A monthly publication of the Tampa Chapter, Barbershop Harmony Society

In this issue:

HoH Calendar of Events ............................ 2Singing Valentines ................................... 3Installation & Awards Banquet ..............4-5Heartfelt Note .......................................... 6Behind the Scenes .................................7-8Christmas Show PIctures .....................9-11The Healthy Herald ................................. 12Angelic Sounds ...................................... 13From the Groupanizer Guy ..................... 14Pun of the Month ................................... 14Attendance Report ................................. 14From the President ................................. 16Note from Tom ....................................... 16Barbershopper of the Month .................. 17History Corner ........................................ 17British Barbershop Bash ......................... 18Friends of the Heralds ............................ 19SCRIP Gift Cards ...................................... 19Chapter Quartets .................................... 20Upcoming Birthdays .............................. 20

BACK PAGE2014 Chapter Leadership Directory

HoH Contact Info • Helpful LinksNewsletter Subscription Info

Monthly E-NewsletterJanuary 2014

www.HeraldsofHarmony.org

Rehearsals at 7 p.m.: January 20, 27 (guest night)

February 3, 10, 17, 24Terrace Palms Community Church

9620 Davis Road, Tampa

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Happy New Year! Guest Night

January 27thBe a Guest,

Bring a Guest!

Larry ClappBOTY 2013

It’s time to sell those Singing Valentines!

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January 28, 2014 - February 2, 2014

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HoH CALENDAR OF EVENTS

2014JANUARY

20 Rehearsal

27 Rehearsal/Guest Night

FEBRUARY

3 Rehearsal

10 Rehearsal

13 Board Meeting

13, 14, 15 Singing Valentines

17 Rehearsal

24 Rehearsal

MARCH

3 Rehearsal

10 Rehearsal

13 Board Meeting

17 Rehearsal

24 Rehearsal

31 Rehearsal

And Beyond...

May 2-4 Sunshine District Spring Convention

May 31 Encore ‘14 Annual Show

Jun 29-Jul 6 BHS International Convention

Oct 10-11 Sunshine District Fall Convention

Oct 18-26 British Barbershop Bash

Dec 6 Mariner Church Performance

Dec 7 Sun City Center Performance

Dec 14 Christmas Show @ USF Concert Hall

See you there!ORLANDO AIRPORT MARRIOTT

2014Spring

Convention

May 2-4, 2014

Need info? Visit...http://sunshinedistrict.org/events/conventions/

June 29, 2014, - July 6, 2014

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Bring a friend, co-worker, or neighbor.

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The Installation Banquet is a celebration of all the good things the Heralds did and got to do in the previous year, as well as installing the new officers for the upcoming year. It is an event that is for congratulating each other as brothers, members of the Heralds organization.

Many members were recognized for their contribution to the chapter in 2013, “but they didn’t get an award”. That quote is a LOT funnier to those of you who were in attendance.

Thank you Nick Schwob for installing the officers so eloquently. I would reprint his entire speech here but it was far too lengthy!

Thank you Al Kelly for setting up the evening, great job!

Oh What a Night!

2013 BARBERSHOPPER OF THE YEAR Larry Clapp

presented by Dave Roberts

THE BOB MORRISSEY PRESIDENT’S AWARDSteve Cragg

presented by Larry Clapp

DIRECTOR’S AWARDChuck Steiner

presented by Tony De Rosa

MUSIC AND PERFORMANCE AWARD Joe McCarthy

Dick Sipple presented by Chuck Steiner

FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT AWARD Marty Port

presented by Steve Stenzler

CHAPTER DEVELOPMENT AWARDRod Rodrigues

presented by Larry Clapp on behalf of Bryan Hevel

HOH 2013 ANGEL AWARDRoxanne Clapp & Dianne Roberts

presented by Larry Clapp

We both had a wonderful time. The Heralds are truly part of our extended family and we want nothing but the very best for the chorus and for each man on the risers.

— Don & Dana Long

Dear Dave and the Heralds: Wow...what a great night! Celeste and I would like to thank all of you for the “nice touch” of inviting the past Herald’s BOTY recipients to the 2014 Installation Banquet. It was good seeing many of my old friends and meet many of the chorus members I had never met before. It appears the “ship” is under great leadership both musically and administratively. If things continue the way they have in the past year, there is no doubt in my mind, great accomplishments are yours to grasp and build on in the coming years.

