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Proud members of PROBE www.RMDsing.org Barbershop Harmony Society Classic Collection, 1982 — International Quartet Champions — Storm Front, 2010

2012 Barbershopper of the Year: Dr. Dan Clark, Scottsbluff/Denver Mile High

Vol. 34, No. 4 Published by the Rocky Mountain District Association of Chapters Aug/Sept 2012

NEW MEXICO SOUTH DAKOTA UTAH WYOMING

Ryan Wilson, Denny Malone Curtis Terry Dan Testa

Ignition!Ignition!

Aaron Jaramillo, Wes Short Tyler Wigginton, Andy Jaramillo

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Dave Ellis, Erik Derks Brian Bellof, Brad Stephens

Pinnacle (Pinnacle (CSDCSD))

Ringmasters, Ambassadors of Harmony, and Lemon Squeezy Best in Portland!

RMD’s Steve Jackson named top editor! Saltaires placed 20th in field of 28!

Saltaires Show Chorus, Wasatch Front, John Sasine, director

BOARD OF DIRECTORS & OPERATIONS TEAM BOARD OF DIRECTORS & OPERATIONS TEAM

Exec. Vice President Kevin Pape 303 775-1054

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Imm. Past President Woody Woods

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Treasurer Dave Myers

160 S. 42nd Street Boulder, CO 80303-3357


Secretary Dick Stark

1424 S. Dover Way Lakewood, CO 80232


President Lee Taylor 801 576-9384

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Financial & Member Services VP

Dr. Tony Pranaitis 303 233-6234

[email protected]

Youth In Harmony VP Carlos Aguayo


Events VP Rod Sgrignoli


Contest & Judging VP John Coffin 303 922-3804

[email protected]

Music & Performance VP

Jeff Click 303 655-0854

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Marketing & PR VP John Elving 605 381-9680

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Chorus Director Development VP

Bob Fox 303 980-1870

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Webmaster James Harper


Editor Steve Jackson

215 Cheyenne St. Lot 18 Golden, CO 80403


Chapter Support Leadership Training VP

CARA Coordinator Brett Foster 406 661-1538

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RMD Vision Statement — Enriching lives in the

Rocky Mountain District through singing in harmony

Society Rep. 2011-12 Bill Biffle


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Saltaires Show Chorus

From our leaders

President Lee Taylor 4

Executive VP Kevin Pape 4-5

Contest & Judging John Coffin 5

Events Rod Sgrignoli 6-7

Imm. Past President Woody Woods 7

Secretary Dick Stark 8

Marketing & PR John Elving 9

Membership Tony Pranaitis 11

Music & Performance Jeff Click 12

CSLT

Chapter Support Leadership Training Brett Foster 14

Marketing & PR John Elving 17

Features

New CEO Monty Monson 5 ALB. Fall Convention 10-11 Raisha Quinn visits Illinois 12 Silverton Festival report 12 RIP Keith Peterson 13 International coverage 14 Leadership Academy form 15 PROBE Awards 16 BQPA Invitation 16 IBC results 17 Int’l Chorus contest scores 18 Fall convention registration 19 Collegiate Contest scores 20 Int’l Quartet Contest scores 21 Who’s your Harold Hill? 21 RMD BOTYs 22 RMD websites 23 Calendar of Events 24

IN THIS ISSUE

Read and see what happened in Estes

Park this year at the Summer Harmony

Camp in the August issue of Mountain

Talk, edited by yours truly, SJ

District President

Lee Taylor

International Convention

As expected, our Rocky Mountain District chorus and quartet representatives delivered great performances to delight our interna-tional audiences. We have a second Interna-Interna-

tional Bulletin Editor of the Editortional Bulletin Editor of the Editor. Steve

Jackson, editor of Mountain Talk, Denver MountainAires, was judged to be the best in 2011. From all of us in the RMD, con-gratulations and thanks, Steve! We’re proud of you! John Elving has a more detailed report in this issue.

Thanks to the Saltaires, Ignition, Pinnacle and Foundation for continuing to keep us on the map. For those of us tired of hot, smoky weather back home, the Portland experience was pretty refreshing. If you missed out on the convention, you'll be espe-cially interested in making early plans to attend the 75th anniver-sary get-together in Toronto.

Joys of membership-or-not?

Twice a year, at midwinter and international conventions, all

district presidents meet face-to-face to discuss the management of our respective regions. A major concern this year, and one that should always be on our minds, is chapters at risk of folding be-cause they have fewer than eight members, thus not viable per the definition of "chapter" at International. We have several of those in our district, and it can be a constant challenge to keep chapters alive in small towns with minimal populations to draw from.

A growing trend, and one that should be easier to address, is the perpetual guest phenomenon. If you have men on the risers who choose not to join our organization, or who do not renew their memberships, the whole chapter can be in danger of fold-ing. A chorus of 20 men might look healthy, but if half of the men are not members, the chapter has a major problem. The Socie-ty's liability insurance covers only members, and the dues-paying members are carrying the remainder of the chorus on their backs. All chapters should be concerned with recruitment and retention, but remember to sign up the guys you've already got!

Upcoming convention in Albuquerque

Well, fall is almost upon us, and the convention in Albuquer-

que promises to renew our barbershop fix and give us a chance to sing old songs with old (and new) friends. Whether you prefer to compete in the contests or listen to them, the weekend will be filled with song and fellowship. Details available on the RMD web site, and it's painless to sign up. Managing the convention this year is a team headed by Rod Sgrignoli, replacing Duane Bosveld as Vice President for Events. We all know Rod as a past RMD President, RMD BOTY, past Society Board member, judge and quartet man. Many thanks to Duane for his years of service to the Operations Team. His skill at negotiation has saved the District a lot of grief (and a lot of money) and we wish him well as he serves as the Sound of the Rockies President.

Going to HU?

When I learned that most of the Sound of the Rockies cho-

rus planned to attend Harmony University en masse, I decided to go myself, to keep an eye on those guys. In case that doesn't end up being a full-time job, please look me up and we'll sing a song!

RMD Exec. VP

Kevin Pape

Communicating

With A Twist!

Last edition, I talked about communi-cations. As I sit here trying to decide what to share with you this time, I’ve decided to continue with communication but with a different twist. Last week I returned from Port-land after a week of barbershop at it’s best, the 2012 Inter-national Convention. What does this have to do with com-munications? Well I was exposed to a week of nearly non-stop barbershop harmony created by some of the very best singers in the entire world. But that’s not it! While there was super singing, I also had the opportunity to share time with many friends from all over the world, to renew friendships and catch up. Where else can we enjoy these reunions but at our conventions? Rhetorical ques-tion; nowhere!

Earlier this year I was able to attend the joint RMD/CSD Spring Convention in Omaha. What a great time it was too! There were over 600 barbershoppers (a record for CSD!) and their families attending with barbershop harmony ga-lore. The audience was able to vote their favorite lead singer, favorite tag, favorite song, and so on. So, not only did I get to compare my judging prowess with the judges, I was able to actually pick my favorites and who cares what those other guys thought! The afterglow featured not only great singing but really, really good food! The hotel fea-tured a hot sandwich “cash bar” in addition to other bever-age types.

I had a fun time and made new friends. But, I also missed my many friends here in RMD. You see, only 52 “RMD’ers” attended. Considering our less than stellar rep-resentation, I came to realize that while we – RMD - the District did not suffer significant financial losses as we have in past Spring Conventions, holding an event outside our home territory does not serve us as a District well. There just has to be a better way, a better answer, a better solution, a better what ever you want to call it.



