lutheran Polish sence or other aspects of our routines. oldest and newest of the "Boys." When kid from Milwaukee who could step in "Art by committee and blood" is how Jim announced his impending "retire· and bring a quartet from 10th to 3rd in John put it - an entirely apt description ment," our immediate reflex was to one year? "He was like a brilliant comet, of our creative process. It's not all that consult Mac. His response - almost as blazing a sudden path across our lives, difficult ... but painful I reflexive - was to suggest we call Don. then passing just as quickly from the He knew that Don was sitting at home scene ..." (God, what a horrible cliche!) We Didn't Always Agree in Cleveland between jobs - the victim of Quite seriously, Jim's amazing natural Minor points of contention have some a government contract cut where he'd tenor voice did wonders, Challenging the times spawned major battles, with frayed been working in Florida. Don says he other three of us to better and stronger tempers, battered egos and strained thought long and hard about our invita singing than ever. We were panicked friendships unhappily resulting. (This tion, and ten minutes later decided to say but understanding - when, little more "rugged individualism" probably explains "yes." I like the way the writer in TWA than a year later, he decided he needed why we've never had a coach, per se, for Ambassador magazine described what and wanted more out of his college years any length of time.) More often than not, followed: "lOon) learned the group's en· than the quartet's schedule allowed. "The though, these outbreaks are followed tire repertoire including dance steps in Kid" also remains a buddy. at some remove - by a renewed spirit two weeks, and ., a scant six weeks That may have been a time - with Jim of cooperation and dedication to the after his addition, the quartet placed - when we were impressed by our own common purpose, plus a fresh release of sixth nationally. This is known as a vocal talents. But barely, and never in creative energy. But each of us contri quick study." (Actually, the international comparison with our idols: those semi butes to the creative process, in a variety came 17 weeks later - the writer got it mythical masters to whom we listened in of ways, not always expected and rarely mixed liP with the Prelims, but who's awe on record or in person. No, for some meeting with unanimous approval I counting.) Dan's first convention, iron time now we've suspected that at least A man we did listen to in the last ically, was 1968 in Cincinnati, too, but every third person in the phone book couple of years is Arnie Bauer. He helped our, paths were just a little different: he could sing as well. sharpen and refine not just the stage pre became a certified Sound judge. Well, we It's still a matter of some amazement sence (h is acknowledged area of exper were able to overlook his faults and dis· to us that we could even hold our own, tise) but the entire approach to our con covered he could sing, too. (Higher and much less excel. But we felt when we test routines. It may seen funny, but we started that there was something we had (Continued on page 40) as a quartet that made it worth staying This photo almost says together and working at it. Perhaps it was "We're familyl" Stand· just a fortuitous blend to our voices that ing, from left, Don Bar nick, Karen and Jay made the "unit sound" better than just Giallombardo; seated, the sum of the four parts. (As a matter of from left, Jennifer, Hank fact, we used to boast about being the and Donna Brandt and only quartet in existence consisting of John Miller. three baritones and a defensive half back.) Helped to Be Near Mac Huff The most felicitous influence on our singing was our four-year tutelage under Mac Huff. Mac was quartet promotion man for the Society then, and he was consuming every available text on vocal production and harmony, experimenting with the application of sophisticated techniques theretofor unknown to most Barbershoppers. Along with some other very lucky groups, we were to benefit THE HARMONIZERIJANUARY·FEBRUARYI1980 frankly, "museum pieces" and generally presentation, but generally the legend, considered obsolete by today's contest "This arrangement was not written with standards. (That doesn't mean, however, the intention of its being used in S.P.E. that you couldn't take some of these 8.S.Q.S.A. Contests," should be observed. songs and make them acceptable for con (Some selections in this series might be test.) This series of "PO" songs is called patriotic or religious which precludes the HARMONY HERITAGE series, and their use in competition.) in our catalog is numbered from 8001 up Don't forget that the Arrangement to (nowl 8074_ Most of the arrangements judge scores both the song and the ar since No. 8062 would certainly be "ac· rangement of that song! A not-sa-strong ceptable" in contest. song may score pretty well when treated by a creative arranger. And a good song "But What's Acceptable can suffer at the hand of the inept ar Well, then, what is "acceptable." Our ranger. We Sang current Arrangement Category defines We have another series, the "J" series, "acceptability" as any song which would which carries the SONGS FOR MEN art score as low as ·19. (But who wants a -19 work on the title page. These are arrange a score in a contest!) ments numbered from 7501 to the latest On to our SONGS FOR MEN series, 7536 and are suitable for contest in our Society- catalog No. 7000 through 7134. Started opinion since No. 7511. The difference in 1958, this series was the result of more between this series and the SONGS FOR Published cooperation from major music publishers MEN series is simply that these are songs in the industry and consists only of com written by Barbershoppers who allow us Song!" mercially o:wned songs printed for us by to print their songs "by permission" with the publisher. These songs (copyrighted out payment. since 1905) are still LInder copyright By Mus. Services Ass't Dave Stevens protection. Originally, there was no There Are Some "No·No" Songs attempt made to exclude nOll-contest We also have a "Miscellaneous" series, Several years ago, a chorus in the Cen material. There are many good arrange a sort of catch·all for hymns, wood tral States District used a Society arrange ments among the earlier numbers, but shedding songs, choruses of well known ment in a contest and was disqualified. since No, 7061 the emphasis has been to favorites, and the like. These are num More recently a chorus in the Far Western provide arrangements suitable for con bered from 8501 and are not intended for District sang a Society arrangement in test presentation - not only acceptable, contest use. competition that was heavily penalized but suitable. The "Music Man" songs were pub· by the Arrangement judges. Well, what is "suitable?" We should all lished in 1958·'59 when the show was the How can th is happen? How come the be aware that some songs (and arrange' hit of Broadway - with the 1950 Inter InternatiJn 16 THE HARMONIZER/JANUARY-FEBRUARY/1980 COMEDY AT IT'S BEST The NIGHT HOWLS Risers on the Movel ~. 1. Ready ... ~ Wenger risers easily moved in a The "Howls" have performed in standard station wagon to 20 stales, Canada, Sweden and for the usa in Japan, Okinawa, the wherever your singing out! Phippipines, Guam and Hawaii. Plain folks have been heard to say: "Tiley were OK, but tlleir cuffs were "neuell. " 2. Set ... H. Pickalittle, fOrlner SP Judge Takes just minutes to set up a "Their material is as clean as my full set of risers for your group. newly laundered oueralls. .. Basil Sludge, Sanitation Engineer "Tiley lise more sleight of hand than a Blael/joell dealer. .. Shifty Roulette, former gambler "Tile Who?" 3. Sing! Lloyd Steinkamp, current director Scottsdale, AR, chapter Your group will look better, perform better on Wenger CONTAC1' Tourmaster Risers. They're extra sturdy, have carpeted Dorl Glial/man 916 lV. Co, Rd. G-2 steps, and no-snag step edges_ St. Paul, MN 55112 (612) 481-9738 list of published arrangements for catalog numbers. (A list will be provided by con tacting the International Office.) Knowing Rules Important While we pledge ourselves to preserve the unique features of barbershop har mony (and they AR E unique), our style has evolved since 1938, and will pro bably continue to do so. This means that what WAS suitable may not be today. The Thoroughbreds, Louisville, Kentucky SPEBSaSA Chapter,1978lnterna What IS may not be tomorrow. Be tional Chorus Champions. Jim Miller, Director. assured, however, that we strive con stantly to preserve those unique features Ask about our liberal credillerms! of our wonderful style in today's arrange ments. 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THE HARMONIZERIJANUARY-FEBRUARYI1980 17 BLUEPRINT FOR A SUCCESSFUL CHAPTER The True Story Behind the Champion "VOCAL MAJORITY" By Bob Arnold, Bulletin Editor, Dallas "Metro" Chapter 2910 lucas Dr., Apt. No. 159 Daltas, Tex. 75219 We've all read articles in The HARMO· members who earn their living as a pro· first attempt, our audition chairman in NIZER and our district bulletins lately fessional singer or musician, the VM lists forms him of his weak areas and provides about the need some people see for limit only two: our musical director, Jim him with some remedial exercises. Several ing the size of our competing choruses to Clancy, and one of our coaches, Brian of our most enthusiastic members have give the smaller chapters more of a Beck. We are, however, fortunate to have had the determination to work on their chance for success. We also hear quite a as members several men who are very weak points and eventually pass the audi bit of talk about downplaying the impor· knowledgeable about the fundamentals of tion. The fact that prospective members tance of choruses and promoting mare good music - both vocal and instru have to audition doesn't seem to have had quartet activity in our chapters. In any mental. any adverse affects on membership organization of 36,000 members there Q: DOESN'T THE V.M. SING growth. We've had about a 40 percent should always be room for valid criticism OTHER KINDS OF MUSIC BESIDES growth rate during the past four years and suggestions for improving the parti BARBERSHOP? ISN'T THAT WRONG? without any organized recruiting pro· cipation of all members. And, in keep A: Some of the VM repertoire varies grams. The important thing seems to be a ing with our Society's goal of