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  The Chordlighter Chorus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Barbershop singing, like jazz and the spiritual, is a truly American style of music.
It may be sung by a quartet or a chorus as is done by the Chordlighters.
A: The Chordlighter Chorus is the Barbershop chorus of the Columbus-Greenwood Chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing of America, Inc. (SPEBSQSA).
www.chordlighters.org /about.html   (687 words)

  
 Chapter Code of Regulations
The Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America, Inc. was founded in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1938, and is incorporated today under the laws of Wisconsin.
Any organized chapter quartet who wishes to present a "show performance package" to any public audience as members of the Lincoln Continentals (excluding contest) must consist of members in good standing in the Society and in the performing Chorus and must be approved by the Music Team before their first performance.
To be eligible to perform in Society competition or Annual Show, a performing chorus member must attend at least the (10) of the last twelve (12) Chapter rehearsals and all of the last three (3) rehearsals prior to the performance including all dress rehearsal.
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 Holiday Insights : Barbershop Quartet Day
This day celebrates the founding of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America in Tulsa, Oklahoma on April 11, 1938.
Barbershop Quartets date back to the early 1900's in America.
Most likely, it was created by the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America to recognize the founding of their society.
www.holidayinsights.com /moreholidays/April/barbershopquartet.htm   (203 words)

  
 Tippecanotes FAQ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Tippecanotes is the Lafayette, Indiana chapter of SPEBSQSA The Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America.
Tippecanotes is the Lafayette, Indiana chapter of SPEBSQSA - the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America.
The Heritage Hall Museum of Barbershop Harmony, also located in Harmony Hall, serves as a repository for barbershop memorabilia, early recordings, costumes, research materials and historical documents tracing the roots of the barbershop style.
www.tippecanotes.org /FAQ.htm   (226 words)

  
 CRF9 Report - 1 records   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America, Princeton Chapter SPEBSQSA
The local chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America which is an organization of men interested in close harmony a capella and choral singing.
The group seeks to preserve barbershop harmony, provide an outlet for self expression in song, and cultivate music appreciation.
www.princeton.lib.nj.us /crf/314.htm   (93 words)

  
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The Freehold, NJ Chapter was founded on January 13, 1981 and chartered with 43 members on February 3, 1983 as part of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America, Inc., a non-profit male singing organization.
The society is divided into 16 geographical districts which are further divided into divisions.
Quartets are encouraged to develop within the chapter and we are fortunate to have two distinguished quartets; the “ Out N’ About “ and “ Perfect Alibi “ about whom there is more detailed information elsewhere on our web-site.
www.harmonizeguys.org /History.asp   (544 words)

  
 Greater Pittsburgh Chapter and International Society Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Barbershop Harmony Society is the world's largest men's singing organization with more than 30,000 members worldwide and with the vast majority in the United States and Canada.
(Barbershop groups also exist in other countries such as: Israel, Japan, China and Russia.) The Official name is The Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, Inc.
In North America, the Society is divided into 16 geographic districts with over 800 chapters.
www.harmonize.com /greaterpittsburgh/about_us.htm   (238 words)

  
 Find in a Library: Sweet Georgia Brown the 1992 top-20 barbershop quartets.
Find in a Library: Sweet Georgia Brown the 1992 top-20 barbershop quartets.
Sweet Georgia Brown the 1992 top-20 barbershop quartets.
by Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America.
worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/01bcc46c905d9fcfa19afeb4da09e526.html   (76 words)

  
 The Station   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The MBNA America College Quartet Contest Homepage, featuring contest rules and information for participants and spectators alike.
Barbershop Multimedia Files, featuring IRC Chat information, and including sound clips, photos, dowloads, and more.
Other Barbershop Websites, including men's and women's quartet and chorus pages, plus SPEBSQSA Districts and Affiliates, and miscellaneous barbershop links.
webpages.marshall.edu /~bennett7/thestation   (283 words)

  
 Barbershop Quartet Singing "Channel City Chorus" SPEBSQSA
The Santa Barbara Chapter of the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America's 41st Annual Parade of Harmony at The Garvin Theater is a lively, upbeat evening of some of the finest a cappella harmony around.
Barbershop Quartet singing is about humor, stage presence, and schtick as much as it's about smooth flawless harmony.
The Santa Barbara Chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America perform three or four programs a year around Santa Barbara.
www.paulb.com /channelcity.html   (328 words)

