Weekly E-Newsletter December 7, Inside this issue: HoH TV Stars! 1. Tues, Dec. 9. At our Recent Rehearsal. Howard Kahen and Lloyd Martin

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1 Weekly E-Newsletter December 7, Inside this issue: HoH TV Stars! 1 Our next rehearsal 1 Folks at our recent rehearsals 1 Map link to the HoH Rehearsal hall 1 HoH events and rehearsal info 2 Heralds LONGTIMER awards 2 LEADERSHIP ACADEMY (Jan. 3-4) 2 Last call for Christmas show tickets! 2 Also coming in 2009 (& 2010) 2 THE BACK PAGE 3 HoH Gear. Online store 3 The HoH Trading Post 3 Helpful links & HoH contact info 3 OUR NEXT REHEARSAL Tues, Dec. 9 Regular 7pm and our weekly afterglow at Yes, that s right. The Heralds of Harmony appeared on Tampa s FOX 13 s Good Day Tampa Bay show at 8AM on Tuesday. The space was pretty tight with less than half of the HoH performing chorus could fitting into the studio. But director Bill Billings and the guys did a great job in bringing some musical holiday cheer to the huge viewing audience. And, of course, it also provided them the ideal opportunity to let all of Tampa Bay know about the big Christmas shows coming on December 13 at the Performing Arts Center. If you missed the guys on TV, you can catch a short clip of some of their music on channel 13 s website. Just click the link below. Detail?contentId= &version=1&locale=EN- US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=5.2.1 AND we got this note following the show: Sitting in my car dealer waiting for $500 in repairs when up pops the Tampa chorus on TV channel 13. Saw the entire show and the chorus sounded great. Those sitting in the waiting room had no idea how big Tampa's chorus is so they just recognized some good singing. In addition, the faces looked great on the small tube. Give the members who participated my regards and thanks for a great barbershop performance. - Mike Miller, Sarasota Chapter At our Recent Rehearsal. Howard Kahen and Lloyd Martin Information on SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING to the Heralds of Harmony list can be found by visiting the following link: Weekly rehearsals: Tues, 7PM at Scottish Rite Auditorium, 5500 Memorial Hwy Tampa Map link:

2 Page 2 Tis the Season TO ORDER YOUR HoH CHRISTMAS SHOW TICKETS! Even though the annual holiday concert is several weeks away (Dec. 13), initial ticket sales have been very brisk. If you don t want to be left out in the cold, secure your seats NOW. It s easier than ever before. Visit the order page on the HoH site: Calendar of HoH Events: December ( rehearsal 9, 16 ) December 7 - HoH Christmas Concert in Sun City Center, FL 10 HoH Board meeting December 13 - HoH Christmas shows at TBPAC January (rehearsal 6, 13, 20, 27 ) January Leadership Academy in Plantation Inn, Crystal River These two distinguished gentlemen received their annual society renewals this week. And, as is our custom, we acknowledge those guys who have been at this wonderful hobby for at least 20 years. SO here they are Roger and Lou McLaughlin Wurmnest 21 years 22 years February (rehearsal 3, 10, 17, 24 ) February 22 - HoH Performs in Spring Hill, FL February 28 - HoH Angels garage sale April Spring Contest/Convention in June 28-July 5 - BHS International Convention Anaheim, California (HoH rehearsals on July 1 & 2) October Fall Contest/Convention in December 5 - Heralds Christmas Shows at TBPAC 2010 April Spring Contest/Convention in The Sunshine District Leadership Academy 2009 will be held at The Plantation Inn Golf Resort and Spa, in Crystal River, FL Please mark your calendars for January 3-4, and plan to attend. These important days of training for chapter leaders and members are critical to the success of each Chapter. LEADAC will include Lunch and Dinner on Saturday; as well as hors d oeuvres at the afterglow. Additionally, Sunday breakfast will be served. Registration will open on Saturday morning (January 3) at 9:00am. The first session will start promptly at 11:00am. The final session concludes around 11:00am on Sunday. A number of the HoH leadership team will be there as attendees as well as presenters. Bill Billings will be teaching the Director's class Byron Poore will lead the Chapter Meetings class Don Long will be teaching the Treasurer's class Dave Roberts will conduct the Chapter Service Representative's class More info re: LEADAC can be found on the District website:

