• Are you passionate about singing in a really well-prepared quartet? • Do you get excited about singing Gold Medal arrangements? • Are you looking for three other guys to sing with, but can’t quite fi nd them in your chapter? • Does it seem like you can never fi nd three guys to sing with - who all know the same songs? • Do you have the ability and the drive to learn a lot of new music? If so, it might be time for you to take the New England Harmony Brigade challenge! It will change your life! Spring 2017 “The winner for me next year will be… Western Regional NEHB... it’s much District Convention more fun to spend my time singing with well-prepared guys… Mountain and the price is a bargain,e considering the value you receive.” Yankee Divisions Quartet and Chorus Contests At the New England Harmonymony Brigade RallyRally, it’sit’s all about quartetting. You’ll come fully prepared on twelve challenging songs. You’ll mix it up with other singers who are similarly prepared. Participate in a — and — fun, informal, random quartet contest judged by a special “Quartet in Residence.” Get your ‘dance card’ signed by 25 guys from each of the International Preliminary three other parts who are looking to sing with you! And sing in a chorus of almost one hundred guys on our Saturday night show with a great bunch Quartet Contest of guys who are as prepared as you are! If you’re lucky, you’ll fi nd three other guys and audition Saturday morning. Then, if you’re selected, you’ll fi nd yourself singing on the show in a quartet Saturday Night! May 5-7, 2017 You get music, high quality learning tracks, meals, and a hotel room for the weekend, all for one inclusive price. And you’ll return year after year... because you’ll love it! Lake George Junior-Senior High School 381 Canada Street • Lake George, NY
HOST Saratoga Soundtrack Chorus Sweet Adelines Int’l. Chapter Last *Opp* to SIGN-UP! Music is being distributed NOW! www.saratogasoundtrack.org Just a few spaces remain - TENORS encouraged!
Mark Your Calendars! The NEHB 2017 Rally is September 15-17 in Marlborough, Mass. www.nehb.net for more information – and to apply! Thanks Northeastern District for your wonderful hospitality! We wish all the competitors best of luck in the competition.
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Mountain and Yankee Divisions & Int’l. Quartet Prelims Contests ~ Spring 2017 Mountain and Yankee Divisions & Int’l. Quartet Prelims Contests ~ Spring 2017 Page 2 Page 31 NORTHEASTERN DISTRICT • BARBERSHOP HARMONY SOCIETY 2017 Mountain / Yankee Divisions - Quartet, Chorus & VLQ CONTESTS UUpcomingpcoming BarbershopBarbershop 2017 DISTRICT INTERNATIONAL QUARTET PRELIMS CONTEST HarmonyHarmony SSchedulechedule ooff EventsEvents 8 EEventsvents Locations: A. Lake George Jr./Sr. High School B. Fort William Henry Hotel May 2017 * Please note: Asterisks below denote that the posted start time is 4-7 Harmony, Inc. Area 3 C&C - Rochester, NY approximate and depends on the duration of the previous event. 4-7 Sweet Adelines Int’l, Region 1 C&C - Springfi eld, MA 1. Friday, May 5th - Quartet Semi-Finals Contests 5-7 NED Western Regional Divisions Contests & District International Preliminary Quartet Contest - Lake George, NY FROM DESCRIPTION / EVENT LOC 6 Chapter Show: Beverly, MA - Danvers HS, Danvers, MA 4:00 PM Competitor Registration OPEN (hotel) B 7 Chapter Show: Burlington, VT - Colchester HS 5:30 PM REGISTRATION Desk Opens (to 7:00 PM) (school) A 13 Chapter Show: Keene, NH - Monadnock Reg. HS, Swanzey, NH 20 NED YHWNE - Youth Harmony Workshop NE 6:00 PM Auditorium opens to Attendees A 21 Chapter Show: Concord, MA - Cary Hall, Lexington, MA 6:30 PM Mountain / Yankee Divisions & Int’l Prelim 27 Chapter Show: Dartmouth, NS - Dartmouth HS Quartet Semi-Finals Contests A June 2017 * 10:25 PM Announcements & Contest Results A 2-5 Harmony, Inc. Area 1 C&C - Sackville, NB *11:00 PM Quartet Evaluation Sessions with Judges B 17 YHWNE - Youth Harmony Workshop NE 2. Saturday, May 6th - Chorus/VLQ Contest July 2017 2-9 2017 BHS International Convention in Las Vegas, NV FROM DESCRIPTION / EVENT LOC 23-30 BHS: Harmony University - Belmont Univ., Nashville, TN 9:30 AM Competitor Registration OPEN (hotel) B 10:00 AM School Opens to Contestants A August 2017 3-6 Harmony Explosion Camp Northeast ~ Worcester State University 10:00 AM REGISTRATION Desk Opens (to 11:30 AM) A with special guest quartets ... Signature and VOCE. 10:30 AM Auditorium opens to Attendees A 4 NED House of Delegates Meeting: 3:00 PM, Worcester State Univ. 11:00 AM Mountain / Yankee Divisions 4-6 NED Harmony College Northeast ~ Worcester State University Chorus/VLQ Finals Contests A with special guest quartet ... Forefront. 