The 75th Anniversary
Celebration Continues!
"Keep the Whole World Singing!"
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75th Anniversary Webcast with
Ringmasters was a tremendous success!
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Flash mob with Ringmasters kicks off webcast in Times Square, NYC
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You Can Still Watch It FREE!
Delayed viewing available until May 10
Presented by the Barbershop Harmony Society
and coordinated by Voices of Gotham
It was wonderful to see our current champ Ringmasters performing at the top of their game, and to see some of New York City's finest groups on hand in top form showcasing some of the best the Society has to offer.
A significant record was broken that day. Thanks to the wonderful PR efforts by the NYC-based barbershop groups, the Society, and the webcast host Opera Music Broadcast (who gave of their services for free, BTW), MORE THAN 110,000 people tuned in for the webcast. This broke the old record of 83,000 for their website. In fact, that day their website received over 500,000 hits based on their own PR efforts and mailing lists, so that is just a tremendous showing.
Our own website received over 22,000 page hits that day, which is at least as much, if not more, than the hits it receives during peak International Convention time.
YOU CAN STILL WATCH THIS AMAZING WEBCAST FREE HERE until May 10!. Click on the "songfest" link on your desktop, laptop, tablet or smartphone.
Again, the webcast is FREE to all. So tell your friends, your chapter, your prospective members, your local music educators.
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SWEDE HARMONY:
RINGMASTERS NAILED IT
ON THE TODAY SHOW!
Ringmasters did us proud with not just one - but two - spots on NBC's THE TODAY SHOW on April 11, and they knocked it out of the park!
View above shot with Matt Lauer and the TODAY SHOW team HERE. Later in the show they had Hoda and Kathie Lee singing along with the rhythm of "Eight Days A Week". Their appearance kicked off Barbershop Harmony Week and our 75th Anniversary with class and style. Great job, guys!
For more on the 75th Anniversary celebrations, go to the Society Website or check us out on Facebook.
More about THE TODAY SHOW HERE. Thanks, NBC!!
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 2013 P.R.O.B.E. Contest
Want to see your bulletin get some recognition?
The PROBE Bulletin Contest will be held only at the International level again this year. Either print or electronic versions may be submitted by individuals, even if there is no district coordinator. All entries must be sent to LOWELL SHANK no later than April 27, 2013. For either printed or electronic entry form, click HERE. For judging purposes, hardcopies of both electronic and printed issues must be sent. Please contact Lowell Shank with any questions.
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We're Reaching Out to Touch You!
On April 1st, an army of volunteer callers began contacting every Society member by telephone. Members are being asked to give their opinion about the level of satisfaction with their own personal barbershop experience, and to recommend things that need to be added, changed, improved or deleted to improve the barbershop experience. Each member will also be given the opportunity to send a message directly to the CEO and/or society president.
Every member is invited to enlist as a soldier in the BHS volunteer army, to help with projects for the society and his district. Additionally, the calling team will be gathering information to compile a data base of skills and talents possessed by our members. The data base and comments will be used by society leaders to plan, create and lay the foundations of a better future for our society.
We hope you will be prepared to relate your membership experience, help develop the skills data base and share your vision for the future when one of our 23K project volunteers calls you. If someone calls and you are not at home, please help our calling team by returning the call.
Dare to be part of making dreams come true!
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Ask Not What Your Society Can Do For You...
The 23K project needs approximately 200 volunteers to man the phones as we reach out to every member of our society. Each caller will be asked to make approximately 100 calls during a six month period. Volunteer callers can work at their own pace but must make a minimum of 2 calls per week. The length of each call varies---the average being 20 to 25 minutes. Callers will work from questionnaire on a dedicated web site, completing and filing each report on line.
Those who are interested and can make this commitment should contact Bud Laumann HERE. Bud will provide you with a formal invitation, log on information and complete instructions for making calls. A calling list of members in your time zone will be provided. Only those who are sincerely interested in meeting new friends and helping with this vital project should apply for enrollment as a member of the 23K calling team.
Callers who successfully complete 120 calls within the first six months of the program will be entered into a drawing for a VIP registration at the Las Vegas International convention. Two prizes will be awarded.
We're calling for your help. Can you answer?