—Wayne & Celeste Brozovich

DIRECTOR’S AWARD

BOTY 2013

Larry Clapp

Chuck Steiner

FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT AWARD

Marty Port

Dick Sipple

Joe McCarthy

Steve Cragg

MUSIC & PERFORMANCE AWARD

MUSIC & PERFORMANCE AWARD

THE BOB MORRISSEY PRESIDENT’S AWARD

2013 ANGEL AWARD

Roxanne Clapp & Dianne Roberts

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Your new president, Dave Roberts

The De Rosa Family-Tony, Jodi, Joseph & Sophia

Dave Roberts, Pres. & Jack Greenfield, BOTY 1996

Al & Julie Kelly

Charlie Barbarisi & Ray Scalise

Larry Clapp giving rabbit ears to photographer Dianne Roberts

Lois De Rosa (Tony’s mom) congratulating the new BOTY (she is the maker of the bestowed bold and beautiful bow tie!)

Nick Nicosia

The crowd gathers at Bascom’s for the 2014 Installation of Officers and Awards Banquet

John and Lauren Pennington share a table with Chris Rodgers (center)

Larry & Roxanne Clapp

Wayne & Celeste Brozovich

Andy & Lynn Schrader

Carol & Lou Wurmnest

Kaye & Joe McCarthyBrett & Debbie ClevelandMarcia & Dan Deignan

Karen & Mark Tuttle

Mr. Valentine, Ed McKenzie

The Royals - Gaither High School quartet

Three Nice Guys - Gaither High School quartet

IdioSYNCrasy - Gaither High School quartet

Amazing talent from Gaither High School. Thanks Debbie Cleveland for sharing your students with us!

A Ding Dang Great Year!

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As I write, I am on a plane to Maryland, looking back on the 2014 Awards Banquet and Installation Dinner last night, and back on my history with the Heralds. I started as a wide-eyed kid fresh from the Christmas show and passed my audition with knees a-knock-ing. Just a few months after that, I found myself on the International stage in Denver, heart a-pounding. A year later I was Assistant Secretary, and a year after that, Secretary. You come out of class at LeadAc convinced that the entire chapter depends on you (which of course it does; thanks, Brian!); LeadAc con-vinced me that I could be Secretary and it wouldn’t be a train wreck.

A couple years after that, in 2011, I was in the President’s class, looking forward, knees a-knocking again, to taking the reins from John Santamaria the following year, in 2012. I remember asking Steve Jamison, our Director, “Are you okay with this? Can we work together?” And Steve smiled and said, “Oh, I recommended you!” Wow! Only to have John step down a few months in, and there I was in the hot-seat already. Later that year, the Board and I accept-ed Steve Jamison’s resignation, and started an official director Search. Tony came out on top, of course, and two years of working with him is certainly every-thing I could’ve asked for in a director.

The changes in the Board have been gradual; some-times it seemed like watching continental drift. But looking back, we’ve definitely come a long way. In the beginning, we met once a month, in person, at the Scottish Rite. Board meetings were frequently three hours long, sometimes longer. The budget meetings in November and December, and oc-casionally into January and February, were rarely something to look forward to. We eventually moved to online Board meetings, and eventually to mostly written reports. Board meetings that used to take three hours are now usually about an hour; and 45 or occasionally 30-minute Board meetings are not unknown. And as for those dreadful budgetary

meetings (well, I dread-ed them), in January we passed a budget and it seemed like just another agenda item.

And now, my goodness, I find myself Barbershopper of the Year! In the company of Dave Roberts, Bryan Hevel, Ralph Brown, Jack Greenfield, and Tony De Rosa, to name just a few! Holy cow! I’m still getting used to it. I’m sure I’ll have to spend 2014 trying to live up to it.

I’d like to thank Roxanne (again, and always, and for-ever) for everything she does for me, and the chorus. And I’d like to thank Dave Roberts, of course! Thanks, Dave! And thanks to the 2013 Board of Directors for clearly making me look pretty good! Thanks all of you, and thanks to all those that offered kind words and congratulations last night, and throughout my tenure as President.

And finally, y’all should know that Dave has really hit the ground running. He had a planning session last year, went to LeadAc last Saturday (sort of; actually he taught the President’s class, for the third time in a row), and is very much hip deep in everything the Heralds are doing. Or possibly neck deep; only he knows for sure!

I am looking forward to a smooth, productive, and harmonious year in 2014! I hope all active Heralds will do their part to help the chapter move forward and achieve its goals. And I invite any inactive Her-ald reading this to come on back, the water’s fine!

