INSIDE: Proposed 2-year chorus rotation plan • 50 years with Harmony Foundation • Crossroads

July/August 2010

July/August 2010 VOLUME LXX NUMBER 4

Crossroads sat down for a chat in Philly, where they outlined some admittedly “selfi sh” reasons for Features singing together. Additional hard- ware didn’t make the list. A two-year chorus rotation? 12 Check out a proposal for international competitors to compete every other year. We want to know what you think! ED WATSON, CEO, BARBERSHOP HARMONY SOCIETY Harmony Foundation’s 50th 15 The Foundation’s mission has changed. Learn why more are giving now than ever before. CLARKE CALDWELL, CEO HARMONY FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL

AY The social networking puzzle PHOTOS BY LORIN M 18 The Alexandria Harmonizers have recruited dozens of new members thanks to Facebook. Learn how to get boost your online profi le, too. SCIPIO GARLING, ALEXANDRIA HARMONIZERS Crossroads in perspective 22 Still relatively young, they’ve got decades of perspective on what it means to be a barbershopper. LORIN MAY, EDITOR, THE HARMONIZER

On the Cover Social networkingwww puzzle.motzkusart.com Roger Motzkus, Cover by s photo by Lorin May Alexandria Harmonizer Departments

2 10 THE PRESIDENT’S PAGE HARMONY HOW-TO Membership Growth: We’re off to a good start How to get the most from your chorus coach 3 30 STRAIGHT TALK STAY TUNED Partial answers to “Where do we go from here?” Shakespeare, volcanos, and youth mix it up 4 Service project means even more than expected LETTERS 34 Kudos to Jim Henry, Power Principles Series MEMBER SERVICE DIRECTORY 6 Where to fi nd answers TEMPO 36 Storm Front spotted in Philadelphia rains down gold THE TAG Winners give acceptance speech in 4-part harmony “Bring Back Those Good Old Days” as sung by the Boston Common

July/August 2010 • The HARMONIZER 1 THE PRESIDENT’S PAGE Bill Biffl e, Society President • bbiffl [email protected] Membership growth: We’ve made a good start!

s most of you know, our beloved Society has been Lamson, Society Executive Vice President-elect losing members pretty steadily since the mid- Shannon Elswick, and Society Board Members Gary 1980s. There are many reasons for this; some out of Parker and Alan Wile. These men have the thanks our control, like the fracturing and complicating of of a grateful Society for the work they have done, and Athe larger society. Some factors have been within continue to do, on behalf of our members present and our control, like complacency and systemic self-ab- future. sorption. (We just joined to sing, didn’t we?) So, we have made a start. And we’re beginning We can’t do much about the ways in which the already to see positive results—we’re retaining more larger world has changed. These changes have been members this year than in previous years, and our well documented (see Chuck Greene’s masterful trea- staff has begun to formulate specifi c programs to tise at www.21stn7th.com). But we can change—we make us even more successful. Increasingly effective are changing—the ways in which our Society re- work is being done at the district level and many of sponds to this critical problem. our chapters have begun to reexamine the quality of Almost two years ago, I started a dialogue with sev- life at their meetings to see what they can do to cre- eral hundred of you about this problem. ate “compellingly attractive chapter meetings,” to use That discussion produced several more Chuck Greene’s very appropriate phrase. steps in rapid succession: A “summit In a few months, my time as your president will be meeting”: the formation of the Member- over. But this work will not cease. Every Society lead- ship Growth Task Force; the formation er I know recognizes the critical importance of chang- of four smaller, more focused task forces; ing our culture to achieve real long-term growth. and, most recently, a fi nal report of the Both President-elect Lamson and Society EVP-elect MGTF to the board at our meeting in Elswick have been intimately involved with this Philadelphia. (View the com- work from the beginning and are de- We can’t do much plete report at www.barbershop. termined to stay the course about how the org/MGTFfi nal.) Great work by until success is achieved. many great people. But we’re not Noah Funderburg will con- larger world has fi nished yet! From the report the tinue his work as the chair changed, but we are board received in Philly, we have of the new Strategic Planning determined the next steps. Task Force. Add to these men dozens of other changing the ways First, I am appointing a new committed, passionate, dedicated barbershoppers in which our Soci- group, the Strategic Plan Task who understand the importance of this work and you Force, to take the data gener- have the ingredients for certain success. My thanks to ety responds to this ated by the four smaller task all of them for the work to date—and for the work to forces and fi nd ways we can come, too! critical problem. jump the fence between strat- And to those of you who have committed your- egy and tactics; ways we can selves to reenergizing your chapter meetings—to help the CEO decide what specifi c changes need to making the time you spend with your brothers-in- be made in the way we do business so that we can song every week more fun and satisfying—thank you, solve this critical problem. too! All of our efforts at the Society and district level Second, the four smaller task forces will be re- simply won’t work if what goes on every week in all formed and recharged to continue their work in more of our chapters isn’t suffi ciently rewarding to get the defi ned ways—to continue to fi nd ways to help the men back week after week. If things are sizzling at primary task force (and through it, the CEO) dis- your chapter, thank the guys who’re making it hap- cover the solutions we need. pen. If not, why not get some of the boys together A great many people have labored hard these past and talk about how to make things better? You can couple of years to bring us to this point. Society Im- do it! I know you can! mediate Past President Noah Funderburg has done, Together we can make this happen, brothers. In and continues to do, a masterful job as chair of the Harmony! MGTF, aided by the members of the four “task spe- cifi c” task forces and their chairmen. These men, who each brought a disparate group of committed men together and worked with them to achieve critically important results, are Society President-elect Alan bbiffl [email protected]

2 The HARMONIZER • July/August 2010 STRAIGHT TALK  Ed Watson, Executive Director • [email protected]  “Where Do We Go From Here?” (part 2) n my previous Straight Talk column we talked a bit sales to electronic media. We currently sell overseas in about where we are but didn’t answer the question, this manner, reducing time and costs. It is not an easy “Where are we going?” The question is about us, and conversion, but it is worth the effort. I know I can’t answer this question alone. I got some Conventions/competitions. On pages 12-15 of this is- I feedback on this section from my last column: sue you’ll fi nd more on a proposal to take international If we continue to lose members, if we continue to wink choruses (not district) from an every-year cycle to a at guys singing with us but not paying dues; quartets not two-year cycle, where they would sit out the year after registering, and guys who take pride in singing music they they have competed on the international stage. Please did not buy, violating copyrights, not paying bills—doing read it, take the survey and comment via letter, e-mail, what is in it for them instead of doing what’s right, what’s or blog. Hundreds of members have so far expressed in it for Barbershop—then we will not survive. I don’t be- their opinion, and the results are mildly in favor. The lieve any of us want that. proposal has changed somewhat from its original form, A large part of where we must go is to approach this so give it another read and let us know what you think. hobby together, with a sense of duty. We are preserving Most members loved the schedule changes we made a uniquely American art form. We are respon- in Philadelphia, especially the extra down time. We sible for getting this right. We have enough chal- doubled attendance at the collegiate contest by mov- lenges in maintaining and growing legitimacy as ing it to Tuesday, plus many more young singers got a an art form; can you imagine if we were not the chance to experience the whole week of convention, world’s largest men’s singing organization? not just Friday/Saturday. We’re interested in your feed- To stimulate membership growth and create back. If you haven’t yet told us what you think, take a fun-fi lled environment for our members, we the survey at www.surveymonkey.com/s/V27WYMC. work hard to keep costs low while deliver- Where must we ing as many advantages to our members as So, where do we go from here? go? A large part we can. Here is a peek at the immediate We go forward, onward, and upward. We continue to future in a few areas. implement new programs to help chapters recruit and is to approach Dues. International headquarters col- retain members, like the Learn to Sing program that this hobby to- lects all dues, then returns chapters and has worked so well in BABS; and the Compellingly districts their portion every month, minus Attractive Chapter Meetings program (www.21stn7th. gether with a a small processing fee. We also arrange for com), which gets rave reviews. We continue to provide sense of duty. liability insurance for the entire Society, links on our website to help chapters, like President to include all chapter activities and preda- Bill Biffl e’s “Job One” program guaranteed to grow your tor insurance for our youth programs. This collective chapter (www.barbershop.org/membershipresources), a approach guarantees the lowest rates possible. page that includes many other chapter tools. We look We also fi eld more than 3,500 calls per month at the results of the Membership Growth Task Force, through our 800-876-SING phone number, not count- (posted at www.barbershop.org/MGTFfi nal), to decide ing direct calls in this age of free (for you) long dis- what it means to each member, chapter, and district. tance. For years, we’ve assessed chapters a small fee for We continue to have fun or die trying, and continue this service; however, some chapters are unhappy with to examine ways to make chapter meetings better, the paying for it. In January, 2011 we will discontinue this chapter experience even more fun, and the chorus and assessment. Of course, this is a worthwhile expense, quartet sound as expanded as it can be. Then we can and we’ll have to pay for those 42,000 annual calls proudly invite others to join us. some other way. I will ask the Society Board to approve I must go—a youth “Rock and Roll” choir is com- a dues increase to make up for this lost revenue and to ing for a tour. After they’ve performed, I’ll teach cover small increases in costs across the board. We did them a tag and expose them to the greatest music not raise dues at all in 2010. I believe we can keep this they will ever experience. Work, work, work … at increase under $5 and accomplish our goals. the greatest job in the world! Thanks for your help Merchandise. Philadelphia was a smashing success and support. Let’s get going. on many levels, including Harmony Marketplace sales. To all Barbershop Harmony Society members, how We are committed to providing the lowest cost, high- am I doing? est quality merchandise. It is thrilling to see young men wearing barbershop gear as they tag all week. As a non-profi t, Marketplace profi ts help keep dues low and help provide education, adjudication, publication and preservation. 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July/August 2010 • The HARMONIZER 3 LETTERS [email protected] Kudos to Jim Henry, Power Principles series Kudos for Jim Henry Love the Power Principles ust received my May/June issue. As with every issue, I I loved the Power Principles series! It just goes to consume every article and feature. I enjoy Bill Biffl e’s show that wherever you live on this continent, “President’s Page” and Ed Watson’s “Straight Talk,” there are recruitment methods that will work for J along with the featured articles. Jim Henry’s article all of us. Thank you for once again strengthening was not only informative, but a great insight into this that bond we share as barbershoppers. My chapter talented, gifted man. (Cape Breton, N.S.) is proud to have been in- A number of items stood out, but one of the most cluded. And now we feel a special kinship with our important is, “I tend to wince a little when quartets fellow chord-ringers in Minnesota and Nevada who that aren’t really interested in singing well still insist were also featured. Your helpful articles should truly on singing in public.” I too, have heard quartets sing in make a difference in the months to come as the public that have diffi culty ringing a chord. This does BHS strives to increase its membership—on both nothing for the image of barbershopping. Dr. Henry sides of the border. discusses the secrets of success as being a process, a HAL HIGGINS long, continual process that cannot be accomplished Director, Cape Breton, N.S. Chapter by one man. It takes a group of men, all dedicated to the same, ultimate goal, with each one willing to put Genesis of Rocky Mountain District corrected forth the effort necessary to improve their chorus. He The article about the new Carolinas district says adds, “surround yourself with talent by getting coach- that the Rocky Mountain District was split off from ing from anybody who can teach you some nugget the Far Western District. It was a split-off from that’s new,” and “if you do what you’ve always done, the Central States District. Sam Aramian was the how do you expect to get any better?” How true. “Godfather” of RMD and Lindy Levitt was the It is up to all of us to perpetuate this truly unique “Daddy,” and they put in many, many hours of love art form. With people like Dr. Henry leading the and labor bringing RMD as the 16th district of our way, not only talking the talk, but walking the beloved Society. I was the very fi rst international walk, this incredible art form will be around for board member from RMD. generations to enjoy. RICHARD “AL” POTTS JIM WEBER Summerfi eld, Fla. Howard’s Grove, Wis. Thanks, Al! The July 1977 issue of The Harmonizer says I want to sincerely thank The Harmonizer for that RMD was created in from portions of the Central the report on Jim Henry. He is able to verbal- States, Evergreen, Far Western and Southwestern dis- ize the spiritual and religious dimension in Barbershop tricts. Looks like we all learned something! ■ Harmony that I feel every time I get together with my brothers in harmony! Thank you. WIRT SKINNER Canton, N.C.