18-20 Alton Bay Barbershop Jamboree: Alton, NH *2:55 PM Announcements & Contest Results A 19 Alton Bay Jamboree - “Great Gathering” Show, Prospect Mtn. HS *3:10 PM Chorus Evaluation Sessions with Judges A 3:15 PM New... Seniors Chorus Rehearsal (to 5:15) B September 2017 *
15-17 New England Harmony Brigade - Courtyard by Marriott, Marlborough, MA th 15-17 Sweet Adelines Region 1 - Fall Regional, Sheraton, Framingham, MA 3. Saturday, May 6 - Quartet Prelims FINALS Contest 23 Bass River BBShop Bash, So. Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA FROM DESCRIPTION / EVENT LOC 23 Chapter Show: Hanover, NH - Lebanon Opera House, Lebanon, NH 4:30 PM School Opens to Contestants A 30 Chapter Show: Waterville, ME - Thomas College 4:45 PM REGISTRATION Desk Opens (to 6:45 PM) A October 2017 5:45 PM Auditorium Opens to Attendees A 9-14 Sweet Adelines Int’l. - Contest & Convention - Las Vegas, NV 6:15 PM Int’l Preliminary Quartet Finals Contest A 21 Chapter Show: Brunswick, ME - United Methodist Church 22 Chapter Show: Concord, NH - The Audi, Concord City Aud. *8:10 PM Presentations, Announcements & Results A 27-29 NED Fall District Contests & Convention - HARTFORD, CT *8:30 PM The BIG SHOW! A • • • *10:15 PM Quartet Evaluation Sessions with Judges B December 2017 1-3 NED Leadership Academy/Retreat 2018 - New dates! The Resort and Conference Center at Hyannis (Cape Cod, MA) The Village & Town of Lake Geor ge are THRILLED All under one roof, connected buildings, great food and RESOURCES! to be hosting our event this weekend! PLEASE patroniz e the restaurants and shops of Lake Geor ge! For the latest news & details of these and other events, You are welcome and encouraged to share your please see the ofϐicial NED CALENDAR here: singing everywhere! So - make it a foursome and show the folks of Lake Geor ge why we love wwww.NEDistrict.orgww.NEDistrict.org a cappella Barbershop Harmony!
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8. ______Song #1: ______Song #2: ______9. ______Song #1: ______Song #2: ______elcome to the Western Regional Convention, Division Contests, 10. ______International Prelims Contest, and Song #1: ______W Song #2: ______Saturday night BIG show in Lake George, New York. Indeed... many fond memories of “Bolton 11. ______Landing.” Great to be here again! Song #1: ______Song #2: ______Whether you are a competitor, a mic tester, or an attendee, we appreciate you taking the time to join us in celebrating the art of 22017017 IInternationalnternational Barbershop a cappella. Where else in life PPreliminaryreliminary QQuartetuartet CContestontest can you get together with people who share a common love of Barbershop music? In FFINALSINALS RRESULTSESULTS / QQUALIFIERSUALIFIERS addition to the International Prelims at this convention, we have added an amazing ______Saturday Night Big Show. You will be highly entertained by some of the Society’s best. I ______hope you enjoy the convention. Be sure to ______get in some singing. Grab three others and sing a Tag, sing a Polecat, and have some fun. ______We would love to have your feedback - good, bad or indifferent! ______
Finally, you should know we have brought ______back the Nor’easter Express district bulletin OFFICIAL SCORING SUMMARY SHEETS WILL BE as an electronic, emailed newsletter. It will POSTED ONLINE at the NED web site TONIGHT. be published monthly if we have content. I encourage you to submit articles, pictures, Go to: CONTESTS>SCORES = NEDistrict.org/scores and stories to the Nor’easter editor – and let us all share the good news! Your good news! Yours in harmony,ny,
GuyGu Haas 2017 President Northeastern District