Thanks again to the Board, Dave, all the BOTYs, and Roxanne. It’s been a great year!

— Larry Clapp, Immediate Past President

A Heartfelt Note from the IPP and 2013 BOTY Recipient

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byEd McKenzie, Bass

Behind the Scenes with The Heralds

I’m pretty sure the Singing

Valentine Program varies for each chapter as each has a different talent mix, geographic area and target population.

However, each chapter addresses common areas:1. Deliverables - determine presentation to the recipient; i.e., selection and number of songs, card/candy/gift. 2. Service Area - determine demographic delivery area.3. Delivery Dates - only on Valentine’s Day or additional days.4. Price Structure - determine basic charge plus options/upgrades if applicable.5. Marketing - determine methods to promote the SV Program. 6. SV orders - determine method to take in requests.

I think after this, it gets pretty individual. The SV Chairman can’t possibly do everything so he puts together a team. Size of team and how much they can accomplish depends upon lead time; and this can be limiting if assigned after the holiday break. I can’t speak for other chapters, but for this year, I got the job and started working up a program last October. With what appeared to be lots of lead-time, I got ambitious about what I thought could be done. Taking the above topics in order:

1. Deliverables - We send our quartets in chapter tuxedoes to the recipient’s location, deliver two songs (“Heart of My Heart” and “Let Me Call You Sweetheart”), present a custom HoH greeting card and keepsake mug with HoH logo (* both designed by Roxanne Clapp) and filled with candy kisses wrapped and tied with a bow by our Angels. This year we have added phone delivery of SV’s. This enables us to deliver SV’s to anyone, anywhere.

2. Service Area - I decided to stick with with Hillsborough County (1266 sq. mi.; pop 1.3 million) and Pinellas County (600 sq. mi.; pop 1 million), and not venture into Pasco County.

3. Delivery Dates - Valentine’s Day this year is on a Friday. We decided to spread out deliveries (Thurs., Fri., Sat.) making more possible; and specifically promoting Thursday evening deliveries for the SV to be presented

at dinner because Friday would likely be more crowded. We added Saturday to enable us to deliver a SV when the recipient wasn’t at work and the couple and/or sender could be present.

4. Price Structure - We wanted to keep our base SV at $50 as it is an attractive price point. However, we also wanted the ability to ‘up sell.’ So we made the base SV at $50 an early-bird price during an 8-hour delivery window of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Additional charges apply for a 4-hour delivery window, and for a 1-hour delivery window. On February 13th, orders become ‘last minute’ and all prices rise as delivery schedules are in place.

5. Marketing - I studied this some, and contacted SV Chairmen from the past two years and how they run their SV Program. Methods are limited only by the imagination! I’d love to talk about some; however, space is limited. What we ARE doing this year is this: a. Advertise in the HoH Christmas Show Program. b. Banner ad on HoH website. c. SV delivery vehicle auto magnets, allowing every Herald to be a

mobile advertiser. d. SV delivery vehicle decals for auto parts curved or plastic where

a magnet won’t stick. e. SV business cards. These were first affixed to the Christmas

show program, then handed out to Heralds. Especially good for guys with the magnets or decals when asked about the SV Program; good for guys without magnets or decals too! Just give them a business card.

f. SV post cards, hand outs, mail outs. Perfect to put in doctor’s office waiting room.

Visit the website for more information

on pricing

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g. SV flyers with tabs. Downloaded from BHS site and modified to show our SV contact information and local quartets.

h. SV flyers without tabs. (Same as above).i. Mass-media promotion. Steve Matheson is working with Fox13

to do a video of a SV delivery to be played the weekend before Valentine’s Day.

j. Partnership program. Al Kelly is working with service clubs, charities and ministries to get them to promote our SV Program with the promise of a fee for each SV ordered by their members.

k. Community and homeowners association newsletters. Dan Deignan is point man for getting human interest stories in community newsletters that serve our members.

l. Social Media. Since we can deliver a phone SV anywhere, Danny Wunderlin is working the social media to get the word out about our Program. See next paragraph re: orders.

6. SV Orders. In the past, each year we advertise a phone number for ordering in a specific county. This number changed every year. This year, we have a single number, for all counties (the chapter phone number) which will stay the same year after year and allows the Chapter to order marketing materials in bulk for good prices. Previously, the order taker filed each request on paper and processed it. We will still do that. Also, online ordering is being initiated and spearheaded by Rod Rodrigues. We are using a service to process orders, provide reports, schedule quartets and print out routes with maps. With online order capability, Danny Wunderlin can have social media contacts from anywhere or anyone who can buy a SV to be delivered by phone from the Heralds.