Jim Henry’s humility, faith and honest-to-goodness July/August 2010 concern for his fellow chorus members, and their abil- Volume LXX Number 4 ity to create musical (ministry) magic with the art of Complete contact info: pages 34-35 The Harmonizer (USPS No. 577700)(ISSN 0017-7849) is the offi cial publication four-part barbershop singing, is powerful. Our Society’s of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet greatest days are ahead of us, our fi nest hour is coming. 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 Some will get there ahead of others, but we will all get 37203-3704. to that next level. Believe it. Live it. Plan it. Allow Periodicals postage paid at Kenosha, Wisconsin, and at additional mailing offi ces. Editorial and advertising offi ces are at the Society headquarters. your membership to have some ownership in it. It’s Advertising rates available upon request at [email protected]. Publisher a journey, not a destination. We have a gift, product, assumes no responsibility for return of unsolicited manuscripts or artwork. positive experience that is so powerful it will change Postmaster: send address changes to editorial offi ces of The Harmonizer, 110 7th Ave N, Nashville TN 37203-3704 at least 30 days before the next publication date. people’s lives. Not just the male singer, but their fami- (Publications Agreement No. 40886012. Return Undeliverable Canadian Addresses lies, as well. Very few, if any, civic organizations, clubs, to: Station A, PO Box 54, Windsor ON N9A 6J5. E-mail: [email protected]) A portion of each member’s dues is allocated to cover the magazine’s subscription etc. have that same fi repower to deliver that. Believe price. Subscription price to non-members is $21 yearly or $3.50 per issue; foreign it. We’re truly blessed. subscriptions are $31 yearly or $5 per issue (U.S. funds only). © 2010 The Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop MIKE SCOTT Quartet Singing in America, Inc. dba The Barbershop Harmony Society. Central States District VP of membership Printed in the USA

4 The HARMONIZER • July/August 2010 July/August 2010 • The HARMONIZER 5 TEMPO  Timely news  2010 champs take Philadelphia by storm! he atmosphere at the Phila- Last year’s collegiate delphia Convention Center silver medalist Swed- crackled with anticipation as 29 ish Match won gold collegiate quartets, 27 choruses this year with “Love Tand 51 quartets gave their all Walked In” and “Put at the 2010 International Con- Your Arms Around vention. The applause was like Me, Honey,” averag- thunder as Storm Front won ing merely a tenth of a the quartet competition with point higher than sil- great singing and over-the-top ver medalist Prestige. humor, after having placed third Rasmus Krigström (T), in ’07 and ’09. Their fi nals set, Jakob Stenberg (L), “We’ve Grown Accustomed to Mattias Larsson (Br), Third Place,” followed by a wild and Mathias Roth (Bs) are all students at Sweden’s Stockholm Royal College

CONTEST PHOTOS BY LORIN MAY of Music. More convention and “car trip” contest details will follow in the Sept./Oct. 2010 medley issue of The Harmonizer. of Blue- grass Student Membership Growth Task Force Union hits, shattered modern Presentation-cat- egory quartet scoring records. Jeff Selano (T) and report available on barbershop.org Syd Libsack (Bs) from Atlanta, and Jim Clark (L) The four task forces of the Membership Growth and Darin Drown (Br) from Denver, will have to Task Force presented their research to the Society grow accustomed to fi rst place! Board at their June meeting in Philadelphia. In it, In chorus competition, California’s Westminster they outline a strategic approach (best use of fi nan- Chorus presented a touching rendition of “It Only cial and human resources) to guide Society staff and Takes a Moment” and jazzed it up New Orleans- provide members with a unifying approach to re- style with “Mardi Gras March,” winning their sec- taining present members and reaching out to recruit ond straight gold. They set the all-time chorus scor- new members. The task forces continue to work in ing record (97.7) while narrowly edging the Vocal their respective areas to gather data and help staff Majority, who just like last year posted their high- develop programs and materials. The full report is est score ever (97.1) on the way to second place. available at www.barbershop.org/MGTFfi nal.

30-year barbershopper dies in plane crash during mercy mission, writes fi nal words Dr. Jim K. Hall, a member of the Gra- “10 a.m. Dear all. We love you. We lost His son, barbershopper James R. Hall, tiot County, Mich. Chapter, was on power over mid lake Mich. and turning says, “Really, his is the story of so many one of his frequent mercy missions, at- back. We are praying to God that all other barbershoppers—wonderful, dedi- tending a patient on a fl ight to will be taken care of. We love you, cated men who just happen to share a the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Jim.” He put it in his water-proof harmonious hobby.” Minn., when the plane lost medical bag, hoping it would be Our hearts go out to Dr. Hall’s family power and crashed into Lake retrieved. According to family and and friends. Michigan on July 23. In his last friends, this was typical of Jim’s See Fox News video at http://tinyurl. moments before the crash, Dr. heart, always thinking of the needs com/jimhall1 Hall thought not of himself but of those of others before his own. Read NPR News story at http://tinyurl. he knew would be left behind. He took His service to the Gratiot County com/jimhall2 pen and paper and wrote a note to the chapter included everything from past- Read detailed Detroit Free Press story loved ones of all the passengers, saying president to prop-maker to quartet man. at http://tinyurl.com/jimhall3

6 The HARMONIZER • July/August 2010 Make plans for Vegas Midwinter Life member Mitch Miller dies at age 99 Enjoy the 4th Annual International Youth Chorus Society honorary life member Mitchell Wil- Festival, Seniors Quartet Contest and much more, all liam “Mitch” Miller, famed conductor, choral under one roof, Jan. 25-30, 2011. The director, television performer and recording contest/show venues will all be at the executive, died July 31, 2010. In his decades newly remodeled Riviera Hotel & Ca- as a highly infl uential producer and then as sino. No need to ever leave the build- host of television’s “Sing Along with Mitch” ing, no smoke-fi lled casino to deal with in the 1960s, Miller helped establish and extend the cul- unless you choose. All hotel rooms will tural relevancy of many of “the old songs” beloved by bar- be in the completely renovated tower bershoppers. for $99 a night all week (no extra per- Later in his life, Miller hosted two popular PBS specials son charges). Register at www.barbershop.org/vegas. focused on barbershop harmony. “Keep America Singing” (1994) featured international champs Acoustix, The Ritz, Rural Route 4 and the Southern Gateway Cho- Toto, it’s like we’re not in rus. “Voices in Harmony: More Keep America Singing” (1996) featured Society champs The Gas House Gang Kansas (City) anymore! and Marquis, plus Sweet Adelines Queens Showtime! Everything is new in Kansas and Gem City Sweet Adelines Chorus. City—new Sprint Center Arena, new restaurants, new entertainment venues—all at the fabulous new Barbershopper preps for Met Opera debut Power and Light District! If you Keith Harris, lead of Voce quartet and di- were there in 2000, it’ll be like go- rector of New York’s Westchester Chords- ing from black & white to color for men, is making his debut at New York City’s our 2011 International Convention, CONVENTIONS Metropolitan Opera House this fall. July 3–10, 2011. 2011 KANSAS CITY “The Met” is the most prestigious Early-register by July 3–10 opera venue in the Americas, and naturally this Sept. 30 and get 2012 will be a great boost to Keith’s career. The profes- fi rst dibs on ho- PORTLAND, ORE. sional opera baritone will be performing in Italian July 1–8 tels, most within 2013 as a Flemish deputy in Verdi’s “Don Carlo,” which easy walking dis- TORONTO runs Nov. 22 to Dec. 18. Voce placed 9th in in- tance of the arena. June 30–July 7 ternational competition in Philadelphia and 11th The Heart of America Chorus 2014 in 2009. A barbershopper since childhood, Keith also per- LAS VEGAS is thrilled to be hosting their record June 29–July 6 formed at Carnegie Hall this spring. Break a leg, Keith! sixth international convention, and 2015 www.keithharris.net; www.metoperafamily.org proud that their city has so much to PITTSBURGH June 28–July 5 offer. Register online at www.barber- 2016 Meet new PR Manager Melanie Chapman shop.org/kansascity or call 800-595- NASHVILLE 4849 anytime, 24/7. July 3–10 Melanie joined the Society staff in May as 2017 Manager of Marketing and Public Relations, MINNEAPOLIS where she creates greater Society awareness District conventions July 2-9 and helps chapters and districts become more 2018 CAR Oct. 1-3 Columbus, IN ORLANDO effective in their PR and marketing efforts. CSD Oct. 8-10 Mason City, IA July 1-8 She got to know many staff members while working in mar- DIX Oct. 1-3 Knoxville, TN 2019 keting for the fi rm that relocated many of them to Nashville. EVG Sept. 24-26 Portland, OR SALT LAKE CITY June 30-July 7 She has plenty of past marketing experience in the hotel, FWD Oct. 8-10 Bakersfield, CA banking and real estate industries. MIDWINTER ILL Sept. 24-26 Peoria, IL www.barbershop.org/ Her real reason for living is music! She fell in love with bar- JAD Oct. 15-17 Lima, OH midwinter bershop while playing Marian Paroo in a community theater LOL Oct. 22-24 Fargo, ND 2011 production of The Music Man several years ago. Melanie studied LAS VEGAS MAD Oct. 1-3 Milford, DE Jan. 25-30 voice at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of NED Oct. 22-24 Portland, ME 2012 Music and received a bachelor’s degree at Indiana University. NSC Oct. 29-31 Myrtle Beach, SC TUCSON Melanie has performed in many musicals and operas, written ONT Oct. 15-17 Kingston, ON Jan. 17-22 and recorded radio jingles and voice-overs, and performed gigs PIO Oct. 15-17 Grand Rapids, MI HARMONY with a group for 18 years in her native Indiana and in Ohio UNIVERSITY 2011 RMD Sept. 24-26 Layton, UT St. Joseph, Mo. and Kentucky. She plays piano, guitar, hammered dulcimer and SLD Sept. 24-26 Rochester, NY July 31-Aug. 7, 2011 autoharp, and directs a church choir. Reach her at mchapman@ SWD Oct. 1-3 Plano, TX barbershop.org or at 800-876-7464 x4137. SUN Oct. 1-3 Ocala, FL

July/August 2010 • The HARMONIZER 7 TEMPO  Webby Award winner sings barbershop tag for acceptance speech here was a wonderful barbershop moment at the are professionally known, work and perform together prestigious “Webby Awards” in New York City in both in music and in media. Evan learned tagging from June. Evan Gregory, long-time friend of barbershop- Carl Roose when they were college buddies, and he’s ping family Kirk, Kevin and been doing it casually ever since. TCarl Roose of Oberlin, Ohio, “Our knowledge of har- won fi rst place in the Video mony singing or barbershop Remix/Mashup category for his tags is not limited to what online video series “Auto-Tune was learned and shared in the News.” In keeping with the those long-ago, heady halcyon requirement that acceptance days,” Evan writes. “Nay, we speeches be no longer than fi ve Andrew, Evan, Sarah and Michael continue to learn and grow words, Evan sang the words and revel in the resolution of “Everything Sounds Better Auto-Tuned” to the tag of a savory half-diminished 7th like barbershoppers of “When It’s Sleepy Time Down South,” joined by wife, every age. Keep the Whole World Singing!” Sarah, and brothers Andrew and Michael in four-part The Webby Awards, presented by the International harmony. The audience went wild, and the YouTube Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, is the leading clip has nearly 300,000 views so far. (Watch at http:// international award program honoring excellence on tinyurl.com/autotune-4) the Internet. See also www.thegregorybrothers.com and New York-based “The Gregory Brothers,” as the four www.youtube.com/show/autotunethenews. Society briefs Need help connecting with local appear in the Pollifi lia festival in available at www.barbershop.org/his- media? You can get a free list of Normandy, France this fall, after tory/preservation.html. (Scroll to the media contact names, snail mail/e- which Realtime will no longer ap- bottom of the page.) To see other bar- mail addresses, and phone numbers pear on Society stages—rules require bershop miscellany on Grady’s website, for every newspaper, magazine, ra- three winners to keep the quartet see www.GradyWilliamKerr.com. dio/TV station and other media in name. Still, Doug, Mark and Tom your area. Just call at 800-876-7464 aren’t through singing together— Textbook barbershop x4137 or e-mail PR@barbershop. with a new tenor and a new name, now comes with text- org and the list will be e-mailed to they could re-enter the contest cycle book. “Ring to the you in Excel format. For U.S. media, any time! Name of Rose” helped provide your zip code and the mile the Spirit of Phoenix radius to be included in the search. Quartetters: Someone may be looking (then the Phoeni- For Canadian media, list the cities for you! Speaking of which ... if you cians) win the 1972 international you want to reach. With this list, are missing a part or parts for your crown, and it went over so well they go to the Resource Center at www. quartet, try www.quartetmatchup.com. later recorded it. Written by George barbershop.org/resources.html for tips It’s free! Site produced by barber- M. Cohan and arranged by Phoeni- and tools to make your media pre- shopper David Wiener. cian Lloyd Steinkamp, the song sentation more effective. caught the attention of Sony Re- American Harmony DVD now available cords, who in 2006 asked to include Realtime retiring after France ... sort at Harmony Marketplace. The best it as the fi rst-ever barbershop record- of. Tenor Tim Broersma is too busy movie about barbershop ever made ing in a multi-CD companion to at work to stay with Realtime, leav- was edited by two-time Oscar win- America’s Musical Landscape, a study ing the ner Kate Amend and features OC of American musical styles by Jean 2005 in- Times, Max Q, Vocal Spectrum Ferris of Arizona State University. ternational and Reveille over a span of three Sony was to pay royalties to Lloyd’s champ years in their personal quests for estate, but his widow, Judy, asked that with only international recognition. $24.99 at they instead be paid to the Phoenix At the Grand Ole Opry in 2008 Mark www.harmonymarketplace.com. Chapter’s Youth in Harmony pro- and Tom gram—a fi tting tribute to Lloyd’s life Metzger as original members, plus Preservation e-Mag now available. Two of sharing barbershop with youth. Tim’s dad, Doug, singing in place of issues of Preservation, published by Available at college bookstores or at champion lead John Newell. They’ll Society Historian Grady Kerr, are now http://tinyurl.com/AMLandscape. ■

