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Jacksonville New River Harmony Jacksonville, NC Chartered: 7/25/01 www.newriverharmony.com Number: Q091 Members (12/31/13): 13 Rehearsals: Monday, 6:30 PM at Trinity United Methodist Church, 301 Marine Blvd., Jacksonville, NC 28546 New River Harmony 2012 Row 1: (L-R) Johnny Thompson, Mike Ellzey, Mitch Elston, Tony Riggs, Ed Williams, Ricky Gause, Merwin Marshburn. Row 2: Tim Carlson, Eddy Simmons, Lon Elliotte, David Voss, Sandy Sandridge, Dick Price, Bill Bennight. Activities/Accomplishments. Finally starting to grow with four new members in 2013. Events that the chorus or a quartet sang: Marine Corps Birthday Ball for Spouses of Deployed Marines/Sailors, two Habitat for Humanity events - chorus and quartet, chorus sang at Festival of Trees for Hospice in Jacksonville, chorus sang at City of Jacksonville Tree Lighting, quartet sings monthly at area nursing homes. Chapter Quartets: Crystal Clear Harmony Johnny Thompson – Chorus Director New River Harmony's director is Johnny Thompson, a barbershopper of 14 years. Johnny began barbershop in high school and eventually became student director. Out of barbershop for several years while beginning a career, he ultimately found his way to New Bern's Southern Gentlemen. While with the Southern Gentlemen, he was with the Riverbank Quartet. When The Southern Gentlemen discovered he grew up with music, he was made assistant director and then director. When his job moved him to Jacksonville, North Carolina, he joined the New River Harmony, singing whatever part was most needed at the moment. Soon he became director where he is today. 50 Chapter Board – 2013 President – Elton Sandridge Immediate Past President – John Thompson Secretary – Michael Ellzey Treasurer – Lon Elliotte VP PR/Fundraising – Ed Williams VP Membership/Development – Dick Price VP Music/Performance – William Bennight Members at Large – Merwin Marshburn, Tony Riggs Musical Leadership Chorus Director – John Thompson Assistant Director – William Bennight Section Leaders – William Bennight, John Thompson, Michael Ellzey, Ed Williams New River Harmony performing on their annual show, 50’s Juke Box Review. 51 Lexington County Main Street Harmonizers Lexington, SC Chartered: 8/5/04 www.mainstreetharmonizers.com Number: Q096 Members (12/31/13): 22 Rehearsals: Monday, 7:00 PM at Lexington Baptist Church, 308 E. Main St., Lexington, SC 29072 Row 1: Tom Sanford, John Caizzi, Johnnie Nash, Wayne Burress, Keith Williams, Doug McMillan, James Hinson, Tony Counts. Row 2: Paul Jennings, Phil Lee, Cliff Brown, Aubrey Arrington, Keith Phemister,; Paul Gowder, Bob Wayson. Activities/Accomplishments. Feb 14 – Singing Valentines – 30 April – South Carolina Governor, Nikki Haley proclaimed April 7 to 13, 2013 to be Barbershop Harmony Week in South Carolina (Thanks to Bob Wayson!) Apr 22 – Sang at funeral service for MSH member Henry Calvin (Cal) Shadwell May 18 – Red Bank Horse Arena, Lexington, SC Jun 23 – Sang at MSH member Mike Weaver’s Wedding Jun – Generations of Irmo (Sr. Living) performance and Chapter afterglow Sep 15 – 75th Anniversary Show, Lexington Baptist Church Sep 28 – Pig Pickin’ at Regie Price’s House/Chapter Picnic Nov - Sang at funeral service for MSH member Robert “Bob” Wayson 3 Christmas Performances in December, including Hopkins, SC Taste and Tour Barbershopper of the Year for 2013: Keith Phemister 52 Barbershopper of the Quarter: 1st Quarter: Mike Weaver 3rd Quarter: Gene Tinman 2nd Quarter: Bob Wayson 4th Quarter: Doug McMillan Chapter Quartets: Laugh Out Loud, Front Page News (tenor moved out of state) Chapter Board – 2013 President – Keith Phemister Immediate Past President – Johnny Nash Secretary – Bob Wayson Treasurer – Regie Price VP Program – Frank Brazell VP Marketing/PR – Clifford Brown VP Membership/Development – Mike Weaver VP Music/Performance – David Shoaff Musical Leadership Chorus Director – Douglass McMillan Assistant Directors – Tom Sanford (left in Sept), Keith Phemister, Keith Williams Section Leaders: Tenor – Tom Sanford (left in September) Lead – James Hinson, Keith Phemister Bass – Keith Phemister Baritone – Cliff Brown 53 Mount Pleasant Palmetto Vocal Project Mount Pleasant, SC Chartered: 6/22/2012 www.palmettovocalproject.com Number: Q100 facebook.com/pages/Palmetto-Vocal-Project/193209717395137 Members (12/31/13) – 31 Rehearsals: Thursday, 7:00-10:00 pm, Franke at Seaside (Rodenberg Chapel), 1885 Rifle Range Road Mt. Pleasant, SC © Three Oaks Photography 2014 International Chorus Representatives (Las Vegas) 2013 Carolina's District Plateau AA Champions Derek Street, Director Row 1 (L-R): Lewis Law, Phil Wilcox, Derek Street, Shawn Whisenant, Chris Holtzendorff. Row 2: Brian Larkin, David Box, Adam Boukal, Brian McGee, Greg Burlos, Gregg Flowers. Row 3: Brantly Cox, Herb