Mountain and Yankee Divisions & Int’l. Quartet Prelims Contests ~ Spring 2017 Mountain and Yankee Divisions & Int’l. Quartet Prelims Contests ~ Spring 2017 Page 4 Page 29 2017 Mountain / Yankee Divisions Quartet, Chorus & VLQ CONTESTS Why? 2017 DISTRICT INTERNATIONAL QUARTET PRELIMS CONTEST ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CConventiononvention TTeameam NED EVENTS Robert Bradley NED VP - EVENTS Joseph Hudson EVENT REGISTRAR Marshall Wagner STAGE/COMPETITOR MANAGEMENT Vikki Bradley COMPETITOR SERVICES Flo Ragusa ON-SITE JUDGES SERVICES Larry Newth LOGISTICS COORDINATOR August 18-19-20, 2017 Dianne & Tom Brooks LOGISTICS COORDINATORS FRONT of HOUSE COORDINATOR ALTON BAY • ALTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE Peter Sajko Jack Corish BACKSTAGE SERVICES Bandstand Concert Glen Aliczi - ALSS AUDIO - Advanced Lighting & Sound Solutions Mock Quartet Competition 3Dimagination Pictures PERFORMANCE/COMPETITOR VIDEO Great Gathering Show at the High School NED VP - MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS Because you LOVE this! Steve Salamin PROGRAM EDITOR / Performance Photos NED CONTEST & JUDGING To learn more: www.NEDistrict.org/alton Alan Lamson NED VP - CONTEST & JUDGING Jim Nolan COMPETITOR LIAISON Kirk Young JUDGING PANEL LIAISON Brian O’Leary COMPETITOR ENTRY LIAISON NORTHEASTERN DISTRICT Dianne Tortorelli-Brooks AWARDS CHAIR SPECIAL THANKS to: MAYOR Robert M. Blais SENIORS VILLAGE OF LAKE GEORGE, New York Dianne Tortorelli-Brooks Site Coordinator ~ Lake George & Region - - AND - - Our Judges and Presenters for the weekend! CHORUS HOTEL WILLIAM HENRY • FORT PM and the numerous hard-working volunteers of the Th is is a go! Newly formed & committ ed! NED, HI, SAI community! Thank you!you You may be interested and members are encouraged to sign-up now - only a few rehearsals before the Seniors Chorus Festival at next year’s BHS Midwinter Convention in Costa Mesa, California, January 16-21, 2018.
The Northeastern District greatly appreciates the incredibleedi effort of the hosting Saratoga Soundtrack Chorus - in LEARN MORE ABOUT THE NED SENIORSIORS CHORUS HERE: support of this weekend’s convention here in Lake George. www.NEDistrict.org/ned-seniors-chorus Please ind and thank Victoria Green, Host Chair, the chorus Contact: David Patterson / [email protected] members, local friends and fans - for a job really well done! 2nd REHEARSAL: Saturday, May 6 • 3–5:00 May 2nd REHEARSAL: Saturday,
Mountain and Yankee Divisions & Int’l. Quartet Prelims Contests ~ Spring 2017 Mountain and Yankee Divisions & Int’l. Quartet Prelims Contests ~ Spring 2017 Page 28 Page 5 2017 NORTHEASTERN DISTRICT SPRING CONTESTS 3. International Preliminary Quartet FINALS Saturday ~ May 6, 2017 ~ 6:15 PM PRESENTER Victoria Green, Host Chair Mike Maino, Emcee SARATOGA SOUNDTRACK CHORUS BHS International “Dave LaBar” Emcee Award Winner A Sweet Adelines International Chorus Bass of Trade Secret Please STAND as we salute our nations with the singing Francis Cocozza, Principal LAKE GEORGE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL of the Canada and United States National Anthems. The lyrics of each can be found on the opposite page. Rhonda Sullivan, Group Sales Manager Thank you! FORT WILLIAM HENRY HOTEL CONTEST JUDGES PANEL - PLEASE SEE PAGE 7 Kristen M. Haniϔin Special Events & Convention Sales Director From Friday’s International Prelims Semi-Final round results - enter the names of the quartets in order of appearance (draw order): Amanda Metzger Marketing Director LAKE GEORGE REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MIC TESTER QUARTET PREMIER PLUS TRAVEL AND TOURS MT: ______(Van Rental) Song #1: ______Song #2: ______Christine Kulls, Charter Sales Manager UPSTATE TRANSIT OF SARATOGA, LLC (Bus Charter) 1. ______Song #1: ______Robert M. Blais, Mayor Song #2: ______Denise Snyder, Assistant to the Mayor VILLAGE OF LAKE GEORGE, NY 2. ______Song #1: ______Patty Schuster, Deputy Town Clerk Song #2: ______(Trolley, Shuttle, and Drivers) 3. ______Departments of Buildings & Grounds, Highways Song #1: ______(Risers / Logistics) Song #2: ______TOWN OF LAKE GEORGE, NY 4. ______Saratoga Springs, NY chapter - Racing City Chorus Song #1: ______Burlington, VT chapter - Green Mountain Chorus Song #2: ______Plattsburgh, NY chapter - Cumberland Bay Chorus 5. ______(Risers) Song #1: ______Song #2: ______Drew Wheaton, Forefront 6. ______Tim Brooks, Category 4 Song #1: ______Dylan Lupo, Voices of Gotham Song #2: ______7. ______Song #1: ______TThehe FFactact or y OutletsOutlets ofof LakeLake GeorGeor gege Song #2: ______
