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MILWAUKEE'S LAKE PARK FESTIVAL GREETS THE MIDWEST VOCAL EXPRESS
July 24, 2006 by Rich Kirwin, MVE lead
Milwaukee, WI…5:00pm on a hot, sticky Monday in July and picnic tables are being loaded with cheese, crackers, sandwiches, potato salad, and wine. “Pop!” go the corks to 90 minutes of that evening's “Musical Mondays” show in Lake Park, on Lake Michigan immediately north of downtown. A wide variety of music is heard each summer in this picturesque open-air setting as the regular audience of hundreds of appreciative music fans gather for classical, jazz, folk and more. Tonight's program is 90 minutes of great a cappella entertainment presented by the Midwest Vocal Express, and friends. The series' longtime music director, Thallis Hoyt Drake exclaimed, “It was the best concert of the summer!”
Under the direction of Dr. Chris Peterson, the MVE started the evening with a rousing rendition of the National Anthem, followed by a catchy arrangement of “Puttin' on the Ritz”. The “Rain” medley displayed traditional barbershop singing style. It was at this point that master of ceremonies, Jim LaBelle, explained that men and women can sing close harmony, too. This segue allowed him to introduce “Heart to Heart,” a mixed voice quartet (who just won the Buckeye!) They wowed the crowd with their vocal jazz and kazoo tinged arrangements of “Seaside Rendezvous,” and “Operator.”.
As “Women sing Barbershop, too” was announced, the Milwaukee Showcase Chorus assembled on the risers. By this time, more people had crossed the “Musical Monday's” stage than anyone could remember. A couple of Gershwin put the crowd in their hands.
Volume 58, Number 5 September - October 2006A Bulletin for Barbershoppers in the LO'L District
58 YEARS OF BARBERSHOP HARMONY OVER 714,089 SQUARE MILES
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MVE “Kazoo Koncerto”
Milwaukee Showcase ChorusHeart to Heart mixed quartet
Greendale's Midwest Vocal Express atLake Park "Musical Mondays"
LET'S RING SOME CHORDS TOGETHER IN ROCHESTER!
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compete, with several more qualifying While in the Milwaukee area, I also LOL FALL CONVENTION, groups expecting to do so before the enjoyed visiting the rehearsals of the Lake NEW CHAPTER,deadline. Hopefully, your chorus and/or Geneva, Greenda le and Milwaukee
MID-WINTER AND COTS quartet is included with those competing chapters. I always find it uplifting to Submitted by Jim Lee
this year. But if not, I nevertheless witness the energy and enthusiasm of LO'L District President
encourage you to attend your district excellent chapters such as those three.convention and cheer for your favorites as
LOL District Fall MID-WINTER INTERNATIONAL we crown the 2006 district quartet and
Convention CONVENTIONchorus champions.
Our annual District Fall The Barbershop Harmony Society Mid-NEW WEST ALLIS CHAPTER
Convention will be Winter International Convention, this year held in Rochester, In August, I had the pleasure of attending held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is Minnesota, October the inaugural meeting of a new chapter in always a great opportunity for an off-
27—29, 2006. Convention Chair, Del West Allis, Wisconsin. Their first rehearsal season barbershop “fix”, in addition to Ryberg, and the Rochester chapter are was well attended, with sponsoring witnessing the annual crowning of the working hard to make this year's chapter Lake Geneva and many area senior quartet champion. This year convention one of the best ever. District barbershoppers, in addition to the Mayor (20 07) , how eve r, the re is ano the r Director of Contest and Judging, Doug of West Allis, in attendance. The new attraction worthy of your attention. On
th thMiller, reports that, as of September 4 , 13 chapter appears to be well organized for a Saturday afternoon, January 27 , a quartets and 8 choruses have signed up to successful future.
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525 Sioux Lane Membership:St. Peter, MN 56082 JACK EDGERTON(507) 934-6169 • [email protected] 1804 Conant Street
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. . . Continued from page 2 need to be sing well. We need to be as WHO AND WHAT WE AREprofessional as possible while having fun in Submitted by Dan Schobertthe doing.LO'L Marketing & Public Relations
As the pleasant days of MEMBERSHIP Fall come upon us with DEVELOPMENT 2006cooler temps and the Submitted by Jack Edgertoncrunch of leaves fill our LO'L Director Membershipwalks, it is time to ponder wha t our The 100% Club is nine
chapters will be doing for Christmas. The months old. How are holiday season presents a wonderful we doing? The last occasion to impress our communities with report that I received the Barbershop Harmony Society story. from Kenosha shows While a Christmas sing is intended to that LO'L is in the impress friends and neighbors, it is also “middle of the pack” versus the other presents an opportunity to say a few things fifteen districts. We have 75 men who about who and what we are. Preparing a have recruited at least one new man. This short script about the Society and about is great! Are you one of them? You still the local chapter is a good idea. This can be have a couple of months to recruit and get learned and recited by chorus members, part of your 2007 dues forgiven!depending on the venue. We should
