The Fantasy Quartet that YOU selected will be featured on the Saturday Night Spectacular at Pittsburgh, paying tribute to favorite son Stephen Foster by singing one of his greatest hits, arranged by barbershop icon Ed Waesche.

Trust us, it's going to be EPIC. You have GOT TO BE IN PITTSBURGH to truly appreciate this spine-tingling performance.

But wait-- who's in that quartet? Ah, just telling you would be too easy -- so we'll show you, week by week.

We'll give you a clue to Singer #1: any quartet with this tenor is going to be ringing them three and four octaves up, although he could probably hit the notes himself anyway. Like this:

Did you guess correctly?

(Oh, and by the way... that's just part of the celebration of Pittsburgh native Stephen Foster. Did anyone mention this soon-to-be released little gem?)

This position is responsible for the health of our Chapter Program. Directs activities between headquarters, districts and all official chapters. Facilitates the flow of information between the chapters, districts and headquarters. Assists chapters to enhance local activities, including education, public relations, and grassroots efforts.

Full details and application info are at barbershop.org/about/careers-internships.html

Coming in the next six weeks, the Barbershop Harmony Society will significantly overhaul the way it prices and sells sheet music, its first major significant pricing change since 2004.

All sheet music, whether published or unpublished, will be sold at fixed prices. We have eliminated the variable arranger fees that often confused customers; these fees also tended to price some of the best charts beyond the means of many performers. Now, most unpublished arrangements will be less expensive than under the old system.

Better still, all members, quartets and chapters will now enjoy a 25% discount on all purchases at Harmony Marketplace. A forthcoming technology upgrade will automatically award you the best price for any purchase, simplifying the shopping and checkout process.

Together, these upgrades to our pricing and technology will have an even greater global impact.

• Our pricing will be identical to that found at major publishers such as Hal Leonard.

• Under a single licensing model, we will be able to rapidly expand the range of titles being sold worldwide, bringing more barbershop music to more people in more countries.

• These changes will create a more equitable compensation system for our arrangers, enhancing their revenue and providing incentive for them to continue to expand our catalog with top quality material distributed around the world.

Remember to report your legal filings in eBiz

Many chapters have already filed their IRS Form 990 paperwork. Bravo! Now be sure to report that fact in ebiz.barbershop.org to ensure the entire organization can accurately report on compliance.

Filing these annual reports with government agencies isn't just a good idea; it's the law. Even if you are late in completing your filing, better to complete it now than leave it unfinished indefinitely. 

As a reminder, all U.S. chapters, districts and subsidiaries (Brigades, etc.) must report to the IRS by May 15th each year. Failure to file on time can result in either financial penalties for each day a return is late or loss of non-profit status or both. Canadian Chapters must file on or before June 30 with the Canada Revenue Agency.

The Barbershop Harmony Society also requires ALL chapters, both US and Canadian, must complete a financial review for 2014 by May 15, 2015. This is not difficult, is not an audit and merely requires a financially savvy person, other than the treasurer, to inspect your books.

Details, links and forms are found in the Document Center.