improving from the kinds of songs a chorus could high·calibre and challenging music pro· member participation and increasing use in a barbershop contest. But our gram, combined with many opportunities membership in our chapters, the members singers. probably like those in your to perform, As far as the audition itself is of the Dallas Metropolitan Chapter would chorus, have a variety of musical tastes. concerned, it is intended primarily to dis like to offer an outline of some things So do our audiences at the various shows cover if the prospect has a pleasant voice, that have helped our group grow from 12 we produce. Consequently, we attempt to a good ear, if he can hear harmony (yes, singers to over 140 in our seven years of satisfy some of that variety through the even leadsl). if he can accurately match existence. kinds of songs that we sing, But we some notes played on a piano, and deter We don't presume to suggest that our always try to include in our presentations mine which section he naturally should chapter's goals are the goals of even the the great barbershop songs that have be singing in. The ability to read music is majority of chapters in the Society. But helped us win two gold medals in inter· not required. the methods we have used to promote national competition. And we're always Q: DOESN'T THE V.M. HAVE chapter growth and improve our mem careful to tell our audiences when we STRICT ATTENDANCE REQUIRE· bers' singing abilities may be useful for vary from a true barbershop song (al MENTS FOR MEMBERS WISHING TO chapters which wish to achieve higher though they never seem to care, as long as PERFORM ON SHOWS AND AT CON· levels of success. we sing well and perform entertainingly). TESTS? AND DON'T YOU SPEND After attending five international con Q: CAN ONLY TRAINED SINGERS MOST OF YOUR REHEARSAL TIME ventions and teaching programming and PASS THE V.M. AUDITION? AND ON RISERS? membership in Chapter Officer Training WHAT DOES THE AUDITION IN· A: No attendance requirements are Schoois (COTSI for six years, I've found ClUDE? imposed on VM members. We believe it's a lot of curiosity, admiration and some A: We haven't found that previous our chapter administration's responsibil· downright misinformation about the musical training necessarily helps a man ity to make chapter meetings/chorus Dallas Metropolitan Chapter and its Vocal become a better barbershop chorus or rehearsals so interesting and challenging Majority chorus. Maybe the following quartet prospect. We've had singers with that members won't want to miss a answers to some of the most-asked ques little or no previous music experience single one. That's not always possible, but tions will help clear up some miscon· breeze right through the audition; and this phiiosophy has helped keep atten· ceptions and assist other chapters which we've had singers with previous music dance well ahove the usual 50·60 percent want to promote their growth and musical training (inclllding barbershop exper· level experienced by most chapters. As accomplishments. ience) fail to pass their first attempt. As soon as a singer has his performing Q: I'VE HEARD THAT THE V.M. far as I can tell, the VM audition is no costume and professes to know the HAS A lOT OF PROFESSIONAL more difficult than that recommended by songs and stage moves, we let him get his SINGERS. IS THAT TRUE? the Society and many Society chapters, feet wet performing with the chorus on A: No. If by professional you mean And, if the prospect doesn't pass on his shows, We don't believe any member has 18 THE HARMONIZER/JANUARY·FEBRUARY/19BO so little pride in himself or his chorus to encouraged to be) in some way in our embarrass anyone in front of a show or annual chorus program. Who wouldn't be contest audience. However, due to the excited to be involved in such an interest greater precision required for contest ing, well·rounded chorus program! If you songs, slow learners are monitored closely can have just as much fun and chal and meet with the music director if lenge - and obtain just as much recogni there's any question. As far as risers are tion and satisfaction - singing in a good concerned, the VM does spend a consider chorus as in a quartet, wouldn't you be able amount of time on risers each chorus-oriented too? week - even when not preparing for Q: HOW DO YOU OPERATE YOUR contests or shows. It seems wise to us to "GOOD TIME MUSIC SHOWS?" spend as much time as possible under A: We've received lots of inqui "game conditions." And we attempt to ries about these caberet-style shows put some kind of stage presence into we've been producing for the past eight MUSIC APPRECIATION 101 every song in our repertoire. When you years. They're essentially well-produced From left, Terry Aramian, bad; Lloyd think about it, how can any choral group afterglows where we sell tickets to the Steinkamp, bass; Gary Steinkamp, tenor; expect to keep current on stage moves general public. They're held at a facility Phil Winston, lead. Here's a foursome and learn new choreography without capable of holding 300·600 people in a with 93 years of combined experience in spending some time on risers each week? chair-and-table arrangement, and where barbershop quartet entertaining. Their Q: DOES THE V.M. COMPETE members of the chorus can serve patrons many similar experiences brought them WITH A "PICKED" CHORUS? an all·you-can-eat-and-drink menu of together ... they all enjoy Jai-ali, A: No. We "pick" our singers be beer, soft drinks, pretzles and chips. Quantum Physics, Turhan Bey movies, fore they become members (through the We hold them on a Friday night about tie-died socks, Elmer's Glue and reruns audition). Anyone who can learn the four to six times during the year, and of "Gilligan's Island:' Above all, Gary, notes, words and stage moves to our two charge patrons an ali-inclusive $7 ticket. Ph:l, Terry and Lloyd love to entertain contest songs (along with the other We generally have, in addition to the in the Barbershop Style. You'll enjoy "show" songs we usually sing at conven chorus, two quartets and a dixieland their performance almost as much as tions) is invited to be on stage with band as the show part of the evening. The they will. Contact: Gary Steinkamp, the chorus. All members know that informality and intimate atmosphere 6149 W. Cambridge, Phoenix, Ariz. if they are willing to pay the price of are primary reasons for the success 85035 Phone: (6021 247-3733. exciting hard work and dedication they of the shows, which are generally sold out chapter members simply don't want will be welcome to compete with The at least a month in advance. Depending on to make such a commitment, there's Vocal Malority. The same holds true for how well expenses are controlled, the net really nothing wrong with that. There are our shows. income from one of these shows can many other areas where your chapter can Q. I'VE HEARD THAT THE V.M. IS approach $1,500. But the fun involved excel within your community and dis TOTALLY "CHORUS ORIENTED" for both chapter members and the trict. AND DOESN'T REALLY PROMOTE audience is priceless! These shows provide Men have been in competition with QUARTET SINGING. IS THAT TRUE? our chorus and quartet members with one another since our cave-dwelling days. A. Let's talk about quartet acti many additional opportunities to gain Competition brings about improved tech· vity first. Our weekly chapter news valuable performing experience - and niques and products, innovation, variety letter, The Vocalizer, lists six former keep attendance high at rehearsals. and selection, and a constant reassess Southwestern District quartet champions Q: LARGE CHOURSES LIKE THE ment of how we have progressed since on the masthead. Included among those V.M. ALWAYS SEEM TO DO WELL IN our own last performance. If we don't quartets are the 1973 International CONTESTS. IS THERE ANY CHANCE progress, we don't even stand still - we FOR AN "AVERAGE" SIZE CHOURS? fall behind! Competition assures pro Champion "Dealer's Choice, II and this past summer's Seventh Place finalists A: Definitely! The VM came in gressive movement. (Anyone care to "The Side Street Ramblers". Four second in a very tough district con compare the quality of singing in chorus chapter quartets are currently very active test with just 37 singers on stage in and quartet recordings of ten years ago on the barbershop and Sweet Adeline 1972. More recently, at the Minnea with that of today?) show circuit, and all four will be featured polis chorus contest this summer the The Vocal Majority has been very on our two-night annual show this year. Birmingham, Ala. chorus finished a fortunate in acquiring as members some We're currently in the midst of a novice respectable ninth in their very first excellent musical and adfDinistrative quartet promotion program and hope to international contest with only about 40 leaders. There are undOUbtedly some men emerge with a few more fun-or-contest on' stage. I've heard a saying at COT just as talented somewhere in your town foursomes. The promotion of chapter Schools over the years: "Choruses don't - if you want to put out the considerable quartets is not only good for the quality sing well because they're big; they're big effort to attract them into your chapter. of your chorus, but featuring chapter because they sing weI!." The really Sure, it's great to be a winner. Vince quartets on your shows helps hold down important question every chapter leader Lombardi said, "Winning can become a the expenses of bringing in outside must answer is: "Does my chapter really habit, just like losing." And we like the quartets. As far as being Chorus-oriented, have the necessary musical leadership and feeling of winning a lot more than losing, you bet we are! As a matter of fact, competitive commitment for success in so we'll continue working hard to keep everyone of our quartets is active (and chorus contests?" If the majority of your the winning habitl THE HARMONIZER!JANUARY-FEBRUARY!1980 19 1979 District (11 CIRCLE CITY SOUND & PRODUCTION CO. (Gtr. Indianapolis, Ind. - CARD) Terry Alexander, tenor; Bill Book, lead; Ronald Pierce, bass; Tom Bohannon, bari. Contact: Terry L. Alexander, 249 S. Oakland Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. 