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April 2015
Volume 70 • Issue 4
In this issue:
HoH Calendar of Events.............................2
Encore '15 / 2 Days@2 Locations!...........3-4
District Convention Info..........................5-8
See Page 3 & 4
Get Your Tickets
for Encore '15!
Consignment
ends April 27.
From the President....................................9
History Corner.........................................10
Recently Seen.........................................10
Pittsburgh Bound-Important Info...........11
Notes From the Angels............................12
From the Groupanizer Guy......................13
Support Our Advertisers..........................15
Rehearsal Note Summary...................16-17
Birthdays................................................17
Pun of the Month....................................17
Chapter Quartets................................19-20
Friends of the Heralds.............................21
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What an awesome convention!
MAIN STREET
HoH Contact Info • Helpful Links
Rehearsals at 7 p.m.:
April 20, 27
May 4, 11, 18, 25
EQUINOX
Terrace Palms Community Church
9620 Davis Road, Tampa
Click for Directions
Welcome New Members!
Jim McCleary • Joseph Hopkin • David Desorcy
www.HeraldsofHarmony.org
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April 2015
HoH CALENDAR OF EVENTS
2015 Early Bird choreo will be
every Monday night at
APRIL
6:30 until the Annual Show
16
SAI Appearance with Big O
week (May 4th).
20Rehearsal
If Early Bird is canceled,
27Rehearsal
an email will be sent out
and the calendar will be
updated.
MAY
4Rehearsal
9
Encore '15 Annual Shows at USF, Tampa
Combined chorus rehearsal
10 Encore '15 Annual Show at The Palladium
Theater, St. Petersburg / Combined chorus rehearsal
11Rehearsal
14 Board meeting
18 Rehearsal
25 Rehearsal & 70th Birthday Party
29
HoH 70th Birthday
JUNE
1Rehearsal
8Rehearsal
11
Board meeting
15Rehearsal
22Rehearsal
28-Jul 5 International Convention/Pittsburgh
29Rehearsal
JULY
6Rehearsal
13Rehearsal
20Rehearsal
27Rehearsal
And Beyond...
Sept 19
The Super Show at The Villages
Oct 9
Fall Convention/Orlando
Dec 12-13 Christmas Shows at USF/Tentative
International Convention
June 28, 2015 - July 5, 2015
Call for more information • 800-595-4849
October 9-11, 2015
2015 Fall Convention
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April 2015
ANNUAL SHOW • TWO DAYS • TWO VENUES
One on each side of the Bay.
USF School of Music Concert Hall AND The Palladium Theater at St. Petersburg College
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SELL TICKETS TO
THE HOH SHOW!
SELL MORE!
SELL MORE!
SELL MORE!
SELL MORE!
SELL MORE!
Palladium Show May 10
29 tickets sold
SELL MORE!
SELL MORE!
USF Show May 9
3pm tickets sold: General: 54 / Preferred: 17
3 pm tickets on consignment: 176
TOTAL SEATS IN THE HOUSE FOR EACH SHOW: 455
7 pm tickets sold: General: 27 / Preferred: 13
7 pm tickets on consignment: 119
SELL MORE!
SELL MORE!
As of this publication...the SUN District Contest is now over, so
it’s (really, really) time to sell tickets to our show. We are lagging
in ticket sales. The lineup of talent that we have and the quality
of our shows (YOU!) should be singing to a full house!
April 2015
The Tampa HERALD
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SPRING CONVENTION
HOH QUARTETS
April 2015
April 10-12, 2015
(in no particular order)
ORLANDO AIRPORT MARRIOTT
LIVING FOSSILS
Ted Blank, Ed Herring, Don
Schreiber, Joe Kane
KICKSTART
Nicholas Folkes, Christian
Espinoza, Jonathan Meadows,
Chris Kline
4 SHARPS
Joseph Pleifer, Rich Casanzio,
Donald Barnes, Jim Castarien
MAIN STREET
Mike McGee, Myron
Whittlesey, Tony De Rosa,
Roger Ross
SURPRISE MIC TESTERS!
