Yankee and Mountain Divisions Quartet, Chorus & VLQ Contests — and — District Mixed Harmony Quartet Contest May 4-6, 2018

Spring 2018 Western Regional District Convention Yankee and Mountain Divisions Quartet, Chorus & VLQ Contests — and — District Mixed Harmony Quartet Contest May 4-6, 2018

Lake George Junior-Senior High School 381 Canada Street • Lake George, NY

HOST Saratoga Soundtrack Chorus Sweet Adelines Int’l. Chapter www.saratogasoundtrack.org

SAVE this Program! Share with Chapters & Friends! NORTHEASTERN DISTRICT • BARBERSHOP HARMONY SOCIETY 2018 Yankee / Mountain Divisions - Quartet, Chorus & VLQ Contests 2018 District Mixed Quartet Contest SSchedulechedule ooff EventsEvents Locations: A. Lake George Jr./Sr. High School B. Courtyard Marriott L.G. Hotel * Please note: Asterisks below denote that the posted start time is approximate and depends on the duration of the previous event. 1. Friday, May 4th - Quartet Contests FROM DESCRIPTION / EVENT LOC THURSDAY to SUNDAY 4:00 PM School OPENS for Contestants only A August 2-5, 2018 4:00 PM REGISTRATION Opens (to 7:00 PM) (school) A WORCESTER STATE UNIVERSITY 5:30 PM Auditorium OPENS to Attendees A 5:55 PM Yankee/Mountain Divisions & Mixed Contests A “A young *9:30 PM Announcements & Contest Results A singer’s *10:00 PM Afterglow (main fl oor, to 1 AM; cash bar B best weekend *10:15 PM Quartet Evaluation Sessions with Judges B of the year!” 2. Saturday, May 5th - Chorus/VLQ Contest HXNE provides id FROM DESCRIPTION / EVENT LOC top-notch vocal coaching and choral instruction in 8:00 AM School OPENS to Contestants only A one unique, dynamic 8:00 AM REGISTRATION Opens (to 11:55 AM) A and FUN weekend! 9:30 AM Auditorium OPENS to Attendees A An awesome 3-day FUNFUN, educational, d ti l 9:55 AM Yankee/Mountain Divisions Chorus Contests A enthusiastic, encouraging and energizing *11:55 AM Intermission / Lunch SINGING MUSIC CAMP 12:45 PM Yankee/Mountain Divisions VLQ Contests A for high school youth - guys & gals! *2:00 PM Announcements & Contest Results A *2:15 PM Chorus Evaluation Sessions with Judges A We also offer an adult Music Educators program! 4:15 PM NED Chorus Workshop/Rehearsal B Sponsored, in part, by YOU - the members and chapters of the Northeastern District of the Barbershop Harmony Society, and also 6:00 PM Dinner (on your own) Harmony, Inc., Sweet Adelines Int’l. and Harmony Foundation Int’l. 3. Saturday, May 5th - Showcase GUEST FROM DESCRIPTION / EVENT LOC TEACHING 5:00 PM School Opens to Performers A QUARTETS 6:00 PM TICKET SALES (Box Offi ce) Opens A 7:30 PM Auditorium OPENS to Audience A 8:00 PM The BIG SHOW! A Pratt Street Power 2016 BHS Int’l Youth Champion 4. Sunday, May 6th - FROM DESCRIPTION / EVENT LOC Taken 4 Granite 9:00 AM NED Seniors Chorus Rehearsal (to 11:30) B Hey! 2016 HI Int’l Champion DISTRICT Members & Friends: You, too, can recruit youth! Attend the Saturday night show! The Village & Town of Lake George, New York Find the tools to promote, print some fl yers and share among all is THRILLED to be hosting our event this weekend! in your community! Thank you for your support and assistance! Learn more about this amazing opportunity for youth: PLEASE patronize the restaurants and shops of Lake George! You are welcome and encouraged to share www.NEDistrict.org/hxne your singing everywhere! Contact: Daniel Anthony, Camp Director - [email protected] Make it a foursome and show the folks of Lake George why we love a cappella Barbershop Harmony!