Contest & Judging VP

John Coffin

Contest Entry Deadlines

To all Rocky Mountain District barber-

shoppers who compete. By district policy, the contest entry deadline for a competition is four weeks. This means a quartet or chorus competitor's CJ-20 entry form must be received by the RMD VP C&J on or before the Friday four weeks prior to a published contest start date. This policy can be found in the RMD Operations Manual in sections 20 (Competitions) & 21 (Conventions). Since the 2012 RMD Fall Convention is Septem-ber 28-30 in Albuquerque, NM the entry deadline is August 31. Thanks!

What can we do differently that will enrich our barber-shop experience in RMD, that will encourage more partici-pation? We have challenges but I don’t believe our “classic” reasons sufficiently explain why we don’t spend time together. Those reasons are “it’s too far” or “it’s too expensive.” Now, while I don’t intend to minimize these reasons, I think that we must explore the value offered in our events. How do we hold a convention that is in reality a convention and not just a contest? What do you want from a barbershop weekend? More tag time? More classes? More singing? Better hospitality rooms/afterglows? What do you want?

What do I want? One thing for sure, I want to see more of my friends more often. I want to drop into a hospitality suite and hear quartets sing to small groups. I want to have an afterglow that allows quartets to attend and spend some time singing before 1 a.m. I want more convention atmosphere and less “contest” atmosphere.

Stay tuned, there is work underway to address some of these things. You may even see articles in this edition sharing similar thoughts and offering some possibilities. Be a part of it, share your experiences from other places, your suggestions, roll up those sleeves and help us there. How am I doing?

Martin "Marty" Monson

Appointed New Society CEO

The Barbershop Harmony Society is

pleased to announce the appointment of

its new CEO/Executive Director.

Twenty-three-year member Martin

"Marty" Monson was named to the post after an extensive

search process conducted by the Barbershop Harmony Society's

Board of Directors and the search firm Genovese, Vanderhoof &

Associates. Nearly 60 candidates, many with extensive musical

and association management experience, were considered for the

position.

Marty is currently president and owner of Visual Commu-

nication Advisors, a strategic planning consulting firm. Prior to

that, he was vice president of business development for Glow-

point, a telecommunications and teleconferencing company. “I

am honored by the opportunity to serve the Barbershop Harmo-

ny Society in this capacity,” Marty said. “I'm eager to get start-

ed.” Society staff was informed of the decision on the morning

of Friday, July 20. They will meet with the new CEO on Tues-

day, July 24.

Marty has been president of the Hilltop, Minn. chapter

(LOL) for the past five years. His leadership has helped to sig-

nificantly grow membership and transform the Hilltop chapter

(and its Great Northern Union chorus) into one of the Society's

most dynamic organizations. An article about this transformation

appears in the November/December 2009 issue of The Harmo-

nizer magazine (pg 16).

“Marty brings unbridled passion and enthusiasm to this

role,” said Alan Lamson, president of the Barbershop Harmony

Society and interim CEO. “His ideas for the future, his successes

with Great Northern Union, as well as his business successes,

gave the Board the confidence that he was the right person at the

right time for the Barbershop Harmony Society. We are also

excited by his ability to work with staff, committees, the Board

and the membership to move us forward.”

“The search committee was looking for a strong blend of

skills, experiences, energy and vision as demonstrated in busi-

ness and barbershop,” added Shannon Elswick, Society execu-

tive vice president. “Marty's success at the chapter level is unde-

niable, his energy is boundless, and he brings a vision that we

believe will engage current members and attract new ones. We

also believe Marty will use the great resources we have as an

organization to broaden and enhance overall awareness of bar-

bershop harmony.”

Marty, his wife, Amy, and their children, Stefany and

Luke, will relocate to Nashville, Tenn. in the near future. The

newly appointed CEO will meet with the Operations Team and

deliver the keynote address at Harmony University on Sunday,

July 29. He will officially begin his duties at the Society's Nash-

ville headquarters on August 13.

5. New this convention!

A. You can come on down the night before (we have some rooms available Thursday evening) or just plan your travel arrangements to arrive in town around lunch time . . . B. We are offering educational classes (details forthcom- ing) for both Friday and Saturday afternoon – there will probably be THREE different class sessions and several different tracks (sort of like a mini-HEP school) so don’t miss the chance to learn more about barbershop craft . . . C. The classes will be taught by a combination of local talent and some of our judges from out-of-town, some of whom don’t normally get the chance to visit our district so don’t miss out on these one-of-a-kind classes! D. Jeff Click (our new VP, Music & Performance) and Car- los Aguayo (our VP, Youth In Harmony and host chapter rep) are working on details as we speak – if you have spe- cific requests for those class offerings, please share directly with Jeff and Carlos!

6. We’re also planning for a great afterglow! The plan is to make sure that the Show of Champions is over in plenty of time for us to enjoy each other socially as well – for that matter, we’ve tried to schedule our events, in some cases overlapping, so we have more time in between events to get to know each other better – look for the full schedule of events at rmd.sing.org!

7. For those of you that are competing, you need to also enter the contest – you can contact John Coffin (our VP, Contest & Judging) if you have any questions about that process.

8. Sound like a lot – it’s really not – here’s the short list of what to do to be set: A. If you’re competing (e.g., quartet) – enter contest by Aug 31st B. Make sure you have your hotel reservation (Hyatt Re gency) by Sept 7th C. Grab your convention registration @ rmd.sing.org by Sept 14th D. Come early and enjoy the classes! E. Invite your friends in the Albuquerque area to come and join us as well. F. See you in Albuquerque September 26th through the 30th!


Events VP

Rod Sgrignoli

2012 Fall Convention

September 27-30 Albuquerque, NM

The District Events team is hard at work for a wonderful Fall Con-vention experience in Albuquerque, NM! Many thanks to my pre-decessor, Duane Bosveld, who laid a lot of the groundwork for the convention and Bob Lawson and others from the host chap-ter (Duke City Sound) team who are working out all of the local arrangements to ensure a fine time is had by all! Some of the more important details to be aware of:

1. The registration form is available on the district website (rmd.sing.org). A. Early Bird Registrations: $55 (register by Sep 14) B. Early Bird Family Registrations (2 or more from the same household): $110 (again, register by Sept 14) C. Full Registrations (after Sept 14): $75 D. Full Family Registrations (after Sept 14): $150 $85 value! E. All events: youth/student: ($40) F. Bob Reed is your point of contact for all registration packages. G. All competitors need a registration package and it’s the best choice for most of our convention goers; includes your admission to the afterglow!

2. Single event tickets are available for the public (in case you have local guests). A. Single event tickets are $20 per event. B. Four events total (two of which are being offered as a combined package): a. Quartet Semifinals (7 PM, Friday evening) b. Chorus Finals (10:30 AM, Saturday AM/PM) c. Quartet Finals (6:30 PM, Saturday evening) d. Show of Champions (8:30 PM, Saturday evening (approx. time) C. We have decided to package Quartet Finals & the Show of Champions as a combined package for one great price - $20 (50% off full price)! D. Guests can also attend the afterglow for a $5 cover, payable at the door. E. Don York from Duke City Sound is the contact for single event tickets.

3. Headquarters hotel is the Hyatt Regency. A. We have negotiated a great rate - $109/night! B. All convention goers are encouraged to stay at the Hyatt Regency – this helps us pay for rehearsal spaces and other venues and provides you with convenient walking access to the convention center. C. Rooms are going quickly (less than 200 remaining) so don’t delay! Our room block expires on Sept 7th and really would like to see us fill up that room block and then some! There may still be availability after Sept 7th but not at the convention rate so get registrations and reservations early!

