My fearless predictions for the top five quartets and choruses in this year’s contests were pretty accurate.

My lists.

I also predicted the Men in Black would finish in the Top 20 this year and they did, coming 17th.

The 6 (six)-point difference between 1^st and 2^nd is the closest ever in a quartet contest

I thought that there weren’t likely to be many changes in the chorus contest, and the top 5 going into the contest would hold their positions. I was wrong. The Vocal Majority ballad wasn’t as strong as we have come to expect, and Westminster were phenomenal, leading to a 17 point margin for the VMs 11^th Gold, but wait for 2007!

1. Vocal Majority, Dallas Metro, SWD They won
2. The Northern Lights, Toronto, ONT They came 3^rd
3. Westminster Chorus, FWD They came 2^nd!
4. New Tradition, Northbrook, ILL They came 4^th!
5. Midwest Vocal Express, Greendale, PIO WOW!
6. The Alliance, Greater Central Ohio, JAD Fish!

The fish of Greendale were the hit of the contest, pushing the excellent performance of The Alliance to 6^th place.

Performing last allowed the webcast crew to come up with the Fish Cam and the Turtle Cam. The audience loved them and the applause went on for a long time. If you saw it, you know what I mean. If you didn’t, ask me about it.

Sign up today to go to Denver next year so you can see the contests in person! What a battle it will be in 2007.

Welcome two new staff members to your Society! Charlie Davenport and Drew Ellis will lead the membership and member services department as director and assistant director, respectively.

Charlie and Drew will work with staff and volunteers to develop effective member recruiting methods; to execute annual membership drives and workshops; to foster better chapter and district communications; and to guide chapters through chartering and incorporation. Charlie will begin his duties Sept. 1; Drew will join him in January 2007.

"These two men bring complementary experience to our organisation and a strong background in barbershop harmony," commented Barbershop Harmony Society Chief Executive Officer Ed Watson. "Since the growth of and service to our membership is our number-one priority, that is where we will concentrate our manpower and efforts."

Charlie has more than 25 years of experience in professional recruiting, including three years as head of his own recruiting firm, and 18 years in systems administration.

Drew’s professional background includes serving as a marketing and personnel specialist and teaching. His music performance experience covers a broad spectrum from barbershop harmony to country to "oldies."

Drew’s affiliation with BHS goes back to 1999. He is currently a member of the Nashville, Tenn., chapter, but was a charter member of the Athens, Ala., chapter and a member of the Memphis chapter, as well. He has held several chapter leadership roles, including visual/choreography director, section leader and board member-at-large, and won a district chorus championship with the Memphis chapter in 2002.

Charlie earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration from Juniata College in Huntingdon, Penn.

Drew is working towards a Master of Arts degree in Christian ministry from Harding University Graduate School of Religion and holds a Bachelor of Arts in speech communications and business from Stephen F. Austin State University.

Here is our current repertoire list: [mp3] means that the mp3 file is on the Members' Only web site

Practice is something we do at home, every day, between rehearsals!

Rehearsal is where we reinforce what we have been practising every day!

Our Chapter was 56 years old on March 13, 2006!

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