Yankee and Mountain Divisions Contests ~ Spring 2018 Yankee and Mountain Divisions Contests ~ Spring 2018 Page 2 Page 3 2018 Yankee / Mountain Divisions Quartet, Mixed Quartet, Chorus & VLQ CONTESTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to Lake George Members, supporters and friends CConventiononvention TTeameam of the Northeastern District, NED EVENTS Robert Bradley NED VP - EVENTS n behalf of the Northeastern District, I NED TREASURER & ONLINE REGISTRAR would like to welcome you to our Western John Englander Michelle Cole ON-SITE REGISTRAR Regional Convention and Contests here in O Marshall Wagner STAGE/COMPETITOR MANAGEMENT Lake George, NY. We are excited once again to be Vikki Bradley COMPETITOR SERVICES visiting Lake George and would like to thank our Flo Ragusa ON-SITE JUDGES SERVICES hosts for the weekend, the Saratoga Soundtrack Larry Newth LOGISTICS COORDINATOR Chorus of the Saratoga Sweet Adelines Int’l. chapter. Dianne & Tom Brooks LOGISTICS COORDINATORS

Vice President of Events, Bob Bradley and his Peter Sajko FRONT of HOUSE COORDINATOR

team have set the stage here for an outstanding Jack Corish BACKSTAGE SERVICES Glen Aliczi - ALSS AUDIO - Advanced Lighting & Sound Solutions weekend. Due to his tireless efforts, as well as VIDEO - PERFORMANCES/COMPETITOR those of Dianne Brooks, we are able to provide Mike Kelly, BHS/MAD NED VP - MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS much more than just regional contests, but a true Steve Salamin PROGRAM EDITOR / Performance Photos convention featuring a master class by Dr. Jim NED CONTEST & JUDGING Henry, and performances by past international Alan Lamson NED VP - CONTEST & JUDGING champion quartets Crossroads and Storm Front. Jim Nolan COMPETITOR LIAISON But let’s not forget we will also be crowning our Kirk Young JUDGING PANEL LIAISON Yankee and Mountain Division quartet and chorus Brian O’Leary champions and qualifying our competitors for Linda Muise COMPETITOR ENTRY LIAISONS district competition this fall. Vice President of Diane Patterson Dianne Brooks AWARDS CHAIR Contest and Judging, Alan Lamson has not only arranged for all of these competitors, but has also SPECIAL THANKS to: encouraged participation in this convention of our MAYOR Robert M. Blais Youth Quartets and Mixed Harmony Quartets. I Village of Lake George, New York can’t think of a more exciting and varied weekend Dianne Brooks of contests and competitors. Good luck to all of Convention Coordinator ~ Lake George & Region our competitors. - - AND - - Our Judges and Presenters for the weekend! Finally, I would like to thank the community of Lake and the numerous hard-working volunteers of the George for the outstanding hospitality afforded to NED, HI and SAI community! Thank you! us and to the inancial support of our convention. I hope everyone here this weekend takes some time to enjoy the Lake George area. Thank you for being here!

The Northeastern District greatly appreciates the incredibleedi effort of the hosting Saratoga Soundtrack Chorus - in Ed Fritzen Fritzen support of this weekend’s convention here in Lake George. 2018 President Please ind and thank Victoria Green, Host Chair, the chorus Northeastern District members, local friends and fans - for a job really well done!