46201. Phone: (317) 466·7317. (2) THE QUADRATIC EQUATION (SI. Louis, Mo. - CS) David Wright, bari; Dennis McCann, bass; Neal Frederiksen, lead: Jim Flowers, tenor. Can· tact: Dave Wright, 18 S. Kingshighway, 10-A, St. Louis, Mo. 63108. Phone: (314) 367·3309. (3) THE "GENTS" (Knoxville, Tenn. - DIX) Eddie Scruggs, tenor; Aobert EUbanks, bass; Tom Magette, lead; Luke Lindsay, bari, Contact: Luke Lindsay, 1116 Henrietta Dr" Knoxville, Tenn. 37912. Phone: (615) 947-0150. (4) UNIVERSITY WAY (Seattle, Wasil. - EVG) 2 (clockwise, from top) Ralph Scheving, tenor; Ron Carlson, bari; Dan Cornelissen, bass, John Lee White· ner lead. Contact: John Lee Whitener, p,O. Box 5053, UniversitY Station, Seattle, Wash. 98105. (5) GENTLEMEN SONGSTERS (Whittier, Cal. FWD) Ken Koch, tenor; Bill White, lead; Bill Merry, bass; Jim Iiten, bari. Contact: Bill Merry, 1400 Sun· kist Sp. 190, Anaheim, Cal. 92806. Phone: (714) 772-3651. (61 CHICAGO NEWS (Arlington Heights and Chicago No.1, III. - ILL) Greg Wright, bari; "Butch" Koth, lead; Ray Henders, tenor; Tom Felgon, bass, Contact: Ray Henders, 739 E. Devon, Roselle, III. 60172. Phone: (312) 894·6378. (7) SOUND SYNDICATE (Defiance, Elyria and Maumeo Valley, 0. - JAD) Jim Shisler, tenor; Rod Nixon, lead; Ben Ayling, bass; Jim Covey, ~ari. Can· tact: Rod Nixon, 1550 Mlddleridgc Rd., Amherst, 0. Phone: (216) 988-4892. (8) RING OF GOLD (Mankato, Minn. ~ LOL) Edward Wirtz, tenor; Richard Treptow, lead; Gerald Kirby, bass; Barry Clapper, bari. Contact: Barry K. Clapper, P,O. Box 758, Mankato, Minn. 56001. 5 Phone: (507) 387-4157. 6 4 ,I I J L' 7 8 20 THE HARMONIZER/JANUARY-FEBRUAflY/1980 :luartet Champs (9) KEYSTONE CONGREGATION (Bryn.Mawr and Harrisburg. Pa. - M-AO) Hal Kraft, tenor; Las Adams, lead; Doug Watson, bass; Mark Sanders, bsri. Contact: Mark A. Sanders, 107 Old Airport Ad., Douglass ville. Pa. 19518. Phone: (215) 385-7166. (10) SHOWDOWN (Saratoga Springs, N.Y. - NED) Norm Baker, tenor; Gary Glidden, lead; Greg Smith, bari; Dave White. bass. Contact: Gary Glidden, 10649 Terry Dr., South Glens Falls, N.Y. 12801. Phone: (518) 793-4570. (11) NICKELODEON (Oakvllle, Etobicoke and Oshawa, Onto - ONT) Jim McKeon, tonor; Joe Ingham, lead; Don Polvln, bass; Bill Ellis, bari. Con tact: Joe Ingham, 250/10 Salak Crescent, Milton, Onto L9T 3P4. Phone: (416) 878-7707. (12) GREAT LAKES EXPRESS (Detroit No.1, Port Huron and Saginaw Bay, Mich. - PIO) Steve Boughner. tenor; Walter Dorosh. lead; Len Johnson. bass; Brian 10 Kaufman. barL Contact: Wally Oorosh, 3436 Merrick St., Dearborn, Mich. 4B124, Phone: (313) 277-6735. (13) TEMPO SQUIRES (Salt Lake City, Utah ~ RM) Dave Thorell, lead; Gordon Wesemann, tenor; Ron Rumel, bass; Marlin Miller. bar!. Contact: Ron Rumel. 2B80 Preston St., Salt Lake City. Utah 84106. Phone: (301) 466-9301, (14) FOUR FOR THE SHOW (Venango County. Pa, SL) Dan Wrhen. tenor; "Chuck" Chlttester, lead; Bill McCord, ban; Jim Sines, bar!. Contact: Bill McCord, 121 N. Monroe St,. Titusville, Pa. 16354. Phone: (814) 827·1792. (15) SOUND ARRANGEMENT (Hounon, Tex. SW) John L1ckert, barl; Tommy Gartman, bass; Jim Casey, lead; Lloyd Erickson, tenor. Contact: Lloyd Erickson, 1609 Capstan, Houston, Tex. 77062. Phone: (713) 488-6873, (16) GREAT ESCAPE (Wost Palm Beach, Fla. -SUN) Brent Warner. barl; Steve Venner, bass; Chris Crites, lead; "Buddy" Lauraln, tenor. Contact: Brent Warner. 500 No. Congress No. 131. West Palm Beach, Fla. 12 33401. Phone: (305) 683·438B. 11 15 14 13 16 THE HARMONIZERIJANUARY-FEBRUARYI1980 21 Come to a Going Place SALT LAKE CITY Salt Lake City's most celebrated landmark is Temple Square - the By Dick Monson core of the city. Fifteen·foot walls around the ton·acre square enclose 3191 S 8240 W the massive symbolic Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of latter Manna. Utah 84044 day Saints (Mormons) shown above. From whatever angle, location, place, majority of the hotels an~ within easy Square tour takes you to the Mormon level or time of clay ... from early sun walking distance from the Salt Palace. Museum and the Tabernacle with the up to late evening, it's the same. The famed choir, which, inCidentally, will valley of the Great Salt Lake is a west· Unique Tourist Attractions present a special concert for our visitors ern wonderland, .. a once barren desert What is there to see and do while in on Sunday morning, July 13. transformed to blossom as the rose. Salt Lake City? If you've never been in Beehive House, the major horne of The towering snow-capped Wasatch the city you are in for a real treat - if Brigham Young, is a glorious mid-19th Mountains to the nortb, their foothills you have, then you already know. The century New England-type colonial struc to the west and east, the great shining gorgeous and nearby Wasatch Mountains ture filled with the finest early American waters of the Great Salt Lake all beckon have six great ski areas, all within a 40 western furnishings. weary travelers to stop and relax. minute drive of downtown. Yes, we know "This is the place," hollered the scouts that you will not be here during the Seeing Is Believing of Brigham Young in 1847, and when the winter, but the summer scenery is per Trolley Square has to be seen, or group of hardy pioneers came through haps even more breathtaking than the better, toured, to be believed. It contains the mountain passes they saw below them snow-laden winter scene. varieties of shops, rock and gem empor a great western panorama. Park City, a 30·minute ride from the iums, international kitchen restaurants, This is what is in store for our beauti city, is an old mining town which has be cafes, largest-in-the-world ice cream ful Barbershopper friends from through come a year-round resort for skiers, parlor, theaters, all spread throughout the out the world when they make plans for golfers, hikers, riders, anglers and hunters. city's old restored 1906 streetcar and the 1980 convention to be held in Salt The gO·minute trip through the old solid trolley car barn. Lake City, July 6·13. rock tunnels of the Silver King Mine is a Trolley Square is one of the largest This wholesome area with its clean air must. Then there's an 18-hole golf course private renovation projects in the nation is a large metropolis of over a half - and construction underway on another and has been designed to preserve much million people, small enough to be warm - designed by Jack Nicklaus - plus the of the historical past of Utah. One of the and cozy but large enough to be most longest gondola ride in the world. The best real American lunches that can be accommodating. city once boasted a population of over had anywhere is sNved daily in the depot The romantics will make a beeline to a 10,000 people, supporting 27 saloons, a where bus drivers, truckers, businessmen leisurely dinner at the Sky Room atop host of churches, hotels, breweries, and and others all come to eat. the old but most glorious Hotel Utah, the gambling houses (there are still plenty of And Salt Lake City has its great old convention headquarters. The hotel is saloons left). It produced over a billion "Brownstones." In this case'limestone and located across the street from the most dollars in silver, copper and zinc. granite mansions were built from rock noted block in the city - the Mormon And when you're not up in the moun taken from nearby quarries. The Kearns temple grounds - and only a short walk tains, or sailing on the Great Salt Lake, Mansion and the Utah State Historical to the very bealltiful Salt Palace, where Salt Lake City offers a multitude of Society headquarters and many more old the contest sessions will be held. Thf> interests ... for instance the Temple mansions are a beautiful representative of 22 THE HARMONIZER/JANUARY·FEBRUARY/19BO western architecture and workmanship that existed at the turn of the century THE when Salt Lake City had its silver and SOUND AtTERNATlVE erv - dick- Ire harley-hock copper barons, A Barbershop Quartet Outside the city, high on a hill leading ConUet: !lob G'..n Ir 80.643 I ~ l1 down from Emigration Canyon, is the 'llh E..... B.... O"ONO, K.n. 66001 if""~ ir~\W_I.O)( l S stone and brass "This Is The Place" Poul Dul~r _ T.nor pnon<. 19131 242 4893 Dlrull McCune _ 1..0<-.:1 monument and mural commemorating &b Or.."_ Bullon. a sort Ofre;r~erShOP quartet the Mormon arrivaL ~~ 1978 KANSAS DIVISION CHA}WIONS ~ ~dick(312)832-4773 Less than an hour's ride from Salt Lake City is a railroader's dream come true: a steam-driven railroad train (the Of course, Salt Lake City is but a "Heber Creeper") which was reactivated a stone's throw from the largest open-pit few years ago to let youngsters know that copper mine in the Western Hemisphere. these giants were once the only method The Bingham pit was first discovered of railroading, The Heber Valley is near the turn of the century and the en located near a range of mountains that gineering giants of yesteryear, through strongly resemble the Swiss Alps. The sweat and tears, have hacked out a giant train chugs up and down a 17-mile man-made conical shaped mine. picturesque canyon near the city of We bel ieve that after you have spent a Provo. It is complete with a snack car and open-air passenger facilities. week in Salt Lake City, you'll tuck it away in your heart and picture books as one of the most memorable times and conventions that you will have ever at tended. Every Barbershopper in the inter mountain west is hard at work planning and arranging for your stay to be plea sant. A year's planning for your next vacation has taken place - before you know it, you'll be in beautiful, clean, SOUTHERI tONNlR~TIOI friendly Salt Lake City, commemorat· ing the Society's forty-second year of ED BEAVER'· ED GARREAU'OOUG MADDOX' RANDY LOOS barbershopping! Take time now to mail '2483 GREEt/GLADE ROAD, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30345 (404) 634'1791 (404) 529·4937 in the housing form included in this issue and then you'll be ready to be part The Salt Palace, site of 1980 contest sessions of another of the Society's great inter· and within walking distance of most major national conventions, hotels. (See housing form - nqxt page) SALT LAKE CITY CONVENTION REGISTRATION ORDER BLANK Dato International Office, S.P.E.B.S.O.S.A., Inc. Box 575, Kenosha, Wisconsin 53141 Gentlemen: Enclosed is a check for S jor which please issue: __Adult Registration@$30.00ea.JuniorRegistration @ S 15.00 (18 and under) jar Inysel! and my party for the 42nd Annual Con... ention and International Contests at Sail Lake City, UI. on July 6·13, 1980. I understand that the regi",tralion lee include", admission to official ~ ... ents; a reserved seat at all contest sessions; a registration badge and a sou... enir program. I clearly understand that the registrations are transferable but not redeemable. PLEASE NAME _ PRINT 1. Hotel Utah (Hdq) 7. Hotel Newhouso 13, S. Palace Tra... ldge DISTINCTLY 2. Temple Square 8. Little America 14. S, Lake Tra... ldge ADDRESS _ 3. Howard Johnson 9. HUton Hotel 15. Tra... elodge Dwntn 4. Hotel Utah Mtr, Inn 10. Hilton tnn 18. Cltv Cntr. Motel 5. International Dunes 11. Holiday Inn Dwntn 19. Co.... Wagon Mtl. (City) (State or Pro... ince) (Zip/Postal Code) 6. Royal Exec. Inn 12. Tri-Arc Tra... elodge 20. Flying J Motel 21. Scotty's Motel 23. Salt Palace Not shown on map abo... e; Ramada Inn (7 blocks from Salt Palace); CHAPTE R -cco-c--c---c--c-c-c-=====---- World Motor Hotel (about 20 blocks from Salt Palace); 22. Snowbird Make check payable to "SPEBSOSA" Resort (in mountaIns about 25 miles from Salt Palace). THE HARMONIZER!JANUARY-FEBRUARY!7980 23 APPLICATION FOR HOUSING 42nd ANNUAL CONVENTION AND CONTESTS S.P.E.B.S.O.S.A., Inc. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - July 6·13,1980 CONFIRM TO: MAIL THIS FORM TO: SPEBSOSA HOUSING BUREAU NAME Suite 200 The Salt Palace ADDRESS Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 CITY, STATE/PROVINCE, ZIP CODE TELEPHONE: Area Code Phone Number, _ PLEASE RESERVE THE FOLLOWING ACCOMMODATIONS: Single Bedroom (1 bed· 1 person) $ Twin Bedroom (2 beds· 2 persons) $L- _ Double Bedroom (1 bed· 2 persons) $ Double·Double (2 beds· 2 persons) $L- _ Date of Arrival Time Date of Departure Tirne' _ 1st Choice 2nd Choice 3rd Choice' _ 4th Choice 5th Choice 6th Choice' _ Will you be driving to Salt Lake City? Yes - No ICircle One) If your hotel choices can't be filled, what is your primary con~ideration? Price - Location (Circle one) (Cut or teaf along this line. Send above portion ONLY to Housing Bureau) ROOM RATES Map HOTELS/MOTELS SINGLE DOUBLE TWIN DOUBLE EXTRA Code BEDROOM BEDROOM BEDROOM DOUBLE PERSON 1. Hotel Utah IHdqtrs) $40·55 $50-65 $50·65 $50·65 $10 2. Temple Square $26 $32 $32 $32 $ 4 3. Howard Johnson * $24 $31 $31 $31 $ 5 4. Hotel Utah Motor Inn' $30 $39 $39 $39 $ 4 5. International Dunes· $30 $32 $35 $35 $ 5 6. Royal Executive Inn· $22.50 $28.50 $30.50 $ 3 7. Hotel Newhouse $24.50 $26.50 $29.50 $36 $ 5 8. Little America· $42·48 $46·52 $46·52 $46·52 $ 5 9. Hilton Hotel' $45 $60 $60 $60 $10 10. Hilton Inn· , $38 $51 $51 $51 $10 11. Holiday Inn Dwtn. $35 $40 $40 $40 $ 6 12. Tri·Arc Travelodge* $32 $32 $44 $44 $10 13. Salt Palace Travelodge' $25.50 $30.50 $32.50 $40.50 $ 5 14. Salt Lake Travelodge , $30 $33 $36 $38 $ 5 15. Travelodge Downtown $28 $32 $36 $38 $ 6 16. Ramada Inn' $30 $32 $32 17. World Motor Hotel' $28 $30 $33 $43 $ 5 18. City Center Motel $18 $21-24 $21-24 $ 3 19. Covered Wagon Motel $20 $20 $24-26 $ 3 20. Flying J Motel $24 $24 $24 $ 2 21. Scotty's Motel $25.50 $27.50 $27.50 $ 8 22. Snowbird Resort- $32 $3842 $38 $42 • Have Swimming Pools Parking: Hotel Utah (Hdqrtrs) $2.75 per day; all others - FREE parking. Children: Generally FREE in same room if under 14. Please check directly with your hotel for details on restrictions after you have been assigned rooms. GENERAL INFORMATION: Only written application on this housing form will be accepted (phone requests will not be pro cessed). Mail reservations will not be accepted after June 9. Minimum rates cannot be guaranteed at time of confirmation. Accommodations at the next highest rate will be reserved if rooms at the requested rate already committed. All rates subject to tax. Please notify the Housing Bureau (see address above) of all cancellations up to 15 days prior to convention. Within last 15 days make cancellations directly with hotel. (Addtional copies of this housing application available upon request at the International Office. 24 THE HARMONIZER/JANUARY·FEBRUARY/1980 Looking Back at 1979 By Executive Director Hugh A. Ingraham One of the big film hits of 1979 was for the addition of a second chorus fi~ld Harmony program. This is the type of "10," the story of what happens when a man in the music department, but we program that takes a while to develop ~ man meets a woman who, on a scale of didn't manage to hire him during 1979. years sometimes. But certainly the con one to ten, is a genuine, superb "ten." Conventions were successful in 1979. cept is excellent and could do a fine job Now, I wouldn't want to call'1979 a The mid-winter in Sarasota came in way for the Society in the future. "10" in barbershop terms, but certainly ahead of budget and the Minneapolis "Music Is the Way to Grow" was the it was better than a "five" - maybe even international convention came close to theme in 1979. And I think we did grow a "seven" or an "eight." making budget. The latter is quite are· musically. Let's face it, we're in the music Financially, we continued to make markable achievement when you consider business. It's the music which is the at progress, although towards the end of the closed circuit TV was a big loser. traction that makes men join. One thing year galloping inflation was beginning to In the field of communications 1979 which pleased me immensely in 1979 was erode the budget, especially in the areas saw a face lifting of the HARMONIZER, an apparent emphllsis on quartet singing. of transportation, accommodations and with quite positive reactions. We also saw Emphasis on the fun of just singing in a supplies. The pleasant financial picture is the first Society Yearbo'ok; its success is quartet whether you're first, last or even due to a number of things. Membership, represented by the second edition which choose to compete. Dave LaBar's promo for instance, started to turn upwards to YOlI're reading right now. tional efforts seem to be working. wards the end of the year. Music and reo Second, Robb Ollett joined the com· A very interesting year, 1979. A trans cord sales were excellent; indeed, the munications staff. He's a young man with ition year as we move from one decade Minneapolis live contest recordings were an excellent background in the field, and to another. What do the 19S0s hold? instant best sellers. he's already proved to be a valuable ad Will the trends which seemed to emerge Another reason for the improved dition. in 1979 become established in the next financial picture comes in the salary Third, Dir. of Communications Burt decade? Or will they reverse themselves? field. Money was included in the budget Schindler kicked off the first Award of Or just fade away? Only time will tell. NA N o u N c N G ••• The release of the 13911-1 STREET QUARTETS new album "STANDING ROOM ONLY." To order your copy of this innovative recording send your check payable to 139th Street, 2421 Via Anita, Palos Vereles Estates, California 90274. lne 2wo Bowery Medley Ri90letto Jean Kids Song Money, Money Wild, Wild Women My Mother's Eyes My Romance Stutler Son9 Tame Wild Women Theme Song from Interiors· 1912 Overture with Canon· ·will not appear on this album 139111 STREET Please send copies of 2421 Via Anita "Standing Room Only" (/b $7.00 ea. Palos Verdes Estates (Postage Paid). I have enclosed my California 90274 check for $. _ NAME ADDRESS _ The distribution, sale or advertising ofunoffkial recordings is nola represen· tatlon that the contents of such recordings are appropriate for contest use. CrT'! STAlE ZlP _ THE HARMON/ZERIJANUARY-FEBRUARYI/9BO 25 Men of Note The following men have brought 15 new mem Norman Nace Guam. Guam Mirabeau Lamar, Jr. Bryn Mawr. Pa. bers into the Society since the Man of Note Earl Limerick. Jr. S. Bend-Mishawaka. Ind. Raymond Gapc Huntington N. Shore. N.Y. award IHogram started. Paul E. Deml)Sey. Jr. Huntington, W.V. (22 new members) Robert Henry St. Charles Mo. Larry W. Lewis Noenah-Menasha, Wis. Howard R. Blackburn Gtr. Indianapolis, Ind. Jim Bagby Kansas City, Mo. Donald Schroeder Monroe, Mich. Curtis L. Sjoberg Waseca, Minn. Richard O. Moseley Asheville, N.C. Robert B. Perkins Teaneck, N.J. Frank Batcson Saginaw, Mich. W. Gilbert Oxendine Johnson City, Tenn. John J. Strasser Jamaica, N.Y. (23 new members) Warren Bowen Spartanburg, S.C. Patman Byers Alexandria. Va. Paul A. Extrom Portland, Ore. Burton P. Huish Twin Falls, Ida. George H. Stothard Rochester, N.V. 124 new members) Paul W. Gallagher Fairbanks, Ak. (18 new members) Fred N. Koch Tucson, Ariz. Lee Wynne Spokane, Wash. Glen Accola Ames.la. Gil Brown. Jr. San Luis Obispo, Calif. Lloyd M. Felt Pomona Valley, Calif. Byron Myers, Sr. St. Joseph, Mo. Lawrence Swan Battle Creck. Mich. Robert A. Gray San Diego. Calif. Charles Osborne Centralia. Wash. Lynden D. Levitt Mt. Rushmore, S.D. Paul Woodall Whittier, Calif. Gayle T. Irvine Nampa-Caldwell. Ida. (25 new membersl Charles M. Seely Stockton. Calif. Norman Peters Columbia Basin, Wash. Larry Crabb Atlanta, Ga. John L. Krizek San Fernando Valley, Calif. Carl Walters Pomona Valley, Calif. Donald G. Willis Scarborough. Ont. Sylvester Wetlo Arlington Heights, III. Don R. Julian Evansville, Ind. Kent T. Cornwell Tulsa, Okla. John Mulkin Carbondale, III. William B. Watson Porter-La Porte Cnty., Ind. Bert Warshaw Miami, Fla. Morris Jennings Marion, Ind. Richard Malloy Columbus, Ind. (26 new members) Carrol Mavis Columbus, O. Reese E. alger Lansing, Mlch, Tom Messelt Great Falls, Mont. Frank Koenig Cleveland W. Suburban, O. Allles W. Diamond Norfolk, Va. Robert L. McDonald Phoenix. Ariz. Thurman J. Slack Minnetonka, Minn, Robert Krodel Norwich, Conn. Wm. H. Lego Stockton. Calif. Gordon Gardiner Regina, Sask, (19 new members) William Hochfelder Daytona Beach, Fla. Russell Seely Grosse Pointe, Mich. J. Burton Gibney Davenport.la. William J, Davidson Orlando, Fla. Aobert Poirano Staten Island. N,V. Jon Peterson Lincoln. Neb. (27 nO\', members) Ron Tutrone Brooklyn, N,V, Or. Frank Johnson Klamath Falls. Ore. Patrick R. Mulherin Augusta, Ga. Donald J. Clause Hamptons, N.V. James Hawkins Tucson, Ariz. L. D. Goldsberry Brunswick, Me. Ken P. 00 Vounq Montgomery, Ala. Buz Smith Modesto, Calif. M. Lou Schuman Billings, Mont. Robert Hayden Presque Isle. Me. Carl E. Porter Greater Alton Area. III. (30 nO\v members) Harold McLaughlin Boston, Mass. Don Challacombe Oak Park, III. Paul B. COllway Raleigh. N.C. John Marriott Burlington, Vt. Richard A, Dudash Canton. O. Thomas P. Cogan Kalamazoo, Mich. Richard Gardner Greater Lawrence, Mass. Vincent Purello Brooklyn, N.Y. Elvis Miller Sherman, Tex. Lucian R. Bernard Plattsburgh, N.Y. Patrick Det Fino Brunswick, N.J. (31 new members) Hubert A. Atkinson Frodericton, N.B. Russel E. Speicher Stroudsburg, Pa. Wm. Easterling Nashville, Tenn. Oliver Jones Oklahoma City, Okla. Donald C. Regan Saint John, N,B. (32 new members) John W. Loots