July 18, 2013  
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Da Capo to open for Manhattan Transfer
Da Capo, a top-ten finalist in Toronto, is slated to perform alongside the ten-time Grammy award winning The Manhattan Transfer this Saturday, July 20th at 8:00pm ET.
The Manhattan Transfer, a Vocal Group Hall of Fame inductee, has been entertaining audiences for more than forty years, releasing over twenty albums during that time.
The concert, held at the Ferguson Center for the Arts in Newport News, VA, is one that fans of vocal harmony should not miss. Folks along the I-95 corridor would be wise to make it to this show in southeastern Virginia. If you are able, come out and represent Barbershop Harmony this Saturday. It will be worth the drive!
Tickets can be purchased here: http://bit.ly/DCTrans
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THEY EVEN PUT OUR NAME ON THE BUILDING!
MGM Grand will be grand
Folks are already getting excited about next summer's convention in Las Vegas, and with good reason. This may be the best venue we've ever booked! Look at all the amenities the MGM Grand offers:
- Special BHS convention rate of $129/night (plus $10 resort fee & tax)--
that's good all week, when other hotels in the area double and triple their rates for Thursday-Saturday! - 72 degrees all week -- stay in air-conditioned comfort, because all loding, events and show are within the same complex!
- Free in-room Internet
- No extra person fees! Up to 4 in a room at no extra charge
- Daily newspaper
- $15.00 food & beverage credit at any MGM bar or restaurant
- Complimentary fitness center admission
- 2- for-1 entrees at MGM fine dining restaurants (1 per person)
- Grand Buffet Specials
- 2-for-1 Barbershop Harmony Society signature drinks all week long!
- 10% off salon / spa treatments
- Free Parking at MGM Grand
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LAST HURRAH AT MISSOURI WESTERN!
HU offers group rate of $560 if you bring 12 or more people
There's still time to squeeze in one more trip to Harmony University! Chapters within an easy driving distance should take advantage. Team up with other chapters nearby to take advantage of the discount. and carpool to St. Joe.
This is the LAST TIME it will be in St. Joseph, Mo. Help us say farewell to the fine folks from Missouri Western State University Room is still available...don't miss this historic opportunity
Read about the great schedule of classes, Saturday Night show, and all of the extras that come with HU at www.barbershop.org/hu
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Chapters exchange bulletins, ideas on BHS Group
The venerable chapter bulletin continues to serve as a crucial link binding chapters together. Whether it's a brief weekly meeting agenda, monthly craft and news piece, or all-hands email newsletter, the chapter bulletin keeps members informed of where to be, where they should have been, and where they hope to go.
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Cryptic marks such as these once served as proof of payment.
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In those ancient days when the United States Post Office carried the bulk of communications, these bulletins were often printed (gasp!) on paper (gasp!) and mailed (ask your pop to see a "stamp") to members, district officers, and other friends and fans of the chapter. As these have moved online, a curious thing has happened; the promise of more people receiving more information seems to have dwindled. Home addresses are relatively stable, but email addresses are will o' the wisps, and with each change, a few more links are lost. While there, you can also sign in with a Google account to automatically receive these postings via email. The group is yet another adjunct to the many ways Barbershoppers share ideas, including the Harmonet, the Society Facebook page and group, Twitter feed, and headquarters blogs. |
No Borders Musical Consort to return to Carnegie Hall
The No Borders Youth Chorus is an international honors chorus which performs annually as part of the USA/Japan Goodwill Concert at Carnegie Hall. For the past two years, hundreds of young singers from across the world have had the experience of performing on the most prestigious stage in the world.
On December 26, 2013, the No Borders Youth Chorus will again perform at Carnegie Hall as part of the USA/Japan Goodwill Concert. Participation in the performing chorus will be open to all men ages 30 and younger. The 2013 performance will include five songs with special guests Lunch Break.
Music Selection
- Meet the Flintstones - arr. Drew Tepe
- Please Come Home For Christmas - arr. Steve Tramack
- Free Fallin' - arr. Aaron Dale and will be performed with Tim Waurick as the soloist
- Bohemian Rhapsody - arr. Steve Armstrong
- Auld Lang Syne - arr. Clay Hine
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BE THE EARS
Needed: volunteers to make fewer than 25 calls
Over 40 percent of our chapters (328) have 25 members or less. Why not be the designated 23K Project for your chapter.
All you will have to do is call your fellow chapter members. Of course, you can always call guys in other chapters if you get the urge. The 23K project is an all-volunteer effort, so feel free to appoint yourself to be a fully certified member of this prestigious calling team---the elite of the elite. To get started, just forward your name, your preferred phone number and a good time to call to: mtjack@bresnan.net. You will be contacted the same day and interviewed as soon as you are available. Don't let your chapter down. They need you.
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PRESS CLIPPING - LOOKING GOOD IN THE NEWS
Maclean's Magazine: "The new barbershop revival"
New chorus champ Toronto Northern Lights is featured in Maclean's magazine, along with other Ontario-area champs.
The simplicity of a cappella- singing without instrumental accompaniment-is in the midst of a revival, spurred on in part by reality shows that celebrate unadorned vocals. And the added attention has helped inject energy into an unlikely candidate: the traditional unaccompanied harmonies of barbershop.
"With shows like Glee and The Voice, the focus is that singing is cool," said Steve Armstrong, musical director of Toronto Northern Lights chorus. "Shows like the Sing Off, which is a cappella, has been great to develop interest in barbershop."
See this and other recent stories on our blog:
http://www.barbershophq.com/?p=2016
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