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Features Singing a legal repertoire 18 If you didn’t buy it, you don’t own it! A nitty-gritty guide to staying on the good side of the law Judy Galloway It’s extreme barbershopping 22 There’s a reason Brigades are filling up. Why you should want to join one or start one in your area Lorin May

CONGRATULATIONS! Every piece New Orleans is recovering of music your group performs was 28 Two years after losing 90 percent of their written before 1923, plus you do all membership, the chapter is coming back strong Staff of your own arranging! (If that’s not the case, maybe you’d better learn how to ensure that every song you 30 Welcome new members! perform, record or videotape is legal. Hundreds of newly-minted Barbershoppers and the Learn the practical points of U.S. and men who introduced them to the hobby Canadian copyright law on page 18.)

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4 14 THE PRESIDENT’S PAGE HARMONY HOW-TO Celebrating past and future legacies Use solfege to get a chorus of sight singers 5 34 LETTERS STAY TUNED Youth choruses come none too soon Small gestures lead to big things for young singers Only better groups should sing in public? “Take Me Out To The Ball Game!” 7 38 On the Cover: STRAIGHT TALK MEMBER SERVICE DIRECTORY Extreme Brigades Months of preparation lead to a A fun summer of harmony Where to find answers weekend of big harmonic payoffs Photos by Lorin May 9 40 TEMPO THE TAG Support the Society Blood Drive, May 10, 2008 “No More Hurryin’, Worryin’ (Down Presentation category changes, stays the same Where The South Begins)” from Renee Craig

July/August 2007 • The HARMONIZER 3 THE PRESIDENT’S PAGE Noah Funderburg, Society President • [email protected] Celebrating past and future legacies

had penned an article for this issue a little be- are the richer because they have been a part of the fore our international convention in Denver, but Society. events leading up to and during the convention led me to write this article instead. I couldn’t help What will be your legacy? I but celebrate those among us who, no matter what The third event was reading the article in the May/ they have or have not done on the stage, have en- June Harmonizer about the Society’s music staff’s riched our Society and left an enduring legacy for plans to develop a youth chorus program and to hold all of us to enjoy. a youth chorus contest at the next Midwinter Con- vention. I shared in a previous Harmonizer that my A non-singing barbershop legacy vision is that we will develop a broad outreach pro- The first event was the death of James C. “Tip” Cain gram to young people. I believe the Society’s staff has who was a friend, fellow chapter member, and father taken a bold and achievable step in that direction. of two other chapter members, Jim and Tom, who The development of a successful youth chorus respectively sang baritone and bass in the quartet program is something in which we all can partici- Stacked Deck. Tip Cain’s funeral was a celebration pate. One way to participate is to become a local of his life. Those present were invited to stand and sponsor of a youth chorus, and to provide them tell their personal “Tip Story.” We heard local support and assistance. For more information about Tip’s bravery in the Korean War, his about how you can do this, contact James Estes, leadership in the workplace, and several our staff music specialist over Youth Activities De- stories by Barbershoppers of the many times velopment at [email protected]. Tip had financially helped someone pay Another important way you can participate is dues, attend a convention, or cover some through your support of Harmony Foundation. The other barbershop-related expense. Tip was Foundation serves as a conduit of donations and not a great singer, but because his sons contributions by Barbershoppers and others to help loved barbershop, Tip joined the Society to support the Society’s various programs. Donations to share the barbershop experience with them. And, Harmony Foundation already support Harmony Ex- as with everything else in his life, he gave it his all, plosion camps and weekend youth retreats, as well and touched the lives of many. Tip Cain’s legacy is as scholarships to Directors College. The best way that many Barbershoppers’ lives were enriched by to ensure local youth choruses have access to quality his kindness and generosity. and legal barbershop arrangements is to have funds available to purchase and deliver those arrange- Life-time legacies ments to those chapters. That is where you come in. The second event was my attendance at the Har- Your gift to the Foundation can ensure these new mony Fellows induction ceremony during the youth choruses have resources to begin operations. international convention. We recognized 114 men Your contribution to Harmony Foundation, whether who are celebrating their 50th year as a member. to support a youth chorus or something like a Har- Harmony Fellows is a fairly new program of the mony Explosion Camp, could be your legacy. Harmony Foundation to help recognize and honor We seldom like to think about our own death, members who have been with us 50 years or more but wouldn’t you like to think that at your funeral at a breakfast at each international convention. young men might rise up to celebrate your life by The stories shared by those present were too many sharing how your generosity had made it possible to include in this article, but as I surveyed the for them to learn and participate in the joys of room and listened to remembrances being shared barbershop quartet singing? And how their life was by these medal winners, directors, coaches, district changed for the better because of it. I pray that can and Society leaders, I realized what a great legacy and will be the legacy each of us leaves behind. these men have created. In addition to the fact that most had sons or sons-in-law who are Barber- shoppers, their legacy is they have continued to participate in and give back to the Society they love through their individual talents. Our lives [email protected]

4 The HARMONIZER • July/August 2007 LETTERS [email protected] Youth choruses, more on public singing

Youth choruses idea long overdue tion. In recent years, I have not attended the interna- hen I was singing in my first chapter in the late tional conventions simply because they are no longer 1970s, new members were hard to come by in the conventional barbershop. The choruses put on what I Northeast. I proposed a solution to my chapter music consider to be Broadway productions, sacrificing good committee: The greater Boston area is home to barbershop sound for the theatrics and costuming. If I Wmore than half a million students and more than 20 want to see a Broadway show, I will go to Broadway! schools with voice/music programs. Why not recruit The performances at competition leave a great college students as so-called ringers or aces? Go to the deal to be desired. The songs generally are not con- heads of the music departments at each of the schools ducive to barbershop, but Beach Boys-type four- and universities and present our hobby as an alterna- part harmony. I really am concerned for the future tive music style/hobby or even a music experience. of our beloved craft. I feel as though poor taste and My chapter called the idea ridiculous, as most mediocrity have taken hold and are ruining what students would leave the area after four years. Just to Marty Mendro and I love. I might add that we are see if my idea was any good, I contacted the Berklee not alone. School of Music in Boston on my own. They sent out Jack Dichter a letter to many of the voice/music/choral majors, and Marco Island, Fla. two weeks later told me of 40 students interested in learning more about our group. My chapter directors Inflicting poor singing? dismissed their reply because we were 20 miles outside I echo the sentiments of Ron Bower in the May/June of Boston and the students were too far away. I replied 2007 Harmonizer about inflicting poor barbershop that all of our members drove to rehearsals already, so singing on the public. I am one who stands guilty! if we combined with a faltering Boston chapter, to- Our fledgling quartet would sing anywhere, anytime gether we would have access to a huge, with no provocation, although I am pleased to say interested talent pool in Boston. I was we were invariably—with only two exceptions—re- looked at as a freak of nature. warded with applause, so we kept doing it. We once Sometimes, you are just too early did so in line for a buffet and a senior Barbershopper with an idea. Today, the current chorus informed us it was in poor taste to inflict our singing champion is made up of young aces. on “unwelcome ears.” Wait a minute: This was an Meanwhile, the Northeast has still annual dinner of Barbershoppers and wives—what never come close to producing a cham- kinds of ears could be more welcoming? We were pionship-level chorus. Too often, we downright offended! But we were all newbies so we think with our hearts and not our minds. hushed, sulked, ate our dinner and went home. If he It goes to show what can be done with a had said “Sing something you know,” it would prob- little practical business logic. ably have been more on target. A recent experience Eric Dublirer Cape Cod, Mass.

The golden era for chapters? July/August 2007 After reading about the Barbershop Quartet Preser- Volume LXVII Number 4 vation Association, I was reminded of stories I had Complete contact info: page 38. The Harmonizer (USPS No. 577700)(ISSN 0017-7849) is the official publication heard about the Bronx, New York Chapter. They of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet too had raucous meetings with not a little bit of beer. Singing in America, Inc., dba Barbershop Harmony Society. It is published in Janu- ary, March, May, July, September and November at 110 7th Ave N, Nashville TN They too dropped out of competitions. They too 37203-3704. moved their rehearsal night to Friday to emphasize Periodicals postage paid at Kenosha, Wisconsin, and at additional mailing offices. Editorial and advertising offices are at the Society headquarters. good fellowship. And they were no longer around Advertising rates available upon request or at www.barbershop.org/ratecard. when I first joined the Society in 1961. Publisher assumes no responsibility for return of unsolicited manuscripts or Dick Zang artwork. Postmaster: send address changes to editorial offices of The Harmonizer, 110 7th Sandy Hook, Conn. Ave N, Nashville TN 37203-3704 at least 30 days before the next publication date. (Publications Agreement No. 40886012. Return Undeliverable Canadian Addresses to: Station A, PO Box 54, Windsor ON N9A 6J5. Email: [email protected]) I just read Marty Mendro’s letter in the May/June A portion of each member’s dues is allocated to cover the magazine’s subscription issue and was elated to know that reason still exists. price. Subscription price to non-members is $21 yearly or $3.50 per issue; foreign subscriptions are $31 yearly or $5 per issue (U.S. funds only). When I joined the Society 30 years ago, good music © 2007 The Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop in the conventional barbershop way was paramount. Quartet Singing in America, Inc. dba The Barbershop Harmony Society. I enjoyed every international and district conven- Printed in the USA

July/August 2007 • The HARMONIZER 5 LETTERS [email protected] demonstrated this. sound quality and performance. The organizations or even singing in your At the Denver convention, I was desire to improve and set the bar higher own church choir! conscripted by a small group of very each day should permeate all facets of A quality/polished performance is skilled Barbershoppers to complete your life including home, family, work, not the end-all of adding new mem- the cast for learning a tag, right out health etc., as well as your singing. bers. It is the how-much-enjoyment- on 16th street, the Mall. This was a Admittedly, our 20-man cho- will-I-reap-versus-my-time-and-energy- particularly difficult tag that took about rus has competed in the past with committed factor. Bottle this how you 15 runs just to get one semi-coherent frustrating results. We are much like, whether it is participating in fun rendering, during which time I noted better than we were even five years rehearsals or the commitment to be the three phenomena: (1) A number of ago, but the marked improvement best chorus in your district. Define your young people walking by were particu- does not seem to translate to the chorus’ wants/goals/identity and if it larly curious about the exercise taking scorecard. We have not returned to is congruent to that of the individual, place, but when it looked too much competition, but yet have grown and that factor will take care of itself. like work and sounded too much like enhanced our singing every practice Derek Heise wild hogs in a feeding frenzy, they by learning new music and refining Proud member of the Kaskaskia walked on. (2) As we got closer toward the classics. Contrary to other cho- Trail Chorus, Waterloo, Ill. coherence, additional Barbershoppers rus rehearsals, we are very laid back began joining in and we had to do and enjoy each others’ jokes, fellow- Reflecting on an age-old performance more reps on the learning curve to get ship and camaraderie. The positive issue, two separate offerings in the them up to speed. So we never really responses from our sing-outs and May/June edition come to the same perfected the tag, although we did end annual shows have been overwhelm- important conclusion. In his well- up ringing a few chords along the way. ing, while a contest judge listening to thought-out letter, Ron Bower reminds (3) As the burgeoning group began to the same performances would have us not to foist inferior singing on the sound less painful to the untrained ear, shredded us in every possible catego- public. He writes, “I have spent many a beautiful young lady stopped to listen ry. Your opinion of what you consider an uncomfortable moment listening and then asked what this whole affair “subpar” could be applied to no-one, to quartets and choruses ‘inflict’ poorly was all about. The group stopped do- everyone and anywhere in between. sung barbershop on captive audiences. ing the tag and sang our valentine set We are not a competitive chorus Each time I sit through those perfor- for her, which really went quite well, and that’s okay. We, as an entire mances, I feel barbershop music has because we all knew the music. chorus, sing at numerous churches, been set back 50 years.” I strongly recommend that next and charitable events as well as our The “Harmony How-To” depart- year in Nashville we have a Society- annual fall show and are embraced ment in the same issue discusses using wide policy of singing in public only and appreciated by the community. chapter quartets effectively and empha- those songs we know well—and that By the way, our annual show is under sizes, “Audition any kind of a quartet we prepare three Barberpole Cat songs $10 and includes a special guest quar- far in advance of a performance, es- and three tags for public consumption, tet and more often than not, a na- pecially before they are included in a unless we happen to be singing with an tionally-prominent featured quartet! printed program. A poor quartet does already organized quartet with well-re- This is a great entertainment value no favors to the audience, the chorus hearsed selections. We can “woodshed” by anyone’s standards. or the image of barbershop harmony.” all we want in the “woodshed,” but we Another glaring mistake in your In 32 years of barbershop quartetting, need to keep the learning off the street. hypothesis, is that time is a non-fac- our foursome has been on shows with Let’s raise the bar, leave the learning tor in creating new membership. Your quartets that run the gamut from sim- in the woodshed, and give the public line “People make time for the things ply great talent to Society embarrass- what we all want them to be able to they enjoy,” drew a grin to my face as ments. It may sound trite, but let’s keep appreciate—and they surely will. I thought of how much I enjoy play- the emphasis on quality singing. Lew Kelly ing golf but yet nary have time for. Doug Pearson Lexington, KY I am 37 and could list my work and East Lansing, Mich. family’s school and extra-curricular I took umbrage to the letter writ- activities that take precedence over Accidentals ten by Mr. Heinemann. Being from my barbershop-singing enjoyment, Due to a formatting error in the “Tags a small, non-competing barbershop but that would need another page. My and Tacos” article in the May/June chorus, I fail to see his correlation of plight, for my age group, is a common Harmonizer, the last line of the ar- lack of new membership due to poor one. Subtracting these priorities, we ticle was missing on page 26. The quality of performance which in turn must pick and choose our precious line should have read: “Then enjoy is due to not competing. free time activities that compete with the fruits as you watch your barber- The only point I can agree with Mr. barbershop singing including playing shop harmony grow in your area and Heinemann is desire to improve your in a sports league, joining other service throughout the Society.” n

6 The HARMONIZER • July/August 2007 STRAIGHT TALK Ed Watson, Executive Director • [email protected] A fun, fun, fun summer of harmony don’t know whether you got a chance to see the to the pantheon of flags already present. It was competition at the international convention in a proud moment for the Finns, and also for the Denver this year. If you couldn’t be there, you still Barbershop Harmony Society. could have seen it via our webcast, which gets Japan has indicated that they I better every year. There were some who purchased would like to be next to affili- the webcast who could not make it work, but ate with our Society, so expect those cases were in the tiniest minority. Most who further growth to the Far East. purchased it enjoyed it and we had no problems Now, how about recruiting some from the transmission side, so we consider that a new members in our chapters in major success. The competitions, both chorus and the U.S. and Canada? quartet, were awesome to behold, and in case you are completely disconnected from the Internet, Harmony University the Westminster Chorus won the chorus contest It is now 1:35 a.m. on Saturday, the 4th of Au- by breaking a tie score with the Ambassadors gust and I am sitting in my dormitory room at of Harmony by the Singing score. Max Q won Harmony University after a full day of meetings, the quartet contest going away and did the most classes, tags, skits, quartets and ice cream. Yummy, wonderful rendition of “Little Pal” I have ever yummy chocolate ice cream with strawberries and heard. While having “Fun, Fun, Fun,” OC Times whipped cream with nuts and a cherry on top. I’m actually sang that Beach Boys sure I’ve shot my blood sugar levels through the song and “Surfer Girl” as their roof. C’est la vie! At least I got to sing some tags Saturday night set. It was quite with Joe Martin, Bill Heyer, Bill Myers, Shane an interesting contest. Scott, Rick Taylor, and many, many others. What Of course we will be highlight- else do I need? ing the convention in the next The week started with perhaps the greatest, issue of the Harmonizer, complete certainly the most honest and heartwarming key- with highs (many), lows (not note address, given by Dr. Jim Henry of The Gas It was a many), favorites, and pictures House Gang quartet and director of the Am- proud mo- galore. So let’s talk about other bassadors of Harmony. We have posted it to the things. Internet and I recommend it to you, if you are at ment for all interested in why Barbershopping is the great- Around the world est lifestyle ever conceived. Then came a week of the Finns, Our membership numbers are classes, coaching, singing, and more. Now, here it and Japan still not going up, but the down- is the end of Friday, and on Friday we hold (held) ward trajectory we experienced the parade of quartets that were here for their would like over the past few years has al- coaching “pods” and now want to strut their stuff to be next. most flattened out. While Char- for their fellow students. There was a quartet from lie Davenport and Drew Ellis are BinG (Barbershop in Germany) and one from Now, how working hard to help us create an BABS (British Association of Barbershop Singers) about our upward trend in more of our own as well as many from the U.S. and Canada. I was chapters, at least I can report particularly thrilled with the crowds of students chapters in that barbershop harmony’s world- who filled Fulkerson Hall to cheer and encour- the U.S. and wide numbers are growing. The age all the quartet men. That’s really what was so Society Board of Directors voted great about it—there were no bad quartets. Even Canada? in June to affiliate the Finnish the quartets who might have needed a little more Association of Barbershop Sing- coaching were treated to standing ovations and ers, (FABS), so we have extended worldwide wild cheering, because the audience rewarded the barbershop into new frontiers. In a ceremony on effort their fellow Barbershoppers went through, the International stage, Markku Kanervikkoaho both in coaching throughout the week and in and Sune Sved stood proudly while the Finnish standing up and performing for a full house. To- National Anthem played and their flag was added morrow night we bring this week of intensive