Chuck Steiner and 3 other guys (my
apologies to the three other guys for not
knowing your names)
EQUINOX
Ralph Brown, Frank Bovino, Ed
McKenzie, Pat Bauer
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April 2015
GGG (George Gipp) warms up the chorus with some choreo moves at the start of
rehearsal Friday night.
Chuck Steiner, HOH Bass,
VP Events introduces the
emcee for the afternoon, Bill
Billings.
Um. We need to work on the youth in
the district.
Great sports, Bill Wunderlin and Dave
Larson, smile for the camera.
David Mills,
Tampa Herald,
BHS Singing
Judge, makes
his debut as an
emcee Friday
night!
Arne Helbig, Youth In Harmony Director
and Tampa Herald, tells the audience
that last year’s Harmony Explosion
camp was the largest ever and this year, registrations are
already exceeding that! Great news! And.... I, me, your
newsletter Editor, Roxanne Clapp, won the chocolate basket
in the raffle! Woooohooooo!
Steve Cragg and Matt
Crisostomo strike a pose.
Several HoH alumni sing with the Dick Dreger Memorial Chorus,
mic testers at the chorus contest.
The Tampa HERALD
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April 2015
SPRING CONVENTION
PICTURES
April 10-12, 2015
ORLANDO AIRPORT MARRIOTT
Click here
for the scores!
Jacksonville Big HOH
http://sunshinedistrict.org/services/competition-results/
entertains at the afterglow Saturday night after the contest.
Jacksonville Big O • 2015 District Champions
The Heralds members are dual members with Jacksonville, so there are a lot of familiar faces on those risers.
Heralds of Harmony singing off the District trophy April 11, 2015. The trophy was later presented to Jacksonville Big O.
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April 2015
SPRING CONVENTION IS A WRAP!
April 10-12, 2015
ORLANDO AIRPORT MARRIOTT
The Tampa Chapter has many of its members participating at the District level.
Give them a hand, a pat on the back, maybe even a hug! They have been really busy
pulling off that wonderful convention we just experienced!
Chuck Steiner - VP Event
Steve Janes - VP Contest & Judging
Dave Roberts - VP Financial Development
Daniel Proctor - Printed Program Chairman
Danny Wunderlin - District Property Convention Committee
Steve Cragg - District Social Media Convention Committee
Nick Schwob - District President
Arne Helbig - VP Youth in Harmony
Bill Billings - Production Director Convention Committee
and his wife Cathie Billings - Contestant Manager Convention Committee
John Pennington - Awards Committee Chair
Currently seeking help with
the following areas:
MEMBERS AND
ALUMNI
YOUR HELP IS
NEEDED WITH THIS
NEWSLETTER!
• Current Events Info
• Healthy Herald, tips or articles
• Society News
• District News
• Rehearsal Notes
• Photographer
• Chapter Quartet Info and stories
• Fun stuff - pics, puzzles, riddles
Newsletter Team
Roxanne Clapp
Larry Clapp
Dianne Roberts
Dave Roberts
Chuck Steiner
Contact Roxanne
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lives of
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community outreach, we are constantly on a path
makes all this possible?
.... It’s the music!
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From the President
by Dave Roberts, Tenor
President’s Corner
I want to share with you
excerpts from “Lessons From
the Geese” – by Dr. Robert
McNeish. By flapping its wings, a goose
creates an “uplift” for the bird
following. By flying in a “V”
formation, the whole flock
adds 71% more flying range
than if each bird flew alone. a goose gets sick or wounded, two geese drop out of
formation and follow their fellow
member
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Photo Credit: John Santamaria
Lesson #1 – People who share a common direction and
sense of community can get where they are going quicker
and easier because they are traveling on the thrust of one
another. When a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly
feels the drag and resistance of trying to fly alone and
quickly gets back into formation to take advantage of the
“lifting power” of the bird in front. Lesson #2 – If we have as much sense as a goose, we will
join in formations with those who are headed where we
want to go. When a goose gets tired, it rotates back into
the formation and another goose flies at the same point
position. stand by each
other
like that. Something
that
opened
the eyes of both your Immediate Past
President and your current President was/is the importance of
This is the brotherhood of the Heralds. Financial Responsibility. This was recognized during the gene
Board
held last year that attempted to identify who we are and
Read these lessons and see how they apply to us
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our predecessor groups. I hope you see on the horizon, as I do
Heralds stands.