8 The HARMONIZER • July/August 2010 Special

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Competitor registrations and Convention Assistant registrations are not eligible for the BOGO discount. HARMONY HOW-TO  How to get the most from your chorus coach ou put a lot of thought into who would be the and constantly attentive—active, almost aggres- best available coach to help your chorus. You de- sive, in your learning. This cannot be done over a cided who had the right mix of skills and would protracted period, so pace yourself and be sure that develop the best rapport with the group. You likely breaks come frequently when the intensity is high. Yarranged for transportation, housing and meals, Choose the appropriate point of view. To learn and even planned expressions of gratitude. It new actions, moves, singing techniques and the sure would be great to arrange things so that the like, keep your point of view outside yourself. coaching session is of the most possible benefi t to Watch yourself learn it; remain in a dissociated everyone: The director, the music team and to the state. To move more deeply into the emotion chorus. And could it be a lot of fun too? and meaning of the song, keep your point of view inside yourself, in an associated state. From there Choose the right attitude you can access your emotions, your memories, your Fortunately, one of the most important things sense of being one with the song and the singers to do is also one of the things most under your around you. control: Choosing to have a great attitude, one of anticipation of useful things to happen, one of Manage your fragilities respect and cooperation, is most useful. The ambi- Be easy on yourself and accepting of mis-tries, ance of deciding to do great things together, make becoming more and more targeted on your goal of progress, and solve problems is just the thing to set the moment. Common responses to learning dif- everyone up for success and a good time. fi culties include frustration, negative self-talk, even self-directed anger. These block learning rather Set clear expectations in advance than aiding it. Your unconscious competencies are It’s important to be clear about the type of coach- legion. Allow them to work for you. Positive self- ing experience you’re after. Is the coach expected talk is an important tool. Keep yourself focused primarily to “fi x” what you’re committed to? Is he on the task, expect mistakes and notice the small to explore possibilities? Do you particularly want gains that eventually result in large, permanent choreo blocking, arrangement of the riser place- gains. ment for better sound, a focus on skill building to As singers, we are tempted to notice how com- strengthen vocal tools, or some other defi nable petent we are in comparison to others around us benefi t? The best coaches will analyze, give feed- and take it easy. But that doesn’t allow us to gain back, make recommendations, try new things, and skill. We must be more discerning and increase our have an overall vision for where the group could awareness. Move more precisely, sing more elo- be based on who they are and where they want to quently, feel more deeply or with great variety and go. By all means, allow the coach the latitude to nuance. Reach toward standards of singing and take you to where you have never been before! performance far greater than your own. Because the director and other leaders will be Notice little victories and strive for more of them. the ones to continue to work with the group into Make coaching an opportunity for effort-directed the future, it’s very useful to speak to the coach improvement. Remember, improvement is aggres- about the need and desire for special attention to sive. Good enough is passive and not good enough! identifi ed concerns. Ask for attention, invite a lot of feedback, and expect to change. Relax about your Welcome repetition image and attend to specifi c behaviors. Be focused Repetition is an opportunity to gain awareness and intent and make a great effort to move your and ability. Only repetition results in talent—only attitude, your behavior and your knowledge to a neurons that fi re repeatedly and intensely build new level. pathways of skill. Struggling to improve is the only way to progress and make a permanent gain. Charlie Acquire learning behavior Metzger Deep learning that results in greater skill and fu- It’s work—and it’s fun! Past Chair, ture unconscious competency is different from the It sure sounds like having a coach is a lot of work if Chorus relaxed, nonchalant, often careless way many of us it’s going to be useful. True? True! Director Development are accustomed to practice. To really make changes And getting good at something is exciting, isn’t Committee that stick is diffi cult and requires a struggle. it? And gratifying? True again! cometzger@ Think of a toddler learning to walk and persisting Exciting? Gratifying? Sounds like fun! Let’s have shaw.ca through fall after fall. Choose to be really intent more fun! ■

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July/August 2010 • The HARMONIZER 11 LORIN MAY

The Spirit of Phoenix (shown in 2008) is one of many top choruses that regularly sits out from international competition voluntarily. The Society Contest and Judging Weighing the pros and cons Committee has recommended a plan that would mandate a year off after competing in international competition, almost doubling the number of eligible choruses.

At the Society’s request, for more than a year, members Just what are we talking about? of the Society Contest & Judging Committee (SCJC) Currently, our champion choruses are prohibited from have been investigating an idea that would nearly dou- competing in international contests for the ensuing two ble the number of choruses eligible to compete on the years, making the third year following their champion- international stage—dividing the most talented Society ship their next opportunity to compete. This gives them choruses into two equal pools to compete on alternating some breathing room and allows other choruses to “step years. The suggestion was proposed by multiple sources, in” and “step up.” For many years, the Vocal Majority with arguments and anec- and the Masters of Har- dotal support compelling Highlights of the proposed two-year rotation mony would each win in enough to request the SCJC The Society Contest and Judging Committee has formulated a transition their respective year, and a research. plan that would create two equivalent “flights” of competitors, one for third chorus (Westminster AThere is a precedent for 2012 (Portland) and one for 2013 (Toronto). Proposed dates are the Chorus, Ambassadors of this plan: A two-year rota- committee’s recommendations and are subject to change. Harmony, Alexandria tion model used by Sweet • Qualification for the 2011 contest in Kansas City will follow current Harmonizers, New Tra- Adelines since the early rules, i.e. based on 2010 Fall District Contest scores. dition Chorus) would win 1970s is overwhelmingly • All choruses scoring 81 or higher during the 2010 district chorus contests when these two choruses popular among its members. (or if they do not compete in fall 2010, based on 2010 international were not competing. The Of course, we are the Bar- scores) will be divided into two groups based on a set formula. proposal being discussed is bershop Harmony Society, • One group will receive invitations to qualify for slots in the Portland somewhat similar, but for with different traditions, 2012 International Contest. The other group will receive invitations to all competitors, not just the desires and expectations. qualify for slots in the Toronto 2013 International Contest. (Requests champions. Such a substantial change from choruses will be honored to the greatest extent possible.) Simply put, if you were to the Society’s chorus con- • These will only be invitations to qualify for international competition on to compete and make it test structure should not be specific years; invited choruses must still post high enough qualifying to the international stage, entered into lightly, and it scores at their Fall District Contests held 8-9 months prior. you would not be eligible is by no means certain that • The remaining international slots for 2012 will be filled based on to compete at international the proposed change will go 2011 Fall District Contest scores. Remaining international slots for the following year. You may forward. This article: 2013 will be based on 2012 Fall District Contest scores. take the year to recover, • summarizes a proposal • Districts are guaranteed at least one representative every year. or to build your war chest that has been recom- • All choruses that compete in an international contest on a given year for the following year, or mended by the SCJC. will be ineligible to qualify for the next year’s international contest. to do something different • outlines the major argu- • All choruses are eligible to compete in district contests for score and for like travel, but you are not ments for and against the district championships in any year, regardless of international eligibility. permitted to compete at the proposed plan. • Any chorus that didn’t compete at international on a given year—no international level. You may • summarizes the research, matter what the reason—will be eligible to qualify for the next still compete at the district Ed Watson polling and changes that year’s international contest. level if you so desire. CEO, have occurred so far. • International champs still sit out two years, effectively switching from Under this proposal, a Barbershop • shows you where to go A to B rotation. chorus that competes in Harmony Go to Society for more information and www.barbershop.org/2year for a detailed explanation of the pro- Portland in 2012 would ewatson@ where to make your views posed transition plan, including a hypothetical A/B rotation based on 2009 not be eligible to compete barbershop.org known. district and international scores. again until Las Vegas in

12 The HARMONIZER • July/August 2010 Reactions to the proposal so far A committee composed of C&J members, judges, district officers and Society Events committee members began studying a two-year plan in 2009. They generated a system by which two alternat- ing pools of roughly equal talent could be created and investigated the potential advantages and disadvantages of such a plan. They then e-mailed details to directors of the Society’s top-scoring choruses and to district officers. Each group was asked nine questions related to the proposal. Each group was presented with an earlier proposed model, in which choruses would have about 20 2014. Toronto in 2013 would host a different group months to prepare after qualifying for an international contest. (Based on negative feedback, this of choruses, none of which competed in Portland. A element was later dropped.) In response to the earlier model: proposed formula would ensure the 2012 and 2013 fi elds Chorus directors: 24 of 45 responded. When asked whether a two-year rotation would be were equally strong. a positive move for the Society, 58% agreed, 29% were neutral, 13% disagreed. Possibly related, 75% reported financial pressures among members due to attending international every year, 17% Potential advantages of a two-year rotation were neutral, and 8% reported no financial pressure. Proponents of the two-year rotation plan believe it may District leaders: 32 of 63 responded. When asked whether it would be a good move for address many needs among Society chapters and indi- the Society, 41% agreed, 25% were neutral, 34% disagreed. However, when asked whether their vidual barbershoppers: district would see increased participation due to more openings for international competitors, 28% Increases district participation in international agreed, 25% were neutral, 47% disagreed. qualifying contests. There has been more than a 20% After reviewing the C&J committee findings (details available at www.barbershop.org/2year) at drop since 1996 in the number of choruses appearing their January 2010 meeting, the Society Board of Directors asked the committee to continue inves- in district contests to qualify for international. There tigating the two-year chorus rotation. A brief description of the proposed plan appeared on page 8 is some statistical evidence that choruses capable of of March/April 2010 issue of The Harmonizer and pointed readers to details and a poll available on achieving international qualifying scores skip these the Society’s blog at www.barbershophq.com/?p=1310. district contests because one or two other higher-scoring barbershopHQ.com. By July 2010, the post regarding the plan had generated a lively district choruses are expected to win any available inter- discussion with 183 comments. The unscientific poll (the self-selected sample was dominated by national berths. Were outcomes no longer perceived as current international competitors) had logged 547 total votes: a foregone conclusion, more chapters may be inspired • Overall, 61% were in favor, 39% not in favor to vie for open slots. If these “on the cusp” chapters • 304 votes came from members of currently competitive international choruses, 51% were in believed the price they must pay to improve would now favor, 49% against be rewarded, more may be motivated to acquire the • Among 89 polled who believe a rule change could put international competition within their resources and recruit the additional members needed chapter’s reach, 87% were in favor, 13% against. to excel at the next level. Relieves fi nancial burdens on chapters and individu- als. The time commitment and costs associated with do so annually, possibly boosting overall crowd sizes. preparing for an international contest can be diffi cult Increases member enjoyment at international conven- for active chorus members to meet every year, and tions. International chorus competitors typically have could be a deal-breaker for some potential members. limited time to enjoy the week due to extra rehearsals, A year off would ease fi nancial and scheduling expec- mandated curfews and other constraints. Off years will tations, which could improve member satisfaction, give these proudly fanatical barbershoppers the rare recruiting and retention. opportunity to attend all contest sessions, enjoy more Creates incentives for a more balanced chapter ex- tagging on more evenings, and generally savor the ca- perience. A year off may reduce “two-song syndrome” sual pleasures at and around international conventions. (where chapters constantly refi ne contest packages at Chorus contest fans may also enjoy seeing new groups the expense of repertoire) and increase incentives for each year and may be less inclined to skip years because greater variety during chapter meetings. More time “it is mostly the same groups every year.” could be devoted to non-contest repertoire, fund-raising, Multiplies creativity. Competitive choruses that are in membership growth, and on improving their community an off year may fi nd that watching all the other choruses profi le. The two-year layoffs for international champions (currently impossible for most competitors) may give may help explain their multi-faceted chapter strengths them a better sense of creative possibilities and help and long-term staying power. Regular one-year layoff may spur them to greater heights. similarly affect other international competitors. Boosts international attendance and revenues. Those Potential disadvantages of a two-year rotation who attend international conventions tend to love the Of course, not all Society members are in favor of a two- experience and want to return; yet, the pool of potential year rotation. Current international competitors and attendees has been shrinking. Lower convention profi ts district offi cers in particular have expressed concerns also mean less funding to apply to the Society’s non- that they want to see resolved. contest needs. A broader talent pool at the international Lowers attendance at district competitions? Not all contest would equal a broader pool of fi rst-time attendees District leaders are convinced that the proposal will who can catch the “bug” and return again. A higher increase participation enough at fall contests. They number of family and supporters could likely afford to worry that their biggest and best chorus may skip accompany competitors bi-annually than can afford to their fall contest every other year, harming atten-