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harmony teaching, coaching, and learning to a close ber up and being answered by a live person while we with a show of champions out in town (St. Joseph, move the headquarters to the Music City, but you Missouri) featuring Vocal Spectrum and the Am- never know what’s really going to happen until it bassadors of Harmony and many other great bar- does. While at Harmony University, we lost the web- bershop treats. Society President Noah Funderburg site for nine days due to our remote host (not a Soci- and I both taught and attended classes and although ety computer) relocating from Miami to Tampa and tiring, the experience of Harmony University is one losing all connections! We apologize, even though it that every Barbershopper should experience. There’s was beyond our control, and will look to find a more plenty of room, c’mon down next year. Once you do, dependable Web hosting service in the future. But you’ll wonder why you waited so long. Just ask some- it’s all good, and all exciting as we make the move to one who has been here recently. Nashville, Tennessee, and prepare for the Midwinter in San Antonio and the international convention in Nashville now July 2008. Where? Why, Nashville, of course! When Now it’s 2 a.m. and I’m getting a little punchy, so you get here it’ll be like coming home … Homecom- I better let you all go to read the rest of this issue. ing, 2008. Y’all come. (That is, if you’re still reading this far along.) Our How am I doing? editor, Lorin May, does such a great job of putting together articles and issues about programs and ideas that help you with your concerns at the chapter lev- el, and the Society Board and staff are standing by to help you make your Barbershop singing experience a great one. This is the month we move to Nashville, so expect some minor interruptions in service. We [email protected] hope to keep the website running and the 800 num-

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8 The HARMONIZER • July/August 2007 TEMPO Timely news New international champions crowned in Denver nless you’ve been in a proverbial barbershop cave (great tagging acoustics!), you know by now that Max Q, the Westminster Chorus U and Road Trip are our new international champions. The Ambassadors of Har- mony also made Society history by winning silver with a 95% scoring average that topped 53 out of 54 previous international gold medal chorus scores. (Only The Vocal Ma- jority in 1997 scored Westminster Chorus higher.) Westminster and the Ambassadors joined Joe Connelly as the only three-time both finished with quartet gold medalists. Max Q tenor Greg 2,849 points, but Clancy earned his first quartet gold, to go Westminster won the along with his 11 chorus gold medals with tie-breaker with a The Vocal Majority. slightly higher Singing Road Trip almost came out of nowhere category score. to win the 2007 Bank of America Col- Max Q, the silver legiate Barbershop Quartet Contest. medalist in the pre- Max Q Singing the only two vious three quartet PHOTOS BY MILLER PHOTOGRAPHY Road Trip songs they knew, contests, won handily they scored just high with the second highest aggregate score since enough for a vic- the current judging system was implemented tory in an increasingly in 1994. (Top score belongs to 2000 champion competitive field that PLATINUM, in which Max Q baritone Gary continues to out-score Lewis sang tenor and Max Q lead Tony DeRosa the previous field year sang baritone.) Max Q was also arguably the after year. funniest quartet in Denver and the consensus The September/Oc- crowd favorite, combining powerful ballads and tober Harmonizer will comedy-heavy numbers to earn six huge standing ova- be packed with great photos, analysis, behind-the- tions. With the win, Tony and Max Q bass Jeff Oxley scenes stories and other Denver highlights. Major media event coming May 10, 2008: a Society-wide international blood drive Mark your calendar for May 10, 2008, throughout the Society and in your just a few days. I needed blood fast, and for a Society-wide blood drive. Not only community and get up close with po- not just A+ (my blood type), but will Society members have the chance tential members, all while performing a cross-match on a much more to donate, but we’ll be part of a big a potential life-saving service. More detailed level. This caused the marketing push to recruit other donors details will follow in subsequent issues of hospital to have to do a state- as well. Rather than show up The Harmonizer. Ask barbershop wide search to find the “right” and get a cookie, donors will supercoach Cindy Hansen Ellis match. For those with loss of be entertained throughout what blood donations did for her! blood or threatening blood Blood donors the day by singing! Have you ever wondered when disorders, you may be the one saved the who makes a difference. On This will be a big media event, with you gave blood if it really gets to a per- life of Cindy many prominent sponsors and great op- May 10th 2008, please make son? Is someone’s life saved? I am here Hansen portunities to work with other singing the choice to either share your to tell you, yes, and yes! Lives are saved; Ellis—help groups in your area. The Society will I can speak to that personally. Recently, music or share your blood and save many prepare marketing materials, posters, I needed a number of blood transfusions make a difference in someone’s others, too! PSA spots and other information for because of a rare blood disorder where life. Make a Gold Medal mo- use by your chapter. This will be a great the blood destroys itself. My blood levels ment for someone—you never know whose way to generate heavy media coverage dropped to “non- life sustaining” levels in life it will change.

July/August 2007 • The HARMONIZER 9 TEMPO Jim DeBusman More examples of how to use The Music Man recognized for a Coming together to celebrate The Music Man, the Huron Shore Chorus from Alpena and Harmonie Meisters from lifetime of bringing Gaylord filled the Cheboygan, Michigan Historic Opera House with “Lida Rose” and “76 Trombones” on June 30th. What’s harmony to schools your chapter doing to celebrate The Music Man’s 50th anniver- For a lifetime of supporting sary? music education in schools and communities— The chapters met on “neutral” ground and invited 2006 district reaching at least 150,000 students of all ages—staff championship quartet from downstate Fermata Nowhere. music specialist Jim DeBusman has been honored There’s still time to order and by the Society and MENC: The National As- learn songs from this all-time sociation for Music Education. He joins Society great musical. Go to www. luminaries like Dr. Val Hicks, The Ritz Quartet, barbershop.org/musicman to Freddie King, Mel Knight, Dr. Greg Lyne, Joe Liles, order music or scripts. and Dr. Jim Henry, among others who have won the prestigious award since its 1991 inception. Jim Thirteenth Colony Sound was presented this award at the BHS International (Savannah, Ga. chapter) Convention in Denver this summer. The award goes to an individual who, through his talent and dedication, has made outstanding contributions to the furtherance of music educa- took advantage of tion in the schools and in the promotion of the Society learning barbershop style as an American musical art form. CDs to learn six Before becoming a Society music specialist in Music Man songs 1985, Jim was a highly-regarded high school and for their 2007 collegiate choral music educator in Oregon. As show, Return To a staff music specialist, Jim has done thousands River City. Fast of presentations, lectures, and demonstrations to forwarded nearly high schools and colleges all over North America 50 years from on the characteristics of barbershop harmony. His 1957, Professor work in many cases has led to the growth of the Hill remains nimble of mind and saves his beloved Madison school music program, specifically in the number Park from a dastardly fate. The November show includes sev- of male students who get involved. This is free to eral chapter quartets, and select high school choruses in what music educators and their school music programs. promises to be a big collaborative show this November. He has served as head clinician for youth work- Get your Music Man sheet music and learning CDs at www. shops and summer camps. These events teach harmonymarketplace.com. Don’t forget to schedule and publicize students (both male and female) about singing, a major celebration on the evening of Wednesday, December harmony (barbershop), teamwork, and commit- 19! ment to a life-long education in music. “Gee, thanks for all the pre-Denver info ... after we got back” If you got your pre-convention issue after the conven- to be at least as fast as regular mail, but chatter among edi- tion, blame the Post Office. They’re only indirectly tors of other co-mailing publications confirm that a very responsible, but hey, it works for us ... high number of publications, including The Harmonizer, The U.S. Postal Service has implemented a complete were recently delivered much later than usual, often by overhaul of its magazine rate structure, which took effect weeks. (Canada-bound Harmonizer magazines were also this summer. Essentially, they’re telling pub- delayed due to issues with a Canada-only insert.) Co-mail- lishers that there will now be steep fi- ing technology and logistics are still in their infancy, and nancial penalties for using once-tradi- continued log-jams at existing facilities may continue until tional mailing methods. A high per- the facilities now under construction come online. centage of publications, including Under traditional mailing methods, most subscribers The Harmonizer, have now begun could have received The Harmonizer before the conven- to use co-mailing services, which tion. We apologize for the delayed delivery and will con- bypass U.S. Postal Service logistics for all but tinue to track postage trends and options to deliver The the final steps of delivery. Co-mailing issupposed Harmonizer at a reasonable cost and schedule.

10 The HARMONIZER • July/August 2007 Society briefs Use the new “®” Society logos. The Society has received Nashville convention registration will trade name recognition for the “Barbershop Harmony Society” name. In order to ensure continued copyright be different—what you need to know protection for the Society name, Due to contractual enforcement beyond our con- please use logos that have an “®” trol, the registration process for the Nashville Con- in chapter and district publications vention has gotten off to a rough start. We are no wherever the name or logo is used. longer able to use our ETIX system for registrations Copies of the Society logo in a large variety of forms, now for Nashville because the Sommet Center (venue for the contest sessions) has an exclusive con- with the copyright symbol, are available at www.barber- tract with TicketMaster. shop.org/logos. Using TicketMaster will Fill out your Denver Convention surveys! If you didn’t fill add $4.75 per ticket to the out a survey in Denver, please take a few minutes to share cost of a registration (same your experiences online. Your feedback goes a long way as ETIX), plus a $2 facility fee (charged by the Sommet Center toward making each convention better and better! www. regardless of the ticket service used), a $3.80 barbershop.org/surveys. transaction fee (not per ticket but per transaction) XM Radio wants to broadcast your group. XM Satellite for shipping and handling, and a 3 percent credit Radio 4 specializes in music from the 1930s and ’40s and card fee. The good news is that TicketMaster is well runs an hour-long barbershop harmony show every Sun- equipped to service its customers. The Nashville day at 8 p.m. Eastern time. A donated CD of your group convention registration area should have no long may help you get broadcast to a new audience of poten- lines for those who didn’t get tickets in the mail or tial listeners. Please donate your own group’s barbershop for last-minute orders. Unfortu- CDs (not another group’s CD that you own) to Mary Sue nately, TicketMaster will accept credit cards only—no checks. CONVENTIONS Twohy, XM 4 – Harmony Square, 1500 Eckington Place, 2008 NE, Washington DC 20002, 202-380-1571, MarySue. Nashville How to register for Nashville [email protected], www.xmradio.com June 29–July 6 AIC, President’s Council members, 2009 Anaheim The last Buckeye Invitational? The phenomenal two-de- 2008 VIPs*: Do not purchase your registration through TicketMas- June 28–July 5 cade run of the Buckeye Invitational may (or may not) be 2010 ter. You will have your seating coming to an abrupt end. The chapter-sponsored August Philadelphia set aside in a block. Fill out the June 28–July 5 barbershop showcase and competition quickly became 2011 one of the most enjoyable and unique barbershop shows registration form from the Denver Convention packet or download Kansas City Society-wide. But a recent drop-off in attendance and July 3–10 slim operating margins have the chapter seriously ques- the form at www.barbershop. 2012 tioning whether it can take on the substantial financial org/nashville and mail or fax to Portland the Society office. (Note the new July 1–8 obligations. Depending on what is decided this summer, 2013 headquarters info on page 38.) Do 2007 may have been the last of what had once looked to Toronto not buy your registration through June 30–July 7 be a permanent institution. www.buckeyeinvitational.org TicketMaster and then try to ex- 2014 Minneapolis change it or you will encounter June 29–July 6 difficulties. 2015 Liz Cillo is new merchandising manager All others: Go to www.barber- Pittsburgh Liz will be taking over Harmony Market- shop.org/nashville and click the June 29–July 6 place and other duties when the Society “Ticketmaster” link. To register by 2016 headquarters moves to Nashville. She has Nashville phone, call the Sommet Center in July 3–10 worked closely with prior merchandising Nashville at 615-770-2040. manager Cheryl Jankowski and staff to en- MIDWINTER www.barbershop.org/ sure a smooth transition. Cheryl has cho- * VIPs = District presidents, past international midwinter sen to remain in Kenosha after the move. presidents (or surviving spouse), current inter- 2008 Liz owned and operated her own retail national champion quartet and chorus director, San Antonio store for 13 years, followed by six years Society committee chairmen, Society and Har- Jan. 20-27 mony Foundation board and staff, Sweet Adelines 2009 employment with Plow & Hearth, a national home décor and International and Harmony, Inc. president and Pasadena garden merchandise catalog, retail, and internet company, board, contest judging panel, affiliate organization Jan. 25-Feb. 1 headquartered in Virginia. A native of New Jersey, Liz lived in presidents, Hall of Fame members; other organi- HARMONY Maryland and Virginia, then Pennsylvania. She earned a mas- zational leaders (MENC, ACDA, local leaders in UNIVERSITY 2008 the convention city, etc.) St. Joseph, Mo. ter’s degree from Johns Hopkins University and has two sons, July 27-Aug. 3 both recent college graduates, who live in Charlottesville, Va.

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Prepare for a more rigorous Stats show that real- interpretation of the dialogue rule world audiences Whether or not your fall District Contest has been held, take note: Although no rule change has taken place, Presentation agree with our judges will hereafter more rigorously enforce key tenets of the following rule: Presentation judges The real-life relevancy test ARTICLE XII: NON-SINGING COMMENT/DIALOGUE Non-singing dialogue is generally not a part of a contest perfor- of the Presentation category mance. However, brief comments made with supporting visual (The Harmonizer, May/June communications may be permitted more clearly to establish 2007, page 9) has statistically mood/theme, to assist the transition of packaged songs, or to add shown that the scores of Society to the effect of closure of mood/theme. Spoken words deemed to Presentation judges line up well be excessive or detrimental to the performance shall be penalized with what non-Barbershoppers by the Presentation judge(s) up to and including forfeiture. consider the most entertaining The above is a three-year-old modification of the old “two- barbershop performances. song, no talk” rule, which was changed to eliminate the need In the 2007 for forced or badly-done mime to set up songs. (For example, Audiences reward comedy more, but International Pre- no longer would something like “All Aboard!” or “A One, there’s still general agreement liminary Quartet Two, Three” be penalized.) However, some groups have tested Contests for the 14 the boundaries of the tenet that performances are primarily participating districts, 76 demographically represen- music presentations. “Brief” is considered a key word in the tative guest panelists assessed the overall entertain- above rule, although judges won’t count words or seconds. ment value of each quartet. Guest panels scored Presentation judges will hereafter consider whether talking, each song and ranked each performer. (Their scores dialogue, voice-overs, or even “visual takes” are “on-point, did not affect contest outcomes.) There were 1,576 concise, and effective.” They should be a “spice” to the musi- judge/song data points. Results were first analyzed to cal performance and not an end to themselves. Again, infrac- test how closely the guest panelists agreed with one tions will be penalized up to and including forfeiture. another. Nine of the 14 guest panels showed enough For clarification, contact a Presentation judge. Your own relative internal agreement that their scores could judging panel can only give its final judgment in real time at be meaningfully compared against the ranks and the time of performance. scores of their respective Presentation panels. Key observations and conclusions: • The guest panels (“audiences”) that generally The Society’s best bulletins and PR agreed among themselves aligned well with the PROBE, the Society subsidiary organization for Public Rela- scores of Society Presentation panels. tions Officers and Bulletin Editors, announced the best chap- • Type of song does not significantly influence ter bulletins and PR efforts across the Society. Go to www.har- the audiences’ results, except for comedic per- monize.com/probe to check out PROBE resources to improve formances, which audiences tend to reward. your chapter’s public profile. A $10 annual membership in • Demographic differences do not significantly PROBE is an approved chapter expense for chapter officers. influence audiences’ results. There was a wide range of age, gender, race and occupation Bulletins of the Year across the real-world panels. 1. Owen Herndon, Tumble-Words, Colby, Kan. • Audiences find barbershop entertaining in much 2. Todd Anderson, Harmonotes, Kansas City, Mo. the same way and extent as Presentation judges. 3. Linda Williams, In Tune, Hunterdon, N.J. • There was no statistical indication of a need 4. Mike Sitter, Derbytown Gazette, Akron, Ohio for significant changes in the way Presentation 5. Dick Teeters, Star Gazer, Greater St. Paul, Minn. judges assess entertainment value. • Dick Girvin Most Improved Bulletin winner: Don Him- Side note: Without exception, guest panelists melman/Ron Hesketh, The Heartbeat, Central Florida considered the experience rewarding and reported an • Online bulletin editor of the year: Clary Reinhardt, Fox increased appreciation for the barbershop style. Tales, Appleton, Wis. Presentation category leaders will continue to • Online second place: John Elving, Voice of Democracy, look for ways to measure judging standards against Rapid City, S.D. real-world milestones. They plan a move toward deeper analysis in a second phase. Extensive data- Public Relations Officers of the Year bases, statistical analyses and documentation are • Single Event: Al Baum, Spirit of Phoenix on file and available on request from Connie Keil • Year-long event: Ray Ashcroft, Fullerton, Calif. at [email protected].