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ContestContest JudgingJudging PanelPanel

Music Category: Adam Scott RMD Jan-Ake Westin ONT Victoria Green, Host Chair Candidate: Cay Outerbridge NED SARATOGA SOUNDTRACK CHORUS A Sweet Adelines International Chorus Performance Category: Steve Janes SUN — Dusty Schleier DIX Francis Cocozza, Principal Candidate: Patrick Brown ONT Catherine Reed, Choral Director Rick Clothier, Facilities Singing Category: Harry Halett JAD LAKE GEORGE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Rob Mance CSD — — Candidate: Ryan Wisniewski FWD Amy Ledford-Austin, Director of Sales and Marketing Cassandra Gibson, Mazzone Hospitality, Events Manager Contest Administrator: Don Stothard SLD COURTYARD by MARRIOTT • LAKE GEORGE Assistant CA: John Santora MAD — — — Kristen M. Haniϔin Special Events & Convention Sales Director Amanda Metzger Marketing Director General Information - All Contests LAKE GEORGE REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE — — — — Please - no ﬂ ash photography, noisy cameras or use of light-producing focus or red-eye Robert M. Blais, Mayor reduction camera functions - as each does Denise Snyder, Assistant to the Mayor interfere with and distract the performers. VILLAGE OF LAKE GEORGE, NY Quiet Please! Remain in your seat! — — — — — Quiet must prevail outside the entrances to the auditorium and in the Dennis Dickinson, Town Supervisor corridor areas, in fairness to the competing quartets and choruses. Smoking is prohibited at all times in all areas. No food or drink is Patty Schuster, Deputy Town Clerk allowed in the auditorium, except bottled water. Please turn OFF Departments of Buildings & Grounds, Highways all pagers, cell phones & alarm watches. You don’t need those now! TOWN OF LAKE GEORGE, NY Also, crying or restless infants and children are like good ideas, the — — — — — — quicker they are carried out, the better! Enjoy the performances! Saratoga Springs, NY chapter - Racing City Chorus Admittance to Lake George High School Auditorium (Community Relations) Entry and exit are permitted between competitors during the contest sessions, but please do so quickly and quietly. Competitors will not — — — — — — — be introduced while people are moving about the auditorium. No one Fred Farrell ~ Crossroads Quartet may leave or enter the auditorium while competitors are on stage. Darin Drown ~ Storm Front Quartet No Recordings - Audio or Video - Camera or Phone Copyright law strictly limits the use of audio or video recording ————————— during any performance. No camera, audio or video device, whether or not in use, is permitted to record any performance without permission of the Society. Any person found using any SStewart’stewart’s SShopshops such device will be required to stop and/or leave immediately. ooff LLakeake GGeorgeeorge & bbeyond...eyond... The virtual storage, memory or other recording medium may be confiscated and any unauthorized recordings erased or destroyed. Stewart’s Shops has been in business for more than 70 years, Enforcement of the copyright law protects you and us; but most continually evolving to meet your needs and changing the industry importantly, it protects the copyright owners who make our music in the process. Today there are over 335 Stewart’s Shops located in and performance possible. 31 counties across upstate New York and southern Vermont, with two thirds of their shops selling gas. Family and employee-owned. Thank you! Your support and cooperation are greatly appreciated. Please support them - THEY support us!

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CONTEST JUDGING PANEL - PLEASE SEE PAGE 7

CONTEST ENTERED: Names of quartet members are listed D = Division Quartet below by voice part (tenor, lead, baritone, bass) regardless of how they DQ = District Qualifying stand on stage. N = Division Novice DS = Division Seniors Contest Notes: DQS = District Qual. Seniors OoD = NED Out-of-DIVISION contestant M = Div. Most Improved S&E = Score and Evaluation Only

OoA. Quartet Name SAMPLE Chapter Membership Let us Sing for your 2018 or 2019 event! Codes: Contest(s) Entered (Frank Thorne: no chapter) Names of the ... Tenor, Lead, Baritone, Bass [email protected] Song #1: ______(YOU write-in the name of the song performed) acebook/ExchangeStreetQuartet Song #2: ______CROSSROADS Quartet Cleveland, TN; Rochester, MI; MIC TESTER QUARTET St. Charles, MO; Frank Thorne Fred Farrell, Mike Slamka, Brandon Guyton, Jim Henry Hello - Participants & Attendees of the Song #1: ______Barbershop Harmony Contests! Song #2: ______1. King Arthur’s Court Hartford & Central, CT; New WELCOME to our great region and this Yankee - D / DQ / N / M Bedford, MA magnificent contest weekend and show! Sebby Massa, John Myska, Andrew Butler, Eric Halpern Song #1: ______ Song #2: ______ ǡ ǡ ǡ 2. Oﬀ the Chart Manchester, CT ǲ ǯ Yankee - D / DQ / DS / DQS / M ǳ Neal Kellogg, Richard Moriarty, Craig Minor, Rich Tatem Ǥ Ǥ Song #1: ______Song #2: ______