If it appears there is a lot going on and a lot of Heralds, and Roxanne Clapp, are involved. Congratulations, you get the point! There is a large effort involved long before we actually send quartets out to deliver Singing Valentines. The good news is this will likely be the biggest fund raising event for the chorus outside of our Annual Show and Christmas shows. And all the talent will be from within the chapter.

I’m still looking for a volunteer to do the SV phone deliveries. The scripts are written, plans in place, songs recorded. I just need someone to take on the job of making the calls, reading a message to the recipient and playing the recorded songs.

This is going to be the best

Valentine’s Day the Heralds have had

in a long time!

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Check out the digital version of the Christmas

program by clicking here!

A Christmas Celebration 2013

“Astounding”Tiffany Coburn

Joseph & Sophia De Rosa

MaxQ with Joseph De Rosa

Brad Grabill as Old Man WinterSophia De Rosa

“Best Ever”

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Tiffany Coburn

Max Q

Old Man Winter settles in for his long winter’s nap

Max Q with Sophia De Rosa

“Can

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Christmas Show on the RoadCitrus Hills Golf & Country Club, December 17, 2013Heralds of Harmony performed with Main Street and chapter quartet Compound Interest in the Citrus Hills Golf & Country Club Special Performance Concert Series 2013-2014.

Main Street

Compound Interest“Oh Come O Come Emmanuel” has become a fan favorite

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All of us who sing with the Heralds understand there is something magical and magnetic that draws us to our hobby. But most of us would be hard pressed to define just what that special attraction really is. Like many of you, I have pondered this subject. What is it that attracts us and drives us to participate in our weekly choral migrations?

Is it the competitive spirit, the camaraderie, or may-be the opportunity to become better singers? It’s probably all of these to one degree or another. But maybe there is something even deeper and more mysterious uniting us in harmony. Maybe we are ‘ad-dicted’ to choral singing as a form of natural sedative. That is the idea presented in a book by Stacy Horn, Imperfect Harmony: Finding Happiness Singing With Others.

The following is an excerpt. Maybe this will help us understand our weekly harmonious migratory urges…

When you sing, musical vibrations move through you, altering your physical and emotional landscape. Group singing, for those who have done it, is the most exhila-rating and transformative of all. It takes something incredibly intimate, a sound that begins inside you, shares it with a roomful of people and it comes back as something even more thrilling: harmony. So it’s not surprising that group singing is on the rise. According to Chorus America, 32.5 million adults sing in choirs, up by almost 10 million over the past six years.

As the popularity of group singing grows, science has been hard at work trying to explain why it has such a calming yet energizing effect on people. What re-searchers are beginning to discover is that singing is like an infusion of the perfect tranquilizer, the kind that

both soothes your nerves and elevates your spirits.

The elation may come from endorphins, a hormone released by singing, which is associated with feelings of pleasure. Or it might be from oxytocin, another hor-mone released during singing, which has been found to alleviate anxiety and stress. Oxytocin also enhances feelings of trust and bonding, which may explain why still more studies have found that singing reduces feel-ings of depression and loneliness. A very recent study even attempts to make the case that “music evolved as a tool of social living,” and that the pleasure that comes from singing together is our evolutionary reward for coming together cooperatively, instead of hiding alone, every cave-dweller for him or herself.

The benefits of singing regularly seem to be cumulative. In one study, singers were found to have lower levels of cortisol, indicating lower stress. A very preliminary investigation suggesting that our heart rates may sync up during group singing could also explain why singing together sometimes feels like a guided group medita-tion. Study after study has found that singing relieves anxiety and contributes to quality of life.

It turns out you don’t even have to be a good singer to reap the rewards. According to one 2005 study, group singing “can produce satisfying and therapeutic sen-sations even when the sound produced by the vocal instrument is of mediocre quality.”

OK Heralds, see you next week! And let’s get high on harmony!

The Healthy Herald A new column by Danny McFarlane, Tenor

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Lost & FoundLeave something behind at the last rehearsal?

Check with the Angels at the next rehearsal. We collect all left behind items in hopes you’ll retrieve them sooner or later!