July/August 2010 • The HARMONIZER 13 dance and district misleading math finances. The Tell us what you think and assumptions. core of the con- A link to a detailed survey regarding the plan is For example, any cern is whether available at www.barbershop.org/2year. Shortly given year’s line-up “off-year” cho- after this article is published, the survey link will already excludes rus members will also be sent to all members/Associates who have many top groups have enough an e-mail address registered with the Society. that sit out vol- incentives to (Non-Internet connected members can request a untarily—“cutting participate. For printed copy from their chapter secretaries, who that number in example, could can input answers on their behalf.) You must be half” is not wholly districts allow an a Society member or Associate to take the sur- accurate. More “off-year” cho- vey. Public discussion of the latest proposal will importantly, the rus to compete take place at www.barbershopHQ.com/p=1491. hope is that the in the fall for the Survey closes on October 15, 2010. small gap between district champi- today’s present and onship? Could an “off-year” chorus “on the cusp” international competi- host the fall contest, give a headliner tors will close once the incentives of performance, sing away the trophy, international competition take effect put on master classes, or all of the on newly motivated choruses. above? Many additional options are There may be precedent in looking still available for exploration, but back on when the Sweet Adelines this concern remains a major item instituted their two-year plan by on the table. In any case, a feared placing all “second tier” choruses in drop in fall contest attendance may the same rotation. Our sisters report be avoidable. that within a few years, the weaker Why mandate what can be done vol- choruses had closed the gap and that untarily? While many top choruses both rotations are now strong. While already skip years voluntarily, many of our Society’s proposed plan creates their members don’t want rules changed equivalently weighted rotations from to mandate a year off. In the end, this the outset, we could likewise soon becomes a question of balancing their forget which groups once were “second concerns against those of “on the cusp” tier.” If more choruses have incentives choruses, who always have a mandated to reach for higher performance goals, year off because current rules restrict the wouldn’t that increase the number of number of open slots. high-level choruses at the district and Loss of momentum? Some members international levels? of top choruses suggest that momentum may be lost if they skip every other What’s next? year, or question why medalist choruses Based on its study and feedback, the are not exempt from this proposal. SCJC has recommended transition to All options are still on the table, but a two-year plan. Their recommenda- this concern must be weighed against tion requires Society Board approval, concerns of choruses seeking to start which will consider member feedback. whatever momentum could be gener- A decision will likely take place in less ated by a realistic shot at international than a year: competition. Again, note that interna- • If the Society Board accepts this tional champions typically come back plan at or before its Jan. 2011 meet- in improved form after their longer ing, rotations will be based on Fall two-year contest layoffs. 2010 district scores, or choruses Watering down the field? Today’s averaging an 81 score or higher in “on the cusp” choruses indeed average Philadelphia. slightly lower scores and fewer members • If the Society Board accepts this plan than the current fi eld. Some contend at its June 2011 meeting, rotations will this proposal would reduce the number be based on Fall 2011 district scores, of A-level choruses performing on a or choruses averaging an 81 score or given year by half, backfilling their higher in Kansas City. numbers with current B-level choruses The sooner the decision is made, the and thereby lowering contest quality more the affected chapters can begin and prestige. This is a valid concern, planning their calendar for whichever as long as it doesn’t include potentially fl ight they are placed. ■

14 The HARMONIZER • July/August 2010 LORIN MAY Harmony Foundation at its 50th anniversary Harmony Foundation President/CEO Clarke Caldwell discusses how the Foundation’s future is now intertwined with the Society’s future Part 1 in a 2-part series

What percentage of Society members are currently con- Well, 50 years ago, the Foundation started out as a way for tributors to Harmony Foundation? the Society to hold real estate tax free. Then after a few It’s about 7%. I’m surprised it is that low. When I tell peo- years, with the Institute of Logopedics (Heartspring), we ple, most respond the same way. I think the disconnect is were raising money for an outside entity. With changes to the overwhelming passion about the impact barbershop Heartspring, a decision was made to change the relation- has on people’s lives, and yet that has not translated into ship. Small grants were made to chapters and districts and “giving back” through charitable contributions. Can you to other outside organizations. imagine what could happen if everyone invested just Seven years ago, we took a sharp turn. The focus is the cost of one trip to McDonalds each month? This is now the charitable activities the Barbershop Harmony the level where our youth programs need tremendous Society needs for growth, to respond to unmet need growth in support. within our own organization. That need has been grow- WThe bright spot, however, is the very generous level of ing consistently for the last 20 years. support and commitment that is growing rapidly from a group of caring and visionary individuals. Fifty-two per- What are these unmet needs within the Society? cent of these went from non-contributors to members of The former Society fi nancial model was unsustainable. the President’s Council [annual donations of $1,000 or We’re not able to support the Society on an annual basis more]. The pace of this program is record-setting. We’ve based on dues, profi t from convention, Harmony Mar- actually had less success in asking for smaller gifts. ketplace. Members didn’t used to think the Society had to act like a charitable organization—they thought dues That’s remarkable! Why are those who give to the Founda- tion starting off at the major gift level? If people keep getting fewer services, With larger gifts, we need to sit down and explain—the contributors have to understand the shifts in Harmony we’ll keep getting fewer people. Foundation and the Society. We have greater success would pay for everything. But membership has declined with those we’ve been looking in the eye, helping steadily for 25 years, so the Society has had shrinking them become part of that dream. They’ve been pleased resources while the cost of everything has been going to give and to become difference makers. The people up. The Society’s ability to act in a healthy and vibrant who contribute fi nancially are often the the most solid way has gone down year after year. If people keep getting members of the Society. They enjoy and have invested fewer services, we’ll keep getting fewer people. in it so much that they are getting more out of it than We need to reverse that spiral. Charitable giving will just what they are getting from their chapter on a weekly have to fi ll that gap. Culturally, most Society members basis. They’re the least likely to say, “I quit, I don’t like and Associates don’t understand the need or the benefi ts Lorin May barbershop anymore.” to giving charitably to their own organization—invest- Editor, The Harmonizer ing in the growth, the preservation that we speak of so harmonizer@ You mentioned shifts in the Foundation and the Society. passionately. And yet, we fail to realize that this preserva- barbershop.org Could you clarify? tion takes money, it takes intent, it takes funds, it takes

July/August 2010 • The HARMONIZER 15 Seattle’s Northwest Vocal Project is a great example of how donations bear fruit over time. With Harmony Foundation assistance, the small group attended the Society’s fi rst Youth Chorus Festival in 2008, won the second festival in 2009, and after becoming a chapter, won the 2009 Evergreen District Championship. A magnet for young leaders and a breeding ground for great quartets, the chorus placed 12th in Philadelphia with 46 men on stage. Other younger groups are popping up all over, getting their fi rst Of course, many know taste of barbershop harmony thanks to Harmony Foundation. that Harmony Foundation underwrites the Society’s entire youth program, in- cluding indirect expenses. I would call that an “outreach and growth” program—the next level we’re hoping to fund—except that Youth in Harmony is not a recruiting program. Although we be- lieve YiH will help the Soci- LORIN MAY ety’s long-term prospects, the vision is to get more youth professional people who can lead the preservation in a singing, and singing more barbershop harmony. very strategic way in the future. In the past seven years, we have raised and have given to the Society a little Specifi cally, how is the Foundation helping youth? more than $2.5 million toward underwriting their youth Last year, we helped fund the 39 YiH Workshops for programs and externally-focused programs. In the past, more than 7,000 students, the 16 Harmony Explosion that would have gone to someone else. camps for 1,500 students, helped fund the interna- tional collegiate contest, and brought 11 choruses Did the Barbershop Harmony Society give up its charitable with approximately 300 youth to the last Youth mission after Heartspring? Chorus Festival—we paid for the hotel and registra- I think it’s transferred its charitable mission to the tion of every participant. That fi nancial help seems core business of the Society by supporting singing to be the catalyst to getting many of these choruses in schools—we also want youth to learn barbershop to form and to plan to come to Midwinter. harmony both in schools and in programs sponsored For a non-recruiting program, Youth in Harmony is by the Society. Additionally, we’ve helped hundreds of bringing in a lot of young, new members. I understand chapters improve by sending their directors to a week that 625 of the Society’s new members last year [22%] of Directors College. were under age 25! Some of these youth choruses

THE CAPENOS CHALLENGE This Challenge was The President’s Council is the fl agship program of annual created through giving to Harmony Foundation International. Formed more than six years ago, it has been the catalyst for record the generosity and breaking fundraising goals and has completely funded all farsightedness of the Society’s youth programs, as well as: one man, a man • Brought a focus and emphasis to major gifts for annual support who wants to give • Cast vision and raised the sights of members showing back to the organi- what a major donor program can accomplish zation that means Warren Capenos has provided $250,000 and challenges so much to him. everyone else to come together to match it. He’s counting either donations by new President’s Council members or increased donations by current President’s Council mem- bers. The challenge started in Philadelphia, and as of this writing, just fi ve weeks later, we are at $57,591. JOIN US

16 The HARMONIZER • July/August 2010 Culturally, most So- ciety members and Associates don’t understand the from Midwinter have need or benefits of Those will need become permanent giving charitably to to be funded 100 Society choruses, one percent by the of them is already a dis- their own organi- Foundation, over trict champion. These zation—investing and above the cur- groups are attracting rent level of giving. young, high-quality in the growth, the Those programs singers who are crazy preservation. will together cost about barbershop har- $750,000 a year. mony. This is just three years into the It’s one thing to start them, but Festival. When we look to the future they’ll need to be funded year after with youth, we’re not having to wait year, sustained in the future and Barbershop Style too long for results. likely grown. That will be part of the Foundation’s annual fundraising You said something about the “outreach program, as well as all of the current and growth” level of giving— program. Once we do that, we can —that level doesn’t exist yet, where we’re look to capital asset improvement. expanding the organization horizontally to the public. We’re looking to fund the Those sound like great programs, but Society’s “Four on the Road” program, we’ve got so many more questions where a young, full-time quartet will we’ll have to go to a part 2. spend a year singing at schools and col- Looking forward to it. I believe that leges, a cappella festivals and other big what the Society and the Foundation events, exposing tens of thousands of a have to offer in our society, in the cappella singers and fans to quality bar- world, is something that no one else bershop harmony. The “TAG Team” will can offer. These dreams are made a consist of full-time Society employees reality because of the generosity and who live in the fi eld to strengthen exist- vision of many contributors. ■ ing chapters and start new ones. www.harmonyfoundation.org

In 2009, Harmony Foundation gave $450,000 to the Barbershop Har- mony Society, part of the $2.5 million total projected to be given between 2004-2010. Funds have covered the Society’s youth program in its en- tirety and boosted the musical level in hundreds of So- ciety chapters via Director’s College scholarships. In 2009, Harmony Founda- tion gave an additional $178,000 to Society chapters and districts as part of a projected $790,000 projected be given between 2006-2010, thanks to the Foundation’s Donor’s Choice program. Donors can earmark up to 30% of their donation to be given to a chosen district or chapter.

July/August 2010 • The HARMONIZER 17 Scipio Garling is the Al- exandria Harmoninzers’ Vice-President for Mar- keting, and recipient of a 2010 Outstanding Achievement Award from PROBE “for his use of new technology and social networking tools to strengthen and Social improve the chapter administratively, musically, and in its outreach to many audiences.” Want to know how about how to market your chorus? Go to Harmocast.com and listen to Epi- sode #10 of the Harmonizers podcast, “Market- ing 101 for your Barbershop Chorus.” NET W Get bigger audiences, fi nd more potential

It’s not what you know, it’s who you know … at least, when it comes to becoming a barbershopper. Most men don’t become barbershoppers through research or even direct exposure to the style but through knowing a friend in barbershop. I was familiar with barbershop as a lad; my father used to get the recordings of the International Quartet Contest and we’d often enjoy them together. Still, even when looking to join a singing group as an adult, I never thought to seek out barbershop. No, I didn’t think to join barbershop until I took my visit- I ing father to a local barbershop show … and ran into an old friend who was performing on stage. My friend insisted I join him at re- hearsal,

The Alexandria Harmonizers added 23 new members this year, largely thanks to social networking initia- tives that have brought many previously unknown potential members into their chapter’s orbit.