performing
well enough to get the big gigs the (Las Vegas) con
offer. This is a very attainable goal. In the meantime, we mus
revenue opportunities outside of our usual comfort zone.
Lesson #3 – It pays to take turns doing the hard tasks
and sharing leadership – with people as with geese,
interdependent with one another. The geese in formation
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2015 Schedule:
May 9...................Annual Shows at USF
May 10................Annual Show at Palladium, St. Petersburg
May 25................Tampa/HoH 70th Birthday Party
Jun (TBD)...........Terrace Palms Community Church
Jun 28 - Jul 5.....International Convention in Pittsburgh
Sep 19.................The Super Show at the Villages
with Atlanta Vocal Project and Combination Choruses
Oct 9....................Fall Convention in Orlando
Dec 12.................Christmas Shows at USF
Dec 13.................Christmas Show at USF or Palladium (Tentative)
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The Tampa HERALD
RECENTLY SEEN
AT REHEARSAL!
“”
April 2015
You can observe
a lot just by
watching.
— Yogi Berra
History
Heralds of Harmony
CORNER
David Desorcy
Sammy Cragg
Michael Smith
Nick Collins
Sean Hawthorne
Joseph Hopkin
Christopher Powell
Gordon Billows
Luke Chandler
Markeyth Powell
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by Dave Roberts, Tenor, President
Here are some thoughts and summary from our
recent history on ticket sales; i.e., Circa 2012 through
2014. Please remember, USF capacity is 473 or
double that for two shows:
2012 (06/05) – tickets sold = 612 of 946 available or
64.7% (Guest performers: “Storm Front” and “Main
Street”)
2013 (06/29) – tickets sold = 615 of 946 available or
65.0% (Guest performers: “Ringmasters” and “Main
Street”)
2014 (05/29) – tickets sold = 652 of 946 available or
68.9% (Guest performers: “A Mighty Wind” and “Main
Street”)
submitted by Dianne Roberts, wife of Tenor and President Dave
Roberts. Original author/artist unknown.
Noteworthy, a third of our Encore seats were empty.
From a business standpoint, the missed opportunity
was worth over $22,000.
Please get busy and sell tickets!
The Tampa HERALD
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April 2015
PITTSBURGH BOUND!
We are taking donations
for bottled water
at each of our
rehearsals until
our trip in July.
A self-serve
table is set up in
the lobby at the
TPCC rehearsal site
with a good supply
of bottled water, plus a
collection box for donations.
Recommended donation is $1/ bottle. So get
hydrated early and often with some high-quality H2O.
The fund will be administered by Russ Powell and
Dave Roberts and will be based on financial need. In
order for this fund to make a major impact, we are
going to have to drink a lot of water. So drink up as
you "Thirst for Pittsburgh" and don't forget to donate
$$'s.
Upcoming joint rehearsals with the Heralds
and Jacksonville Big Orange Chorus
May 9-10 (Heralds Annual Show weekend)
Locations: 9 - USF, 10 - The Palladium
Saturday, June 6 - 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: Tuskawilla Presbyterian Church,
3600 West State Rd 426, Oviedo, FL
Saturday, June 27 - 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: Tuskawilla Presbyterian Church,
3600 West State Rd 426, Oviedo, FL
June 28 - July 3 (Pittsburgh International ConventionChorus Contest is July 3)
—Charlie Nelson, InterChorus Liaison
813-205-3416 or ccnandlfn@gmail.com
JULY 2015
For a schedule of events for the
convention, visit the convention website:
http://barbershopconvention.com/pittsburgh-schedule-of-events
Our group registration is now in for Pittsburgh. If you
made your reservations through the Chorus, we will
all be sitting in Section 103. Tickets will be delivered
directly to Mike Sobolewski who is making up an
attendance booklet for you, and will give you the
booklet and the tickets a couple of weeks before we
go to Pittsburgh.
