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~1C1-la1momzerC/ ~( SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1983 VOL. XLIII No, 5

A BI-MONTHLY MAGAZINE PUBLISHED FOR AND ABOUT MEMBERS OFSPEBSQSA, INC., IN THE INTERESTS OF BARBERSHOP HARMONY.

The HARMONIZER (ISSN 0017·7849) is the official publication of the Society for tho Preservationand Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, Inc. (S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A.l. It Is pub­lished in the months of January, March, May, July, September and November at 6315 - 3rd Avenue,Box 575, Kenosha, Wisconsin 53141. Second-class postage paid at Kenosha, Wisconsin. Editorial andAdvertising offices are at the International Office. Advertising rates available upon request. Publisherassumes no responsibility for return of unsolicited manuscripts or artwork. Notice of change ofaddress should be submitted to the editorial offices of THE HARMONIZER, 6315 - THIRD AVE.,Box 575, KENOSHA, WISCONSIN 53141, at least thirty days before the next publication date.Subscription price to non-members is $6 yearly or $1 an Issue. Foreign subscriptions are $12 yearlyor $2 an Issue. Copyright, 1983, by the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of BarberShop Quartet Singing in America, Inc.

CoverWe moved our 1983 international

champions, the "Side Street Ramblers"from Dallas (Metrol. Tex.. from theformal pose with trophies that usuallyappears on our Convention Issue cover.

Our thanks to them for makingthat sacrifice so that our readers mightget a better "feel" for our 45th inter­national convention in the picturesquesurroundings of beautiful Seattle.

From left, are Keith Houts, tenor;Brian Beck, lead; Earl Hagn, bass; DennisMalone, baritone.

ContributorsJim Griffith .. , Hugh IngrahamEric Jackson ... Jan McFarlane

Features6 TUNE UP FOR HAWAII. A com­

plete schedule of tours and all theactivities planned for a fun-filledweek of sunning and singing at theMid-winter convention.

8 WONDER WHERE LOU PERRYGETS ALL THOSE SONGS? Oneof the Society's top arrangers re­veals how he discovered an exten­sive private collection of songs inTucson.

10 IN - TER·PRE·TAT·ION. Eric Jack·son continues explaining this im­portant part of good quartet sing­ing. This segment deals with tempo.

12· SEATTLE LINES. We hope the 1831 pages and two colored covers we've

devoted to our 45th internationalconvention tells the complete story,though we're sure it doesn't beatbeing there.

32 A "RECRUITING SPREE IN '83"FOR LINCOLN, NEB. A desper­ate membership committee dug upsome old "Auditions for Admis­sions" material and found outthat the program still works if you"follow the book."

Also in this isslI"

2 THINKING ALOUD

35 NEWS ABOUT QUARTETS43 LOGOPEDICS CONTRIBUTIONS

38 ST. LOUIS CONVENTION REGIS­TRATION

BARGAIN36 NEW CHAPTERSBASEMENT

ORDERTOURS

4 LETTERS

7 MID·WINTERFORM

ConventionsINTERNATIONAL

1984 St, Louis, Mo. July 1-81985 Minneapolis, Minn. June 30-July 71986 Salt Lake City, Utah June 29-July 61987 Hartford, Conn. June 28-July 51988 San Antonio, Tex, July 3-10

1984 Honolulu, Hawaii1985 San Antonio. Tex,1986 Tucson, Ariz_1987 Sarasota, Fla.1988 Washington, D.C.

MID-WINTERJanuary 25-28Jan. 28-Feb. 2January 22-25January 28-31January 27-30

THE HARMONIZER!SEPTEMBER·OCTOBER!1983

International Officers

Telephone: (414) 654-9111Office Hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.Monday - Friday (Central Time)

TOM COGAN. Mgr., Membership DevelopmentD. WILLIAM FITZGERALD, Mgr., Special Eve11tsLEO FOBART. HARMONIZER EditorDAVE LABAR, Mllsic Services Assista1ltJOE LILES, Dir. Mllsic Edllcati011 and ServicesBOB MUCHA, Music Services AssistantROBe OLlETT, Director of Coml1l1wicationsRON ROCKWELL, Field RepresentativeFRANK SANTARELLI,Acting Dir., Finance

and AdministrationGARY STAMM, Mgr AIUlio- Visual Svcs.DAVE STEVENS. Mllsic Seroices AssistantBURT SZABO, Music Services Assistallt

HUGH A. INGRAHAM, CAE, Executive DirectorSHIRLEY PANOSIAN, ExeCl/tive Assistant

International Office

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Street. Franklin, Pennsylvania 16323Southwestorn, Donald Wagner. 10106 Laing·

tree, Dallas, Texas 75243Sunshine. Bert Warshaw. 9100 SW 16th Street.

Miami, Florida 33165

And Past International Presidents

President. Dr. Hank Vomacka. 1881 RoseStreet, Sarasota. Florida 33579

Immediate Past President. Merritt F. Auman.P.O. Box 7842. Reading, Pennsylvania 19603

Vice President. Gil Lefholz, 13316 E. 51stStreet. Kansas City. MissourI 64133

Vice President. William K. Park, Box 4700.RD 1, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania 19317

VIce President-Treasurer, John T. Gillespie,712 Newgate Road. Kalamazoo, MI 49007

Board Members

•••Bill FitzGerald has been appointed

Manager of Special Events. Conventionsare just too big these days to be part ofanother job. Bill has run two very successful conventions in Pittsburgh and Seattle.He'll now become involved in the mid­winters and other specia I events such asthe district presidents' forum_

Frank Santarelli is stepping intoDal Lemmen's rather large shoes. He hasan excellent financial background, includ·ing a C.P.A. designation and a mastersin business administration.

Joe Liles, of course, is our new Direct­or of. Music Education and Services.Fortunately, Joe had a chance to trainas Bob Johnson's assistant for a coupleof years and was ready to step in onBob's retirement.

The third department head appoint­ment went to Robb Ollett as Directorof Communications. Robb has done anexcellent job for the Society, first asCommunications Assistant and later asPublic Relations Director.

The other major change involves myassistant, Shirley Panosian. She is takingon more and more responsibility inoffice procedures and management. Shir­ley has an excellent background in thisarea and holds a bachelors in personnelmanagement.

You may wonder why I have omittedBurt Szabo, Gary Stamm and Bob Mucha.Well, simply because they are new andplanned additions (and very welcome,I may add) to the International Officestaff. Burt and Gary are part of the Five­Year Plan for the Society, while Bobreplaces Lyle Pettigrew.

So there you have it. Many changes ina short time period. It's not been aneasy period, and you have been very pa­tient. My thanks from your International

Office staff. ...--/?.J:r>~-xecutiveDirector

ThinkingAloud

In wrltmg this column I've tried toreflect its title, "Thinking Aloud."Musings, thoughts brought to the fore byremarks of others or observations ofbarbershop events. This time I'm can·sciously breaking the mold. This column,at least for this one issue, is meant to beinformative rather than reflective.

There are probably about 95% of youwho couldn't care less what goes on atthe Intern~tional Office, just as long asyou keep getting good music and areenjoying barbershopping at your localand district level. So be it. That's theway I felt when I was in your shoes.The other five percent, however, may bewondering what the devil's going on at"Harmony By The Lake"; there've beena lot of changes lately. Hopefully, whatfollows may help answer your questions.

Your International Office is set up,based on a report made by a manage­ment consultant back in 1968, on adepartment basis. There are three depart­ments: finance and administration, com­munication, and music. The directorsof these departments run their own shipbut are responsible to, and report to,the executive director, who is, of course,responsible to the international board.

Consider that in less than three yearswe have lost, for various reasons, all threedirectors: Burt Schindler, Bob Johnson,and Dallas Lemmen. That's a lot ofexperience. We've had to do a lot ofjuggling to compensate.

Let me review some of the changesand maybe even the rationale behindthem.

Tom Cogan was made Manager ofMembership Development. After all,membership is what makes or breaksus, but we've never had someone specifi­cally in charge of a membership develop­ment program.

2 THE HARMONIZER/SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER/1983

Letters a Society by any other name...I have just finished reading Jack Mur·phy's article about changing our Societyinitials.

I feel that our founders (both seriousmen by profession) chose the nameS.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. purposely to denote thelight-hearted fellowship intended to graceour meetings, Le. strictly serious indi­viduals need not apply. I allow that amodicum of seriousness is needed atour functions, however, we should be afun Society.

Perhaps if our forefathers had taken adifferent approach, we may have beenknown as BQRES (Barbershop OrientedRepresentatives Encouraging Singing).Then we would all be DRAB (DirectlyResponsible for Advancement of Bar­bershop). Maybe Mr. Murphy mightwish consideration be given to SER IGUS(Society Encouraging Ringing In OurUnorthodox Style).

If we must change, let's add "SPEB­SQSACW" (Society for the Preservationand Encouragement of Barbershop Quar­tet Singing In America, Canada and theWorld).

Martin ConeyOttawa,Ont.

Three cheers for Jack Murphy's three­pronged proposal that the name of ourSociety be changed to reflect the reali­ties he cites! This is a proposal worthyof serious scrutiny by our internationalboard. Jack advances sound reasons forhis view; I only suggest another perspec·tive in his support.

Since I boarded the good ship "Bar·bershop Harmony" ten years ago, I havenoticed that many friendly non-Barber­shoppers harbor an image of the barber­shop scene which is woefully inadequate,if not distorted.

Adoption of the name proposed byJack, followed by a sustained campaignto enlighten the public, should go fartoward clarifying the public's under­standing of who we are. Moreover, thismove would be apt to enhance the musiccommunity's appreciation of what we areabout.

Jack Murphy can count on at leastone strong "Amen!" to his proposal:change SPEBSQSA, Inc_ to SPEBS,Inc. Surely we can agree that we are in­deed the Society for the Preservation andEncouragement of Barbershop Singing,

whatever else we may be.Lynn Jenkins

Westerville, Ohio

Jack Murphy's suggestion (May-JuneHARMONIZER) for a change in name forthe Society cannot go unanswered.

I have no objection to a change, ifit is deemed necessary, that wouldincorporate "barbershop" as one word.I've used it that way (capitalized yet) formany years. I also can't argue with thedeletion of "A" for America. But whenwe get to cutting out the "Q" for Quar­tet, that's where I part company.

Just a little history, please. In the be­ginning, the members knew what barber­shop harmony was. They also knew whatwere and were not suitable songs forbarbershopping. At first the "chorus"was just a "gangsing" of barbershopsongs, so that the novice could learn thesongs and the peculiar voicing that madeus different from all the other vocalmusic groups in the world.

After about an hour's introduction,chapter meetings became "afterglows,"with groups (never more than four,please) trying their hand at quartetsinging of the old songs.

Then came the urge to recruit thous­ands of new members, and the need tofind something for them to do, sincemost of them would never attempt tosing in a foursome - preferring theall-American technique of staying in thebackground where they wouldn't benoticed. Few of these men ever becameadministrators, adjudicators, bulletin ed·itors, ticket salesmen, or anything else ofimportance.

In my 35 years of membership, theonly people you could count on to dothose jobs were guys who wanted to singin a quartet - and they did the work tobe sure there was a Society that wouldattract other singers who felt the sameway.

It must come as a shock to Jack, andothers who only sing in the chorus, ormake "vital contributions to the healthof the Society," to hear that the barber·shop sound only exists when four '(noteight or eighty) men sing our kind ofmusic. There is no way that any multipleof four can create the barbershop sound.The notes may be the same, and thesounds can be very pleasant (if you can

stand the noise). but there is nothingthat approaches the thrill of the singingof three other guys - and you! That iswhat we have to offer, and nothing else.

There are many fine choral groupswhich sing very well. There are manymusical organizations which never singbarbershop. But there is only one or·ganization that offers the opportunity forevery member to sing in a quartet ­S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. !

Jack BairdOak Lawn, III.

Because I am a member of a veryactive quartet, the "Side Street Ram­blers," I suppose that many memberswould think I would take exception tothe article written by Jack Murphy inthe HARMONIZER, wherein he advo­cates changing the name of our organi­zation to "SPEBS, Inc." However, Iheartily endorse this movement.

Even though I have enjoyed manyfine moments singing in quartets ("Deal­er's Choice," 1973 Int'l Champ quartet;the "Doo·Dads," finalists a few times inthe 60's; and presently the "Side StreetRamblers," 1982 3rd bronze medalists,Q'tl, I think he's on to something.

No one can deny that barbershoppinghas spread throughout the English-speak­ing world. Germany and Sweden havecaught the bug, to be sure.

