I'm a baritone with Coastline Show Chorus looking for strong women's quartet
with eye toward eventually competing. Live in Foxboro and willing to travel up
to an hour. Will try out with several groups to find right blend.

Three Experienced Sr singers, and members of Winston Salem chorus are looking
for a Lead, that is competitive and wants to sing with a Quality quartet. Prefer
someone with competition and stage experience.

All of us have over 10 years of experience, participated in numerous Brigades in
MAD and NC, have won at district and division contests. We also are from all
parts of NC, from Boone, to Greensboro to Charlotte.

We are holding open auditions May and June.

ATTENTION Basses!
Three members of the three time Region 16 Championship Quartet "All the Rage!"
and 2008 Champions "Tetra" are looking to start a new quartet. We are three
motivated singers just north of Albany, NY. We are currently looking for a
melodic bass to complete our foursome.
We are planning auditions for June 20th.
If you are interested, contact Jenn at   jenn@...

In response to the recent message in the BQPA forum (http://
groups.google.com/group/BQPA ) about http://quartetmatchup.com ,
there is a Yahoo Group:

http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/barbershopquartet/

with exactly the same purpose.

I'd suggest that the two sites promote and cooperate with each other.


Harmoniously,

Derek

Visit my arrangements web site at:
http://www.HatleyMusic.com

Derek Hatley, Arranger & Music Librarian
Great Lakes Chorus
Grand Rapids Chapter
Pioneer District

E-mail: Derek@...

As the creator of this group, my intent was first and foremost to make it a
central location where people could find other people wanting to quartet. I
believe that is what the other site does also. It's no competition. I could care
less if there is this group or that group or both. Personally, I have been
talked to about rolling this thing into the BHS site as a central site for
quartetters. I'd love that.

As far as "most barbershoppers" not being aware....  that's through no lack of
effort. I emailed every chapter in my district, their president and
music/quartet person. I also emailed every district (Pres./Music/Quartet Dev.
guy) with an announcement as well as every district newsletter that I could
find.

I got very little response. What can you do? And then, unfortunately, we get
other people wanting the same thing and then creating THEIR own sites so that we
have five or ten sites out there to do this kind of thing that, essentially,
most people aren't aware of.

It's sad, really. If there was one site tied into the main BHS site, that would
be the place to go.

John Rentz

--- In barbershopquartet@yahoogroups.com, Alan Kousen <akousen@...> wrote:
>
> Hi all
>  
> There is a distinct difference between the sites mentioned. The Yahoo group
provides discussion threads, the other is strictly a registry. In my view, as a
quartetter, there is a need for both to exist. What is unfortunate, is that most
barbershopers are not aware these sites exist.
>  
> When did you attend a convention or a barbershopping event where they were
mentioned? What support has there been from the BHS? Has the Society promoted
the websites in a newsletter to the PROBE editors or chapter secretaries?  Do
you see the websites in the BHS "Harmonizer"?
>  
> My point is only that the BHS needs to support quartets in many ways, and
these websites are just one way to do it.
>  
> I wonder if these sites are advertised or mentioned at HU?
>  
> Alan
>
> --- On Sat, 5/9/09, Derek Hatley <Derek@...> wrote:
>
>
> From: Derek Hatley <Derek@...>
> Subject: [barbershopquartet] Quartet Matchup site
> To: "BQPA" <BQPA@googlegroups.com>, barbershopquartet@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Saturday, May 9, 2009, 9:26 AM
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> In response to the recent message in the BQPA forum (http://
> groups.google. com/group/ BQPA ) about http://quartetmatch up.com ,
> there is a Yahoo Group:
>
> http://launch. groups.yahoo. com/group/ barbershopquarte t/
>
> with exactly the same purpose.
>
> I'd suggest that the two sites promote and cooperate with each other.
>
> Harmoniously,
>
> Derek
>
> Visit my arrangements web site at:
> http://www.HatleyMu sic.com
>
> Derek Hatley, Arranger & Music Librarian
> Great Lakes Chorus
> Grand Rapids Chapter
> Pioneer District
>
> E-mail: Derek@HatleyMusic. com
>

I'd just like to chime in here on the topic of this group and women.