18 The HARMONIZER • July/August 2010 Dos and Don’ts for Facebook Fan Pages Do Don’t • Post regularly. As a general rule of • Don’t be too serious. On occasional thumb, post at least weekly but not wacky status update or slyly amusing daily. It depends on the level of activity caption to a chorus photo helps human- of your chorus. ize your group and gives it character. • Post multi-media. Links to relevant • Don’t be all about you. Unless you websites, photos, and videos are a must have an overwhelming number of your to break up the monotony of prose-only activities to post about, take the time to posts. congratulate and praise other groups • Post positively. Save the grousing for when appropriate. the Board meeting, and be consistently • Don’t talk to yourself. Remember that upbeat in your posting. the goal is reach fans, new friends, and WORKING • Befriend other groups. You lose nothing potential patrons and members. Don’t by supporting other barbershoppers and think of social networking as an in- members—and effective ads are cheap you gain much. house newsletter, it’s your free air-time with the public. • Don’t forget to advertise. To keep grow- ing, remember to regularly encourage your friends to promote your fanpage and sure enough, the fun and friendliness of the men among their friends as well. That’s the I met convinced me to join. I liked barbershop, sure; power of social networking! but I liked being a barbershopper even more. It wasn’t simply an artistic connection, it was a social one. Personal connections—who you know—is the the Masters of Harmony, Toronto Northern mostly likely hook for someone to get involved in Lights, Voices of Gotham, and the Westminster barbershop. That’s the power of social networking, Chorus—are on Facebook. Their Fan Pages serve and there are new Internet tools you can use to har- as an adjunct to their regular websites, and allow ness its power to grow your chapter. other Facebook users to become fans and follow their activities, generating buzz among potential patrons Create a Fan Page for and members. your group on Facebook If you visit the Alexandria Harmonizers Fan Page The most popular social networking site on the Inter- on Facebook, for example, you’ll see that we use: net is Facebook. It’s like a giant bulletin board where • “status updates” to commu- you can update people on what you’re doing through nicate with our notices, messages, photos, and invitations. Many fans chapters—such as the Alexandria Harmonizers, the Ambassadors of Harmony,

July/August 2010 • The HARMONIZER 19 The big boys are networking Number of Friends on Facebook (as of What if you don’t know where to start? July) for the choruses competing at the Don’t feel alone if you break out in a sweat at the thought of using Face- 2010 International book or Twitter! It’s just a matter of learning how to use a new tool—just 1. 3485 - Westminster like you learned how to use e-mail. Your investment of a little time will be 2. 2116 - Alexandria Harmonizers rewarded when you book more concerts, attract bigger audiences 3. 2087 - [Ambassadors of Harmony] and eventually get more members. 4. 1387 - [Masters of Harmony] Bob Fichtner (from the Midwest Vocal Express), assisted by 5. 831 - Midwest Vocal Express Montana Jack, has written an article entitled Social Media for 6. 667 - Circle City Sound Barbershop Quartets and Choruses. Bob and Montana explain 7. 480 - The Alliance how to reach more people and target younger generations. Don’t be 8. 463 - Voices in Harmony afraid! These step-by-step instructions will have you up and running and 9. 408 - Brothers in Harmony reaping the benefits in no time! 10. 360 - Toronto Northern Lights http://tinyurl.com/BHSSocial 11. 322 - Pathfinder Chorus 12. 272 - Music City Chorus 13. 254 - NW Vocal Project and share “inside” info about on-line form to create a small ad with some short text 14. 249 - Cottontown Chorus what goes on at our rehearsals and a photo; that ad becomes a link to some other in- 15. 221 - Vocal Majority • Facebook photo and video ternet page for what you are advertising. Let’s take an ad 16. 218 - Mountaintown Singers albums to share images of the on Facebook as an example. In preparation for a Guest 17. 166 - New Tradition chorus at work and play Night in February, we created a Guest Night “Event” 18. 158 - Heart of America • Specifi c “Event” pages to invite on our Face Page, then for two weeks we ran a Face- 19. 158 - Central Standard people to our concerts, guest book ad that linked to it. The ad was seen by 207,000 20. 154 - Sound of Illinois 21. 112 - Downeasters nights, and other activities people, 37 of whom clicked-through to the Event page. 22. 102 - Big Apple Chorus As your members and patrons Total cost: $20.48. We’ve used such ads to promote our 23. 64 - One Voice become fans on your Fan Page, Guest Nights, our shows, Singing Valentines, and our 24. 54 - Vocal Agenda all their friends can see that they Youth Harmony Festival. Since our various Facebook 25. 29 - Sound of the Rockies are your fans as well. A couple of ads started they’ve been seen over 16 million times and 26. 00 - Senate-aires clicks and they can become your prompted more than 5,000 people to check us out. Can fans, too, giving you exposure you say that about your last ad in the local paper? To put this in scale barbershoppers will to an ever-widening group of Since we started using social networking this last year, more readily understand, the Facebook interested people. we‘ve added 23 new members. That’s more than in any Medalists (with ‘scores’) are: Become our fan and you can year since 1995 and a 25% increase in our membership. Gold: Westminster (97.7) personally experience how Naturally, our music program and chapter spirit is what Silver: Alexandria Harmonizers (88.0) Facebook is used to keep people gets men to join and keeps them involved. But you do Third: Ambassadors of Harmony (87.6) interest in your chapter! have to get them in the door fi rst, and on-line advertis- Fourth: Masters of Harmony (82.8) When we created our Fan Page ing through social networking sites can help. There are Fifth: Midwest Vocal Express (78.8) at the start of 2009, it only had a handful of fans (some of the Social networking success for other choral groups younger guys in the chapter). Many choral groups outside of the Society are already using on-line Now it has more than 2,100 fans (including friends resources for self-promotion. Chorus America, a national membership in Sweden, Japan, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, organization for independent a cappella choruses, surveyed its members Spain, Greece, Ireland, South Korea, Egypt, Australia, choruses and discovered that: New Zealand, Canada, Bahrain, Indonesia, the United • 68% of member choruses currently use social networking tools and Kingdom, and Germany) who follow our activities. 17% plan to start soon That’s the power of social networking on line. • Nearly all the respondents currently using social networking tools use Facebook (96%), followed byTwitter (26%) and blogs (23%); Create on-line ads MySpace and LinkedIn were also used, but to a much lesser extent If yours is like most chapters, it’s taken recruitment ads • Members primarily use social networking tools to promote concerts in local papers, with limited results. That’s why some and events (94%), communicate with current subscribers and donors chapters are advertising on line. Internet advertising (76%), attract new audiences (74%), and recruit new singers (54%); has several advantages: you get wide exposure, you can many responders also use social networking to keep in touch with target your ad to particular types of people, and usually alumni of their chorus you pay nothing unless someone ‘clicks-through’ on • Respondents generally view social networking as effective; Facebook your ad to reach the event you are advertising. received the highest average rating of 4 out of 5; blogs, Twitter, and Many popular sites and search engines, like Google, LinkedIn all received average ratings between 3.5 and 4; MySpace offer advertising, but they all work similarly. You use an trailed with a 2.7 average rating

20 The HARMONIZER • July/August 2010 some tricks to making an effective social because you aren’t familiar with the network ad and not spending too much technology, just ask help from almost doing it, such as targeting the ads geo- anyone in the 20 to 40 age range; they graphically. The online form you use to will be able to help. As one of our create your ad will help you understand younger members pointed out to us, those options, but if you want further “Everyone under the age of 30 has a advice feel free to contact us for help at Facebook account.” ■ [email protected].

Be seen on screen Another way you can use the power of social connection on the internet is to post videos. They can be clips of your chapter having some fun, singing a polecat, or even your director just is- suing a personal invitation to check out the chapter. Modern devices like Flip Camcorders make it easy to record and upload videos to YouTube, from which they can be posted to your Fan Page on Facebook or sent out in e-mails to friends. The Alexandria Harmo- nizers, for example, have created on-line “commercials” for our member- ship recruit- ment and our Singing Valen- tines program. Perhaps barber- shop can be explained in mere words, but being a bar- bershopper cannot; it must be perceived directly and experienced personally. In reaching out for new members and patrons, one clip is worth a thousand blurbs.

Cook on all burners The Internet is not a replacement for tra- ditional outreach methods (such as fl yers or personal invites), it’s a complement. The Internet is just a multiplier that mag- nifi es your own willingness to reach out to new people, to cultivate a fan base, and to present your chapter as interesting to the public. It does no good to get people in the door if you haven’t made your chapter a welcoming and enjoyable place to be, so focus as much on being a gracious host as on sending out invitations. And if all these ideas seem daunting

July/August 2010 • The HARMONIZER 21 Crossroads sang with their wives and children plus the Ambassadors of Harmony for the fi nale of their swan song presentation in Philly. It’s far from the fi rst time the far-fl ung families have all For Crossroads ... been together, and it will be far from the last.

MILLER PHOTOGRAPHY ... barbershop really is all about family Three sang barbershop with their fathers, three shared quartet gold with a brother—yet Crossroads may be their most family-centered quartet ever!

Crossroads, the 2009 international quartet champ, sat that these young guys have this network, but I’m sort of down for a chat in Philly. Fred Farrell, Mike Slamka and glad I didn’t just hole up with a bunch of young kids. To Jim Henry all joined the Society before the age of 12, join- be with these [older] guys taught me a lot about life. ing their fathers in the family hobby. All three belonged to choruses and were directed by their fathers at some point. The real reason they started singing together Brandon Guyton discovered barbershop harmony at age Mike: On a show not too long ago the emcee actually 15 and now most of his family shares the obsession. They announced us, “They were all in other championship had a lot to say. quartets and decided they needed another gold medal, so they got together …” That was our introduction: Advantages of multi-generational barbershopping “The thirst for another gold medal.” That’s not just last CFred: I credit barbershopping for a lot of my social on the list of reasons we got together—it wasn’t even development. At a very young age I was going to bar- bershop contests. I always remember the impact that meeting Bill from the Suntones had on me when I was 10 years old. We’re more aware of the impact we might have than we once were. Mike: Just learning from a young age, coming to re- hearsals every week, having that perspective, going to the shows, waiting in line to sing with whatever quartet it was that came into town— Jim: To be a little kid in a men’s chorus teaches you a Four Voices (Brandon and brother, Chad at discipline that you would not get in school or anyplace left in one of their earliest performances. else. You are expected to stand there and behave like a man. It matures you in a lot of great ways. When I got Brandon Guyton (Br) was bari of 2002 champ to college I already knew theory and stuff. My college Four Voices, a highly innovative and exciting college professors couldn’t believe it. I’d tell them, “I learned it quartet that started as part of the acclaimed Voices of in barbershop.” Lee, a premier mixed vocal troupe from Lee Univer- Brandon: I like to think where all these young guys sity. Four Voices produced two recordings, performed will be in 15 years. in 44 states and four countries and performed in Jim: One of the things I love about the Ambassadors venues such as Lincoln Center and with artists including Bill Gaither and of Harmony is this wide range of ages. You see young the Swingle Singers. Brandon and his brother, Chad (lead of Four Voices), guys buddying up with these guys they would never talk discovered barbershop while in their teens, an obsession now also shared to or cross paths with in any other walk of life. There’s by their four younger brothers. He works in corporate sales for AT&T in St. no generation gap at all. When three of us joined, there Louis. He and his wife, Noemi, live in St. Peters, Mo. with children Chandler, weren’t a lot of kids in barbershop. Now, it’s wonderful Taylor and Isabella.