Hotel in Pittsburgh: Our assigned hotel is the Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Hotel in downtown Pittsburgh, about 9/10 of a mile from the convention site,
a 20-minute walk. (For our actual performance, we
will likely be bussed from the hotel to the convention site.)
REMEMBER all competitors MUST
have a full convention registration
and this ticket will serve as your
entry pass as well as your ticket for
ALL competition sessions.
The Tampa HERALD
Notes
From
the
Angels
Page 12
April 2015
There are members of the Chorus struggling with illness, their
own or someone close to them. While we may not mention
you by name, please know we are thinking of you and hoping
and praying for healing, recovery, and comfort.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
FOR ENCORE ‘15
To all Heralds, Angels, families & friends~
Help us help the Heralds!
Volunteers are needed at USF on Saturday, May 9, 2015
Please check your email for details.
PLEASE RESPOND ASAP
Heralds not performing are asked to volunteer in tuxedo to usher and
guide pre-show patrons back stage or to their seats in the auditorium.
Contact or call Dianne Roberts (dmelford662@aol.com - 813-994-8787)
or Roxanne Clapp (rox@rox-c.com - 813-503-4156). THANK YOU!
BE AN ANGEL!
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Want to get involved with the Angels’ activities? Contact
Dianne Roberts at dmelford662@aol.com to see what’s coming up next. The Heralds encourage involvement
from the entire family, not just the singers on the risers. All family and friends of the Heralds are invited and
encouraged to join us!
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April 2015
From the
Groupanizer by Dave Roberts,
President, Tenor
Guy
As Chapter and Chorus members, we benefit from the
hard work of the Music Team – Tony, Drew and Chris,
plus our talented section leaders and choreographers.
We depend on them to continuously improve our
performance.
They depend on us, the members, to keep them aware
of our availability and our progress on music. We owe
them. Nothing is worse to see a ‘No Response’ for a
calendar event. How can a ‘riser chart’ be prepared?
Will Joe Kane have to sing on the left side or the right?
Having a riser position is an honor with the Heralds
which brings the responsibility for each member to
keep his position current in the calendar.
Another member responsibility is to keep his song
status current. When new music is introduced, our
website records when a member downloads the music
Please read email sent by the
chorus- it’s your lifeline
to know what is going on!
and that event is followed by the leadership. Why not
keep the musical leadership aware of where you are
with the song? Leaving the status as ‘Not Started’ tells
the leadership nothing. Are you really ‘Not Started?’
Please take the time to keep your plans current.
Get Your HoH Gear Here!
And Get Barbershop
Merchandise at
HoH Logo Gear
www.harmonymarketplace.com
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April 2015
BOARD MEETINGS
Thank You
to those that contributed to
this edition of The Herald.
The Heralds of Harmony
is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) corporation
and receives regular public funding through grants
from The Florida Division of Cultural Affairs,
The Arts Council of Hillsborough County, and
Walmart; as well as employee matching programs
at Verizon and Honeywell.
The next Board Meeting will be held
May14, at 7 p.m.
The previous Board Meeting was held April 7,
2015, at 7 p.m.
Highlights from the last meeting:
Dave Roberts successfully negotiated an
amendment to our rental contract with the
church to allow for storage of the newly
purchased risers... Great Job Dave!
Groupanizer Updates: We need to encourage
members to keep their Groupanizer
Attendance Plan and Personal Information
updated. This is critical for successful
communication with the members and
for accurate planning of upcoming events.
Thanks for your help making this happen.
______________
Minutes to all Board Meetings are available
to all members on the members section of
the website.