The LO'L membership numbers have remember that though we are very familiar some positive things to talk about. As of with barbershopping, this isn’t true for this writing (9/15), we have a number of everyone. I often run into folks who either chapters who are showing positive growth. haven’t heard anything about barbershop They are: Fergus Falls, Minot, music or have a vague and incorrect view Minneapolis, Fargo-Moorhead, Hilltop, St as to what we do and why. Some groups Croix Valley, Mankato, Stevens Point, may include men who are likely BHS LeRoy, Lake Geneva, Polk County, St members. Let them know how they can be Cloud, Greater Grand Forks, and Fox involved. This idea comes home in a big River Valley.way when a chapter uses the seasonal
music as the opportunity to get new men Ten chapters have maintained their
on the risers. Most men ‘out there’ know membership numbers. They are:
Christmas tunes and inviting them to join Brandon, Windom, Detroit Lakes, Barron
the other singers for a brief time, to sing County, Rock Valley, Bismarck-Mandan,
Holiday music, can easily be the entrance Bloomington, Ripon, Rochester, and
to this wonderful art form. In fact it was Greendale.through such an invitation that I became a
BHS member some ten years ago. Check As you know, the Membership Goal for the society web page for more ideas on 2006 is to have a net gain of one (1) man how to develop a Holiday chorus. Putting per chapter. You've heard this from me together a chorus may not be your job but before … but, it's important enough to it becomes your job to promote and repeat. This can't be that hard guys. schedule times and places where to sing. Surely, you can find one more man Probably more than at any other time of than you lose. Besides, you've got the the year, a barbershop quartet or chorus 100% Club going for you … for every man seems to be always welcome during the that you recruit in 2006; you get 20% of holidays at schools, malls, hospitals, your 2007 dues paid for you.nursing homes, churches, street corners,
Is your VP-Chapter Development etc. It nearly goes without saying but needs (Membership) reminding you when your to be discussed is that when a quartet or dues are due? Is he encouraging you to chorus goes out into the community, bring guests … recruit a new member or presenting holiday music, the presenta-
tions be well rehearsed (knowing the order two? We need the help of everyone. of the music,etc), the men need to be sharp Hope we can count on you!in their appearance and, of course, they
Buffalo Bills-Era Quartet Contest will be held. This contest, which promises to be a trip down memory lane, is open to any new or existing quartets. They will be encouraged to sing songs from and in the style of the 1940's, 1950's and 1960's. A double panel of judges from the past in the former judging categories of Harmony Accuracy, Balance and Blend, Voice Expression, Arrangement and Stage Presence, will set about to determine, from a field of ten finalist quartets, the finest performers of songs from a different day and a different way. There will also be two timers and a panel secretary, and the quartets will be asked to perform two songs in a time frame of a minimum of four minutes and maximum of six minutes. It costs only $20.00 to enter, and competing quartets will receive two CD's containing a diverse cross-section of great songs as performed by past International champs from that era, including the Buffalo Bills. The contest is sponsored by the Barber-shop Quartet Preservation Association, a subsidiary of the Barbershop Harmony Society. More information about the Buffalo Bills-Era Quartet Contest can be found on the Society web site, www.barbershop.org.
COTS
Our district COTS (Chapter Operations Training Seminar) is planned for January 13 and 14, 2007, in a wonderful facility at the University of Wisconsin Stout campus in Menomonie, Wisconsin. COTS contin-ues to deliver the best training of any volunteer organization, and each year new features are incorporated into the classes. It's also an opportunity to network with other chapter officers in your position, and to pick their brains about what does and doesn't work for them. Please urge all of your incoming officers to attend.
September - October 2006
FallcreekA Barbershop Quartet
Mark Chuck
Kevin Rich
Contact Chuck Koerner(701) 746-7967
Contact Chuck Koerner(701) 746-7967
and/or District would receive $21,900. If, CHORUS CONTEST A POTPOURIof those prospective members, 25 choose Submitted by Carl Grahn Part 4 of An Indefinite Seriesto become Presidents Council members, LO'L Director Events Submitted by Rudy Zarling that would generate another $7,500 each LOL District VP -
Many times, we in Financial Development year. Events along with
If you're interested in "giving a little back", Let's go back to Indian-Contest and Judging call Harmony Foundation, through the apolis for a minute.are asked, "What is the Society telephone number, or call me at
C o n t e s t y e a r f o r Results of the efforts by 262-893-9480, or Email me at RHZCMZ choruses?" Well it's the Foundation folks at @AOL.COM. Please do so now!!