22 The HARMONIZER • July/August 2010 “Another gold medal wasn’t just last on the list of reasons we on the list! got together—it Then there’s the musical challenge and Jim: We got together and we made a wasn’t even on the things that keep us fi red up on a musi- big decision: Do we compete or not? We cal level that has to be there. kind of didn’t want to, but the only way the list!” Brandon: You see a lot of quartets where anybody knows you exist is to compete. It guys are worried about the other guys. was sort of a necessity. Not that it’s not fun and, obviously In this quartet, I only worry about me. We get a lot of we wanted to do well. new music coming through the door. We commit to Brandon: The gold medal was a goal with our fi rst each other, “We’re going to open the afterglow with it.” quartets. With this quartet, you get together because That’s a lot of pressure, our agreement to keep up with Mike is a wonderful person, he’s the kind of person you each other. would want to be associated with. Jim is a wonderful Jim: We don’t have a person in the quartet who’s “The person, a wonderful family man I want to be associated Leader.” We learn our songs in a certain way and in a with for my family and my kids. When you’re together for certain time, we take our shows at a certain pace because 20 weekends a year, it’s about so much more to us. It is a that’s the vision. ministry for us, both externally and internally. I want my Mike: So when songs come in, you know “That’s not kids to have good infl uences around them. That means going to work” or “this goes along with what we’re try- a lot more than whether a guy can sing in tune, or we ing to do.” wouldn’t have picked Mike … (laughter) Fred: The vision was really clear and evident to us Jim: When the three of us sat down, we had this list of tenors and Fred was at the top of the list. There were a lot of great tenors on the list. Ultimately, we said, we love Fred Farrell, we love his wife, we love his kids. Let’s just deal with Fred. Brandon: We hadn’t heard Fred sing in 20 years and he was our tenor. We had no clue what he had. That’s how committed to the family vision we were. Fred: We have to be careful that people don’t hear that and think, “The gold medals mean nothing to them.” The medals do mean a great deal to us, but it’s a total Fred is the skinny little kid (with hair!) at bottom right. by-product of everything else that’s important to us. Jim: None of us need another medal, none of us need Fred Farrell (T) was tenor of influential 1989 champ Second Edition, more acclaim. In that aspect, maybe it is a little selfi sh. with whom he recorded two albums and performed in 38 states and six None of the four of us would be singing in any quartet if countries. Fred started singing Barbershop at age 10 in the Denison, we weren’t getting the friendship aspect out of it. I would Iowa Chapter, which was chartered by his father, Don, who was also an not be in a quartet just to be good. I don’t have time. active director and quartet coach and past Harmony College faculty. Fred’s mom Katie is also known for her arranging and song writing as well as her beautiful solo voice. Fred is Vice President of North American Sales for Interop Technologies-a Developing quartet chemistry text messaging and wireless communications technology firm. Today, Fred and his wife Kim Mike: It’s important to talk about a lot of things when reside in Ft. Myers, Fla. with children Olivia, Caroline, Quinn, Molly and Lillian. you’re beginning to be in a quartet. There’s more than just “Is he a good baritone? Is he a good lead?” We even brought our wives to our fi rst rehearsal. You need to from the beginning. come to a vision early, fi guring out why you are, not just Jim: But we also talked about, we’re not going to go out what you are. more than one weekend a month, because we’ve all got Brandon: There are things we get in this quartet that we small children, and in our fi rst quartets we were gone so didn’t get in previous quartets. Not that there were prob- much. Kids growing up, we were just away from wives. lems, we all got along. But [Crossroads] can sit around We said, we don’t have to do that. We can spend at least and probably woodshed a lot of albums: The Suntones, three weekends a month at home— Boston Common. I think we fi nd a completeness for Mike: —and we stick to it— each of us that we didn’t fi nd in the other groups. Jim: —very few exceptions. But the result is when we Fred: We got together as a foursome because these are get together, we can’t wait to get together. We’re chomp- the people we want to be with both musically and socially. ing at the bit. It’s never old, it’s never tired.

July/August 2010 • The HARMONIZER 23 success. You don’t see the fi efdoms, and you don’t see the powerful ego running the show. It’s something people Jim as a teenager at Harmony College, where want to be part of. he fi rst met Mike and Fred (not shown). Coming full circle since their youth Jim Henry (Bs) sang bass with 1993 champ The Gas House Gang, Fred: It really is about the music. That’s what it’s all one of a handful of quartets in the Barbershop Harmony Society Hall about with Jim and Jim Clancy. It sounds cheesy, but of Fame. Widely admired for their vocal artistry and showmanship, that’s why guys keep coming back. the GHG recorded five albums and performed in 50 states and 15 Mike: We’ve learned the giving side of things. So many countries. Jim holds degrees in vocal music education and music theory, people give so much of their time to the hobby. We try including a Ph.D. in music composition from Washington University. He to do that as we’ve taken all this from other people, to is Director of Choral Studies at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and artistic director of give a lot of that back. We do a lot of shows and we’re the Ambassadors of Harmony. Jim joined his father in the Daniel Boone Chorus (now asked to maybe do a little seminar and coaching clinic or Ambassadors) at age 12. He lives in St. Peters, Mo. with wife, Geda, and children Gea Rose directing. We go to a lot of schools to do “Jim-posiums.” and Isaiah. Their married daughter, Lydia, lives in Europe. It’s fun to be able to do that. Fred: We were singing as kids in a low pressure envi- The importance of family chemistry ronment with our families, singing tags. That’s how we Jim: We desire to be together as four families. We make were all introduced to barbershop. We’ve all spent time up reasons to spend weekends and weeks together. This putting the pressure on ourselves, and that fi rst time is New Year’s we went to Mike and Fred’s in Florida. Rented about winning the gold medal, and you sacrifi ce things for our cabins in the Smokies for Memorial Day. Spent New the sound. We’ve all come back to that thing where it’s all Year’s in a dumpy motel. We have more fun with the four about the social aspect and the love and the friendship. families than with just the four of us. The family aspect It happens to be at a pretty high level musically—but it’s is way above the singing aspect. like it was when we were kids almost. ■ Mike: The other blessing is to see our kids singing. Barbershop is a part of all our families and all our kids. Seeing our kids want to sing tags together— Brandon: —hopefully, they won’t all intermarry. Mike: When I grew up, we didn’t have that network of kids. But our kids love coming to the international convention and singing tags and being with each other. We have kids ranging from infant to 28 years old and everywhere in between. With 14 or 15 kids together, there’s almost no fi ghting, no drama.

What it takes for a great chapter Bottom 4 of 8 Slamkas were future Power Play: Brandon: If there’s great leadership then the organiza- Mike, Mark, Don and Jack Slamka. tion will thrive. You look at a chorus like Ambassadors. You have Jim directing, you have David [Wright], Vocal Mike Slamka (L) made his mark as lead Spectrum, a great president and board in place. There’s of Power Play, where he won the 2003 inter- such tremendous leadership, people want to be involved national championship along with his father, on every level. Someone is at the head leading and they Jack (Bs), brother Mark (Br), and cousin Don know how to get there, and without any pretentiousness (T). Their family appeal, audience rapport or “self” involved. But you sometimes see in other groups and uncanny ring made Power Play an where people own it in a way that’s not healthy. audience favorite. They produced three albums, performed all Fred: I think it’s always about the greater good—put- over North America, were featured on the Jane Pauley show ting the goals of the group ahead of your own. With the and performed at The Grand Ole Opry. Mike joined the Grosse leadership you’re talking about, the goals are usually well Pointe, Mich. Chapter at age 10 and was a charter member defi ned. We can’t have a Jim Henry or a Jim Clancy [Vo- of the Macomb County, Mich. Chapter, directed by his cal Majority] in every chorus, but if the mission and the father. Mike is Director of Product Support Services for Interop vision is clear, and everyone’s in it for the greater good Technologies. He and his wife Traci live in Ft. Myers, Fla. with and doing it for the right reasons, you’re going to have daughters Michaela, Mackenzi and Madison.

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Bennett Ryan Raddatz Charles Fairbanks Gregory Berlin Brian Swor Curtis Nash James Byrd Patrick Proctor Ric Fenton Daniel Heitkamp About this article. Here’s Doug Jones Theodore Proctor Donald Ferguson George Bailey an excerpt from the No- Nick Andrus Dan Rendich vember 1941 issue of Bar- John J. Fitzpatrick Bill Kruse bershop Re-Chordings, the Ivan Halfond Shaun Ressler John Flick Michael Popovsky Society’s precursor to The Edward Bordy Stephen Shelburne Harmonizer. It seems that Daniel Flynn Howard Burke things never change, but Robert Kevis Raymond Shotter they do. That was then and Steve Freeman Neill O’Neill Timothy Wyant Mark Smoot this is now, but if we don’t Brian Gallacher Clark Scott continue to push the So- Tom Mariano Dave Snyder ciety at every opportunity, Kenneth Hankin Timothy Snyder Thomas Hankin Steve Spies we are courting trouble. William Hannings Bryant Debruyne – Ed Watson, Society CEO Donald Goodrich George Stephanis

July/August 2010 • The HARMONIZER 27 Tom Malesic Josh Konifka Rob Gee Derek Lachowski Tom Melville Edward Simons Keith Kauffman Shaughn Bryant George Stephens Larry Wilbur Arnold Dixon Todd Smith Philip Kindgren Bill Raley Jeffrey Weaver Douglas Brown Ben Crim Robert Landry Ross Gowan Gary Langdon Billy Hendricks Leland Griffi n James Alsup Jr. David Adams Jack Stonesifer Edward Gifford Larry Heaslip Gary Robert Dave Klassy Michael Reed Alma Weaver Robert Carmichael Anthony Colosimo A. Terence Lee Douglas Hall Topher Lautner Rex Field Robert Doolittle William Lahti Donald Ehrenreich Thomas Tyson Gene Anderson Jim Wells Jeff Cobb Douglas Kulesa Ahren Reiter Lloyd Wenzel Phil Ditch Gene Hammerle Herb Martell Frank Hamper Jesse Lethbridge Ronald Skabo Anthony Howell Tom Chamberlain Elmer Ernisse Clifford Walter Colin Macdonald Philip McKinstry Bryan Schmidt Loren Lintz Brian Ricks Donald Williams II Matthew Foote Stephen Rafe Michael Monkows- Jake Hanna Michael Oberstadt Pete Anderson Nicholas Pond Tony Pranaitis Ron Prutzman ki Ron Treadgold Wayne Oberstadt Michael Lythgoe Jack Shepard Kirt Williamson James Foote Northeastern Bill Booth Ed Hartwick William Osterhouse Pete Boldrin Johnny Biffl e Charles Autry Ron Prutzman James Anctil Henry Nachbar James Lewis Larry Parker David L. Maddox S. Philip Stover Pete Wouden Jerry Hewes Jonathan Mansfi eld Scott Salladin Steven Herr Gary Poulos Albert Clark Sam Chestnut Pieter Wouden Cliff Carlson Hamish Arbow Seth Orenstein Frank Berg Marlyn Byrd Trevor McKinney Aaron Sutton Cory Zentner Harold Long Melvin Mofford Peris Ribble Hutch Hutchinson Barckley Roach Ben Ramos Jim Gogolin Pete Boldrin Michael Allen Jeff Bardin Matthew Pacheco David Kemp Al Grieser Joe Montante John Taylor Stephen Martin Larry Wilbur Tony Beneviedes Greg Jack Dick Russell Edward Fitzgerald Donald Weiszbrod Seneca Land Frank Lazipone Christopher Belding Ryan Perry Jym Cummings Van Reid Zachary Ostrowski Greg Thiel Bradley Babiack Erwin Marz Eric Ruthenberg Henry Perry Haydn Jensen Rene Salagan Alex Benevides Gerald Peters Elwood Hustler Malcolm Travis Tony Beneviedes Mark Lewis Jeremy Jones William Slaby The article is out of date, but the recruiting concepts are still fresh! Jeff Bibeau Emmons Pinkham Raymond Robitaille Jim Lamkin This comes from Marv Spellman of Kearney, Nebraska. [Marv died Feb. 2, 2009 Tony Beneviedes Timothy Giroux Tom Kemeny Brandon Smith – Ed]. Marv has brought in more than 90 members during his career. [118 when Bernie Boudreau Gary Ramsay Thomas Pierce Dale Wells Nick Mattison Dennis Boudreau Gilles Lacelle Walter Stoll he died] Some of his thoughts include: Shawn Bower Charles Sacca- Doug Hill Jack Frucci “Kearney is located in the center of the USA from east to west. This is how we Henry Mugford mango Mari Maravillas Noel Williams chose our chorus name (1733 Chorus) as it’s 1733 miles to San Francisco and 1733 Cy Boynton Theodore Paul Jerry Beckerle Warwick Mer- George Wennerberg Terry Smith Wayne Mc Connell cer miles to Boston. Kearney has a population of approximately 23,000 and we have Jordon Brodeur Kelvin Stott John Hamilton Jonathan Woolf six surrounding towns each with less than 2,000 people. So, totally we have less Tony Beneviedes Jake Smith Duncan Mckenzie David Woolf than 40,000 … so we don’t have a lot of people [from which] to recruit. There are Gary Bruce Joseph Cappadona Ross McKenzie 12 chapters in Nebraska and the Kearney Chapter is number three in membership. Christopher An- Brad Spaulding Matthew Minnick Rocky drade Donald Hudson Joel Hilchey Mountain We have more members than Omaha with approximately one million population, William Bruno Barry Stockley Marty Pivnick Sam Abenth and we’re also bigger than Lincoln with 250,000 population. Frederico Medina John Peach Tony Martino Ben Ramos “Our chapter was 25 years old last June and I have signed up 90 members and Nate Chester Alan Stoddart Daniel B Proulx Roger Allen I’m working on three more before the end of the year. When I reach 100 man-of- Joseph Hudson Bob Rutherford Yvon Blais Joe Gibson Aaron Christian Brian P. Taylor Marv Southcott Charles Autry notes I’m gonna hang up recruiting. I’ll never catch up with Jerry Orloff, but he has Robert Pitts Nick Mattison Marvin Hatelt David Harris a lot more population to work with. (In case you missed it elsewhere, Jerry has 200 Grant Clark Mike van der Gaag Christopher Tkac David Balicki men-of-notes plus having given away 38 more. –Ed) Glen Cosman Alex Clark James Essex-Mc- Keith Kauffman Alex Clark Barry Walker Intyre Rodney Here are a few suggestions that I use. First of all, you cannot sign up friends Geoff Tucker Dave Effman Christopher Tkac, Jr. Beacham or relations, so that leaves total strangers to go after. I did not know any of my Steven Costopoulos Joseph West James Essex-Mc- Eugene Mills 90 members or what they looked like. All of my invitations are written. I made Robert Whitney Joseph Hudson Intyre Paul Bonilla up a special letter that I send out. My chorus is great as they give me all the John Cruickshank John Wick Brian Voke Fred Mason Tom Andrews Duncan Stephens Wayne Lightfoot Adam Brandes postage and stationery that I need. I send out about 20 to 25 invitations per Rick Davies David Williams Jean Harano month. I tell each prospective member that each Monday night is a special guest Mark Lewis Rex Dunn Pioneer Raleigh Byers night and they don’t know the difference. I’ve been told several times that I’m a Larry DeMerchant Joseph Cecil Darin Drown Jay Daniel Ontario James Hall David Crom “persistent bastard.” Michael Driscoll David Agnew Carlton Cecil True Kirk Here’s how I got one member: I was at a Saturday Mass and I heard a guy Jeffro Bursey David Chaplin James Hall Michael DeBell singing behind me a couple of rows back. When Mass was out, I followed him to Rob Drugan Brian Anderson Kent Cushman Michael Skaff his car—I wrote down the license number of his car—called the court house and Craig Seaver Larry Capp Del Sparks Fred Draney Donald Foster Norman Ball George Drake Pete Tyree gave them the number and they told me his name and address. I wrote him a Jerry Epstein Harry Qualman Thomas Rea Delbert Dyck letter to invite him to be my guest. Six weeks went by and I heard nothing. Then Todd Fruth Jim Blakeley Korey Goodall Dennis Olm- one Monday night before rehearsal, he called and wanted to come to see what Gary Sandman Raymond Pilon Ronald Fick stead barbershopping was all about. I signed him up. Two years later he was our chapter Kyle Galloway John Boyd Edward Gurd Rex Field Alex Andrews John Hamilton Frank Gurd Robert Melvin president and the following year our show chairman. Herb Glazer Merrick Buck James Guzdzial Jim Gardiner I watch for newcomers in church bulletins and the newspapers. I also check on Howard Zingboim David Daniels Robert George Gary Welsh who got promoted, divorced and married ... and I send them an invitation. The Justin Hauser Daniel Campbell Eric Hall Dan George Donald Hauser Paul Coutts Larry Parker Keith Kauffman whole secret is you’ve got to ask everyone to be your guest. They are out there Gene Holm Anthony Chow Cody Harrell Jack Hampton waiting to be asked.” Dick Easton James Vezina Dale Wells Harry Hoffman (note: Thanks, Marv. Persistence certainly does pay off. How many more chap- Daniel Inglis Alan Daly Stephen Hunt T.J. Henry ter presidents can each of us find using the “stalking” method? It may not work for Gary Sandman David Kemp Eric Hall Neil Ridenour Douglas Joseph Paul Deventer Matt Hunter Mark Jennings everyone, but … it may work for you! And by the way, can your chapter afford a Don Lind Kevin McCarthy Jeff Cobb Pete Boldrin little postage and stationery to fund a guy that can write to people randomly? If Timothy Kaiser Geoffrey Durward Kermit Johnson Don Kautz Marv Spellman can find 90 members in 25 years in an area of 40,000 people, what Robert Golenbock Scott Durward Bill Mason William Wilton John Kennedy Bob French Ben Krinke Jasen Ken- can your best recruiter do? –Ev Nau) Don Murphy Douglas Barnett Garrett Gillingham nington – Found in The Voice of Rushmore, Rapid City, S.D. Chapter newsletter

