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Vol. 28, No. 2 BARBERSHOP HARMONY SOCIETY March/April 2005 Society CEO Don Harris IN THIS ISSUE Society Unveils New Logo A Tribute to Lou Schuman Editorial: Second Opinion Salt Lake City or Bust! Int’l Bulletin Online Contest Together, we are stepping forward to- Prelims in Cheyenne PROBE News day to meet the needs of our members. Int’l Chorus Contest Slate Longmont Show We've done it by answering your needs for Chordial Celebration Chapter Digest Rewards Are Great! Silverton Festival Set! a forward — facing image that welcomes Bulletins for Chapter Digest? Grand Junction show singers into our Society. We've done it by re-energizing our Soci- Gil Lefholz Passes Away! Spring Convention Info ety's image in a way that will help you share the joy of making Financial Development 2005 Spring Invitational music with more singers. Idaho Youth Festival Websites/Webmasters Youth Harmony Camp June 3-5 Chapter Counselors We've done it by learning what making music means to our Denver High School Contest Texoma Sound Senior Champs prospective members -- and designed a logo that speaks to their Do You Know the Rules? Int’l Sites Evaluated aspirations for music and fellowship. Marketing & PR RMD Chapter BOTY’s Jerry Smith Passes Away RMD Mission Statement Re-stating our identity as the Barbershop Harmony Society Billings Show RMD Editor/Chapter Contact was the first step. Now, we're ready to introduce to you - and to a Think you can sing? Going to Harmony College? world that is largely unaware of our Society - a successor to a A Tribute to Jerry Smith Casper show logo that has served us for more than 60 years. Storm Front Who Are These Guys? Word Puzzle Gold Medal Chorus Starting with nationally recognized marketing professionals Will you have bragging rights? Gas House Gang at Prelims and experienced graphic artists (who are themselves barber- To Home Page or Not? Chapter Anniversaries shoppers), this new logo was designed to fulfill our need for an RMD Calendar identity that's fresh, dynamic and reflects what we love the most - barbershop singing. At the same time, a new logo had to respond to our marketing research and appeal to prospective new sing- ers. Our plan was to share this information with key leaders like This new logo is only a YOU today before an the start of a general announcement. This starting point in the process coming weekend, several districts begin holding their spring con- to re-energize the Society's ventions. By sending this out now we feel we will better position outward focus, and create a our District and Society leadership to deal with any questions or vivid awareness of our Soci- concerns that may arise at House of Delegate meetings or else- where. ety's unique sound and the experience of barbershop On behalf of everyone involved in this process, I want to singing. This new image evo- thank you for your support of our Society's efforts to take the nec- lution, while greatly signifi- essary steps in prospering our Society for generations and gen- cant to us all, is not in itself the single step that will change our erations to come. Change is never easy and always requires us fortunes. However, it is the right and necessary first step. What to stretch ourselves for growth, but with your support and help, it comes next is an aggressive membership recruitment plan later is a path that will bring barbershopping to thousands upon thou- this year, a strong media relations plans, and a general new di- sands of more singers in years ahead. Thank you again for all rection toward dynamically marketing our Society. Along with our you do for this Society and its future. members earnest and intense recruitment efforts, our Board of Directors has put the Society on a positive path toward growth and prosperity for the future. It’s Great To Be A Barbershopper! It is each member's personal responsibility to keep their contact/personal information, especially e-mail addresses current with the Society. This can be done on the SPEBSQSA website on the Member's Only Page. Thanks, Kevin Pape Page 2 — March/April Vocal Expressions 2005 RMD Vocal Expressions is published by the Rocky Mountain District Association of Chapters All submissions for issues are due 15 days prior, I.e. April 15 for May/June issue. Non-member subscription price is $5.00 per year. Member subscriptions are $3.00 which are paid for by the members RMD dues. Please send all articles by e-mail; you can attach in “text only,” ASCII text, or Word or pdf formats. You can also mail IBM disks or CD’s. If you have any custom –sized pages and/or ad copy with special logo, art, or type style, send as pdf file only with your check — thank you. Send photo’s in jpg, tiff, or gif formats, please. RMD Vision Statement: Enriching lives in the Rocky Mountain District through singing in harmony Assoc. Editor Woody Woods 3875 Dolphin Circle Colo. Springs, CO 80918 (719) 528-8702 [email protected] Assoc. 