simple and yet many people think it's the Convention show a complicated. This may be because in LO'L spectacular success in our chorus contests are a combined District enrollment of new President's Council contest and International chorus prelimi- members or upgrade to a higher, annual naries. The chorus contest starts with the commitment. There were eleven districts first Division contest in the spring and the adding new partners at the convention. district portion ends with the crowning of You may say, "But wait, Rudy, are there the District Chorus Champion at the Fall not 16 Districts? " Yes, you are right, there Contest. The International portion ends were five Districts con-spicuous by their with the crowning of the International absence. However, since I am in the LOL, Chorus Champions the following July. I looked in vain I might add, for the LOL Therefore, with the exception of the chorus participation. I will say it again, if you or choruses that represent the District at the really love this thing we do, and you are International Chorus contest that July, all unable to commit $1,000 per year other choruses to be invited to the Fall (President's Club) how about $5.00 per District Chorus Contest must compete in a month? That level is cal led an Division contest in the Spring that year. If Ambassador of Song. Most of us could do you score or exceed the points set each year that!by the District Board, you are automatically
If, of the 2300 members we have in the invited. Others are invited, based on score LOL District, 10% of our members made a obtained in the Division cotest, in an commitment of $10.00 per month, that is attempt to reach the goal of 18 choruses at $27,600 per year of which our District the Fall District Chorus Contest. and/or Chapter could divide $8,280.00 per year. Ten dollars per month for the joy As the Fall Convention in Rochester, MN on we get from being together with friends October 27—28, 2006 will close out the singing. Your cable TV costs you how Land O'Lakes District contest and much per month??convention year, your chapter needs to
start planning now for your Division I have written to you in a previous article Contest in 2007. They are Southwest about the success that Ev Nau has had Division and 10,000 Lakes Division from his presentation done at receptions Contests on March 24, 2007 in Stillwater, hosted by chapter members. MN. Chairman is Judd Orff. The Red
From November of last year through July Carpet Division and Northwest Division of this year, he has completed 30 Contests are May 4—6, 2007 in Winnipeg, presentations from the Northeastern Manitoba, Canada Chairman is Rob District to the Far Western District, and Smith. The Division One and Packerland from the Sunshine District to the Division Contests are May 19, 2007 in Evergreen District. This totals:Fond du Lac, WI. Chairman is Clark
Koechel. Mark the dates and places on Attendance 195
your chapter and personal calendar now.New President's Council members 73Prospective members 50
Hope to cover the quartet contests in the Translated to dollars, that comes to next issue. $73,000 per year, of which your Chapter
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Brian O'Neil, tenorChris Nimmer, lead
Kelly Vandehy, bassScott Crevier, baritone
BarbershopQuartet
P.O. Box 5736 Ú De Pere, WI 54115-5736(920) 983-8300
September - October 2006
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Contact: “Bob” KelmN1907 Co. I • Markesan, WI 53946
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Contact: “Bob” KelmN1907 Co. I • Markesan, WI 53946
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More information forthcoming at District CONTEST AND JUDGING MUSIC & PERFORMANCECompetition in RochesterSubmitted by Doug Miller ACTIVITIES GROUP
LO'L Director Contest & Judging Submitted by David Speidel Top Gun Advanced Quartet CoachingLO'L District VP Music & Performance
Top Gun is an advanced quartet coaching I want to clarify the session that is partially sponsored by the instructions on entering A number of activities will district. In order to accommodate the best your chorus or quartet in be our focus this coming quartets in our district, we turned over the the District Contest fall and as we move into management of Top Gun to the ADC. coming up in la te 2007. They include a Brent Graham and Jim Emery are October. Music Man visit from coordinating the event for 2007 and have
headquarters, Quartet An entrant may list as many songs they already contacted some excellent coaches Schools, Top Gun and a new program want on the entry form. That means if you from around the society to be present. It called 'Take the Coaching to the Chapter'. have six songs prepared but don't know will be held in conjunction with COTS in
th thwhich to sing until you get there, list all six. The Music Man visit is scheduled for Menomonee, WI on January 12 -13 . rd thThen you are covered. In addition, the October 3 thru the 5 . Mike O'Neill, a After the coaching sessions are completed
entrant needs not sing the songs in the new society Music Specialist and Chorus there will be an opportunity for all of the order that is listed on the entry form. You Director Development staff member quartets to perform Saturday evening for all can sing them in any order you want to (replaced Bill Rashleigh) will be coming to of the COTS attendees!! (Just another depending on which songs are singing the the Twin Cities area to visit with several great reason for chapter board best when it is time to compete. high school music programs, Twin Cities members to come to Menomonee).
area chapters and the Friday Lunch Everything is being done to make this event Now, if you come up with another song Bunch (which meets on Thursday). Each affordable and yet supply our top district after you sent the entry in, send in another district is eligible for one of these visits per quartets with the finest coaching the society one with a comment that an additional year. This will be a good opportunity for has to offer. The last information I had song has been listed as a possibility. Or be Mike to get in touch with L'OL members indicated that there would be room for 8 prepared, at the contest, to show proof of and see what is happening in our district. quartets. Please contact Brent or Jim if you legality.
want to be put on the waiting list. Quartet Schools are already in the I have had to send a few entries back making for 2007. These schools are not Take the Coaching to the Chapterbecause not enough information was just for competing quartets. We welcome given to prove legality. If you are having Good things can be learned by our any quartets to participate - including high trouble finding the name of song and mistakes. Many of you may recall that we school or college quartets. (Perhaps your music writers, call 800-876-7464 and ask experimented with a 1 hour coaching chapter could sponsor a young quartet?) for Colleen at extension 8476. Colleen session following our division contests this The quartet schools typically include the works with the old songs library and is a past year. The feedback we received told us services of 3 to 4 coaches that provide a wealth of information when it comes to that we needed to modify our approach. broad range of expertise. These schools that type of data. Also, your local library There were too many tired individuals after are excellent for beginning to intermediate may have books such as “Who Wrote That competition — and the fact that chapters level quartets. The reviews have been Song?” that can give you some in- wanted this kind of coaching Before — not extremely positive. It is held on a formation. It's a great book, one of which I After the competition told us that we had to Saturday and typically runs from 9:00 AM own for my own research. drop this program or move in a different until 3:30 PM. The fee has been $50 and direction. It was decided by the district Bring your quartet to Rochester this fall includes a lunch. Why not get a quartet management team to investigate this whether you are competing or not. There together this fall and be ready for your further. What we found is that there were will be plenty of hospitality rooms looking area school? It is a great deal! Here is a many needy chapters in our district that for entertainment. preview of some of the tentative dates and would love to have an organized approach locations. to assist them with coaching during the year.
th• 10,000 Lakes Division, January 27 or That includes general coaching for the thFebruary 4 Eden Prairie, MN chapter and music director coaching. I
th• Red Carpet/NW Division, February 7 have already received requests by chapters - Winnipeg or Grand Forks,ND in the district for this type of service and I
th• Southwest Division, February 24 believe that we will get this program off the Rochester, MN ground in short order. Your chapter can
rd• Packerland Division, March 3 expect to hear from me or your district Stevens Point, WI representative this fall for an update.