12 The HARMONIZER • July/August 2007 Web exclusive: International convention draws an unusually large flurry of media attention The Westminster Chorus didn’t make it past the second round on NBC- TV’s America’s Got Talent, but the Society has still gotten a flurry of media coverage over the summer. Highlights include an article in The Wall Street Journal on July 2—page 1, above the fold—that was published the Monday of our international They’ve taken on many different perso- convention. A follow-up article ran immediately after nas—almost never serious—but 1999 the convention, with web audio and images. (As of press international quartet champion FRED time, both articles were available online for free at www. has a new multi-state gig: commercial wsj.com, using the key words “barbershop harmony” under pitchmen. And this time, they left the search engine. A web video is at http://link.brightcove. .) the shtick back and home and play it com/services/player/bcpid1078546340 The convention week was also filled with television, print and radio cov- totally straight. The quartet plays the erage, with many quartets stepping up to meet with the media. Go to www. role of singing technicians in a series barbershop.org/ID_106800 to link to news stories, audio and video. Kudos of commercials for Kauffman’s 44 to Media Relations Manager Julie Siepler and the Society and Convention stores, located primarily in the Atlanta Marketing and PR committees for setting up so many gigs. Thanks to Men area. Check out the commercials at in Black, Hi-Fidelity, Ignition, HotShots, SEP, Vocal Spectrum, The www.kauffmantire.com/advertising. Summit, On Demand, Storm Front, the Granite Statemen Chorus “Better people, better service,” is the and Vocal FX for working media gigs in Denver. n slogan. Kaufmann has certainly shown good taste in people and in musical styles, but is it too much to ask for just The Governor’s proclamation of “Colorado Harmony Week” one Pookie pratfall? at the state capitol July 2 included a musical presentation by Storm Front and was covered by several TV and radio Register now for the outlets, plus both of Denver’s major newspapers. International Youth Chorus Festival at Midwinter Groups all over the Society are expressing interest in performing in what will become the Annual International Youth Barbershop Chorus Festival! It’s not too late for you to register your group at www.barbershop.org/youthchorus, where you’ll find everything you need to know about this amazing event! Are you looking for ways to help your chapter and the Society grow younger? Support a youth barbershop chorus in your district, and you’ll be helping to hook young guys on barber- shop for life! The Society’s Youth in Harmony program is eager and will- ing to help you start the chorus, and help maintain it. E-mail youthchorus@ barbershop.org or contact Student Ac- tivities Coordinator James Estes at 800- 876-7464 for more information. MILLER PHOTOGRAPHY

July/August 2007 • The HARMONIZER 13 HARMONY HOW-TO Bruce Phelps, Director, Great Plains Harmony Frustrated with sight reading? Try solfege he Society Music staff asked me to write this ar- 1. Definition of basic terms ticle because I and they have seen many Barber- and knowledge of note names shoppers finally become sight singers by using my It is essential that the director and singers all be on T adaptation of the centuries-old “solfege” system. the same page when talking about pitch, intervals, For those who can never “hear” the passage via notes, rests, sharp, flat, and natural signs, staff, other sight-reading methods, solfege may be the treble and bass clef, ledger lines and accidentals. breakthrough you need. It is also helpful if you can identify the names of The challenge for many Barbershoppers is that pitches in the treble and bass clef. For most singers, they learn music primarily through “rote” methods, this will be review, but you must start under the whether it be obtaining learning CDs or pounding assumption that this will be new to some members through parts multiple times and memorizing what of your chorus. you hear. Rote learning is a fine enough way to learn a tag or a short passage, but it is very cumbersome 2. Learn the syllable names and time-consuming to learn an entire song this This requires a black or white board on which you way. Wouldn’t rehearsals be a lot more fun if ev- can write notes of the scale with syllable names eryone knew how to sight read the music? A whole under them. Start by having your chorus members chorus of sight readers will learn more quickly, sing up and down the scale using the syllables by allowing more time for work on interpretation, in- pointing to the labeled notes on the staff. When tonation, vocal blend, and logistical aspects of the they become somewhat comfortable, erase the syl- performance. Imagine the fun of singing all the way through a new piece the first time you see it. lable names and point to the notes only. Do not Five to 10 minutes of practice each week can hurry through this step. Be patient and supportive. eventually turn everyone in your chorus into Praise their accomplishments. skilled sight singers. For decades, I successfully turned musically illiterate high school students 3. Learning to sing intervals into skilled sight singers using my adapted solfege First, review what you have already learned. Then learning system. Every day, we would sight sing rewrite the syllables under the scale and have them for five to 10 minutes. Before they knew it, the learn to sing from DO to each of the other pitches. students were able to sing a new piece straight For example, have them sing DO-RE, DO-MI, DO- through from beginning to end. Oh, there were FA, DO-SOL, DO-LA, DO-TI and then DO-DO. spots where they stumbled and we had to work Once they can sing from DO to any of the syllables things out. But they understood the process and you point to, start on RE and repeat the process. were able to figure many things out by themselves. Then start on MI and repeat the process. Continue What fun for me, as their director, to get past the throughout the scale. When they have learned to note learning stage and into the music making identify intervals in an ascending pattern, have stage. I have witnessed tremendous improvement them sing from the top down. So you would teach in the music reading skills of many choruses. from high DO-TI, DO-LA, Solfeggio (Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do), or DO-SOL, DO-FA, DO-MI, solfege, has been around for centuries and remains DO-RE, and then High the preferred music learning system in much of the DO to low musical world. The solfege system labels each pitch DO. Bruce with a unique syllable. Once the singer learns how Phelps Director, to identify the pitch relationship of one syllable Great Plains to another, it becomes very easy to sing a musical Harmony, line. And when a difficult passage presents itself, Fargo North breaking it down syllable by syllable can enable Dakota singers to independently figure out their own bphelps@ cableone.net parts. The secret of the system, however, remains www. practice, time and repetition. You must faithfully brucephelps. practice sight singing every rehearsal. The rewards com are beyond words.

14 The HARMONIZER • July/August 2007 A whole chorus of sight readers will learn more Repeat the process starting on TI and quickly, allowing more that has been on the market for al- then LA and so on. When they feel most 15 years and is being used in comfortable, erase the syllable names time for work on interpre- schools across the United States. Di- and have them sing intervals in both tation, intonation, vocal rectors from near and far have com- ascending and descending patterns. mented on how much they appreci- Soon you will be able to move from blend, and logistical as- ate the manual and the results they pitch to pitch in either direction. You pects of the performance. are experiencing. The secret is that can have them sing familiar melodies they are using the materials at every by pointing to the syllables for them. under every pitch, but sooner or rehearsal. And while some singers With regular practice, the light will later you will be writing syllables initially balk at the process, sooner eventually come on in the minds of all only under those difficult passages in or later they learn the value of being your singers. your music. Make it your goal to sing able to read the music. through the exercises without adding I have adapted the manual for 4: Teaching how accidentals the syllables under the notes. Barbershoppers. I do not deal with work and are notated rhythms in the adapted volume, as Up to this point, you have not ad- 7: Transfer what you have directors often change the rhythm for dressed altered pitches. Now you learned to your chorus music interpretation purposes. I have writ- show how sharps and flats are han- When you are at this level, you ten out step-by-step instructions and dled. Again, write the ascending and should be able to read through 80% provided over 800 exercises in vari- descending scales on the board and of your music with relative ease. You ous keys and in both treble and bass label each pitch with the correspond- will find a lot of repeated notes and clef. Purchase of the manual gives you ing solfege syllable. You then point to stepwise movement. You will also permission to duplicate any and all of the syllables and teach them to sing find sections of music that repeat, the pages for members of your chorus. up and down a chromatic scale. Once so once you have learned to iden- That way, you can create a manual for they understand how a sharp, flat, or tify that which you already know, it each singer. If you are interested in natural sign affects the primary syl- might mean only putting new words acquiring my manual, contact me at lable and the pitch, it is easy to make to the notes. When you run across [email protected] or 508 Wood- the transition. Point to the various a difficult passage, write in the syl- bridge Drive, Dilworth, MN 56529 for syllables and have chorus members lables, sing through the passage using more specific information. sing from pitch to pitch. the syllables, and when you are com- Happy Singing! And remember fortable, put in the text. that your goal is to always improve— 5. How to find “DO” to grow—and to learn. And being DO is not always located at the same ... if you need more help able to sight read will give you the place on the staff, and singers need a “All this is fine and wonderful,” you tools to learn music faster and the point of reference from where to start say, “But where do I find the materi- time to learn more music. Make sight when singing. The first thing they als in a structured format that I can singing part of your rehearsal plan need to know is how to find DO. use to teach our singers?” every time you get together. You will There are three easy rules: 1) If there I wrote a sight singing manual not be disappointed! n are no sharps or flats, DO is C. 2) If there are sharps in the key signature, The the last sharp is TI. Hence, move up BRUCE PHELPS Sight Singing Manual one line or space to DO. 3) If there are flats in the key signature, the last flat is FA. Count up five lines and A step-by-step approach to sight singing spaces and you will arrive at DO. Once the singers know where DO is, ƒ Over 800 exercises in all everything else is relative. keys and using both tenor Cost: $95 and bass clefs! Order online at www.brucephelps.com 6. Write the syllables under the ƒ Permission with purchase or send purchase order to: pitches and sing using syllables to reproduce all pages Bruce Phelps BBS Sight Singing Manual When singing the exercises in your ƒ FREE SHIPPING! 508 Woodbridge Drive sight reading manual, write in the Dilworth, MN 56529 syllable names under the notes. At first, you might be writing them

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HOMECOMING 2008, JUNE 29 - JULY 6, 2008 will be $150, plus fees. Members of the President’s Council, AIC We’ll celebrate and other VIP’s should contact [email protected] “homecoming” at our 70th international convention in Nashville, our new home for the world headquarters of the Barbershop Harmony Society. Don’t miss this opportunity to be among the first to experience the beautiful facility and all the special concerts, exciting contests, educational classes, inspiring sights and many more chances to sing. Homecoming ‘08 will be a unique opportunity to recharge your barbershop batteries and reinvigorate your hobby. PLACES TO GO THINGS TO SEE Special open houses at the new headquarters will held Nashville is special for many reasons. Shop ‘til you drop or just be throughout the week. It is located near the heart of downtown amazed at the cultural and historic offerings. Plan your trip to Nashville at 110 7th Avenue N. include the following sights available through convention tours. (Details on tours will be posted as soon as they are confirmed.) You’ll find our new home is conveniently located near the contest venue, the Sommet Center at Broadway and Fifth, and the • Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum—This isn’t just a convention headquarters hotel, the renowned Renaissance museum, it’s an experience. Nashville Hotel at 611 Commerce Street. • General Jackson Showboat—An excellent view of the Nashville skyline from the river. REGISTRATION • Grand Ole Opry—A phenomenon that General membership can register now online through has lasted through generations. Ticketmaster. Early registration priced at $135 (adult) plus • Jack Daniel Distillery—Learn the complete history of Jack Ticketmaster fees and Sommet Center fees. Early registration will Daniel’s whiskey. end on December 31, 2007. Registration price after December 31 • Opry Mills—Best names in manufacturers’ and retail outlets. • The Hermitage—Home of President Andrew Jackson, our nation’s 7th President. • Belle Meade Plantation—A world renowned thoroughbred horse breeding farm. • Nashville Zoo at Grassmere—Many animal species found around the world. • Rutherford County—Step back in time to several historic sites filled with Civil War history.

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This is the place! Expect four spectacular productions designed MORE INFORMATION TO COME! to leave a lasting impression. All of these separately ticketed As details are finalized, we’ll keep you up to date! Don’t miss this events will be held at the Sommet Center (formerly the Gaylord singular opportunity to come “home” for a terrific week of Center), except World Harmony Jamboree. events and our headquarters debut. • Harmony Foundation Presents—Tuesday, July 1 Register online at www.barbershop.org/nashville or look for • The Larry Ajer Tuesday Night Concert—Tuesday, July 1 a registration form in a future issue of The Harmonizer. • The Association of International Ph: 800-876-SING (7464) Champions Show—Thursday, July 3 615-823-3993 • World Harmony Jamboree— Fax: 615-313-7615 Saturday, July 5 (Venue TBA) www.barbershop.org/nashville [email protected]

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WARNING: You can’t afford not to read this article! Ensure your music is legal Copyright laws in all countries are getting tighter Even if you memorized a song without seeing the sheet and tighter. The information contained in the fol- music, you must own legal copies of the sheet music lowing article will help you understand the ins and before you perform or record the song. Your group outs of the current copyright laws in Canada and the should purchase enough copies for the members and for United States. the guest books. As the purchaser, your group owns the Unless you write all the songs you perform, your music—not the members, unless your group has a writ- chorus or quartet cannot make copies as you need them, ten policy stating otherwise. You may make/copy one duplicate learning tracks at will, “working copy” for each legal copy or make video copies of your This is an updated distillation of key concepts you purchased. For each song, keep show for everyone to treasure. from Judy’s article series that previously appeared written documentation of receipts, WThe days are gone when we in Sweet Adelines International’s magazine, The number of copies made, and who could share music freely without Pitch Pipe. The full presentation, with glossary has them. When finished with knowing what is legal. and copyright history, can be found at www.bar- the song, destroy the marked-up “But I don’t want to comply,” bershop.org/ ID_106796. The article and a slide “working copies” and update the you say. “Who is going to get version of these concepts can be found at www. documentation. Keep the originals me?” Brave but stupid idea! jgcomputerworks.com/projects.htm and all documentation for possibly ASCAP does indeed have singing again in the future. (At that “scouts” who go around attending chorus rehearsals, time you can make new “working copies.”) sitting in audiences, etc. Huge fines have been issued and collected from groups who broke copyright laws. It Ensure your arrangements are legal. Music purchases Judy is not worth it. It’s simple and cheaper to stay legal. from the Barbershop Harmony Society are always 100 Galloway Choruses and quartets should make sure that their percent legal and the purchase price includes all fees. judy.galloway @gorge.net music repertoire is legal—no exceptions. If you didn’t If you purchase an arrangement from outside of the Timbre Editor buy it, you don’t own it! Be supportive of the rights Society, be sure the arranger has contacted copyright for the Ever- and privileges of song writers and publishers. This is owners to get permission to write arrangements. The green District our hobby; it is their business. arranger’s fees are supposed to include per-copy copy-

18 The HARMONIZER • July/August 2007 right fees that will be passed on to the copyright holder according to their agreement. The arrangement usually still belongs to the copyright holder, not the arranger. When you purchase single copies of music or receive them at workshops, write on your copy where and when you received it, along with your name. Do not copy these for others.