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Springs, CO 80918 (719) 528-8702 [email protected] Deadlines will also be posted 30 days prior on the RMD website — www.RMDsing.org Center spread Two pages $200.00 Printed Issues Deadline Full page 7.25 x 9.75 $125.00 Jan/Feb: Dec 15 Sept/Oct: Aug 15 Half page 4.75 x 7.25 $ 70.00 Third page Vert. 7.25 x 3.50 $ 50.00 On-Line Issues Deadline Third page Hor. 3.50 x 7.25 $ 50.00 Quarter page Vert. 3.50 x 4.75 $ 40.00 March/April: Feb 15 May/June: April 15 Quarter page Hor. 7.25 x 3.50 $ 40.00 July: June 15 Nov/Dec: Oct 15 Quartet Card 7.25 x 3.50 $ 30.00 Board of Directors President Rod Sgrignoli (720) 981-1246 [email protected] Immediate Past President Dr. Tony Pranaitis (303) 233-6234 [email protected] Executive Vice President Mike Deputy (801) 571-8631 [email protected] Secretary Gordon Springer (801) 277-3823 [email protected] Treasurer George Brown (801) 262-3154 [email protected] Chorus Director Development VP Len Metallo (303) 561-0877 [email protected] Chapter Services & Leadership Training VP Lee Taylor (801) 576-9384 [email protected] Contest and Judging VP John Coffin (303) 922-3804 [email protected] Events VP Kevin Pape (303) 651-1943 [email protected] Financial Development VP Dr. Tony Pranaitis (303) 233-6234 [email protected] Membership Services VP Robin Harris (505) 327-9221 [email protected] Marketing & PR VP Mike Deputy (801) 571-8631 [email protected] Music and Performance VP Shawn Mondragon (505) 934-1003 [email protected] Young Men In Harmony VP Phil Ricks (208) 356-6604 [email protected] Conventions Director Kevin Pape (303) 651-1943 [email protected] CARA Coordinator Gordon Springer (801) 274-2575 [email protected] Historian Bill Dooley (801) 954-8690 SPEBSQSA Mission Statement The Society is to be an ever-growing fraternity of barbershop style singers, leading the cause of preserving and encouraging vocal music in our schools and community. March/April Vocal Expressions 2005 — Page 3 The following is the obituary that appeared in the Billings Gazette newspaper last week at the time of Lou's passing. The Big Sky Chorus had the honor of singing at Lou's funeral. Lou was the only remaining charter member of the Big Sky Chapter from it's incep- tion in 1956 — Russ Born. RMD Mourns the Loss of Our Gentle Giant — Uncle Lou! Marcel Louis “Lou” Schuman, went home to In 1963, Lou became involved with the Bill- God at 12:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2004, sur- ings Tips Club, a local business association. He rounded by family in his home of 42 years. He had soon became President, and was re-elected to, struggled for many years with cancer, fibromyalgia and served proudly in that office every year for and congestive heart disease. the rest of his life. On Nov. 24, 1921, Lou was born to Katherine In 1971, Schuman Sales builders moved from and Nicholas Schuman on the family homestead the Selvidge-Babcock Building on Montana Ave- and farm near Wheat Basin. He was the second nue to 715 Grand Avenue, and became the M.L. youngest of five children: Francis, Marie, Paul, Schuman Co. Lou became active with the Blue Marcel and Theodore. He attended seven years of Blazers of the Convention and Visitors Bureau of grade school in Rapelje, after which the family the Billings Chamber of Commerce, and built the moved to Billings, where Lou graduated from Fratt M.L. Schuman Co. into the largest Promotional Catholic Elementary School. His family then re- Products firm in the northern Rockies. He served turned to Wheat Basin, where he, his brothers and M. Lou Schuman actively for many years in the parish life of Holy sister had wonderful times organizing lively com- Rosary Catholic Church. munity dances. And, while he attended his first three years of high school in nearby Rapelje, cir- Lou served as a competition judge, and later cumstances brought Lou to Billings again, where he worked 35 as Judge Emeritus, with the “Barbershop Harmony Society” hours per week while attending, and graduating from, Billings (SPEBSQSA), and as the editor of the New Harmony Hori- Senior High School.