Almost all that was lost at the Christmas shows has been found! There were several items of clothing that have been

returned to their rightful owners, with the exception of a pair of shoes awaiting their reunion. There is one more item left unspoken for. It was used for a water cooley at the USF

show by one of you fabulously tuned dudes. I will bring it to rehearsal next week and give you one more shot at collecting it before I turn it in to my very own wine cooley! ;) ~Roxanne

Angelic Sounds

BE AN ANGEL! Want to get involved with the Angels’

activities? Contact Roxanne Clapp at rox@rox-c.com

to see what’s coming up next. All family and friends of the Heralds

are invited and encouraged to join us!

Thank you HERALDS OF HARMONY Christmas Show Volunteers !!!

You as a volunteer helped make the Christmas Shows a great suc-cess! For the first time since we have been doing all these duties for the Heralds, we had almost enough volunteers on show day. Some of you were here for the first time as a volunteer and we hope you will consider helping with future Heralds events. Every-one’s part of this team effort is important and contributes to a fun day the volunteers can enjoy too. We are immensely grateful for each and every effort from you … our Heralds “Angels.” We ap-preciate you being with us, and we know the Heralds appreciate everything done to help host a very successful show day because you were there in support of their performances. We also hope each of you enjoyed interaction with the patrons, guest perform-ers and our own handsome, talented Heralds of Harmony!

A few of you we did not see before you departed. We are sorry we didn’t get to say good-bye. We hope you enjoyed the Heralds of Harmony shows as much as we did. We look forward to seeing you real soon. From our hearts and homes to yours, we hope you had a very Merry Christmas.

Again, thank you for volunteering and taking time to be part of the team!

Roxanne Clapp & Dianne Roberts

Christmas Show Angels

Medarda Bauer Katy Cragg Kim Cragg Kirsten Cragg Sam Cragg Shannon Czwalga Bill Glasgow Ashley Hinkebein Claudine Jenkins CC Lansdowne Sheri Matheson Kaye McCarthy Barbara Port Beverly Powell Margaret Salmon Chris Santamaria Kimberly Santamaria Liz Sipple David Stenzler Irene Stenzler Judy Williams Joan Wunderlin Bill Wunderlin

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the wurst.

Don’t you just hate it when someone comes up to you and ‘gives’ you an idea so obvious that you should have thought of it. That happened the other day and I am still stoked about it. This guy suggested, “Why don’t you take some time at rehearsal and go over the basics of our web site?” Stuff like the music function, calendar planning, keeping your profile current, and other simple stuff like that. He also said, “We have the facilities at the rehearsal hall that even facilitate this instruction; such as a large drop-down screen, a projection device, and a computer link to the site.”

I felt pretty stupid when I said ‘good idea’. We have been using this site for almost 2½ years, so maybe a little education would be appropriate. So I said that I would get that done.

In the near future, we will take 20 to 30 minutes from a rehearsal and go over the basic functions of the web site as Tony suggested.

From the Groupanizer Guy

Attendance ReportThe following individuals had

PERFECT ATTENDANCE for rehearsals, shows, and special appearances (TV) in the month of

December

Al Kelly

Andrew Schrader

Art McNeil

Brian Wunderlin

Chris Rodgers

David Roberts

Dick Sipple

Ed McKenzie

Joe McCarthy

Joseph De Rosa

Keith Starks

Larry Clapp

Pat Bauer

Ralph Brown

Russ Powell

Steve Cragg

Steve Stenzler

Tony De Rosa

Dave Roberts

Results of the HERALD Readership Survey

44 I read the newsletter every month10 I occasionally read the newsletter0 I don’t have time to read the newsletter 1 What newsletter?

Holy Cow! What a fantastic response! Thank you everyone for your responses, notes of encouragement, and especially for READING!! I really had no idea so many people read the newsletter.

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Rehearsal Note SummaryActive HoH Members, watch your inbox for weekly rehearsal notes sent out by The Colonel, Russ Powell.

Rehearsal Notes 2014 aWill return as soon as there is a rehearsal!

The Joy You Bring

Doug McDonald’s son, Colin, finished in 2nd place in the Smithsonian Air & Space Magazine photo contest in the

Military Category. Thanks everyone for your votes!

THE RESULTS ARE IN!

2013 Barbie Awards The Director of the Year award goes to the chorus director who experienced the most

success, improvement, and/or did the most to advance the art of barbershop and

the SAI organization.

Congratulations! Greg Hunsberger, Jr. and Stephanie Wunderlin

wed Jan 11, 2014

Stephanie is the daughter of Brian & Diane Wunderlin, sister of Danny Wunderlin, and

granddaughter of Bill & Joan Wunderlin

To the Heralds of Harmony and their incredible Director, Tony De Rosa.