Making changes to the music. Arrangers cannot give permission for you to “tweak” their arrangement; that right belongs solely to the copyright The rights of a songwriter holder. This could be a slow or impossible process, because copyright If you write a song, it’s yours. You control who holders are not required to respond to such requests. may sing it, record it or own copies, and you are Common sense should be used for minor adjustments that might be entitled to be paid when others use it. Copyright needed; be prudent in changes, respectful of the music. Small changes laws give the copyright holder control over the like re-voicing a chord or two and changing an intro or tag are not criti- song for its composer’s lifetime and an additional cal issues. Changes to the words and basic melody are more significant. 75 years (50 years in Canada), including how it is: Likewise, if a song parody is going to be widely performed or used on a (1) played publicly, (2) arranged, (3) performed, (4) contest stage, first get permission from the copyright holder. printed and sold, (5) recorded and sold. Songwriters may also sell their rights to another, Ensure your performance is legal who then obtains the same legal rights. Because Each time a song is performed in public, the songwriter is entitled to receive songwriters cannot reasonably track every per- royalty income. To eliminate the need to negotiate separate licenses, song- formance of their songs or sue law breakers, they writers or their music publishers affiliate with ASCAP, BMI and SESAC in have created organizations to do the work for them. the U.S. and SOCAN in Canada. The Barbershop Harmony Society has ASCAP, BMI and SESAC work for stronger legisla- contractual arrangements in place with all four organizations, along with tion to protect songwriter rights and they collect fee structures that are lower than those offered to the general public. and distribute money when songs are published or performed. If someone tries to make money on a recording, What constitutes a public performance. When choruses and/or quartets are they must apply for and pay mechanical licensing asked or hired to perform at a function put on (“produced”) by someone fees before songs are duplicated. In the United else, all performance fees are the responsibility of the producer. It is not States, the main collector for those fees (represent- your group’s responsibility to ask whether the “producer” has complied. ing both songwriters and publishers) is the Harry For performances produced by your own group, you are responsible for Fox Agency. If a song is featured in a movie or paying the performance fees, with the following exceptions: video, the filmmaker must negotiate the fee directly • parades with the copyright holder (the song writer or the • private performances, such as at a nursing home or a private dinner publisher).

Key copyright concepts and vital organizations ASCAP: American Society of Composers, Mechanical license: the songwriter’s by others in public Authors, and Publishers - www.ascap.com authorization, usually by fee, to make and SESAC: Society of European Stage Au- BMI: Broadcast Music Inc. - www.bmi. distribute audio recordings of copyrighted thors and Composers - www.sesac.com com. Represents U.S. writers, compos- musical compositions - protects U.S. interests of European ers, and copyright holders Public domain: a work that can be used by composers CMRRA: Canadian Musical Reproduction anybody for any purpose and changed or SOCAN: Society of Composers, Authors Rights Agency - www.cmrra.ca - Cana- rewritten in any way. In the U.S., it refers to and Music Publishers of Canada, www. dian agency that distributes proceeds pre-1923 works, or for the creator’s lifetime socan.ca to publishers, who then distribute the plus 75 years. In Canada, it is the creator’s Synchronization license: Permission songwriter’s portion lifetime plus 50 years. Occasionally, a U.S. from a songwriter to synchronize a song Copyright: the exclusive legal right to re- public domain song may be still protected with visual images, e.g., use the song in produce, publish, and sell the matter and in Canada. Arrangers must therefore clear a television show or video-taped perfor- form of a literary, musical, or artistic work the song if there is any chance it will be mance. Synchronization fees are subject Copyright fees: fees due the copyright sung in Canada or by Canadians. to negotiation and vary according to the owner to reproduce, sell, publish, distrib- Performance license: royalties due a song popularity of the song and the importance ute, or perform the copyrighted material writer when his or her work is performed of the song in the visual piece

July/August 2007 • The HARMONIZER 19 • Singing Valentines and similar activities How to get mechanical licenses for recordings Songwriters and publishers require a mechanical How to pay performance fees license fee before you make audio copies of published United States: Fees for BMI and SESAC are due prior music. Many songs that are published by the Barber- to each public chorus or quartet show. (Forms are shop Harmony Society are also copyrighted by the available at www.barbershop.org/id_060341.) These Society (the sheet music should state who holds the forms and the appropriate checks must be sent to copyright). For these songs, contact library@barber- your district’s secretary prior to each show. ASCAP shop.org to obtain a license. For all other songs: United States: The Harry Fox Agency represents most publishers and you have United States Canada to pay for at least 500 copies, even if Registering a copyright Library of Congress, Copyright Office, Canadian In- fewer copies are made. The 2007 mini- Copyright Office (fee) tellectual Property Office (fee) mum mechanical licensing fee is $45.50 Performance Licenses ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC SOCAN (9.1 cents per recording x 500), which (public performances) allows 500 duplications of the song, Mechanical Licenses Harry Fox Agency, and others CMRRA, and others where each track (whether tenor, lead, (audio recordings) bari, bass, or 4-part) counts as 1 of the 500 possible copies. www.harryfox.com Synchronization Licenses Contact the publisher CMRRA, and others Canada: Go through the Canadian (videos) Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Fees & Licenses - As the copyright laws have expanded, organizations have (www.cmrra.ca). A “Pay-as-You-Press/ formed to help “collect” royalties/fees on music. Import” plan for licensing small run pro- ductions is payable at the time your license fees are due shortly after the show. The ASCAP form application is made at the standard royalty rate (in and payment plan are located at www.barbershop. 2006, $0.077 CDN per song, per copy, where the run- org in the “Members Only” section. The Barbershop ning time of the recording is five minutes or less, or a Harmony Society has a contract with ASCAP that minimum amount of $38.50 CDN). Canadian residents ensures ASCAP will receive a minimum of $204 per must also include 7% GST. year (as of 2007) for shows produced by U.S. choruses For medleys, the mechanical license fee applies to or quartets. (Depending on circumstances, additional each song used in the medley, even for small sections shows may require additional fees.) Groups that host of a song. no shows in a given calendar year pay no fees. Canada: Click on the PDF link at www.barbershop. org/id_060364 to get a SOCAN form. Fill it out as far as possible before the show and send it to the district secretary. After the show is completed, the Canadian chapter or quartet sends the SOCAN form, a list of the songs sung, and the appropriate payment to Barbershop Harmony Society headquarters.

If you’ve got music that you “picked up somewhere,” chances are good that your copies aren’t legal. Before you perform a piece, purchase a legal copy for every member of your group and keep your receipts. For contests, as long as you purchased legal sheet music, your performances are 100 percent legal because the Society pays performance fees for all contests. For public chapter- or quartet-sponsored shows, performance fees must be arranged according to the procedures outlined in this article.

20 The HARMONIZER • July/August 2007 Fees for learning tracks (CDs or tapes) rus or quartet, not one per member. Do not If you buy one learning CD, the law says you make copies and do not post your video on may only use that one CD. You must pay for the Internet! Other video copies require a all other copies made according to mechanical synchronization license, which is usually licensing laws, described previously. However, negotiated directly with the copyright holder. individual members can record parts of the Synchronization fees are subject to negotia- rehearsal or make for themselves an “audio tion and vary according to the popularity of working copy for educational purposes.” The the song and the importance of the song in key is, members have to make that copy for the visual piece. If you are interested in pro- Your group just got themselves as part of the rehearsal—no one can ducing a DVD of your chorus show, or using a a great new learning record that portion of the rehearsal for them. video clip (with audio) of a chorus or quartet track? Legally, you If you do make learning CDs or make songs on a website, or producing a DVD to promote own that copy only. available for download, the chorus/quartet a chorus or quartet, you will need to directly To make duplicates must keep written records for learning tracks contact the publisher for each song. for group members, that they order and/or duplicate. If you plan • In the United States, search for publisher you must pay a me- to duplicate the track, it is polite to inform the information by using database searches chanical licensing maker of the learning track that you are doing through ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC, or fee, which covers up this. If you post these tracks on your website, www.barbershop.org for Society-owned to 500 copies of the you must keep them in a “members only” sec- pieces. song. If the tracks tion with password protection. Written records • In Canada, synchronization royalties are are posted on your must show that the number of downloads do tracked and tallied by the non-profit Cana- website, they must not exceed the number of licenses purchased. dian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency be in a password- To make copies of CDs to sell, you must (www.cmrra.ca). n protected members- purchase a mechanical license for each song This document was compiled from discussions only area. However, you will record, in addition to legal copies of with Joe Liles, Editor of Music Publications for there is a free, legal the music for each member. the Barbershop Harmony Society, and Carol way for members Schwartz, Director of Music Services for Sweet to record another Video recordings Adelines International. Additional information type of home-made Your group can only have one legal video was gathered from numerous websites referenced learning track at copy of a performance—that’s one per cho- in the document. rehearsals. Gotta a great CD? Friends don’t let friends share illegal copies Below is an excerpt of an actual email interchange between I appreciate any suggestions you may have and taking time Judy and a female barbershopper who read a longer version with this issue. of Judy’s article in the Sweet Adeline International publica- – Name on file tion, The Pitch Pipe. It illustrates another sticky copyright issue among some Barbershoppers: OK - your friend can hate me, hate you, or hate the fact that the copyright police are knocking on his door. Hi Judy, You’re right, he is merrily doing something wrong. That’s I need some advice. I have a friend in the barbershop world who why we can’t just copy songs freely off the Internet. (And can consistently does something I consider to be illegal - he makes you imagine trying to police that activity?) copies of his barbershop CDs/tapes and gives them to friends, He’s sharing his love—for FREE—but it’s still not legal; and relatives and other barbershoppers. I have mentioned a couple if he does this all of the time, then he’s really willingly avoiding of times that I dislike this practice, but he continues to surrepti- the legal issue. So here’s what I do: tiously record and make copies of groups he particularly likes. I love Realtime, so I purchased 6 of their CDs last time I had Is this or is this not an illegal practice? Do you have any a chance: that gives me one for myself and 5 to save to give to suggestions as to how to stop this person from continuing this friends. When I run out, I purchase more. I do the same thing practice and how to refuse his ‘generosity’ in the future? for my favorite cowboy group “Bar J Wranglers.” I have three of The gentleman is really very nice, and I’m quite certain he is their CDs still waiting to be opened. not (in his mind) making copies with the intent to defraud the It’s a $15 gift now, instead of being a “cheap” copy, but it is a recording artist(s), but simply to spread his love of the music to legal copy that my friends can enjoy. other like-minded individuals for purposes of enjoyment. – Judy g

July/August 2007 • The HARMONIZER 21 While it may look familiar, Harmony Brigade quartetting sounds and feels unlike any other quartet experience

Ever had that dream where you show up for class and Light Of Mine,” track 12 out of 12 on my iTunes realize it’s the final exam, and you freak out because playlist, one of the songs I rarely reached before shut- you missed the entire course? (In some dreams, this ting down. Not the toughest song of the bunch, but is also the moment you realize you’re naked.) For a the Northern Lights version with all the … um … few minutes at January’s North naked lead entrances, Carolina Harmony Brigade, I “[The Brigades] have really and so many variations felt like that dream multiplied helped my personal musical of the repeat that I by 10. growth,” says Mark Ream of couldn’t learn them I was staring at a sheet of Rocky Mount, N.C., one of the in an hour to save my paper with the names of my die-hards who attends all three life. To make matters assigned quartet members and affiliated Harmony Brigades. worse, minutes earlier Ethe song we had one hour to I’d been announced He’s learned nearly 20 new prepare before performing in songs each year. “I feel like as editor of The Har- front of all 160 Brigade singers every time I come to a Brigade, monizer, here to write and judges. It was “This Little I get better as a result.” a story about the Bri-

22 The HARMONIZER • July/August 2007 Got what it takes? Below what everyone learned note-perfect before the 2007 North Carolina Harmony Brigade; the songs are followed by groups who helped make gades. “And he’s going to be about a month while I did the particular arrangements famous. Each of the up here singing just like the other things. I crammed Brigades during the year agrees on eight common rest of us!” Just in case you songs then adds four of their own to the mix. Most with the sheet music on the didn’t catch the name of this men got their sheet music and learning CDs late in plane ride over. loser who is about to self-im- the summer for the January event. So I chickened out. I molate in front of y’all. “Blue Skies” – Keepsake quietly asked the organizers Everyone told me to ex- “Cuddle Up A Little Closer” – PLATINUM to find new places for the pect “the best two days in “Goodbye Old Dixie, Goodbye” – The Confederates other three guys, which they barbershop” at the Brigade. “I’m Going Back To Carolina” – Suntones fortunately were able to do After a couple of hours of “Lullaby (Goodnight My Angel)” – The without much trouble. casual quartetting, I’d already Gas House Gang Better to be thought learned they weren’t blowing “One For My Baby” – State Line a fool than open your smoke. But now everyone Grocery throat and remove all but me was so revved up that “Side By Side” – Power Play doubt—I just saved any one of them could have “Somebody Knows” – Michigan three men from a very started dead car batteries Jake agonizing hour of rehearsal with their bare hands. At this “That’s An Irish Lullaby” – Acoustix and remained in a much moment of truth, the rest of “The Nearness of You” – Uptown Sound better mindset for observa- the guys were ready. They’d “The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else” tion. (If I say that enough, listened to their learning – Four Voices it almost makes me feel tracks almost every day for “This Little Light of Mine” – Northern Lights Chorus better!) four months. They’d plunked So rather than wait for out tough passages on the keyboard until they had my quartet to be announced like everyone else, them down cold. Many of them had gotten together I hung by with a camera and watched nearly 40 with other Brigaders several times to practice for quartets sing one song each, with category judges these two days. to select the top 10 for Saturday. A small handful of Me? I’d played the learning tracks on and off for men appeared to have either too many nerves or not enough practice. But few quartets had note or It gets tough to word issues, and most managed to pack some find any hallway, musicality and presentation into their brief storage area or rehearsals. (They should feel lucky—other doorway of the Brigades have you draw your song out of a hat hotel that hasn’t on your way to the stage!) The top two or three been claimed by quartets here could have contended for district a quartet. One of medals. And after hearing the same 12 songs the reasons the for two hours, everyone was ready to sing them Brigade keeps all over again until 2 a.m. coming back to Luckily for me, the competition aspect was this particular really just a sidelight to the weekend. I didn’t Day’s Inn is pos- miss out at all on the reason people are wild sibly the unusu- about the Brigade experience in the first place: ally high number extreme quartetting, the more the better! of corners, nooks and crannies “Barberpole Cats on Steroids?” available for up No, better! to 40 quartets I was expecting the ample casual singing to be singing at any like a really good version of Barberpole Cat given moment. singing with newer, tougher arrangements. A very large chunk of the weekend is unscheduled time, during “There’s only so much ‘Wild Irish Rose’ I can Story and which you usually can’t walk more than 10 feet without someone stand,” quipped first-timer Lauren Rantz, an photos by grabbing your arm and saying, “Here’s a lead, let’s sing one experienced former Evergreen District quartet- Lorin May more …” With 40 men on each part, there are tens of thou- ter, shortly after he arrived from Utah for the Editor, The sands of possible quartet combinations, multiplied by 12 songs. experience. Harmonizer

July/August 2007 • The HARMONIZER 23 Lauren and I soon learned that it’s far more than the tough songs that make the Brigade different. Brigade members told me beforehand that the experience would be far more fun than tagging (I’ve done plenty of that), worlds different from sing- ing in an organized quartet (ditto) and a bigger rush than singing in a large A-level chorus (ditto again). They were right on all accounts. It’s not so much that the Brigade is a different Keep ’Em Guessing was a featured guest quartet for the weekend, It’s a little bit like wood- league of singers as it headlining the Saturday show. They were the only organized quartet shedding with musical is a different category out of several that visited area schools to give demonstrations of bar- of singing. bershop harmony—something this quartet does a lot, particularly psychics. Every guy you with lead Brian Hughes’ connections as a school music teacher. All sing with can follow your Extreme quartet- are active Indiana Harmony Brigade members who owe the forma- ting—what it’s like tion of their internationally competitive quartet to connections made nuances without hesitation, It’s hard to put into through the Indiana Harmony Brigade. and then each throws in his words, but try this: It’s Several other quartets visited area schools, but in all other cases the pleasure of nailing their quartets were formed by blind assignment via email. Most choir own personality to make a a great tag without teachers couldn’t believe their ears when they heard the quality of sound that’s different from the burden of learning singing from these quartets, some of which confessed that they first it, and the thrill lasts sang together during the car ride over. any of the tens of thousands the length of a whole song. It’s the instant lock that In short, it’s everything you enjoy about singing of possible quartet combi- you get with a polished quartet, barbershop, but you’ve done all the work before you nations at the rally. but you’re doing it with three get there; the weekend is 100 percent reward. It all guys you’ve never met, and it’s a hinges on the fact that everybody really knows these new sound and experience with each combination. 12 songs when they show up—better than most It’s the fun of quartetting your chorus numbers with chorus singers know their contest numbers. (Well, fellow chapter members, but without the creative ruts except for schmoes like me who have to stick with imposed by being locked into a common director’s the same five or six songs all weekend.) That means interpretation. when you get with three other guys, nobody is a leaner

The competitive portion of the weekend is about as casual of a contest as possible, where only the winners are revealed and the scores are irrelevant. Each randomly selected quartet has one hour to put together one assigned song. Most quartets had a seriously good time of it, cobbling together some very entertaining numbers with whatever was available.