Board Meetings are typically held online, and
are open to all members. If you are interested in
attending, you can obtain the link and sign-in
information from Dave Roberts:
daver1103@aol.com
Deadline for the next Herald is May 10.
Submit your interesting photos, fun stories, chorus updates and brilliant ideas
to the Editor, Roxanne Clapp, at Rox@rox-c.com
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Many thanks to
all our advertisers in the
Christmas Celebration ‘14
Program!
click to see them all
and the program too!
April 2015
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April 2015
Rehearsal Note Summary
HoH Members, watch your inbox for weekly
rehearsal notes sent out by section leaders.
Rehearsal Notes, March 16, 2015
by Russ Powell
Outstanding Rehearsal with Several Guests: “We have Shane!”
plus he brought a guest. Even our newest member, Joseph
Hopkin, brought a different guest for the second week in a row.
We need more new members like that who want to share the
fun that we are having. Something is going around and it caught
up with our Director. We are so very fortunate to have talented
assistant directors who can pick up the reins and continue
our uphill climb of achievement. Herald excellence was not
abandoned once Drew injected the rehearsal, right from the
beginning, with his challenge to always give 100%, to always get
better, to produce the sound we know how to produce, to focus
and be attentive to the guys up front so that we can continue
to make more progress and move forward. After Drew’s
admonishment, it became a night to remember as our sound
production noticeably improved with rapid-fire show prep and
choreo run-throughs. Thanks to Drew, Chris and Ralph for being
the guys up front as we all wish Tony a quick recovery and return
to the helm.
Assistant Directors: Assistant directors are bound to be different
and not wave their arms the same way as Tony. That is all the
more reason to be attentive, show respect and discipline as you
watch for cut-offs, pick-ups, starts and stops and the special
cues that are given to perform the song. Getting used to other
directors is a skill set that we all need to develop so that we can
adapt quickly to these differences for a successful response to
the give and take of artistic expression.
The Look of the Sound: “Eyes Medley” visual enhancement the choreo is not so much choreo as the look of the sound or
a visual representation of the song. Drew reviewed Saturday’s
presentation of the “Eyes Medley” visual package and
worked several run-throughs. You will remember this visual
representation of the song if you go over it immediately in the
next day or two. Review the video of last night, plus the Saturday
combined-rehearsal video which is now available thanks to
Brian Wunderlin’s efforts.
Show Opener: Need a lot of home reps on the choreo to beef
up our confidence. This is critical. Home review on “I’m on my
way.” Don’t let the sun go down without a couple choreo runthroughs each day. We will be performing the show opener
complete with choreo on Tuesday, March 24 (next week).
Citrus Hills Golf and Country Club, Hernando County: Tuesday
March 24 with chorus call, 5:30 p.m. Uniform is purple vest, tie,
no jacket first half. Second half, add jacket with purple pocket
square. Special guests: “Humdingers” and “Song Daddy.”
Home Review: Entire show package (same as Dunedin show);
quartets for “God Bless The USA;” many choreo run-throughs of
show opener. Learn visual for “Eyes Medley.”
___________________________
Rehearsal Notes, April 6, 2015
by Russ Powell
Excellent rehearsal with lots of enthusiasm as we ramp up
for competition weekend. Several guests in attendance.
Congratulations to David DeSorcy, our newest member, and
great addition to the Tenor Section. Thanks to Ralph and Drew
for choreo run-throughs. Our individual choreo mirror-time is
definitely paying off. Weekend schedule begins with quartet
competition at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Be there to cheer on and
support our quartets: “Kickstart” (Chris Kline and Christian
Espinosa), “Living Fossils” (Joe Kane), “4 Sharps” (Rich Casanzio),
“Equinox” and “Main Street.” Don’t forget to cheer loud and long
and don’t forget to ... have FUN!!!!