TUlsa, Okla. Mervin G. Kaye Oakville,Ont. Albert Fricker Wayne. Mich. Ivan E. Dailey Lawton. Okla. Jim Stone Shreveport, La. Glenn C. Hutton, Jr. Fort Worth, Tex. Olivor C. Leonard Pensacola, Fla. Fred Witt EI Paso. Tex. (35 new members) (16 new members) Alfred J. Anton Miami. Fla. Thomas Wickenheiser Minnetonka, Minn. Donald E. Little Lincoln, Neb. (20 nO\'/ members) (38 new members) Don Hawkins Memphis, Tenn. Don J. Doering Davenport. la. Marvon J. Spellman. Jr. Kearney. Neb. Kenneth W. Johnson Medford. are. John N. Becker Omaha, Neb. James Strong Hamptolls. N.Y. William J. Flanigan Seattle, Wash. Ivan R. Voss Waterloo.ccdar Falls. la. 139 nO\." members) Fredrick Harper Phoenix. Ariz. Stephen J. Mondall Tacoma, Wash. Matthew Warpick North Queens, N.V . Ralph O. Bishel Whittier. Calif. Joe Trousdale Sacramento, Calif. (41 new members) James H. Clark Champaign Urbana, III. Bill W. Oxley Walnut Creek. Calif. Charles Hunter San Jose, Calif. Judson Harris Porter-La Porte Cnty., Ind. Robert Cesrnal Belleville, III. Watt Martin Elgin, III. Loton V. Willson Boyne City. Mich. Lowell McCulley Jacksonville, Ill. Thomas A. Magarro Ridgewood. N.J. Dale E. Schroeder Monroe, Mich. William J. Bernard Elyria, O. (48 new members) George F. Gross Read ing. Pa. Richard J. Dcvlin Reading. Pa. Maurice Trotman Suffolk. Va. Ronald H. Menard Nashua. N.H. J. Bedford Wooley. Jr. Binghamton, N.V. (51 nO\'1 members) Gary A. Fisk Hornell. N.Y. John W. McBride Arlington, Tex. John C. Beckwith Huntington, W. Va. Charles R. Woodrow Sherman. Tex. Bruce E. Clark San Angelo, Tex. (54 new members) G. Dale Gaus Austin. Tex. Leslie C. Terry Frank H. Thorne-Cardinal Robert A. Allen Peninsula. Calif. Remolo J. Picciandra Austin, Tox. (21 new members) 157 new membe,s) William S. Morey Fort Myers, Fla. Ralph H. Loney Columbus, Ga. Roy N. Fen" Frank H. Thorne·Cardinal (17 nO\y members) Aichard G. Stuart Cincinnati, O. (79 new members) Edwin f',1. Johnson Hilton Head Island, S.C. Ray Kinn Youngstown, O. Jerry Orloff Peninsula, Calif. Conlan: AI Dillmer 1111 S 1911lS1'Ul Unco!n. NE f> S05 401-161.0)H ~ Motor Co. 1978 CtnuoIl SLUrs Oislfin Champions lJnce Powtll Dalr Comrr 26 THE HARMONIZERIJANUARY·FEBRUARYI1980 ~. ~ ·'1), ~ I: \I\ PARTIAL REPERTOIRE: Balfad of Crazy Ahmed; Ain't No Placo Like Rome: lAin', Gol No-Body: Novice Ouar/ol Modloy; Ueblinger Priesenstadt; Running Wild; Melancholy Baby; Somebody Stole My Gal; Bird In A Gilded Cage; Phoenlx:Curso Of An Ache;ng Heart; One Alone; Side By Side; Annual Gel·Together Of The KKK; Possibilities; Hi Lillie; Just In Case You Change Your Mind; Sick And Tired 01 Dixie Songs; Up A Lazy Rive/; Trick 0, Troat: Swiss Miss; Harmonizer Song; Nice Liftle 8atbershop Song; The Doctor .. Fill Out The Policies Mathel; Abendenzs; Oh By Jingo; Rosie; Superman and many others. Sure-fire show-stopping entertainment that will enhance any barbershop show. Their repertoire includes a wide variety of songs many of which are original. Don't miss their colorfui costuming and hilarious skits. They sing pretty good, too. (It's in Doc Sause's contract.) Also available for parties, festivals and good times. They have a show waiting for you! CONTACT: Ed Keller/147 Oakview Ave./Maplewood. N.J. 07040/(201) 763-1989 '/ LUNCHTIMES FOR LEARNING Since 1964, Barbershoppers have COIl For four months, Barry has been taking tributed $3,000,000 in support of pro daily eating lessons. Sometimes he dines grams at the Institute of logopedics in front of a large mirror. Sometimes, he under the motto, "We Sing ... That They eats with a fellow resident, creating a Shall Speak." Oral muscular therapy. one more realistic social situation. Always, Carefully now ... bite, position, chew and of the new programs develolJed at the a therapist is alongside to remind him of swallow. center for communicative habilitation! the new habits he's working to develop. rehabilitation, uses occul>ational and Barry can speak only a few words. He speech/language therapists to help child· can write more than that. But his growing Most of Barry's reminders now con mastery of eating and drinking promises ren control muscles needed for eating, cern refinements - not Emily Post level drinking and, ultimately, speaking. future language rewards. etiquette, but manners which will make Pre·feeding exercises use carefully Meet "Hambone," an outgoing ten Barry a pleasant person to eat with. "Are year·old Marylander named Barry Taube, selected foods to prime each child for you sitting up straight?" "Is your chin who's learning to speak, and to eat cor using the appropriate oral movements dry?" 'Why don't you rest your spoon rectly, at the Institute of Logopedics. during mealtime. between bites?" He's also enrolled in full·day special Barry used to chew food by working The techniques used in the program his tongue against the roof of his mouth. education and is a residential client. are shared with Barry's housefather at the Barry is one of the children in the oral So, at first, small bites of apple were Institute and his mother in Maryland, so muscular therapy program at the Insti· placed on his back molars so he could be his training can be carried on when the tute. He's called "Hambone" by his gin normal chewing. Then he was taught intensive program is completed in a couple family because he loves to "ham it up"; to bite off a piece of apple with his front months. but he's called "successful" by the IOL teeth, so it would land on his tongue. In the meantime, a successful en staff because of his determination to From there, he learned to move the apple counter with a spoonful of soup merits triumph at the chore of learning to eat to his back teeth, chew and swallow. a victory cheer for Barry. efficiently. 'We wouldn't have dared give him An unusual program? Perhaps ... but To most people, eating may come nat soup six months ago," therapist Lane it is in the development of new tech· SChmitt explained. "The liquid has to be urally. Not so for Barry. Typical of niques that a privately funded agency like others with cerebral palsy, Barry's mind is swallowed while the solids are pushed the Institute can best serve. The Institute aside for chewing. And that's not to men as good as anyone's, but his hands and IS unique ... the program emphasis on feet don't coordinate. Neither does his tion the problems caused by faulty eye communicative skills is special and the mouth. hand coordination." array of professionallY trained specialists is most comprehensive; residential plac'e ment in family unit apartments is unique, and the Institute is used extensively as a site for professional training for students from various specialties from an in creasing number of universities. The addi· tion of full·time research will make the Institute even more special, as will pro grams like the one that's teaching Barry to eat ... and then, to speak. Conference before lunch - Therapist Lane Schmitt and IOL resident Barry Taube talk over reminders that will help Barry eat cor rectly. Cerebral palsey causes Barry IUO blems the Institute's oral muscular theral>y program aims to help. Photos courtesy Wichita Eagle & Beacon. 28 THE HARMONIZER/JANUARY-FEBRUARYI19BO COMPLIMENTS OF Leavens Manufacturing Co. Inc. WE SING YOUR KIND OFMUSIC! KM RECORDS. Whatever the requirements. KM will give personal at tention to your record project. Advanced equipment quarantees faithful processing of topes to discs. ano Attleboro, Mass. on experienced. creative staff sees that every master is a masterpiece. Chicago, III. One of the largest custom record manufacturing fcell· ities in the United Siales, KM RECORDS, INC. looks for ward to salVing you. We wish you continued Km RECORDS Inc. success in the future 2980 N. ONTARIO STREET, BURBANK, CA. 91504 (213) 841·3400 THE BLUE HILL FOUR BARBERSHOP HARMONY COMEDY STYlE Contact: lew Nelson 71 Conanl Rd Westwood. Mass. Tel: (617) 329·2333 THE HARMONIZERIJANUARY·FEBRUARYI1980 29 Here to Serve You • HUGH A. INGRAHAM, Executive Director, is responsible for the day-to~ay operation of the International Office and each of the indivi dual challter units in the Society. In addition, he is directly responsible for Society policy and legal matters, international committees. inter national Executive Committee and board meetings. correspondence and agenda items. District President's Forum, Harmony Foundation, Harmony Services Corp., and all the Society's official subsidiary organ· izations. ROBERT D. JOHNSON is the Staff Oi,. of Music Education and Services and is responsible for the Society's music education and events, Mus. Sorvices Assistant the Young Men in Harmony Program. music DAVID M. STEVENS publishing. recordings. quartet registry and con has charge of music ar· test and judging. ranging and publishing and also conducts semi' nars. Assistant Oir. of Music Educa tion and Services JOE E. LILES has charge of chorus development. chorus directors Mus. Services Assistant training and also conducts DAVID LABAR is respon· seminars. sible for {Iuartet develop ment, teaching vocal tech niques and conducting seminars. 30 THE HARMONIZER/JANUARY·FEBRUARY/1980 the International Office Staff GEORGE DROLET is Marketing Manager and has charge of merchandise, printing and mailing. ("" DALLAS A. LEMMEN, Staff Dir, of Finance and Administration, FRANK SANTARELLI, has charge of all finances. sates Manager, Membership and and purchasing; personnel; build Financial Services. is in ing management; printing; the Old charge of membership re Songs Librarv and archives. cords. addressing and mail- ing services, chapter accounting and mailing lists. D. WILLIAM FITZ GERALD, Manager, Administrative Field Services. has charge of district and chapter ad· ministrative services, Ii· censing and chartering chapters. chapter incor· poration and income tax forms (9905). mem BURT SCHINDLER, ber services and mem Staff Dir, of Communi· bership programs, cations, is in charge of COTS and Fiold Pro public relations, con gram scheduling. ventions, the Society field program and chap· ter officer training schools, officer man· uals, Society publica· tions and the alldio· visual department. TOM P. COGAN, Field Representa· tive, works in the Field Program, ex tension, COTS and officer manuals. lEO W. FOBART, HARMONIZER Editor, is responsible for edi torial contont, layout and production and ad vertising operations of the HARMONIZER. He ROBB OllETT, Comm. As· is also Int'I Office lia· sistant, is responsible for de lson for PROBE. veloping public relations pro· grams, production of training materials, field work, can· vention operations and publi cations. THE HARMONIZERIJANUARY-FEBRIJARYI1980 31 conceived and rehearsed during these sessions. Each year, a particular aspect of COTS- chapter life is satirized in the "skit" - for example, public relations, board meet ings, membership participation, or chorus Teaching Tomorrow's Leaders rehearsal. Even though the skit is de· signed for fun after the grueling 24-hour classes, the point of improvement in each chapter is emphasized. Probably some of the most enthusi The six Saturday sessions begin with To become a COTS Faculty member is astic Barbershoppers of the Society can lunch and continue through the after somewhat of an honor. One is asked to be be found on the Chapter Officer Training noon and evening until the general meet on the faculty - there are no sign-up School (COTS) Faculty. Each Fall, these ing at 9:45 p.m. Some schools host a sheets. 