Personally, I found, or rather was found by a fantastic Harmony Inc. quartet
using this yahoo group. I am truly grateful for this group's existence and
probably wouldn't have found it if it were attached to the BHS site. I think
this group is one small step towards more integration/cooperation between male
and female barbershoppers which is a good thing for all of us!

in Harmony,

Jen Winston
Lead, Coastline Show Chorus (SAI)
Teno, Escapade quartet (HI)


--- In barbershopquartet@yahoogroups.com, LSDIVERGAL@... wrote:
>
> erm....and women!! No matter the part, the age, the association...singing
> in a quartet makes better singing chorus members!!
>
> Yours EQUALLY as harmoniously...(big grin)
> Melinda Miller
> Bass
> Proud 25 year (oh my how did that happen) member of SAI and
> Lone Star Chorus
> Fort Worth, TX
>
>

HI all,

As a female barbershopper in the UK, I really enjoy seeing all the posts here
asking for quartets/specific parts (I would love to find a quartet too, but
there doesn't appear to be many UK based people on here). I'm not sure if I'd be
able to use the BHS site.

Donna

I got the same kind of replies and I just thought... hey, if I want to do it,
why do I need the approval from all the people that say no??

I decided there wasn't any reason not to just do it on my own because I KNEW
there were people out there that wanted this also.

I chose the Yahoo group route because it was easy and free. And once it got
going, I just decided to put up links and files and so on to just be whatever
help it could be.

It bugs me that there are other groups doing this not because "they took my
idea" or anything like that. It just means that we have a splintered effort
going on and it really should be concentrated through one central area that
anyone can access.

I scanned and scanned and scanned for any other resource out there like this and
I couldn't find it. Otherwise, I'd have just promoted that one.

I guess it's not a perfect world and all we can do is try to network with all
that we come across.

John



--- In barbershopquartet@yahoogroups.com, ewheadley@... wrote:
>
> Gosh darn it !  I just knew there were like-minded Barbershoppers out there
!   I agree with everything that has been going on with this discussion over
the past few days(I just checked my email and haven't been able to chime in
until just now).
>
> ALL OF YOUR STATEMENTS I AGREE WITH WHOLEHEARTEDLY  !!
>
> If you want to hear my tales of woe trying to do this very same thing within
the NED, just email me at :   ewheadley@...
>
> I tried to get the appropriate officials within NED to start a bulletin board
on the NED website for this very purpose and the idea was 'pooh-pooh' -ed in so
many ways it wasn't funny......youknow, it just won't work, Ed, the only way
you'll get into a quartet is to 'keep rubbing elbows'.   As well, I have
written emails to appropraite individuals at
>  National HQ about this......I got all the emails to prove it.
>
> Just glad somebody has go ththe ball rolling and I just REGISTERED myself on
this website :    quartetmatchup.com
>
> Please talk to me, folks !  I'd appreciate your feedback......I thought I was
the only one out there(certainly within NED) who had the idea of a
bulletin-board for guys trying to form a new quartet, fill in a missing part for
an existing quartet, etc.   HALLELUJAH !  PRAISE THE LORD AND PASS THE AMMO !
>
> Finally, contact has been made with like-minded folks !
> Best Regards,
>
> Ed Headley
> Bass
> Portland Downeasters Barbershop Chorus (K-015)
> Edward W. Headley
>
> P.O. Box 10631
>
> Portland, Maine 04104-6031
>
> (207) 773-9766 (phone)
>
> (207) 773-4981 (fax)

First, let me state that I am huge supporter of HQ, the staff, and all they do.
I rarely, RARELY disparage them in any way.

It would seem that they will not advertise someone's personal web site or blog
or whatever unless it's a sanctioned kind of thing. (Or... unless they know you
real well. Which, actually, I do know most of the staff pretty well.)

And I understand why. I mean, you can't have HQ promoting and endorsing
something that they really don't have any control over. I'm sure you can picture
advertisements at HU, at International, and in the Harmonizer and then some
scandal breaks out about something. And then you have fall out from that. So... 
I understand.

And, I understand why the society hasn't done it yet themselves. That would take
a concerted effort by someone to set up and maintain. That takes time and money.
So, I understand that also. But, it just seems like this is one of the most
basic services we should provide.