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The Brigade vision: many more throughout the Society and beyond A big variety of Barbershoppers attend Brigades, from past international medalists to newer Barbershoppers and everybody is nailing his who have never before sung in a quartet. Most are Joe No learning curve, no pres- part. How often have you Barbershoppers who belong to typical chapters and who sure, and nobody dragging sung like that in a room full want to supplement their quartetting opportunities. A lot down the sound—just pure of guys you just met? While of registered quartets have formed out of the Brigades, singing endorphines and singing championship-level and several organized quartets attend the Brigades as a a high that keeps getting arrangments? foursome. (Imagine adding 12 or more high-end songs to higher. It’s a unique musical In a Brigade pick-up quar- your repertoire every year!) Nirvana in a hobby where tet, the words and notes The 2007 North Carolina Brigade people know a thing or two are non-issues, so you’re featured men from 22 different states about fun. instead making up the and provinces. About 110 members I may have forgotten my musical interpretation and more than 50 guests were present, weak musical cramming as you go along. For a many of whom are members of other when it counted, but I lead like me, it’s a little Brigades. Guests included several district haven’t forgotten some of bit like woodshedding with leaders and a Sweet Adeline interested in the more visceral moments starting their own Brigades A Brigade weekend can musical psychics. Every guy of that weekend. Such as host no more than 160 men (40 on each part) before you sing with can follow your how good the pizza tasted becoming unwieldy. nuances without hesitation, The three affiliated Harmony Brigades (Atlantic, Indi- on Saturday night, or how and then each throws in his ana, and North Carolina), share leadership and repertoire, much more I enjoyed the own personality to make a while the Confederate Harmony Brigade, formed in 1957, rich and gooey chords sound that’s different from remains separate in both administration and approach. that were as satisfying as any of the tens of thousands Brigades leaders are concerned by how many quality the company. On that last of possible quartet combina- applicants they now have to turn away. Inclusion is by night, I had to force myself tions at the rally. invitation only, with a current member sponsoring your to get at least a couple You hear unique sounds application and vouching for your skill and dedication. hours of sleep before flying and textures with every com- Brigade leaders believe more Brigades will form as word out, even though I hadn’t bination. It only gets more continues to spread. For more information, contact: come close to getting my fun as the evening wears North Carolina: Charlie Rose, [email protected] fill. on. It’s kind of a weird com- Atlantic: Neal Siegal, [email protected] When all was done, I parison, but Brigade singing Indiana: Duane Henry, [email protected] thought that my room- is a bit like some entrees at www.harmonybrigade.org mate for the weekend, Chinese restaurants, which an organized quartetter start out good and then get spicier and tastier the more who rarely misses an international convention or you eat. As the Brigade evenings progress, you soon find Harmony University, summed things up pretty yourself trying more and more vocal tricks and getting nicely: “There is no more fun in barbershop than new rewards every time the personnel or song changes. the Harmony Brigade.” n

Every Saturday evening, Brigade members who have earned their riser pass put on a well-publicized show for the local community, who fill a large college auditorium every year. Profit from ticket sales defrays the cost of the weekend. How good is a chorus that has never sung together before the weekend? The sound is excellent, the faces are great and the choreography is of necessity almost non-existent. Every man on stage came to town for the quartet- ting, but many remark after- wards that it is the best chorus in which they have ever sung.

26 The HARMONIZER • July/August 2007 July/August 2007 • The HARMONIZER 27 Harmony returns AFTER THE FLOOD And you thought your chapter faced challenges!

When a chapter loses all of its sheet music, its risers ing, eight men gathered to put the pieces of the and trailer, and 90 percent of its membership, most chorus back together again. people would bet against its survival. But that would “Our need for fellowship exceeded our losses,” said have been a bad bet when exactly that happened to Gary Fenasci, current president of the chapter. “It the Greater New Orleans chapter and its never-say- does my heart good to see that we could come back die Mardi Gras Chorus. after this major disaster.” When Hurricane Katrina walloped the city of New The losses were devastating. One member suffered Orleans, it left little in its wake. And virtually noth- a stroke, two elderly members died, and one was ing remained of the barbershop harmony chapter paralyzed when a tree fell on his car. Ten members that had been in the city for 39 years. The hurricane lost their homes. Most of the remaining members had hit on August 29, 2005, and by October only eight to do complete or partial rehab of their homes. Many Wmembers were able to return to the city. The chap- members lost all their music, including Gary whose ter president moved to New York, the director to entire sheet music collection was near a window and Atlanta. Other members were dispersed throughout was destroyed by the flood waters. the United States. When the eight members did But chapter members were determined to “keep return to the city, cell phone text messaging was the the whole world singing.” only means of communication. There were meager Today the chapter lists 23 members, two quartets, city services, rationed drinking water, and long lines a more accessible rehearsal hall, a new CD just re- for gasoline. leased, and an energetic new director. But, even while the flood waters were still reced- Lynne Smith, choir director at Christ the King

28 The HARMONIZER • July/August 2007 Lutheran Church and for a community choir, is the makes us all stronger.” new director. The daughter of a Vaudeville song and Finally, after everyone’s generous help and when dance man, Lynne has an extensive musical theater things started to resemble some sort of normal again, background. She immediately appreciated the ex- the chorus managed to begin its own sharing again. pressive and serendipitous nature of barbershop. They have performed many free concerts because “At the divisional competition in Shreve- port recently, I received a delightful introduc- tion to woodshedding,” she said. “I walked into the hotel lobby and was visiting with the quartet Notoriety. All of a sudden, I heard singing all over the lobby. Musical theater is not as spontaneous as that. Four men get together and start singing. They don’t need any instruments other than their voices. I am thrilled to have this chance for an incredible blend of my passion for music and my passion for theater.” Lynne and Gary have a long list of ambitious goals for the chapter. They include building the treasury back up, acquiring new uniforms, scheduling performances on a monthly basis, increasing the number of quartets, and recruit- ing more members. Lynne is busy learning the ropes from Dr. Saul Schneider, interim direc- tor and a 58-year veteran of barbershop. The rebuilding Mardi Gras Chorus is building back its rolls, its music li- “I am just amazed at the warm reception I brary, and has released a new CD, “Fun in Just One Lifetime,” from their AFTER THE FLOOD have received from the members,” she said. February performance here at the historic Trinity Episcopal Church. “And, I am thrilled to have the opportunity And you thought your chapter faced challenges! to sit at Saul’s right hand and absorb his knowledge groups just do not have any money for entertainment of barbershop music and directing. Everyone has bookings. Then, on Valentine’s Day, three quartets showered me with tapes, CDs, DVDs, books and delivered 51 Singing Valentines to New Orleans other tools to help me get up to speed. I will be at- sweethearts. And, in the midst of all the rebuilding, tending Directors College in July where I expect to the chapter managed to donate $400 to Harmony be immersed in everything barbershop.” Foundation, a concrete and touching reminder that Gary noted that the chap- the Greater New Orleans ter was inundated with of- Chapter is back. n fers of help from chapters throughout the nation. Mon- etary donations poured in. When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf The Society waived the fees Coast in August of 2005, thousands for photocopying its music. died in the costliest hurricane ever to Ed Watson, Society Chief hit the U.S. The worst damage came Executive Officer, visited on when the levees of New Orleans were Guest Night to offer encour- breached, flooding 80 percent of the agement. Gary remembers city. The New Orleans chapter lost 90 one quote well. percent of its members, its rehearsal “I personally hope,” said hall, and most of its music and sup- Ed, “that other chapters re- plies. In the past two years, more than member to keep the faith in half of the prior New Orleans residents times of adversity. The fel- have returned, including two-thirds of U.S. NAVY/KYLE NIEMI lowship of the Society is what the chapter.

July/August 2007 • The HARMONIZER 29 Welcome new members! (And congratulations to their Music Men of Note!) New Society members reported as joining between March 1 and August 1, 2007. Each new member name in plain text is followed by his recruiter’s name in italics. Ray Abney Robert Beau- Jerry Bray Raymond Butt- James Erickson Robert Murphy Clayton Dunn Richard Flowers David Robinson champ Frank Boneno schau Antony Clifton Claire Dawson Steven Ahrens William Phipps Harlan Absher Stephen Klein Albert Schellhaas Larry Branscomb Robert Davenport Bob Marsh LJ Durand Brendan Flowers Jerry Orloff David Bechard Piers Borngasser Madison Byers James Coburn John Dean Don Olson J Strachan Ellis Ronald Achilles Dominic Calzetta Douglass Borngasser Arthur Ellingsen Leo Zornow Paul Mikkelson Paul Durden Brett Flowers Sam Chestnut Jon Becht Gordon Bosham Jeffrey Caldwell Barry Cohen- Richard Dean Matthew Durden Gregory Flowers Alan Ackmann Adam Majewski Wayne Bell Bryce Simmons Thorley Roger Kientz John Duval Weymouth Fo- Earl Holtz David Bedford James Bowers Charles Campbell Glen Cosman Bryan DeBose George Lee gelberg Francis Adams Jonathan Powless Doug Torrence Allen Couch Emerson Colby Kenneth Thomas Thomas Dworak Loren Englund Robert Wolf Joshua Bedford Anthony Boyd Richard Campbell Roger Arend Mike Deitz Darrell Hoepner Francis Foidl Michael Adams Jonathan Powless William Tiffan John Seedhouse Mark Coldiron Michael Isely Jay Earl William Tangradi Wilbur McCormick Steven Behnke Benjamin Brackett John Campbell Gibson Hertler Steven Delyser Jay Earl Greg Folck Jerry Adams Roger Gottschalk Chase Guyton Richard Cormier Caleb Cole David Norris Keith Eastman Russell Slee William Cox Lou Below James Brady Steve Campo Byron Myers II Ralph Denny Alfred Campbell Tony Folino Marshall Ad- Frank Blakeman James Nolan Albert Diehl Robert Cole Thomas Hammill Brandon Eddy William Minck derson Stephen Bennett Friedrich Brauer Michael Carlile Jerome Hester Michael DePaolo Jerry Orloff Drew Fomai Kevin Murphy Donald Detweiler Matthew Hall Bobby Young Bryan Collins Robert Seda Hank Edgerton Arthur Clayton James Ailes Bryce Bennett Steve Brausa Christopher Car- Wayne Collins Jack Dernedde William Amoss Jr Bradley Fore James Dumbauld Robert Hall Robert Heim michael John Combs Harry Joy Richard Eick Anthony Bowman Roger Akers Alan Benoit Dennis Brayton Milton Bronson William Helmick Donald Derocher Brooks Harkey Christopher Forg- David Knapp Larry Wilbur Leonard Sylvester John Caroccio Harvey Conard Frederick Phillips Daniel Eisenberg eron Geoffrey Alder Walter Benson Cody Brendle Barney Johnson Kelly Michaelis Joseph Di Paola J Kenyon Abbott Hugh Dickie Jim Thorpe Basil Pharaoh Donn Smith Charles Carothers Justin Conway Charles Mohr Lee Elliott Noah Forsberg Andrew Altman Dillon Berg Calvin Brinkmeier Geoffrey Mordue Anthony Bowman Nicholas Dia- David Ramer David Forsberg Donn Smith Paul Wigley Chris Berry Ken Carr Daniel Cook mond Donald Ellsworth David Foster Curtiss Aman Darrin Bergers Robert Britt Samuel Williamson Jack Schievelbein David Schneider E. Don Miner Nathan Foster Russell Phillips Michael Eason Tom Ludden John Carr Kenneth Cook Jeremiah Diaz John Elving Richard Frank David Ammirata Ben Bergman C Lloyd Broad- Byron Myers II Stephen Salamin Joshua Oxley John Elving William Wiles Michael D’Andrea Gene Guenther street Chris Carter Ryan Cooper Robert Dietz Eric Emeott Irv Frank Albert Anderson Lou Bergner Hugh Van Land- Richard Ahern Peter Benson Jeremy Beutel Darin Drown Gene Pearce Charles George Robert Thompson ingham Robert Caskey Richard Cormier Todd Dignan Taylor Engle Brian Franks Edward Anderson Bruce Bergsten Ryan Broghamer Herbert Bunke John Dilts Greg Jarmer David Engle Collin McKinney Darrell Denker Roger Lusk Justin Shaffern Herbert Castiglia William Cormode Serge Dihoff Jeremy Epperson Dick Frazier Rodney Arm- Gregory Berlin Alex Bromell Charles Nicholson Harry Huff Charles Peterson Alan Hopper Thomas Rush strong Paul Smith Erin Phillips Michael Cava- John Cosgrove John Dillon Richard Ernst Franz Frederick Randall Bingel Ian Bertucci Melvin Brose naugh Donald Myers Robert Haig Stephen Salamin Van Neie Edwin Atwater Dustin Leinenbach Norman Nellis Michael Thorpe Sean Coughlin John Dilts Cyril Esbaugh Charles Freeman Randall Calm Sopnil Bhattarai Jorden Brotherton Ben Cavaness Albert Schellhaas Bernie Graham Roger Wiens David Effman Denny Ausman David Pinkall Lee Reifsteck Dean Brown Mike Cron Allen Dire Ralph Esbaugh Stanley Freeman Allan Stocker Adam Bigony Simon Brown Mark Chambers Robert Fulmer Lon Dockter Cyril Esbaugh David Pinkall Dennis Babel Alex Bromell Yves Tabouti Daniel Wilhelmus Jim Crose Max Dishen Eric Evans David Freitas Dennis Willaman Ray Billman Justin Brown Bill Chandler- Schuyler Cunniff Kurt Walker H. Harland Ragle Wilfred Mathews Justin Bain Lee Reifsteck Ronald Willis Klein John Crovo Dean Dix III Paul Freudenthal Amil Lyon Daniel Binkley Jim Brown William Edmondson Richard Hott Frank Caldarazzo Curtis Evans Robert Morrison David Bainter Seth Binkley Charles Lehrman Ryan Chappell Ewell Culbertson Leslie Dix Robert Snow Bill Fryers Robert Swenson Seth Binkley Norman Brown John Chappell Norman Jouett Lindle Pogue Jack Evans Vinton Knarr Joseph Bak Brooks Harkey Robert Seip Charles Chastain Eric Culley Dennis Dodge Maurice Rapkin Marty Fuca Brian Bak Brian Binning William Brown Michael Thorpe Christopher Brand Pete Anderson Jack Evans Stephen Peacock Dee Baker William Dobslaw Robert Lundberg Jerry Chastain Wilfred Cunning- Steve Donahue Boyd Moorcroft Robert Futrell Bradley Hine Eric Bishop Phillip Brown Gary Absher ham Christopher Burns Luther Exner Joseph McDonald James Baldwin William Holden Jr Ed Hardman Robert Chatov Peter Millett Larry Donley Charles Snyder George Gaige Thomas Scott Dan Blackburn Richard Brownell Brian Eastman Nathanial Curry Michael Donley Gerald Eyster Richard Orange John Ball Dave Vincent Jeffrey Guss Anthony Matt Carlen Matt Dorough Charles Mundis, Jr. Laverne Gansemer William Myers Mike Blair Shaughn Bryant Chenault Emery Cushing Philip Petty Jason Fahl Thomas Weisen- Donald Ballard Paul Blair Nathan Bell Gary Fredrickson Steve Goodfellow Mark Doucette Scott Perau burger Noel Kersey David Blair David Bugg Augustin Kevin Cushing Terry MacNeil John Fahy Warren Garfield Marko Baran Christopher Street Thomas Bugg Chenault Scott Halstead Mike Dowling Stewart Darrow Lew Weitzman Gavril Tarasoff John Blake Jason Bullock Raphael Chenault Edward Custance Charles Hogg, Jr. Joel Fairman David Garnes Joseph Barnard George Wallace Randall Bingel Christopher Paul Frederickson Craig Downes Stephen Stojowski Brian McGurrin Michael McLearn Leslie Blodgett Steve Bunker Christian Joseph Cutshall- Robert Whitfield Gavin Farkas Alan Gates Steven Barndt Charles Fergus James Labor Terry Flanagan King Bill Drecktrah Robert Whitfield Warren Alm Jim Griffith Andrew Blouch Robert Burkhead Tom Christman Peter Tarana Paul Willcox Sam Fasolino Perry Gebhart Daryl Barnes Jeffrey Barry Harry Boucher Jack Peters Bob Czubiak Larry Dresch Jerry Blum Charles Myer Wesley DuCharme Haelyn Bloxham Michael Burnu- Kevin Clancy Mark Tillman Paul Wiegmann Jr Steven Fay Lewis Geer James Barry V Dennis Bloxham man Thomas Ayres Fred Dahn Lonny Duce William Dobslaw Ernesto de la Fe Thomas Leonard Hethe Bloxham Bill Pope David R Clancy George Keller Phil Squire John Felten John Geidel Larry Barthe Dennis Bloxham William Bush Thomas Ayres Christopher Dal- Richard Dugan Gayle Bergstrom Jack Ryback Gerald Pareti Mark Blucher B Michael Walsh Larry Clapp rymple Nicholas Pierce Ronald Fenerty Grayson Gerard Richard Bartlett Richard Frank James Busko David Roberts Bob Miller Thomas Dunbar Donald Hould- Phil Squire Malcolm MacDuffie Robert Blume Riley Cothran Jonathan Clarito Mark Danielson Warren Coleman sworth Ryan Gerhard George Bartsch Thomas Rea Earnest Buss Alan Alex Donald Goedtke Adam Duncan Earl Ferkel Nathan Zenk Merton Thornton Timothy Bodamer Stephen Meitzler Nicholas Clark Doug Davidson Byron Myers II Tony Fortune Donald Gerhart Holmes Bassette Fred Parsons Thomas Butch Madison Byers H. Rollin Allen Alfred Duncan Gary Fitts James Sams Duane Matlock Kyle Boese Marc Tall Basil Clark Howard Davison Alexander Forgeron Leon Bisson Harold Gibhardt David Beamer Steven Knutson Robert Butman Arend Behrens John Weber Shawn Dunn Robert Florer Larry Reinhart Jack Day Marv Boggs Robert Beauchamp Tom Clark Brad Dawdy Steven Ahrens Michael Yosko Graham Gibson