50 men donate between three and five special afterglow until the wee hours of COT Schools are held in November weekends to teach the incoming chapter the morning. and December (except in Ontario) and and district officers about their duties. Promptly at 8 a.m. Sunday is break are normally located in these cities: Eau Each COT School has six class topics fast, followed by two more class sessions. Claire, Wis.; Concord, N.H.; Tampa, Fla.; district officer/area counselor; president; Another general meeting at 10:45 brings Peoria, Ill; Staten Island, N.Y.; Long membership vice president; program vice the school to a close at noon. The final Beach, Cal.; Indianapolis, Ind; Atlanta, president; secretary; and treasurer. Each general meeting is the premiere perform Ga.; Rochester, N.Y.; Kansas City, Mo.; COT School session has a Dean, a Barber ance of the "Kenosha Little Theatre Bloomsburg, Pa.; Dallas, Tex.; Fort shopper in charge of accommodations Players" skit - truly a highlight of an in Collins, Col.; Moorhead, Minn.; Freder and the funning of the school. formation-packed 24 hours. icksburg, Va.; Columbus, 0.; Ypsilanti, Mich.; San Mateo, Cal.; Longford Mills, A typical weekend for a COTS faculty A lot of preparation goes into teach Onto and Seattle. Wash. member begins on Friday evening when ing eight 45-minute sessions. A class Listed by districts, the 1980 COTS traveling to the COTS site. Upon arrival, lesson plan is prepared by the Inter Faculty are: he meets with the other faculty members national Office according to general From Sunshine - Fred Anton, Hank and the Dean for dinner, a special re topics discussed in the officer manuals as Vomacka. hearsal of the "skit," and to receive any well as certain questions and possible From Soutl1western - Bob Arnold, additional information from the Inter problem areas raised by the membership AI Fellerbacher, Ralph Ribble, Larry national Office about the school. during the past year. Saturday morning, the faculty mem Clemons, Julian White. The COTS Faculty attends a special From Land O'Lakes - John Bauer, bers are assigned their rooms in the facil· weekend session in Kenosha in late Sep ity and "move in." All the literature for Don Challman, Bill Dorow, Cal Glockzin tember to be updated in their particular Oel Ryberg. ' the classes (as well as blackboards and field of instruction and briefed on special projectors) are arranged to the faculty From Johnny Appleseed - Don Bell, administrative changes from international Steve Hanrahan, Jack Wentworth. member's liking. board meetings. Saturday noon, the newly elected From Seneca Land - Keith Clark. officers arrive full of enthusiasm and The SIJccial "skit" - referred to as the From Central States - Dave Dicken, ready for a full 24 hours of instruction. Kenosha Little Theatre Players - is Jerry Easter, Mike Hines, Bob Swanson. From Evergreen - Ken Fletcher, Harry Neuwirth. From Pioneer - John Gillespie, Doran McTaggart, Dan LaBumbard, Bill Warner. From Cardinal - Don Harbin, Sev Severance. From Far Western - Gene Hartzler, George Jones, J. P. LaMontagne. From Mid-Atlantic - Newt Huff, Bob Stortz, Clyde Taber, Don Vienne, Bob Kressly, Art Maynard. From Dixie - Steve Keiss, Bob Royce, Jim Warner. From Illinois - Torn Lancaster, Jim Vliet. From Rocky Mountain Lindy Levitt. From Ontario - Ted McAlpine. From Northeastern - Curt Roberts Don Woodworth, Dick Young, ' A faculty training session brought this group of men to Harmony Hall late in September. With the exception of a couple of holiday weekends, they halle been busy all110st ellery weekend From the International Office Staff from early NOllember through early January. Bill FitzGerald, Tom Cogan, Robb Ollelt, Frank Santarelli and Dallas Lemmen. 32 THE HARMONIZERIJANUARY-FEBRUARYI1980 District Convention Dates INTERNATIONAL PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE FALL CONVENTION SCHEDULE CARDINAL . Lafayette, Ind Apr. 11-13 CARDINAL . South Bend, Ind, .. . .. Oct. 3·5 CENTRAL STATES, .. Kansas City. Mo Apr. 25-27 CENTRAL STATES . Cedar Rapids, la , Oct. 3·5 DIXIE ,. Nashville, Tenn Mar. 14-16 OIXIE . Macon, Ga Oct. 17·19 EVERGREEN , Great Falls, Mont Apr. 25-27 EVERGREEN , Seattle, Wash. ... Oct. 24-26 FAR WESTERN ,. Oakland, Cal. Mar. 14·16 FAR WESTERN . Phoenix, Ariz , Oct. 10·12 ILLINOIS . lombard, III. .. , Apr. 18·20 ILLINOIS . Rock Island, III Sept.26-28 JOHNNY APPLESEED Columbus, 0, Apr. 11-13 JOHNNY APPLESEED . Huntington, W. Va., .. , Oct. 17-19 LAND O'LAKES . Mankato, Minn•...... May 2·4 LAND O'LAKES . St, Paul, Minn , .. Oct. 24-26 MID-ATLANTIC . Hershey. Pa Mar.7-9 MID·ATLANTIC . Baltimore, Md Oct. 10-12 NORTHEASTERN . Newport, R.1. , May 24 NORTHEASTERN . Portland, Me. ... Oct. 24-26 ONTARIO . Peterboro, Ont. Apr. 18·20 ONTARIO . Ottawa,Ont Oct. 17·19 PIONEER . Ann Arbor, Mich Apr. 25-27 PIONEER . Jackson, Mich ,. Oct. 17-19 ROCKY MOUNTAIN .. Denver, Colo.. , Apr. 18-20 ROCKY MOUNTAIN Denver, Colo Sept. 26-28 SENECA LAND, ..... Elmira,N.V Apr. 11-13 SENECA LAND . Rochester, N.Y Sept. 26·28 SOUTHWESTERN. , .. Dallas, Tex Mar. 21-23 SOUTHWESTERN . Houston, Tex , .. , Oct. 24·26 SUNSHINE . lakeland, Fla May 2·4 SUNSHINE . Lakeland, Fla Oct. 24·26 DENNY FISHER-TENOR BOB HIATT·-BARITONE JOE CARREL-LEAD LONNIE LaBAW -BASS CONTACT: LONNIE LaBAW P.O. BOX 968 LAFAYETTE, IND. 47901 PHONES: Bus. 317·423-2606 Res. 317·589-3628 THE HARMONIZER/JANUARY-FEBRUARY/1980 33 International Committees LAWS & REGULATIONS Jack Becker Wilbur D. Sparks, Chairman 1427 Regan Ave. 6724 N. 26th St. Coquitlam, British Columbia V3J 3B6 DON JIM KEN EARL '1;; Arlington, Virginia 22213 ~ j~tepNe;V s~1 FINANCE James Warner BARBERSHOP QUARTET 705 U. P. Bank Building Merritt Auman, Chairman JIM OALLAQI1ER Memphis, Tennessee 38103 504 Sherwood St. 145 fl. AJli"llIOl'l A,... Shillington, Pennsylvania 19607 111"ilb\l'"PA 17109 17171652·7849 .~ Robert Haase 1330 Cambridge John T. Gillespie Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54901 712 Newgate Road OICK KINGDON, L€M DOUG S,\IlTll, Bgn Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007 (JI'lIS3.9:'1941' (311)8",SI;7193 RICK ANTIIONEY, 't) (~ \) _ ,4 MARK KEEVER, HISTORIAN & RECORDER TtnOf '-'.....,. t\ '('~~ 8~1 (31119~1619 "'J t 1,312 :-1.88-8167 Wilbur D. Sparks Roger Thomas 1/ 'p ~ I Iv D \\ 6724 N. 26th St. 3720 St. Andrews Blvd. '~.rl • _, IS" Arlington, Virginia 22213 Racine, Wisconsin 53405 ~nQ8. A BlIbeu!'iOp QUJrlfl (SPEBSQ\A,INC.) Dean Snyder, Associate J. Curtis Roberts Com,,,/: Dou, Smith, 495 0 Sidney, Gle<1lhlf Hei&h",IL 601 H 1808 Hunting Cove Place 714 Tolland Stage Road Alexandria, Virginia 22307 Tolland, Connecticut 06084 SMILE WITH nlE SOUND CONFEDERATION NOMINATING CONVENTION STUDY Plummer F. Collins, Chairman Burt Schindler, Chairman A blend 01 Darbershop ha/mony that ha~ enteftained 216 Conewango Ave. Box 575 many Ileople lhroughool the South. Appearances include lhow~, ConteltS, T. V. and radio commercials. Warren, Pennsylvania 16365 Kenosha, Wisconsin 53141 Dogpalch, U. S. A. and many othcrs. For shows contact: Glen Charnbcn, 4704 N. CyprCIS, N. Little !lock, F. Richard Ellenberger William Thornton Ark. 72116. 83 Field Point Drive 10818 Steppington Drive, Apt. 2305 Fairfield, Connecticut 06430 Dallas, Texas 75230 Roger Thomas Tom Genung UUd 3720 St. Andrews Blvd. 4608 Buckingham Ct. ...a 'Barbershop Quartet Racine, Wisconsin 53405 Carmel, Indiana 46032 ~€1l1erH 1918 LOL DISTRICfCllA}I:ONS • > LOGOPEDICS Hank Vomacka ( . 1 Reedie Wright, Chairman 1881 Rose St. ~ 1414 E. Loma Alta Drive Sarasota, Florida 33579 -\ j)'t" ~ CONTACT, JOHNOlB501f 1~1.13S"1IIS Altadena, California 91001 900' N. 70th 51., Mlhuuk... WI S3223 Fred Koch Gil Lefholz 6942 E. Calle Betelgeaux Lou Sisk 13316 E. 51st St. Tucson, Arizona 85710 537 Decatur Ave. Kansas City. Missouri 64133 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15221 Gil Jacobs COTS STUDY 921 Glencliff St. AUDIO-VISUAL COMMITTEE "Sev" Severance, Chairman La Habra, California 90631 James Vliet, Chairman 158 Carmelair Dr. 807 W. Springfield Carmel, Indiana 46032 Plummer Collins Urbana, Illinois 61801 ·216 Conewango Ave. John T. Gillespie Warren, Pennsylvania 16365 SOIlluel K. Kennedy 712 Newgate Road 2198 Vixen St. NW. Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007 N. Canton, Ohio 55720 ETHICS Jack Wentworth Gordon Gardiner, Chairman Phil Lambrinos 6414 Lexleigh Rd. Sub. P.O. 26 4251 Fireside Dr. Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068 Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 3RO Liverpool, New York 13088 D. William FitzGerald, Lynden Levitt Gary Stamm International Office Advisor P.O. Box 8201 10413 Karmon! Ave. Box 575 Rapid City, South Dakota 57709 SOllthgate, California 90280 Kenosha, Wisconsin 53141 34 THE HARMONIZERIJANUARY-FEBRUARYI1980 he WELCOME TO Hfi0Tl1Efi110e ANCHORAGE,ALASKA Barbershop harmony youve got to SEE to BELIEVE! We invite you to attend our weekly chapter meetings every Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the First Christian Church. 3031 Latouchc. Our annual Alaskan campout held in conjunction with the Fairbanks Chapter will be at Me McKinley National Park on the June 215t weekend (a prominent barbershop fjgure will be on hand to teach). Our Annual show will be held on March 22nd at West High Auditorium. 33 Park Drive, Woodstock, New York 12498----~ ~------~~ELEPHONE 19141679-8330 International Service Project (Institute of Logopedics) September October Per Member TO THE HIGHEST RATED Contributions July 1, 1964 1979 1978 MUSIC CARDINAL ...... S 2,390 S 106,700 S 7.21 S 7.66 CENTRAL STATES ..•...•• 664 187,877 2.28 4.13 PRINTING DIXIE ...... 