4. All contest sessions will be held at the Kiva Auditorium (walking distance from your lodging at the Hyatt Regency).

Our Barbershop Shop (run by none other than the fabulous Paige Sgrignoli) will be open at various times throughout the day on Friday, approximately 9 am to 5 pm; closed during contest ses-sions, Hyatt Regency and again on Saturday, approximately 1 am to 3 pm/closed during contest sessions (again, at the Hyatt Regen-cy).

Registration will have similar operating hours on Friday, approxi-mately 9 am to 5 pm, and will likely relocate closer to the contest sessions. Hopefully folks will get their registrations purchased ahead of time; the host chapter is checking to see if we can get our registration packages at the same time and location where we check into our hotel rooms.

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2013 Spring Convention Teaser April 25-28 in Denver, Colo.

Just a reminder that we are doing a special pilot event for the Spring Convention next year – we are taking a sea-son off from the usual winter retreat in Estes Park, Colo. and doing a combined event the last weekend in April which will encompass both the International Quartet Pre-liminary contest as well as Rocky Mountain Harmony College (RMHC).

Some of this is being driven by an opportunity to save money for you and the district – we will only have two dis-trict events next year instead of the usual three (though we will also have the fall Leadership Academy sessions for Chapter Officers).

This means we will have at least one past gold medal-ist quartet there to help with our school and opportunities to make the Spring Convention a huge success! Please mark your calendars now . . .

We’re also looking for some feedback as to content and organization of the weekend – for example – one scenario might be to have both contest rounds on the same day (Friday); all evaluations and educational offerings would then take place on Saturday with a show for the public on

Saturday night, multiple chances for quartets to sing and plenty of time on Saturday night after the show to relax!

The event will be held at the Red Lion hotel near the old Stapleton airport. To enable all of the contest rounds to be completed in one day, we would not have a top 10 for Quartet Finals – only those quartets scoring high enough in the 1

st round would advance to a Finals round however,

all quartets would get to do both of their contest sets as those that do not advance to the Finals would be invited to perform throughout the day on Saturday for the rest of the Rocky Mountain Harmony College event – what a deal!

We’re still in the planning phase for this event but please let us know if you have ideas! Thanks and all my best!

Imm. Past President

Woody Woods

The year was 1964 and the "Border Chorders" from El Paso, Texas won the-International Chorus competition. In tenth place was the Senate-Aires from Salem, Oregon. Forty-eight years later after never getting higher than 10th, the Salem Senate-Aires placed 5th! They've had their ups and downs but they persevered! For those of us with chapters that are not gaining the members we would like, or not singing as well as we'd like, let's use them as an example - PERSEVERE!

We have nine chapters that are verging on extinction but two of the nine are looking for help. They have contacted the Society and have been assigned a "Harold" from the Operation Harold Hill program. Almost 50% of our chapters are in the program including the district's largest chapter, Denver Mile High. If they can benefit from the program can't the rest of us? Ask your chap-ter leadership if your chapter is registered. If you already know that you are, give them a pat on the back for wanting to help your chapter grow.

Since most of us remember AM radio I'm going to replay this analogy: each chapter is like an AM radio station with the number of men and the amount of sing outs being the measure of "wattage." The bigger the chapter is AND the more sing outs the chapter does the larger the footprint in the district. Look at your chapter and the ones that are in proximity and see if the

"wattage" overlaps. If not, try to increase yours and perhaps plan a joint effort in that space between the chapters that doesn't get any coverage. A sing out in the park in a small town between two chapters and invite the schools or churches or (you fill it in) to partici-pate. How would you feel if you knew that because of your efforts, a new chapter was started and barbershop quartet singing was not only encouraged, but propagated!


2012 Fall Convention Schedule

Thursday, September 27, 2012

05:00 pm – 11:59 pm District Board &Operations Team Meeting, Hyatt Regency

Friday, September 28, 2012:

09:00 am – 12:00 pm House of Delegates Meeting Hyatt Regency 01:00 pm – 04:00 pm Harmony Education Classes (TBD) Hyatt Regency & Kiva Center 04:00 pm – 05:00 pm Riser Setup, Hyatt Regency & Kiva Center 07:00 pm – 10:00 pm Quartet Semifinals, Kiva Center 10:30 pm – 12:30 am Quartet Evaluations, Judges’ Rooms Hyatt Regency

Saturday, September 29, 2012

10:30 am – 02:00 pm Chorus Finals, Kiva Center 02:00 pm – 03:30 pm Chorus Evaluations, Kiva Center 02:00 pm – 04:00 pm Harmony Education Classes (TBD) Hyatt Regency & Kiva Center 06:30 pm – 08:00 pm Quartet Finals, Kiva Center 08:15 pm – 09:15 pm First round of Quartet Evaluations Judges’ Rooms, Hyatt Regency 08:30 pm – 10:00 pm Show of Champions Kiva Center 10:15 pm – 11:15 pm Second round of Quartet Evaluations Judges’ Rooms, Hyatt Regency 10:30 pm – 01:00 am Afterglow! Hyatt Regency

Sunday, September 30, 2012

Tired puppies head home . . . please note: some times subject to change but this will be our starting point for the scheduling of activities; choruses will be contacted separately regarding those that will be providing risers and rehearsal times prior to the Satur-day contest schedule – thanks!

Deadline for the Fall Vocal Expressions Deadline for the Fall Vocal Expressions Deadline for the Fall Vocal Expressions will be October 15th, please will be October 15th, please will be October 15th, please ——— thanks!thanks!thanks!


Secretary

Dick Stark

Electing & Reporting Chapter Officers

It’s hard to believe, as hot as it’s been, but it’s already time to look ahead to fall, and the election of chapter offic-ers for next year. Whether your chapter elects officers for one or two year terms, elections are held in the fall, with an eye to officers’ terms beginning on January 1. Right about now is the time for your chapter to be assessing the poten-tial leaders for the next year or two, and encouraging them to step up and assume a leadership role.

New (and returning) officers need to be entered into the Barbershop Harmony Society’s eBiz system on the BHS website (www.barbershop.org), so that they can be contacted by the Society and District as necessary. Exist-ing presidents and secretaries have the necessary per-missions to enter and edit this information, and should probably take the lead in getting this job done before their terms expire. We have recommended that these officers’ terms be entered through January of the year following their term, to enable their being able to do the data entry for new officers.

Once on the website, go to Members Only (large yel-low box); then take the cursor to My Memberships; and select My Chapters from drop-down menu. A page will appear with your chapter(s) listed; select your chapter by double-clicking on the chapter name.

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A page will come up displaying your chapter roster, and several options listed in blue as a ring menu at the top. Select Chapter Leaders; this will bring up a page with cur-rent chapter leaders listed by position. At the top left will be a selection box where you can select Past, Present, or Future leaders from a drop-down menu. If you are enter-ing chapter officers for next year, and are doing so before January 1, 2012, select Future; a page will appear show-ing any future officers currently in place (this will be the case if you entered officers last year with a two-year term, for example). If you need to enter additional officers, scroll to the bottom of the page, and use the template to add officers by title.

Select the name of the Chapter Member from the drop down list of your roster members; and do the same for the name of the Role he will be entering. Type in Start Date and End Date; the start date will probably be January 1, 2013 (1/01/2013) and the end date 12/31/2013. If you elect officers for two-year terms, then use the December 31 date for the year the two-year term ends.

Note: Names of potential officers will appear only if they are current members with dues paid; otherwise, you will have to make sure they get current by renewing their membership before they can be entered as officers.

There is also a place to enter Non-Member Leaders; this is typically used when, for example, your musical di-rector is a woman, and therefore not a regular Society member. People like these can be Associate Members, paying half the normal dues, and getting many of the ben-efits of regular membership. If you know the person’s As-sociate ID, enter it here, and then select the role from the next box. Start date and end date are entered as above.

