STACCATO
QUICK NOTES FROM THE ILLINOIS DISTRICT
VOL. 5, NO. 1
JANUARY 28, 2002
ILLINOIS DISTRICT STRIKES GOLD AGAIN!
Chicago Shuffle: Photo courtesy of Bill
Parks, Lake County Chapter website
For the second time in less than a year, the Illinois District is proudly represented
by gold medal performances in international competition as Chicago Shuffle
brings home the Seniors Quartet Gold Medal at the Mid-Winter Convention over
the weekend. By a margin of only 2 points, Chicago Shuffle followed up last year’s
Silver Medallist performance performing “I Want a Girl” and “The Song Is
Ended.” Members Howard Tweddle (L), Dave Boo (Bs), and Darryl Cremer (Br)
claim their first quartet gold, while tenor Ray Henders captures his fourth quartet
gold, three as a senior quartet champion. This is the second straight year a member
from the Illinois District has claimed Seniors gold, as Joe Liles of the Lake County
Chapter led Land O’Lakes representative Harmony to last year’s championship.
IDAH
Ready to get back in to harmony
mode? How about spending part of a
weekend learning more about musical
technique from some of the Society’s
best instructors, not to mention
entertainment from the finest quartets?
Mark it down:
February 15th and 16th
Signature Inn
Springfield, Illinois.
Same place as last year – a great
facility, great food, and a great price!
Registrations are still being accepted.
Come see District Champion Cheers!
and International Quartet Champion
Gas House Gang. Choose from
sessions: How To Be a Great (pick
your part), Barbershop and the
Internet, Sight Reading, Coaching
Apprentice, and the list goes on!
Terry Ludwig reports there is still
plenty of room for individual
registrants – and you won’t want to
miss hearing all the quartets that will
be in attendance. Registration forms
are online – go to:
IN THE KEY OF E
WE NEED YOU!
Have you been to the District Website
yet? If not, be sure you make a trip
and keep the site “bookmarked” so
you can go back easily and frequently.
Over the course of the year, you’ll see
more and more information being
posted to the site, including:
Interested in becoming involved at the
District level?
Bob Squires and
Daniel Garcia have put together a
member survey at the Illinois District
Web site – It’s easy to fill out, and a
great way to let the nominating
committee know your hidden talents!
Terms for many positions are up at the
end of this year, but we can always
use extra help to support our District’s
programs. Please go to:
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Illinois Directory Information
Calendar
IDAH, COTS, Convention Forms
Staccato (Illinois Updates)
Attacks & Releases
making the District Web Site your
one-stop shop for all Illinois District
information.
If you aren’t used to “surfing” find an
e-buddy in your chapter, at work, or
home, or visit your local school or
library.
You’ll find it’s a great
resource – you can access any
information at the web site anytime,
anywhere you have a connection.
http://www.harmonize.ws/ill/resources
/manpower.cfm
and fill out the form provided. It will
be forwarded to Bob Squires and the
nominating committee for review.
IN MEMORIAM
Wayne Wright reports the passing of
Lee Wolfe, a long-time member of the
Sterling-Rock Falls chapter and an
active quartetter for decades. Lee most
recently sang lead with the Fall Senior
Jamboree winner Shady Street.
http://www.harmonize.ws/ILL/events/
IDAH
Editor: Jeff Fordice [email protected]
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Illinois District Web Site: www.harmonize.ws/ILL
VOL. 5, NO. 1
STACCATO: QUICK NOTES FROM THE ILLINOIS DISTRICT
JANUARY 27, 2002
POST IT!
SPRING CONTEST
HOW TO SUBSCRIBE
Have an event to post at the District
Calendar? The web site now has a
convenient, easy-to-use, on-line form
so that you can fill out the information
on your upcoming show or event. Go
to the Illinois District Web Site, click
on Calendar, or..
A reminder to all quartets that you can
register for the spring quartet contest
on line at either:
You’ve no doubt noticed the new look
of the Illinois Update, there’s also a
new way to receive notifications of
when the new issues are posted to the
Illinois District Website.
http://www.harmonize.ws/ILL/calendar
I will automatically receive a copy of
your entry and I will send back a
return verification that your quartet
has been entered in the contest.
then click on Submit an Event!
ATTENTION:
CENTRAL ILLINOIS
BARBERSHOPPERS
The Pride of Peoria Chorus will be
having an Open House on February
the 24th. The event is being held at the
German American Hall on Harker Dr.
in Peoria, just off Pioneer Parkway.
Starting time is 3:00 and ending
around 5:00. This is a membership
drive for our chapter. If you are
relatively close to Peoria and would
like to attend, or if you know of
someone who might like to attend,
please respond to Bob Stachniak at
http://www.harmonize.ws/ILL/
or
http://www.spebsqsa.org/
Also a reminder about the annual
Spring Anything Goes contest to be
held on Saturday morning of
convention weekend. This is a "noholds-barred" contest. Quartet, octet,
VLQ, mixed voices, high school,
college,
musical
instruments,
comedy...bottom line...anything goes.
Drop
me
a
line
on
line
([email protected]) or enter
Saturday morning one half hour before
the contest starts.
– Bob
Squires
YMIH PRELIMS
[email protected]
We have a Young Men In Harmony
High School prelim set up for:
for reservations or more information.
The event will feature free pizza and
soft drinks with a cash bar for those
interested. Of course, we will do a
little 4-part harmony as well.
Wednesday, March 20, 2002,
6:30PM to 8:30PM
Springfield High School,
Springfield IL
Hope to see you there !!!
Bass-ically yours,
Bob Stachniak
[email protected]
Editor: Jeff Fordice [email protected]
Registrations are still open, so if any
one has a quartet that would like to
enter, please let Mac McGlasson know
at [email protected].
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Previously, on-line users would
forward their e-mail addresses to the
editor, but frankly, the maintenance
was cumbersome and in the event the
editor would change, there was no
way to transfer those e-dresses without
retyping everyone into a new address
book.
We are now are using yahoogroups,
which is like an on-line address book.
We will be sending out a message to
all know email addresses inviting
them to join this new list.
A few guidelines: all messages which
go out to the group must first be
cleared by the VP of Marketing and
Public Relations.
Only messages
which relate to District business will
be posted to this group, so you can be
assured there will be no excess clutter
by joining this group.
District
business will only include posting
notices of this publication or urgent
business such as cancellation of
District events.
If you want to join this group, please
go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ILLDistrict-Update
Any information you would like
posted in Staccato or on the web site
may still be addressed to Jeff Fordice
at [email protected].
Illinois District Web Site: www.harmonize.ws/ILL