  
 Barbershop Quartet Chapter Quartet Singing
Grosse Pointe, Michigan chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America, Inc.
Englewood Florida's Chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America.
The Greater Baton Rouge chapter of The Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America, Inc.
www.torontorecordingstudio.com /music/dir/10/650/l.html   (158 words)

  
 Excalibur barbershop quartet
Excalibur won the LOL District competition in 1991 and is the highest ranking quartet from LOL since Happiness Emporium won the gold medal in 1975.
The whole idea of barbershop singing is to take four talented individual voices and put them together to create a sound that transcends its parts, and Excalibur’s sound is magically, exponentially so.
Considered to be a contemporary barbershop group, they have placed consistently in the top ten in competition.
www.singers.com /barbershop/excalibur.html   (455 words)

  
 Barbershop Singing In America
The Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America, Inc., (SPEBSQSA) was founded in 1937 and currently has a membership of about 34,000 men.
Members of the society enjoy singing four part a cappella harmony with tenors on the highest harmony part, leads usually singing melody, basses usually singing the lowest harmony notes, and baritones singing a harmony that is generally pitched between the bass and tenor notes.
For more information about the society or to find out about a chapter near you, call the national headquarters at 1 800 876-SING, check out the website at http://www.spebsqsa.org, or write SPEBSQSA, 6315 Harmony Lane, Kenosha, WI 53143-5199.
www.chordrustlers.org /bia.html   (172 words)

  
 The Illinois District
The Illinois District is one of sixteen regional districts within the Society, comprising thirty-six choruses (chapters), representing twelve hundred plus members, and showcasing at least seventy registered quartets.
Our District is very proud of its history, having ushered ten quartets, four senior's quartets, and three choruses to the coveted International Gold, including the 2001 champion chorus, Northbrook's New Tradition Chorus.
You'll not only reminisce to the standards of the early half of the 20th century, but also hear captivating harmonic blends of songs across the spectrum from jazz to gospel to modern hits, not to mention a few original "made for Barbershop" tunes written by the finest talent in the Society.
www.harmonize.ws /ILL   (328 words)

  
 Great Northern Union - Online Sales   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Great Northern Union is the performing chorus of the Hilltop, MN chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America, Inc. (SPEBSQSA), also known as the Barbershop Harmony Society.
The Society is dedicated to preserving a unique piece of our American heritage and to the belief that singing brings joy to our lives and world.
These men's and women's barbershop choruses join in song across a range of styles, from barbershop ("Holiday Medley") to classical ("Ave Maria") to classic Christmas...
www.a-cappella.com /catalog/cat_great-northern-union-online-sales.html   (282 words)

  
 Glen Echoes Quartet
have been a feature quartet in several performances of the Montgomery County, Maryland Chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America.
Men throughout the Unites States who love quartet singing can join the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America.
CASA is the Contemporary A Cappella Society of America.
www.glenechoes.com /links.html   (117 words)

  
 Chapter Barbershop Quartet Spebsqsa
Men's barbershop chorus, located in the East Bay area (Hayward, CA) of the San Francisco Bay region.
The Natick, Massachusetts chapter of the Society for the preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America
Lansdale, Pennsylvania, chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America.
www.torontorecordingstudio.com /music/dir/10/652/n.html   (149 words)

  
 Illumination Barbershop Quartet Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Illumination has been singing four-part harmony in the barbershop style for over six years.
They are a registered quartet with the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America (SPEBQSA), and are members of the award winning Carousel Chorus in Rexburg Idaho.
The name "illumination" was adopted jokingly because of the shine that comes from the top of the heads of the quartet.
www.srv.net /~geisergd/info.html   (91 words)

  
 Fred barbershop quartet
FRED is the 1999 International Barbershop Quartet champion of SPEBSQSA (the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America, Inc.).
All are members of the Marietta, GA Chapter and won the title of Dixie District Champs (NC, SC, GA, TN, AL, and MS) in 1991.
These four gentlemen from Georgia, known otherwise as the "Clown Princes" of barbershop, have once again captured the hearts and funny bones of entertainment lovers everywhere with their newest collection of songs.
www.singers.com /barbershop/fred.html   (631 words)