Music set -- lists for this weekend:
Competition set: “First Hello, Last Goodbye” - “Eyes Medley”
Bow-out set: “Strike Up the Band” - “Believe” - “I’m On My
Way”
If we win set: “Tonight,Tonight” - “Slow Boat to China” “Smile”
Afterglow set: All the above; plus, “ Lord Bless You and Keep
You”
Assemble in Capri Room after the call-off for the quarter finals
(Continued on next page)
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April 2015
(Continued from previous page)
Rehearsal Note
Summary
on Friday night. Reassemble at 8:30 a.m. -10 a.m. Saturday
in Capri Room. Casual dress. Reassemble in formal dress
with purple tie at 11:20 a.m. in Capri Room for beginning of
rotation. Bring gold tie also.
Artistic expression in ‘First Hello’: The stage is a “conversation
room” with colloquial expressions making emotional
connection to the audience. “Good ‘n true,” not “good and true.”
Connect with that person in the audience. The front end sets
the tone. Set the emotional level at the beginning. “Pal” is a
loving friend, a buddy, a loved one, a darling companion. “Pal”
needs more body, more emotional warmth. Release more
emotion, more confidence. Singing too safe, too timid. Need
to release ourselves with more emotional strength. More air
will help sustain the note and provide emotional confidence.
Need more confident emotion that is full of life. Be more in
command.
“Eyes Medley”: Accelerate the tag on eyes for bottom three
parts on tenor post. Overall ownership of the delivery. Try less
and BE more. We have what we have for now.
Dynamics: Don’t let taking a breath affect the dynamic level.
Let the music and lyrical ebb and flow determine dynamic
level. “Eyes Medley:” Tony usually doesn’t change the dynamic
level after a breath as in the passage, “great big beautiful
eyes, (breath) baby you never ever....”. Keep “baby” full with a
physical acknowledgement, then bring back the level.
Next week: Work on Annual Show material: “Drunken Sailor,”
“I’m On My Way,” “Twilight Time.”
New song on the docket: “If There’s Anybody Here From Out
of Town “ -- with a twist (VLQ on patter).
Birthdays
Belated Birthdays
Dan Deignan................. March 22
Lynn Hineman.............. March 22
Chris Barthauer............ March 31
Nick Nicosia...................... April 11
Upcoming Birthdays
Paul Stiles.......................... April 15
Brian Wunderlin.............. April 16
Chris Rodgers................... April 22
Steve Cragg...................... April 27
Charlie Barbarisi.............. April 28
Chuck Steiner................... April 30
Steve Stenzler......................May 8
Frank Bovino..................... May 11
Mike Cross.......................... May 11
Christian Espinoza........... May 13
PUN OF THE MONTH
I did a theatrical performance about puns. It was a play on words.
thanks Joe McCarthy!
The Tampa HERALD
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April 2015
ODD TRAVEL PLANS FOR 2015
Submitted by Joe McCarthy, Lead
I have been in many places, but I’ve never been in Kahoots.
Apparently, you can’t go alone.
You have to be in Kahoots with someone.
I’ve also never been in Cognito. I hear no one recognizes you
there.
I have, however, been in Sane. They don’t have an airport;
you have to be driven there. I have made several trips there,
thanks to my children, friends, family and work.
I would like to go to Conclusions, but you have to jump, and
I’m not too much on physical activity anymore.
I have also been in Doubt. That is a sad place to go, and I try
not to visit there too often.
I’ve been in Flexible, but only when it was very important to
stand firm.
Sometimes I’m in Capable, and I go there more often as I’m
getting older.
One of my favorite places to be is in Suspense! It really gets
the adrenalin flowing and pumps up the old heart!
At my age I need all the stimuli I can get!
I may have been in Continent, but I don’t
remember what country I was in.
It’s an age thing. They tell
me it is very wet and
damp there.
© Alphaspirit | Dreamstime.com - A Beautiful World Photo
Submitted by Larry Clapp, Lead
I hated being in Tense. Everyone there was
wound pretty tightly; there were a lot of
arguments.
Trouble! Oh! Don’t get me started. Yes, I’ve
been in Trouble before, and it’s an awful, awful
place. Everyone yells at you there.