We love having you here as our guest and 3. I Don’t Know Why Manchester & Central CT; trust you will return again to enjoy Yankee - D / DQ / M Alexandria, VA our great region. Ken Distel, Todd Lamson, Alan Lamson, Chris Hall Song #1: ______ ǡ Song #2: ______Robert M. Blais 4. Northern Exposure MAYOR Mixed Deb Arenberg, Renae Misner, Bill Peterlein, Tom Misner Song #1: ______Song #2: ______

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5. FORGETTABLE 4 Schenectady, NY Mountain - D / DQ / DS / DQS Dave Iovinella, Scott Rigney, Charles Farone, Donald Cotugno Song #1: ______Song #2: ______• “NextGen” (Youth) Varsity JULY 1-8 6. Backstretch Mohawk Valley, Saratoga Springs Quartet Contest Mountain - D / DQ / N / DS / DQS & Troy, NY; Pittsﬁ eld, MA • Quartet Quarter-Finals PLUS... Peter Wilson, Gary Glidden, Louis Fisher, William Schutz • Quartet Semi-Finals Harmony University classes! Song #1: ______• AIC Show Sing with the Champs! • Chorus Contest MegaSing! Song #2: ______Gold Medal Hour! • World Harmony Showcase 7. CT Chord Company Hartford, CT; New Bedford, MA • Quartet Finals! Singing, singing, and more ... SINGING! Yankee - D / DQ / M Sam Wainright, Sebby Massa, Harald Sandstrom, Donald Naples Support your NED Representatives! Song #1: ______Quartets: “Drive” and “Odds n Ends” Song #2: ______Chorus: Portland, ME - “Downeasters” Chorus Celebrating ~ Everyone in Harmony! barbershop.org/orlando SSTRETCHT R E T C H BBREAKR E A K and find schedules, registration & hotel links ... and LOTS more! 8. Revisions Schenectady, NY Mountain - D / DQ / M / DS / DQS Chris Jensen, Walt Lane, John Condemi, Terry Topka Why? Song #1: ______Song #2: ______9. Four Got It South Shore, QC Mountain - D / DQ / N / DS / DQS Luc Larose, Brian Mcnab, Guy Filion, Dieter Hallmich Song #1: ______Song #2: ______10. RECYCLED PARTS South Shore, QC; Mountain - D / DQ Plattsburgh, NY Steve Wheaton, Marcel Taillon, John Gammon, Alan Briand Song #1: ______Song #2: ______11. Mixt Notes MBHA* August 17-18-19, 2018 Mixed Zoe Condrain-Morel, Heather Solomon, Nicolas Daoust, Pascal Flambard ALTON BAY • ALTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE Song #1: ______ Bandstand Concert Song #2: ______ Mock Quartet Competition Great Gathering Show at the High School 12. The Four Reasons Poughkeepsie, NY Yankee - D / DQ / N / M / DS / DQS Because you LOVE this! Donald Brewer, Jack Ostmark, Frank Ruggiero, Bob Rich Song #1: ______To learn more: www.NEDistrict.org/alton Song #2: ______