• Division One, TBD, Racine, WI
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parade. Lunch and an outstanding absorb. The audience was very receptive to NORTH DAKOTA STATE afterglow were provided to all the singers the afternoons show and expressed their BARBERSHOP CHORUSand their guests. What a fantastic event. thanks with a standing ovation for all the
participants.Each chorus was given the opportunity to sing several songs for the audience. It is the hope that the North Dakota State Quartets from Minot, Bismarck, Fargo Barbershop Chorus will once again be
July 22, 2006 saw the and Grand Forks were featured on the activated next year for the North Dakota first ever North Dakota stage throughout the afternoons program. State Fair.S ta te Barber shop Music Directors, Mark McLaurin, Kathy Chorus. This com- Wolff, Gordon Troxel bined chorus came and Chuck Koerner, together at the North put their talents Dakota State Fair in together to present a
Minot, ND and entertained a standing well rounded musical room only audience at the outdoor free presentation. Each stage. The chorus was made up of director conducted members from the Minot, Bismarck, Fargo, several numbers with and Grand Forks Chapters. A total of 40 their chapters and men came together to spread the word of the combined chor-Barbershop Harmony throughout the us. The highlight of great state of North Dakota. the day was when
the combined chorus Minot was the host chapter for this event per formed, pro-and they did a fantastic job, opening their duc ing fu l l and homes and hearts to the other chapters. enjoyable chords for They insured that all were cared for and the audience to had a place on the two floats for the
Submitted by Charles KoernerLO'L District Executive Vice President
and Chairman, Management Team
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As if singing with the Lake Country Sweet Adeline Chorus at the “knighted” and marked with the traditional Vulcan's “V.” The Como Park Lakeside Pavilion wasn't fun enough, some visitors mischievous Vulcans then showed that they too can raise their from the St. Paul Winter Carnival made the evening even more voices in song by entertaining the audience with their patented memorable for the Greater St. Paul Area chapter's North Star Vulcan's “tune.”Chorus. Later, Duane and his new bride, Crystal, a member of the Lake About half-way through the Lake Country set, Vulcanus Rex Country chorus, were summoned to the center of the stage, and his “Krewe” arrived on their 1932-vintage fire engine with where their union was further recognized by the Vulcan Krewe. sirens blaring. After a few minutes, they stormed the stage and At the close of the evening, the Vulcans joined the combined took over the proceedings, just as they had when they choruses for the final selection.dethroned King Boreas at the end of the Winter Carnival in Behind all of this fun activity was another member of the St. January. Shortly thereafter, they summoned St. Paul Chorus Paul Winter Carnival royalty, 2006 Klondike Kate, Britt Tany director, Duane Rygg, and Lake Country Chorus director, Wells, who is also a member of the Lake Country Sweet Adeline Sandy Bergersen, to the center of the stage, where they were Chorus.
VULCANS JOIN ST. PAUL CHORUS AT COMO PARKSubmitted by Jim Lee
September - October 2006
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Mary have held within their respective CENTURIANS OFchapters would take an additional 100 LAND O' LAKEStrees, so, suffice it to say they have been Submitted by Charles Koernervery busy over the last 50 years. They LO'L District Executive Vice Presidentalso are grateful for the friendships that andthey developed over the years and always Chairman, Management Teamlook forward to meeting new and old friends at all barbershop events.I recently came in to some information
concerning LO'L Barbershoppers and their Do you and your wife have a combined wives that have been associated with 100 years with barbershopping? If so, barbershopping for 100 years. Now you would you take a moment and let me say how can that be possible? No one k n o w . Yo u c a n e - m a i l m e a t within the LO'L District is old enough to [email protected] or you can call me be a member of Barbershopping for 100 at 701-746-7967. If that doesn't work, years. you can send me a letter at: Charles S.
Koerner, 2402 West Fallcreek Court, Well I guess I should provide just a tad Grand Forks, ND 58201.more information. To begin with, Eric and
Pat Roberts of Winnipeg, Canada I would like to initiate a Century Club contacted me recently and informed me within LO'L. The requirement for that combined, yes, now you know, they membership would be you and your wife have over 100 years of membership with would have to have a combined 100 barbershopping. Eric and Pat joined their years of barbershopping. If you think this respective chapters in 1956, Eric with is a good idea, let me know. SPEBSQSA and Pat with the Sweet Adelines. Eric became involved in the
chapter, holding many chapter offices, YOUTH IN singing in a quartet and being selected as
HARMONYthe Winnipeg BOTY. He served the District as an Area Counselor and has been a regular attendee at District Conventions. With the exception of the Spring 06 Submitted by Richard Staedtconvention, he has attended all District LO'L Director - Youth In HarmonyConventions since 1983.
Pat has been with the Sweet Adelines since 1956. She has held many chapter offices and represented the Chapter at International. She has been in numerous quartets and has competed with the chorus in many contests.
Having traveled thousands of miles for conventions and shows, they have met many good friends and enjoyed every ones company. 100 years of barber-shopping? Yes I would say so. Eric and Pat wanted me to pass on their thanks to all the wonderful people they have met and the good times they had (and will have) together.
As I talked with others in the LO'L District, I came upon none other than Del and Mary Ryberg, who also have a combined total of 100 years in Barbershopping. Del has been a barbershopper for 48 years and Mary has 52 years with the Sweet Adelines. To list the positions Del and
throughout the country. To me this is really an exciting venture. If you've seen the youth movement in our Quartet Competition at Society level, you can understand why. The Collegiate Quartet contest is something to behold and when they perform as a chorus it about knocks your socks off. I get chills just thinking about the possibilities.