If you are not sure of an Associate Member’s ID, con-tact Becca Box at the International Office in Nashville ([email protected]). She can get you the information you need directly; I can intercede if necessary, but it usual-ly requires a contact with the Society office to come up with these numbers.

If you’d rather, send the District Secretary an email with your chapter’s slate of officers, and I (or my successor) will be glad to enter the information on your behalf.

Finally, make sure your new (and returning) officers attend one of the Rocky Mountain District’s Leadership Academies, which will be held this year on October 27 in the Salt Lake City area, and on November 17 in Denver. Information and registration forms will be available on the district website (www.RMDSing.org) and in upcoming is-sues of the Vocal Expressions.

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Marketing & PR VP

John Elving

ABM: Always Be Marketing Your Chapter, That Is

Ever struggled with ideas to promote your barbershop chap-

ter? You’re not alone. Here are some things you can do to get your chorus’s name out there for all to see.

Try online news releases.

They put your name where customers look—search engines. They can get your name to the very top of a Google page so potential customers find you faster. They have a broader reach than email marketing and they reach people way beyond your email list, like prospects, journalists and bloggers.

Don’t think you have any news?

No matter where you’re chapter is, or how many members you have, your chapter makes news regularly. And you can turn any piece of news into an online asset that helps you increase awareness, attract more customers and win more business.

Just think of everything you do.

Perhaps you recently started working toward a new show or a service like free voice lessons, or are offering a great chance to sing in a festival. Maybe you hired a new director, created a web-site for your business or moved to a new rehearsal location. They're all opportunities to make news. So spread the word, and get your story out there with an online news release.

Here are some ideas to get you started.

1: Tell everyone about your latest accomplishment or award.

The next time you win an award or have a major break-through—or win an award for your latest major breakthrough—let the world know about it. An online news release can take the story beyond your chapter in all sorts of ways and connect you with all sorts of people, including journalists looking for a story, and customers looking for a well-reviewed, credible product or service. Why not publicize an award that one of your members has won? You’re selling award-winning performances; you should shout about it and that person is a vital part of your chap-ter.

2: Share an inspirational story.

For inspiration for your next release, look no further than… inspiration. Readers love to hear about people going the extra mile, overcoming adversity, and becoming successful–and the publicity can generate even more success.

3: Offer useful, free educational resources.

Educate the public about your latest initiative, event or ser-vice. No one likes to be lectured, but you can present helpful, useful information by telling a story. This sort of news can build your credibility with readers and provides a resource they might share.

4: Your recent event was a hit.

You’re organizing an event—that’s a neat story. But why only get one news release out of it? Recapping its success once you’re all done gives you a brand new story angle for no extra legwork. Who attended? Which quartets, either chapter or guest, soloists or VLQs stood out? What was the highlight? Let the world know. Details. Details. Details. Not only do they make your story interesting; they also help make an impression that sticks in readers’ minds.

5: Debunk a myth.

Don’t go outside without a coat; don’t crack your knuckles; and whatever you do, don’t swallow your gum. There are tons of myths that relate to singing barbershop, and an online news re-lease is a great platform to debunk them. It’s the kind of “told-you-so” link that people love to send to their friends. Learn to debunk and brand at the same time.

6: Announce a charitable contribution.

A news release about your latest charitable contribution can help generate awareness and credibility for the cause you be-lieve in. But it can really help you drive business, too. It can win you positive media coverage and con-nect your business with the many consumers that believe in your cause. Use keywords to promote your charity or organization.

7: Broadcast your upcoming holiday event.

There are tons of holiday events every year and for every type of company, organization and industry. There are also tons of people searching the Web for events, shows, gifts and more. The competition is fierce but the rewards are well worth it, so complement your existing publicity with a news release. Make your announcement sooner rather than later.

8: Hook your story to a technology trend.

A CEO making an announcement – that’s nothing new. But it is when they do it on YouTube, or Twitter. Tech is one of the most talked-about industries today, and you don’t need to have a high-tech product to get in on the ac-tion. Seriously, you can cap-italize on the buzz out there with just a notepad. Don’t just talk tech—use it as part of your story.

9: Provide helpful tips.

Publishing a few helpful tips can turn a search engine user into a potential customer, so get your singing knowledge out there. You have the tips and people are out there searching for them. Get publishing and get connected. Remember though: just one or two brilliant tips is much better than a long list of useless ones. ABM: Always Be Marketing. If your chorus’s singing re-lates to the tips you provide, promote it.

10: Promote your event or team sponsorship.

A great way to reach local customers is to sponsor a local team or event, and then publish a news release promoting your involvement. It’s added publicity for them, and it’s great publicity for you – especially when it con-nects you to customers and jour-nalists looking for the team/event. Announce ongoing sponsor-ships, too. A 25th anniversary of a sponsorship is as newsworthy (if not more so) as a first-year sponsorship.


Thriving Southwestern spirit, more than 300 years of history and a unique blend of cultures make Albuquerque one of the most colorful cit-ies in the United States. At once playful and laid back, the classy bohe-mian personality of this city results from a mash-up of Latin, Indian and European flavors fused to road-trip-era Americana. Albuquerque is a modern city of a million residents where gentlemen ranchers don their finest Stetsons to visit the opera and lawyers saunter into work wearing hand-tooled boots. Downtown offers sassy, margarita-filled nightclubs and a few cool lounges, and every corner of the city is bursting with res-taurants serving countless variations of the spectacular local cuisine.

Albuquerque, New Mexico, is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 census and ranks as the 32nd largest city in the U.S. As of June 2007, the city was the sixth fastest-growing in America. It has a metro-politan population of 887,077 as of the 2010 census.

Albuquerque is the 57th largest United States metropolitan area. The Albuquerque MSA population in-cludes the city of Rio Rancho. Albu-querque is home to the University of New Mexico (UNM), Kirtland Air Force Base, Sandia National Labora-tories, Lovelace Respiratory Re-search Institute, and Petroglyph Na-tional Monument. The Sandia Moun-tains run along the eastern side of Albuquerque, and the Rio Grande flows through the city, north to south.

KIVA AUDITORIUM


Hyatt Regency Albuquerque

330 Tijeras Ave NW Albuquerque, NM 87102

402-592-6464 888-421-1442

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Headquarters

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Member Services VP

Tony Pranaitis

HOW MANY NEW MEMBERS?

Whether or not your chapter is participating in Operation Har-old Hill (it's easy...just register at www.OperationHaroldHill.com) there is one fundamental question each chapter needs to answer (if to no one else, to yourselves):

How many new members do we intend to add in 2012 ?

Intend means intentional—it means there is a growth plan established that is being promoted and executed.

It is a target. When aiming at a target, one intends to hit the bulls eye. That doesn't mean every shot is successful, but it is CLOSER to the bulls-eye if you AIM.

There are many wonderful growth (and retention!) resources on the Operation Harold Hill website. Even if your chapter is not a registered participant, you can feast at this smorgasbord of ideas and select the ones that would most likely work for your chapter. Actually, the ideas don't work...YOU DO. The ideas give you something to WORK ON. But remember, this is FUN (just like learning music...it's work...but the rewards include fun).

While you're browsing the Operation Harold Hill website, check out Supercharging Your Chapter videos with Paul El-linger. You might even want to watch it together on a chapter meeting night, or select another time to get together (bust out the popcorn and lemonade and have a chapter growth party!).

So after you whittle down the growth programs to two or three best ideas for your chapter, what will you DO to make them suc-ceed? If you need a little help, register your chapter and obtain the help of a "Harold Hill" who can be your coach where needed.