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Mountain and Yankee Divisions & Int’l. Quartet Prelims Contests ~ Spring 2017 Mountain and Yankee Divisions & Int’l. Quartet Prelims Contests ~ Spring 2017 Page 6 Page 27 2017 Mountain / Yankee Divisions NationalAnthems Quartet, Chorus & VLQ CONTESTS 2017 DISTRICT INTERNATIONAL QUARTET PRELIMS CONTEST O CANADA! O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all thy sons command. With glowing hearts we see thee rise, ContestContest JudgingJudging PanelPanel The True North strong and free! From far and wide, CContest Administrator: Chris Buechler MAD O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. Asst. Contest Admin. : Don Stothard SLD God keep our land glorious and free! O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. Music Category: Clay Hine DIX O Canada, we stand on guard for thee! Kirk Young NED Performance Category: Mike Louque CSD THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER Brian O’Dell JAD O! say can you see by the dawn’s early light, Singing Category: Tim Brooks DIX What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming? Tim Reynolds DIX Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fi ght, O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket’s red glare, General Information - All Contests The bombs bursting in air, Please - no fl ash photography, noisy cameras Gave proof through the night that our fl ag or use of light-producing focus or red-eye reduction camera functions - as each does was still there. interfere with and distract the performers. O! say does that star-spangled banner yet wave Quiet Please! Remain in your seat! O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave? Quiet must prevail outside the entrances to the auditorium and in the corridor areas, in fairness to the competing quartets and choruses. Smoking is prohibited at all times in all areas. No food or drink is SATURDAY allowed in the auditorium, except bottled water. Please turn OFF all pagers, cell phones & alarm watches. You don’t need those now! Sept. 23, 2017 Also, crying or restless infants and children are like good ideas, the 114 MAYFLOWER TERRACE quicker they are carried out, the better! Enjoy the performances! South Yarmouth Admittance to the Lake George High School Auditorium Cape Cod, Massachusetts Entry and exit are permitted between competitors during the contest sessions, but please do so quickly and quietly. Competitors will not Cape Cod’s best Barbershop Harmony event! be introduced while people are moving about the auditorium. No one Kayaking, fi shing, hangin’ with barbershop friends - may leave or enter the auditorium while competitors are on stage. old and new, ringing chords and fi ne-tuning tags! Enjoy a day of singing, fun, sun and surf (or not) with friends, No Recordings - Audio or Video - Camera or Phone then a quick evening benefi t performance at the Copyright law strictly limits the use of audio or video recording South Yarmouth United Methodist Church • 322 Old Main St. during any performance. No camera, audio or video device, Then back to Ross’s place until the wee hours? Sounds GREAT! whether or not in use, is permitted in the place of performance Hot dogs, burgers, chowdah,howdah, soda & beer - or bring whatever you like! without permission of the Society. Any person found possessing any such device will be required to leave immediately. The tape, fi lm, memory card or other recording medium or device will be featuring... confi scated and any unauthorized recordings erased or destroyed. NOT SO SERIOUSLY ... Enforcement of the copyright law protects you and us; but most importantly, it protects the copyright owners who make our music 2013 Mid Atlantic District Champions and performance possible. 2017 International Quarterfi nalists To Perform or Learn More, please contact:t t Thank you! Your support and cooperation are greatly appreciated. Ross McCurdy • [email protected]
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Most Improved Chorus: ______
Small Chorus Champion: ______