This is just to express my appreciation to all of you for the magnificent Christmas program. I believe it was the finest you have ever done and Ido believe I have heard them all. In my opinion, it was the finest perfor-mance of vocal ensemble that I’ve heard in my entirelife. I am now 88 years old and my world has been the world of music since I was 17, so I do believe I have heard the best from all over and I sincerely believe this is was truly an outstanding performance. In addition to the excellent chorus, the MAXQ quartet was wonder-ful in all of their numbers. Most particularly was the number that they came down to such a quiet point and then stopped. At that point I do believe that everyone in the audience held their breath for that same mo-ment until you resumed with a mighty ending. It was an incredible and awesome experience. Tony’s daugh-ter also added a great deal to the program and has definitely blossomed into a very confident performer and it was fun to see his son again. All in all, it was a wonderful experience and, as always, a great way to start our Christmas season.

I am enclosing a check for your organization because I most definitely want to“Keep America Singing,“ and I think nobody does it better than you all.

Best wishes for a wonderful Christmas and a great New Year!

MarianPalmer (and daughter Barbara)

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From the PresidentDave Roberts

Dear Heralds,

What a great time at the Christmas shows, not A level yet, but sung much better than most choruses could EVER hope for. It was very special occasion for me. As you many of you know, on December 11th I celebrated my 85th year of what I consider

a life full of many blessings, musically and otherwise. Being a member of the Heralds Of Harmony I include among the best.

For some time my recordings have shown me that I am not able to keep up to the standards that are needed for an A chorus. I know what I should sing, but it doesn’t always come out that way. Unlike good cheese, I don’t expect it to improve with more age. I

have decided it is time to retire from being a singing Herald for the benefit of all concerned.

This is not an easy decision for me, for I have loved every rehearsal and every sing out. You have all been very kind since my return from Maine. However, I know it is time.

I hope you all understand that the music leadership you have under Tony is the best. I urge each of you to examine your product and your potential. Be all that it takes to take the Heralds Of Harmony to the A chorus level. I wish I could.

I stand ready to help in any way I can in the future. Judy intends to stay with the projects she has committed to, and maybe more. Time will tell.

Best wishes to each of you, your families, and of course to the HERALDS OF HARMONY.

It’s not just great to be a barbershopper.... It’s Great To Be A Herald Under Tony DeRosa!

Tom Williams, Co-Baritone Section Leader

Wow! We just had our first Board Meeting of the year and was it something. The plan of activities for the entire year was completed, the cost of those activities was estimated and a budget is now in place to support the organization. Now, comes the fun of getting to do them.

The Music Team will be providing four or five new songs to be introduced at our annual show. Double fun for us is learning these new song along with using Tony’s knowledge in helping us sing better and better and then we presenting them to our audience. Additionally, three or four new songs will be added to our Christmas repertoire. Yes, add Spring and Fall competition, just to check in, and see how we are doing. This is exciting stuff.

The Membership guys are not going to be outdone by any other team. They plan for more and more events to attract new singers and have planned a membership event each month. Don’t read this as a ‘guest night’ each month, but an event that reaches

out to our new community and to new areas that we’ve never tried to recruit and to offer something for the young folks at our local universities. We are going to grow this chorus!

And the Money folks – these guys will provide the funding fuel that we will need; such as how to sell-out our shows, a huge drive for program ads in our show programs, a couple more outside performances to go along with the ones we already have, strong competition for grants and donations, and a record-breaking Singing Valentines Program. Yes, “there’s gold in them thar hills” in Tampa and “we’re gonna git it.”

What do each of us need to do? Just commit. Commit to being the best we can be. Sincerely buying in to what Tony tells us to do. Commit to it, retain it, and fill your square as a member of the Heralds of Harmony.

A Note From Tom

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Barbershopper of the Month

December 2013

Chris BarthauerAssistant DirectorChristmas Show

Thank Youeveryone that

contributed to this edition of The Herald.

Please keep it coming!

Heralds of Harmony

History

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I know you don’t want to hear about problems, especially from the chapter historian, but each year at this time this problem comes up. What do you save as a historical content for 2013? Do you try to ascertain what is really important? Do you just save everything? I really struggle with this every year.

I love to read about our history, at least from what was stored. If you just go to a year of our history and see what was there, is it a disappointment? Is what was stored really cool stuff and you can’t help but smile at the way things were done ‘way back then’? Some of the years were well-preserved and some say ‘no data available’.