2.226 121.696 9.62 8.78 EVERGREEN .•.....••.•. 2,896 113,664 5.50 4.13 IN THE UNITED STATES FAR WESTERN . ... . 22,470 373,886 11.80 11.24 "ASK ANY PUBU$HEA'" ILLINOIS ...... ,,. 3,982 188,064 6.26 5.98 JOHNNY APPLESEED ...... 10,421 203,764 9.93 3.84 800KS AND LOOSELEAF LAND O'LAKES ...... 1,103 254,956 4.20 5.35 ARRANGEMENTS PUBLISHED PIONEER ...... 3,451 110,865 7.65 5.44 BY THE SOCIE TY ARE PRINTED BY MID·ATLANTIC ...... 14,850 426,516 7.65 6.60 NORTHEASTERN ..... , ... 3,076 174,414 6.00 4.56 ONTARIO ...... " ..• 1,392 91,976 4.04 3.87 SENECA LAND...... ,, .. 3,002 116,869 7.99 6.13 SOUTHWESTERN .....•... 1,400 103,150 2.79 3.14 SUNSHINE . .. . ' . . .. . ' .. 6,170 107,628 11.61 6.05 ROCKY MOUNTAIN 2,608 16,099 6.65 6.68 DIVISION OF THE ...... WALTER M. CARQUEVILLE COMPANY HARMONY FOUND, ...... 59,938 2200 ESTES, ELK GROVE, ILL. 60007 OTHER ...... ~ 154,588 lAIC 312) 525-3815 or 438-5700 TOTALS ... , ...... ,.,,, 85,623 2,912,650 THE HARMONIZERIJANUARY-FEBRUARYI19BO 35 Contest and Judging Committee The COiltest ,md Judging Committee (C&]C) is (l stalldillg COHI/lli/tee appoillted by tile illtcnlatiollal presidell!. It cOllsists of a cllm'mlall, a/ulllssis(clIIf c!lairlllall, a specialist for Cdell of t:le fOllr scotillg categories (Salimi, lliterpretatioll, Stage Prescllce m/(l Arrallge melll), a specialist for Cllairmell ofJudges, allci a specitdist for Secretaries. All of these ;lICII have beell certified i" their respective eel/egaries. Each category specialist appaillts a fllree-member board of rel/jew al/d, optiOllally, lie Hlay also "PPO;'l! additiOllttlmell to (lssist ill the COlltilllWIlS monitorillg of the perfor/lIclIIec of appUcal/IS, calldidates alld certified judges. The C&] COHlmittee adllises, supen1ises ami directs all quartet alIa choms cmltests eoual/cted !luaer tlie allspices of tlie Society. It is cJulrged wit" tile respollsibility for trailli/lg prospectitle judges cHla periodically (at least elJery fOllr years) retraillillg Q/ld re certifyillg all judges ill their categories clS well as to mailltaill all up to date register for ead, judge cHId em/(/ida.te. By these l1leallS the C&j Committee is dlarged wit" beillg Donald J. Clause, Chairman Ray Glynn SECRETARY - BOARD OF REVIEW Clause Commons STAGE PRESENCE Category Ronald L. Ball East Hampton, New York 11937 Specialist 1083 Western Road 15161 324·0045 IHI 2045 Arrowwood Drive London, Ontario N6G lG6 Westfield, New Jersey 07090 15191434·1290 (HI Edward Waesche, Assistant (201) 233·3928 (HI 6 Vista Lane C. V. "Pete" Peterson Molville, New York 11747 STAGE PRESENCE - BOARD OF REVIEW 6112 Lamar (5161 692-4026 IHI Don Harbin Mission, Kansas 66202 5127 E. 20th Place (9131 432·6870 IHI Darryl Flinn Indianapolis. Indiana 46218 SOUND Category Specialist (3171 359·0434 IH) William E. Ross 7975 Cleveland Avo. N.W. 7713 Gran Quivira North Canton, Ohio 44720 EI Paso. Texas 79904 Carl Dockendorf (216) 497·1700 (B) (9151755·5008 (HI 1894 E. Magdelena Drive Tempe, Arizona 95283 SOUND - BOARD OF REVIEW Dr. Hank Vomacka 16021838·1412 (H) Dayton Clark CHAI RMAN OF JUDGES 22434 Van Owen Su. Category Specialist Carl Hancuff Canoga Park, California 91304 1881 Rose Streot 881 S. 650 East 12131340·3744 (HI Sarasota, Florida 33579 Bountiful. Utah 84010 (8131955-2753 (HI Bob Moorehead (801) 292-1334 (HI 54 Mound St. Milford, Ohio 45150 Lloyd Steinkamp 15131831·4808 (HI ARRANGEMENT Category Specialist CHAIRMAN OF JUDGES - BOARD OF 4324 E. Darrell Road REVIEW Rudy Partin Phoenix, Arizona 85040 Emmett Bossing 2250 Charles Dr., No. 46H 16021 268-8173 (HI 342A Monterey Way Raleigh, North Carolina 27612 Placentia, California 92670 (919) 782·6554 IHI ARRANGEMENT - BOARD OF REVIEW (714) 524·5551 (HI Alan R. Baker Gary Bolles 106 Macamley Street Merle Clayton INTERPRETATION Category Specialist Buffalo, New York 14220 2248 Ca 'D'Oro Drive 1122 Roxie Lane 17161826-7678 (H) Sarasota, Florida 33583 Walnut Creek, California 94596 18131966·3079 (HI 1,,1r::1 nO).... 1:,,1:., lui David M. Briner 7517 Trask Avenue Gene Fisher INTERPRETATION - BOARD OF REVIEW Playa Del Ray, California 90291 1899 N. Oxford St, George Cotton (2131823·2914IHI St. Paul, Minnesota 55113 5217 Cliffridgo Ave. (6121489·6055IHI North Vancouver. B.C. V7R 3V2 Dr. Greg K. Lyno 1604) 987-3072 (H) 1414 South Avenue "I" C AND J COMMITTEE ADVISOR Portales, New Mexico 88130 Dr. Robort D. Johnson Robert Craig (505) 356·5315 (Hl SPEBSQSA, Box 575 236 Andrew Lane Kenosha, Wisconsin 53141 Schaumburg. Illinois 60193 Edmund Duplaga (414) 654·9111181 13121529·3897 (HI SECRETARY Category Specialist 2415 N. Haven Blvd. C AND J RECORDS Lance Heilmann Cuyahoga Falls. Ohio 44223 Mrs. Jody Garland, Secretary 2511 W, 51st St. (2161023·6338 (HI SPEBSOSA, Box 575 Westwood, Kansas 66205 Kenosha, Wisconsin 53141 (913) 677-0102 (HI (4141654-9111 (B) 36 THE HARMONIZER/JANUARY-FEBRUARY/1980 SPECIALISTS IN COMEDY NOVELTY I AND 01 c(:t\(: i\oth ')' NOSTALGIA 1'(:(\01 Contact: DON LOWE 666 ST. JOHN ST ELGIN, IL 60120 . Phone: 13121 888·7566 (3121741-1332 THE HARMONIZER/JANUARY-FEBRUARY/1980 31 District Activities Schedule (Where sites and exact dates are not shown, they are not known at this time.) CARDINAL JDHNNY APPLESEED Dist. Officer Installation Jan. 12 Marion, I nd. Spring Convention Apr. 11-13 Columbus, O. Chorus Directors WorkshoJl Jan. 19 (Joe Liles) Apple Corps Mini HEP June 12-15 Kenyon, O. Dist. Board Meeting Feb.9 Indianapolis, Ind. Lakeside Travel Fund Show Aug. 30 Lakeside, O. Quartet Workshop Feb. 29oMar. 2 (Oave LaBarl West Div. Contest Sept. 13 Cleveland, O. House of Delegates Mar.8 Indianapolis, Ind. East Div. Contest Sept. 20 Dayton, O. Dist. Convention Apr. 1'·13 Lafayette, Ind. Fall Convention Oct. 17-19 Huntington, W. Va. Joe Liles Dist. Visit Apr. 28·May 1 COTS _ 1981 Officers Dec. 6·] ColumbUS, O. Disl. Harmony College May 2-4 Brown County Jamboree (in LAND O'LAKES etudes Dist. Board Meeting) Aug. 1·3 KOA of Nashville C&J School Feb.9 Minneapolis, Minn. House of Delegates Sept. 6 Columbus, Ind. 10,000 Lakes Div. Contest Mar. 15 St. Croix, Wis. Dist. Convention Oct. 3·5 South Bend, Ind. Div. One Conlest Apr. 12 Sheboygan, Wis. Quartet Promotion Oct. 6·10 (Dave LaBar) Red Carpet Div. Contest Apr.12 Bemidji, Minn. COTS· 1981 Officers lin NWest Div. Contest Apr. 19 Regina, Sask. cludes Dist. Board Meeting) Nov. 14·15 Packerland Div. Contest Apr. 26 Stevens Point, Wis. Spring Convention May 2·4 Mankato, Minn. CENTRAL STATES Mini HEP June 20·22 Bemidji, Minn. Chorus Festival Feb.9 Fort Dodge, la. Fall Convention Oct. 25-27 St. Paul, Minn. Music School Feb. 16 Overland Park, Kans. Kansas Div. Contest Mar. 22 Manhattan, Kans. MID·ATLANTI C Spring Convention Apr. 25-27 Kansas City, Mo. C&J Training School Feb. Reading, Pa. East Iowa Cookie Festival May Iowa City, la. Spring Convention Mar.7·9 Hershey, Pa. Adventureland Trip June (sponsored by Des Moines, la. Quartet Training Seminar Aug. Univ. of Delaware Chapter) Fall Convention Oct. 10-12 Baltimore, Md. East Iowa Picnic July (Backbone State Park) "Tunes, T ·Bones and July Table Rock Lake NDRTHEASTERN Trout Lines" Executive Council Meeting Feb. 1 Nashua, N.H. Gtr. St. Louis Area "No July St. LOUis, Mo. Districi Board Meeting Feb. 2 Nashua, N.H. Fishing Trip" Division 6 Contest Mar. 1 Worcester, Mass. Int'l Harmony College Aug. 3-10 St. Joseph, Mo. Executive Council Meeting Mar.7 Nebraska Chapters Picnic July Vork, Nebr. Division 2 & 3 Contest Mar. 15 Pittsfield, Mass. SI)ectacular Sept. Des Moines. la. Division 5A & 5B Contests Mar.22 Ports01ith, N.H. Fall Convention Oct. 3·5 Cedar Rapids, la. Division 1 Contest Mar. 29 Pierrefonds, Que. Executive Council Meeting Apr. 18 Nashua, N.H. DIXIE District Board Meeting Apr. '9 Nashua, N.H. Spring Convention Mar. 4·6 Nashville, Tenn. Executive Council Meeting May 2 Newport, R.I. Tarheel Div. Contest Apr. 19 Winston·Salem, N.C. Spring Preliminary Contest May 2-3 Newport, R.I. B'Shop Campout/Festival June 14 Myrtle Beach, S.C. House of Delegates May 3 Newport. R.I. Mini Harmony College June 20·22 Charlotte, N.C. Division 3 Contest May3 Newport, R.I. Heartland Div. Contests July 26 (Site to be announced) Dave LaBar-NED May 2-10 B'Shop Festival (with Fred King) Aug.23 Johnson City, Tenn. Division 7 A & 7B Contest May 10 Truro, N.S. "Tanglewood" Dist. Newcaneweng (District Honor June 7·8 Stratton, Vt. Festivai/Camp-oul Sept. 27 Winston-Salem, N.C. Society) Fall Convention Oct. 17-.19 Macon, Ga. Executive Council Meeting June 20 Nashua, N.H. District Board Meeting June 21 Nashua, N.H. EVERGREEN Dave Stevens - NED July 16·23 Big Wheel Novice Quartet Contest Jan. 26 Anacortes, Wash. Harmony Pilgrimage July 18-20 N. Easton, Mass. Logopedics Spectacular Mar. 1 Gtr. Vancouver, B.C. Alton Bay Jamboree Aug.8-10 Alton, N.H. Div.l Contest Mar. 22 Burnaby, B.C. District Board Meeting Sept. 6 Nashua, N.H. Spring Convention Apr. 26·27 Great Falls, Mont. House of Delegates Meeting Oct. 24 Portland, Me. Midsummer Glow July 18-20 Virginia City, Mont. District Fall Convention Oct. 24-26 Portland, Me. Campout July 26-27 Bull Trout Lake COTS School Nov.8 Concord, N.H. Salmon Barbecue Aug. 3 Anacortes, Wash. MARl - COTS School Nov. 15 Harmony Hollow Campout Aug. 29-31 Cultus Lake, B.C. District Changeover Board Dec. 5·6 Nashua, N.H. Meeting FAR WESTERN NorCal COTS Jan. 5·6 San Mateo, Cal. SENECA LAND Santa Ana Novice Quartet Contest Jan.19 Santa Ana, Cal. Spring Convention Apr. 11·13 Elmira, N.V. Spring Convention Mar. 14·16 Oakland, Cal. C&J Seminar May 16·18 Syracuse, N.V. Novice Quartet Contest Mar. 29 Walnut Greek, Cal. Fall Convention Sept. 26-28 Rochester, N.V. NorCal East Prelims Apr. 12 Stockton, Cal. District Board Meeting Nov. 14 Rochester, N.V. SoCal West Prelims Apr. 19 Santa Clarita, Cal. COTS - 1981 Officers Nov. 15-16 Rochester, N.V. NorCal West Prelims Apr. 26 Peninsula, Cal. Arizona/Nevada Prelims May 17 Tucson, Ariz. SDUTHWESTERN SoCal West Prelims May 24 Riverside, Cal. ~pring Convention Mar.21-23 Dallas, Tex. Palomar·Pacific Comedy Harmony Ranch July 25·27 Dallas, Tex. Quartet Contest May 31 Div.5 Contest Aug. 16 Lawton, Okla. Joint Logopedics Show Sept. 6 Fullerton, Cal. Div. 3 Contest Aug. 23 Lake Charles, La Fall Convention Oct. 10·14 Phoenix, Ariz. Fall Convention Oct. 24-26 Dallas, Tex. COTS - 1981 Officers Nov. 23-25 Dallas, Tex. Logopedics Spectacular December Dallas, Tex. 38 THE HARMONIZER/JANUARY·FEBRUARY/1980 THE CREDIT CHORDS Still Capturing Audiences everywhere after 8 years. Contact: Pete Sterne. 800 Center St., Manches\er, Conn. 06040 Phone: (203) 643.