But if you don't need any coaching, and you reach (or ex-ceed!) your growth goal...bravo! What if you set a really lofty growth goal, and you only achieve half of it? BRAVO for you, too! Maybe your chapter just needs twice the time to get to the growth goal, and that's OK.

In fact, the only unacceptable result is doing nothing. Studies have shown (did you really need a study to be convinced of this?) that doing nothing will produce no results, and chapters that do nothing to produce new members will lose members (due to any-thing from apathy to natural causes) and get closer to chapter death (last guy out please turn off the lights). So how many new members does YOUR CHAPTER intend to add in 2012 ?


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Rocky Mountain District Rocky Mountain District Rocky Mountain District

Fall Convention Fall Convention Fall Convention

Sept. 28Sept. 28Sept. 28---29, 201229, 201229, 2012

Hosted by the Hosted by the Hosted by the

Duke City SoundDuke City SoundDuke City Sound

Kiva Auditorium Kiva Auditorium Kiva Auditorium 401 2nd Street NW 401 2nd Street NW 401 2nd Street NW

Albuquerque, NM 87102Albuquerque, NM 87102Albuquerque, NM 87102

North of Central Ave NW/2nd St NWNorth of Central Ave NW/2nd St NWNorth of Central Ave NW/2nd St NW

Friday, Sept. 28Friday, Sept. 28Friday, Sept. 28

Quartet SemiQuartet SemiQuartet Semi---finals 3:00 pmfinals 3:00 pmfinals 3:00 pm

Saturday, Sept. 29Saturday, Sept. 29Saturday, Sept. 29

Chorus Finals: 10:00 amChorus Finals: 10:00 amChorus Finals: 10:00 am Quartet Finals 7:00 pm Quartet Finals 7:00 pm Quartet Finals 7:00 pm

http://www.OperationHaroldHill.com


Music & Performance VP

Jeff Click Hello again! We are entering an excit-

ing time for education here in the Rocky Mountain District. We are in the process of retooling the educational offerings available to our chapters and members. While not an easy task given the current economic times, I think the areas we are exploring will be a win for everyone.

Many of you are probably now aware that we are entering a two year experiment that combines the RMHC with the spring prelims. The board believes this will allow great learning opportu-nities for our members by the usual stellar staff along with being able to see those very techniques put into practice on the stage by those quartets striving to compete on International Stage. We will also be adding some classes to our Fall Convention for those interested in learning some new skills and brushing up some dusty techniques.

For those of you in competing groups, stay tuned for a flyer

on some possible schedule scenarios for the Fall Convention on which we will need your feedback. We are working hard to try to balance convention events with performance feedback. Addition-ally as a part of this scheduling exercise, we are trying to make sure that quartets do not miss out on singing on the after show events (Afterglow and/or Hospitality Rooms).

The next step in our reevaluation is exploring ways to bring more educational opportunities to each chapter/member in the district. These ideas are still early stages, but I will be presenting an outline to the HOD this fall on ways we can create areas in the district where we can combine chorus/quartet coaching, educa-tion, membership (involving non-members) and PR into a com-munity festival event. This could be an expansion of events such as the wonderful Harmony Happening in the Hills, Silverton Music Festival and the Boulder Chautauqua or an entirely new event in your neck of the woods.

As a part of this potential expansion, I will need lots of assis-

tance, not only from chapters that are interested in making things happen in their region, but also from you, the individual! I am looking for some members from around the district who would be willing to assist me in making sure the communications between the district education/ops team and the local level is as clear and open as possible. In addition, these individuals would assist in planning local events and collecting the educational wants and feedback from the area chapters.

I am very excited about working with you to bring more edu-

cational opportunities into your own backyard. I think that togeth-er we can mold this effort into one that will helps us grow as sing-ers and as a district. Please feel free to write me regarding your thoughts and ideas, as well as what YOU could do to help. We all need to pitch in to make this a success!

Silverton Festival — July 20-21, 2012 Carl Schultz reporting (thanks Bill Sutton)

Those who made the quartet coaching ses-sion on Friday evening learned about interpre-tation and presentation of a song. John Coffin had only one quartet available for coaching and they received some valuable input. For the first time that I can remember, his comments were actually put into use at the Saturday evening performance by the quartet. I'm sure John was pleased that they used his knowledge in improving their performance package.

Registration started at 8:00 am on Saturday with warm up at 9:00. John worked each song to pick out the rough spots but seemed pleased with the effort which had been put in by the 45 men to learn the words and music.

Each chapter put on their mini-show of 15 minutes. Durango under the direction of Amy Barrett put 15 members on the risers for their show. Their one quartet had a sick lead and they recruit-ed Carl Schultz to take his place. (Note: Ed Simons and Carl sang in a quartet when Carl lived in Durango). Montrose had 14 men under the direction of MaryAnn Rathburn but no quartet. Grand Junction under the direction of Raisha Quinn put 16

members on the risers and brought Close Harmony who sang two songs. Farmington was represented by a quartet made up of two from Durango and two from Farmington. I would say that the quality of the three choruses was about the same.

The Festival chorus under the direction of John Coffin put on a stellar performance. What we lacked in numbers we made up for in voice quality. The audience was very responsive to the guest quartet Renaissance comprised of Rod Sgrignoli (tenor), Anthony Pennington (lead), John Coffin (bass) and Jeff Click (baritone). The first three are judges and Jeff is RMD VP of Mu-sic & Performance.

The gym was completely renovated and was a much better place to sing than in the past. We were at the Bent Elbow for the Afterglow. We had everyone at one location for a change. They had a special menu for those who wanted something to eat as well as the usual drinks. Dr. Tom Chamberlain led us in a cou-ple of songs with all joining in. Close Harmony, Renaissance and a pickup quartet sang some more, as well.

July 2013 with Rod Sgrignoli

Rod, Anthony, Jason Ward, Coordinator, John, Jeff

Deadline for the Nov/DecDeadline for the Nov/DecDeadline for the Nov/Dec

Vocal ExpressionsVocal ExpressionsVocal Expressions is Oct 20th is Oct 20th is Oct 20th ——— thanks!thanks!thanks!

Dan Clark [email protected]

RMD BOTY


New San Juan County Director

Virginia Pevey

Robin Harris tells us that the new di-

rector for the San Juan County Chapter

(Farmington, New Mexico) is Virginia

Pevey. Their annual show was held

May 19 at the Little Theatre at San Juan

State College. The Four Corners Har-

mony guys had as their special guests

Blue Steele from the Duke City Sound

(Bernalillo County)

Rest In Peace Rest In Peace

Keith PedersonKeith Pederson Albuquerque, NM

Checkpoin te! quar te t (Jason Weisser, tenor, Brett Foster, lead, Dave Klimper, bass, Kelly Michaelis, bari), Billings, Montana singing about chickens at their chapter (32 members strong)show; yup, that’s Brett with the chicken hat—another of our fine RMD quartets eager to headline YOUR chap-ter show!

Big Sky chorus in performance at their annual show Harmony On Broadway, director Scott Corey

Keith G. Pederson, 70, died recent-ly after a long battle with cancer. Keith was a Lutheran minister, serving first as an intern with Christian Ministry in the National Parks at Yellowstone, Death Valley, and Carlsbad Caverns, where he also offered interpretive lectures about bats. After earning a Masters in Divinity, he served as pastor at churches in Wis-consin and Michigan before being called as a missionary to the Netherlands, where he learned and preached entirely in Dutch. He later returned to a pastor-ate in Wisconsin, earned a Doctor of Ministry, and retired after 23 years of service.