  
 The New MexiChords :: New Mexico Tourism Department
The New MexiChords are the Albuquerque Chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America.
This non-profit organization currently has about 70 men, and growing, in a fun hobby of chorus and quartet singing.
The Singing Valentines program helps support the SUSAN G. The basis for all this singing is, of course, rehearsing, which we do every Tuesday at the Los Altos Christian Church, 11900 Haines Avenue, NE.
newmexico.org /place/loc/parks/page/DB-place/.../77/place/2118.html   (134 words)

  
 Jumpword Handler for   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Barbershop Harmony Society will be taking its special brand of music to the streets, the hotel lobbies...Here's information to help you find a great story in this singing celebration.
The Barbershop Harmony Society is the authoritative source arrangements of male barbershop harmony.
Whether your dream is to be a championship chorus singer, or want to sing on a Tuesday night with your gang, you'll find ideas for getting the most from your barbershop hobby.
barbershop.org /web/groups/public/documents/webassets/jump.hcst?...   (4177 words)

  
 Tower City Chorus :: Welcome
The Cleveland West Suburban Chapter was recognized by the Johnny Appleseed District as its 2002 "Quality Chapter of the Year" for outstanding quality in the pursuit of activities in its community representing both Barbershop harmony and the spirit of the Johnny Appleseed District.
The Tower City Chorus is comprised of singers whose members enjoy singing a cappella music, good fun, and fellowship, while supporting their communities with the gift of quality music.
You are always welcome to come and get acquainted with other guys who like to sing and participate in an evening of barbershop activities.
www.towercitychorus.org   (450 words)

  
 The New Tone Squires, A Barbershop Quartet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
These 4 gentlemen are all members of the Bryn Mawr chapter of "The Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America " Inc. (SPEBSQSA or Barbershop Harmony Society) for short.
They like to sing the "Old Songs", like "My Wild Irish Rose" and "Let Me Call You Sweetheart", and get the audience involved singing along.
They are proud to be members of the Bryn Mawr "Mainliners" chorus, which has won local and regional contests and earned the right to compete in the International Chorus Competition in Indianapolis, IN.
www.mainliners.org /NewToneSquires   (192 words)

  
 Sound Judgment -- a Barbershop Quartet
On December 19, 2001, Sound Judgment visited the Children's Hospital at University of California San Francisco at the request of one of the staff.
We toured the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit singing Christmas Carols, Disney songs, and some old Barbershop favorites for the patients, staff, and visitors.
We sang a few Christmas Carols and a couple of old Barbershop favorites for the patients, staff, and visitors.
www.soundjudgment.org /ucsf.html   (219 words)

  
 The Golden Chordsmen Barbershop Chorus
The San Mateo County Chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, Inc.
A Barbershop Quartet representing the San Mateo Chapter, the Golden Chordsmen, of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America, Inc.
The current quartet consists for four physicians who are part of a larger physicians group, the Chordiac Arrhythmia which meets irregularly throughout the year and sings for many medical related benefits.
www.goldenchordsmen.org /cb.htm   (127 words)

  
 Sweet Georgia Brown: 1992 Top 20 Barbershop Quartets - SHOP.COM
Here's the 1992 Top 20 barbershop quartets, recorded live at the annual Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America's International Convention at the Superdome in New Orleans, LA. Although an acquired...
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 Tippecanotes Men's Barbershop Chorus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Tippecanotes Annual Show and Afterglow at Harrison High School, "From Broadway to Hollywood and Vine", feature quartet: "Sycamore Road" with special guests "Comin' Clean" (district champion college quartet)
at Fountain Park Chautauqua, Remington, IN Tippecanotes Chorus is available to sing at your event!
SPEBSQSA also operates a large store for barbershop style singing at Harmony Marketplace.
www.tippecanotes.org   (331 words)

  
 Barbershop Harmony Society Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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Use the help system to begin your exploration of our site.
www.spebsqsa.org   (63 words)

  
 Good Intentions Barbershop Quartet
Proud Members of The Society For The Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America!
We are a barbershop quartet from Sault Ste.
Feel free to learn more about us and
loyalbeggs.tripod.com   (43 words)

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