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WESTUNES WESTUNES, established in 1951, is the official publication of the Far Western District Association of Chapters in the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of BarberShop Quartet Singing in America, Inc. Magazine Volume 52 May/June 2002 Number 3 4 FWD Quartets Qualify in Fresno for International Contest in Portland 3 Finale Pacific Standard Time from EVG also Qualifies Peninsula and Cable Car Choruses Qualify for Bakersfield Fast Forward Wins High School Quartet Contest The FAR WESTERN DISTRICT includes Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada and Southern Utah The Other Saturday Night Finals Quartets WESTUNES WESTUNES, established in 1951, is the official publication of the Far Western District Association of Chapters in the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of BarberShop Quartet Singing in America, Inc. Magazine WESTUNES Staff Far Western District Table of Contents Editor Board of Directors Features Ray S. Rhymer 4339 Whispering Oaks Circle Granite Bay, CA 95746 President FC, IFC, IBC Spring Prelim Pictures* 916-791-2134 E: [email protected] John Krizek 13615 Debby Street Van Nuys, CA 91401 4 & ff Society President HoD Address Division 1 SCalW Editor 818-785-0498 E: [email protected] Mike Martin 9 Young Men’s Harmony Festival 2262 Bagley Ave Los Angeles, CA 90034-1109 Immediate Past President 310-558-4949 E: [email protected] Deane Scoville 11357 Nashawena Court Cypress, CA 90630 20 King’singers in Chico 714-898-5030 E: [email protected] Division 2 SCalE Editor Board of Directors Gene Hartzler Secretary John Ford 457 W El Norte Pkwy #306 Escondido, CA 92026 2 The President’s Page 760-737-9084 E: [email protected] 1494 Calle Artigas Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 805-523-8542 E: [email protected] John Krizek Division 3 NCalW Editor Treasurer Jim Sherman 4 VP: Chorus Director Development Don Kington Jim Turnmire 831 38th Ave San Francisco, CA 94121 2853 Lexford Ave San Jose, CA 95124 408-265-9034 E: [email protected] 415-752-9511 E: [email protected] 6 VP: Chapter Support/Leadership Division 4 NCalE Editor VP: Chapter Support/Leadership Training Training Bernard Priceman Bill Crocker Bernard Priceman 2945 Quail Pointe Dr Yuba City, CA 95993 5150 Avenida Hacienda Tarzana, CA 91356 530-673-8982 E: [email protected] 818-345-4125 [email protected] 8 VP: Marketing & Public Relations VP: Chorus Director Development Clark Abrahamson Division 5 Az/SNv/SUt Editor Jim Turnmire Phil Smith 1349 East El Paso Fresno, CA 93720 10 VP: Member Services 1682 W. Campbell Phoenix, AZ 85015 559-432-8778 E: [email protected] Peter Feeney 602-274-9158 E: [email protected] VP: Contest & Judging Tom Raffety 11 2001-2 FWD Quartet Champions WebMaster 5517 Noble Ave Sherman Oaks, CA 91411 Finale Keith Eckhardt 818-997-0468 E: [email protected] 4757 Holm Road Placerville, CA 95667 VP: Events 12 VP: Music & Performance 530-626-6114 E: [email protected] Chris Wilson Jim Crowley FWD Webpage: http://www.spebsqsafwd.org/ 4959 Talbot Lane #142 Reno, NV 89509 WESTUNES and FWD data continuously updated. 775-829-9489 E: [email protected] 13 2001-2 FWD Chorus Champions VP: Marketing & Public Relations Masters of Harmony Subscriptions: Clark Abrahamson Domestic 186 Big Valley Road Folsom, CA 95630 14 VP: Young Men In Harmony $15/yr. First Class Postage 916-983-1141 E: [email protected] Ed Bejarana $10/yr. Third Class Postage VP: Member Services Foreign Peter Feeney 22 Society Board Memeber: $20/yr. First Class Postage 5320 Coral Gables Drive Las Vegas, NV 89130 FWD/EVG 702-655-9064 E: [email protected] Bob House Advertising rates: VP: Music & Performance 1/8 page $25/issue Jim Crowley 24 Immediate Past President 1/4 page $50/issue 1990 Ginger St #98 Oxnard, CA 93030-9021 Deane Scoville 1/2 page $100/issue 805-485-8524 E: [email protected] Full page $150/issue VP: Young Men In Harmony 28-35 Division Digests Full page [inside front or back cover] $200/issue Ed Bejarana Center spread, 2 pages $400/issue 43 Magnolia Dr. Watsonville, Ca. 95076 District Event Notices 831-763-7647 E: [email protected] Business Card $200/yr 15 Youth Harmony Camp 16-20 Harmony College West All articles, ads, and photographs must be sent to Society Board Member: FWD/EVG 25 SCE Division Contest WESTUNES electronically or camera ready. Bob House 26-27 Fall Registration If electronic, use MS Word 98 or earlier, high resolution 8738 Lake Ashmere Dr San Diego, CA 92119 JPEG, or .pdf files. Please identify people in photos 619-460-6911 E: [email protected] “Need to Know” clearly. Make checks for ads out to WESTUNES and 36 BoD/HoD Actions; Directory Changes mail to the WESTUNES Editor. Publication Submittal Deadline Jan/Feb 1 Dec * Editor: Apologies to