Keith’s hobbies were motorcycling, model railroading, and singing barber-shop. He joined the Duke City Sound in 1999 and sang bass with them for 10 years before applying for joint member-ship with The New MexiChords, also in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Keith com-peted with The New MexiChords in the RMD 2011 Fall Convention in Colorado Springs on his way to a series of chemo treatments in Oregon. He practiced con-sistently with the chorus until a month before his death, and he and his wife, Patty, never lost faith in miracles. Keith is survived by Patty, two children, two brothers, and many, many family mem-bers and friends.

“We shall meet but we will miss him,

there will be one vacant chair…”

Submitted by Gil Whalen New Mexi-Chords Albuquerque, NM

Do You Have Burning Questions About Contest and Judging?

Put Out the Fire With Our New Blog

Despite our current judging system hav-ing been in place for almost 20 years, many of you still have questions about aspects of the judging system. Rumors and myths still abound. If you know a judge or feel bold, you may have contact-ed a judge in the past but many of you might never ask your question.

In an effort to help further educate, C&J (Contest and Judging) is hosting an inter-active BLOG The process will be simple. Just email a question to C&J Chairman Kevin Keller [email protected] and the selected questions will be placed on the blog, followed by an answer from a judge. After that, anyone is free to comment on the post with further questions or insights. Other judges will also join in the conver-sation. Hopefully all of us will learn some-thing by discussing the issues. We'll run it at least through the end of the year. If it remains popular, we'll continue beyond that. Hope to see you contribute!

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Brett Foster Chapter Support

Leadership Training VP CARA Coordinator

Leadership Fo-rums?

Are You Going? Leadership Forums have been sched-

uled for October 27 for the west side of the Rockies in Salt Lake City, Utah. Over on the east side, we’ll be headed to Den-ver Nov. 17 at the Excel Energy building (same as last year). Registration forms are in this issue which should also be posted by early August online at the RMD website. Please put these dates on your chapter calendar. This is a great oppor-tunity to meet and share your experienc-es and learn the nuts and bolts of chapter management.

Four Tracks Available

GOVERNANCE President, Executive VP, IPP

Secretary, Treasurer

MUSIC Chorus Director, Music & Performance VP,

Section Leaders

INTERNAL OPERATIONS Membership VP, Chapter Development VP,

Sunshine, Program VP

EXTERNAL OPERATIONS Marketing & PR VP, Events VP, YMIH VP,

Bulletin/Web Editor

There is something for everyone! Commit now to send your leadership team to one of these events. The infor-mation, materials and discussions will prove beneficial to the growth and suc-cess of your chapter.

Chapter Nominating and Election Cycle

This is the time of year that your chap-ter leadership should begin the nominat-ing and election process of officers for 2013. Hopefully, your chapter is planning now for your elections to be completed by the end of September or the first part of October. Once your elections are com-plete, please make every effort to send your officers to one of the Leadership Academies.


Denver hotel/motels suggestions are Denver hotel/motels suggestions are

at RMD website as well as driving at RMD website as well as driving

directions for both Leadership Academy venues.directions for both Leadership Academy venues.

Ambassadors of Harmony Wins International Gold in the Barbershop Chorus Contest

The great Ambassadors of Har-mony from St. Charles, MO (CSD) did it again, winning the gold medal at the International Barbershop Chorus Con-test in Portland, Oregon Friday evening July 6, 2012. Their set included No Other Love and Step in Time, the latter becoming a tongue-in-cheek cameo reprise by several quartets in the finals.

Silver medal was won by Great Northern Union, Hilltop, MN (LOL). Bronze Medalists were:

3rd Place - Kentucky Vocal Union, Elizabethtown, KY (CAR) 4th Place - zero8, Stockholm, Sweden (SNOBS) 5th Place - SenateAires, Salem, Ore-gon (EVG)

Ringmasters Takes GoldRingmasters Takes Gold News Picked Up By BBC!

Ringmasters from Stockholm, Sweden (SNOBS) made barbershop history by becoming the first non-North American quartet to win the gold in the International Barbershop Quartet Con-test at the Rose Garden Arena in Port-land, Oregon Saturday evening July 7, 2012.

The news of their win was picked up by the BBC and covered by Public

Radio International's The World.

Alex Gallafent interviews Emanuel Roll, Jakob Stenberg and Lorin May. Ringmasters introduced their new CD at International Convention, now avail-able in North America exclusively at Harmony Marketplace.

The silver medal was won by Musi-cal Island Boys (NZABS). Bronze Medalists were:

3rd Place - A Mighty Wind (DIX) 4th Place - Masterpiece (FWD) 5th Place - Main Street (SUN)

Two Great Conventions in 2013! Register NOW!

January 8-13, 2013 Midwinter Convention

Orlando Florida

Thursday Jan 10 Convention Kickoff Show featuring

medalist quartets at 8:00 pm

Friday Jan 11 Youth Chorus Festival Day

Saturday Jan 12 Int'l Seniors Quartet Championship (afternoon) & Show of Champions

8:00 pm

June 30—July 7, 2013

75th International Convention

Toronto, Ontario

75th Anniversary Celebration of the Barbershop Harmony Society!

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2012 Leadership Academy

ATTENTION CHAPTER OFFICERS Plan now to send representatives from your chapter to one of the two Leadership Academies. Please pre-register using

the form below and send registrations via email or snail mail. Registration cost $45 per person up to four.

Additional attendees do not pay!

Four Tracks Available

GOVERNANCE President, Executive VP, IPP, Secretary, Treasurer

MUSIC Chorus Director, Music & Performance VP, Section Leaders

INTERNAL OPERATIONS Membership VP, Chapter Development VP, Sunshine, Program VP

EXTERNAL OPERATIONS Marketing & PR VP, Events VP, YMIH VP, Bulletin/Web Editor

Chapter Name: .

Which LA do you plan to attend? Denver / Salt Lake (circle one)

Attendee: Track? Governance / Music / Internal Ops / External Ops (circle one)




The cost to attend this RMD event is a legitimate chapter expense and is kept low to encourage your

participation without breaking the bank. Please send as many chapter officers and members as you like.

Leadership Academy cost: $45 per attendee up to four attendees per chapter.

Additional chapter attendees do not pay a registration fee.

Please mail your registrations to:

Brett Foster

1615 Clark Ave

Billings, MT 59102

Please email registrations to:

[email protected]

Make checks payable to Rocky Mountain District (bring check to the Leadership Academy) If you have questions, please contact Brett Foster at: [email protected] or call (406) 661-1538


Salt Lake City, UT

October 27, 2012

Mike Deputy’s Lake Home

Denver, CO

November 17, 2012

Excel Energy Building

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BQPA/Pioneers Fall Festival - Chicago -

September 5 - 8, 2012

The next festival orga-

nized by the Barbershop Quartet Preservation Asso-ciation/Pioneers is sched-uled for September 5 through 8, the weekend after Labor Day, in the Chi-cago area. Why should you be interested?


PROBE ANNOUNCES PROBE ANNOUNCES INTERNATIONAL AWARDSINTERNATIONAL AWARDS

Public Relations Public Relations

Officer of the YearOfficer of the Year Year Long Activity

First place

Lee Roth Hunterdon, NJ

Second place

Ray Ashcroft Fullerton, CA

Nominated to the

PROBE Hall of Honor

Karen Nanninga, editor InCider Press

Manhattan, Kansas

Roberta Miller, editor Bridge Town Sound

Portland, Oregon

Website of the YearWebsite of the Year Westchester County, New York

Erik Contzius, webmaster

You can find details on the BQPA/Pioneers website:

www.bqpa.com. Check out the "Events" page

Because our get-togethers are nothing more or less than three or four days of do-it-yerself quartetting, in the old style. While we do have a "luck-of-the-draw" quartet contest on the Friday evening, almost all of the remaining time is occupied by informal quartetting.