John


--- In barbershopquartet@yahoogroups.com, "Stancil, Chris" <chris.stancil@...>
wrote:
>
> I did send in something to try and get it mentioned in the Harmonizer but
never saw anything published.
>
> ________________________________
> From: barbershopquartet@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:barbershopquartet@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Alan Kousen
> Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2009 4:28 PM
> To: barbershopquartet@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [barbershopquartet] Quartet Matchup sites/discussion
>
>
>
>
> Hi all
>
> There is a distinct difference between the sites mentioned. The Yahoo group
provides discussion threads, the other is strictly a registry. In my view, as a
quartetter, there is a need for both to exist. What is unfortunate, is that most
barbershopers are not aware these sites exist.
>
> When did you attend a convention or a barbershopping event where they were
mentioned? What support has there been from the BHS? Has the Society promoted
the websites in a newsletter to the PROBE editors or chapter secretaries?  Do
you see the websites in the BHS "Harmonizer"?
>
> My point is only that the BHS needs to support quartets in many ways, and
these websites are just one way to do it.
>
> I wonder if these sites are advertised or mentioned at HU?
>
> Alan
>
> --- On Sat, 5/9/09, Derek Hatley <Derek@...> wrote:
>
> From: Derek Hatley <Derek@...>
> Subject: [barbershopquartet] Quartet Matchup site
> To: "BQPA" <BQPA@googlegroups.com>, barbershopquartet@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Saturday, May 9, 2009, 9:26 AM
>
> In response to the recent message in the BQPA forum (http://
> groups.google. com/group/ BQPA ) about http://quartetmatch
up.com<http://quartetmatchup.com/> ,
> there is a Yahoo Group:
>
> http://launch. groups.yahoo. com/group/ barbershopquarte
t/<http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/barbershopquartet/>
>
> with exactly the same purpose.
>
> I'd suggest that the two sites promote and cooperate with each other.
>
> Harmoniously,
>
> Derek
>
> Visit my arrangements web site at:
> http://www.HatleyMu sic.com<http://www.hatleymusic.com/>
>
> Derek Hatley, Arranger & Music Librarian
> Great Lakes Chorus
> Grand Rapids Chapter
> Pioneer District
>
> E-mail: Dere! k@HatleyMusic.
com<http://us.mc375.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=Derek%40HatleyMusic.com>
>

John and all,

There are thousands of organizations that publish letters,
statements, opinions etc. from outsiders.  They cover their liability
by simply adding a disclaimer that the statements are those of the
contributors not of the organizations.  BHS could do this.  Why not?

Derek

> Re: Quartet Matchup sites/discussion
>
> Posted by: "John" jg62bbshop@...   jg62bbshop
> Mon May 11, 2009 9:18 am (PDT)
>
>
>
> First, let me state that I am huge supporter of HQ, the staff, and
> all they do. I rarely, RARELY disparage them in any way.
>
> It would seem that they will not advertise someone's personal web
> site or blog or whatever unless it's a sanctioned kind of thing.
> (Or... unless they know you real well. Which, actually, I do know
> most of the staff pretty well.)
>
> And I understand why. I mean, you can't have HQ promoting and
> endorsing something that they really don't have any control over.
> I'm sure you can picture advertisements at HU, at International,
> and in the Harmonizer and then some scandal breaks out about
> something. And then you have fall out from that. So... I understand.
>
> And, I understand why the society hasn't done it yet themselves.
> That would take a concerted effort by someone to set up and
> maintain. That takes time and money. So, I understand that also.
> But, it just seems like this is one of the most basic services we
> should provide.
>
> John

I have no problem with the Society putting links to other sites that are
related to what they are about. However, it seems to me that we are
looking to them to do for us what we should be doing for ourselves. It
really isn't their job to publicize all the different groups that are
starting up (and stopping). By posting occasional reminders on the
Harmonet itself, groups like this will get much more visibility than
through the Society.

I realize that some things are being pushed by them such as the Extreme
Quartetting, but that was only after it had taken off and was so
successful running on its own. Many festivals throughout the US are not
publicized by the Society unless the organizers of those festivals take
out the advertising (read spend the bucks) needed to publicize it.

Bottom line is that we are our own best publicity machine. Fire it up!

--
Sing-cerely & Humm-bly,

John Elving
VP Mus. & Perf.
Editor-in-Cheap, First Place 2008 Online Bulletin
Shrine of Democracy Chorus
2007 & 2008 BOTY
RMD CDD VP
PROBE VP- Bulletin Editors
Outstanding In Front - Certified Trainer
Certified Standing Ovation Trainer & Reviewer
Rapid City, SD
Email: leaderman@...