But I have also spent many happyyears singing with the "Vocal Majority"CHORUS. Our baritone, Dennis Malone,came to a rehearsal recently with agreat thought! He quoted from the fam­ous Cash letter to the men of Tulsa,Okla., in which he said something to theeffect that "wouldn't it be great to hear20 or so voices singing songs like "DearOld Girl?"

Right off the bat this suggests that ourfounder realized that maybe quartetsweren't the be·all and the end-all ofbarbershop harmony singing.

One of my all·time favorite events atthe international convention is the choruscontest. What can rival that for excite­ment, showmanship and sheer spectacle?

I think we ought to give Jack's premisesome good, hard thought. It might bewhat we need to have not 50,000, but

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There's Lugano in fabulous Switzerland. Milan, home of Da Vinci'stamous Last Supper. The romantic Riviera, Monaco, Nice, Cannes.Pisa and the wonderous Leaning Tower. And Florence where Ihegenius of Michelangelo, Botticelli and Ghlberti slililives. Then on toAssisi home of St Francis and to top it all off, the glories and thewonders that are Rome.

Ten wondertul, delightful days of discovery sprinkled generouslywith the magic of four-part harmony and you have the ingredients 01a truly great vacation.

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Tune Up for Hawaii!Pacific Paradise Promises a

Fun-Filled Mid-WinterHow many chances do you get to visit Hawaii? For most ofus, once in a lifetime. That's why we want you to make themost of it during the 1984 mid-winter convention. That's whywe're offering enough exciting tours to last you a lifetime.Just read what's in store for you this January.Tuesday, January 24

SEA LIFE PARK/PAll LOOKOUT TOUR - 8:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m. A eO-mile tour,around the eastern end of Oahu.Highlights include admission and show at the world famousSea Life Park and a spectacular view of Windward Oahufrom the heights of the Pali Lookout.Cost: $19.50 adult

$15.75 children from seven to 12$11 children under seven

Wednesday, January 25CIRCLE ISLAND TOUR - 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. A fullynarrated, all·day tour visiting some of Ohau's most pic­turesque and historical sites such as Nuuanu Pall, the wind·ward side of the island, the Mormon Temple at Laie, WaimeaBay, pineapple and sugarcane fields. Luncheon stop is madeenroute (cost not included).Cost: $13.00 adult

children under 12 free when accompanied by an adultAlKANE CATAMARAN SUNSET DINNER SAIL - 5:00p.m, to 8:00 p.m. Enjoy a two-hour fun-filled cruise alongthe Waikiki shoreline towards Diamond Head. Cost includescocktails, dinner, show, and impromptu dancing on board,plus round trip hotel transfers.Cost: $32 adult

$20 children under 12Thursday, January 26

PEARL HARBOR CRUISE - 8:30 a.m. to Noon, or 12:30p.m, to 4:00 p.m. This is part of your overall tour package ifyou booked through G.T.U. (see story in July/AugustHARMONIZER). If you've been on the Pearl Harbor Cruisebefore, you can get credit on another tour of your choice.Or you can take the Pearl Harbor Cruise on another day.Contact the G.T.U, representative in Hawaii.GERMAINE'S LUAU - 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. A night inold Hawaii you'll never forget. On the beach, 35 minutesaway from busy Honolulu, you'll enjoy a traditional Hawaii·an feast and a lavish Polynesian show. Cost includes cock·tails, dinner, show and round trip transfers.Cost: $34 adult

$18 children under 12Friday, January 27

LUNCHEON/HAWAIIAN FASHION SHOW - 11 :00 a.m. to12:30 p,m. A luncheon and Hawaiian fashion show especiallyarranged for Barbershoppers and their ladies. In additionto the latest Hawaiian fashions, you'll be entertained by an

authentic Hawaiian Halau (singing and dancing group).This is another "must" event during your stay in Honolulu.Cost: $10

CITY/PUNCHBOWL TOUR - 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.This tour introduces you to the city of Honolulu. See theUniversity of Hawaii and its East-West Center, the lovelyhomes of Manoa Valley, Robert Louis Stevenson's grassshack at Waioli Tea Room, and the National MemorialCemetry of the Pacific in Punchbowl Crater. Return to Wai·kiki via downtown Honolulu, Chinatown, past lolani Palace,Kawaihao Church, and Ala Moana Park.Cost: $11 adult

one child free under 12CLAMBAKE HAWAIIAN BARBERSHOP STYLE - 6:00p.m. to midnight. A scrumptuous preparation of lobster,crab, clams, shrimp, shoyu chicken, baked potatoes, corn onthe cob, bouillabase, rolls, soda pop, beer, and wine, gar­nished with woodshedding, tag singing, gang singing, quar­tet singing, and just plain singing at a private estate. Costincludes all of the above (unlimited beverages) plus roundtrip transfers.Cost: $30 adult or child

Saturday, January 28PICNIC/SAILING ADVENTURE - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A fullday of playtime and relaxation on one of the most fabulousbeach sites on Ohau. Cost includes round-trip transporta­tion, snorkeling, sailing, picnic, and entertainment.Cost: $39 adlilt

$29 children under 14

ALL THIS PLUS A SUPER BARBERSHOP SHOWIn addition, of course, there's the big show on Saturday night

featuring the international champion Side Street Ramblers andsecond place medalist Center Stage. The show starts at eightat the Neal Blaisdell Concert Hall and will be followed by theafterglow back at the headquarters Princess Kaiulanai Hotel.These events are included in your $18 registration package(please refer to the form in the July/August HARMON IZER,along with full details on airfare, hotel reservations and islandtours, etc.) Use order form on page 7 for tours.

Those who will be wintering in Hawaii, can get your registra­tion package at $18 each by writing directly to the registrationchairman:

John Keller,7766 Walkapu Loop,Honolulu, Hawaii 96825

This, indeed is the trip of a lifetime. Join your fellow Bar·bershoppers and their families for the Hawaii Mid-Winter, 1984.(January 25-28).

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Appointment, PromotionsAnnounced

1984 MID-WINTER TOURS ORDER FORM

Send this form along with check or money order to:

Director of Music Education and Services Joe Liles announcedthe appointment of Bob Mucha as Music Services Assistanteffective September 1, 1983. Filling the vacancy created whenLyle Pettigrew resigned, he will be working on chorus develop·ment and chorus director training.

Bob has extensive experience in both teaching music and asa Barbershopper. He holds a B. S. degree from Miami Univer­sity (Ohio) with a vocal and instrumental music major. In ad·dition, he has 68 graduate hours in voice and related choralactivities from Ohio State, Eastman School of Music and In·diana University.

G.T.U., Inc.P. O. Box"2198,

Honolulu, Hawaii 96805ATTN: Gwen Heliker

1. Sea Life Park (Tuesday, January 24)Adult @$19.50Children 7 to 12 @$15.75Children under 7 @$11

2. Circle Island (Wednesday, January 25)_ Adult@$13

A Barbershopper since 1955, he directed the Middletown"Razor's Edge" Chorus to a fifth place international finish in1959. He coached the 1962 Johnny Appleseed District champ·ion Columbus "Singing Buckeyes," and directed the WesternHills (Cincinnati) "Southern Gateway" Chorus to a secondplace finish last year and fifth place this year at Seattle.

He's been in the Middletown, O. school system as vocalmusic and general music instructor since 1956.

In addition to barbershopping, Bob has been involved eitheras stage or musical director of a number of stage productions;he enjoys playing trombone in the 1940s big-band style, con­temporary stage bands or combo jazz; and does some jogging.

Bob and his wife Wilma have three grown children, includingGeoff, a member of the Cardinal District Champions and cur·rent tenth place finalist "Interstate Rivals."

Robb Ollett, Public Relations Director, was appointedDirector of Communications by Executive Director Hugh A.Ingraham on July 15. Ollett is now responsible for generaldepartmental operations in public relations, membership de­velopment and publications.

A staff member since August 1979 when he became a com·munications assistant, he was made public relations director inNovember 1981. Ollett served as Southwestern District "Round­up" editor for three years and as area counselor for two years.He has taught numerous classes on public relations, newsletterwriting and journalism.

Accredited in the Public Relations Society of America, heholds a B. A. in Business Administration, a B. A. in Sociologyand a Masters degree in Mass Communications. He came to thestaff from a public relations, fund-raising and student-recruit·ing position for a private Texas college.

A member since 1974, Ollett sings baritone and is a memberof the Kenosha Chapter. He has sung in a competitive quar­tet and with the 1979 champion "Vocal Majority" of theDallas IMetro) Chapter.

He and wife Katy reside in Kenosha.

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3. Catamaran Sail (Wednesday I January 25)Adult@$32

__ Children under 12 @$20

4. Germaine's Luau (Thursday, January 26)Adult@$34

__ Children under 12 @$18

Effective July 15, Frank Santarelli, former Manager of Ac­counting and Membership Services, became Acting Director ofFinance and Administration. He will handle most of the dutiesperformed by the late Dallas Lemmen, although there will besome reallocation in areas of personnel management.

A non-Barbershopper with considerable experience in ac·counting, Santarelli became manager of accounting and mem­bership services in March 1977.

A native Kenoshan, Frank studied business administrationat Marquette University, where he received his B. S. and B. A.degrees. He became a Certified Public Accountant in 1974.

He and his wife Dorene have three children - Jon, 18, Jeff,14 and Jill 13.

His hobbies include swimming, tennis, golf and curling.

6. City/Punchbowl Tour (Friday, January 271@$11

5. Luncheon/Fashion Show (Friday, January 27)_@$10

8. Picnic/Sailing Adventure (Saturday, January 28)Adult $39

__ Children under 14 @$29

7. Clambake (Friday, January 27)_ @$30

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By Jan McFarlane, McFarlane Assocfates,1220 N. Jones Blvd., No.4,

Tucson, Ariz. 85716

Ever Wonder Where Lou PerryGets All Those Songs?

At 71, Lou Perry - multi·faceted bar­bershop arranger, composer, lyricist,coach, musical judge and teacher - isstill going strong in Tucson after hismove from Boston 3% years ago. Overthe last 30 years, Perry estimates he'sarranged more than 300 songs for So­ciety members, "all as a hobby."

For his arrangements, Perry hascollected songs from such likely and un­likely places as attics, chicken coops,flea markets, estate sales and libraries,and is always excited to learn of anothersource, About two years ago, Perry gotwind of an extensive private collectionin Tucson that might have the kind ofpopular music he searches for - songswith simple harmony, rhythm and up·be.at lyrics which are often representativeof the period from about 1890 to 1930.

Perry relaxed on his sofa, head tilted,eyes aglow, as he unfolded a tale ofcoincidences and detective work that en­abled him to locate the collection.

"Dr. Burt Szabo, an arranger and judgein our Society, is always looking formusic, too. He was at a flea marketin Michigan and the lady running it said,'Are you interested in old music? I know

where there's an awful lot of old music.Do you ever get to Tucson?'

"Burt said no, but he knew someonewho did and she gave him Grant Hill'sname. Then Burt told me, 'Look him up.'

"I kept callin9 and calling, but he wasnever in. Then one day I was at theTucson Public Library looking for a pieceof music. The librarian said she didn'thave it, but knew where I could get it.She called Hill right then and he justhappened to be in."

This began a friendship between thetwo men and Perry's access to a treasuretrove of more than 127,000 songs. A fewmonths later, in July 1980, the collectionwas donated to the University of ArizonaMusic Library and is now available bothto students and professionals.

The Hill collection is significant be­cause of its size. It more than triplesthe UA music library's present collectionof songs of this type, said Charles W.King, university music librarian, and isvalued at approximately $200,000. Incomparison, the collection of the SPES­SOSA music library headquartered inKenosha, Wis., has 80,000 individualtitles in its total of 400,000 pieces ofmusic, said Ruth Marks, the Society'slibrarian, and in the late 1960s was listedas the second largest of its kind in theUnited States, exceeded only by that ofthe Library of Congress. Therefore, Hill'scollection of 127,000 pieces is consideredlarge, both King and Marks agree.

Hill, a retired life insurance executive,began acquiring the music years ago forhis first wife, a classical pianist. The pre·sent collection contains mostly main·stream popular music, with some CountryWestern and some miscellaneous pieces,including patriotic, show tunes, hymnsand keyboard selections, King said. Thecopyrights range from some issued in1870 to the present.

Perry is enthusiastic about this col­lection for several reasons, including the

type of songs it contains, its size and itsextensive cross-indexing system makingit relatively easy to track down a par­ticular title or research a particulartheme.

The size of the collection is important,Perry said, because it increases the proba­bility that at least some of the songs arebound to be "good ones." During anyone era, he said, only a few songs arereally well written. For example, out ofa random batch of any 300 songs he esti­mated that only about two or three areusable. In addition to having a simple,singable tune and rhythm, such "good"songs must also have a "distinctivemelody, distinctive turn of harmony andwell conceived and well developed lyrics,"Perry said.