Find three other parts and belt one (or finesse one, if you prefer ballads)! Find three other singers and teach 'em a tag! Or get together with someone who'll teach a tag to you! Woodshed-ders are welcome, but that's not all we do; we sing old songs, tags, familiar arrangements—you name it. In quartets, that form and melt away, and re-form, on and on. From morning 'til the wee hours.

Oh, yeah: there's golf on Thursday and Friday mornings. Sing a song on every tee. But ya gotta sign-up ahead of time, to be sure we've got enough tee times...specifically, we'll be at the

Best Western Hillside 4400 Frontage Road

Hillside, Illinois 60162

708-544-9300 www.chicagohillsidehotel.com

If you're reserving a room, make sure you tell 'em you're with the barbershoppers, or that you'll be attending the BQPA gathering, so you get the festival room rate - VERY attractive. Hope to see you there! Look me up, and sing a tag or a song with me!

Barily yours,

Tom Noble, President BQPA/Pioneers

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2012 PROBE International Bulletin Contest (2011 Bulletins)2012 PROBE International Bulletin Contest (2011 Bulletins)

Place Bulletin (15) Editor Chapter District Content L&R G&S Total 1 2 1 2 1 2

1 Mountain Talk Steve Jackson Denver, CO RMD 348 352 267 263 295.60 291.50 1818 2 Chord-inator Hardin Olsen Minneapolis, MN LOL 381 326 250 230 296.53 296.20 1790 3 Toosday Toons Chiz Bell Nassau Mid-Island, NY MAD 335 351 230 239 298.00 294.30 1746 4 InCider Press Karen Nanninga Manhattan, KS CSD 354 231 259 184 295.50 277.90 1679 5 The Score Ken Steffen Ft. Wayne, IND CAR 313 289 254 238 292.36 275.80 1671 6 The Orange Spiel John Alexander Jacksonville, FLA SUN 295 279 250 223 296.62 295.80 1656 7 Commanders Current Pete Witker Maumee Valley, OH JAD 315 315 178 220 295.29 294.80 1629 8 Down Our Way Jack Martin Lake Laniere, GA DIX 346 296 207 202 292.63 283.70 1628 9 Fortune Teller Harry Gray Greater Vancouver, BC EVG 326 257 218 261 294.15 286.00 1565 10 *Music City Huzzah David Beldin Nashville, TN DIX 299 161 161 227 296.87 293.60 1547 11 Shop Notes John Kirkpatrick Naples/Ft. Meyers, FLA SUN 204 255 206 233 297.50 290.00 1473 12 Music Men Joe Fox Lexington, KY CAR 208 153 240 221 295.67 292.60 1413 13 Concho Capers Paul White San Angelo, TX SWD 176 215 168 141 293.00 292.70 1378 14 *Crown City Bulletin Bill Cauley Pasadena, CA FWD 206 157 125 195 296.50 288.90 1357 15 *Harm-o-notes Ted Hinkle Kokomo, IND CAR 248 177 132 187 296.50 287.60 1333

NOTES:

* weekly bulletin 1. Judges: Content: 1) Grant Carson 2) Richard Riedel L&R: 1) Bruce Anderson 2) John Elving G&S 1) Jerry Kindred 2) Bruce Martin 2. IBC Chairman: Lowell Shank 3. Preparation of Participation Certificates for the contestants: Bruce Anderson

Marketing & PR VP

John Elving

Another IBC Another IBC

Champion EditorChampion Editor It gives me great pleasure to an-

nounce the 2012 International Bulletin Editor is none other than the RMD’s own Steve Jackson. Steve has been the chapter bulletin editor (on and off) since 1977, earning plaudits in all three Denver chapters. He’s earned 11 RMD BETY’s (Bulletin Editor of the Year, from 1978—2001).

Steve started in 1977 with the Denver MountainAires, transferred to Denver Mile Hi in 1984 and edited the Mile Hi Hi Lites (earning a third pace finish in the 1985 IBC), transferred to Denver Tech in 1986 and edited Tech Talk (1988), and then it was back to the Denver Mountai-nAires in 1992 where he promptly picked up the editor’s pen once again.

And during all this time, he edited the RMD bulletin, too. From the New Harmo-ny Horizons to the Vocal Expressions,

Steve started in 1982-1987, then Bob Young and Steve changed the format and renamed it in 2000-2001. He took a break, and then reassumed the editorship in 2005 to present day. And if you’re inter-ested:

1988-1989 John Allen

1990-1999 Lou Schuman

2002-2004 Woody Woods

He edited Mountain Talk sporadically throughout the rest of the decade, and didn’t take it up again until mid 2010 with the support of the Board. The bulletin had gone inactive with the emergence of the chapter website and the wishes of the chapter.

Steve also edits the PROBEmoter, the PROBE (Public Relations Officers and Bulletin Editors) quarterly publication and is in his 11th year, having started with the April/June 2005 issue. This takes into account the two year stint in 1989-90 that he served as PROBE editor.

He has also stayed active as a certi-fied (1988) Bulletin Judge in Layout & Reproduction and finished up a two year stint as PROBE president. Steve enjoys tinkering with the many bulletins he re-ceives, so it wasn’t long before PROBE asked him to serve as the L&R category specialist. He is well spoken of as a bulle-tin mentor.

When asked why he entered the con-test after so many years in inactivity (working the other side, so to speak), Steve replies: “I was excited about the great support my chapter had shown throughout 2011. The plan was to put out a 4-6 page monthly.

Because of the steady stream of arti-cles from our president Dick Cable, direc-tor Priscilla Shaw, assistant director Jerry Hooper, and “super Tony Pranaitis” (the man of many hats VP) , it ballooned into a 12-16 page monthly. I was curious to see how it would stack up against other Soci-ety bulletins. I guess we did pretty good!

The Denver MountainAires try to stay focused and stay (too?) busy. I rev-erently hope that Mountain Talk served a role in the health of our chapter by help-ing our communications.

1 St. Charles, MO 145 2903 96.8 Ambassadors of Harmony CSD 2 Hilltop, MN 118 2850 95.0 Great Northern Union LOL 3 Elizabethtown, KY 39 2760 92.0 Kentucky Vocal Union CAR 4 Stockholm, Sweden 34 2710 90.3 Zero8 SNOBS 5 Salem, OR 52 2674 89.1 Senate-Aires EVG 6 Western Washington, WA 52 2617 87.2 Northwest Vocal Project EVG 7 Nashville, TN 59 2571 85.7 Music City Chorus DIX 8 Greater Central Ohio, OH 54 2568 85.6 The Alliance JAD 9 Metro Kansas City, MO 31 2563 85.4 Central Standard CSD 10 Bay Area, CA 62 2550 85.0 Voices In Harmony FWD 11 Fremont, NE 79 2545 84.8 Pathfinder Chorus CSD 12 Atlanta Metro, GA 48 2532 84.4 Atlanta Vocal Project DIX 13 Sunrise, FL 54 2505 83.5 THX (Total Harmony Xperience) SUN 14 Western Hills Cincinnati, OH 77 2486 82.9 Southern Gateway JAD

15 Greendale, WI 43 2483 82.8 Midwest Vocal Express LOL 16 Bloomington, ILL 60 2481 82.7 Sound of Illinois ILL 17 Jacksonville Big O, FL 48 2479 82.6 Big Orange SUN 18 Hell’s Kitchen, NY 37 2455 81.8 Voices of Gotham MAD 19 Houston, TX 53 2443 81.4 Tidelanders SWD 20 Wasatch Front, UT 28 2427 80.9 Saltaires RMD 21 Kansas City, MO 41 2381 80.3 Heart of America CSD 22 La Jolla, CA 27 2378 79.3 Pacific Coast Harmony FWD 23 Concord, MA 51 2376 79.2 Heralds of Harmony NED 24 Manhattan, NY 48 2333 77.8 Mountaintown Singers MAD 25 Mohawk Valley, NY 30 2330 77.7 Brothers in Harmony SLD 26 Greater Toronto, ONT 40 2271 75.7 General Assembly Chorus ONT 27 Grand Rapids, MI 35 2179 72.6 Great Lakes Chorus PIO 28 Research Park Triangle, NC 28 2140 71.3 General Assembly NSC

Grady Kerr leading the Historian Forum

Debra Lynn teaching the bel canto buzz at the convention

Checking the view from the production truck. My buddy Aaron is calling the

shots—Adam Scott


Chorus Finals

CSD quartet Pinnacle placed 23rd with Dave Ellis from Longmont, Colo

The champs! Ringmasters (SNOBS) Let the games begin!


