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The Sunburst Volume 48, Issue 3 July - Sept. 2017 Main Street, Signature, Gold Medal, International Champions Silver Medal, International Second Place Throwback, Rooftop Records, Bronze Medal, International Fourth Place International Eleventh Place Fuego, International Fortieth Place Tampa, Heralds of Harmony International Chorus Eleventh Place www.sunshinedistrict.org Signature Silver Throwback Bronze 5 President’s Message 6 District Business 7 Exec. V. P. Message DON’T 10 Gold Medal Quartets MISS OUT ON 11 Chapter Happenings THE OPPORTUNITY Next Sunburst 12 Chapter Development TO ADVERTISE 12 Harmony Foundation IN THE Deadline 13 Communications & I. T. SUNBURST ! 14 Chapter Happenings Nov. 15, 2017 15 2018 International Orlando PROMOTE 16 Youth in Harmony YOUR CHAPTER 17 Chapter Happening SHOWS 18 Senior Singer’s Chorus 19 Leadership Academy Form AND/OR QUARTETS. 2 The Sunburst, July - Sept., 2017 International Quartet Contest Tampa, Heralds of Harmony Director, Tony DeRosa International Chorus Contest Eleventh Place July - Sept., 2017, The Sunburst 3 2017 International Quartet Contest Main Street Signature TR, Roger Ross LD, Tony DeRosa TR, Will Rodriguez LD, Daniel Cochran BR, Mike McGee BA, Myron Whittlesey BR, Matt Clancy BS, Dan Walz Throwback Rooftop Records TR, Alex Rubin LD, Sean Devine TR, Chase Guyton LD, Dustin Guyton BR, Paul Saca BA, Michael Skutt BR, Jamie Breedon BA, Jackson Pinder All contest photos were provided by Lor- in May / Barbershop Harmony Society. Fuego TR, Eddie Mejia LD, Alberto Rico BR, Kevin Mendez BA, Amos Velez 4 The Sunburst, July - Sept., 2017 President’s Message Chuck Steiner their tightness as a quartet…but I gotta say that President when they busted out “All My Exes Live in Texas”, I was overjoyed that someone finally did a George Strait song! (Yep, I’m a “Strait Junkie”, and y’all did Gentleman George proud!). Sunshine is hon- Well…wasn’t that fun? From “The Bronze District” ored that Throwback calls us “home”, and we are in 2016 to the “Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Mic Test- all rooting for you to have a great showing in Or- ers District!” in 2017. What those of us were privi- lando 2018. Great job, fellas. leged enough to witness in Las Vegas was noth- Rooftop Records popped right up in the stand- ing short of a massive horn blowing session for th The Sunshine District. And not some little horn. A ings with an 11 place finish (84.6), and were the big ‘ol foghorn! mic testers on Saturday night. It’s been so much SO very proud!!! fun watching these guys move up in the ranks and we all appreciate the “new” style of barbershop Congratulations to our very own Main Street for that you challenge yourselves (and us) with! Or- hauling in the First Place Gold medal (92.8)! To lando 2018 could be HUGE for you guys, too… see our “son of SUN” Tony De Rosa win his rec- and we are looking forward to hearing you as you ord-tying fifteenth (15th!) Medal was a treat in itself sing off your District Champs trophy at this Fall’s - and Tony now holds the honorable distinction of SUN Convention! being one of only two men ever to win four Gold The Tampa Heralds of Harmony finished tied for Medals- WOW!; to watch Roger Ross haul in his th second Gold Medal was thrilling; and witnessing 11 in the chorus contest, but more importantly, Myron Whittlesey and Mike McGee being award- scored the highest that they’ve ever scored in the ed their first Gold Medal was very, very special (for current judging system with an 86.3 overall score; a number of reasons). There IS indeed a place for this was the goal going in…the level of talent in Main Street’s “brand” in this Society, darn it! Main the chorus competition this year was just amazing, Street Quartet has been so good to the District, and The Heralds are right on the cusp of breaking always competing at home for you, our Sunshine into that “top tier” of choruses. Special things are audience. We sincerely appreciate that, and could happening in Tampa- the District is proud of your not be prouder to call you our International stellar representation! Champs! It was truly a week to remember for The Sunshine Signature moved right on up with a Second Place District, and we are on deck to host it next year! A Silver Medal (92.5) and gave what was arguably little humidity in Orlando will actually be welcomed the most moving performance ever seen on an compared to the brutal 116+ degree heat (with a International (or any) stage. Every MAN around dew point of -5) …and I’m not kidding- it was dry me on all sides were openly weeping during and as a