Hill's collection also contains many ofthe kind of songs which can best beadapted for barbershop arrangements,said Perry. Such songs are written with asimple harmony and rhythm meant to besung, not danced to, he said, and oftencome from the period of 1890 up to1930. In contrast, many songs of the1930s or 1940s were written for the bigdance bands and have a more complexorchestration and beat, not so easilymodified for four-part a cappella har­monizing, he explained.

One example from the collection"which adapts beautifully to barber­shop," Perry said, is "I'd Love To LiveIn Loveland With You," copyright 1910.

When Perry uses the collection, hesays he might look for a particular songhe's heard about or be attracted by acatchy title, but in the end he mustevaluate the music itself to determine ifit meets his stylistic criteria. When hediscovers a good candidate, he utilizesits basic melody and lyrics and thenadapts it for four·part singing.

In addition to arranging, Perry alsoenjoys being a part of a local groupcrooning the beautiful harmonies ofbarbershop. Every Monday night, Perryputs the 85-man Tucson Sunshine Chorusthrough its warmup paces. Then heeagerly blends his voice with the othersas the director guides them in the "holyessence of ringing a chord," as oneBarbershopper described it.

"Participation, that's what it's allabout," Perry said.

With a combination of Lou Perry'smusical talents and Grant Hill's vaststorehouse of popular tunes, SPEBSQSAmembers can look forward to many newbarbershop favorites in coming years.

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Part 7: Tempo

Well, gang, we're about done with ourseries on interpretation. One more ar­ticle after this one and we'll wrap it upfor a while. Last time we discussedVolume as one of the major tools of thetrade. This time we'll focus on Tempo.Don't forget, as you read and thinkabout interpretation devices such asvolume and tempo that these are just thetools we use to produce the results thatwe want - to establish moods, to com·municate emotion, and to tell our specialstory to the audience.

The mood created by a barbershopperformance is probably influenced bytempo to a greater degree than by anyother single factor. The tempo, or rate ofspeed at which a piece of music is playedor sung, has been called the "heartbeat"of the music.

Try singing The Story Of The Rosevery quickly. What mood is created? Tome it sounds frivolous, almost silly. Ifthat is the mood you want, that's thetempo to choose! Try it again, veryslowly. (I hope you actually sing the songin these different ways to see what youthink. Your own experience of the moodscreated by different tempos is much moreimportant than anything you can readabout interpretation!) So, what does itfeel like to sing the song very slowly? Tome it seems heavy and ponderous, andafter a few measures, I start to feelrestless and impatient. How do you feel?Thus it is clear that since differenttempos create different moods, we needto go back to the song, where we es­tablished the main moods and emotions,and plan tempos accordingly.

This, then, is STEP 5: SELECTTEMPOS FOR THE SONG. As is thecase with all interpretive devices, it ishelpful to experiment and see what re­sult you get. We generally associate fastertempos with a sense of urgency and ex­citement, and with a higher energy level.If you go back to the "Love Plan" for

The Story Of The Rose, read the storycarefully and then sing the song, you willalmost certainly sing the song faster thanafter reading the story related to the"Sad Plan." Similarly, the excitement ofa showboat coming to town, or of asmashing new girl named Redhead call forfaster tempos than a lonely All By My·self or a tender Alice Blue Gown.

Tempo Changes ImportantOnce basic tempos are established,

tempo changes can be very dramatic,indicating a new, totally different mood,or an intensification of the existingmood. Accelerando, that is, a sustainedincrease in tempo, is a thrilling experiencefor an audience, when a sense of drivingexcitement is appropriate to the song,and when the accelerando is smoothlyexecuted. Not easy! Like volume drills,tempo drills can hone the tools so thatyou are ready when the need arises.A ritard, or gradual slowing, often signalsa shift in mood from one of excitementor happiness to a more gentle, refectivefeeling, perhaps leading into the bridge ofan up·tune. As with volume, tempochanges should be made smoothly. Sud·den tempo changes produce surpriseand disjointedness, and unless this effectis desired, say for delivering a humorouspunch line, sudden tempo changes areprobably best avoided.

Rhythm refers to the duration andplacement of notes within measures. Thefirst four notes of The Story Of TheRose are dotted quarter, eighth, quarter,half, so that the words "Heart of myheart" are sung in the rhythm: tum-ti­·tum·tum. The rhythm could be varied bymaking all these notes quarter notes:tum-tum·tum·tum. Sing it both ways.Do you feel a difference in the mood?

Rhythm in an up-tune is frequently acharacteristic feature of the song, andsomething to which the composer hasgiven great attention. For this reason itis probably useful to adhere closely tothe rhythmic structure provided, unless

there is an explicit reason for deviating,such as to add some variety the secondtime through a chorus. Still, all rhythmicchanges should be treated carefully. Itis my experience toat most rhythmicalterations seem to either make littledifference, or actually detract from thecomposer's well·thought-out ideas.

Don't Foul Up the MeterMeter refers to the number of beats,

or musical pulses, per measure, as desig­nated by the time signature, such as 3/4,4/4, etc. The meter provides organizationto the music. Disruption of the meterby the addition or subtraction of one ormore beats in a measure usually producesa sense of confusion and irritation in thelistener, even though he may not knowwhy! A common cause of this problem inballads is to hold a chord at the end of aphrase too long, or to get a swipe at theend of a phrase and suddenly hold two orthree chords for a long period. A gradualslowing leading into the swipe alertsthe audience that the tempo is beingaltered so that the long chords at the endof the phrase are less disruptive. Watchfor repeated patterns, however, such asstarting most phrases quickly and slowingdown at the end. This so-called "run·and·stop" can be effective for a phrase ortwo, but then the audience starts to hearthe tempo pattern instead of the song ­not good!

A common cause of meter problemsin up·tunes is taking too long to breathe,so that the downbeat of the next phraseoccurs later than it would if the meterwere strictly adhered to. This problemis very obvious to the listener whosetapping toe requires continual re·adjust­ment to stay up with the song.

Sometimes in a ballad or the bridgeof an up·tune there is a desire to relax themeter, and sing in a more free·style man­ner; indeed, this is a characteristic of ourstyle of music. However, it is neverappropriate to disrupt the underlyingsense of orderly forward motion of the

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song. Strictly speaking, the relaxation ofthe meter is called rubato, and not free­style. Free-style implies freedom frommeter - not a characteristic of our music.Rubato implies a limited quickening andslowing of tempo in which the orderlyunderlying forward progression of thesong is still clear to the listener.

Move to Song's Climax Should be OrderlyA useful analogy is that of a man

walking a dog. The even paces of the manrepresent the strict meter. Within thatsteady forward motion the dog has somefreedom to move a little ahead or fall alittle behind. The dog's movementrepresents rubato. Free-style would berepresented by the dog running on itsown - fast, slow, stop, reverse. Thedisruption of meter produced by ex­cessively free treatment of tempo resultsin a disjointed, meandering effect thatlacks direction and forward movementtowards the climax.

Each meter has its own intrinsic"feel," and that's why the composerselected it. For example, 2/4 meter, witha strong beat every two quarter notes,

usually implies a lively, high-energypresentation. The 3/4 meter has a nostal­gic or old-world waltz-type feel, which ata fast tempo can be lively and exhuber-

ant, as in Take Me Out to rhe Ball Game,and at a slow tempo can be quite melan­choly, as in When I Lost You, A commonproblem in strict 3/4 is overaccentuationof the downbeats, giving an unfortunateoom-pah-pah feel that may not be want­ed, and for this reason, 3/4 songs arecommonly heard being performed inrubato style. Vet to sing a classic 3/4song such as Let Me Call You Sweetheartin rubato style is to rob the audience ofthe natural haunting beauty of a fairlystrict 3/4 presentation. In any event, inall meters, it is important not to waverback and forth between rubato and strictmeter - doing so usually disrupts thestory-telling quite badly.

Time for the TestWell, our Story Of the Rose is in

3/4_ Try it first with a strict 3/4 meterand heavy downbeats. See the problem?Now, stay in strict 3/4 and remove allemphasis from the downbeats, instead,inflect the word "Iove" as we discussedlast time. Nicel Now, recall the sad story.Sing it again. Vou probably slowed downa little, As the mood evolves from sadnessto anguish, the tempo probably picks upa little. On the transition from anguishto resignation, it probably slows downagain. Note where the plan comes from -

it comes directly from the emotions youwish to express. IT'S NOT SLOWINGTHAT PRODUCES SADNESS - IT'SSADNESS THAT PRODUCES SLOW­ING! That's why it is so important toimmerse yourself fully in the song. Onceyou are fully committed to the music,good interpretive planning is quitenatural! Check it out with the love plan.Read the story carefully and re-acquaintyourself with the role of each of thephrases in the song. Then see if the tempoplan doesn't come to you quite naturally.

Now that we've talked about the maininterpretive devices of volume and tempo,here is an exercise you may enjoy: Listento any recording you particularly like,three times. Once, just for pleasure. Sitback, relax, enjoy; allow the music toaffect you naturally, without thinkingabout it. A second time, just for volume.You may want to graph the volumes from1 to 5. Notice transitions from one vol­ume to another. Listen for inflections onkey words. And then'a third time fortempos. If you have the music to referto, that's even better. Attention, Direc­tors and PVP's - this is a fun and enlight·ening program for your chapter meetinglDo the exercise - you'll be surprised I

Next time I'll make some concludingcomments and wrap it up.

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2. "Welcome to Seattle!" Inri Pres. Dr. Hank Va­macka (Iell) was greeted by Exe. Dir. HughIngraham.

3. Host committee radio publicity - that's Gen'lConvention Chairman Dick Merritt, far right.

4. Pioneer District supporters at salmon bake.5. Baked salmon lovers - from lelt, the M-AD Fuhr­

mans and Sparks.6. Champion "Mosl Happy Fellows" (1977) were

much in evidence.7. Salmon bake food line was long.8. Cruisesing-a-Iong accompanists Delehanty (left)

and Steinkamp.9. Photographer/song leader Jim Miller did some

direcllng on the cruise.

SeattleLines

Seattle, Washington - As we stronglysuspected, the many tourist attractions ofthe Pacific Northwest, plus the promiseof the best barbershop sounds in theworld, made Seattle a fine site for our45th international convention. The fa­cilities at the headquarters Hotel Westinwere more than adequate. People walkingany distance at all were a bit surprised bySeattle's hills, but we'll wager they'll betalking about the many positive aspectsof this convention for years to come.We could have used a few more of "thebluest skies you'll ever see ..." (like they

sing about in the song) but, overall,we're thankful that the rainfall was slightand did not dampen anyone's enthusiasm.Most of the special events were soldout and ran quite smoothly. Tours, bothbefore and after convention week, wereextremely popular, as visiting Barber­shoppers extended their convention weekto see the beautiful sights of the Pacific

Northwest.

CONTEST RESULTSEarly on Thursday everyone headed

for the Coliseum, where the first of 49

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INTERNATIONAL BOARD ACTION

1. An early registrant.2. Registration area committee people - busy as

beavers.3. Bill Diekema registers - "Keep America Singing"

was his composition.4. Pres. Vomacka was delighted with this gift5. Most Seattle lours were sold out.6. Scenic Seattle - tourists' paradise.7. Exe. Dir. Hugh and Kath Ingraham didn'l miss a

step.8. Champion "Classic Collection" - President's

Ball.9. President's Ball - popular activity.

quartets was scheduled to make its bidfor the international championship.That's what the program said, but itdidn't happen quite that way. An overzealous fan - no, not a barbershop fan, anoisy air·conditioning fan - delayed thestart of the contest for an hour. Anotherone·hour "glitch" delayed the start of thesemi-finals on Friday - this time it wasan electrical problem.

Neither of these delays, however, hadany bearing on the judges' decision: theSide Street Ramblers (SouthwesternDistrict), third place bronze medalwinners last year, were the new goldmedal winners. Second place medalistslast year, Center Stage (Pioneer District),won the second place silver medals again.Fifth place medalists last year, Vaude­ville (Mid·Atlantic District) claimed thirdplace bronze medals this year; GrandTradition (Far Western District) in fourthagain this year; and the Roaring 20's(Johnny Applesecd District), moved back

into the winners' circle with fifth placebronze medals.