1 Lemon Squeezy 1471 81.7 SNOBS 2 Instant Classic 1462 81.2 CAR 3 The Con Men 1390 77.2 JAD 4 Dominant Prep 1380 76.7 CSD 5 Bonus Track 1372 76.2 SWD 6 HHHHHHHHHHHHHH 1343 74.6 EVG 7 To the Fore 1338 74.3 DIX 8 Vintage Stock 1318 73.2 CSD 8 Gimme Four 1318 73.2 MAD 10 Ebb N’ Flow 1316 73.1 PIO 11 Shoptimus Prime 1316 73.1 ONT 12 Kickback 1289 71.6 SWD 13 SBPC 1284 71.3 FWD 14 Trocadero 1279 71.1 SNOBS 15 Bentley Manor 1271 70.6 SWD 16 Foundation 1265 70.3 RMD 17 Sound Street 1250 69.4 MAD 18 Mach 4 1235 68.6 PIO 19 The Good Old Days 1226 68.1 MAD 20 Timely Gents 1193 66.3 NED 21 Super Nova 1192 66.2 LOL 22 The Ultimate Package 1182 65.7 CAR 23 Diminished Fourth 1170 65.0 SLD

Panel of Judges

Administrator(s) Brian Ayers—EVG

Jack Edgerton—LOL

Music John Burri—EVG

Steve Jamison—SUN Justin Miller—FWD

Presentation Joe Hunter Jr—MAD Steve Plumb—NED Barry Towner—ONT

Singing Phil DeBar—FWD

Jim Debusman—DIX Brett Littlefield—FWD

Lemon Squeezy is the Harmony Foundation International Collegiate Quartet Champion

OFFICIAL SCORING SUMMARY, BHS, Harmony Foundation Collegiate Barbershop Quartet Contest International, Quartet Finals, Portland, Oregon, July 3, 2012

Finals QUARTET TOT AVG DIS

Lemon Squeezy Wins International Collegiate Barbershop Quartet Contest

Lemon Squeezy, (SNOBS) from Stockholm, Sweden, won the gold medal in the Harmony Foundation International Collegiate Barbershop Contest at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Oregon Wednesday evening July 3, 2012. The quartet, com-posed of tenor Alexander Löfstedt, lead Victor Nilsson, bari-tone Jonathan von Döbeln and bass Martin Jangö, won the competition by nine points.

The silver medal was won by Instant Classic from Indiana (CAR), pictured below, upper left. Bronze medalists (pictured clock-wise) were The Con Men from Columbus, Ohio (JAD), Dominant Prep (CSD) from St. Louis, Missouri and Bonus Track (SWD) from Texas.

1 Ringmasters 8253 91.7 SNOBS 2 Musical Island Boys 8017 89.1 NZABS 3 A Mighty Wind 8005 88.9 DIX 4 Masterpiece 8004 88.9 FWD 5 Main Street 7954 88.4 SUN

6 Throwback 7816 86.8 SUN 7 Forefront 7784 86.5 CAR 8 Men in Black 7780 86.4 NED 9 Via Voice 7704 85.6 EVG 10 TNS 7674 85.3 DIX

11 Wheelhouse 5098 85.0 MAD 12 'Round Midnight 5089 84.8 MAD 13 Momentum 5086 84.8 EVG 14 The Allies 5083 84.7 JAD 15 Da Capo 5035 839 MAD

16 After Hours 5011 83.5 ILL 17 Artistic License 4975 82.9 FWD 18 Ignition! 4920 82.0 RMD 19 Lemon Squeezy 4868 81.1 SNOBS 20 Hot Air Buffoons 4813 80.2 JAD

21 Madison Park 2413 80.4 EVG 22 The Pursuit 2410 80.3 SUN 23 Pinnacle 2406 80.2 CSD 24 Voices Unlimited 2404 80.1 CSD 24 Instant Classic 2404 80.1 CAR

26 95 North 2397 79.9 FWD 27 Quadraphonics 2362 78.8 EVG 28 Maverick 2359 78.7 JAD 29 Vocality 2347 78.2 LOL 30 Expedition 2343 78.1 LOL

31 Crossfire 2340 78.0 BABS 32 Glee Club Riot 2338 77.9 EVG 33 Code Blue 2336 77.9 EVG 34 Chameleon 2332 77.7 ONT 35 Top Shelf 2328 77.6 MAD

36 Mayhem 2324 77.5 MAD 37 The Vigilantes 2323 77.4 DIX 38 Full Effect 2316 77.2 CSD 39 EXCLAMATION! 2310 77.0 SWD 40 BCQ 2309 77.0 RMD

41 Contingency Plan 2305 76.8 DIX 42 Grand Design 2301 76.7 LOL 43 Alliance 2296 76.5 AAMBS 44 Up All Night 2291 76.4 MAD 45 REPLAY 2280 76.1 CAR

46 Downtown Crossing 2279 76.0 NED 47 Ebb N’ Flow 2244 75.9 PIO 48 17 Below 2244 74.7 NSC 49 Absolut 2239 74.6 SNOBS 50 Anthem 2236 74.5 CAR


Administrator

John Santora—MAD Doug Arrington—RMD Randy Meyer—FWD

Music

Steve Delehanty—MAD Tom Gentry—JAD Jim Kahlke—EVG

Rod Sgrignoli—RMD Kirk Young—NED

Presentation

Dwain Brobst—SWD Steve Janes—NED Mark Kettner—DIX Marty Lovick—EVG Gary Plaag—MAD

Singing

Dale Comer—CSD Chad Guyton—DIX David Mills—SUN

Dave Tautkus—FWD Chad Wulf—JAD

Panel of Judges

Quartets

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Anniversaries

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July 12, 1967

CS Metro 10 yrs.

Sept. 10, 2002

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Sept. 30, 2002

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2012

July 29-Aug 5 Harmony University

St. Josephs, MS Aug 17-18

Harmony Happenings in the Hills Rapid City, SD

Aug 26 Chautauqua, Boulder

Sep 28-30 RMD Fall Convention

Albuquerque, NM Oct 27

Leadership Forum, SLC Nov 17

Leadership Forum, Denver Excel Energy

Dec 8-9 Albuquerque Christmas Show

St. Johns UMC

2013

Jan 7-13 Midwinter Convention, Orlando

March 9 **Denver MountainAires Show

Old School April 13

*Longmont Show April 26-27

RMD Spring Convention May 17-18

*Albuquerque Show June 30-July 7

International Convention, Toronto

Oct 11-13 RMD Fall Convention Cheyenne, Wyoming

Holiday Inn, headquarters Cheyenne Civic Center

2014

Jan 28-Feb 2 Midwinter, Long Beach

April 25-26 RMD Spring Convention

Sept 26-27 RMD Fall Convention

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