other competing Quartets. Send change of address to: Mar/Apr 1 Feb No pictures were available. WESTUNES Editor MayJun 1 Apr 4339 Whispering Oaks Circle Jul/Aug 1 Jun Granite Bay, CA 95746 Sep/Oct 1 Aug [Please include old and new addresses] Nov/Dec 1 Oct May/June 2002 • WESTUNES 1 District President John Krizek Pride, and Growth We can all be victims of tunnel vision. Sometimes it’s necessary to get out of our own house to find out how full and rich life can Growth starts with pride. be. That’s true of barbershopping as well. Expand your horizons, Pride in ourselves, pride in attend schools and conventions, visit other chapters and shows, our organization. If we’re take a risk and get that quartet started. You’ll find more to be proud of our chapter, our proud about. chorus, our quartet, we’re likely to radiate that pride At our District Board meeting in January, one of our Leadership and share it with others. Task Force mentors shared this profound statement with us: Men want to be a worthy member of a worthwhile organization. There is ample reason to be proud of our Society, and We are a worthwhile organization—in so many ways. I just hope all it does to spread joy you, in your chapter’s everyday life, feel that worthwhile-ness, through song, to further the and pride in what you’re doing. If you do, I have no doubt we’ll cause of vocal music and grow together—your chapter, our District, our Society. We’ll the encouragement of the reach that unreachable star. barbershop style. I would hope the Far Western District, through all of its programs, schools, conventions, activities, and those Portland Here We Come! quality groups who represent us in competitions, is also a source of pride. Once again we’ll have a lot to be proud of at our International convention in July. We’ll be cheering for our four quartets who The question is, when it comes down to membership growth— qualified for the "Big Show" in March: Metropolis; Gotcha; Are you proud of your chapter, its musical product, its fraternal Finale; and Late Night Barbershop. By the time you read this, bond, and the experience it provides you and the we might have two more. Freestyle, due to a guests you might bring to an event or performance? Motto: scheduling conflict, is competing for the necessary I would hope your chapter leaders, through their points in another district; and Sam’s Club, who training and all the programs available, are doing all missed the cut by one point, may get picked up as a they can to develop pride in your chapter’s product. “to reach the wild card. I would hope you’re doing your part, by taking on tasks, learning your music, exercising discipline on Our college quartet entry, or entries, will be chosen the risers, and cheerfully greeting guests, to enhance by the end of the division contests in May. And we that group pride. unreachable will have TWO choruses to cheer for: after a hiatus from competition for a few years, the Phoenicians As we’ve heard over and over, every chapter is dif- will be back in action on the international stage; and ferent, and there are different barbershop "products" the Masters of Harmony will be going for their from championship singing to fraternal relation- star” fourth gold medal. ships. Pride can emanate from woodshedding skills and community good works as well as contest trophies. There is All this plus a huge patriotic show on the 4th of July—and it’s room for all sorts of "products" under the barbershop umbrella. right next door (well, practically) in Portland, Oregon. (Next year the international is in Montreal, Canada!) So if you haven’t made Which brings me to a secret weapon every chapter can use: plans yet, make them now, and we’ll see you in Portland! variety. If all that you, or a first-time guest, knows of the barbershop expe- rience is what goes on within the four walls of your rehearsal hall FWD Sunshine Chairman on a given night, are they getting a true picture of what barbershop is all about? Is your chorus so driven to perfect the art form George McCay there’s no time for quartetting or afterglowing? Hard work and success may be the elixir of pride for some, but is it representative 8564 Winding Way of the true breadth of barbershopping? If your chapter is repre- Fair oaks, CA 95628 sentative of the more relaxed, "fun" mode, is there anything to 916-961-6112 remind you or your guests that there’s a lot of great music out [email protected] there being made by quartets and choruses? And that’s "fun" too! 2 WESTUNES • May/June 2002 May/June 2002 • WESTUNES 3 VP: CDD All Right! Highlights from HoD Address in Fresno by Society President Roger Lewis Jim Turnmire Congratulations to the Monterey Peninsula "SINGING IS LIFE… the rest is just details" is my motto for Chapter in the hiring of 2002.