30 The HARMONIZER • July/August 2007 Dan Holbrook Brian Reilly Michael Klein Richard Hills Tom Hope James Walsh Donald Ingram Charles Druse Sr Kenneth Gibson David Haines Paul Helbig John Bonk Jerry Fuca Ron Hughes Joseph Chilcoat Walter Johnson Danny Brew John Armacost Arnold Helbig Richard Hise David Hornickel Ernest Matheus Thomas Jackson Ray Monroe Joshua Gibson Lynn Haldeman Michael Hendrick Gene Gnuse Daniel Palmer James Hunn Richard Frank William Johnson Josh Goodsell Larry Kromling Anthony Socci Jamie Hockin Mark Hornsby David Jacobs Alfred Jacobsen Richard Wolff Lynn Gibson Heath Hale Johan Hendriks David Chaplin Albert Mitchell Harvey Hunt Thomas La Motte Stumpy Johnston William Valentine Jim Riley Donald Setterlund John Hohenadel Andrew Howard Kenneth Taylor Thomas Jandt John Yegge Dave Gifford Neil Halker Mark Herrin Bill Wells Kenneth Slinde Henry Hunt Brian Berg Frederick Jones James Murdoch Bob Church Bill Tubbs Terrell Holbrook Mark Howard Garry Hinkle Jerome Janzen Rocque Pucci Robert Godot Donald Hall Jack Hicks Norman Slocum James Jutzin Will Hurley Gerald Larson Robert Jordan James Sams Robert Getter Samuel Williamson Jordan Holland J Duane Howell Shawn Hurley Dukaterson Jean Robert Martin Aaron Goldberg Joshua Hamilton Robert Hill Jesse Turner David Bender Coy Hutcherson Sherwood Wise, Jr. Jeffrey Juba Charles Church Neil Hamilton Scott Werner Kelly Holland Jaymes Hubbell Stephen Cline Paul Jennings Stephen Barnes Josh Golden David Hamilton Robert Hilliard Larry Roland Gordon Everest Kevin Hyland John Nash James Jutzin Anthony Bowman Brian Willis Robert Hawn Michael Honey- Eddy Huertas Paul Rebe Leonard Jensen Michael Jutzin Morris Gooch Jack Handrick William Hillock man David Wilder Jon Infield Jose Ochoa Don Kallevig Louis Bervoets William Salutz John Ireland David Lawson Robert Hughes Don Sprankle Ronald Johnson Peter Nickel Steve Goodfellow Alan Hansen Frank Hrach James Halen Larry Goodwin Trevor Hanson Jerry Buckland Robert Ellis Ron Gotham Ralph Hardiman Arnold Appel Milton Moyer Matthew Graham John Harding And the winners are... Richard Nordmeyer Arnold Feltman Bernie Graham John Harker Matthew Graham Delwyn Brooks Daniel Graves Thomas Harkins Thomas Jackson Charles Gugan Edward Gray Rick Harrigan Preston Chaney Jr James Weythman The Singer’s David Gray Rick Harris Douglas Rowe Robert Spence Shirt Rick Greenop Jim Hartley Robert Chieffo Floyd Smith (nice model, eh?) Scot Gregg James Hartman Christopher Street Lynn Lamberson Jeffrey Gregory Gary Haubold Mark Brainard Phillip LaPorte Jonathon Gregory Christopher Haun Gary Gunstinson Arlan Ropp Aaron Greller Ross Hawkins Paul Santino John McDougald John Gribble Jeff Hawklowe Gerald Larson Samuel Williamson Larry Griffin David Hawley Edward Nadeau John McDougald Paul Grindlay David Hayes The Singer’s Michael Nichols Paul Cauthron William Gronning David Hayes Vest David Laughery Jr Dan Goforth Nick Groves Dan Haynes Larry Aspleaf Harald Haynes Bryan Guarneiri Rowland Hazard David Schneider Jason Halliday Scott Haag Barry Hearn Kevin Dean Kevin Dickson Lloyd Haase Patrick Hein Paul Collom Thomas Weber Kevin Hacker Jesse Heines

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July/August 2007 • The HARMONIZER 31 Ted Kanellakis Harry Cross Jiggs Beatty Peter Okoniewski Asger Bagge Ronald Kramer A recruiting twist on an old idea Eric Morrison Matthew Clancy George Kapp Aloys Pellish Offered by Charlie Davenport, Director of Membership and Member Services and Rick Richard Morrison Bryan Olson Ralph McNutt Nicholas Spencer, Director of Music David Morrison Charles Nicholson Peter Katz Krump Noah Morrison Kevin O’Neill Keith Hopkins Mark McLaurin Please read all of this tip. The first steps will look very familiar, but it has a great Andrew Mike O’Neill Terry Keasler Keith Krumrey closing! Your chapter is singing for a mixed group of people (probably not your Mortensen Travis Ord Richard DeZego David House annual show). After the midpoint of your presentation, you offer a brief recruiting Robert Steele Randy Watson Stephen Keel David Krupke Keith Mortensen James Orgeron Robert McGinnis Tim Kramer advertisement using the following technique: Robert Steele Sean Coughlin Clayton Keith Andrew Krysto- 1. Demonstrate our style by having each part sing individually the first line of “Let Jay Mortenson Art Osterdahl Willard Hartley polski Me Call You Sweetheart” Bart Lovins Lee Davies Jerry Keller Michael David Moulton Robert Owens Christopher Chris- D’Andrea • “The Lead sings the melody and it sounds like this” – (Leads sing “Let me call you Herbert Hamilton Charles Peterson tian Michael Kue- sweetheart, I’m in love with you…”) “We all recognize that.” James Moyers Joseph Ozer Bill Kelley nzel • “The tenor sings natural ear harmony above the lead and it sounds like this. (Tenors David Domroes Edwin Aydon William Decker Paul Wigley William Mudd- Jose Pacpaco Jason Kelty Terry Kueper sing the same line alone.) Simmons William Wyman Alan Kibby Richard Donze • “The bass is the foundation and sounds like this.” (Basses sing the same line Jon Nicholas Peter Panico Michael Keslar Charles Kutzler Adam Mulder Randy Watson Jerry Neeman James Clements alone.) David Boender Neil Panning Art Kester David Kwon • “We do sing four-part harmony and for that reason we have the baritone part. They Luis Muro Orlando Mueller James Ferguson Mark Freedkin sing something different than all the other three parts, very different and it sounds Sherman Baughman Patrick Panzella Raymond Joel La Scala David Murphy Keith Hopkins Kidalowski Michael La Scala like this.” (Baritones sing the same line alone.) Daniel Wilhelmus Tyler Parker Larry Wilbur Kyle LaFollette 2. “Now that you have heard a sample of all four parts, we would like to ask the Daniel Murphy Forrest Parker Edward Kiel John Gurule men in the audience to close their eyes. Just for a few seconds and I will tell you when Richard Anderson James Parker Francis Sullivan Brian Lake David Naatz Lowell Shank Patrick Kilcullen Steven Loring to open them.” Michael Clausen Eugene Parker Robert Ramsey Thomas Lands- Continued on opposite page Joe Nash James Parker John Killary berg Robert Gall Greg Schifano Aiden McClelland William Larson Lee McClure Gary Paternite Richard Frank C Eugene Swartz Bryan Logue Adam Marshall James McClelland Ben Meyer Patrick Neary Andrew Lubrano Shawn King Brad Lane William Ericson Joel Gross Robert McClure Gerald Klinkefus Ira Robison Seth Patterson Bryan King John Nelson Eric Logue Eric Marshall Peter Ketcham Wade Michaelis Robert Neely Robert Gutierrez Wilford King John Lang Eric Logue Joel Gross Jack McConnell James Michaelis Wayne Bell Tad Pearson Stanley Trumbull David Schooley Richard Lombardi Michael Martin Dick Tyrrell Aaron Milic David Nelson George Nagy Kelly King Craig LaPoint Peter Marckoon Daniel Fedorchak Jason McCoy Paul Goodwin Brian Buckrop Einer Pedersen William Mader Larry Umbreit Bill Long Dennis Martin John Kulesza Michael Milin- Timothy Nelson Hal Stoddard Jim Kirk Robert Lappin Samuel English Bruce Martin Gerald McCullum ovich Leonard Wheaton James Pelkie Ronald Sites Robert Lappin David Long Walter Martin Porter Kier Tom Hawkins Gene Nelson Mike Edwards Bill Kirkpatrick Nelson Lawhon John Phillips James Baumgartner James McCutchan Samuel Miller Richard Dupre Mark Perrone Jonathan Greene Richard Taylor Gary Long Richard Martin Raymond Jordan William Pearson Lewell Nemir Jack Day Christopher Keith Lawson Tom McNutt Allan Robertson Scott McDermott Willard Miller Robert Wachter Dale Person Kizirian John Perricone Ayron Lord Thomas Martin Daniel McGuire Peter Perrin Hubert Nestor Ryan Person Sean Stork Kellen Leach Wilbur McCormick James Baumgartner Patrick McDer- Kyle Miller Randy Watson Comish Peters Stephen Klein James Davis Todd Lowell Dan Martins mott William Lamme James Neu John West Peter J. Coursen Jimmy Lee David Gillingham Charles DeAgazio Daniel McGuire Ethan Miller David Aldrin Ernie Peters James Kling Keith Pratt Larry Ludy Guy Mason Jackson McDon- Paul Wagg Jeffrey Nibali Charles Renschler Kenneth Leonard Barry Lee Arend Behrens Kenneth Duska ald Luke Miller Francis Sigwart Jr Wayne Peterson Gerald Knapp John Char Dave Luer Wayne Massetti Gary Carlson Mike Scott Norman Nichols Bill Weiser Astley Cooper Chris Leggett Richard Miller John Vuich Harold McDowell Robert Minnick Robert Gregory David Petrie Kevin Knapp Mitchell Harrington Sheldon Lyon Richard Massicott Samuel Williamson Woodburn Ely Mark Nicholson Bernie Gunn Ryan Griffith Sterling Lentz Kenneth Krieger Charles Roberts Ross McEwen James Minnix Tony Bove Raymond Petry Theodore H Gary Absher Tom Macek Nathan Masterson Alan Carscadden George Rehfuss Marcus Nielsen Warren Wilson Knebel Tyler Levering Francis Sullivan Ryan Collins Jason McKay Michael Mitchell Paul Nielsen William Pierce George Holbrook Patrick Croghan Brian Madsen Tim C Mater Tim Calhoun Lloyd Hild Mark Nilsson Tony Di Ianni Richard Knepley Lawrence Lewan- Steven Bladow Lloyd W Mater Ross McKenzie Nick Moeller Brian Branagan Jon Pilla Dale Thomas dowski Scott Madsen Joshua Matiaco Emile Touchette Roland Pond Paul Noon Danny Zammit Michael Knight Kevin Dean Ethan Savage Kathleen Carroll Michael McLary Bill Moeller Aloys Pellish Colin Plain Ronald Knight Earl Lhamon Steve Magalas Michael Matthews Ryan Collins Roland Pond Richard Nord- Matthew Davis Eric Knight Lane Bushong Daniel Wilhelmus Alan Hunter Zebulun McLellan Gordon Moker meyer Jim Plantenberg Roger Mosiman Patrick Liebknecht Adam Majewski Philip Matzen Richard Hamilton Stuart Reiley Albert Willis Robert Wilkie Dave Knight Jeffrey Liebknecht James Kirschner George Jackson Jr Donald McNew Joshua Monroe Mike Norris Brendan Plapp Steven Rollins Frank Lieghley Thomas Maletta Francis Mauriello Jack Ryback Gene Henninger Roney Wood Robert Paulson Wayne Knight George Telle III John Campbell Charles Eaker Chaz McPeek Mike Moore Louis Nosan Bruce Poage Dave Knight Elliot Liles King Man Matthew May Danny Zammit Charles Moore Dennis Garner Wayne Cline Michael Knipp Darin Drown Beverly Walden George Metzger Tom Meier Evan Moore Tim Noteboom George Poole Steven Papson Rick Linard Nevan Mandel Patrick Maybury Roger Klinger Thomas Luers Gordon Moe Steven Young Richard Knoff Donald MacRae Shawn Hurley Darin Drown Nathan Meisser Bob Moore Ben Noteboom Mark Popham Donald Crist Steven Lincoln Timothy Marbor- Carl Mazzariello James Moore Vincent Cazenas Gordon Moe William Heady Tim Knoll William Ross ough William Lundy Michael Meisser Joshua Moore Kyle Nupson Jeffrey Porter Michael Verdesca Michael Little Dennis Price Duncan McAr- James Moore Charles McCann Steven Papson Clair Rumford Arthur Koelsch John Nelson Ron Marchand thur Donald Meltz Earl Moore Daniel O’Connell David Postings Richard Matheson Michael Livings- Arnold Gaudet Julien Worland Jerry Hobbs Steven Matheson Richard Frank William Strang Billy Koerner ton Robert Maronn Steve McArthur Kurt Menger Merle Moore Ryan Oden Steven Potratz John McAnulty Allen Clift William Albrecht John Smith David Long Gerald Swank, Jr. Keith Oden Timothy Lund Daniel Kohn Harry Livingston John Marr Zachary McBrayer Anil Menon Jorge Moreno Thomas George Poynor Ralph Brooks Jr Carl Ondrus David Guldin Chase Guyton Roger Ross Tom Meier O’Donnell Judson Germany Roger Koren Damian Lobato Jim Marrinan Jay McBride James Merchant Rudy Moreno Gerald Geiss Ernest Pratt James Harris Jake Dunbar William Florie Lawrence De Donald Brown C. Howard Stevens Dave Ohlson Frank Caro Pavel Koulaev Vincent Lofquist Elliott Marshall Lorenzo Norm Merrill Robert Morris Dale Fiste Brian Preuss