The rush for tickets for the big choruscontest on Saturday afternoon continuedlong after 9,500 people made theirway to the Coliseum for the singingconfrontation between the Society's bestchoruses. It was after another display ofdazzling showmanship, colorful costumesand amazingly beautiful singing sounds,that the judges determined the Phoenix,Ariz. "Phoenicians" 1983 chorus champ·ions. The "Phoenicians" were gold medalwinners in 1972 and 1976 and have beenin the top five on six other occasions.Second place winners were the Scar­borough, Onto "Dukes of Harmony." Inthird place - the Lombard, III. "WestTowns Chorus"; fourth place - theHouston, Tex. "Tidelanders"; and fifthplace - the Western Hills (Cincinnatil, O."Southern Gateway Chorus,"

InternationalVomacka callodinto session atWith everyone

President Dr. Henry J.the international board9 a.m. on Wednesday.present except Vice-

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President William K. Park (absent becauseof illness) and just moved Ontario mem­ber Cliff Watts (represented by DistrictPresident Ted Me Alpine), the boardreviewed all committee reports thorough·ly before making any decisions.

Bids lor the 1987 InternationalConvention were received from Detroit,Kansas City and Hartford, Connecticut,with the awarding of the convention toHartford. The board also voted to returnto Sarasota, Fla. lor the 1987 Mid-winterConvention and to Washington, D. C. forthe 1988 Mid-winter Convention.

In another action involving con­ventions, the board voted to increaseadult registration fees to $50 effectivewith the 1985 Minneapolis Convention.

The board adopted, as part 01 theFive-Year Plan, a new member orienta-

tion program developed by the Inter­national Office which will be imple­mented in 1984.

A membership recruitment programpresented by Membership DevelopmentManager Tom Cogan directed at exist­ing chapters and involving four Society­wide membership drives during 1984 wasadopted by the board.

ELECTION OF OFFICERSThe following members were elected

to take office on January 1, 1984 andserve through the calendar year as inter­national officers: President, John T.Gillespie (Kalamazoo, Mich.); ImmediatePast President, Dr. Henry J. Vomacka(Sarasota, Fla.); International Vice Presi­dent, Gil Lelholz (Kansas City, Mo.);International Vice President-Treasurer,

1. Inn Board Breakfasl.2. Evergreen presents a chapter charter.3. Mid-Atlantic received chapter charier No. 100.4. Boeing Plant tour.5. Champs' show ~ "Mid-Slates Four"' (1949).6. "Boston Common"' with new lead Tom Spirito

(second lelt).7. "'Most Happy Fellows"' - their famous "Wizard of

DC routine.8. Champs' show ~ "Classic Collection" (1982).

William K. Park (Wilmington, Dela.); andInternational Vice President Darryl Flinn(Canton, 0.). Elected as Harmony Found­ation Trustee was Burt Huish (Twin Falls,Ida.) for a seven,year term,

MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATIONWith their champion year slowly

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The following resolution presented by Past InternationalPres. Ernie Hills was unani'mously adopted:

WHEREAS, the barbershop style isa distinctive, unique and indige­nous musical art form; and

WHEREAS, the Society for thePreservation and Encouragementof Barber Shop Quartet Sing­ing in America was founded inpart to preserve and protectthis style of music; and

WH EREAS,. the purpose of theSociety is weakened by per­formances of non-stylistic ma­terial by Society groups; and

WHEREAS, such performances, es­pecially by quartets and chor­uses emulated Society-wide, con­stitute an unwelcome influenceon our Society,

slipping away, the 1983 Champion"Classic Collection" used every oppor­tunity to sing before throngs of admirers,

Two of our oldest champion four·somes, the "Mid-States Four" (19491 andthe "Schmitt Brothers" (19511, wereamong the ten quartets on the pastchamps' show; others appearing were the"Happiness Emporium," (19751. "Inn­siders" (19761, "Most Happy Fellows"(19771. "Bluegrass Student Union" (19781.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RE­SOLVED:

that the international board ofdirectors acting in official ses­sion in Seattle, Washington onthe 6th day of July, 1983,hereby charges every Societymember, quartet, and choruswith the responsibility to- learn the barbershop styleand become familiar with theessential elements that make itunique and distinguishable fromother styles of music- and once recognized PER­FORM THE BARBERSHOPSTYLE IN ALL PUBLIC AP­PEARANCES

"Grandma's Boys" (19791. "Boston Com­mon" (19801, "Chicago News" (19811,and "Classic Collection" (19831-

Pre·convention tours and the specialboat trip/salmon bake on Monday even­ing attracted many early arrivals; 1,000people had registered by 4 p.m. 011

Monday and that figure grew to 2,850 byTuesday evening.

Lee Wynne, Evergreen's LogopedicsChairman and the man who has biked his

1. Time out for "barbershop" shopping.2. Top bulletin editor Larry Smalley (Mason City,

la.) and PROBE Pres. Ray Heller.3. The Swedish contingent in concer!.4. Mono-rail - Barbershop Harmony Express.5. "Remember When" awaited their singing turn.6. Even the judges got losing - thaI's C&J Chairman

lloyd Steinkamp, third left.

way to conventions in San Francisco andPhiladelphia, walked from Spokane,Wash, to the Canadian border and thenon to the International Conventioncollecting money for the Institute alongthe way. He started his trek at the end ofJune and arrived at Convention Head­quarters at 1 p.m., Wednesday, July 6.

In addition to many agenda itemshandled by the international board at itsmeeting on Wednesday, four charterswere presented and two licenses weregranted.

Local television and newspaper cover·1ge was exceptional. NBC's local coveragewas picked up and carried on the Fridaynational evening news - one of the finestpublicity shots we've had in some time.

Though threatening clouds forced theMass Sing indoors on Friday morning, aiarge crowd of singers and observersgathered for the event as a plane hoveredabove towing a banner procliming:"Thank You, O. C. Cash". This message

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1. Cincinnali's balloon queen - Julie Thacker.2. The "Southern Gateway" gang marched 10 the

Mass sing.3. Joe Liles - Mass Sing director.4. Mass Sing crowd.5. The tuxedoed judges in all thoir splendor on

Friday night.6. Trophies and awards ready to go.7. 1983 champions - the Dallas (Metro) "Side

Street Ramblers,'"

appeared on various signs and postersthrougout convention week and was theDallas Metro Chapter's expression ofappreciation to the Society's founder.

Dr. Frank Kleffner appeared at theLogopedics Breakfast on Saturday morn­ing and presented an up-date on Instituteactivities and expressed the Institute'sappreciation of the Society's support.International President Vomacka alsoannounced at the meeting the appoint­ment of a special committee to review,after 20 years, the relationship betweenthe Society and the Institute - past,present, and future. Sixteen gifts, onefrom each district, were raffled during the

week bringing in a total in excess of$9,000 - an all-time high - in proceedsfor our UNIFIED SERVICE PROJECT.

It was a much more relaxed atmos­phere on Saturday evening as everyonegathered for the week's last officialsinging event - the "Saturday NightShow." This barbershop "super" showfeatured the top five quartets and theimmediate past and newly crownedchorus champions. The nearly all-Barber·shopper audience was ready to let theperformers know how much they ap·preciated the fine performances they hadseen all week; their applause was long andloud.

AWARD WINNERSThe top five bulletins are as follows:1st - RIVER CITY PITCH (Editor

Larry Smalley), Mason City, la.2nd - STARTING GATE (Editor Jim

Fulks). Louisville, Ky.3rd - GAZEBO GAZETTE (Editor

Lowell Shank), Mammouth Cave, Ky.4th - GATEWAY GAZETTE (Editor

Ron Dudley), Framingham, Mass.5th - SENATE-AIRE NOTES (Editor

J. E. Lahoskey). Salem, Ore.The following were recipients of

1983 public relations awards:Dapper Dans of Disney World forgreeting millions of people with barber--

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shop harmony and overseas throughthe recent opening in JapanPhil Schwimmer (Lake County, III.Chapter) and Tin Pan Allies quartetfor their national radio program onEd Schwartz all-night radio programon January 14 over WGN radio inChicagoGreater New Orleans, La. Chapterfor their July 4,1982 trip to DenmarkNeil Bruce of the Dixie District forhis Birmingham convention Mass Singairing nationally on cable televisionlast OctoberSan Antonio, Tex. Chapter for theirperformance during the Music Edu­cators National Conference (MENC)in San AntonioDave Bowman and the Nashua, NHChapter for their work with the localPublic Broadcasting Service (PBS)station for an hour-long special on theAlton Bay Jamboree, as well as serv­ing the station during their tele­auction and raising $8000Brotherhood quartet and Soundsmenquartet for their 1981 White House4th of July singoutBoston Common quartet for theirtrips to Germany sponsored by Co­logne radio stationDan Fitzpatrick (Cincinnati, O. Chap­ter) for his work and preparations for

1. logopedics breakfast.2-3. A champion performance Irom the "Phoeni­

cians."4. The "Vocal Majority's 15-minute medley brought

back pleasant memories.5, The trophy is back in Phoenix again.6. Fathers Parsons (left) and Witmer (Alexandria.

Va.) con celebrated Sunday morning service.7. lines were long for St. louis registrations.

a 1981 Fred Waring-Award of Har­mony performanceTom Hansbury, of the Sarasota, Fla.Chapter, for his undying publicityattention in Sarasota not only duringthe mid-winter convention, but forAward of Harmony programs andshow publicityFort Worth, Tex. Chapter for theirparticipation in the ABC-TV REALPEOPLE train tourRobert D. Johnson for his continu­ous promotion of the Society and anoverseas ambassadorCenter Stage quartet for their tripto BABSSteve Diamond of Santa Monica,Cal. Chapter for his preparationson an hour-long special on the Dis­ney cable TV channelBuckeye, O. Chapter for their per­formance at the governor's inaugu­ration telecast in Ohio and repeatedin clips

Watertown, Wisconsin chapter fortheir singing the National Anthem onthe Milwaukee Brewers vs. BaltimoreOrioles game, aired nationally on ABCon June 13Roger Roof of Dallas, Texas fornational radio broadcast of inter­views with Society dignitaries durinythe night of December 28, 1982Thanks from thousands of Barber-

shoppers and the 1nternational OfficeStaff to Gen'l Convention Chairman DickMerritt and the entire Seattle ConventionCommittee for running a smooth andvery successful convention.

For additional details on administra­tive actions taken at Seattle, please con­sult your chapter president and/orsecretary.

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(14) KNUDSEN BROTHERS BARBERSHOP QUARTET (UtahValley, Utah - RMDI Barry Knudsen, bari; Jak Knudsen, bass; LynnKnudsen, lead; Owen Knudsen, tenor. Contact: Owen Knudsen, Box598, Provo, Utah 84603. Phone: (801) 224·0010. M-O-T-H-E-R (aWord That Means the World To Me); Meet Me In Rosetime Rosie.

{131 MANHATTAN WEST (Boulder, Colo, - RMD) Steve Shannon,bari; Doug Porrey, bass; Allen Gasper, lead; Dave Evans, tenor. Con­tact: Doug Porrey, 850 Country Club Ct., Broomfield, Colo. 80020.Mary, You're a Little Bit Old Fashioned; MIdnight Rose.

(12) RING OF GOLD (Mankato & Minneapolis, Minn. - LOLl SteveHardy, tenor; Dick Treptow, lead; Gerald Kirby, bass; Barry Clapper,bari. Contact: Barry K. Clapper, P. O. Box 758, Mankato, Minn. 56001.Phone: (507) 387-2821. I'm Lonesome for You Dear Old Pal; I'min Love With Someone.

(8l REUNION (Oakville, Burlington & Kitchoner-Waterloo, Ont, ­ONT) Dave litwiller, tenor; Jim Turner, lead; Bob Davis, bass; BruceBonnyman, bari. Contact: Jim Turner, 61-6777 Formentera Ave"Mississauga, Onto L5N 2M3, Phone: (415) 826-6372. Paper Doll;Why Don't My Dreams Come True.

(9) CASCADE CONNECTION (Cascade, Ore. -EVGJ Jim DeBus­man, tenor; Jerry Harrison, lead; Reid Stewart, bass; Mel Knight,bari. Contact: Jerry Harrison, 410 Banton Ave., Eugeno, Ore. 97404.Phone: (5031 688·4986. Black Eyed Susan Brown; After My LaughterCame Tears.

(11) SUNNYSIDERS (Rochester, N, Y. - SLDI Fritz Fouquet, tenor;Jack Maracle, lead; Ron Brown, bass; Bud Bulling, bari. Contact:Jack Maracle, 373 Birch Hills Dr., Rochester, N. Y. 14622, Phone:(716) 323·1595. It's the Same Old Shillelagh; That Old Irish Motherof Mine.

(61 YESTERDAY BOUND (Saratoga Springs, N. Y. - NED) PatGilgallon, tenor; Archie Steen, lead; Dave White, bass; Gary Glidden,bari. Contact: Gary Glidden, 10649 Torry Dr., So. Glens Falls, N. Y.12801. Phone: (518) 793-4570. The Piano Man; The LonesomestGirl in Town.

