Rusty Pipes Wins
Seniors Quartet Gold!
Rusty Pipes (JAD) clearly proved that they're only kidding
about the name when they won the Seniors Quartet Gold
Medal at Midwinter Convention in Tucson on Friday,
January 20. These guys were definitely in fine voice, with great
showmanship to boot.
Tenor Dale Fetick, Lead Carl Taylor, Bass Jay Hawkins and Baritone Tom
Rouse (left to right above), sang "I'll See You in My Dreams" and
"Mistakes" to take the lead over Silver Medalist Border
Patrol (ONT). Bronze Medalists were: 3rd Place St. Croix
Crossing (LOL), 4th Place Velvet Frogs (FWD), and
Legacy (MAD).
Rusty Pipes only just formed in August 2011, but some of the members are no
strangers to gold. Jay Hawkins and Dale Fetick together won a Quartet Gold Medal
with Marquis in 1995, and Carl Taylor won a previous Seniors
Gold with The Barons in 2003.
Youth Choruses Make Big
Impression!
The 5th Annual Harmony Foundation Youth Choral Festival scored another
great success! Around 500 talented young men in fifteen choruses participated,
with Boom Town Chorus (FWD) placing highest in Plateau A,
Young Guns (SWD) in Plateau AA, and HD Chorus
(SUN) in Plateau AAA.
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Media Coverage for Midwinter:
Tucson Quartets & Youth
Festival in the
News
Two quartets from the Tucson area appeared on local TV
broadcasts on Wednesday, January 18 during the Midwinter Convention.
Joint Venture sang and interviewed on "Morning Blend",
a show on the local ABC channel Wednesday morning at 11:00. To listen, click HERE.
Touch
of Grey recorded two songs and an interview for the local PBS channel
which aired Wednesday evening from 6:30 to 7:00. The interview covered the
history of barbershop music and of the Society. To listen, click HERE.
The local NBC
Channel covered the Youth Festival with a short segment of The
505 chorus from Albuquerque, NM in their evening news on Saturday,
January 21.
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Only 6 Days to Save on
International!
Register Before February
1!
Registration
prices to increase
$26 per
member on February 1
If you haven't registered for the Portland
2012 International Convention next July 1-8 yet, never fear! You can still get
the early bird rate if you register by February 1!
Experience the drama between Musical Island Boys and
Ringmasters as they vie for the top spot in the quartet
competition and try to keep other contenders at bay! Whoever wins, it will be
fun to watch.
Equally exciting will be the
chorus contest, where Great Northern Union, having had a taste
of precious metal in 2011, is certainly not going to back down from the contest
with Ambassadors of Harmony.
There'll be beautiful music and beautiful
scenery all around, with the International Rose Test Garden, the Columbia River
Gorge, and Multnomah Falls all within easy reach! See what we're talking
about HERE. And, breathtaking
coastal views of the Pacific are only about 100 miles away!
Register
at PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL
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Nearly 40% of Chapters Have Registered!
Has
Yours?
Operation Harold Hill is off to a
great start in 2012, with nearly 40% of chapters already signed up and ready for
growth! So far, the Pioneer District is the star pupil, with 100% of their
chapters having registered!
If your chapter hasn't joined this march yet, you
need to get in step! This is a proven successful program for chapters that want
to grow membership. Just enroll online - it's fast and easy!
CHAPTER
OFFICERS: Here's how to enroll:
- Click HERE to open the website
and read more
- Click on the link that reads "Chapter Enrollment Login"
- Enter your member number
- Click the "enroll" button
On the website there are lots of recruiting ideas
and videos. Once you have enrolled in Operation Harold Hill, a volunteer
"Harold" will contact you to gather information on your chapter and get you
started. Then he will follow up monthly throughout the year to help and support
your chapter in your goals.
Don't wait! Do this today and get
started toward a better tomorrow!
 Here's a great recruiting tool! Order an "I SING" button for every
member of your chapter from Harmony Marketplace, only $.99 if you order before
February 1. (No other discounts apply during this promotion). |
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Announcing:
Winner of Song Title
Contest!
We are pleased to
announce that Mark Erikson of the Fremont, NE Chapter,
Pathfinder Chorus (CSD) has won the Music Premiere Series 2012A Song Title
Contest with the following creative entry:
"Leisurely sipping
on smooth hurricanes while perched on our wrought iron Bourbon Street balcony,
we watched Firefly dance 'bout the flickering gas lamps below. I turned
to my Cinderella asking "Do You Know What it Means to Miss New
Orleans?"
Coyly she replied,
"Of course I do darlin'. We might go our separate ways and "I'll Forget
You." But I ain't never goin' to forget Nawl's, cuz that's where I can
always "Jump, Shout and Boogie," and that's where "I'm Going to
Live 'Til I Die."
Good job,
Mark!
If you haven't ordered your Music Premiere 2012A arrangements
yet,
click HERE to check it
out.
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ATTN: Phi Mu Alpha and
Barbershop Harmony Society Members
If you are a Society member AND a member of Phi Mu
Alpha, this invitation is for you! The Sinfonian Barbershoppers have been asked
to participate in a chorus performance at the National Convention of Phi Mu
Alpha in Orlando, Florida, July 11-15, 2012. We want to find as many members of
both organizations as possible so this group can begin to flourish, can
participate in the chorus performance and be a symbiotic group, making both
organizations better.
If this is you, please click HERE to join the Facebook
Group! Thanks!
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PROBE Website
Contest
Enter your chapter's website in the PROBE Website Contest anytime
between now and April 1. Entries will be evaluated and feedback given for each
entry prior to International Convention in Portland, where the winners will be
announced at the PROBE Annual Meeting. This contest is open to any website
that was active during 2011.
For more information, please contact Lyle Southam, PROBE Web VP HERE .
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Update Your
Chapter's
Singing Valentines
Registration!
If your chapter has not updated your registration for Singing
Valentines 2012, you may miss out on some great referrals! Make sure customers
can find you - update now HERE.
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