32 The HARMONIZER • July/August 2007 Joseph Ott Gerald Koch John Seyler Charles Hanna Jr R. Stanley Williams Dennis Streicher Gerald Milkie Bronson West Andrew Price John Rule Ethan Miller Rex Smith Mark Sprang Edward Vogt Gregg Triggs Stanford McHenry George Hager Casey Parker Gordo Sharp- John McDougald Mike Yaros Steven Stringer David Norris Robert Westover Andy Prieur Dennis Rumfelt Bolster William Smith William Stack- John White Nick Tumbleson Robert Dittman Brian Parish James Sauder Gordon Graham Orval Allen house Peter F. Stucki Kenneth Crawford Steven Wharton Roy Primeaux Richard Rupp Barry Shaw Milton Smith Ronald Feldman Earl Sterling Fred Turkington Herbert Ottesen Michael Yosko Gary Hannah Jay Reimel Eugene Gallucci Warren Stafford Spencer Stucki Carl Ondrus Jeffrey Wheeler Robert Priore Mark Russell Douglas Sheppard Tyler Smith Robert McClellan Derold Bates Clement Turmel Ron Crittenden Charles Matthews Earl Reed John S.R. Deacon Lynn Anderson Jameson Staley Elmer Suarez John Zweighaft Joseph White Walt Pulliam Andrew Sacoman Robert Sheridan Ray Smith James Barr Allan Belga James Turner Orville White Arthur Graham Ron Flock Leland Daum Sean Smith John Stanton Stephen Svedi Charles Thompson Randy White Robert Putkowski Charles Sageloly Terry Sheridan Brent Smith Sam Lowrance Mike Ferrel Daniel Turse Steven Matheson Terry Dunkle Robert Holley Bruce Green Michael Burnuman Stephen Starr Don Swank Earl Berry Benjamin Whit- Michael Quinn Stephen Sagres- Matt Sherman Mason Smith Michael Owen Charles Nicholson Robert Under- tier Jeremy Beutel tano Jeffrey Barry Larry Smith George Stathus Rob Swartz wood Dave Whittier Colin Ramsey Eugene Dehner Richard Shirey William Smith David Paschke Donald Willis Edward Chabica William Whittier Robert Ramsey Erik Salmons Philip Stapleton Marc Tall Allan Stearns Tyler Swerlein Carlos Urban Dave Whittier Brad Randall James Bruce Chuck Shoot Hap Smith Adam Grillone James Slagle Patrick Boyle Doug Wick Jim Croley John Sanderson Allen Wolter Arthur Miles David Stephens Joseph Sylvester Eric Van Poucker Jason Dunn Kyle Raper David Bruce John Short Brandon Smith Timothy Knipe Leonard Sylvester Jim Quin Joshua Widener Robert Gooding Joseph Sandhofer Michael Ditchfield Jon Peterson Lynn Stewart Raymond Syzc Eric VanDruff James O’Flaherty Dave Reaka Richard Riemensch- Joel Short Daniel Smolenski Jerome Hester Aloys Pellish Nathan Bell William Wiles John Dawson neider Wayne Philipp Chas Walton Paul Stickney Tony Szakala Daniel Varner Robert Wetzler James Reckard Jason Saneholtz Barry Shorthouse Thilo Smoot Stephen Barden Landes Dung Dan Varner David Williams J Richard Zarfos Lynn Lamberson C Stephen Cawood Gary Hilton Justin Stiles James Szc- Thomas Vaughan Dean Sellers Jordan Reed Marc Sansoucy Andrew Shryock John Snider Wayne Page zechowski Edward Fitzgerald Bruce Williamson Anthony Bowman Lucian Bernard Francis Page Jr James Hartman John Stock Neil Nugent Travis Vaughn John S.R. Deacon Chad Reeves James Santiago William Shupe Duane Snoddy Stewart Grosser William Szmyrko Michael Dunn Albert Willis Jeffrey Ulrich James Camp C Dennis Burd Joseph Majce David Stockard Corry Demeris David Veflin Wilfred Cunning- Jakob Regal Thomas Sarac Richard Siebert Kevin Sohl Robert Murphy Anthony Tacka Bruce Martin ham Walter Reichstadter Scott Reinhard Glenn Schilberg William Grieve Thomas Stoffel Ronald Fradkin Gabriel Veneziano Austin Wills Van Reid David Satterwhite Eugene Simone Bruce Soper John Guastella Matt Tanger Bradley Jones Byron Myers II Reese Olger Chuck Greene Charles Nelson Kenneth Cook Paul Stoltey Roger Eisenman Bradley Venman Dennis Wilson Daniel Relph Antonio Sausys Jeff Simonson Michael Souliere Gil Brown Jr Phillip Taylor Kevin Dunckel Preston Chaney Jr Bruce Martin David Hanchette Phil Squire Ronald Gibb Merle Stone Timothy Peters Larry Victory Charles Wilson Greg Reynolds Craig Schaefer Damian Siskavich Ronnie Spann Larry Miers Donnie Taylor Phonse Chiasson Raymond Stone Barney Johnson Brent Johnston Christopher Giroux John Polofka William Stoner Robert Richardson Spencer Videon Mark Winholtz Larry Rhodes Andrew Schank Justin Slack Kevin Speaker Bob Pope III Terrence Pierce Daniel Slattery Jerry Buckland Jackson Newell David Jacobs Timothy Weitzel Ryan Story Wesley Taylor William Vokey Bruce Winters Justin Rhymer Barry Schloss Jonathan Sly Steven Spears James Pennington Robert Richardson John Peach Gary Van Ekelen- Christopher Street Dean Trapp Max Bell Russell Townsend Dwayne Stout III John Volponi burg Stephen Rich- Brian Schmidt John Smart Jason Spector Charles Hoffman Ryan Taylor Reed George Drew Witt ardson Paul Stibor Mike Wadsley Noah Morrison Carl Strausbaugh John Baker Felix Vondracek Matthew Odell John Richardson Dean Schober Donis Smead Sean Sprague Richard Carrico Scott Taylor Curtis Hallberg James Witt Jim Rickards Barnett Solomon Michael King David Voth Kenneth Reish Thomas Welch Phillip Schoen 3. “Men, eyes closed? Okay, Ladies, if you are sitting next Donald Ternet David Wegenast Bruce Witton Wilfried Riesterer Robert Wolf James Geller Jerry Walker Arnold Hansen Dick Zang Howard Schoen- to a man who enjoys singing, raise your hand! Men, open your Steven Teske William Heady Soren Wohlers Joseph Riggs holtz eyes. If you are sitting next to a woman with her hand raised, Kenneth Schroer Dustin Walker Jesse Turner William Heady Michael Bell please come up on stage with the chorus. Right now, quickly Anthony Tesoriero Donn Smith John Wojcik Steven Rimer Robert Scholl Frederick Polnisch Neil Walker Aloys Pellish Brent Alger Howard Sponseller please, before the chorus forgets the words …” Robert Tester Robert Thiel Gary Wood Alexander J.R. Schonbeck 4. At this point, split the chorus in the center, with leads to Dave Neely Hellmut Walter Gordon Tompkins Ringeisen James Witner one side of the split and basses to the other. Walter Tharp John Eckenrode Norman Wood Paul Wigley Theodore Schro- Max Fordyce Nathaniel Walters Neil Plum Bryan Roach eder 5. “Men, as you join us, if you believe you can sing the melody John Thomas Mark Eickhoff Frederick Wright Darrell Tuntland Norman Finn line, please stand next to a lead. Leads raise your hands. If you James Ruisinger Melvin Walton Leon Reser Jr Zebulum Roberts Duane Schuh have a lower voice, please stand next to a bass … basses raise Jeffrey Thompson John Diamond Andrew Wright Christopher Street Loren Paulson Alan Richardson Mark Warawa John Wright James Roberts Thomas Schulte your hands.” Get the men in place quickly so as not to drag out Donald Thomp- Gordon Harris Brian Yager Jerry Buckland Alvin Bey the program. son Daniel Warren Marvin Hatelt Joe Rocklein Noel Schwert- 6. “Now, let’s sing the entire song!” Do so with enthusiasm James Flatley Robert Hart Zachariah Yeidel James George feger Stephen Thong Steven Warzeha Ryan Killeen Brian Rodemeyer James Arnold and vigor. Don’t stop to fix anything. Just sing it. D Gordon Braun Terry White Mark Yeokum Ryan Person Lyle Schwery 7. Thank the men for singing with you, point out to the ladies Miles Thorson John Watkins Don Fuson Jay Rohlfing Kevin Schwery Gordon Nott Robert Vincuilla James Zelm Patrick Jones Michael Schwery how great they sounded and end with: “Ladies, we rehearse Nicholas Timmer- Randy Watson Gary Gunstinson John Romaine Kevin Schwery on ______night at ______. Please send your man out to man Ed Watson Jason Zelnick Arthur Ellingsen Gene Schwilke sing with us. You know he will enjoy it and it will give you a little Brooks Harkey Joshua Waugh Richard Zelnick Orval Rong S David Bankard Nicholas Tinney Madison Byers Garry Ziegenhagel Marc Jantzen Terry Scott peace and quiet for an evening … and, you will know where he Jeremy Wong John Weber Fred Janzen Leslie Rosenberger Thomas Scott is!” Be sure to smile and show them how much you enjoyed Tim Topczewski Terry Parker Allan Zimmerman Harry Peasley Steven Seals them joining you. Edward Fitzgerald John Weber William Grieve Steven Roth Fred Wachsmuth Mike Torres David Laughery Jr Eric Zimmerman David Binetti Julian Selano 8. Finish up your program. Cody Alvord Carl Weggel Brent Alger John Rotola Jeff Selano Be sure to have cards they can take home to remind them Paul Touchton Michael Klein Steve Zimmer- Harlan Fretheim Suranjan Sen where you rehearse. If at all possible, after the event, get the Clyde Perkins David Welsh mann Josh Royce Jesse Turner Jim Tracy Noel Windfeld Edmund McDevitt Steven Rimer James Senchuk names of the men who sang with you. David Huff Philip Wentworth Matthew Rucker David Dolph Thank you Roger Lewis, past Society president, for this great Paul Traite John Andrews Elvin Gudmundsen Jack Seward expanded tip! Alan Bone Bernard Wesseling Donald Rudnick Erling Nerem Malcolm Travis Daniel Wilhelmus

July/August 2007 • The HARMONIZER 33 STAY TUNED Success! Readers report what works Small sacrifices meanq a lot to vocal students Quality quartets take a day off for school demonstrations, make a lasting impact

walk down a high school hall and The Soul Sisters gained big boost- a small sacrifice led to big-time dis- ers—and big fans—among Barber- covery for Princeton, N.J. Chap- shoppers soon after Don Schreiber ter member Don Schreiber—and walked past the right door. Aa big barbershop boost for a school choir program. He was consulting at the poorest schools in Pember- ton, N.J. when he heard a fantastic female quartet in the choral room, Later that day, the choral director, Gayle Rubenstein, told him the quartet was called the Soul Sisters, who were singing the teacher’s own arrangement. The teacher was im- pressed with Don’s discussion of the Society’s youth outreach programs, and allowed Don’s quartet, Chain Reaction, to come in on a day off and teach her in high school halls as well. A discussion with the students about barbershop, a cappella and singing school musical director about the Society’s Youth in technique. Harmony program led to a full day workshop with From that demonstration, everything took off. more than 300 choral singers in five classroom set- Gayle sent the Soul Sisters and 16 of her male tings. students to the Youth Choral Festival, where they Genetix quartet began their program at 9 a.m. were coached by Reveille and Sweet Adeline quar- and sang to the last class at 2:30. The quartet dis- tet Quest. The Soul cussed everything from barbershop Sisters were such a hit to other forms of contemporary there that they were music. The music director and his booked for the Princeton assistant, both highly respected Chapter’s show. They musicians in the community, had later attended Harmony unending praise in the quartet’s College East under the harmony and production of over- sponsorship of the Princ- tones. Students had similar reac- eton chapter, where tions, with at least one student they were the only high quartet forming virtually on the spot. Genetix in action at Wausau West The vocal teachers gushed about the sounds the quartet school quartet made as the result of proper vowels and target sound to earn sponta- production. It probably didn’t hurt that Genetix is neous, extended comprised of two father-son combinations—thus standing Os. A their quartet name. Lead Josh Duwe is the son of male quartet is bass Dan Duwe, both of whom are members of also forming at The Northern Gateway Chorus, Stevens Point, the school, and WI. Tenor Robb Thiel is a dual member of both a close relation- the Northern Gateway Chorus and The Heart of ship with the Princeton chapter spells many oppor- Harmony Chorus, West Allis, Wis. His father, tunities for both students and Barbershoppers. baritone Gary Thiel, is the Music Director of the Josh Duwe, a math teacher at Wausau (Wis.) Northern Gateway Chorus and Assistant Director West High School, spends a fair amount of time of the Heart of Harmony Chorus.

34 The HARMONIZER • July/August 2007 The Blue-haired Goddess her- The Washington Post Express, a major commuter self was serenaded by a quartet paper, featured the Alexandria Harmonizers in a from the Santa Monica Ocea- promotion of The Simpsons naires as she left a “Qwik-E- Movie. Chapter member Mart”—a 7-Eleven converted to Scipio Garling was invited promote The Simpsons Movie. to respond to the droll de- According to bystanders, Mrs. piction of barbershop har- Simpson was left “speechless” mony presented by Homer’s by Aaron Mood, Dan Barling, (in)famous quartet, the Be Bruce Schroffel and chorus Sharps. “Homer’s barbershop director Todd Kolberg. quartet (is) great exposure to barbershop ... It’s a kind of Earlier that evening, by chance the quartet sang to Oscar nominee Tim recognition that that kind of Robbins—not for the first time, as his theatrical company is a block male harmony is the basis of away from the chorus’ regular afterglow. Naturally, their camera was in a lot of popular music,” Scipio told them. “Every boy the car. But as Bruce says, “That’s life in La La Land!” band is basically an altered barbershop quartet.” CHAPTER ETERNAL Society members reported as deceased between January 1 and July 31, 2007 Cardinal Ralph Rhoads Wallace Smith Far Western Wm Seibel George Russell Keith Thomas Earl Cornelius Mc Pherson, KS Blue Ridge Mt Foot- Donald Cole Sacramento, CA Springfield, IL French City, OH Greater Indianapolis Rodney Stover hills, GA Aloha, HI Folsom, CA Hal Wolfe Alex Young Virgil Crady Kearney, NE Lee Walker Manny Duarte Lloyd Steinkamp Sandoval, IL Pittsburgh North Greater Indianapolis Vern Unruh Marietta, GA Stockton, CA Greater Phoenix, AZ Hills, PA Stephen Ernest Sioux City, IA Roswell, GA Richard Esposito Palomar Pacific, CA Johnny Columbus-Green- Robert Wilber Sanford Wolfe San Diego, CA Fred Stemmler Appleseed Land O’ Lakes wood, IN Overland Park, KS Spartanburg, SC La Jolla, CA Las Vegas, NV Chad Anderson Robert Galbraith Robert Evanson Evergreen Michael Fajack Philip Sterling Pittsburgh North Brainerd Area, MN Lafayette, IN Dixie John Boyd South Bay, CA San Francisco Bay Hills, PA Duane Lundgren Robert Hills Wilmer Arnold Anacortes, WA Robert Fraley Cities, CA Emil Bajus Polk County, WI Terre Haute, IN Roswell, GA Bellingham, WA Aloha, HI Robert Wardell Lorain, OH Donald Milton Gayle Lamm Harry Cuthbert Harry Brookman Bill Harper South Bay, CA Eugene Baringer Minneapolis, MN Muncie, IN Beaufort, SC Tacoma, WA Riverside, CA Jack Wheatley Salem, OH Roy Palmer Jack Wessel Donald Dingler Dana Carter Allen Jaeger Pasadena, CA William Boros Oshkosh, WI Valparaiso, IN Hilton Head Island, Canby, OR Frank Thorne Illinois Cleveland East, OH Ripon, WI SC Paul Gallagher Harold Knecht Peter Brandt Cleveland West Subur- Carl Pearson Central States Gerald Dwyer Fairbanks, AK Placerville, CA Chicagoland No., IL ban, OH Minneapolis, MN Le Garrison Hilton Head Island, Donald Gay Fred Koch Chicago Metro, IL Mathew Maffessanti Bert Ward Kearney, NE SC Anacortes, WA Tucson, AZ Edwin Corzine Mc Keesport, PA Saskatoon, SK Ronald Guffey William Hafley Wayne Godsey John Majzler Peoria, IL Thomas McCune Lawrence Zahrt New London, IA Asheville, NC Federal Way, WA Orange (Quartet), CA Jay Driskell Mc Keesport, PA Wausau, WI Lawrence Knebel Felix Hamill Kent Lovick Howard Mc Fadden Frank Thorne Charles Neugebauer Mid-Atlantic St Louis Suburban, North East Tennessee Greater Vancouver, BC Sun Cities, AZ Henry Ehrlinger III Cleveland East, OH Raymond Crane MO Edward Holzapfel Walter Tymchyna Otto Mielenz Harrisburg, IL George Paul Red Bank Area, NJ Melvin Kogele Nashville, TN Cranbrook, BC Sun Cities, AZ Carbondale, IL Pittsburgh South John Cunningham Omaha, NE Robert Landon Arthur Morgan Donald Isberg Hills, PA Anne Arundel, MD Alvin Kutschinski Beaufort, SC Frank Thorne Frank Thorne Aurora, IL David Powers Perry Darby Denison, IA Ardell Linnerud Henry Diettrich Robert Morgensen James Lipe French City, OH Dundalk, MD Lyle Peterson Raleigh, NC Robert Fraley Irvine, CA Carbondale, IL Athens Co, OH Ralph Delaplane Dubuque, IA John Ribble Emil Franz G Don Royer Neal Nuss Raymond Roth Wilmington, DE John Reed Greater Knoxville, TN David Saunders Palomar Pacific, CA South Cook, IL Pittsburgh South Leo Donnellan Florissant Valley, MO W. Russell Scott George Viehe Joliet, IL Hills, PA Milford, DE Wilmington, NC Kankakee, IL

California Crossroads, the Southern California East Senior Champs, entered the June 2 San Diego County Fair A Cappella contest on a whim. They never expect- ed to win against a large, talented field that included a gospel choir and a five-man doo-wop group. Much to their surprise, they won Best Small group, Audience Favorite, and the Grand Prize! “My flabber has just been gasted!” declared lead Les Weiser. They received three nice trophies and $1,500 for their efforts. The six- month-old quartet, with 186 years combined barber- shop experience, is Buddy Yarnell (T), Les Weiser (L), Pete Hensley (Br) and Larry Thorpe (Bs).