My favorite place to be has kind of a funny
name: Myo Nlytel. There’s a permanent
amusement park there, with a teacup ride,
which I really enjoy, ‘cause of the privacy and
solitude. Yes, in Myo Nlytel Whirled no one and
nothing can bother me.
The Tampa HERALD
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April 2015
CHAPTER QUARTETS
Back Street 4
Contact: Tony De Rosa • advocals@me.com
Tony De Rosa
Joseph De Rosa
Aaron Stratton
Brock Stratton
The Flexible Four
Contact: Steve Matheson
Chuck Steiner, Dan McFarlane, Ralph
Brown and Steve Matheson
(813) 963-3517 (H)
(813) 254-9115 (W)
http://flexiblefour.com
KickStart Quartet
Nicholas Folkes - Tenor
Christian Espinoza - Lead
Chris Kline - Baritone
Jonathan Meadows - Bass
Define Four
Contact: Danny Wunderlin
dwunderlin88@gmail.com
Tenor- David Desorcy
Lead- Sean Hawthorne
Bari- Nick Collins
Bass- Danny Wunderlin
Main Street
Contact:
http://www.mainstreetqt.com/
Mike McGee
Myron Whittlesey
Tony De Rosa
Roger Ross
Seasoned Citizens
Dan Proctor – Bass
Jeff Packer – Baritone
Jerry Anton – Tenor
Chris Hurst – Lead (Daytona Beach)
See page 5
for more
quartets
with Chapter
members.
SongDaddy
Contact: http://songdaddy.weebly.com
Russ Powell – Tenor
Steve Cragg – Lead
Brian “Hutch” Hutchison – Bass
Marty Port – Baritone
To have your Chapter quartet and photo appear here, send your information to Roxanne Clapp, rox@rox-c.com
Congratulations!
The Tampa HERALD
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April 2015
CHAPTER QUARTET NEWS
2015 SUNSHINE DISTRICT
SENIORS CHAMPS!
2015 SUNSHINE DISTRICT
INTERNATIONAL QUALIFIERS
Ralph Brown, Frank Bovino, Ed McKenzie, Pat
Bauer
Mike McGee, Myron Whittlesey, Tony De Rosa,
Roger Ross
EQUINOX
MAIN STREET
....and Chapter Members Quarteting!
On 4/7/15, Steve Matheson,
Dave Roberts, John
Santamaria, and Dick
Murbach serenaded residents
at Westminster Shores
and Westminster Palms
to promote The Palladium
performance.
The Tampa HERALD
Page 21
FRIENDS OF THE HERALDS
The "Friends of the Heralds"
program was instituted to
provide financial support to the
Heralds to sustain the significant
growth we have experienced in
the last three years. With the
return of Tony De Rosa as our
director, we have more than
doubled our numbers on the
risers; and more significantly, we
are producing a better musical
and entertainment experience
for our audiences. Our shows are
routinely sold , and for the first
time in a long while, we will be
competing on the International
Chorus Competition stage, and,
we are having fun.
Several years ago, it became
apparent that the customary
sources of revenue from ticket
sales, performance fees, dues,
and grants would not sufficiently
cover our financial needs.
Accordingly, we created an
opportunity for those of us on
the risers as well as our friends,
families, audience members and
other fans of barbershop to reach
in their pockets to assist us on
our musical journey. Thus, the
"Friends of the Heralds" was born.
Not only has it helped us pay our
bills, but recently FOH raised the
money to purchase a new set of
risers.
We thank those of you who
have helped us get started and
for those who may do so in the
future. We see nothing but
exciting musical adventures
ahead of us.