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13. Chordination Burlington, VT Mountain - DQ / M Charlie Cerutti, Neil Schell, Neil Cerutti, Chris Henderson Song #1: ______Song #2: ______14. Hartford Harmonics Concord & New Bedford, MA; Yankee - D / DQ Hartford, CT Bill Degan, Sebby Massa, Harald Sandstrom, Eric Halpern Song #1: ______Song #2: ______15. The Young And The Ageless Schenectady, NY Mountain - D / DQ / N / M Nate Finke, Chuck Eaker, Daniel Hoke, Terry Topka Song #1: ______Song #2: ______LEARN MORE ABOUT THE 16. Destination Manchester, CT; Frank Thorne NED SENIORS CHORUS HERE: Yankee - D / DQ / N Ken Distel, Jude Olney, Todd Lamson, Sam Eurich NEDistrict.org/ned-seniors-chorus Song #1: ______Contact: David Patterson - [email protected] Song #2: ______NEXT REHEARSAL: this Sunday!

SSTRETCHT R E T C H BBREAKR E A K • Promoting • Encouraging • Celebrating 17. Dover Boys Poughkeepsie, NY Mixed Voice Yankee - D / DQ / M / DS / DQS Barbershop Harmony Eric Dickstein, Stephen Miller, William Standish, James Vilardi Song #1: ______Song #2: ______

18. The Remnants Mohawk Valley, Saratoga Springs Mountain - D / DQ / DS / DQS & Troy, NY; Pittsfi eld, MA Steve Dyer, George Senecal, Jr, William Schutz, Jeff rey Bardin MBHA* is a recognized affi liate of the Barbershop Harmony Song #1: ______Society, offering men and women of all ages performance Song #2: ______opportunities in mixed-voice barbershop ensembles 19. Fusion Central, Manchester, Waterbury/Derby, CT; throughout the United States and Canada. Yankee - D / DQ Concord, MA; Providence, RI; Frank Thorne Tom Savinelli, Matt Saucier, Wes Marchena, Reuben Barnes Song #1: ______Song #2: ______20. Greenlight Hartford, CT; Yankee - DQ Concord & New Bedford, MA Louis Ades, Sebby Massa, Will Rogers, Chris Cutler Song #1: ______mixedbarbershop.org Song #2: ______

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We Hope to See You There! competitors this weekend! For Information visit our website A big THANK YOU to all our amazing coaches. www.singnbc.com Let’s meet and sing together this weekend! Follow Us on Social Media!a! the Greenlight Guys: Will, Chris, Sebby and Louis greenlightquartet.com • [email protected] facebook.com/GreenlightQtet/ Greenlight ǲǳ Ǩ

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Novice Quartet: ______Most-Improved Quartet: ______Seniors Quartet Champion: ______District Contest Quartet Qualiﬁ ers: ______Division Quartet CHAMPION: ______

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Novice Quartet: ______Most-Improved Quartet: ______Seniors Quartet Champion: ______District Contest Quartet Qualiﬁ ers: ______Sing Canada Harmony ______SCHOLARSHIP FUND ______Celebrating 10 years Division Quartet of supporting CHAMPION: ______the gift of harmony ʹͲͲͺǡ ̈́ͷͲͲǡͲͲͲ 22018018 NEDNED MMixedixed HHarmonyarmony ǡ ǡ ǡ QQUARTETUARTET CCONTESTONTEST RRESULTSESULTS Ǥ MIXED Harmony ϐ QUARTET 1st Place: ______ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǩ Ǥ www.SingCanadaHarmony.ca OFFICIAL SCORING SUMMARY (OSS) REPORTS/SHEETS WILL BE POSTED ONLINE at the NED web site later TONIGHT. Go to: CONTESTS > SCORES -or- NEDistrict.org/scores Also posted on the NED Facebook pages.

