Kalamazoo Chapter
Ringing chords since 1941!
Keep the whole world singing!
This is Kalamazoo, Michigan (Pioneer District) located 1/2 way between Chicago and Detroit. Find us on the US map - click here
Kalamazoo Chapter |
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Ringing chords since 1941! |
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Keep the whole world singing!
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This is Kalamazoo, Michigan (Pioneer District) located 1/2 way between Chicago and Detroit. Find us on the US map - click here |
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What is BARBERSHOP HARMONY? |
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BARBERSHOP HARMONY is four-part, a cappella, close-harmony singing. The melody is carried in the second part, called the lead. The tenor harmonizes above the melody, the bass sings the low notes, and the baritone sings the "other harmony," sometimes above and sometimes below the melody. |
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"Barbershop
quartet singing is four guys tasting the holy essence of four individual
mechanisms coming into complete agreement." |
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| CHORAL GROUPS IN KALAMAZOO, MI, AREA | |
See 2006 Spring chorus lineup. Congratulations to this contest FIRST- TIMER - LIAM HICKEY! 1st row first on the left
Photo by Tony Dugal
Anthony Dugal Photography
Our Mission
Perpetuate the American Art form of barbershop quartet singing and encourage vocal harmony and good fellowship among our members. We seek to encourage and promote the education of its members and the public in music appreciation of barbershop quartet and chorus singing.
We practice on Tuesday nights from 7 till 10pm at SSJ Transformations Spirituality Center at 3427 Gull Road (at the former Nazareth College campus). More here
ALIAS EMAIL ACCOUNTS - promote your HOBBY, not your ISP!
We now offer pre-sale at a special price of $13 (normal price $15), which includes S&H. Click here
UPCOMING EVENTS
Saturday, August 19 Gazebo show in Allegan at 7PM, warm-up at 6PM - red shirt, khaki pants, dark shoes Sunday, August 27 St. Catherine of Sienna Church, parish picnic, starts at 2PM, warm-up at 1PM Saturday, September 8 Sacred Harmony - a quite dinner show at Ladies Library Association, dinner at 6PM Sunday, September 17 St. Rose Church in Hastings - Charitable concert for the benefit of Sisters of St. Joseph, 7PM, warm-up at 6 Please click here and read wonderful article about Singing Valentines by Linda Mah from Kalamazoo Gazette - Musical messages of love are best delivered simply
Chorus Activities Plan for 2006 - click here or Chorus Events Calendar
CONGRATULATIONS TO PATRICK HALL!
2005 Barbershopper of the Year (Gary Brown Award)
Patrick has been a Chapter member since 2002. His first exposure to barbershop came as a child when his father would “drag” him to barbershop rehearsals in Angola Indiana where Patrick would join in as a guest of the Pokagon Pitch Pipers. Since joining the Chapter Patrick has been blessed to find several quartets to ring chords with. They include EMT, The Bumps and Four Got to Shave.
He has been very active since the first day he joined and is currently serving in his second year as Chapter President
View all recipients of Gary Brown Barbershoppers of the Year here
On June 30, 2006 our former director - Chris Fenner has left for Louisville to continue his education and to get the Master of Arts in Worship degree at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
DAVID WOOLF, a music teacher in a local school and a former barbershopper is our next Chorus Director
Meet Dave Woolf, our new Director starting July 1, 2006
Dave Woolf hails from Allegan, where he fell in love with barbershop harmony listening to a faculty quartet from Allegan High School, and listening to “Barbershop Showcase” on WKZO. He started his own quartet in the freshmen dorm at Grand Rapids Baptist College (now Cornerstone University. “The Boiler Room Four” toured the Midwest, bringing both barbershop and gospel to churches and other groups in the summer of 1982. He received a BS in Education from Calvin College and a BA from Cornerstone University. After teaching music in Arkansas for two years, he began graduate studies at WMU while also singing baritone in the Mall City Chorus and with the chapter quartet “The Keynote Address” After teaching music in Ohio for two years, Dave returned to Michigan to complete his MA in Teaching at WMU and to teach at the Walkerville Rural Communities Schools. Dave and his family moved to Kalamazoo in 1999 and is currently teaching vocal music for the Gull Lake Community Schools. While not ringing chords, Dave performs with the Kalamazoo Pipe Band and sings bass in the Richland Bible Church gospel quartet.
Dave and his wife, Melody, have three beautiful children, Sonnet, age 12, Jonathan, age 11 and Mark, age 8.
Watch video of Chris conducting the chorus practice on June 20, 2006 for the last time as chorus director. Chris Fenner's bio.
| Our chapter supports The National Anthem Project and will strive to be the best local performer of the National Anthem. Please contact us to sing at your event. |
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| Listen to The Bumps on WKZO, February 9. 2005 7:55am. Click on the heart |
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Power Play at Jane Paulley's, Read the article in
Detroit
News
Power
Play in WMU, September 25, 2002
"Four Part
Harmony" (article by Mike Nolan)
"Forbees",
Singing Valentines on WKZO, February 7, 2003
Easy Chord Construction
Formulas
Sight-Read Any Music! Ten
Amazing Free Tips.
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RECENT HISTORY |
2006
Sunday, August 13 Worship singing at Lacota United
Methodist Church - service at 10:30, warm-up at 9:30AM Tickets are $8 for the Matinee show and $15 for the evening show and can be purchased at the door
Read the article by Elizabeth Clark in Kalamazoo
Gazette about the Show -
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Keep The Whole
World Singing!
Singing is life, the rest is just
details...
Business Office (John Fair):
730 Lake Street
Kalamazoo MI 49001-3021
Phone: 269-488-7227
Fax: 269-345-9948
This page was updated on 17 August 2006 23:08:31
As one of the Kalamazoo local performing group, our page is linked
to Kzoo Group
and to myKalamazoo.com
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