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Applications Open for
Society Board Member Positions
Dear Fellow Barbershopper:
Candidates for Society Board Member (SBM) positions are asked to complete the application form found HERE. No attachments are necessary or expected; the application form should stand on its own merit. Please be brief, pithy, lucid and concise. All applications must be posted no later than April 30, 2013. The completed application must be sent to the following three addresses:
1. The President of your district (please see list at the link above)
2. The chairman of your district's nominating committee (also see list)
3. Joseph Berger (Click HERE)
Thank you for your interest in becoming a Society Board Member.
In Song,
Joe Berger
Chairman, Society Nominating Committee
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 The Celebration Continues in Toronto - You Should Be There! If you think the 75th celebration is over just because April 11 has passed, think again! The highlight of the year will be in Toronto, where you'll enjoy historic displays of past costumes and memorabilia, Ringmasters, Lemon Squeezy and Chiefs of Staff, celebrating their 25-year Anniversary. Our diamond anniversary will have everyone in a festive mood, so everything will be extra-special, from the contests to the performances to the casual tag-singing and socializing. Always a highlight of the international convention, this year's fabulous AIC Show Thursday July 4 at 7:30 pm features Vocal Spectrum, OC Times, Max Q, Crossroads, Storm Front, Old School, Chiefs of Staff and Ringmasters. Click HERE for tickets or call 1-800-877-6936. This year's Sing with the Champs will be totally awesome, with Ringmasters, Old School, Storm Front, Crossroads, OC Times, Max Q, Vocal Spectrum and Chiefs of Staff participating on Saturday, July 6 from 8:30 to 11:30 am. Click Sing with the Champs for more information.
Don't miss the Harmony Jamboree: Thursday, July 4. Click HERE for tickets!
PASSPORT INFORMATION: Here are some additional links to help you: Minors...Enhanced Driver's Licenses (Michigan, New York, Vermont)
AIRLINE INFORMATION
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Air Canada - Our official Canadian air line is offering a 10% discount in air fare to Toronto. Click HERE to access the website, and use discount code NX724WX1.
Porter Airlines - 10% discount to Toronto from Canada, Boston, Chicago, Myrtle Beach, NY/Newark, Washington, DC and Burlington, VT June 27-July 7. Discount from Toronto June 30 - July 10. Promo Code BHS013.
AIRPORT SHUTTLE INFORMATION: Toronto Airport Express is offering discounts from Toronto Pearson Airport. Click HERE for more information.
Check out more about Toronto HERE. Register HERE now!
Click HERE for information on the Ontario Districts' kick-off show July 1
Make room reservations HERE or call 1-877-882-1469
(Monday - Friday, 10 am to 8 pm Eastern)
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Harmony University Offers So Much!
Great Faculty, Great Deals, Scholarships
and 75 Years of Accumulated Wisdom
INDIVIDUALS: If you have attended Harmony University one or more the past five years, bring another member who has NOT attended in the past five years, and we'll knock $100 off your registration. Deadline to register for this special is June 30. (Note: the "brought" will identify the "bringer").
Spotlight on Faculty -
Kirk Young: Directing Techniques, Next Generation
Chorus, How to Be a Great Bass
A 20-year Society member, 12-year HU faculty member,
high school Director of Music, a two-time district
quartet winner, four-time international quartet competitor,
former Society staff member and past recipient
of Maine's ACDA "Choral Director of the Year" award. Read more about Kirk HERE.
Testimonial: Frank the Dog barks about Harmony University:
"For us, the results were immediate - we won the Mid-Atlantic District in October 2012 and are excited to attend prelims gunning for a spot in Toronto 2013. Along with the help of our coaches and family, we attribute Harmony University as a big part of our success.
Scholarships: What's your baritone worth? A free scholarship, that's what! There are only FOUR "Bring your Baritone for Free" scholarships left for Quartet College! Click HERE for all the details you need and to register. Don't miss this great opportunity for your quartet - a whole week of the best coaching in the entire Society!
CHORUSES: Save big! Bring TWELVE or more members from your chorus, and get a $560 per-attendee group rate on the most intense and effective barbershop education available anywhere on the planet! This curriculum caters to the needs of the chorus, with the option of receiving coaching all day or classes and coaching each day.
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Capture the Excitement of
"Les Miserables" in Your Fall Show
Right now, while the new screen adaptation of "Les Miserables" is the hot ticket, put these two crowd-pleasing arrangements from the show in your repertoire. " Bring Him Home", a poignant prayer, and the show-stopping " Do You Hear the People Sing?". Order today and add these songs to your fall show!
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 THE COMPETITION IS BACK!
Click HERE for open audition
dates and locations.
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Melanie Chapman Barbershop Harmony Society
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