(5) BENCHMARKS (Du Page Valley & Lombard, III. - ILL) JohnErickson, tenor; Jim Foley, bari; Ben Williams, lead; Dave Boo, bass(front, centerl. Contact: John Erickson, 1270 Exeter Ct., Wheaton,III, 60187. Phone: (312) 653-4111. Knee Deep in Daisies; Let MeCall You Sweetheart.

(4) GOOD NEWS (Grosse Pointe, Detroit No.1 & Port Huron, Mich,- PIO) Gary Strole, tenor; Waltor Dorosh, lead; Mike McClary, bass;Brian Kaufman, bari. Contact: Wally Dorosh, 3505 Williams, Dear­born, Mich. 48124. Phone: (313) 277-6735. Moving Picture Ball;If All My Dreams Were Made of Gold.

(10) CLASS REUNION (Gtr. St, Paul, Minn, - LOLl Erick Strand,tenor; John Dixon, lead; Mike Faris, bass; Rick Anderson, bari. Con·tact: Richard W. Anderson, Jr., 1329 Pinehurst Ave., St. Paul, Minn.55116. Phone: (612) 698·3550. Don't Tell Me the Same Things Over;Why Do They Always Say No/Yes, Yes in Your Eyes Medley.

(3) BOWERY STREET BOYS (Tuscaloosa, Ala. - DIX) Koith Jenn­ings, tonor; Charles Foster, lead; James Lollar, bass; Bobby Wooldridge,bari. Contact: Bobby Wooldridge, 2510 - 8th St., Tuscaloosa, Ala.35401. Phone: (205) 345-5330. Sweetheart of Sigma Chi; Paper Doll,

(2) FOUR UNDER PAR (Westchester Co" N, Y. - M-AD) RogerPayne, tenor; Joe Hunter, lead; Frank Hendricks, bass; Brian Horwath,bari. Contact: Francis Hendricks, Box 179, Somers, N. Y. 10589.Phone: (9141 277·4732. If the Rest of the Worlds Don't Want You;Outer Space Medley.

(1) LITTLE RASCALS (Minneapolis & Gtr. St. Paul, Minn. - LOL)Greg Dolphin, tenor; Kirk Lindborg, lead; John Korby, bass; Jim I

Emery, bari. Contact: Kirk Lindberg, 11970 Albavar Path, InverGrove Hts., Minn. 55075. Phone: (612) 450·1288. Nobody KnowsWhat a Red-Head Mamma Ciln Do; You Were Only Fooling (While IWas Falling in Love).

(7) SAN FRANCISCO STORM DOOR & WHALE OIL CO. (Pen­insula, Cal. - FWD) Wayne Mansfield, tenor; Don Gubbins, lead;Bill Tieberg, bari; Jim Sherman, bass. Contact: Jim Sherman, 2853Lexford Ave., San Jose, Cal. 95124. Phone: (408) 265-9034. Barber·shop Strut; That Old Quartet of Mine.

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(15) WELCOME CHANGE (Waterbury·Derby, Conn" Framingham &Springfield, Mass. - NEDI Chuck Labbee, tenor; Don Jolie, lead; JohnViolano, bass; Chuck Packevicz, bari. Contact: Chuck Labbee, 23 ElmSt., Hatfield, Mass. 01038. Phone: 14131 247·5568, I Love That OldBarbershop Style; Darkness on the Detta.

(16) CIRCLE CITY SOUND (Terre Haute & Gtr. Indianapolis, Ind.- CARD) Terry Alexander, tenor; John Rector, lead; Ron Pierce, bass;Torn Bohannon, bari. Contact: Terry Alexander, 249 S. Oakland Ave.,Indianapolis, Ind. 46201. Phone: {3171 356·2446. Don't Leave MeDear Old Mammy; Silver Haired Sweetheart Mother Of Mine.

(17) BASIN STREET QUARTET (Gtr. New Orleans & Baton Rouge,La. - SWDI Hank Bryson, tenor; Art Swanson, lead; Paul Melancon,bass; Joel Bourgeois, bari. Contact: Art Swanton, 9709 Robin Lane,River Ridge, La. 70123. Phone: (504) 737-5766. Maggio, MIne; Savin'Up the Means to Get to New Orleans.

(18) SOUTHERN BLEND (Sarasota, Tampa & Charlotte Co., Fla. ­SUN) Craig Bray, tenor; Rick Bonk, lead; Bob Mills, bass; Dave Mills,bari. Contact: Bob Mills, 918 Lutz Lake Fern Rd., Lutz, Fla. 33549.Phone: (8131 949·2388. Midnight Rose; When Sweet Suzie GoesSteppin' By.

(191 OLDE NICKEL TOWNE FOUR (Anne Arundel, Dundalk & Gtr.Baltimore, Md. - M·AD) Dave Hinman, tenor; Pat Brennan, lead;Frazier Pittman, bari; Dave Deibel, bass. Contact: Frazier Pittman,310 Leeanne Rd., Baltimore, Md. 21221. Phone: (301) 391·3465,A'nd It Won't Be Long Now; Smilin' Through.

(20) CORNER QUARTET (Kansas City, Mo. - CSD) Donald P. Kahl,tenor; Lance Heilmann, lead; Steve Leone, bari; Stan Grossman, bass.Contact: Stan Grossman, P. O. Box 334, Plattsburg, Mo. 64477. Phone:(8161233·2503, Forgive Me; Sing Me That Song Again.

(211 DOWNSTATE EXPRESS (Mankato, Rochester & Winona, Minn.- LOL) Ed Wirtz, Jr" tenor; Bruce Odell, lead; Gary L. Rogness, bass;Warren Hottinga, bari. Contact: Gary L. Rogness, 4119· 7th PI. NW,Rochester, Minn, 55901. Phone: (507) 288-0606. Sweet Adeline;When You Wore a Tulip (and I Wore a BIg Red Rose).

(221 GRANOSTAND VOCAL BAND (Providence, R. I. - NEO)Courtney Davis, tenor; Ted Doran, lead; Mike Maino, bass; Mike Gab­riella, bari. Contact: Courtney L Davis, 11 Jencke's Ct., Narragan·sett, R. I. 02882. Phone: (4011 783·9148. Get Out and Get Underthe Moon; Caroline,

(23) BLUE RIBBON EDITION (Winston·Salem, N. C. - DIX) JoeDoub. tenor; Jon Vickers, lead; Brett Pryor, bass; Mike Sotiriou, bari.Contact: Joe Doub, 1551 Northwest Blvd., Winston-Salem, N. C.27104. Phone: (919) 748·0734) Heart of My Heart; Whatever Hap­pened to the Old Songs.

(24) SPECIAL REQUEST (Channel Islands, Crescenta Valley, Ar­cadia & South Bay, Cal. - FWD) Russ Walker, tenor; Petor Beers,lead; Max DeZemplen, bass; Russ Hosier, bari. Contact: Max DeZemp·len, 3548 Faust Ave.• Long Beach, Cal. 90808. Phone: (2131 421­5675. Sonny Boy; I'd Love to Fall Asleep and Wake Up in MyMammy's Arms.

(251 JUBILATION (Oakville & Scarborough, ant. - ONTI MervKaye, tenor; Rick Morrison, lead; Dale Locke, bass; Dave Bcothmn,bari. Contact: Dave Baetham, 270 Warden Ave., Scarborough, Ont,M1N 3A 1, Phone: (4161 691·1495. I Want a Girl; My Wild Irish Rose.

(261 FANFARE (Waterville & Portland, Me. - NED) Fred Moore,tenor; Roy Pep piatt, lead; Jim Simpson, bass; Russ Lund, bari, Con·tact: Roy Peppiatt, 11 Ayers Ct., Falmouth. Me. 04105. Phone: (207)781-3480, If You Can't Get a Girl in the Summertime, You'll NeverGet a Girl at All; t'm All That's Left of That Old Quartot.

(271 SOUNDS AROUND (Saginaw Bay, Mich. - Pia) Dennis Keyes,tenor, Tom Peil, lead; Dick Mueller, bass; Jim Gross, bari. Contact:Jim Gross, 2926 Continental Dr., Bay City, Mich. 48706. Phone:1517J 684·4005. Barefoot Days; Freckles.

(281 SOUTH SOUNDERS (Tacoma, Wash. - EVGI Glenn Barnhart,tenor; Wes Sorstokke, load; Neal Booth, bari; Tom Wilkie, bass. Con­tact: Neil C. Booth, P, O. Box 5551, Tacoma, Wash. 98405. Phone:12061 272·2380. Something to Write the Folks About; Sweetheartof Sigma ChI.

(29) HARMONY SPECTRUM (Kansas City, Mo. - eSD) WillardYoder, bass; David Krause, lead; Gene BowelS, tenor; Jim Bagby,bari. Contact: Jim Bagby, 8714 E. 57th Terr., Kansas City, Mo. 64129.Phone: 18161 737·0308, For the Sak.e of Auld Lang Syne; Wait andSee.