28 The HARMONIZER • July/August 2010 Bernie Micklos Larry Gilhousen Chris Dressler Joe Luanglaghay Robert Foster Jeremy Marston Chase Gooding John Debes Adam Mckillip Richard McDonnell John Chapin Patrick Graham Randle Knighten Jim McGhee Todd Patrick Kevin Sherrod Hans Steen David Cassens Garrick Durham- Rod Wilson Gregory Faurot Mark Rachel Brooks Harkey Christopher Richard Nappi Anthony Merced Raley Jim Green Nathaniel Knightes Jonathan McInnis Derrell Patterson Denton John Rice Scott Atherton Brooks Harkey Jim Ferguson Newman Hood Brooks Harkey Steve Davenport George Taylor Stephen Riley Charles Miller Chris Eldredge Jerry Greene Daniel Leonhart John Miller Teodoro Perez Robert Hicks Eric Van Druff James Tobin Robert Hayes Jeffrey Reifsnyder Don Ward David Rogers Gary Absher Brandon Thomason Fred Rourke John Moran Sam Emond John Hooker Leo Lively Eric Miller Nathaniel Pipkin Micah Thomason John Schramm David Jewell Joe Johnson Larry Dresch Brooks Harkey Crocodile Lile Douglas Campbell Guillermo Valentin Michael Ruth Nissin Moussatche Edgar Fisher Joel Horton Joe Luanglaghay Laramie Minga Carlos Quroz Arjun Chandy David Melonson Richard Condit Clay Mayo Cliff Johnson Matthew Fonken Charlie Hill Marcus Kang Brian Webb William {Bill} Robert Nicholson Karl Fliehler John Johnson Jake Lynn Gene Monaghan Justin Reed David Webb Schmitz Nick Collins Gene Zeimet Brett Auttonberry Jared Thomason William Ewin III Brooks Harkey Doug White Ed Rummler Edwin Nickey Sean Forrester Thomas Kent Andrew Marston Teddy Olsen Damon Riley Wilbur Hirsch Adam Sirois Neal Ketcher Thomas Jackson George Westover Jeremy Marston Richard Ebsen Greg Hargis Clayton Wise John Perricone E Francis Nolin Drew Gibson Sean Kindred Leroy Marston Trent Parks Paul Shaw James Hickman Glenn Sparling Richard Shaw Frank Lazipone TeJa Oesterlin Tom Tripiciano Jerry Burke Michael Richards Steven Polk John Venezia Robert Polk Samuel Williamson Dylan Pomichter Ted Walczak Daniel Brinkmann Thomas Ritchey Marvin Randolph III Douglas West Joseph Marquart Paul Ellingson Larry Ridings Bob Wilson Chuck Hofelich Clifford Hayner Cody Rogers Bart Van de Mark Sunshine David Schwartz RJ Aenchbacher Michael George Rick Morin Robert Sieveke Eddie Araujo James Tobin Ralph Jean-Louis Walter Stalenhoef Will Askew, Jr Jerry Burke F.D. Flannery Tommy Teague Scott Atherton Dylan Pomichter Rodney Atherton George Thayer Junier Bautista Ford Cooper James Ladd Daniel Thompson Charles Beyer Ron Carnahan Gene Gallucci Thomas VanOrnam Pete Bockiaro Henry Bechard Fran Donohoe Jan Waite Jim Bowen Norman Gordon Tony Fortune Robert Young- James {Jim} Burg blood Bob Brutsman Bob Brutsman Michael Drewett David Cassens Southwestern Bill Foster Paul Kern Baker Lance Lubin Royce Parish Gabe Gabler Charles Barry Bill Sisson Bill Ragan Jack Gardner Cody Beltran- Charles Blair Pearce Philip Gilroy Sergio Guillen Joseph Marquart Jared Beverly Bill Heller Keith Parrish John Shaerer Carl Bishop Robert Hopkins III Johnny Raub Frank Roberts Paul Clemens Irwin Keiser Dan Treviño Edward Shulman John Connel Adam William Steve Davenport Klauss James {Jimmy} Harley Pegues Davis Robert Lang Joe Cullen Howard Goodwin Bronis de Supinski Joshua Lavy Renato Sperandeo Daniel Brinkmann Zachary DeVault Rhyno Luriea Dale Knowles Roger Smeds Gilbert Dickens Chris Mash Herbert Sohl Ron Carnahan Robert Divers Joseph McCarthy Christopher Lyle

July/August 2010 • The HARMONIZER 29 STAY TUNED  Success! Readers report what works  A tale of Shakespeare, barbershop and volcanos Related: Youth outreach, French airports, $5,350 and Iceland. (It all comes together!) he Peninsulaires Chorus (Palo Alto-Mountain View, Calif. Chapter) went above and beyond the call when they donated the entire proceeds of their Spring concert to help out the Mountain TView High School Madrigals. The May 8 show was originally designed as an outreach to a local high school choral program, but the “Shakespeare

showed the continuity of a cappella music as it has evolved through the past few centuries. In her remarks to the audience, Denny thanked the Peninsulaires for showing the students that cho- ral singing can be a lifelong pleasure which does not have to end with high school or college. The and Barbershop” concert took on special meaning for concert ended with a mass singing of “Keep the Whole the Madrigals, who were stranded for over a week in World Singing” with the chorus and Madrigals dressed France because of the volcano eruption in Iceland. in medieval costumes. The Madrigals amassed a bill of around $50,000 while The Peninsulaires, meanwhile, developed a new enjoying the grey skies of springtime in Paris and wait- appreciation for the magic of Shakespeare’s words and ing to get clearance to fl y. their ability to apply to so many modern situations and The Madrigals arrived home in time for the show, by emotions. “All’s well that ends well.” which time the chorus had voted to donate the entire proceeds after expenses to help defray the debt. The $5,350 check, which was enough to close out the debt, was presented to director Jill Denny on June 4, during practice for the school’s graduation. The show melded the madrigal and barbershop styles with quotes from Shakespeare, while the groups

WESTERN HOSPITALITY SINGERS WIN TROPHY AT FAMOUS CALGARY STAM- PEDE. With a portable sound system on a little red wagon, the Western Hospitality Singers performed upbeat songs from their “range cowboy” package for thousands in the parade for the Calgary Stampede, “Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth.” The chorus won the coveted Best Parade Prelude Entertainment trophy ahead of 19 entrants, and performed for four other Calgary Stampede related shows.

30 The HARMONIZER • July/August 2010 A SCENE ALMOST TOO BEAUTIFUL FOR WORDS. More than 46,000 American fl ags were placed on head- stones at the Chattanooga National Cemetery on the Saturday before Me- morial Day by 1000 scouts, leaders, and parents. Following the presenta- tion of the colors by the scouts, the Chattanooga Choo Choo Chorus sang the “National Anthem” and “God Bless America.” This was the fourth year the chapter has had this honor.