bone. Would it not be awesome to host a after the guys left it ALL on stage with their moving great convention and have a great showing from and totally from the heart “Dance with My Father”. our SUN competitors? I know that we will do both You can’t make this stuff up- only in Barbershop! exceedingly well! Our Society-Renowned SUN Cannot wait to see what they have planned for Events Team sent a delegation to Las Vegas to Orlando. Signature also does a LOT for the Sun- “shadow” and learn. Kudos to the Vegas Team shine District; from teaching and being quartet cli- for (literally) throwing together a Convention on nicians at our Harmony Explosion Camps as well short notice. The back story of how it ended up as The Timpoochie Festival in the Panhandle… placed in their laps is not pretty, but they handled they are true ambassadors for our District, and we it as best they could with the circumstances that are so excited for what these great guys have in they were dealt. store for the future. So…on we go to Sunshine District Events and Throwback brought home a 4th place Bronze BHS Events being held in our District: continued on page 9 Medal (90.5) and continued to show dominance in July - Sept., 2017, The Sunburst 5 District Business CHAPTER REQUIREMENTS Brian Wunderlin AND UPCOMING HOD MEETING Secretary How many of you Chapter Leaders have visited the New Member Center and checked the status of your chapter’s legal requirements? If you re- There, you will find the new form providing instruc- member in the last Sunburst, I reminded all of you tions on how to submit. Remember, if your chap- about the requirements that keep us legal? You ter had a performance where admission was know, state incorporations, taxes, ASCAP, BMI/ charged, then you must pay ASCAP fees. Some SESAC—those things. With the new Member of you have already submitted your payments and Center, I am currently not able to check your chap- those have been processed. The fee at this time ter’s status so it will be up to you to make sure is $245.00 if your chapter does not gross more your chapter is indeed compliant and legal. Here is than $30,625.00 in ticket sales for ALL perfor- a list of items you as a Chapter Secretary are re- mances during the year of 2017. When submitting quired to maintain. your fees please fill out all required sections of the ASCAP submittal form and mail it directly to the State Incorporations: Barbershop Harmony Society with a check made All chapters are required to file with the state for out to BHS for the minimum amount ‐ $245.00. nonprofit status. After doing so, you need to up- This process applies to 95% of our chap- date the chapter records with the society in the ters. Keep in mind the annual minimum fee is just Members Only Section on the Harmony Society that- an annual fee, not a per show fee. Website. Please verify that your chapter is indeed compliant and that the Member Center information If your chapter grosses more than $30,625.00 in for your chapter is updated. ticket sales for ALL performances during 2017, check the procedure at the Barbershop Harmony Taxes, Taxes, Taxes: Society Website. The ASCAP form is to be com- Another annual housekeeping function regards pleted to comply with the agreement between The filing your taxes. Each chapter is required to file Society and The American Society of Composers, their 990 each year and as stated above, make Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). sure the Member Center Information for your chapter is updated to reflect completion of this. Once again, checks should be written out to the Again, the tax documents may have been filed but “Barbershop Harmony Society”, NOT ASCAP, and the chapter records need to be updated. need to be mailed directly to the Barbershop Har- mony Society for recording and processing. Financial Review Download the form and more information from the There is one other “business” type requirement Documents section of the Society web page. that has been somewhat ignored, and that is the Financial Review. Delinquency in any of the re- Upcoming HOD Meeting: This is a reminder, we quirements puts the chapter in jeopardy of incur- have a House of Delegate meeting scheduled for ring penalties including disqualification from com- Friday October 27th, 2017 at 2 pm in Orlando dur- petition. You can check to see if your chapter is in ing the Fall Convention. Please remember to this category by simply going to the chapter finan- have your Chapter Delegates who will be repre- cial records in the new Member Center. If you senting your chapter, updated on the Members have questions or need assistance, let me know.