Yankee and Mountain Divisions Contests ~ Spring 2018 Yankee and Mountain Divisions Contests ~ Spring 2018 Page 16 Page 17 Are you up to the challenge? 2018 NORTHEASTERN DISTRICT SPRING CONTESTS 2a. Mountain Divison and Yankee Division WANTED: Chorus Director! CHORUS Contests Saturday ~ May 5, 2018 ~ 9:55 AM PRESENTERS ~ STORM FRONT Quartet Jeff Selano, tenor; Jim Clark, lead; Darin Drown, baritone; and Syd Libsack, bass CONTEST JUDGING PANEL - PLEASE SEE PAGE 7 Qualifying: D = Division The Valley Chordsmen DQ = District Qualiﬁ cation Waterbury – Derby Chapter SC = Small Chorus Champions M = Most Improved Chorus We’re a slightly polished diamond that needs Choruses are listed in order of appearance. a few more facets polished - to really shine! Greater Montreal, QC Island City & Cumberland Bay Choruses & Plattsburgh, NY The Waterbury/Derby chapter “Valley Chordsmen” - a 20-man MIC TESTER CHORUS chorus located in western Connecticut, seeks an energetic, Directed by Jeﬀ ery Mance and Dianne Brooks experienced director capable of applying that polish! We are Song #1: ______known for our creative annual fall show and a fun Cabaret Song #2: ______night fundraiser in the spring. We perform numerous sing -out events at Christmas and Valentines and an additional 20 1. Racing City Chorus Saratoga Springs, NY occasions throughout the year for senior/assisted living facilities, Mountain - D / DQ / M organizations and private parties. We rehearse on Monday nights. Rich Gervais & Gary Glidden, Directors Song #1: ______PLEASE CONTACT Song #2: ______John Wick - 203.233.0269 -or- [email protected] 2. Newyorkers Poughkeepsie, NY Yankee - D / DQ / SC / M John Hadigan, Director Song #1: ______Song #2: ______3. Hartford Men In Harmony Hartford, CT Yankee - D / DQ / M Sebastian Massa, Director Song #1: ______Song #2: ______4. South Shore Saints South Shore, QC Mountain - D / DQ / SC Alan Briand, Director Song #1: ______Song #2: ______5. Mad Hatter Chorus Danbury, CT Yankee - D / DQ / M Joseph Hudson, Director Song #1: ______Song #2: ______

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6. Silk City Chorus Manchester, CT Yankee - D / DQ / M Todd Lamson, Director Song #1: ______Song #2: ______Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018 7. Berkshire Hillsmen Pittsfi eld, MA 114 MAYFLOWER TERRACE Mountain - D / DQ / SC / M South Yarmouth, Cape Cod, Massachusetts Maurice Brazie & Richard Riedel, Directors Cape Cod’s “Best” Song #1: ______Annual Barbershop Harmony event ! Song #2: ______8. Electric City Chorus Schenectady, NY Bring your quartet or fi nd one here Mountain - D / DQ / M and perform on the show that night! Kermit Wamsley, Director Kayaking, fi shing, hangin’ with barbershop friends - old and new, ringing chords and fi ne-tuning tags! Song #1: ______Enjoy a day of singing, fun, sun and surf (or not) with friends, Song #2: ______then a quick evening benefi t performance at the South Yarmouth United Methodist Church • 322 Old Main St. 9. Green Mountain Chorus Burlington, VT Then back to Ross’s place until the wee hours? Sounds GREAT! Mountain - D / DQ / M Hot dogs, burgers, chowdah, soda & beer - or bring whatever you like! Jim Coates, Director To Perform or Learn More, please contact: Song #1: ______Ross McCurdy • [email protected] Song #2: ______10. Connecticut Yankee Chorus Central, CT Yankee - D / DQ / SC / M The Cheshiremen Chorus Reuben Barnes, Director KEENE, NH CHAPTER of the BARBERSHOP HARMONY SOCIETY Presentnt their 66th Annual Show: Song #1: ______NNext...ext... Song #2: ______Saturday May 12 7:00 PM IINTERMISSIONN T E R M I S S I O N Monadnock Regional High School 580 Old Homestead Hwy. Route 32 • SWANZEY, NH

featuring Special Guest Quartet...