Klinker, Mike Mancuso, Tom Nawrocki, Clayton Echan, Michael Stehlik, Bill Andrusic. Row 4: Jeff Woraratanadharm, Richard Harris, Kevin Gillett, Steve Cowart, Bobby Veitch, Brent Flowers, Wayne Hagenbuch, Bill Conway. : Activities/Accomplishments: Singing Valentines with Charleston Barbershop Chorus. Performances: ArtFest (March), 2013 Spring Bridal Show sponsored by Charleston Weddings Magazine (March 2013), PVP Spring Show at School of the Arts (April), Carolinas District Convention (April), Hendrick Automotive Group (June), BHS International Convention in Toronto, Canada (July), National Anthem - Rugby World Cup Qualifier - USA vs. Canada (August 2013), Carolinas District Convention (October), 54 Barbershopper of the Year for 2013: Richard Harris Derek Street, Director Music has been a significant part of Derek Street’s life since early childhood. He began studying piano at age five and singing in school and church choirs during middle school. Derek graduated from Western Carolina University in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education (Voice and Conducting). Derek began his teaching career in the Carolinas at the middle/high school level. Under his direction, Derek’s middle school choir won the South Carolina State choral competition for three consecutive years. His high school choir earned the state championship six years in a row. Derek teaches summer art programs for the musically gifted (the “ST-ARTS” and “SMAART” programs). He also serves as a choral clinician for all-county choirs in South Carolina. Derek is the former director of the Carolina Chordsmen (Rock Hill, SC Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society), as well as singing lead for quartets Hemisphere and Keynote (2013 NSC District Silver Medalists). He relocated to Mt. Pleasant, SC where he recently married his wife, Nikki. Derek teaches music at Pepperhill Elementary in North Charleston. Robert Rund, Director Robert Rund grew up in Saint Louis, Missouri, playing ragtime piano and singing in barbershop quartets since the age of seven. He began composing and arranging music in his teens. Today, he has an eclectic taste of music and art that spans many styles and genres, but continues to be drawn to vocal and a capella music, particularly in the barbershop style. In the barbershop world, Rund has written over 30 arrangements, many of which have been performed and recorded by international champion quartets and medalist choruses. Many of these arrangements were spawned by his own quartet singing in the early 1990s with Doubletake, who became Barbershop Harmony Society’s 1993 Mid-Atlantic District Champion in their first district competition and represented this district twice at the International Competition. Since that time, internationally recognized quartets and choruses have performed and recorded Rund’s arrangements. The list includes international champion quartets Keepsake (1992), Platinum (2002), and Gotcha! (2004), and Storm Front (2010), and medalist choruses Sound of the Rockies (Denver, CO) and West Towns Chorus (Lombard, IL). In addition, Rund has composed vocal music outside the barbershop style including SATB choral works written for and dedicated to the New Jersey Association of Independent School’s All-State Chorus and premiered at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC). Robert Rund leads independent consulting firm, R2C2. He recently served as the President and Head of School of the American Boychoir School in Princeton, New Jersey. Mr. Rund earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from Westminster Choir College of Rider University, and a Master of Arts in Arts Administration from Goucher College. 55 Chapter Board – 2013 VP Program – Shawn Whisenant President – Mikey Mancuso Members at Large – Bill Conway, Secretary – Brian McGee Michael Weiss Treasurer – Richard Harris VP Marketing/PR – Phil Wilcox Musical Leadership VP Membership/Development – Brantley Cox Directors – Derek Street, Robert Rund VP Music/Performance – Tom Nawrocki PVP performing on the International stage in Toronto (above) and at Art Fest (left). 56 New Bern The Southern Gentlemen New Bern, NC Chartered 1/2/92 www.newbernbarbershop.com Number: Q022 Members (12/31/13) – 34 Rehearsals: Tuesday, 7:00 PM at Cornerstone Church, 2304 US 70 Hwy East (James City), New Bern, NC 28560 © Three Oaks Photography Fall 2013 Contest – Bette Oglesby & Russ Erwin, Directors Row 1: Don Knight, BJ Oglesby (Director), Ron Hykes, Jim Wilson. Row 2: Al Brylowe, Dennis Evans, Bill Morris, Brian Giersch, Bob Reitz. Row 3: Kenny Taylor, Van Stephenson, Ken Davis, Hank Hudak, Mike Doheny. Row 4: Dick Berkshire, Russ Erwin (Assistant Director). Activities/Accomplishments. We held our annual show on April 27th. New for us, we used a scrim and projected appropriate