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(6) THE RAPSCALLIONS lWestern Hills, Maumee Valley & WayneCo., O. - JAD) David Smotzer, tenor; David 1<. Wallace, lead; JoffD. Oxley, bass; Tim T. Frye, bari. Contact: Jeff Oxley, P, O. Box446, Bowling Green, O. 43402. Phone: (419) 352·6663. The Barber­shop Strut; Toyland; Mr. Touchdown USA; All American Girl; Las!Night Was the End of the World; They Go Wild. Simply Wild OverMe.(7) 139TH STREET QUARTET Ondian Wells VaHey & Whittier,Cal. - FWD) Jim Kline, bass; Doug Anderson, tenor; Larry Wright,lead; Peter Neushul, bari. Contact: Larry Wright, 4312 W. 180thSt., Apt. No. 11, Torrance, Cat. 90504. Phone: (213) 370·6928. 1927/Charleston Medley; My Mother's Eyes; A Good Old Barbershop Song;In My Mammy's Arms; Tame Wild Wimmen; Bowery Medley.(8) REMEMBER WHEN (Phoeniz, Ariz. - FWD) Galen McClain,bari; Rick Wells, bass; Fraser Brown, lead; AI Mau, tenor, Contact:Rick Wells, 1009 W. Rose Ln" Phoenix, Ariz. 85013. Phone: (602)242-6676. Who's Sorry Now/Someday You'll Want Me to Want YouMedley; You Were Only Fooling; You Made Me Love You; That GClngThat Sang Heart of My Heart; I Get the Blues When it Rains; Ona Rainy Day/Lot a Smile Be Your Umbrella Medley.(9) THE CINCINNATI KIDS lWestern Hills (Cincinnati), O. - JAD)Randy Graham, tenor; Scott Brannon, lead; George Gipp, bad; SteveThacker, bass. Contact: Steve Thacker, 4534 New Market Ct., Batavia,O. 45103. Phone: (513) 752-3874. Red Head MammCl; In the GoodOld Summertime/By the Sea Medley; Carolina Mammy; I Don't KnowWhy I Should Cry Over You; At the Nickleodeon; Sturnblin'.(10) INTERSTATE RIVALS (Louisville, Ky. & Western Hills, O. ­CARD) Kipp Buckner, tenor; Joe Connelly, lead; Jay Hawkins, bass;Geoff Mucha, bari. Contact: Jay Hawkins, 3706 Klondike Lane No,17, Louisville, Ky. 40218. Phone: (502) 452·9611. Pal of My CradleDays; GoodlJye Old Dixie, Goodbye; PClper Doll; Lot's Do It Agllin;My Sally/Just the Same; From the First Hello (to the Last Goodbye).(11) THE FOUR HENCHMEN (Elgin, Chicago No.1 & ArlingtonHeights, III. - ILL) Lynn Hauldren, bari; Thorn Hine, bass; Ken Jor­dahl, lead; Gene Anthony, tenor. Contact: Thomas J. Hine, 4090Mason Dr., Hoffman Estates, III. 60195. Phone: (312) 991-3199.I Want to be in Chicago Town on Good Old St. Valentine's Day;Gee, But 1 Hate to Go Home Alone; Mention My Name in Sheboy·gan; PleClse Don't Talk/I May Be Gone Medley.(12) TIN PAN ALLIES (Northbrook, Joliet, Fox River Valley &Arlington Heights, lit. - ILL) Doug Welmvein, tenor; Bob Breidert,lead; Dick Johnson, bari; Don Bagley, bass. Contact: Don Bagley,951 Banbury, Mundeloin, III. 60660, Phone: (312) 949·8696. BabyFace; Time, Place, Girl; Keep Your Eye On the One That You Love/Somebody Stole My Girl Medley; I Used to Call Her Baby Medley.(13) PROS 'N' CONS (Wilmington, Dela., Dundalk, Md. & Harris­burg, Pa. - M-AD) Harry N. Williamson, tenor; Kevin B. King, lead;Tom E. Ewald, bass; Fred H. King, bari. Contact: Harry N. William­son, 253 Linden Ave" Wilmington, Del. 19805. Phone: (302) 998·3086. I've Lost All My Love For You; Rllnnin' Wild; I Wish YouWere Jealous of Me; Bye, Bye Blues.(14) EMPIRE EXPRESS (East Aurora, N. Y. - SLD) Angelo Cervi,tenor; Jim McDonnell, lead; AI Baker, bass; Ron Mason, bari. Con­tact: Ron Mason, 1154 Milestrip Rd., Irving, N. Y. 14081. Phone:(716) 549·5931. Wait 'Til the Sun Shines, Nellie; My Sally Just theSame; At the High Brow(n) Babies Ball; If We Can't Be the SameOld Sweethearts.(15) STANDING ROOM ONLY (San Antonio & New Braunfels, Tex.- SWD) Jan Scofield, tenor; Tommie Young, lead; Morris Rector, bass;B. D. Harrington, bad. Contact: Tommie Young, 1008 H. AA St.E., Randolph AFB, Tex. 78148. Phone: (512) 658·5600. I'm a Min­strel Man; A Little Travelin' Music; Whatever Happened to ThoseGood Old, Good Old Days; The Whole World Needs That HometownFeelin'.(16) THE NEW YORKERS (Huntington·North Shore & WestchesterCo., N. Y. - M·AD) Ed Warsche, bari; AI Fennel, bass; Dave John·son, lead; Kevin Clifford, tenor. Contact: Dave Johnson, 34 W. MapleRd., Greenlawn, N. Y. 11740. Phone: (516) 757·3479. Give My Re·gards to Broadway/Down on Toity Toi'd & TO;'d/The Sidewalks ofNew York Medley; Why Do They All Take the Night Boat to Albany;The Darktown Strutters' Ball; New Yrok Ain't New York Anymore.(17) PACIFIC PRIDE (Tualatin Valley, Ore. & Lake Washington,Wash. - EVG) Dan Tangarone, tenor; Robert B. Swanson, lead;WiltonA. Roberts, bass; Charles Landback, bari. Contact: Robert B. Swan­son, 212 NE 87th, Portland, Ore. 97220. Phone: (503) 254·5851.Heart of My Heart; Dixieland One Step; Blue of the Night Meetsthe Gold of the Day; What Ever Happened to Those Good Songs.(18) NEW ST. LOUIS VOCAL BAND (St. Charles, Mo. - CSD) JirnFlowers, tenor; Mike Griebel, lead; Gale Wickham, bass; David Wright,bad. Contact: Jim Flowers, 7285 Creveling Or" St. Louis, Mo. 63130.Phone: (314) 721-4690. You Can't Play Sweet Adeline on No Pi,mo;Somebody Stole My Gal; Whatever Happened to the Old Songs; DearOld Girl.(19) SOUND REVIVAL (Cherry Hill & Gtr, Atlantic City, N. J. ­M·AD) Cal Johnson, tenor; Roy Eckert, lead; Tom Sterling, bass;Neil Plum, bari. Contact: Torn Sterling, 3161 Kennedy Blvd., No. Ber­gen, N. J. 07047. Phone: (201) 291·1898. I'm Always Chasing Rain·bows; You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby; If You're Crazy Aboutthe Women; You Tell Me Your Dream, I'll Tell You Mine/Meet Me To·night in Droamlaml Medley.(20) GRAND CENTRAL (Palm Beach County & Miarni, Fla. - SUN)Danny Jimenez, tel~or; Roger Von Haden, lead; Tom Ball, bass: ChrisCrites, bari. Contact: Roger Von Haden, 15 S. E. 15th St., No. 210,Ft. lauderdale, Fla, 33316, Phone: (315) 467·6222. Goodbye MyLady Love/Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now/Baby Won't You PleaseCome Home Medley; Lonesome That's All; From the First Hello (tolhe Last Goodbye); Barbershop Strut.

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1st Place Gold Medalists - SIDE STREET RAMBLERS (Dallas Metro,Tex, - SWDI Keith Houts. tenor; Earl M. Hagn, bass; D. C. Malone,bari; Brian Beck, lead. Contact: Earl M. Hagn, 1321 Northlake Dr.,Richardson, Tex. 75080. Phone: (2141 235-4374. Powder Your FaceWith Sunshine/Smile. Darn Va', Smile Medley; I Wonder What's Be­come of Salty; Story of the Roser'Alice" Medley; Please Don't TalkAbout Me When I'm Gone; Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey; I'mSorry I Made You Cry.

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4th Place Bronze Medalists - GRAND TRADITION eEl Cajon, LongBeach, San Diego, Whittier & Crescenta Valley, Cal. - FWD) DavidM. Garstang, tenor; Dan Jordan, lead; Torrence Monks, bass; RobertGray, Jr., bari. Contact: Dan Jordan, 2211 North Verdugo Rd., No, 1,Glendale, Cal. 9120B. Phone: (213) 243·9530. Got My Thumb Out;Lost In My Own Hometown; Let the End of the World Come To.morrow; You're BreakIng in a New Heart (While You're BreakingMine); From the First Hello (to the Last Goodbye); There's NobodyElse But You.

5th Place Bronze Medalists - ROARING 20'S (Western Hills, 0, ­JAD) Don Gray, tenor; Gerry Kelly, lead; Jim Gentil, bass; MikeConnelly, bari. Contact: Jim Gentil, 6142 Kilrenny Dr., Loveland,O. 45140. Phone: (513) 831-7945. By the Sea/On the BoardwalkMedley; Anna in Indiana; Ohl You Beautiful Doll; If You Were theOnly GIrl; Darktown Strutters' Ball; Sweet Georgia Brown.

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Southern Quote: "We've had international champions but theRacquet Squad is one of the most entertainingquartets we've had on any show".Jack Langham, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

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A Sampling 01 Chapters Inflictedwith the R.S. Fever:Anacortes, Wash.Grealer'Baltimore, Md.Barrie,Ont.Beverly. Mass.Brockton. Mass.Bryn Mawr, Pa.Burlington, Vt.Danville, Va.Charlotte, N,C.Etobicoke, Ont.Frederick, Md.Hampton Roads, Va.Hanover, Pa.Lexington, Mass.Lima. OhioMilwaukee, Wis.Naples, Fla.New Castle, Pa.New London, Ct.Oakville.Ont.Greater Pittsburgh, Pa.Pittsfield, Mass.Richmond, Va.Salisbury, Md.51. Catharines, Ont.S\. John's, NewfoundlandSpringfield, Mass.Springfield, OhioTallahassee, Fla.Washington, D.C.Wayne, Mich.Vero Beach. Fla.

Some Chapters need a boostershot. The Racquet Squad hashad to return to administer asecond fix:Greater Baltimore, Md.Hagerstown, Md.Hamptons, N.Y.Haverhill, Mass.Hilton Head, S.C.North Brookhaven, N.Y.North Queens, N.Y.Norwich, Ct.Pori Jervis, N.Y.Poughkeepsie, N.Y.Rockland Co., N.Y.St. Petersburg, FLa.Scituate, Mass.Springfield, Mass.

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Ray Reubel, Anacor'es, Wash.

Contact: Tom LaMotteBedlord Center Rd" Bedford, N,V. 10506Tel. (914) 234-3228 - 273·9700

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1983 Chorus Competitors

Second PlaceDUKES OF HARMONYRay Danly. Director

Scarborough, Ontario

Ontario District

Put Your Arms Around Me Honev: LittlePal

Third PlaceWEST TOWNS CHORUSOr. Gregory Lyne. DirectorLombard, IllinoisIllinois District

All the World Will Be Jealous Of Me' OhYou Beautiful 0011 ' ,

Fourth PlaceTIDELANDERSJohn Devine, Director

Houston, TexasSouthwestern DistrictSunshine Of Your Smile; Waitin' For theRobert E. Lee

Fifth PlaceSOUTHERN GATEWAY CHORUSBob Mucha, Director

Western Hills (Cincinnati), Ohio

Johnny Appleseed DistrictThe Rose of No Man's Land; Sweet GeorgiaBrown

HARMONIZERSJohn E. Hohl, DirectorAlexandria, Virginia

Mid-Atlantic District

Somebody Stole My Galli Wonder Who'sKissing Her Now/Baby Won't You Please ComeHome Medley; Wait 'Til You Get Them Up In

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COMMODORESDouglas Miller, Director

Minneapolis, MinnesotaLand 0' Lakes DistrictWhen You Look In the Heart 01 A RoseiI'm Looking At the World Through Rose­Colored Glasses

THE AUCTIONEERSJim Gay, Director

Winston-Salem, North CarolinaDixie DistrictI'm As Blue As the Blue Grass Of Kentucky,­If You Knew Susie, Like I Know Susie

CASCADE CHORUSMel Knight, Director

Eugene, Oregon

Evergreen DistrictYou~ve Got to Find A Girl Named Rosie;'lVhen You Look Into the Heart Of A Rose

f-IEART OF AMERICA CHORUSJames Bagby, DirectorKansas City, MissouriCentral States DistrictI'm Lost In the Heart of MV Own Hometown;Minstrel Days Medley

MILE HI CHOURSLarry Wilson, Director

Denver, ColoradoRocky Mountain District

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RACING CITY CHORUSArchie C. Steen, Director

Saratoga Springs, New York

Northeastern DistrictI Found My Sweetheart, Sally; I'm GOruM Be

A StarlYou Ought To Be In Pictures/Me andMy Shadow Medley

ORANGE BLOSSOM CHORUSDr. Burt Szabo, Director

Orlando, FloridaSunshine District

School Days; In the Little Red School House

GREAT LAKES CHORUSClay Shumard, Director

Grand Rapids, MichiganLand 0' Lakes DistrictAlabama Jubilee Medley; Midnight Rose

PRIDE OF INDYLyle Pettigrew, Director

Greater Indianapolis, Indiana

Cardinal District

I've Got the Time, I've Got the Place; Gee,But I Hate To Go Home Alone

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SCORING SUMMARY45TH INTERNATIONAL QUARTET CONTEST

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JULY 7·8,1983

RANK Name of Quartet District SND INT SP ARR TOTAL

1. Side Street Ramblers. ,SWD 1569 1519 1382 44 45142. Center Stage. PIO 1532 1474 1324 42 43723. Vaudeville. · MA 1451 1452 1335 10 42484. Grand Tradition. .FWD 1448 1452 1304 42 42465. Roaring 20's. · JAD 1390 1419 1358 39 42066. The Rapscallions · JAD 1407 1414 1369 12 42027. 139th Street Quartet. .FWD 1382 1433 1307 15 41378. Remember When. ,FWu 1352 1462 1260 32 41069. The Cincinnati Kids. · JAD 1369 1364 1316 22 4071

10. I nterstate A ivals. .CAR 1389 1335 '184 19 392711. The Four Henchmen ILL 868 858 816 21 256312, Tin Pan Allies. ILL 897 851 783 24 255513. Pros 'N' Cons · MA 844 871 798 29 254214. Empire Express ,SLO 900 865 747 14 252615. Standing Room Only. ,SWO 904 875 714 18 251116. The New Yorkers .. MA 874 854 746 22 249617. Pacific Pride ... ,EVG 883 879 709 12 248318. New St. Louis Vocal Band. · eso 838 870 714 29 2451

19. Sound Revival. · M A 819 850 765 10 244420. Grand Central. .SUN 824 852 754 12 244221. Benchmarks .. ILL 437 440 341 20 123822. Special Request. ,FWD 433 424 361 9 122723. Corner Quartet , CSD 417 434 361 13 122524. Downstate Express · LOL 422 421 350 19 121225. Little Rascals . , · LOL 404 398 389 15 120626. Harmony Spectrum. · CSD 396 439 350 10 119527. South Sounders. .EVG 405 426 357 5 1193·28. Class Reunion. · LOL 399 406 377 11 1193'29. Four Under Par • M A 354 378 447 6 11853D. Ring Of Gold · LOL 417 411 348 5 118131- Jubilation ... .ONT 411 383 367 17 1178'32. Blue Ribbon Edition · D1X 369 408 389 12 1178'33. Yesterday Bound. .NED 403 402 351 13 116934. San Francisco Storm Door & Whale 011 Co .. .FWD 379 418 347 11 115535. Manhattan West . RMO 396 421 316 11 114436. Reunion .. .ONT 376 407 334 8 112537. Basin Street Quartet .SWD 388 408 322 6 112438. Knudsen Brothers Barbershop Quartet. RMO 383 402 325 13 112339. Grandstand Vocal Band .NED 370 378 349 16 111340. SOunds Around PIO 388 396 323 4 111141. Olde Nickel Towne Four. MA 403 368 335 1 110742. Bowery Street Boys. DIX 374 385 342 5 110643. Good News PIO 377 366 325 17 10B544. Ca.scade Connection .EVG 367 394 311 1 107345. Sunnysiders .SLD 367 393 300 5 106546. Southern Blend .. .SUN 362 378 289 19 104847. Fanfare .. .NED 349 383 302 10 104448. Circle CitY Sound. .CAR 363 366 310 3 104249. Welcome Change .NED 337 358 319 0 1014