If your chapter has not talked about Youth In Harmony, now is the time to begin. The YIH Committee is ready and willing to help you get started, just give us a call. We have a new committee member in the Southwest Division. Dale Mowbray has taken over for Ron Harder. Dale can be reached at 507-934-3170. We welcome him to the committee. Speaking of the YIH committee, I am looking for someone from Division One to add to the group. Norm Barnard has asked to be replace. I want to thank Ron and Norm for their help over the past years.
COTS is just around the corner, Jan. 13 & 14, 2007 at UW Stout. Give some real consideration to sending someone to the Youth In Harmony Class this year. Young men are the future of our Society and the sooner they begin to sing Barbershop
WHERE DOES Harmony the better. We are planting the seeds of the future. I spoke with James Estes THE TIME GO??a few minutes ago about the college campus chorus program and here is what he related to me. He was at a Texas college for an hour presentation. He taught the Already two months into students My Wild Irish Rose, some other the school year and YIH songs and some tags. When he was finished things are happening in the students in attendance decided right LOL. Jack Kile from then to form a chorus. They have a director, Oshkosh chapter has planned rehearsal dates and will perform made contact with the for a campus function in the coming weeks. UW-Oshkosh Music Department and It can be done. What hooked them was not scheduled a clinic for James Estes from the music or the words. IT WAS THE the Society for Feb. 2, 2007. Ron Harder RING. IT'S ALL ABOUT THE RING!from Windom chapter has their next
festival scheduled for Jan. 20, 2007. Youth In Harmony is our Future! Do you Other chapters working on festivals are: want to be a part of the Future? Get Oshkosh, Appleton, Polk County, St. Paul involved in Youth In Harmony!and Greendale. If there are other chapters that are planning or would like to plan a festival, please let me know.
A major change in Youth In Harmony is we will be including College Students in our YIH festivals and the camp in La Crosse, June 21 - 24, 2007. This is encouraged by Society and there are plans being formulated to start Barbershop Harmony Campus Choruses
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FUND RAISING BY OBTAINING A CORPORATE
SPONSORSubmitted by Dale Montgomery
If your chapter is looking for a way to obtain direct funding for chapter projects, be sure to send a representative to this Convention session.
A short, 1 hour, fund raising seminar will be held in conjunction with the Fall Convention held in Rochester, MN. The seminar, conducted by LO'L Grants Instructor Dale Montgomery, will review how to determine possible corporate sponsors, chapter responsibilities and requirements needed to work with a sponsor and methods for working out sponsorship details. The short sessions will describe strategies and techniques for acquiring corporate sponsorships for chapter activities.
Two repeated sessions will be held, the first on Friday, October 27, at 4 pm at the Mayo Civic Center, Mc Donnell Room. The re-peated session on Saturday, October 28, 4 p m. will be held in the Presentation Hall. Handouts will be provided and sample sponsorship materials will be reviewed.
Consult the Convention Program for the location of the meeting rooms. There are no costs for the seminar. Members can register in advance by contacting Dale Montgomery at [email protected]. Walk in attendees are welcome.
THE HEART OF HARMONY CHORUSARRIVES ON THE SCENE!
Submitted by Ron RankVP Music & Performance, West Allis Chapter
The newly licensed West Allis Chapter conducted a Vocal Workshop on Tuesday, thAugust 8 . Over 120 men on the risers, with POWerful direction by George Gipp
and incomparable coaching by Don Clause, Rick Spencer and Ev Nau, worked on Ed Waesche's beautiful arrangement of “All Alone”. A viability poll was taken and the overwhelming response was to enthusiastically continue the process to chartering.
Nearly 40 men of the Lake Geneva Chapter (Country Gentlemen Chorus), our sponsoring chapter, arrived by bus to add their voices to the mix.
Voices Only (current LO'L Division One Quartet Champs) graciously made themselves available as a teaching tool, and then later wowed the crowd with 15 minutes of absolutely wonderful entertainment. This is a quartet that is definitely carving a course for success!
LO'L District's Jim Lee, Tom Weber, and Terry Elliot along with BHS' Todd Wilson and Charlie Davenport were also on hand to lend their encouragement and support.
Mayor Jeanette Bell welcomed us to her community, and expressed hope that we will bring singing to the streets of West Allis.
Family and friends played “audience” for the evening and our “Sweethearts of Harmony” provided “coffee and …” during the break.
ndOur inaugural chapter meeting was held at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, August 22 at th1212 S. 117 Street in West Allis, WI.
Weekly chapter meetings continue on Tuesday nights with time devoted to learning Barberpole Cat songs and tags, having fun with tag quartetting, and, of course, building our performance and contest repertoire. Holiday performances in December are being scheduled, and a spring show is being planned. Many of the Heart of Harmony Chorus will be in Rochester, eager to sing a song or tag with you!
September - October 2006
Here is a picture of the CHIPS quartet while singing live on the "Garage Logic" radio show with Joe Soucheray on August 31. This was at the Minnesota State Fair while we were competing in the Talent Contest (made it to the semifinals).
"Garage Logic" is the largest local talk show in Minnesota; it originates out of KSTP-AM 1500 and is rebroadcast on 23 radio stations throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. We got 15 minutes of air time, including three songs (one of which had to be "God Bless America," - Joe's favorite song), and also including some question and answer about the history of barbershop quartets.
