Welcome to the Barbershop Harmony Society Newsletter
LiveWire brings you a quick read of current and upcoming activities and programs of the Barbershop Harmony Society. We hope you'll share this information with your chapter, quartet and district to help all Barbershoppers get the most from the barbershop hobby.
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Barbershop Featured on
The Tonight Show
with Conan O'Brien!
Late yesterday evening (Thursday, October 1) at approximately 6:30pm CST we contacted this list to declare that the barbershop segment filmed at the 2009 International Convention in Anaheim, CA was finally going to air! It DID! Conan used his regularly-practiced improv skills on barbershoppers, volunteers and staff members alike.
If we contacted you too late for you to view it, don't worry! You can watch it NOW on the NBC website!
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American Harmony Wins
Best Documentary!
At the San Diego Film Festival on September 26, American Harmony, the Movie, took home the award for Best Documentary! The best part? The votes came almost entirely from regular festival attendees, as there were only approximately three barbershoppers in attendance!
The movie has also been nominated by the Independent Documentary Association for an Alan Ett Award, for "Best Musical Documentary of 2008," and has received the following awards: the Audience Award, Runner-up Feature Documentary, Sedona Film Festival; Winner, Golden Ace Award, Las Vegas Film Festival; and Winner, Silver Lei Award, Honolulu Film Festival.
Details about the movie can be found on the American Harmony website, the Facebook Fan page, and the release schedule pin map. You can also keep up with announcements on Twitter by following @americanharmony.
To view the movie trailer click here.
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 Hotel Announcement for the Midwinter Convention
Tampa Midwinter Hotel Reservations will be available on Monday, October 5th. Visit the Midwinter site asap to book a hotel!
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| San Antonio Students Sing in First Barbershop Harmony Concert
Four-part barbershop harmony made its debut at Roosevelt High School on September 19th, as 250 high school and middle school students converged on the campus for an all-day festival sponsored by the Chordsmen Chorus and funded by the San Antonio Office of Cultural Affairs.
Mary Ann Wydra, Master Director of the Alamo Metro Chorus and her Music Team took the girls through their paces and Steve De Crow, tenor of Glory Days Quartet and Brent Dunavant, Director of the Marcsmen were clinicians for the boys.
They filled the auditorium with a wall of sound as each group performed four songs and joined forces to do a combined number that brought the crowd to their feet in a standing ovation! Also appearing on the show were the Alamo Metro Chorus and three of their quartets, Flash! Starburst and Prelude; the Marcsmen Chorus and Varsity, a collegiate quartet. Dwayne Cooper, SWD President of the BHS served as Master of Ceremonies. Special thanks to Jim Rountree who spearheaded the entire event and worked tirelessly for its success.
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A Friendly Reminder
from the Music Library and Licensing Coordinator
Please submit any new arrangement clearance requests for your Holiday Shows ASAP to ensure that permission will be in place in time for the season. Click here to access the Arrangement and Reproduction Permission form.
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OT All-Member Survey
COMING SOON!
In Spring of 2008, at the direction of the Society Board, the Operations Team began a cycle of semi-annual all-member surveys to solicit valuable input on matters concerning participation and satisfaction of members of our Society, in accordance with the Society's Aims for 2008 and 2009. In addition to gathering important information concerning your personal barbershop experience, the topics covered include Membership, Events, Student Activities, Chorus Directing, Music & Performance, Leadership Support/Training, Quartet participation and Marketing & PR. To date, nearly 15,000 survey results and very helpful comments have been received and shared with your Society leadership at all levels: Board, Committee Chairs, District Presidents and Society staff. In addition, the survey results have been passed to the Membership Growth Task Force. You can be assured that your participation in these surveys helps leadership enhance your barbershop experience at all levels. When the survey cycle is complete this fall, a comprehensive report of its findings will be published in the Harmonizer.
DURING THE WEEK of October 5, all Society members with valid email addresses in eBiz will be sent the final survey of this particular initiative. Even if you or your chapter members have completed a survey before, it is most important for members to respond to this final survey in the cycle for us to have a valid base to analyze overall trends and determine where we have improved or are still missing the mark. In addition, your thoughtful comments--nearly 5000 to date--will give us even more detailed information (anonymous, if you choose) to help identify areas of concern or improvement.
Please expect and respond as soon as possible to a survey invitation from
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. Also, please be sure this address is included among your email's allowed addresses so it won't be sent to your spam folder. Thank you in advance for your continued support of this important initiative to improve everyone's barbershopping experience!
Bill Colosimo and Don Fuson,
Society Operations Team Survey Squad
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| Harmony Marketplace Bargain!
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October 2 - October 9
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