Marty Monson District Contest Qualifi ers: ______Executive Director/CEO BARBERSHOP HARMONY SOCIETY ______FRANKLIN, TN (LOL - Hilltop, MN Chapter) ______Robert Rund ______Regional Director HARMONY FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL Division Chorus NASHVILLE, TN (EVG/FWD - Frank Thorne) CHAMPION: ______We are honored to have you with us! Thanks for joining us this weekend! 22017017 YYankeeankee DDivisionivision CCHORUSHORUS CCONTESTONTEST RRESULTSESULTS
Most Improved Chorus: ______
Hello - Participants & Att endees of the Small Chorus Champion: ______Barbershop Harmony Contests! District Contest Qualifi ers: ______
WELCOME to our great region and this ______magnificent contest weekend and show! ______ ______ ǡ ǡ ǡ Division Chorus CHAMPION: ______Dz ǯ dz Ǥ Ǥ
We love having you here as our guest and 22017017 NEDNED MountainMountain DDivisonivison trust you will return again to enjoy VVLQLQ CCONTESTONTEST RRESULTESULT our great region. Mountain VLQ WINNER is: ǡ Robert M. Blais MAYOR 22017017 NEDNED YYankeeankee DDivisonivison Ƭ VVLQLQ CCONTESTONTEST RRESULTESULT Yankee VLQ WINNER is:
Mountain and Yankee Divisions & Int’l. Quartet Prelims Contests ~ Spring 2017 Mountain and Yankee Divisions & Int’l. Quartet Prelims Contests ~ Spring 2017 Page 8 Page 25 2017 NORTHEASTERN DISTRICT SPRING CONTESTS 1. Yankee / Mountain Divisions SUPPORT Division Quartet Finals & Senior Quartet Finals Youth In Harmony! International Preliminary Quartet Semi-Finals Please Donate or Pledge Today Friday ~ May 5, 2017 ~ 6:30 PM PRESENTER: Gary Glidden Musician and Active BHS member for 56 years The REAL fact is... Lead of Primrose Lane YOUR help makes IT happen! CONTEST JUDGES PANEL - PLEASE SEE PAGE 7 You DO make a REAL difference in a young man or woman’s musical world by supporting the NED Youth CONTEST ENTERED: initiatives including Harmony Explosion Camp Northeast. Names of quartet members are listed IP = Int’l Prelims Qual. Please DO SO NOW - with a generous donation below by voice part (tenor, lead, baritone, bass) regardless of how they by your chapter - andd by YYOUOU and your friends. D = Division Quartet DQ = District Qualifying stand on stage. Please... N = Division Novice Contest Notes: We need DS = Division Seniors IP-OoD = Out-of-DISTRICT Int’l. Prelims your pledge DSQ = District Seniors Qual. OoD = NED Out-of-DIVISION contestant by MAY 10th! M = Div. Most Improved Thank You! OoA. Quartet Name SAMPLE Chapter Membership Codes: Contest(s) Entered (Frank Thorne: no chapter) Checksh k may be made payable to: “Northeastern District - YOUTH” Names of the ... Tenor, Lead, Baritone, Bass Please deposit in collection efforts today -or- LEAVE AT REGISTRATION DESK. You can send to: John Englander, Treasurer, 3 Owls Head Drive, Nashua, NH 03063 Song #1: ______(YOU write-in the name of the song performed) Fast & Easy Online! http://www.nedistrict.org/hxne/donors Song #2: ______
The Remnants Mohawk Valley, NY; MIC TESTER QUARTET Saratoga Springs, NY Keene Stephen Dyer, George Senecal, Jr., William Schutz, Jeff rey Bardin Cheshiremen Song #1: ______Chorus' 65th Song #2: ______Annual 1. Quadratic Concord, MA Show! IP of Sam Batton, Max Sabor, Ryan Jordan, Jeremy Marcus Harmony! Song #1: ______“You'll Learn ...featuring SPECIAL GUEST performances by... Song #2: ______How Great Montreal Express Greater Montreal, QC It Really Is!” 2. Mountain - D / DQ / DS / DSQ / M Gerry Green, Jeff rey Mance, Peter Luks, Berel Weiner SATURDAY Song #1: ______th MAY 13 Song #2: ______• 7:00 PM • Dover Boys Monadnock Regional Aged to Perfection 3. Poughkeepsie, NY QUARTET Yankee - IP / D / DQ / M HIGH SCHOOL Eric Dickstein, Stephen Miller, William Standish, James Vilardi 580 Old Homestead Hwy ,ĂƌŵŽŶLJ͕/ŶĐ͘ϮϬϭϲƌĞĂϮ,DW/KE^͊ Route 32 - Swanzey ĂŶĚϯƌĚƉůĂĐĞ/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůDĞĚĂůŝƐƚƐ͊ Song #1: ______Song #2: ______
Join us at our…… MOREM HARMONY, FOOD & FUN! AAfterGlowfterGlow 4. Last Chance Concord & Worcester, MA; Providence, RI; IP // OoD Portland & Waterville, ME; Frank Thorne TICKETS: Adult $15 in advance • $20 at the door Isaac Swanson, Chad Putka, John Castonguay, Cay Outerbridge LEARN MORE and BUY TICKETS ONLINE NOW at Song #1: ______www.cheshiremen.org • 1-877-312-7467 Song #2: ______