2017 INTERNATIONAL SENIORS Party of FIVE “Best in the World!” QUARTET QUARTET CHAMPIONS! Adult - in advance $15 / at door $20 Student $5 / Youth-free / AfterGlow $5 Easily Buy Tix Online @ Cheshiremen.org

Yankee and Mountain Divisions Contests ~ Spring 2018 Yankee and Mountain Divisions Contests ~ Spring 2018 Page 20 Page 21 2018 NORTHEASTERN DISTRICT SPRING CONTESTS HCNEH 2b. Yankee Divison and Mountain Division 20182 “VLQ” (Very Large Quartet) Contest THIS SUMMER!SU Saturday ~ May 5, 2018 ~ 12:45 PM Friday,Fridday, SaturdayS & Sunday PRESENTERS ~ STORM FRONT Quartet AugustAu Jeff Selano, tenor; Jim Clark, lead; 3-4-53 Darin Drown, baritone; and Syd Libsack, bass It’s Happening! Bigger & Better! WorcesterWorce State Learn More, Sing Well & Have FUN! University 1. Septimus Prime Manchester, CT VLQ ~ Yankee Superb Music Education with Amazing Courses & Faculty! PLUS... A Director’s College track for directors and assistants! Song #1: ______LEARN & ENJOY with 2 Special Guest COACHING Quartets Song #2: ______2. Silk Ties Manchester, CT VLQ ~ Yankee

Song #1: ______Song #2: ______Forefront 3. Happy To Be Here Hartford, CT 2016 BHS International Quartet Champions! VLQ ~ Yankee

Song #1: ______Song #2: ______4. The Electricians Schenectady, NY VLQ ~ Mountain Category 4 2018-DIX Quartet Reps & 2017 BHS Song #1: ______International 7th-place Quartet Finalists Song #2: ______Don’t miss... the Amazing Saturday Night Showcase! 5. Afterthought Hartford, CT with the Harmony Explosion Camp YOUTH Choruses, VLQ ~ Yankee the HX & HCNE Adult Chorus, and HXNE Camp guest coaching/teaching quartets... Song #1: ______Pratt Street Power Taken 4 Granite Song #2: ______Online Registration OPENS Saturday, May 7th 6. Velvetones Plattsburgh, NY NOTE! Early-Bird Pricing ends Friday, July 6 th VLQ ~ Mountain

Watch for More Information and Details - coming soon! Learn more at ... Song #1: ______NEDistrict.org/hcne Song #2: ______Contact: Alan Briand • VP-Music • [email protected] 7. Berkshire Moun-Tone-Aires Pittsﬁ eld, MA VLQ ~ Mountain Save the dates • Plan now to attend! HARMONY COLLEGE NORTHEAST 2018 Song #1: ______at Worcester State University! Song #2: ______A Great Location - Central Mass. with Easy Access off I-290. Great Facilities • Outstanding Food • Short Walks • Air-Conditioned Guys! Gals! Please - share this information! Download the ϔlyer, print & email, reference the web site - promote in your chapters, schools and among friends. ENTER the results of the Division Encourage everyone to attend the Saturday Show, too! CHORUS & VLQ Contests ... on page 25

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Yankee VLQ WINNER is: The new NED “Best Seat In The House” 22018018 NEDNED MountainMountain DDivisonivison ̱ ̱ VVLQLQ CCONTESTONTEST RRESULTESULT If you are interested and would just like to give it a Mountain VLQ try before making the decision, contact us—the WINNER is: NED Contest & Judging Team Alan Lamson • [email protected] SSCORECORE SHEETSSHEETS ((OSS)OSS) Jim Nolan • [email protected] Go to: CONTESTS > SCORES -or- Kirk Young • [email protected] NEDistrict.org/scores Brian O’Leary • [email protected] Also posted on the NED Facebook pages.

