Marty Monson, our newly appointed Society CEO/Executive Director, delivered the keynote address to the student body of Harmony University 2012 on Sunday, July 28. To listen, click HERE.

In case you missed it, you can read the full release on his appointment HERE. 

       

 

 75th Anniversary Show Package "Celebrate Harmony"

 

Thanks to the 75th Anniversary Committee for coming up with a great new show package, "Celebrate Harmony," designed to entertain and educate the public with our rich heritage and the music we share. There's a good sprinkling of history throughout the show, with the main focus on the entertainment value of the barbershop style, and it has a perfect balance of song styles and tempos. 

It's a terrific way to share our birthday with the world! Read more about the show script, songs and how to order HERE.

If you have any questions, or need help and support, please email our Society Historian extraordinaire, Grady Kerr.

Season's Greetings, Harmony Lovers!! 

This year we are proud to announce a holiday Premiere Series! The 2012-B issue includes six pieces of sheet music and a mixed track CD demonstrating for each song. As with previous years, four-part learning tracks are available on each song voiced once again by Vocal Spectrum's Tim Waurick. We hope you'll enjoy this fresh mix of holiday classics, all singable by the majority of barbershoppers.

Do You Hear What I Hear?   # 206243 

A Joe Liles arrangement of a haunting melody, this song carries the story from the night wind, to the shepherd boy, to the mighty king, "to the people everywhere."

Little Saint Nick      # 206245 

Harmonizing to a Beach Boys classic, this piece is sure to be a crowd favorite. This setting by Jon Nicholas is a great change of pace from traditional holiday music.

Mary Had a Baby        # 206241 

This melody arranged by David Wright has a simple, elegant beauty -sure to awe the audience. 

Toyland        # 206242 

From the operetta Babes in Toyland comes this classic Ed Waesche arrangement about the innocence and wonder of childhood and the sadness of its fleeting nature.

The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy    # 206240 

A Christmas carol from Trinidad arranged by Tom Gentry, this piece is a great change of pace and a fun novelty number.                                                                                                      

We Need a Little Christmas    # 206244 

A great show opener perfect for the holidays, this song arranged by Dave Briner has a lively tempo from start to finish.

Entire Premiere Series 2012B Packet only $14.95 - # 206253

Listen to a clip of each song!

 Click HERE to view all past Music Premiere titles.

• Thursday (1/10): Convention Kickoff Show featuring medalist quartets at 8:00pm
• Friday (1/11): Youth Chorus Festival Day
• Saturday (1/12): Int'l Seniors Quartet Championship (afternoon) & Show of Champions (8:00pm)

Despite our current judging system having been in place for almost 20 years, many of you still have questions about aspects of the judging system. Rumors and myths still abound. If you know a judge or feel bold, you may have contacted a judge in the past but many of you might never ask your question.

In an effort to help further educate, C&J (Contest and Judging) is hosting an interactive series on the Society's BLOG. The process will be simple. Just email a question to C&J Chairman Kevin Keller and the selected questions will be placed on the blog, followed by an answer from a judge. After that, anyone is free to comment on the post with further questions or insights. Other judges will also join in the conversation. Hopefully all of us will learn something by discussing the issues.

We'll run it at least through the end of the year. If it remains popular, we'll continue beyond that. Hope to see you contribute!

                              

CHAPTER OFFICERS:

Here's How to Enroll

Your Chapter in

Operation Harold Hill

• Click HERE to open the website and read more
• Click on the link that reads "Chapter Enrollment Login"
• Enter your member number and click "enroll" 

Order an "I SING" button for every member of your chapter from Harmony Marketplace, only $.99. (No other discounts apply during this promotion). Click HERE to order.