Left to right: Tom Arneberg, Jerry O'Brien,Joe Soucheray, Randy Knaack, Rod Bailey
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Packerland Division Champs
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September - October 2006
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be sending out forms in November to all CONTEST SEASON IS HERE!chapter secretaries. If you’d like to get a Submitted by Dick Teetershead start, contact me at eagle872@ comcast.net and I’ll email a copy to you.What, you say that this year’s contest
season is over? Well, that’s only partly true. I encourage every bulletin editor, public The singing contests are over but there are relations officer and chapter to enter these still three contests that are in progress. In contest. Last year I received only three fact, they are in progress all year long. bulletin editor entries, no public relations These contest are for chapter bulletin officer entries, and only about half of the editors, chapter public relations officers, chapters participated in the Achievement and a major one for chapters, Chapter Awards contest. I would really like to have a Achievement Awards. lot more in each of the contests.
Bulletin Editors -- This contest is open to If anyone has any questions, please contact all chapter bulletin editors who have me at my email address listed above and I’ll published six or more issues during the provide you with all the information you current year. Editors submit copies of three need. Information on the bulletin editors’ consecutive issues which are judged in and public relations officer, as well as a three categories -- Content, Grammar and contest for electronic chapter bulletins, can Style, and Layout and Reproduction. also be found on the PROBE web site Awards are made at the district level and which is accessible through the Society’s the top two bulletins are submitted to the web page.International contest.
Public Relations Officers -- This contest is open to all chapter public relations officers. The PRO submits documentation Ron Wolfgram, tenor of Measure of of an ongoing public relations effort by the Harmony and member of the Windom chapter. These are submitted to the judges Chordhustlers Chorus passed away at the International level and winners are Tuesday, August 22nd in Springfield, MO determined by them. While there is no of a stroke. Ron and family had been in formal judging at the district level, awards Branson for the weekend when he was will be made for participation. stricken and taken to the hospital. Efforts of
the hospital staff to save him were first Chapter Achievement Awards -- This hopeful, but later proved fruitless.contest is entered by having a member of
the chapter, usually the secretary, complete Ron was born February 25, 1941. He and a form. There are approximately 30 his wife, Mavis had 3 children and many categories in which the chapter can earn grandchildren. A very versatile singer, Ron points. Examples are: Membership Drives, could sing all four parts and liked to Annual Shows, Other Chorus Per- practice in the bass section, but usually formances, Quartet Performances, ended up singing tenor. He had been part Participation in Division and District of the group that chartered the Fairmont Contest, Youth Outreach Activities, chapter and later the Harmony Junction Chapter Board and Music Committee chorus. Ron also sang with the Bethlehem Meetings to name just a few. Awards are Lutheran Church choir, and had been a presented to the top three chapters in each part of many mixed and male vocal of three plateaus, based on chapter groups. He enjoyed playing his 6-string membership. It’s easy to participate and guitar especially to "old time" music.every chapter should have an entrant. I’ll be
In Memoriam
HOW WE MADE pros was not a good idea for amateurs like We completed three songs the first night. us who hadn't practiced this a lot. We were very encouraged that we might OUR FIRST CD
actually get 12 songs done in our limited Jim Emery, After Midnight We also decided to devote one entire number of sessions. The audio files were
studio session to getting ready for the real dumped to five CDRs and taken home for The opportunity thing. There was extra studio time future editing.Two years ago, After Midnight was available over the December holidays, so
presented with a great opportunity. We we had the luxury of “wasting” a session The first home editing was relatively were a new quartet, had just finished 2nd before we began recording in earnest. This straightforward, although it was time place at the LOL District contest, and we session was probably the most valuable consuming. Each song was loaded into had 12 songs that we could perform in one we had.public.
First we auditioned every Jim was taking classes in the Sound Arts microphone the college program at Minneapolis Community and had. There were 13 Technical College, learning all about audio different microphone types recording. His next class was a big and we tried them all. Each recording project to get some talent, bring of us sang into each mic them into the studio, record them, and while the other three produce a professional quality CD or listened in the control room. video. In the end, there were just
enough of each model that What better opportunity for the quartet to each of us could use the mic record a CD without having to pay for that best fit our individual studio time? The college had a lot to offer. voice. How fortunate!They had a great selection of microphones,
a brand new state-of-the-art digital Adobe Audition and mixed down to stereo Next we experimented with mic board/mixer, a flexibly wired studio, a in order to select the best “take” of each configurations and practiced setting up the Macintosh computer with Pro Tools song section.equipment in the best configuration. Each recording software, and mic stands, cables, quartet member learned how to set up and Selecting the best take for each phrase was pop filters, and other accessories. All this tear down all the gear efficiently, saving us not an easy task. Synchronization, was free for a semester after Jim enrolled lots of time at future sessions. intonation, vocal quality, and a host of for the class. But the total number of studio
other factors came into play. Jim's Singing Recording sessionssessions was limited, so we'd have to be Judge training was really helpful with this. At our first real recording session we had to efficient.Also critical was deciding which glitches decide whether we would record an entire
The preparation could be fixed (e.g. out of sync sibilants) song at a time or just sing song sections and After seeking advice from several members and which couldn't (e.g. the bari was just splice them later in the editing. Since less of Excalibur, Tim Brooks of State Line behind). In the end it was always a editing seemed like a good idea, we tried Grocery, and Daryl Bornstein, who has compromise, but choices had to be made.singing and recording the first song all the managed the audio system at several way through a couple times. After listening The quartet continued recording songs for International conventions, we came to a to the results, we could tell that we weren't another five recording sessions. Averaging number of conclusions: likely to accept any single take of an entire about two songs per session, we did
song. So we decided we would record 1. We would mic each individual singer so manage to get 12 songs “in the can” in six multiple takes of a song section and then individual goofs could be corrected. recording sessions. So we had enough move on to the next section. It took some 2. Jim would do all the sound editing at material to make an entire CD. Hurrah!trust that the splicing would be seamless, home on his own computer.but this turned out to be a good decision.3. Singing with a headphone mix like the
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Director Frank Marzocco then proceeded to show that conducting and singing go hand in hand, providing the lead in the senior's quartet “Easy Days.”