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* new words adopted January 31, 2018 MAY 2018 4-6 NED Western Regional Divisions Contests, Classes, Show - O Canada! Our home and native land! - with CROSSROADS and STORM FRONT quartets - Lake George, NY True patriot love in all of us* command. 4-6 Harmony, Inc. Area 3 C&C - Binghamton, NY With glowing hearts we see thee rise, 6 NED Seniors Chorus - Rehearsal - Courtyard Marriott - 9:00 AM The True North strong and free! 11-13 NED Sunrise Division Contests - Wolfville, NS 12 Chapter Show: Keene, NH - Monadnock Reg. HS, Swanzey, NH From far and wide, 12 NED YHWNE - Youth Harmony Workshop NE - Berlin, MA O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. 19 Chapter Show: Beverly, MA - Danvers HS, Danvers, MA God keep our land glorious and free! 31-3 Harmony, Inc. Area 1 C&C - Sackville, NB O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. JUNE 2018 O Canada, we stand on guard for thee! 9 YHWNE - Youth Harmony Workshop NE - loc. tba 9 Chapter Show: Concord, MA - Cary Hall, Lexington, MA JULY 2018 THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER 1-8 2018 BHS International Convention in Orlando, FL 22-29 BHS: Harmony University - Belmont Univ., Nashville, TN AUGUST 2018 O! say can you see by the dawn’s early light, 2-5 Harmony Explosion Camp Northeast ~ Worcester State University What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s with special guest quartets ... Pratt Street Power and Taken 4 Granite last gleaming? 3-5 NED Harmony College Northeast ~ Worcester State University with special guest quartets ... Forefront and Category 4 Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the 17-19 Alton Bay Barbershop Jamboree: Alton, NH perilous ight, 18 Alton Bay Jamboree - “Great Gathering” Show, Prospect Mtn. HS O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly SEPTEMBER 2018 streaming? 8 YHWNE - Youth Harmony Workshop NE - loc. tba And the rocket’s red glare, 8 Harmony Heritage & NoteAble Blend - The bombs bursting in air, Original Congreg. Church - Wrentham, MA 14-16 New England Harmony Brigade - Courtyard by Marriott, Marlborough, MA Gave proof through the night that our lag 22 Chapter Show: Hanover, NH - Lebanon Opera House was still there. 22 Bass River BBShop Bash, So. Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA O! say does that star-spangled banner yet wave 29 Chapter Show: Providence, RI - McVinney Auditorium 29 Chapter Show: Schenectady, NY - Schenectady HS O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave? OCTOBER 2018 13 YHWNE - Youth Harmony Workshop NE - loc. tba 14 Chapter Show: Concord, NH - The Audi, Concord City Aud. Good Luck to ALL this Weekend! 15-20 Sweet Adelines Int’l. - Contest & Convention - St. Louis, MO 20 Chapter Show: Brunswick, ME - United Methodist Church VISUAL & AUDIO PRODUCTION 26-28 NED Fall District Convention & Contests - PORTLAND, ME 31-4 Harmony, Inc. - Int’l. C&C - Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista, FL Recording Tonightnight PerformancePeP rfrfoor recording FOR COMPETITORSORS providedp as a • Performance Video “Learning“L“Lea Resource” • Performance Stills - capturedapptured MEDIAMEMEDDIA PACKAGE PRICE • Posed, Post-Set, Formalal StSStillsillss PERPPER GROUP: $35 • Chorus Director’s Camm BUYBUBUY ONLINE ONLY For the latest news & details of these and other events, • Separate Audio File NO OORDERS HERE please see the ofϐicial NED CALENDAR here: Mike Kellyly Ǧ Ǧ Details/Orders: nedistrict.org/video-spring/ wwww.NEDistrict.orgww.NEDistrict.org

Yankee and Mountain Divisions Contests ~ Spring 2018 Yankee and Mountain Divisions Contests ~ Spring 2018 Page 26 Page 27 • Are you passionate about singing in a really well-prepared quartet? • Do you get excited about singing Gold Medal arrangements? • Are you looking for three other guys to sing with, but can’t quite ﬁ nd them in your chapter? • Does it seem like you can never ﬁ nd three guys to sing with - who all know the same songs? • Do you have the ability and the drive to learn a lot of new music? If so, it might be time for you to take the New England Harmony Brigade challenge! It will change your life!

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

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

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

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