Mountain and Yankee Divisions & Int’l. Quartet Prelims Contests ~ Spring 2017 Mountain and Yankee Divisions & Int’l. Quartet Prelims Contests ~ Spring 2017 Page 24 Page 9 2017 NORTHEASTERN DISTRICT SPRING CONTESTS 2b. Mountain Divison and Yankee Division “VLQ” (Very Large Quartet) Contest Saturday ~ May 6, 2017 PRESENTER ~ Marty Monson Executive Director/CEO Barbershop Harmony Society
1. Silk Ties Manchester, CT THANK YOU! VLQ - Yankee
Northeastern District Song #1: ______Donors, your gifts enrich Song #2: ______lives through singing! 2. Hills Brothers Pittsfi eld, MA VLQ ~ Mountain “They’re not just some group at this school. They’re almost like the Song #1: ______star football team... when they come Song #2: ______out and the audience cheers, it’s like 3. The Electricians Schenectady, NY VLQ ~ Mountain WKH\·UHLQWKHSOD\RͿVµ ~JOHN WERNEGA, DIRECTOR Song #1: ______WILDCAT HARMONIZERS Song #2: ______Through their chorus, members of the 4. Something New Hartford, CT Wildcat Harmonizers in Quinton Township, VLQ - Yankee New Jersey have found their place at their middle school, and they performed their Song #1: ______way into the hearts of thousands at the Song #2: ______2016 Society Conventions. 5. Manchester By The C Manchester, CT “It has always made me feel good when VLQ - Yankee I feel sad,” said Seven (pictured, second Song #1: ______from left), a rising fourth grader who performs with the group, about singing. Song #2: ______6. Uncle Sam Chorus Troy, NY Your gifts make it possible for choruses VLQ ~ Mountain such as the Wildcat Harmonizers to experience performance learn from Song #1: ______others, and take their talents to the world. Song #2: ______7. Insurance City Singers Hartford, CT Give now. VLQ - Yankee Song #1: ______(615)823-5611•(866) 706-8021 Song #2: ______HarmonyFoundation.org 8. Septimus Prime Manchester, CT VLQ - Yankee
Song #1: ______Song #2: ______
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5. Traveling Men Danbury, CT & Yankee - D / DQ / DS / DSQ / M Dallas Metro Richard Schoonmaker, Danny Anderson, Art Cilley, Andy Bayer Song #1: ______Song #2: ______6. CT Chord Company Hartford, CT Yankee - D / DQ / N Sam Wainright, Sebby Massa, Harald Sandstrom, Donald Naples Song #1: ______Song #2: ______
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7. Take 4 Bridgeport, CT; Central, CT Yankee - IP / DQ / M Vic Lembo, Jordan Kugler, David Hunter, Scott Poarch Song #1: ______Song #2: ______8. I Don’t Know Why Central, Hartford, Manchester, Yankee - D / DQ / M Waterbury/Derby, CT; Alexandria, VA Steve LeClaire, Todd Lamson, Alan Lamson, Christopher Hall Song #1: ______Song #2: ______9. Up All Night Manhattan, NY & Princeton, NJ IP - OoD John Ward, Cecil Brown, Joseph Hunter, Dan Rowland Song #1: ______Song #2: ______10. The Four Reasons Poughkeepsie, NY Yankee - D / DQ / N / DS / DQS Donald Brewer, Jack Ostmark, Frank Ruggiero, Bob Rich Song #1: ______Song #2: ______11. Revisions Schenectady & Mountain - D / DQ / N / DS / DQS Mohawk Valley, NY Chris Jensen, Walt Lane, John Condemi, Terry Topka Song #1: ______Song #2: ______12. King Arthur’s Court Central, Hartford, Manchester & Yankee - D / DQ Waterbury/Derby, CT Steve LeClaire, Bill Quinn, Sebby Massa, Eric Halperin Song #1: ______Song #2: ______
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SSTRETCHT R E T C H BBREAKR E A K
Youth Harmony Workshop Northeast 7. Berkshire Hillsmen Pittsfi eld, MA Mountain - D / DQ The Youth Harmony Workshop Northeast (YWHNE) is a monthly Richard Riedel, Director gathering for young male singers in the New England area. Song #1: ______Each month, young adults aged 15+ will have an opportunity to: Song #2: ______• Improve individual singing skills 8. Silk City Chorus Manchester, CT • Experience four-part harmony through quartet and ensemble singing Yankee - D / DQ / M • Build leadership skills, confi dence, and experience in working with one’s peers. Todd Lamson, Director Next Meeting: Song #1: ______Song #2: ______Saturday, MAY 20, 2017 • from 10 AM -to- 4 PM Camelot Cohousing Common House, 69 Village Court, Berlin, MA 9. Mad Hatters Danbury, CT Yankee - D / DQ / SC / M Learn more atǣwww.nedistrict.org/yhwne Joseph Hudson, Director Song #1: ______For questions or comments about YHWNE, please contact Rodrigo Alvarez at [email protected] Song #2: ______10. Electric City Chorus Schenectady, NY Mountain - D / DQ Chris Jensen, Director YOU SHOULD SEE WHAT Song #1: ______WE’RE DOING! Song #2: ______11. Green Mountain Chorus Burlington, VT Mountain - D / DQ / M www.SingCanadaHarmony.ca Jim Coates, Director Song #1: ______ Song #2: ______ 12. Valley Chordsmen Waterbury/Derby, CT Yankee - D / DQ / SC / M Ǩ Reuben Barnes, Director Song #1: ______ Song #2: ______ UP NEXT? The VLQ Contest! See next pages... ENTER the results of the Division CHORUS & VLQ Contests ... on page 25 ǡ Ǥ HHaveave yyouou hheard?eard? Your Sing Canada Harmony contact person for the NED is NED LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is now a RETREAT?? Moved from January ... back to December 1-3, 2017? Murray Phillips, Sing Canada Harmony - Chair & CEO On Cape Cod? One building for everything? [email protected]
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13. Off the Chart Westchester County, NY; Yankee - IP / D / DQ / DS / DSQ / M Manchester, CT THURSSDAY to SUNDAY Neal Kellogg, Richard Moriarty, Craig Minor, Rich Tatem Song #1: ______August 3-6, 2017 Song #2: ______WOORCCESSTER STS ATE UNU IVERSIS TY 14. 4-Wheel Drive Plattsburgh, NY Mountain - D / DQ / N “A young singer’s Anise Hetman, Jacob Hetman, Chris Giroux, Ben Caito best weekend Song #1: ______of the year!” Song #2: ______15. Four Notes Schenectady & Mohawk Valley, NY; HXNE provides Frank Thorne top-notchtoptop-non ttch vovocal Mountain - D / DQ / N coaching an d ch oral Brian Tomek, Joe Badore, Daniel Hoke, Christian Gunn instruction in one Song #1: ______unique, dynamic and FUN weekend! Song #2: ______16. TMI Bridgeport, Central, Hartford, An awesome 3-day FUN, educational, Yankee - D / DQ Manchester & Waterbury/Derby, CT enthusiastic, encouraging and energizing Steve LeClaire, Jordan Kugler, Reuben Barnes, Christopher Hall SINGING MUSIC CAMP Song #1: ______for high school youth - guys & gals! Song #2: ______We also offer an adult Music Educators program! 17. Greenlight Hartford, CT; Concord & New Bedford, MA Sponsored, in part, by YOU - the members and chapters of the Yankee - IP / D / DQ Louis Ades, Sebby Massa, Will Rogers, Chris Cutler Northeastern District of the Barbershop Harmony Society, and also Harmony, Inc., Sweet Adelines Int’l. and Harmony Foundation Int’l. Song #1: ______Song #2: ______Guest Teaching 18. Chordination Burlington, VT Quartets Mountain - IP / D / DQ / M Charlie Cerutti, Neil Schell, Neil Cerutti, Chris Henderson Song #1: ______Song #2: ______Signature Quartet 2016 BHS 4th-place Int’l. Medalists VOCE Quartet 2016 SAI 11 th-place Int’l. & Region 1 Champions DISTRICT MEMBERS: SSTRETCHT R E T C H BBREAKR E A K You, too, can recruit youth! Attend the Saturday night show! Find the tools to promote, print some fl yers and share among all in your community! Thank you for your support and assistance! — Learn more about this amazing opportunity for youth — 19. Clef Hangers of Hanover Hanover & OoD / DSQ Nashua, NH www.NEDistrict.org/hxne Ron Higgins, Cliff Saunders, Bruce Pacht, Dave Eff man Song #1: ______Contact: Daniel Anthony, Camp Director - [email protected] Song #2: ______
Mountain and Yankee Divisions & Int’l. Quartet Prelims Contests ~ Spring 2017 Mountain and Yankee Divisions & Int’l. Quartet Prelims Contests ~ Spring 2017 Page 20 Page 13 2017 NORTHEASTERN DISTRICT SPRING CONTESTS 2a. Mountain Divison and Yankee Division Fast Track CHORUS Finals 2015 Northeastern District Quartet Champions 2016 Northeastern District International Representatives Saturday ~ May 6, 2017 ~ 11:00 AM PRESENTER ~ Marty Monson Executive Director/CEO Barbershop Harmony Society
CONTEST JUDGES PANEL - PLEASE SEE PAGE 7
Qualifying: D = Division DQ = District Qualifi cation SC = Small Chorus Champions M = Most Improved Chorus Choruses are listed in order of appearance. William Stearns, Dan Falcone, Dan Signor & Dave Bagley