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INTERNATIONAL CHORUS CONTEST SCORING SUMMARYSEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JULY 9,1983

TOTALRANK Name of Chorus District SND INT SP ARR TOTAL MEN

1. Phoenix, Arizona .FWD 510 510 529 14 1563 105

2. Scarborough, Ontario. .ONT 506 520 507 16 1549 124

3. Lombard, Illinois .. ILL 527 521 467 24 1539 122

4. Houston, Texa~ .. .SWD 524 489 485 22 1520 102

5. Western Hills (Cincinnatll, Ohio. · JAD 519 503 467 9 1498 81

6. Alexandria, Virginia MA 515 501 456 15 1487 104

7. Minneapolis, Minnesota · LOL 472 483 455 16 1426 99

8. Eugene, Oregon. .EVG 445 477 378 16 1316 101

9. Winston·Salem, North Carolina. .DIX 437 443 407 6 1293 74

10. Kansas City, Missouri. • CSD 410 447 388 15 1270 68

11. Denver, Colorado. RMD 416 416 423 4 1258 72

12. Saratoga Springs, New York. .NED 406 424 406 10 1246 7513. Orlando, Florida .SUN 405 400 406 15 1226 56

14. Grand Rapids, Michigan ... PIO 410 424 366 13 1213 68

15. Greater Indianapolis, Indiana .CAR 400 403 331 12 1146 63

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ADDITIONAL SEATTLE SCENES· .. the men of PROBE gather andso does the Waselchuk family youcould hardly miss Southern Gateway· . . two grand champions of song, Tom­mie Palamone (left - 194B Pittsburghers)and Roy Frisby (1942 - Elastic Four)· .. the Wrigilts and Jim Kline . .. theever-smiling Huishs . . . Dan Burgess"Iooks for the 'union' label" (Blue­grass Student Union, that is) . . . itdidn't look like Joe Liles' first MassSing _ _ . oh, how the rafters echoedthose sounds. . . "By the tline it got toPhoenix . , ." they were waiting . . .Swedish and American foursomes "Keepthe Whole World Singing". _.

A "Recruiting Spree in '83" for Lincoln, Neb.

By Jim Griffith,2320 S. 62nd St"

Lincoln, Neb. 68506

When the men on the MembershipCommittee for the Lincoln, Neb. Chap­ter got together in December, 1982 todevelop their work plan for 1983, theyrealized they really had a job to do. The11/30/82 membership report from theInternational Office showed that Lin­coln had 44 men on its roster. However,after carefully reviewing the nameslisted, they realized that four men hadmoved and seven members were notactive chorus members. This left anactive chapter membership of only 33men - not many singers for a chorusthat finished 10th in the 1982 districtchorus contest and plans to competewith the big choruses next October.

The Committee set its goals - addseven singers so that a 40·man chorussings in the annual show in April. Addten more singers so that the Lincoln"Continentals" have a 50-man chorus onthe stage at Cedar Rapids, (la.) in Octo·ber. To a lot of people the goal lookedimpossible. The chapter had recruitedonly two new members in each of the lasttwo years.

Since the chapter needed singers, theMembership Committee decided on aplan to attract singers. An old (circa1972) "Auditions for Admissions" kitwas pulled out of the file and used withcurrent supplies available from the Inter­national Office. Auditions for AdmissionsNight was scheduled for January 24thand the meeting room at the city'slargest shopping center was booked.

Chapter members were asked to sub·mit to the Membership Committee names,addresses and telephone numbers of menthey knew who could sing. Using theselists and lists of former members, theMembership Committee used a smallcomputer to type individual invitationletters to 216 prospective singers. Theletters were mailed ten days before thescheduled meeting and each prospectalso received a telephone call from amember inviting him to attend theAuditions Night. Both newspaper and

radio publicity was promoted by theCommunications Vice President, andthe marquee at the shopping centercarried the "Barbershop Chorus Audi­tions" message for the week prior to theevent. We were ready, but it took a lotof man-hours from a lot of members toget prepared.

When the big night arrived, the scriptfrom the "Auditions" kit was in thehands of those who had a part to play inthe evening's program, the "Fred andFrank" slide and tape presentation(catalog No.4 788) was ready to go, andGuest Kits (No. 4273) and ID badges(No. 5109) were available for each guest.When the guest walked in, he signed inthe Guest Register, got his ID badge andwas asked to complete the front of theGetting to Know You Card (No. 4276).He was then ushered to the audition areawhere he was voice tested and assigned asection to sing in for the evening.

Thirty six men showed up and wereauditioned on January 24th. It was anexciting evening as we learned our waythrough My Wild Irish Rose and DownOur Way. We heard about SPEBSQSAfrom "Fred and Frank," enjoyed ourchapter quartet and had coffee andcookies together. The guests were invitedto attend the regular chapter meeting thenext Monday night.

Information about each guest wastranscribed on a Prospect Follow-up Card(No. 3012) and his attendance and otherpertinent information was recorded onthe card during the next six weeks. In theweek following Auditions Night, eachguest received a letter thanking him forhis attendance and asking him to come tothe next meeting. This letter was alsofollowed up by a telephone call. A GuestCard (No. 3113) was enclosed with theletter. The guest was asked to bring thiscard with him to the next meeting. Thecards that were brought were put inplastic tag holders and used for name tagsduring their period as chapter guests.

Sixteen guests showed up on Jan-

uary 31st. During each of the next fiveweeks, the Membership Committee calledany of the original 36 guests who did notshow up at the last meeting unless theguest told the callers that he was notinterested in joining. Average guestattendance at the next five meetingswas 15 per night.

By February 28th, we had 14 applica·tions for membership. An OrientationNight was held at the MVP's home onMarch 1st. Twelve prospective mem­bers (plus the wife of one applicant whohad another commitment) attended alongwith five other wives. "Fred and Frank"told their story again and international,

district and chapter information was dis­cussed. Most importantly, the applicantswere told what the chapter expectedfrom them and what they could expectfrom the chapter.

Each applicant was required to pick asong from the Guest Kit to sing in a quar­tet with the section leaders as a member­ship audition for the chorus director.This procedure was adopted to ensurethat each prospective member hadenough musical ability to sing in thechorus and to identify any serious voiceproblems (pitch, vibrato, etc.)

By the time of the chapter boardmeeting on March 8th, there were 13applications for membership to be ap­proved. A "Wanna Sing - Open House"was scheduled for May 16th.

We know that the Society's recruitingprograms work, but you have to use thewhole program and the fine recruitingmaterial provided by the InternationalOffice. The biggest keys to our successfulrecruiting effort have to be getting thewhole chapter involved in the effort,and diligently follow-up on the pros­pects; that means follow-up every weekuntil they either join, or tell you to leavethem alone.

If this program worked in Lincoln,it'll work in your chapter. Let's all goon a "Recruiting Spree in '83." We arein Lincolnl

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Current silver medalists "Center Stags" appeared on the "Nightcap with Mozart" stage inBirmingham, Mich. for the third consecutive yoar. Their July 15th ono hour and a half

"appearance in 95 un·air conditioned degrees was a near sellout. From loft, Wendell Pryor,Dennis Gore, Lee Hanson and Glenn Van Tassell.

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has the quartet's comedy and noveltymaterial ready to go. Don Lowe (666St. John St., Elgin, III. 60120) is thequartet contact man; they boast anaggregate 118 years of quartet singingexperience.

Another sad note from Charlie Mans·field of Portland, Me., reporting the sud­den death on May 31st of Frank Chand·ler, tenor of the Timber Jacks. Those

A reunion performance of the 1958 champion"Gaynotes" at the Tulsa Chapter's cabaretshow on April 29 surprised even the quartet.They're shown above as they sang and cele·brated their 25th anniversary.

A note from Tom Masengale of the1941 champion Chordbusters reportedthe death of Bob Holbrook on May 25,only a short time after the quartet'sreunion last November (page 38, Jan.­Feb. '83 HARMONIZER). The quar·tet had planned to meet again duringthe 1984 St. Louis convention. Expres·sions of sympathy can be sent to: Mrs.Gloria Holbrook, 5612 Tahoe Drive,Las Vegas, Nev. 89122.

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Tho "Sounds of Senil­ity:' with 80 app08r·ances behind thom duringtho past year and 8 half,soom to be getting moresound by the day. Fromleft, are Clarence Johan·son (S71, Stan Myers(71), John Roberts (69)and Dan Krebsbach (68).The Arlington Heights,III. quartet's motto: "Ifyou can hear the guysinging next to you, youain't singing loud o·nough."

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the· stories he's heard about so-called"gouging" quartets. "At least they'renot all out to get our money," Ralphsaid. In April, Remember When (Phoenix,Ariz.) appeared on Whittier's three·nightshow and was well received. Shortlyafter the show, the quartet sent thechapter a sizeable check - refundingair fare money saved when the quartetwas able to obtain air transportationsomewhat less than the original bookingprice. Remember When thought the pricedifference belonged to Whittier - andWhittier thought the rest of the Societyshould know about the quartet's honesty.

With their second change in personnelin 21 years, the 1976 Illinois DistrictChampion Valley Four·gers (Elgin, III.)are back in business and accepting showdates. Tom Gay is the new tenor and

Two Portland, are. quartets, theAliens and Sound Affair, were featuredon an hour-long"television show, "Four­part Harmony - Barbershop Style."Produced by Pacific Cablesystems, theshow appeared seven times in early May.

NewsAboutQuartets

Who said quartet men aren't good ad­ministrators? Perhaps the P & J Quartetmembers (Greater Phillipsburg Area, N. J.laren't all administrators, but they cer­tainly are men of distinction, having allwon the chapter's prestigious "Barber­shopper of the Year" award. Distin­guished members of this foursome, andthe year they won the award, are LewStival (1978), Bob Doan (1979), GeorgeCrowell (19B1) and Dave Farber (19B2).

New contact man for the Second PlaceSilver Medalist Center Stage is DennisGore, 57B94 Hanover Rd., Washington,Mich. 48094.

Membership VP Ralph O. Bishelof Whittier, Cal. hopes to put an end to

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Even though Third Place BronzeMedalist Vaudeville Bass Bill Cody(Alexandria, Va.) has been selected for amilitary senior service school in RhodeIsland beginning in August and endingnext June, it will not affect any of thequartet's commitments, and they arestill available for a few dates. They canbe reached by contacting Scott Werner,3302 N. Bradford St., Dale City, Va.22193.

Sounds like there'll be chords a·plentyon September 10 at the special 10thAnniversary Concert of the 1978 champ­ion Blucgrass Student Union in Louisville,Ky. Special guest quartet for the eveningis the original Gentlcmen's Agreement,1971 champs (Rehkop, Justus, Whit­ledge, Van Tassell),

The "Awesome Knights of Harmony" ended their 44-day diet and are shown above148 pounds lighter. Tho Concord, Mass. foursome solicited $4000 in pledges for theInstitute for each pound shed. The "lightweight" champs of song, from left, are BillBalis, Everett Nau, Earle "Bud" Jones and Dave McDevitt.

he retired in 1980. What an enviableaccomplishment! Looks like a goodlead can find a winning quartet whereverhe goes; and Bill White may have es·tablished a record to shoot at. Anyone

care to challenge him?

a day at the "Dockside Theatre," thequartet has been singing their waythrough the park spreading barbershopharmony good will to thousands ofvisitors. Members of the foursome areGreg Shryer, Jay Gaywood, Jeff Vetetoand John Stockstill; the "Pals" can bereached at 3105 N. Howard, Springfield,Mo. 65B02.