—Marty Port
April 2015
PRESIDENTIAL
$1,000 and up
Charlie and Cindy Barbarisi
Larry and Roxanne Clapp
Tony and Jodi De Rosa
Terry Garvin
Dick & Susan Murbach
Marty and Barbara Port
Dave and Dianne Roberts
John and Kimberly Santamaria
Steve and Irene Stenzler
Paul and Jenny Stiles
PLATINUM
$500 to $999
Alexander and Tatiana Boltenko
Steve and Sheri Matheson
Ralph and Chris Brown
Russ and Beverly Powell
Terry and Emily Garvin
Mark and Karen Tuttle
GOLD
$250 to $499
Matt Crisostomo
Stephen Janes
and Shannon Czwalga
Al and Julie Kelly
Greg and Donna Garvin Bob and Jane Lang
Bill and Carolyn Glasgow
Ed McKenzie
Sandra Roth
SILVER
$100 to $249
Pat Bauer
Joe Kane
Richard & Victoria Casanzio
Don and Dana Long
Dan and Marcia Deignan Joe and Kaye McCarthy
David and Marlene Cross
Art McNeil
William Fowler
Richard and Susan Murbach
Myra Dickens
Marty Jahnel
and Mary Fleming
Rob Hargen
Bryan Hevel
Lynn Hineman
Brian Hutchison
and Lancya Lansdowne
David Larson
Ray and Pam Scalise
Lee and Bonnie Sobania
Jerry and Linda Tobin
Tom and Judy Williams
Nick and Irene Nicosia
Bob and Shauvon Powell
Bob and Amy Slaney
Bill and Joan Wunderlin
Lou and Carol Wurmnest
BRONZE
up to $99
Louis Markee
Chris and Amy Rodgers
Flora McClain
Dick and Liz Sipple
Edna Nastasy
Lynn Smith
Charles and Linda Nelson Keith and Rhonda Starks
Margaret Newton
Chuck Steiner
Samuel Port
Bill Weatherford
Dan Proctor
Brian and Diane Wunderlin
John Proeschel
Anonymous
The Tampa HERALD
Tampa Chapter 2015 Officers
and Board of Directors
PRESIDENT
Dave Roberts
daver1103@aol.com
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Larry Clapp
Larry@theclapp.org
TREASURER
Al Kelly
AKelly05@verizon.net
SECRETARY
Brian Wunderlin
wunder@tampabay.rr.com
VICE PRESIDENT - MUSIC & PERFORMANCE
Chuck Steiner, III
AL13champs@aol.com
VICE PRESIDENT - EVENTS
Dick Sipple
wsipple372@aol.com
VICE PRESIDENT - CHAPTER DEVELOPMENT
Steve Cragg
donutcop@gmail.com
VICE PRESIDENT - MARKETING & PR
Steve Matheson
smatheson@bkwmc.com
VICE PRESIDENT - FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Paul Stiles
paulstiles@verizon.net
VICE PRESIDENT - PERFORMANCE MARKETING
John Pennington
jppennington@comcast.net
BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE (‘17)
Danny Wunderlin
dwunderlin88@gmail.com
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April 2015
Exercise
your voice
every day.
SECTION LEADERS & GO-TO GUYS
Tenor Section Leaders
Lead Section Leaders
Baritone Section Leaders
Bass Section Leaders
Visual Team Leader:
Visual Team Assistants:
Russ Powell
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Matt Crisostomo musicbringslife2013@outlook.com
Andy Schrader
andrew@schradermusic.com
Christian Espinoza christian.espinoza84@gmail.com
Admin Contact Steve Cragg: donutcop@gmail.com
Charlie Nelson
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Chris Kline
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Chris Barthauer cbarthauer@gmail.com
Brian Hutchison bhutchison@mail.usf.edu
Ralph Brown
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Danny Wunderlin, Larry Clapp, Dan Deignan, Dave Cross
Need HoH information or assistance re:
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727-953-6484
Music Librarian & FINALE Music Software:
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Uniform Coordinator:
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E-Newsletter Editor:
Roxanne Clapp
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813-994-4380
Website Content: Dave Roberts
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813-546-8953
Inter-Chorus Liaison
Charlie Nelson
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HELPFUL LINKS...
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Heralds of Harmony (HoH) • www.heraldsofharmony.org
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Heralds of Harmony on Twitter • @TampaHoH
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