STEVE WIXSON CHAPTER ETERNAL Society members reported as deceased between December 1, 2009 and May 1, 2010. E-mail updates to [email protected]. Cardinal Jack Smith W Fred Hinesley San Diego, CA Peoria, IL Harry Koger Minneapolis, MN Lansdale, PA Robert Boveri Lexington County, Savannah, GA Eric Erickson Richard Falzone Cincinnati, OH John Eavey Lafayette, IN SC Macon, GA Whittier, CA Springfi eld, IL Donald Loose Mid-Atlantic Hagerstown, MD Jack Halsema David Malony Dick Girvin William Gallagher Heart of Ohio-Co- John Anderson Alan Forsythe Greater Indianapolis Central Frank Thorne Inland Empire, CA Chicago Metro, IL lumbus, OH Ridgewood, NJ Bryn Mawr, PA Ross Hardin States Jack Smith Irvine, CA Wilbert Lange Tony MaTiJevich Manhattan, NY James Harold Louisville, KY Aloys Baeder Frank Thorne Riverside, CA Sterling Rock Lima Beane, OH Wallace Bailey Manhattan, NY Ross Hardin Ord, NE Carl Hasselwander Falls, IL Charles Vancheri Montgomery Allan Hayes Oldham County, KY Ivan Boerner Evergreen Coachella Valley, CA George Meyer Pittsburgh North County, MD Harrisburg, PA James Murray Nebraska City, NE Roger Danielson Ted James Peoria, IL Hills, PA John Bartolomeo Theodore Hicks Lake County, IN John Conrad Federal Way, WA Greater Phoenix Walter Nelson Ernest Wind Ocean County, NJ Dundalk, MD Allen Perry St Louis Suburban Wesley DuCharme Ralph Moore Decatur, IL Pittsburgh North Morris County, NJ Ralph Isiminger Vincennes, IN Leo Dreiling Coeur D’ Alene, ID St George, UT Robt White Hills, PA Harry Benninghoff Allegany County, Martin Stightz Manhattan, KS Robert Haffner Jon Nelis Springfi eld, IL Baltimore, MD MD Lake County, IN Leo Erickson Oregon Mid-Coast Greater Phoenix Land O’ Harford County, MD Daniel Knechtle Herman Waters Overland Park, William Hopkins Samuel Nese Johnny Lakes Walter Boyd Reading, PA Lake County, IN Olathe, KS Frank Thorne Crescenta Valley, CA Appleseed Mike Berry Charlottesville, VA Joseph Maggi Daniel Zdrojeski Richard Falzone Mert Johnson Don Newberry Charles Beal Milwaukee, WI Bruce Brann Ridgewood, NJ Lake County, IN St Charles, MO Portland Metro, OR Bakersfi eld, CA Alle Kiski, PA Donald Erickson Norfolk, VA Teaneck, NJ Bob Frankenfeld Donald Lentz Stephen Richardson Richard Bechtle Duluth-Superior, Robert Brown Rockland County, NY Carolinas Greater Ozarks, AR Missoula, MT Inland Empire, CA Marion, OH MN Bryn Mawr, PA Bob Morrow Ronald Ayers Ross Lankenau Willard Lindorff Riverside, CA Joseph Corrao Harold Kovalaske Michael Chrismer Dundalk, MD Lexington County, SC Kansas City, MO Tualatin Valley, OR Gary Smith Lorain, OH Ripon, WI Hanover, PA Frederic Park Chauncey Knapp Harold Moorman Frank Moran Santa Rosa, CA Edgar Crosley Carman Lane Graham Cleaves Cherry Hill, NJ Wilmington, NC Hutchinson, KS Bozeman, MT Roger Stroede Akron, OH Stevens Point, WI Hunterdon County, NJ Wilbur Penley Elam Kurtz Ben Nelson William Whobrey Sun Cities, AZ John Elshire Richard Moen Anthony D’Antoni Harford County, MD West Jefferson, NC Hastings, NE Olympia, WA Maurice Walleen Grand Lake, OH La Crosse, WI Harford County, MD David Rapp Rutledge Morris Elden Reisetter Davis-Vacaville, CA Richard Esposito Jack Reynolds Salvatore De Fontes Reading, PA Spartanburg, SC Des Moines, IA Far Western Greater Pittsburgh Green Bay, WI Ocean County, NJ Isaac Reyes Gary Pixley Kevin Stephens Sam Aramian Illinois Paul Flounders William Robinson Andrew Diefenderfer Anne Arundel, MD Wilmington, NC Des Moines, IA Greater Phoenix Walt Bohdan Tuscarawas Greater St Paul Bryn Mawr, PA Dennis Russo Research Triangle Ronald Asplund Chicago Metro, IL County, OH Area, MN Anthony Di- Charlottesville, VA Park, NC Dixie Central California David Burke Edward Hamilton Kevin Sohl Giovanni Robert Scheetz J Dale Propst Ashley Benson Lawrence Bortstein South Cook, IL Parkersburg-Mari- Fargo-Moorhead, ND Tunkhannock, PA Cape May County, NJ Hickory, NC Greater Knoxville, TN Pasadena, CA Cecil Dallinger etta, WV Harold Telschow Arthur Donato Carl Sperry James Reel Maloy Hall Melvin Edwards Peoria, IL Edward Heilmann Wausau, WI Bryn Mawr, PA Westchester Spartanburg, SC Central Alabama Inland Empire, CA George Davison Canton, OH Loren Wuttke Alan Eardley County, NY

July/August 2010 • The HARMONIZER 31 STAY TUNED  CHAPTER ETERNAL Manhattan, NY Hillsdale, MI Manatee County, Stanley Squires Battle Creek, MI Sarasota, FL Nassau-Mid Island, Jackson, MI Keith Davy NY Bill Hetrick Frank Thorne Paul Strickland Wayne, MI Jerry Frieser Frank Thorne Monroe North, MI Cape Coral, FL A Franklin Traylor Jerry Kehrer Allen Goss Richmond, VA Saginaw Bay, MI Charlotte County, FL Luther Walp John Mills Edward Hamilton Hazleton, PA Detroit-Oakland, MI Venice, FL Clyde Young Kenneth Mohl Robert Lang Pottsville Area, PA Battle Creek, MI Greater Sun City Hazleton, PA William Power Center, FL Joseph Yuschok Detroit-Oakland, MI Dean Lucas Lewisburg, PA Harold Reid Fort Lauderdale, FL Wayne, MI Thomas Martin Northeastern Charles Smithson Sarasota, FL Gerard Bouchard Rochester, MI Central Florida, FL Waterville, ME Roy Tipton John Moore Chapter service project becomes a gift of last rites Albert Carson Hillsdale, MI Tampa, FL Saint John, NB Battle Creek, MI Nick Nichol On Saturday, May 22, a group of sues, and with the devastating bur- Ross Chartley Richard Vliet Central Florida, FL 30 barbershoppers from the Spirit den of so many medical bills and Moncton, NB Gratiot County, MI Frederick Phillips Chris Dziura Robert Wisdom Greater Canaveral of Phoenix chorus met at the poor health, it became necessary for Waterbury/Derby, CT Frank Thorne Suwannee Valley, FL home of Jack Nelis (long-time lead them to give up their home. The Daniel Farley Robert Sharp in the quartet Music Box) to aid chorus and friends gathered to do Enfi eld, CT Rocky Englewood, FL John Griffi n Mountain Herman Smith our brother in harmony, who had two years worth of yard work and Springfi eld, MA John Hembrey Greater Canaveral been facing tremendous challenges. to assist in packing their things. James Harrington Pueblo, CO Carl Sperry Saint John, NB Owen Herndon Palm Beach County, Jack’s wife, Linda, had been in the Most of the volunteers who came John Moore Colby, KS FL hospital for two years straight due that day were unaware at fi rst that Beverly, MA Lee Ischinger Boca Raton, FL to an ill-fated medical procedure the Wednesday before, Jack had Herbert O’Connor Loveland, CO George Thayer Springfi eld, MA Dick Jones Charlotte County, FL that caused severe infections. Dur- been placed in hospice care, and Ronald Platt Denver Mile-High William Thomas ing this time, Jack was diagnosed prospects were not good. When Saratoga Springs, NY David Longenecker Venice, FL with pancreatic cancer and became we heard, it seemed to energize Allan Richardson Grand Junction, CO Maurice Trudel Laconia, NH Danny McManus Englewood, FL so ill that he was unable to work us to fi nish the job and make his Kenneth Rose Durango, CO Marvin Van Ausdall or keep up their property. He was wish come true, as we knew he had Waterbury/Derby, CT Duane Morris Frank Thorne unable to sing in the Ariz. Division worried about the work for some Richard Russo Montrose, CO John Zonnevylle Waterbury/Derby, CT Christopher Penick Naples/Fort My- contests; however, he attended the time. It was with sadness that we Maurice Trudel Albuquerque, NM ers, FL afterglow and sang softly in front learned on May 25 that Jack had Worcester, MA Larry Zemlin of a group of us with his quartet. It passed away and was now singing Fred Webb Santa Fe, NM Southwestern Boston, MA Clifford Allen touched all that listened. with a larger chorus. We have been Seneca Land Dallas Metro, TX Linda was released from the hos- blessed by being part of his life. Ontario Allen Goss Paul Kern Baker pital but still has serious health is- – Randy Bingel Roy Cunningham Oneonta, NY Big “D”, TX Barrie, ON Lawrence Hynes Arlington, TX Kenneth Curry Binghamton, NY Kenneth Barnes ANDREW BIGELOW Ottawa, ON Thomas Long Frank Thorne Harry Fitzgerald East Aurora, NY Tommy Bodine Simcoe, ON Richard Reese New Braunfels, TX Donald Hutchison Onondaga County, Charles Brewer Peterborough, ON NY Central Cities, OK Robert Margison Charles Stitt Ferderick Cavitt Frank Thorne Hornell, NY San Angelo, TX Gordon Stacey William Swift Clayton Ferrin St Thomas, ON Frank Thorne Carlsbad, NM Paul Tamblyn Ted Vanderven Eugene Giles Kingston, ON Syracuse, NY Greater New Or- Gordon Tompkins John Zonnevylle leans, LA Peterborough, ON Rochester, NY James Haddock Harry Whale Liberal, KS Mount Forest, ON Sunshine H. Steve Keiss Robert Anderson Frank Thorne Pioneer Naples/Fort My- Sterling Lentz Stuart Benedict ers, FL Coleman, TX Kalamazoo, MI John Bartolomeo Red McDonald 70TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MADE SWEETER. On July 18, Some Other John Collins Sarasota, FL Dallas Metro, TX Grosse Pointe, MI Greater Sun City Vincent Metzo Time quartet of Vernon, B.C.entertained for Herb and Dorothea Reimche’s Carl Hasselwander Center, FL El Paso, TX 70th anniversary party aboard a luxury yacht on Lake Okanagan. Herb, 93, Detroit-Oakland, MI Bruce Brann Chuck Mitchell Rochester, MI Orlando, FL Fort Worth, TX sang lead on “My Wild Irish Rose”—the highlight of the evening! John Haywood Frank Chlad Dallas Metro, TX

32 The HARMONIZER • July/August 2010 First a quartet, now a Swipes ‘n’ Swaps music therapy group! “New director” ads are free in The Har- The journey begins in autumn monizer (fi rst 50 words) to Society chapters. 2009 when Hot Springs, Ark. area Other ads are $25 per column inch. Send to barbershoppers Ed Berry, Larry [email protected]. Bradley, Don Kahl and Russ Foris, DIRECTOR WANTED got together to form Senior Class quartet. All have deep roots in bar- The Valley Chordsmen, (NED, Yankee Div.) bershop, having been chorus lead- is a small but growing chorus of enthu- ers, quartet champions and judges, siastic men who want to improve and are and they were having a ball! willing to work at it while still maintaining Fun times hit a snag last Octo- the fun factor. If you are a director whose ber, when Larry and his wife, Toni, people-handling skills are on a par with your were seriously injured in a car acci- directing/musical skills and you are looking dent. He suffered a broken hip and for a fun and challenging position, e-mail your resume to Alan Coffey, coffey3390@ cox.net.

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July/August 2010 • The HARMONIZER 33 MEMBER SERVICES DIRECTORY  How can we help you barbershop today? Get answers from your staff

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July/August 2010 • The HARMONIZER 35 THE TAG  Joe Liles, Tagmaster!! Try one made famous by the Boston Common ormed by chance at a mutual friend’s home in 1971, arrangement and it is in the Music Premiere 2010-B the Boston Common was one of the Barbershop package, now available, along with Tom Gentry’s Harmony Society’s most popular and enduring four- arrangement of “Among My Souvenirs,” Gary somes. At the Society’s 1980 international conven- Parker’s “Have a Little Talk With Myself,” Mel Ftion in Salt Lake City, Knight’s “I Don’t Know they blew away the rest Why,” Aaron Dale’s “Who of the fi eld to become our Put the Bomp (in the Bomp international quartet cham- Ba Bomp Ba Bomp)” and pion. Active through the Jim Kahlke’s “I’m Gonna mid-1990s, the Common Sit Right Down and Write performed in a remarkable Myself a Letter.” This later 46 states and fi ve foreign The quartet’s very last performance, arrangement is a fi rst of its countries. the AIC Show in Salt Lake City, 2005 kind in that within this one The Boston Common publication there is a show continues to be the all-time favorite quartet of many version and a contest version. Learning tracks veteran barbershoppers. Fortunately for newer singers, (CDs) are made by the remarkable Tim Waurick the quartet’s full sound, natural delivery and repertoire and are available from the Society. Both versions of easily singable tunes live on in recordings. Their of “I’m Gonna Sit Right Down” are on a single arrangements are widely sung to this day. CD. The Common recorded “Bring Back Those Good Music Premiere is a six-song package of the latest Old Days” on their album Smilin’ Through. They at- publications along with a demo of each of the arrange- tributed the arrangement to The Four Rascals, a ments. Check www.barbershop.org/ resources/get-mu- great silver-medalist quartet from the 1960s. sic.html for a complete list going back to 1996. There The Society has just published the complete are songs for every musical appetite. ■

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