Derek Hatley wrote:
> John and all,
>
> There are thousands of organizations that publish letters,
> statements, opinions etc. from outsiders.  They cover their liability
> by simply adding a disclaimer that the statements are those of the
> contributors not of the organizations.  BHS could do this.  Why not?
>
> Derek
>
>
>> Re: Quartet Matchup sites/discussion
>>
>> Posted by: "John" jg62bbshop@...   jg62bbshop
>> Mon May 11, 2009 9:18 am (PDT)
>>
>>
>>
>> First, let me state that I am huge supporter of HQ, the staff, and
>> all they do. I rarely, RARELY disparage them in any way.
>>
>> It would seem that they will not advertise someone's personal web
>> site or blog or whatever unless it's a sanctioned kind of thing.
>> (Or... unless they know you real well. Which, actually, I do know
>> most of the staff pretty well.)
>>
>> And I understand why. I mean, you can't have HQ promoting and
>> endorsing something that they really don't have any control over.
>> I'm sure you can picture advertisements at HU, at International,
>> and in the Harmonizer and then some scandal breaks out about
>> something. And then you have fall out from that. So... I understand.
>>
>> And, I understand why the society hasn't done it yet themselves.
>> That would take a concerted effort by someone to set up and
>> maintain. That takes time and money. So, I understand that also.
>> But, it just seems like this is one of the most basic services we
>> should provide.
>>
>> John
>>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>

Gee, I'm not too popular now that I 'blasted' some of my BHS contacts by shaming
them in a private email regarding their non-support of these Bulletin-Board type
efforts to get new quartets together or to enable guys like me who are still
struggling to contact others who may need a Bass.   As you know from my recent
email responding to the quartetting website discussion during theis last week, I
have also been trying to get my NED officers to embed this capability within our
NED website; they have always 'pooh-pooh'ed the idea with a typical response
being:"nope, just keep 'rubbing elbows, Ed...your train is comingdown the
tracks".   Well, three years after I started looking, I'm still waiting for the
train......at this rate, I'll be dead before it arrives at the depot.  Therefore
once again let me say:

54 yr-old BASS from PORTLAND looking to join a competition-minded quartet to
participate in Seniors quartet events and DISTRICT COMPETITION......willing to
travel a couple hundred miles to rehearse.
Call me at 207-773-9766   OR  email:    ewheadley@...



Best Regards,
Ed 'Wishbone' Headley

Here's a link to the demo of "She'll Never Know":

http://www.nicholasarrangements.com/demos/ShellNeverKnow_Demo.mp3

Non-contestable / Medium difficulty.

Learning tracks available. Please contact me directly for more info, or visit my
web site: www.NicholasArrangements.com

Jon

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I just joined a couple other new 'quartetting' sites looking for a quartet
within NED who needs a Bass......I've been beating my head against the wall for
nearly three years now trying to get into an existing quartet needing a
'replacement' Bass or to join a 'brand-new' quartet just forming up who need a
Bass....

I live in Portland, Maine and 'honest to goodness' I'd be willing to drive 75
miles to get to a rehearsal site......O.K. maybe even 100 miles (jeez, that's
Boston !)    I sight-read music well, have a good ear, stay on pitch(although I
don't have perfect pitch) once that cookie is chewed.  I work extremely hard to
know my music and come prepared to rehearsal......ask my Portland Downeasters
Chorus(K-015) Director(s).

I can't believe that I haven't received an inquiry yet(must be my Z.Z. Top
beard) !!   Dogs and kids love me.....women don't run away when they see me, I
bathe, wear deodorant, brush and floss my teeth regular-like(no bad
breath).....what more could a quartet ask for ?!?

I just turned 54 years old and at this point I guess I'm looking to team up in a
seniors quartet for competition unless some young guys need a 'PAPPY'......I'm
very easy to get along with.....I can provide some good references from 'known'
names within NED who have heard me sing and who know me personally.

Somebody call me or email me, just so I know I'm 'not alone' out here in
cyberspace pursuing the 'Impossible Dream'.

Thanks......

Ed Headley    (207) 773-9766     ewheadley@...

I have to agree with Jack. Here in the nether lands of South Dakota, it
took me 8 years to find three others to sing with in a quartet. Then I
had to grow my own tenor. Sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do!

Sing-cerely & Humm-bly,

John Elving
VP Mus. & Perf.
Editor-in-Cheap, First Place 2008 Online Bulletin
Shrine of Democracy Chorus
2007 & 2008 BOTY
Bass - CONVERGENCE
RMD CDD VP
PROBE VP- Bulletin Editors
Outstanding In Front - Certified Trainer
Certified Standing Ovation Trainer & Reviewer
Rapid City, SD
Email: leaderman@...


Jack Sturm wrote:
>
>
> Yer not alone. It wasn't easy to find a quartet in LA (Lower Alabama)
> either. hang in there, the wait will be worth it.
>
> Tennerjack
>