Wearing their bronze medals won in Indy, the men of the MVE returned to the risers to cool down the 90 degree night with “Jingle Bells,” (after all, it was Christmas in July!). Classical music lovers in the audience were pleased with a virtuoso performance of “Kazoo Koncerto” with it's many popular themes.
“African Trilogy” (in the Zulu language,) “Shenandoah” and “Orange Colored Sky” allowed the MVE to show they're not limited to strict BBS arrangements (or English). The Greendale quartet “Tetra” delighted everyone with traditional songs, ringing harmony, and coaxing the crowd to join in on “Let Me Call You Sweetheart.”
The MVE brought the concert to an emotional close singing a very special salute to America in the “Armed Forces Medley,” with veterans standing and accepting applause when their branch's song was sung. As this full evening of acappella entertainment came to a conclusion in the great outdoors, the chorus gave the audience a deserved encore with “Let Me Fly.” This special arrangement was done by one of the MVE members, Jim Franklin, and is an example of how broad the musical horizons of the Midwest Vocal Express are.
Then it was time to pack up the picnic baskets, fold up the chairs and blankets, and head for home with a song in their heart.
Not resting on their laurels, the MVE is currently honing their “County Fair” set (Salt Lake City) for a show in Baraboo, WI
thSeptember 30 , putting a little more salt into the “Fish Set” for District competition in Rochester, MN, and learning some challenging arrangements for their “Christmas Traditions” holiday show
thDecember 9 in Greendale, WI. For more details, go to www.MVE.org
ontinued from page 10 We selected a CD title, “Volume I”, and Milwaukee's Lake Park Festivalideas for a basic look. We wanted ...continued from page 1Editingsomething simple yet elegant that would
Then began the real work: the editing, fit our late night image. We also wanted
mixing, fixing, re-editing, adding effects, to take advantage of lots of quartet
and final mastering. We won't share all of photos. We always like looking at photos,
those details, but it took over 200 hours in and we hoped that our customers would,
front of the computer with the headphones too.
on before we had a product worthy of sale to our audiences and fans. It's amazing We assembled the song list, credits, and how much time it can take adjusting voice photos, and bundled them off to Andi, the EQ, stereo panning, pitch, reverberation, graphic designer. After only two drafts we and the like. For any of you contemplating had a design that we really liked. It's doing this yourself, we have hours of horror simple and strong, and it should stand out
on the CD table at the Barbershopper Shop!
Making it legalThere was one more job that remained before we could send off all of our hard work to the replication house. That was mechanical licensing, the process of making everything legal. Steve spent lots of time on the Harry Fox Agency's web site, researching the copyright owners and mechanical license
stories. But in the end, the result came out fees for each song. After writing checks to pretty darn good. Harry Fox, Bug Music, and two arrangers,
we were finally legal to go ahead with the There were a couple interesting discoveries replication and sale of our CD.that came out of the editing. Through trial
and error, we arrived at an optimal EQ Finally!setting for each individual voice. We also We expect our CDs to arrive around the found habitual sync errors. Those first of October. After all the work we've discoveries told us a lot about how each of put in, it will be truly rewarding to get the us was singing and what we could do final product and share it with our individually to sound better singing live.audiences and fans. We can hardly wait!
With 12 songs finished, the next challenge In closing, we learned a lot about the was to decide what order they should occur recording process. A few nuggets on the CD. It doesn't seem like this should include:be hard, but we wanted to have the best
mix of uptunes and ballads, solos, 1. The better you sing, the less editing consecutive keys, and overall flow that we you have to do.could assemble. The final song order
2. The edits tell you how to improve works for us on shows now, too.as a quartet singer.
The package3. Studio discipline is something to Now it was time to get going on the
use in every rehearsal.graphics design for the CD case and disc. Since none of the quartet members has 4. No matter how much work you particularly strong graphic design skills, it think a CD will involve, it will was necessary to seek outside help. always involve more!Fortunately Tom has a step-sister that is breaking into this business, and she volunteered to help us.
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Here is the slate of officers which will be placed in nomination for Red Carpet/Northwest Division Vice President: Larry Hunterthe 2007 LO'L Board of Directors: Vice president of Financial Development: Rudy Zarling
Immediate Past President: Jim LeePresident: Charles KoernerExecutive Vice President: Douglas Miller
Per the LOL District By-Laws, nominations for any District office Secretary: Robert Brey
or District Board of Directors may be made from the floor by any Treasurer: Chuck Schubbe
delegate of the House of Delegates provided that he has obtained Division One Vice President: Tom Weber
the consent of his proposed nominee and has notified all Packerland Division Vice President: Clark Koechel
delegates in writing at least 10 days in advance of the House of Southwest Division Vice President: Jerry Hawbaker
Delegates Meeting of his intention to make such nomination.10,000 Lakes Division Vice President: Joe Houser
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2007DISTRICT
DIRECTORY
714,089 SQUARE MILES OF HARMONY714,089 SQUARE MILES OF HARMONY
It's that time of the chapter year again to elect and report your slate of officers for 2007. District by-laws require chapters to hold their elections and report those results in October.