Why do historians even care? I really don’t know, but it is addictive. It makes you try to answer why were the Heralds very successful in some years and why were there some years that didn’t seem to have been very exciting. Maybe it was the historian that made it sound exciting. I don’t know.

Well, anyway, it is about time to start the process and I hope that 50 years from now, someone reads the 2013 history, smiles and says, “So that’s how they did that way back then.”

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HIGHLIGHTS: • Perform in famous locations in Bristol and London with choruses of the British Association of Barbershop Singers (BABS) including the ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC! • Enjoy fun and fellowship on evening river cruises in both Bristol along the AVON RIVER and London along the RIVER THAMES with members of the British Association of Barbershop Singers (BABS) • Behold STONEHENGE, the mystical Neolithic Monument of 50-ton pillars that dates back over 3,000 years • Explore the cities of BRISTOL, STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, BATH, and CAMBRIDGE • Tour the beautiful city of BATH including a visit to the ROMAN BATHS • Panoramic sightseeing tour of LONDON that passes BUCKINGHAM PALACE, BIG BEN, the LONDON EYE, WESTMINSTER, DOWNING STREET, PICCADILLY CIRCUS, ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL, TOWER BRIDGE, TRAFALGAR SQUARE, and more! • Take a walk through the TOWER OF LONDON and see the CROWN JEWELS

A BRITISH BARBERSHOP BASH!

CASTLES, CROWNS, & CHORUSES OCTOBER 18-26, 2014

hosted by TONY DEROSA

with special guest composer and pianist,

JOSEPH MARTIN

BRISTOL, STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, BATH, CAMBRIDGE, & LONDON, ENGLAND

featuring THE BIG ORANGE CHORUS, THE HERALDS OF HARMONY, & THE TOAST OF TAMPA SHOW CHORUS

Contact Mark Tuttle if you have additional questions! mtuttle382@me.com

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Visit shopwithscrip.com, click on “Shop”, choose from thousands of locations, submit your order to

Larry Clapp, Immediate Past President & Scrip coordinator. Your gift cards can be delivered to you at rehearsal or mailed to you. Email:Larry@

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You purchase gift cards from your organization at face value, and your coordinator orders those cards from Great Lakes Scrip Center at a reduced price. The di�erence is an instant rebate for your organization. It’s really that simple!

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Customize this field with coordinator contact info, enrollment code, and/or sign up information.

Stop selling and start earning! Scrip fundraising is a no-selling program that allows families to raise money for their non-pro�t organization (NPO). Scrip is just another way to pay for everyday purchases using gift cards in place of cash, checks, and credit cards.

You purchase gift cards from your organization at face value, and your coordinator orders those cards from Great Lakes Scrip Center at a reduced price. The di�erence is an instant rebate for your organization. It’s really that simple!

When you use scrip gift cards at your favorite retailers, you’re fundraising while you shop. Great Lakes Scrip Center o�ers over 300 of the country’s biggest brands, including grocery, department stores, gas stations, restaurants, hotels, home improvement, and more. Just by using scrip to pay for your normal weekly purchases, you can easily raise $500 or more per year. It’s time to put your shopping dollars to work!

© 2013 Great Lakes Scrip Center LLCThe merchants represented are not sponsors of scrip fundraising or otherwise a�liated with Great Lakes Scrip Center. The logos and other identifying marks used are trademarks of and owned by each represented company and/or its a�liates. Please visit each company’s website for additional terms and conditions.

Customize this field with coordinator contact info, enrollment code, and/or sign up information.

The Heralds of Harmony is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) corporation

and receives regular public funding through grants from The Florida Division of Cultural Affairs,

The Arts Council of Hillsborough County, and Walmart; as well as employee matching programs

at Verizon and Honeywell.