Johnny Appleseed District CIDERPRESS Editor Dick Stuart's "WhereAre They Now?" column in his June­July issue had some interesting informa­tion about Bill White (which Dick pickedout of Far Western District Dick Girvin'sWESTUNESl, ex·Humdingers lead (1954JAD District champs). Bill has competedin international competition over fourdecades and was a member of fourdistrict champion quartets! The Hum­dingers were his first champ foursome;next came the Forte-Niners (Bird, Revasand Richardson) in the Far WesternDistrict in 1961; then came the HarmonyExpress (Riddle, Harper, Merry) in 1974;and finally the Gentlemen Songstersin 1979 (Koch, Ilten, Merry), from which

Speeding between twobenefit shows at Christ·mas time last year, theOrange Park, Fla. "Cap­richards" got the atten·tion of the Florida StatePolice. They successfullysang their way out of a$50 speeding ticket, then"assumed the position"for the photo shownright. Members of the{Iuartct are Oan Davis,Mike love, Frank Scar­vey and Tim Delaney.

The current Far Western DistrictChampion Pacifica (Santa Monica, Cal.)was in fast company on July 3, whenthey appeared on a national telecast ofthe March of Dimes Telethon originatingin Hollywood. The 21-hour show, hostedby television star Hal Linden, featuredall American music and entertainment.The quartet (Rob Menaker, Earl Guager,Steve Barclay, Richard Lewellen) appear·ed along with famous dignitaries such asGeorge Burns, Gregory Peck, Sarah Pur­cell and Mary Ann Mobley.

The 40th anniversary show of theBinghamton, N. Y. Chapter on May 21was happy reunion time for the FourGone South, whose members (PaulGaratt, Don Decker, Jack Wilson) moved,from Binghamton in the late '70s. Thethree were joined by Lee McKusic fromSyracuse, N. Y. and a quartet was born.When Wilson was asked to be master ofceremonies for the anniversary show, hevolunteered the quartet's services; the restof the story is summed up in Jack Wil­son's post-show remark: "It's great to bethe guys from out of town - more quar­tets should try it."

The Springfield, Mo. Pitch Pals aresinging several weekends this summer atSilver Dollar City, a theme park locatedin Branson, Mo. In addition to six shows

who attended the Salt Lake City Con­vention in 1980 will recall the TimberJacks as the Northeastern District repre·sentatives which won the hearts of theaudience and a standing ovation (per­haps the first time ever for a quarter­finalist quartet).

The "Crooked River Music Company" sangfrom the "Opryland" Gazebo during theirtwo·day visit to Nashville, Tonn. They ap­peared on the "Grand 010 Opry" stage before4400 enthusiastic and receptive lovers offour-part harmony. From left, are FrankChlad, Jack Donohoe, Herb Ramerman andChot Campana.

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FOR SALE - 80 green tuxedos with gold cum­merbunds and green shirts. Also, a set of sum·mer uniforms (about 501. have powder·bluedouble knit pants and white golf-type shirtswith powder·blue trim. We'll $011 the tuxes for$20 a 58t and the blues for $10, or best offer.Will send picturos or a sample on request.Contact: Georgo Bakalvar. 1033 Miller Ave.,Windom, Minn. 56101. Phone: (5071 831·2338.

WANTED - Two patches for 1976 San Fran·cisco Convontion. John L. Grimshaw, 1740South 75 East, Bountiful, Utah 84010.

FOR SALE - 60 white formal hailsl uni­forms, fuchsia ascots with two-inch sparklerand Manhattan top hats to match. Wide rangeof sizes, good condition; $25 each. Contact:Robert Dresel, Box 307 Siler Star Rte., Win­chester, Va. 22601. Phono: (703) 888.3442.

The 1983 Soneca Land District chorus champ·ions, the "Friends of Harmony," from EastAurora, N. V., has for sale 65 Tuxedo·stylecostumes. Dark brown trousars and sequinedvests, ruffled shirts, cream·color coats, "Beaver"top hats. $25 cleanod ... $20 not cleaned.Shipping oxtra. East Aurora Friends of Har·mony, Cameron C. Sundin, 14215, 269 Com·stock Ave., Buffalo, N. V. Phone: (716) 834·0658.

Tho Coastman Chorus of the Palm BeachCounty, Fla. Chapter are selling their stageuniforms. They are ivory color three·piecesuits with matching shoos, approx. 60 in num­bor with a total cost per uniform of $40.Contact: KOn Lawrence (3051 793-8275, orwrite 1161 Summerwood Court, Wost PalmBeach, Fla. 33411.

FOR SALE - 56 coats and pants, gold/browntrim. 1 brown vast and pants. Also, 57 brownsatin bow ties, 60 plus yds. of gold knit fabric.Excellent condition. $50 a sot. $2,800 wholepackage. Contact: Rick Sandry, Box 277,Grove City, Minn. 56243. 16121 857-2531.

FOR SALE 75 LORD WEST - Light bluetuxedos - jackets, pants, vests and ties. Ma·chine washable. Completo range of sizes. Con­tact: Darwin Rogers, 3709 Martha St., Omaha,N,b. 68105. (4021 556-8088.

We buy and sell vintage phonographs withhorns, out of print LPs, 45s and 78s, barber·shop albums, jazz, sheet music, piano rolls.Don and Lou Donahue, The Old Tyme MusicScene, 915 Main St., Boonton, N. J. 07005.Closed Mon., Tues. Open rost of woek. (201)335-5040.

FOUND - We have 8 wrist watch that wasturned in during the Seattle Convention, Ifthe owner can mako some kind of identifica·tion, the watch can be claimed at tha Inter­national Office,

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As always, a savings is offered when buying more thanone recording. Any single album or tape·$8; any two·$15;any three-$21; any four-$26; any five-$30; and each addi­tional $4 each. Orders shipped 4th Class. Please allow 3 to5 weeks.

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Would you be interested in purchasing something thatcould be attached to your current lapel pin to indicate,e.g., 30, 35, 40, 45, etc. years of membership? An attach­ment would probably retail between $9 and $10, and wewant to be certain there's enough interest to warrantstocking them as merchandise items.

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ABOUT THE SONG IN THIS ISSUEA Girl Whose Name Begins With ~M' is a fun song

written by Eric Jackson and Rob Hopkins. FaithfulHARMONIZER readers will recognize Eric Jackson as theauthor of recent articles on INTERPRETATION, one ofour contest judging categories. Eric in on the INTER­PRETATION Board of Review and the music director ofthe Chester County. Pa. Chapter (ncar Philadelphia). RobHopkins recently received his Ph. D. in music theory andis assistant professor of music at Hamilton College inClinton, N. Y.

Give this up-tempo number a go - don't let the fivesharps intimidate you!

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YOU ASKED FOR IT...YOU GOT IT! The Cincinnati Kidshave GONE ON RECORD to say they're sick and tired ofsigning their autographs on OTHER Quartet's albums. So atlast, at your request (for they are not being held responsible),here is a collection of unique and distinctive songs as sung bythis unique and distinctive Quartet. These are a few of those"Darndest Things" :When They're Old Enough to KnowBetter, Please Mr. Columbus, Carolina Mammy, Weekend inNew England, Book of Love and many, many, more. Havingproven themselves worthy of popularity on both the contestand performance stage, your satisfaction IS guarantet!d (be­cause they WON'T send your money back!).

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Harold PutnamVera Beach, Fla.

LETTERS - (from page 4)

80 or 100,000 barbershop'singing memobers by 19881

Brian Beck, lead"Side Street Ramblers"

Dallas, Tex.

It just isn't possible to sit back and notreact to someone who wants to changethe name of our venerable Society to"S,P.E,B.S," My Godl That sounds likea ladies jogging shoe or something youmight (or might notl want to chew on ifyou didn't feel so good. (I don't feel verygood just thinking about it.)

Since year one, our Society has con­vinced us that S P E B S Q S A is un·pronounceable, and we have, for the mostpart, lived very nicely with that ulti­matum. Why must we now have tochange the name of an organizationwhich has given so many of us such prideand which has earned so much prestigejust so we can pronounce itl Do you pro­nounce ASP C A, B S A, Y M C A,B POE, N A A C P, W C T U, or evenI H C B & C L U of A', all organizationsto which one might proudly belong?

Then, under the guise of "opportun­ity," our correspondent suggests that weeliminate one of the most essential wordsin our Society's name, "America." Roots.America is where our sound originated.Whether it started in Windsor, Onto orTallahassee, Fla., anyone who rings abarbershop chord should forever be re­minded of where that sound first camefrom. Be it sung in Swedish or Chinese,let those who sing our inimitable har­monies always be aware that it's S P EB S Q S A. B A B S be damned. (Sorryabout that, Robert GordonWalker.l

The crowning blow is suggesting thatonly registered quartet members arequartet men. What a total distortion ofstatistics. The Society existed for twelveyears without such registration, and youcan bet the percentage of "quartet" menwas not 28% during that period. To saythat three-fourths of our members don'tsing in quartets is probably a misleadingextension of the binge we seem to beon (in some areas) to sing in 160-voice"quartets."

If it is to be assumed that bulletineditors,. ticket sellers, coffee boilers,riser carriers, chorus directors, chapterpresidents and even international presi­dents don't sing in quartets, let's dropthe "Q." Before we do that, though,let's hear a word from the men in those

categories as to their sentiments. Youmight even eke out a comment or twofrom the isolated minority, the registeredquartet man, who could possibly havesold a show ticket or boiled a cup ofcoffee in his day.

Jack MooreNiagara Falls, N. Y.

* International Hod Carriers, Buildersand Common Laborers Union of America

Cheers for the article by Jack Murphy,urging that we shorten our initials to in­dicate that we are chiefly a collection ofMEN'S CHORUSES, and that we want tospread our gospel WORLDWIDE.

I have just talked with the new districtgovernor of Rotary International inWales, Arthur Westren, and we agreethat Wales is a natural country for barber­shop singing, and Rotary is a naturalorganization to sponsor new chaptersand to support our shows.

We could make a substantial contri­bution to world peace and people-to­people understanding by going INTER·NATIONAL. And Rotary is setting agood example for us.

Jack Murphy's "SPEBS" suggestionwill be recognized as the epitome of thelongstanding movement to take the "0"out of SPEBSQSA. His plea for equalityjust might be directed at the wrong peo­ple. It has always been my understandingthat the 72% he's concerned about havebeen among the staunchest supportersof our quartets. They are our greatestlisteners as well as being our most reliablechorus members, and are always quick towelcome quartet men to their ranks.In turn, they know they are welcome totaste the essence of four-part harmonythat is not diluted by 5, 8, 50 or 132voices.

It may be true that there is a nominalgroup on the periphery of our very spe­cial harmony which is not aware of thedistinction to be made in experiencing abalanced and blended quartet skilled inan interpretive presentation impossiblefor additional voices to create ... in anynumber beyond our magic four. If Ihappen to be a brainwashed sample of anoutmoded culture, then I feel sorry forthe unwashed who would adopt a"FOUR DR MORE" approach.

Maybe now we are ready to becomethe "SPEBSQSAI," letting the "I"appease three of our constituencies. Itcan serve to recognize our International-

ists or the patriots who consider them­selves the "In" crowd "in America," orthose legal purists who need to announceour Corporate status.

SPEBSQSA did begat BABS andSNOBS, and if we aren't careful, theOuartet Barbershoppers in Canadian So­ciety will want to become QB ICS or CU·BICS, and our districts will soon becomePIBS, JABS, NEBS, SLOBS, SWAC, etc.,and Jack Murphy will be known as amember of MADS, the Mid·AtlanticDistrict Singers (with not a 'Q' in sight).Maybe we'll become SPEQS? And let'snot forget the potentials of SWAMP ...Singers With A Musical Problem.

Brett WhiteCoconut Grove, Fla.

AMEN, AMEN in Spades. Jack said itso welL I've felt strongly about this fora long time and would like to assist inany way possible to make it happen.Now that we are requested to change to"Keep 'the WHOLE WORLD' Singing,!instead of "Keep America Singing"),"it would be a good time to change to"SPEBS."

As a member since 1955, and havingbeen in the first registered quartet thischapter had and the only charter memberstill active, be assured that my thoughtsare no flash in the pan - but I just nevercould put it into words so well as JackMurphy has done. How can anyone, ingood conscience, argue with his logic?

M. Lou SchumanBillings, Mont.

As a non-quartet member and anadvocate of consistency in the use of thelanguage, I endorse Jack Murphy's pro·posal (The HARMONIZER, May·June,1983) to shorten our Society name andacronym.

As a newsman (reL) I can add an ar­gument - it would make life eosier forreporters and headline writers.

About 30 years ago The AssociatedPress issued an edict that "leads" shouldbe no more than 19 words. (I n news worka "lead" is the first paragraph of a story,not a singer who carries the melody.) Oneof the first stories to cross my desk there­after was about our Society.

It's hard to write a sparkling lead in19 words when the subject uses up'14. I solved my problem by using SPEB·SQSA in the lead, hoping my editorswould count the acronym as one word,and taking the second paragraph to ex­plain what it meant.

Ron GilbertLafayette, Ind.

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