We will again publish a LO'L District Directory and we need those election results sent to International so they can be included in the 2007 edition. Please pay attention to submitting CORRECT INFORMATION including the up-dating of the email information. The data that is included in the District Directory is taken directly from international records that the chapter secretary reports.
Also, it has been requested that all chapters have a YIH (Youth In Harmony) Vice President. Your immediate cooperation makes this publication easier to publish if all chapters do their part in holding their election as required and promptly reporting those results to International.
If there are any questions or concerns, please contact me as follows... Bob FrickeDistrict Directory Chrm [email protected] 920.684.6866
NOMINATIONS FOR LO'L 2007 BOARD OF DIRECTORSSubmitted by Robert Brutsman2006 Nominating Committee
LOL at Harmony UniversitySt. Joseph, MO
August 2006
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LOL at Harmony UniversitySt. Joseph, MO
August 2006
LIST OF ATTENDEESSubmitted by Paul Smith
Bruce Beyer, Levi Borisenko, Pete Centner, Rick Chaddock, Ron Evans, Bo Gibson, Ken Glover, Ted Greenhalgh, Ron Heinemann, Tom Hill, Ray Kahler, Paul Krull, Alex Kuen, Dan Larson, Joe Liles, Alex Martin, Frank Marzocco, Ron Middlestaedt, Dennis Monroe, Dick Paulson, John Plazek, Mike Popelka, Jim Puffe, Jim Rapp, Ron Riley, Paul Smith, Steve Walker, Bill Warp, Jim Wirtz, Todd Wollin,Sr., Jake Umhoefer, Josh Umhoefer, Steve Zorn, Roger Zimmerman.
The classes were top-notch — fellowship was abundant — the weather was HOT (100's plus!) early in the week but moderated as the week progressed. A Great Week Of Barbershop!!!
1. Vocal Express 14. Aarps-a-Chord (Senior)1. Rochester, MN2. Tetra 15. Easy Days (Senior)
3. Hot Topic (Novice) 16. Hot Dog, Pop & Two Small Frys Music Men4. Sonix 17. Harlequin 2. Manitowoc, WI5. Geneva 18. Escalade Clipper City Chordsmen6. GQ4 (Novice) 19. Quarter Past Four 3. Willmar, MN7. Perfect Timing (Senior) 20. Dakota Chordsmen (Novice) West Central Connection8. Double Down (Novice) 21. State Street 4. Racine, WI9. Bottom Line (Novice) 22. Wireless Racine Dairy Statesmen10. Sound Image 23. Cheery-O's 5. Fox River Valley, WI11. Voices Only 24. Registered Harmony Pride of the Valley Chorus12. Bandwagon 25. Gold Rush 6. Milwaukee, WI13. Regal Blend (Novice) 26. Magnum Festival City Chorus
7. St. Croix Valley, MNCroix Chordsmen Chorus
8. La Crosse, WICoulee Chordsmen
9. Fargo-Moorhead, NDGreat Plains Harmony
10. Mankato, MNRiver Blenders
11. Appleton, WIFox Valleyaires Chorus
12. Hilltop, MNGreat Northern Union
13. Stevens Point, WINorthern Gateway Chorus
14. Minneapolis, MNCommodores
15. Greendale, WIMidwest Vocal Express
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DISTRICT CONTEST CHORUS AND QUARTET ORDER OF APPEARANCE Submitted by Doug Miller
LO'L Director Contest & Judging
Quartet contest starts Friday, October 27 at 6:00 pm Chorus contest startsSaturday, October 28 at 11:00 am
11 Greater St. Paul Area, MN 28 St. Cloud Area, MNChordiac Arrest After Midnight; GotchaCalendar
11 Ripon, WI MayNOTE: Dates shown on this page are for those activities 18 Hilltop, MN 4-6 LO'L District Spring Convention/ that have proper clearance through the District Secretary.
Contests/International PrelimsVocal SpectrumPlease DO NOT send show registrations to the editor, DO - Winnipeg, Manitobanotify: 18 Minot, ND
BOB BREY, Secretary 5 Red Carpet/Northwest ContestDecemberLand O' Lakes District - Winnipeg, Manitoba9 Greendale, WI
1411 S. 31st Street 19 Division One/Packerland Contest9 St. Croix ValleyManitowoc, WI 54220 - Fond du Lac, WI
[email protected] 2007 JulyJanuary International Convention200613-14 COTS - UW-Stout - Menomonie, WI - Denver, COOctoberFebruary OctoberChapter Officer Elections by October 15th24 Menomonee Falls, WI 26-28 LO'L Fall Convention7 Minnetonka, MNMarch - Rochester, MNThe Happiness Emporium24 Southwest/10,000 Lakes November7 Fargo-Moorhead, ND
Contests - Lakeville, MN 10 Greater St. Paul Area, MN7 Stevens Point, WIApril
State Line Grocery14 Manitowoc County, WI 200814 Delta County, MI14 Wausau, WI AprilFRED; Choices; Next Generation;
Downstate Express, QuestMood Swing 5 Minneapolis Commodores14 Mankato Riverblenders14 Polk County, WI May21 Dunn County, WI21 Lake Geneva, WI 2-4 LO'L Spring Convention & 21 Green Bay, WI International PrelimMetropolis21 St. Croix Valley 17 Division One/Packerland27-29 LO'L District Fall Convention & 21 La Crosse, WIContests - Rochester, MN 17 or 24 - Red Carpet/Northwest21 Park FallsNovember October
Chordiac Arrest4 Rock Valley, WI 24-26 LO'L Fall Convention28 Minneapolis, MN4 Bloomington, MN - Appleton, WI
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