THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT
ONU National Tour singers visit Harmony Hall 
The University Singers is a select 48-voice concert choir under the direction of Dr. Ben Ayling, director of choral activities at Ohio Northern University... and bass of 1991 International Quartet Champion The Ritz! Dedicated to musical excellence, the choir performs a variety of literature representing the rich history of choral music as it performs concert tours annually. The Ohio Northern National Tour Choir is on a 43-day concert tour to 26 states.
The staff at Harmony Hall was treated to three songs from the group this week. Their concert includes accompanied numbers... and we hear that there is a fantastic selection of gospel tunes, too... so they chose to sing their a cappella pieces for us. See all the songs here!
Ohio Northern University National Tour 2016 - Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal
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NEW LOOK : Our convention program is getting an upgrade. Stay tuned for revised ad specifications... including the option for FULL COLOR!
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PLAYING ALL THE HITS YOU LOVE 
Online radio station features weekly Barbershop show!
NOW PLAYING! Starting this week, ShopTalk, hosted by Mark Holdeman, will begin airing on acaville.com, an online radio station that plays contemporary a cappella music 24/7. On the go? Download their app for aca-access whenever you want! The two hour program featuring top barbershop groups from around the world will air every Thursday at 4pm Pacific/7pm Eastern and be rebroadcast twice on Saturdays at 12am Pacific/3am Eastern and 12pm Pacific/3pm Eastern.
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Barbershoppers.... Assemble!
If you haven't picked up your registration for the International Convention in Nashville quite yet, NOW is the time!
Registration pricing will go up after June 1st, so be sure to reserve your tickets. With epic contest match-ups, a week of shows and HU classes, and all of the Nashville hospitality... you can't help but have a great time. It's all happening in July! #BHSNASH
Have your ticket but haven't booked a room?
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Status: Living it up
Video of the Week: Lemon Squeezy
One of the best things about the Midwinter convention is having our very best quartets on hand to show of their stuff. Lemon Squeezy did just that with this fun chart... and had a great time, themselves!
Lemon Squeezy - Let's Live It Up
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#BHSDRAFTDAY #PART2
 YBQC order of appearance -- tune in next week!
The invitations are being sent and the participants being confirmed... now all that's left is the order of appearance for the Youth Barbershop Quartet Contest.
We'll be conducting the draw live on Facebook from a surprise location on Tuesday, May 17th at 12:45pm Central. Follow our Facebook page to watch! |
IN CASE YOU LOST YOUR WAY
For future reference...
 An official Barbershop Chart from Li-Wen Yip.
#sweetestcomesfirst
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CAN'T MISS TICKET OF THE WEEK
 Join your favorite AIC quartets for a night to remember!
Make sure to pick up your tickets to see Vocal Spectrum, Instant Classic, Crossroads, and so much more in Nashville this summer, appearing at the incredible Schermerhorn Symphony Center for two star-studded shows.
Show times:
Wednesday, July 6
Thursday, July 7
7:30 pm
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PUTTING THE HARMONY IN HARMONY U
At HU, you can SING all week long!
 Looking for a summer chorus experience? In addition to a full schedule of classes, you can add a daily chorus rehearsal to your week at Harmony University. Auditions for the Men's Honors Chorus have closed for this year, but women can still sign up for the Women's Honors Chorus to sing under the direction of the incredible team of Debbie Cleveland and Karen Breidert.
Guys under 25 can spend the week singing with our current International Champion quartet Instant Classic in the NextGen Chorus... and can still register at our Youth rate!
 If quartets are more your thing, the HU Harmony Brigade will be in full force! A fee of $25 gets you access to music, learning tracks, and as much harmony as you can handle. This is for experienced quartet singers, so be ready to have your part memorized on 8 medium- to difficult-level charts. Learn more here!
Want to sing, but don't have time to learn more extra music? No problem! Sign-ups will be available for HU Festival Choruses who will perform around Nashville on Saturday afternoon, singing the General Session songs from the week. Make friends, spread some harmony, and see a little more of our Nashville neighborhood!
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WHAT'S THE PLAN, STAN?!? 
LAUNCHED: Long range strategic planning is underway!
Over the last three years, the team at Harmony Hall, your Society Board of Directors, and the Districts of the Barbershop Harmony Society have been focused on enriching our programs, tightening our operations, building visibility and partnerships, and setting the Society on a sustainable financial path.
With much of that work now underway, BHS is secure in the present and very excited to be looking towards the future. To plot our long-term course, we have started a long-range, Society-wide Strategic Planning Process . We are delighted to provide you with an overview of this project, and encourage you to keep an eye out for several upcoming opportunities to give your feedback!
The ultimate plan we will be informed in equal parts by input we'll gather from our members, by data we'll gather from the external environment, and from what the BHS team has learned through its total immersion in the business of the Society.
- In the Gathering Phase, currently underway and extending through November 2016, we will collect input from our membership, produce internal analysis, and scan the external environment for key strategy "clues".
- In the Synthesis and Design Phase (October 2016 - March 2017), we will develop and design the strategic plan based on the information gathered.
- Finally, in the Approval and Communication Phase (March-May 2017), we will bring forward the recommended plan for buy-in and, ultimately, approval by the Board.
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