July/August 2007 • The HARMONIZER 35 STAY TUNED Some of our favorite baseballq National Anthem photos of 2007 Singing “The Star- Spangled Banner” The Peninsulaires, Palo Alto/Mountain View chapter, sang the National Anthem and/or “O’ Canada” for a very enthusiastic crowd at the Oakland Coliseum, home of the Oakland may be the biggest A’s. Between the mic test and the performance was an outsized tailgate party. audience your group Despite full stomachs and a nearly five second delay from the sound system, will ever see, and a the singing went off without a hitch—except for the fact that St. Louis won. roaring ovation can be a musical highlight of a lifetime. The more prominent the gig, the more likely a group has to audition by tape or in person. Contact the market- ing and PR depart- ment of your local professional, school or collegiate team to learn how and when to audition. A good showing often leads to multiple callbacks! Gentlemen’s Blend did some “double dipping” at the July 1 game between the Baltimore Orioles and California Angels at Oriole Park at Cam- den Yards in Baltimore. They sang the National Anthem on the grass behind home plate before the game, then returned for the seventh inning stretch, where they climbed on the Orioles dug- out and sang “God Bless America.” Members are Jim Botelle (L), Jeff Liebknecht (Br), John Ensor (Bs) and Kris Zinkievich (T).

The National Baseball Hall of Fame president auditioned Firestorm quartet and hired them on the spot for the Na- tional Baseball Hall of Fame Game at Double Day Stadium in Cooperstown, N.Y. The quartet sang “The Star- Spangled Banner” and “O’ Canada” On May 21st, 2007 for a sold out crowd of nearly 10,000 baseball fans there to see the contest between the Baltimore Orioles and the Toronto Blue Jays. Quartet members are Keith Cro- nin (T), Art Zelesnikar (L), Glen Bahr (Bs), Chuck Harter (Br). All are members of the Mohawk Valley Chapter.

36 The HARMONIZER • July/August 2007 BILLBOARD ACT. Imagine see- CHAPTER ETERNAL Some of our favorite baseball National Anthem photos of 2007 ing your face Louis Frillmann Dover, NH Seneca Land plastered on a Honesdale, PA Lawrence Cham- Gary Fisk Peter Fusco pagne Frank Thorne billboard. In a Jamaica, NY Haverhill, MA Ronald Gannon very non-tra- Charles Glasgow Jr John Heath Buffalo, NY Harford County, MD Bedford-Sackville, NS David Saunders ditional adver- John Gouveia John Heffernan Buffalo, NY tising twist, Manhattan, NY New Haven, CT Charles Staab the Siouxland James Gregory Anthony Iacobone Venango County, PA Smith Mountain Sr. Crawford County, PA Barbershop Cho- Lake, VA Concord, MA James Todd rus sprang for Kieth Harrison Stephen Kramar Canton, NY District of Columbia, Waterville, ME Charles Vanderhoff high visibility when they promoted DC Robert McCaffrey Venango County, PA their fall chapter show with the 2006 James Henn Frank Thorne Merle Young international champion as featured Dundalk, MD Jean-Louis Nicknair New Bethlehem, PA Myron Jackson Concord, NH guest. The quartet members were Delco, PA Alvin Olson Sunshine impressed, to say the least, and posed Edward Johnson Frank Thorne Emil Bajus Milford, DE Floyd Peronto Central Florida, FL for pictures they’ll surely show their Per Lindholm Pittsfield, MA Francis Condon future posterity. You’ll have to ask the Alexandria, VA Gaylord Preston Melbourne, FL chapter whether they made money off Dominic Marano Schenectady, NY Howard Cross Jamaica, NY Wesley Rolls Frank Thorne the billboard, but we give them an A+ Elwood Mather Jr Cape Breton, NS Frank Di Pasquale for thinking outside the box! Honesdale, PA Robert Seiser Palm Beach County, Gilbert Mead Litchfield County, CT FL Alexandria, VA E Alex Taylor George Evans Richard Messer- Dartmouth, NS Orlando, FL smith James Varno C Homer Hagerstown, MD Plattsburgh, NY Zephyrhills-Dade Edward Murrin Ray Watkins City, FL Scranton, PA Greater Montreal, Norman Keadle Jack Oyler QC Sarasota, FL Altoona, PA Frank Lawson Salvatore Petrane Ontario Sarasota, FL Teaneck, NJ James Barnes Ralph Marmer Rahway Valley, NJ Oshawa, ON Boca Raton, FL Herman Reiher John Ford James Mowat Harford County & Scarborough, ON Panama City, FL Dundalk, MD Dave Gaunt C. Thom Nelson Ralph Rhoads Simcoe, ON Sarasota, FL Pottstown, PA Roy Johnson Thomas Parke Charles Ritzel St Catharines, ON Greater Sun City Frank Thorne Allan Johnston Center, FL Newton Robbins Hamilton, ON Bradley Parker Frank Thorne Ralph McPherson Sarasota, FL Willard Russell Jr St Catharines, ON Ronald Seager Lewisburg, PA Hamilton, ON Palm Harbor, FL Robert Seay III Raymond Schone- Melvin Stone Dundalk, MD wille Sarasota, FL Joseph Siconolfi Hamilton, ON Alan Wellman Scranton, PA Robert Solley Vero Beach, FL Ralph Stein Scarborough, ON William Wood Jamaica, NY Dennis Tindale Naples/Fort My- Shorelee ’twas magic in the air thut day! Ralph H. Swan London, ON ers, FL St. Patrick’s Day saw a wee bit of Irish music set to barbershop—a Bryn Mawr, PA Paul Taylor Pioneer Southwestern very long list from which to draw—and drew quartets and fans Bucks County, PA John Anglin Jim Casey from throughout the region. The Fairfax, Virginia Chapter’s William Taylor Battle Creek, MI Houston, TX “Quartet Festival of Irish Song” was such a big interchapter hit Dundalk, MD Richard Kelly Dallas Metro, TX Vincent Vespole Benton Harbor-St Joe Eddy that it is now expected to become an annual event. Montclair, NJ Joseph, MI Austin, TX Quartets “competed” (a word used lightly) in categories like James Washington Kalamazoo, MI Keith Jones “most spirited performance,” “most non-polecat Irish songs,” District of Columbia Ronald Seager Tulsa, OK Richard White- Saginaw Bay, MI William Lea “Irish song with the most verses,” “Best costumed performance” house Dallas Metro, TX and “Best overall performance” category. Others performed in the Alexandria, VA Rocky Oren Soules “pick-up quartet” segment by drawing names from a hat for each Mt. Vernon, VA Mountain Coleman, TX Harry Young Ronald Achilles Mills County, TX voice part. Everyone had corned beef and cabbage, boiled pota- Harrisburg, PA Colby, KS Robert White toes, soft drinks and a wee bit of other Irish favorites. Chairman Carlisle, PA John LeGault Central Texas Cor- Doug Jones advises everyone to keep an eye peeled and the date Montrose, CO ridor, TX Northeastern Michael Rogers reserved for St. Patrick’s Day March 2008 for another afternoon Philip Carson Denver Moun- of fun and camaraderie. And that’s no blarney! n Portsmouth, NH tainAires, CO

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38 The HARMONIZER • July/August 2007 Official Affiliates of the Barbershop Harmony Society Our fellow harmonizers worldwide AAMBS (Australian Association of Men’s FABS (Finnish Association of Barbershop Singers) Barbershop Singers) Contact Tuomo Ketomäki: [email protected] www.aambs.org.au IABS (Irish Association of Barbershop Singers) Contact Michael Donnelly: [email protected] www.irishbarbershop.org BABS (British Association of Barbershop Singers) Contact Gunnar Karlsson: [email protected] www.singbarbershop.com NZABS (New Zealand Association of Contact Stuart Lines: [email protected] Barbershop Singers) www.nzabs.org.nz BinG! (Barbershop in Germany) Contact David Birdling: [email protected] www.barbershop-in-germany.de SNOBS (Society of Nordic Barbershop Singers) Contact Roberta Damm: [email protected] www.snobs.org DABS (Dutch Association of Barbershop Singers) Contact Henrick Rosenberg: [email protected] www.dabs.nl SPATS (Southern Part of Africa Tonsorial Singers) Contact Lenhard van Ballegooijen: [email protected] Contact Tony Abbott: [email protected] Free online newsletters Society subsidiaries Public Relations Officers and • Weekly news: LiveWire www. Bulletin Editors (PROBE) (partial list) www.harmonize.com/probe barbershop.org/livewire Association of • Tips for quartet singers: on the International Champions Allied organizations QT www.barbershop.org/ontheQT www.AICGold.com Sweet Adelines International • Tips for directors: Association of International www.sweetadelinesintl.org Directly Involved www.barber- Seniors Quartet Champions Harmony, Incorporated shop.org/directly www.harmonyinc.org • The Harmonizer www.barbershop. www.seniorsgold.com Ancient and Harmonious MENC: The National Associa- org/harmonizer tion for Music Education Index of Authors — www.barber- Society of Woodshedders www.menc.org shop.org/ID_060378 www.ahsow.org Subject Index — www.barber- Barbershop Quartet American Choral shop.org/ID_064230 Preservation Association Directors Association www.bqpa.com www.acdaonline.org

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July/August 2007 • The HARMONIZER 39 THE TAG Joe Liles, Tagmaster!! A great one from one of the great ones he tag below was created by one of the most influential director and writer/singer for two production houses arrangers in the history of barbershop. She in the commercial advertising field in New York has extensive experience in jazz, pop and City. barbershop styles, and is a composer, vo- In Sweet Adelines International, Renee T cal arranger, conductor/director, soloist has done almost everything musical. She and pianist, specializing in both com- has been active in the planning and imple- mercial and amateur projects. Her mentation of almost every arranger-training barbershop arrangements for shows function the SAI organization has held. and contests are among the most She served on the International Music performed by both male and Faculty and has been a certified judge in female organizations. the Arrangement/Music categories. She Renee Craig, was born in has served on the International Board Detroit, Michigan. Her mu- of Directors for SAI. Renee’s quartet, sical career started almost as the Cracker Jills, 1957 Sweet Ade- soon as she could walk on line International quartet champion, stage. As a gifted musician, is acknowledged to be one of the most she rose in vocal promi- prominent vocal groups in the history of bar- nence as Detroit’s top sing- bershop. She directed the Ramapo Valley er while affiliated with the Spotlight Chorus to three international radio program Guest House championships and many medalist place- on Station WJR. The host ments. for that immensely popular Renee is truly a musical genius and leg- show was Edgar A. Guest, end in the barbershop world. Jr. Renee’s voice became a For those of you who remember Dave familiar sound to Michi- Stevens, former staff employee for the gan listeners through the Society, publications editor, himself a gi- many commercials she ant in the music area ... Dave once told wrote and performed. me that Renee was the only arranger whose After moving to New Jersey, arrangements he would publish “sight unseen.” Renee began to build another He had the deepest respect for her to choose the enviable reputation in the com- right harmonies and add creative nuances that mercial jingle field, writing and few people would ever think of. And that respect performing hundreds of radio reflects all of our thoughts about this remarkable and TV ads. She was creative musician and friend. n

NO MORE HURRYIN', WORRYIN' (DOWN WHERE THE SOUTH BEGINS) Tag no more hur-- ry in', wor-- ry in', j Tenor Œ Ó œ œ bœ. w Lead œ œ œ ˙. œ œ œ bœ œ . w V c œ w w ˙. ˙ Œ ˙ J œ be - gins, I'm go- in' south. no more hur ry in', wor ry in', j Bari œ bœ œ ˙. œ œ b˙ bœ œ œ. Bass ? c Œ Ó œ œ œ œ ˙. œ œ ˙ Œ œ b œ œ œ. w J Renee Craig, 1956 Sung by the Confederates

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Historic San Antonio To • Choruses will receive audio-taped Welcome Barbershoppers evaluations from all of the judges, in As the saying goes, addition to written evaluation sheets. “everything is bigger • Choruses arrive Friday afternoon/evening, in Texas,” and the possible pizza party/master class Friday 2008 Midwinter night (TBD), compete Saturday, attend Convention will prove the Midwinter show Saturday night, and this brag to be true. The outgoing senior quartet champs, depart Sunday. Held in beautiful San Friendly Advice, will perform their swan • Choruses may choose to be simply given a Antonio deep in the song and present the trophies to the best rating (such as superior, excellent, good, heart of Texas, there will foursome competing to become the 2008 etc.), or they may choose to be rated and be something for everybody—singing, Senior Quartet Champs. ranked against other choruses. Awards shopping & sightseeing. If you would rather sing than listen, this is will be given to all participating groups. • Each chorus will critique at least one The weekend will be chock full of the place to be. There’s been plenty of time Sweet Adelines International is a highly respected worldwide organization of women singers. other competitor to give an added performances by some of the best talent in set aside to woodshed, sing tags and meet If you want to improve your singing abilities and learn a cappella harmony barbershop style, the Society. There will also be LOTS of Barbershoppers from around the world. educational opportunity to the participants. Sweet Adelines International offers comprehensive, quality education. We are looking for singing opportunities for ALL close International Youth The Sights And Sounds singers to join the ranks of other Sweet Adelines International members. Call the membership harmony fanatics. Barbershop Chorus Festival Of San Antonio Mark Your Calendar For This is very The eighth largest city in the United States, department at International Headquarters and ask for a free mini-CD. January 22-27, 2008 exciting, as it is a San Antonio offers an abundant variety of culmination of all shops, galleries and malls containing Tag…you’re it! Sing a tag with us at one of our upcoming events! of YOUR efforts in promoting barbershop collectibles and clothing as unique and harmony to youth throughout the United diverse as the Texas landscape. States and Canada. Be A Part Of Something International Education Symposium International Convention and Competition More specifics of the festival will be coming Special… in the next few weeks but for now here are The Texas All-Star Chorus the general guidelines: under the direction Jim Clancy, • Festival/Contest is open to male choruses legendary director of the Vocal The headquarters hotel is the plush Crowne of 12 or more singers. Majority and member of the Kickin’ Plaza River Walk with the show and contest • Average age of the chorus must be 25 years Barbershop Harmony Society’s it up a venue at the San Antonio Municipal old or less, with no one over the age of 30. Hall of Fame. Notch October 9-13, 2007 November 4-8, 2008 Auditorium (where the 1964 International • Society standards will be used, with some Make Your Plans Now! On the Friday July 16-19, 2008 Convention was held). slight alterations to account for Night Show, a special performance will be Something For Everyone “non-contestable” selection. presented by a chorus comprised of The Friday and Saturday Night shows will be • Membership in the Society or affiliate barbershoppers from all across the Lone hard to beat. These two concerts are being organizations is NOT a requirement. Star State. This “big as Texas” ensemble presented by the Barbershop Harmony Could be a school-sponsored group will perform a few songs appropriate to Society and the Association of International (High School or Collegiate Chorus), but the occasion. this is also NOT a requirement. Senior Quartet Champions and will include a The chorus will be limited to 250 singers, • Choruses will be judged on 10 minutes of mix of medalists quartets from this past so if you’re a member of a chapter in singing (with at least two songs being summer as well as a few of our top senior Texas and want to participate you’ll need to “contestable barbershop”—other www.sweetadelineintl.org or call 800.992.SING (7464) or 918.622.1444. and college quartets, plus a few act soon! other surprises. selection must be a cappella).

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