()460. ~ iii Classic Comedy+Classic Sound :;.. adds up to Ig!) FINE ENTERTAINMENT Koch P8P61~ & p3ck~ufng. $ fnc@ 3900 - 60th St. Kenosha, VVl53142 (414) 658-2543 If your show needs some novelty - then you need the Red Rose Four For Engagements Contact: Rick Ashby 127 Sl. Thomas Road Lancaster, PA 17601 Phone 717/569-5689 ~iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiFliiNEiiBiiAiiRiiBEiiRiiSiiHOiiPiiEiiNiiTiiERiiTiiAliiNiiMiiENiiTiiiiii'~ THE HARMONIZER!JANUARY-FEBRUARY!1980 39 "GRANDMA'S BOYS" - (from page 15) within the Society as a top coach, a teacher at Harmony College and district TALK ()f- schools, and he directs the international T~E lower than the rest of us, actually.) 6th place "Arlingtones" Chorus as well. ;:; =. TVWN A Barbershop Quarrel Aside from being acknowledged as a KEITH FRANSEtl JUDD ORFF master among tag singers (both as per A Way of Life TtIl'>r Lto1 BOB BRUTSMAN CHARLIE GREEN former and teacher). Don is now an My own career has been slightly more BaH Judd Orf! Ba,i'OlIt electrical engineer with GTE in Chicago. "checkered" than the others, to say the --+; 115 E. linden St. '.,~ - --. :':.~~~·.-~·r Stillwaler, Mn. 55082 For fun he plays with the mini-computer least. They find it amusing, for instance, 76LO. DlsrRlcrCIIAMPS (612)439-3108 systems he helped develop for the Heath to point out that it took seven years and Corp., which is how he spent much of three colleges to finish my SA. While TOH., Bo...... T""OR the last two years. that's no record - at least not in my OIL O""Hl)'H". 1..""0 BRU<:" BLOO""R. B Rno .. family - it seems to have set the tone for CH ..RL". P .... " ,, B .. A Good Foundation my subsequent forays into business life, John Miller left high school ready to including stints as a photographer, in pursue theatre at the University of surance and business machine salesman, BARBERSHOP QUARTET Kansas. As a matter of fact, it was the and association manager. <:O""... <:T: G'L O"..HO'HC production of "The Music Man" at New Having tried theatre at Dartmouth and PHOH" ...... ~.O. DO" I" Trier East (in which John sang bass in the then a vocal major at Northwestern, I 10Ho<,00< <:'TV. "lrHo<".."" ...., quartet) which got the rest of us inter finally found my way into Sociology, ested in quartet singing. His interest concentrating in survey research and data turned to Radio/TV/Film rather soon, analysis - which is what I've done for though, and when he made his move out iny most recent employer. tl;,~-"":J~ East it was to attend Syracuse University BarbershoPPlng has been the thread 1979AMOCHAMPS and one of the finest Communications of continuity throughout for me. Among departments in the country. At age 29, other things, it led to my meeting with a John is now the goiden boy of WBBM/ certain Sweet Adeline ten years ago. Our "'.,"".." \:2 'J~ ~ DAVE THORELL 2880 PAESTOO STREET CBS TV in Chicago with the title of marriage of six years has resulted in the MN1UN '!LlER SALT lAKE an. UTAH 84100 GORDO'n·.'ESE/-.'At:N I'H and cr'azy" grasp on reality, results in his before I. She accomplished that, by A Barbaflhop Quartal major contributions to the quartet's the way, in harmony with Jay's wife, 1&19 SUnlhlnl DJll,lel QUlrtat Chlmpl on-stage personali ty, Karen, and they (Jay and Karen) also met 8RENT WARNER 500 N. Congrass, "31, WUI Pllm Bueh. Fl. ~Ol through their mutual hobby! Hom,30S-&8H388 0IIle,3Q5.tIS9.()300 A Career Musician But after all that ... Jay Giallombardo's preoccupation How did we do it? I mean, assuming with music overtook his interest in we basically had all the tools in 1975 TED McALPINE-Tenor gymnastics some 14 years ago at about when we placed 3rd, how did we escape JIM TURNER-Lead age 15. This took some getting used to DICK FINCHAM-Baritone the subsequent doldrums of 6th and 7th BOB DAVIS-Bass for his dad, still the all-time NCAA record to rise again to 2nd and, ultimately, holder with four consecutive all-around 1stl national championships. But Joe Sr. soon We've spent a lot of time thinking ~t took the lead as "Grandma's Boys" about it and trying to put it into words wOld, booster and now sings tenor with the ... A phychologist put it nicely when a barbershop quartet Austin, Tex. chorus! he said, "People tend to perform a task Jay's move to Boston University not most efficiently when they are neither only benefited the quartet but also put undermotivated - dampened by the can do best. him into one of the nation's top music dread of failure, nor overmotivated We were warned about exactly that schools, from which he emerged with his too excited by the poetntial conse· many years ago by renowned Society degree in Education. A Masters Degree in quences of success." We just advise arranger Lou Perry, but he put it so Theory and Composition from North· others to stop worrying about it: pre simply and elegantly, and we were western University School of Music pare in advance the best you can, then still very callow ... We were pretty good, followed shortly thereafter, but three concentrate on performing - once on he thought, but so were a lot of others. years of teaching high school music was stage, forget the judges and entertain "The only chance you have to be great," enough! Jay has employed himself for the the audience; if they like it in the hall, Lou said, "is to be yourselves." last several years as a "free lance musi they'll probably like it in the pit, but If we can pretend to coming even cian," composing and arranging for many don't worry about it! You can't second close to greatness, Mr. Perry has our quartets and choruses as well as some guess what's going to score well. Ignore thanks for hitting the keynote. 'Took commercial accounts. He's also known "fashions" and "trends" and do what you a long time for that to sink in. 40 THE HARMONIZER/JANUARY·FEBRUARY/19BO "hl01arlOuso0 ••• Gooel blll'bel'shop si1lgi1lg 111ld t"LtC comedy... 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Now intro You Can't K~ep a ducing an unlimited selection of color. Straight Face CALL OUR UNIFORM DESIGNERS. With the Roadrunners TODAY (507) 373·5519 Sing-sationally. Around ... Look Who BOYU~I DANIEL J. BIRNSTIHL TAILORS Laughs at the Roadrunners! 214 W. Clark St. Albert Lea, MN 56007 THE HARMONIZERIJANUARY.FEBRUARYI/980 4/ CHARTERS REVOKED Century Club New Chapters JANUARY 1 - DECEMBER 15,1979 SUFFOLK, VIRGINIA ... Mid-Atlantic CENTRAL STATES (Chapters which have attained Century Club ._. Chartered November 9, 1979 _ .. Forest City, la. 0 status Jan. 1, 1979 through Nov. 30, 1979. The North Kansas City, Mo. 1 membership figure shown represents the high. Sponsored by Hampton Roads, Vir ILLINOIS est total achieved.) ginia ... 40 members ... Karl W. Lam Kewanee, Ill. 9 bert, 930 Englewood Orive, Chesapeake, ONTARIO Dundalk. Md. 189 Virginia 23320, Secretary ... Thomas Hamilton,Ont. 7 Alexandria, Va. 171 PIONEER Phounix, Ariz. 161 H. Brewer, 150 Robin Lane, Suffolk, Les Cheneaux, Mich. Whittier, Cal. 162 Virginia 23434, President. SENECA LAND Minneapolis. Minn. 157 Cortland, N.Y. 10 Peninsula, Cal, 149 GREENVILLE AREA, NORTH CARO Romo,N.Y. 1 Dallas Metro, Tex. 143 L! NA ... Dixie ... Chartered November SOUTHWESTERN Scarborough,Ont. 142 Harlingen, Tex. 11 Kansas City. Kans. 141 28, 1979 ... Sponsored by Raleigh, Denver. Colo. 138 North Carolina ... 39 members ... Bob Windsor,Onl, 138 Hanrahan, 200 Cherrywood Drive, Green· Greater Indianapolis. Ind. 138 ville, North Carolina 27834, Secretary Arlington Heights. III. 136 ... Don Lawler, 109 Cheshire Drive, CHAPTERS LICENSED Detroit. Mich. 134 JANUARY 1 - DECEMBER 15,1979 Houston, Tex. 133 Greenville, North Carolina 27834, Pre CARDINAL Riverside, Cal. 133 sident. Owensboro, Ky. 22 Westchester County. N.Y. 130 DIXIE San Diego, Cal. 128 VERO BEACH, FLORIDA ._. Sun SUlllmerville, S.C. 23 Bryn Mawr, Pa. 125 Carteret County, N.C. 21 Honolulu, Hawaii 123 shine ... Chartered December 14, 1979 Jackson, Tenn. 21 Ridgewood. N.J. 122 _._ Sponsored by Palm Beach County, EVERGREEN Cherry Hill, N.J. 122 Florida _ .. 37 members __ . W. A. Fred Wenatchee. Wash. 24 Greater New Orleans, La. 120 erick, 1976 Hedden Place, Vero Beach, Lewiston, Mont. 30 Buckeye (Columbus), O. 120 Florida 32960, Secretary ... Henry A. FAR WESTERN Livingston, N.J. 120 Clearlake, Calif. 31 Maumie Valley. O. 119 Fairbairn, 1225 6th Street, Vera Beach, ILLINOIS Miami, Fla. 119 Florida 32960, President. Morton, ilL 20 Pittsburgh, Pa. 117 MID·ATLANTIC South Bay, Cat. 116 ZANESVILLE, OHIO .. Johnny Apple Honesdale, Penn. 35 Canton, O. 115 Suffolk, Va. 37 Fresno, Cal. 115 seed ... Chartered December 14, 1979 Tunkhannock, Penn. 35 Louisville. Ky. 112 . Sponsored by (ColumbUS) Buckeye, Tri·City, Va. 38 San Jose. Cal. 110 Ohio ... 36 members ... William Wilson, NORTHEASTERN Wilmington, Del. 109 3805 East Pike, Zanesville, Ohio 43701, Bennington, VI. 26 Chordsmen {San Antonio), Tex. 109 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia 24 Fairfax, Va. 109 Secretary ... Charles Dunn, 520 McCon Yarmouth, Nova Scotia 20 Wayne, Mich. lOB nell Avenue, Zanesville, Ohio 43701, Leominster. Mass. 20 Walnut Creek. Cal. lOB Pr.esident. PIONEER Salt Lake City, Utah lOB CHAPTERS CHARTERED Coldwater. Mich. 20 Mason City, la. lOB JANUARY 1 - DECEMBER 15,1979 ROCKY MOUNTAIN Western Hills {Cincinnati), O. lOB CARDINAL Yellowstone County. Mont. 20 Harrisburg, Pa. lOB Western Kentucky, Ky. 37 SOUTHWESTERN Allentown·Bethlehem, Pa. 106 Angola, Ind. 37 Greater Ft. 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Md. 36 San Juan County, N.M. 35 SUNSHINE Gunnison, Colo. 3B Coral Springs, Fla. 18 :2eu:vttet SOUTHWESTERN San Angelo, Tex. 35 CHAPTERS MERGED 5.P.E.B.5.Q5.A. SUNSHINE JANUARY 1 - DECEMBER 15,1979 Dick Gene Pasco County, Fla. 41 NORTHEASTERN CONTACT: Dick Larson Fort Walton Beach, Fla. 41 Middletown, Conn. morged with Meri- 121 S~mmll A,-.~~e Monte-,Id.o. Mlnnuou 56265 Vero Beach, Fla. 37 dan, Conn., June 22, 1979. Pnonel612J 269-1451 42 THE HARMONIZER/JANUARY-FEBRUARY/19BO When in Southern California, use our San Diego County CALL ~ (714) 297-0658 OO®~ I1[1~rnQ MONDAY - San Diego Chapter meets at Casa del Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego. Director: Bob Gray, Jr. TUESDAY - La Jolla Chapter (forming) meets at Standley Jr. High School, Room 407, Genessee Road & Governor Drive, San Diego. Director: Marvin Yerkey. - EI Cajon Chapter Meets at Wells Park Rec Center, EI Cajon. Director: Doug Beck - Palomar-Pacific Chapter meets at Vista High School, Vista, CA. 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