We would like to wish all the competitors good luck! Break a lip, rip a cord while ripping a chord, get kinks in your larynx, skewer a uvula……. 1. Connecticut Yankee Chorus Central, CT Yankee - D / DQ / SC / M Fast Track would love to perform for you our brand Reuben Barnes, Director of fun, quality barbershop! Song #1: ______Please contact Dan Signor: [email protected] or look us up on Facebook at Fast Track Quartet. Song #2: ______2. Cumberland Bay Chorus Plattsburgh. NY Mountain - D / DQ / SC Dianne Tortorelli-Brooks, Director Song #1: ______Song #2: ______3. North Country Chordsmen Hanover, NH OoD / DQ Michael Pacht & Daniel Falcone, Directors Song #1: ______Song #2: ______JULYJ U Hartford, CT • Harmony Foundationouundation - 4. Hartford Men In Harmony Youth Barbershopbeershop 2-92 Yankee - D / DQ / SC /M Quartet CContestontest George Burger & Sebby Massa, Directors • Quartet Quarter-Finalsarter-Finals PLUS... Song #1: ______• Quartet Semi-Finalsmi-Finals Harmony University classes! Song #2: ______• AIC Show Sing with the Champs! • Chorus Contests MegaSing! 5. Racing City Chorus Saratoga Springs, NY • World Harmony Jamboree Gold Medal Hour! Mountain - D / DQ / M • Quartet Finals Singing, singing, and more ... SINGING! Rich Gervais, Director Support your NED Representatives! Song #1: ______Song #2: ______Concord, MA - Vocal Revolution & ??? Quartets ??? 6. Newyorkers Poughkeepsie, NY Celebrate Harmony! Make the Music That’s Making A Difference! Yankee - D / DQ / SC / M Visit barbershop.org and see/select the John Hadigan, Director Song #1: ______Las Vegas 2017 registration & hotel links, phone numbers Song #2: ______
Mountain and Yankee Divisions & Int’l. Quartet Prelims Contests ~ Spring 2017 Mountain and Yankee Divisions & Int’l. Quartet Prelims Contests ~ Spring 2017 Page 14 Page 19 Friday Quartet Contests: NED Yankee/Mountain Division Finals HCNE•2017 District International Prelims Semi-Finals - Page 4 of 4 This Summer! Friday,Fri Saturday & Sunday 20. Late Risers Central, Hartford, Manchester & AugustA 4-5-6 Yankee - D / DQ / DS / DSQ Waterbury/Derby, CT WorcesterWoW r State University Steve LeClaire, Sam Wainright, George Burger, Donald Naples Song #1: ______LEARNLEARN & EENJOYENJOY wiwithth SSpecialpecial GGuestue t COCOACHING Quartet Song #2: ______21. Drive Concord, MA; Frank Thorne Forefront IP 2016 BHS International Quartet Champions! Josh Beswick, Joey Constantine, Dan Allison, Raymond Johnson Don’t miss... the Amazing Saturday Night Showcase! Song #1: ______with the Harmony Explosion Camp YOUTH Choruses, Song #2: ______the HCNE Adult Chorus, and HXNE Camp guest coaching/teaching quartets... 2016 SAI & BHS Int’l. Quartet Medalists: VOCE Ƭ Signature 22. The Young And The Ageless Schenectady & Mountain - IP / D / DQ / N Mohawk Valley, NY Superb Music Education with Amazing Courses & Faculty! Nate Finke, Chuck Eaker, Daniel Hoke, Terry Topka PLUS... A Director’s College track for directors and assistants! Song #1: ______Watch for More Information and details coming soon! Learn more at ... www.NEDistrict.org/hcne Song #2: ______Concord, MA Contact: Chris Howard - DVP of Education - [email protected] 23. Sector 10 IP A Great Location - Central Mass. with Easy Access off I-290. Anand Sitaram, Dan Byme, Joel Sutherland, Benjamin Lewin Great Facilities • Outstanding Food • Short Walks • Air-Conditioned Guys! Gals! Please - share this information! Download the ϔlyer, print & Song #1: ______email, reference the web site - promote in your chapters, schools and among Song #2: ______friends. Encourage attending the Saturday Show, too! 24. Exchange Street Portland, ME; IP / OoD Nashua, NH Ryan Norfl eet, Miles Hunt, George Feinberg, Mike Soper Song #1: ______Song #2: ______
ENTER the results of the Division Contests ... NEXT PAGE SPREAD - Page 17 OFFICIAL SCORING SUMMARIES ?? There will be NO Offi cial Scoring Summary sheets provided a er the Semi-Finals Contest on Friday night. The OSS will be available AFTER the FINALS contests on Saturday night. They will be posted ONLINE at NEDistrict.org/scores
QQuartetuartet FFINALSINALS ContestContest PreparationPreparation At the CJ-20 Entry deadline, 11 of 24 quartets entered the International Preliminary Quartet Contest for the NED. Many, if not all, may qualify for the Finals contest on Saturday night! You may write-in the names of the qualifying Quartets for the Saturday Finals Contest, in the correct draw order (order of appearance), as announced AFTER the Friday night contest. SEE PAGE 24 >
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ENTER the results (top 10 order of appearance) for the Int’l. Prelims Quartet FINALS for Saturday night on PAGES 27 & 29 Good Luck to ALL this Weekend! QUARTET & CHORUS PERFORMANCE Video Production
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