Mesa chapter quartet
"In A Chord" won the Novice quartet award at the Arizona
Division Convention on April 24th. The quartet, comprised
of chapter members Roger Morrow (bari), Bill Johnston
(bass), Ray Kahler (tenor), and Ron Steen (lead), and scored an average of 58.8 points
per song. This score is the highest average achieved by
a Mesa quartet in competition. Congratulations, In A Chord!
See what is going on in the
Far Western District with
regards to Youth in Harmony activities. If you are a music
educator, ask us how we can help you raise choral music participation
at your school! Last
issue: November 5th... New
material added on 11/02/2009... The
Members Only page is for the exclusive use of the members of the Lamplighters
Chorus.
ATTENTION LAMPLIGHTERS:
ALL PASSWORDS
WERE RESET ON 9/25/09. PLEASE EMAIL
BOB TO GET YOUR NEW PASSWORD... Have
questions about our group? Call 480-615-SING(7464)
OR Click here
to email us. Mailing address: East Valley
Barbershop Chorus P O Box 1557 Gilbert, AZ 85299-1557
WHO
WE ARE... Men of all ages, from all walks of life,
who love to sing... Fans and friends
who thrill to the sound of harmony... The Barbershop Harmony Society extends
throughout the world.
WHERE
DO
WE MEET? We meet in
Mesa every Thursday at the Eternal Life Lutheran Church,
7025 E. Main Street in Mesa (between Power and Sossamon). Click here for directions to our meetings,
or
Call 480-615-SING(7464). Meetings begin at 7:00 PM
(Doors open by 6:30)
WHAT
IS BARBERSHOP? Barbershop harmony is a
uniquely American musical art form. It is known for its four-part harmony
and the
“expanded sound” created by its unique chord structure. Click
the link above to view a brief history of Barbershop.
ABOUT THE BARBERSHOP HARMONY SOCIETY: Founded in 1938 in Tulsa, Okla.,
the Barbershop Harmony Society is the largest all-male singing organization in
the world. There are eight official foreign affiliates of the Society, but
barbershop harmony is sung in more than 40 countries including Japan, Russia and
China.
LAMPLIGHTERS
CHORUS NOW ON FACEBOOK! If
you're reading this announcement, and you happened to
take pictures of a Lamplighter quartet delivering a
Singing Valentine over Valentine's weekend, please become a
"fan" and post them for us to see! If you
did happen to take pictures, but don't really want
to join Facebook, please send pictures to our webmaster
so that he can post them. Thanks!
If you aren't
already on Facebook, you won't be able to view it
or the photos posted there without joining Facebook. Sorry, those are Facebook
rules, not ours.
Barbershop Wiki Project (the most
comprehensive barbershop harmony encyclopedia in the world.)
So you're asking
yourself...what's a wiki?? A wiki is a page or
collection of webpages, designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute
or modify the content.
Enjoy
some of our webmaster's favorite barbershop quartets and choruses
via Pandora. You will need to provide an email address to listen,
but it is free! If you enjoy the concept, then try creating a
station of your own - it's easy!
G H T E R S
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