Friends of the HeraldsPRESIDENTIAL$1,000 and up

Charlie & Cindy BarbarisiLarry and Roxanne ClappTony and Jodi De RosaMarty and Barbara PortDave and Dianne RobertsJohn & Kimberly SantamariaSteve and Irene Stenzler_____________________

PLATINUM$500 to $999

AnonymousRalph and Chris BrownSteve and Sheri MathesonDoug and Gayle McDonald_____________________

GOLD$250 to $499

Sandra RothLou and Carol Wurmnest_____________________

SILVER$100 to $249

Dan DeignanDave DennisJay and Carol GettigRobert InmanJoe KaneLee LawrenceRandy LawsonDon and Dana LongMarian PalmerBob and Shauvon PowellRuss and Beverly PowellMarlene ReeseRay and Pam ScaliseDick and Liz SippleLouise SperryJerry and Linda TobinMark and Karen Tuttle_____________________

BRONZEup to $99

Myra DickensAl and Julie KellyJohn & Lauren PenningtonBill Weatherford

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Back Street 4Contact: Tony De Rosa

advocals@me.com

Compound InterestContact: Russ Powell

813-340-5675 russ@barbershopquartet.ushttp://barbershopquartet.us

The Flexible FourContact: Steve Matheson

(813) 963-3517 (H)(813) 254-9115 (W)

http://flexiblefour.com

Main StreetContact:

http://www.mainstreetqt.com/

CHAPTER QUARTETS(listed alphabetically)

Upcoming BirthdaysJay Gettig .................................. 22-Jan

Brett Cleveland ....................... 29-Jan

Bruce Yeager .............................. 1-Feb

Wayne Brozovich ..................... 3-Feb

Marty Vandenberghe ............. 5-Feb

Art McNeil ................................13-Feb

TeamRoxanne Clapp

Larry ClappDianne Roberts

Dave RobertsJudy WilliamsEd McKenzieSteve Cragg

Danny McFarlaneYour Name Could Be Here Too

Contact Roxanne to join the team! rox@rox-c.com

Starting up a new quartet? Be sure to submit your contact info to be

listed in the newsletter.

Happy Birthday!

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To SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to the Heralds of Harmony email list, send your email request to:

larry@theclapp.org

PRESIDENT Dave Roberts daver1103@aol.com

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Larry Clapp Larry@theclapp.org

TREASURER Al Kelly AKelly05@verizon.net

SECRETARY Brian Wunderlin wunder@tampabay.rr.com

VICE PRESIDENT - MUSIC & PERFORMANCE Chuck Steiner AL13champs@aol.com

VICE PRESIDENT - EVENTSDick Sipple wsipple372@aol.com

VICE PRESIDENT - CHAPTER DEVELOPMENT Bryan Hevel bryan.hevel@verizon.net

VICE PRESIDENT - MARKETING & PR Steve Mathesonsmatheson@bkwmc.com

VICE PRESIDENT - FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT Steve Stenzlerstenzman@yahoo.com

VICE PRESIDENT - PERFORMANCE MARKETING John Pennington jppennington@comcast.net

BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE (‘16)Ed McKenzieserendipity91@gmail.com

BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE (‘15)Steve Craggdonutcop@gmail.com

BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE (‘14) Joe McCarthy jandkmccarthy@gmail.com

MUSIC DIRECTOR Tony De Rosa advocals@me.com

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Chris Barthauer • cbarthauer@gmail.com

SECTION LEADERS & GO-TO GUYS

Tenor Section Leader Russ Powell russ5000@hotmail.comLead Co-Section Leaders Steve Cragg donutcop@gmail.com Andy Schrader andrew@schradermusic.comBaritone Section Leader Chris Barthauer cbarthauer@gmail.comBass Section Leader Pat Bauer wmpbauer@verizon.net

Need HoH information or assistance re:“FINALE” Music Software: Ed McKenzie serendipity91@gmail.com 727-505-2095Rehearsal Videos: Brian Wunderlin wunder@tampabay.rr.com 727-953-6484Choreo: Ralph Brown rbbrown@tampabay.rr.com 813-785-4697Music Librarian: Ed McKenzie serendipity91@gmail.com 727-505-2095Chorus Membership: Bryan Hevel bryan.hevel@verizon.net 727-410-7598Uniform Coordinator: Dick Sipple wsipple372@aol.com 727-734-8731E-Newsletter Content: Roxanne Clapp rox@rox-c.com 813-994-4380Website Content/Groupanizer Admin: Dave Roberts daver1103@aol.com 813-546-8953Groupanizer Administrator for Qualifications and Record-Keeping Joe McCarthy jandkmccarthy@gmail.com

Tampa Chapter 2014 Officers and Board of Directors

Heralds of Harmony (HoH) • www.heraldsofharmony.org

Sunshine District (& Sunburst)• www.sunshinedistrict.org

Barbershop Harmony Society (BHS) or (SPEBSQSA) • www.barbershop.org

HarmonetLite • http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HarmonetLite

The original Harmonet •http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bbshop

Finale Reader Software •www.finalemusic.com/reader/

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