3 Page 3 THE BACK PAGE Be sure to visit the SHARED RESOURCES page in the Members area of the HoH site each week. You never know what you might find there! Helpful links... Heralds of Harmony (HoH) HoH Online Photo Galleries- Sunshine District (& Sunburst) - Barbershop Harmony Society (SPEBSQSA) HarmonetLite - The original Harmonet - Finale NOTEPAD Software - Tampa Chapter 2008 Officers and Board of Directors President Bob Morrissey president@heraldsofharmony.org Immediate Past President / VP-Events Nick Schwob nickschwob@tampabay.rr..com Treasurer Al Kelly treasurer@heraldsofharmony.org Secretary Lou Wurmnest secretary@heraldsofharmony.org Vice President - Music and Performance John Pennington jppennington@comcast.net Vice President - Membership Bruce Yeager membership@heraldsofharmony.org Vice President - Public Relations Steve Matheson contact@heraldsofharmony.org Vice President - Financial Development Bill Phipps development@heraldsofharmony.org Vice President - Performance Marketing Dave Roberts Daver1103@aol.com Board Member At Large Lynn Hineman ('08) lhineman1@yahoo.com Board Member At Large Joe Kane ('09) bbshop@tampabay.rr.com Board Member At Large Lee Lawrence ( 10) llawrenc@vha.com Music Director Bill Billings chorusdirector@heraldsofharmony.org Assistant Music Director Jeff Lathom jlathom@tampabay.rr.com Assistant Music Director Byron Poore byronpoore@yahoo.com Assistant Music Director & Vocal Coach David Mills proclamation56@gmail.com SO who you gonna call? Need HOH information/assistance re: FINALE music and software: Ed McKenzie serendipity91@gmail.com ( ) HoH rehearsal videos: HoH music librarian: Jim Colvin jc1646@aol.com ( ) HoH learning tapes/cds: Chorus membership issues: Bruce Yeager bcysr@yahoo.com ( ) HoH Rookie program and information: Mark Tuttle mtuttle3@tampabay.rr.com ( ) HoH E-Newsletter content & website: Brad Grabill bradgrabill@yahoo.com ( ) HoH uniform coordinator: Dick Sipple wsipple372@aol.com ( )

4 Weekly E-Newsletter December 14, Inside this issue: Heralds 11th Annual Christmas Show 1 Our next rehearsal 1 Folks at our recent rehearsals 1 Map link to the HoH Rehearsal hall 1 HoH events and rehearsal info 2 Various News n Notes 2 This week s LONGTIMER 2 Also coming in 2009 (& 2010) 2 Photo Memories of Sun City Center 3 THE BACK PAGE 4 HoH Gear. Online store 4 The HoH Trading Post 4 Helpful links & HoH contact info 4 OUR NEXT REHEARSAL Tues, Dec. 16 Regular 7pm and our weekly afterglow at This is THE weekend! Once again, the Heralds take the stage at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center for their 11th Annual Christmas Show. There are still a few seats available for this spectacular show on Saturday, Dec. 13. Two performances 2:30 & 7:30pm. Visit the Heralds website for details and make plans NOW to join them for their own special heart touching telling of the greatest story ever told. Special guest artists include THE LIBERTY VOICES TIFFANY COBURN THE HUMDINGERS Click here for the HoH show ticket page: At our Recent Rehearsal. Lloyd Martin Information on SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING to the Heralds of Harmony list can be found by visiting the following link: Weekly rehearsals: Tues, 7PM at Scottish Rite Auditorium, 5500 Memorial Hwy Tampa Map link:

5 Page 2 New Music Available - The updated library of published and unpublished arrangements has been posted to our website. Since our last posting in August, 201 new arrangements have been added. To access the searchable PDF file, go to the Society website: and click on Get Music," then click on "Search Music Library. To place your order for music, contact marketplace@barbershop.org or call and ask for Harmony Marketplace. December ( rehearsal 16 ) January (rehearsal 6, 13, 20, 27 ) January Leadership Academy in Plantation Inn, Crystal River February (rehearsal 3, 10, 17, 24 ) February 22 - HoH Performs in Spring Hill, FL February 28 - HoH Angels garage sale March (rehearsal 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 ) Calendar of HoH Events: Register for the International Convention Now to Receive Early Bird Pricing You can register by visiting at anaheim. Ticket prices will go up $15 after January 15. Dick Van Dyke and The Vantastix Are Booked to Perform on the 2009 AIC Show in Anaheim - For information related to the upcoming International Convention, visit Looking for Stocking Stuffers? - The 2008 Nashville CDs and DVD are available much earlier this year and can be ordered in time for Christmas. Visit or call the Harmony Marketplace at (800) to place your order today. Music Free for Schools - If you would like information about getting free music for a school program contact James Estes at , x April Spring Contest/Convention in June 28-July 5 - BHS International Convention Anaheim, California (HoH rehearsals on July 1 & 2) October Fall Contest/Convention in December 5 - Heralds Christmas Shows at TBPAC 2010 April Spring Contest/Convention in This very ANCIENT looking gentlemen is our current winner of the award known as the prestigious weekly HoH LONGTIMER Russ Powell, this guy who so expertly serves as our chapter ticket chairman, has just now received his 32 year renewal card from the Barbershop Harmony Society. While he s certainly on his way to being classified as a genuine antique, we re VERY GLAD he s one of us!

6 Page 3 Last Sunday, December 7, the Heralds were blessed to take their annual Christmas Show on the road as they performed to a sold-out crowd in the Morse Community Hall in Sun City Center. Here are just a few photo memories of that day. (Courtesy of Jim Colvin)

7 Page 4 THE BACK PAGE Just goes to show you. When it comes to photography. There s no substitute for being in JUST THE RIGHT SPOT! Be sure to visit the SHARED RESOURCES page in the Members area of the HoH site each week. You never know what you might find there! Helpful links... Heralds of Harmony (HoH) HoH Online Photo Galleries- Sunshine District (& Sunburst) - Barbershop Harmony Society (SPEBSQSA) HarmonetLite - The original Harmonet - Finale NOTEPAD Software - Tampa Chapter 2008 Officers and Board of Directors President Bob Morrissey president@heraldsofharmony.org Immediate Past President / VP-Events Nick Schwob nickschwob@tampabay.rr..com Treasurer Al Kelly treasurer@heraldsofharmony.org Secretary Lou Wurmnest secretary@heraldsofharmony.org Vice President - Music and Performance John Pennington jppennington@comcast.net Vice President - Membership Bruce Yeager membership@heraldsofharmony.org Vice President - Public Relations Steve Matheson contact@heraldsofharmony.org Vice President - Financial Development Bill Phipps development@heraldsofharmony.org Vice President - Performance Marketing Dave Roberts Daver1103@aol.com Board Member At Large Lynn Hineman ('08) lhineman1@yahoo.com Board Member At Large Joe Kane ('09) bbshop@tampabay.rr.com Board Member At Large Lee Lawrence ( 10) llawrenc@vha.com Music Director Bill Billings chorusdirector@heraldsofharmony.org Assistant Music Director Jeff Lathom jlathom@tampabay.rr.com Assistant Music Director Byron Poore byronpoore@yahoo.com Assistant Music Director & Vocal Coach David Mills proclamation56@gmail.com SO who you gonna call? Need HOH information/assistance re: FINALE music and software: Ed McKenzie serendipity91@gmail.com ( ) HoH rehearsal videos: HoH music librarian: Jim Colvin jc1646@aol.com ( ) HoH learning tapes/cds: Chorus membership issues: Bruce Yeager bcysr@yahoo.com ( ) HoH Rookie program and information: Mark Tuttle mtuttle3@tampabay.rr.com ( ) HoH E-Newsletter content & website: Brad Grabill bradgrabill@yahoo.com ( ) HoH uniform coordinator: Dick Sipple wsipple372@aol.com ( )

8 Weekly E-Newsletter December 21, Inside this issue: MERRY CHRISTMAS from the Heralds 1 Our next rehearsal 1 Folks at our recent rehearsals 1 Map link to the HoH Rehearsal hall 1 HoH events and rehearsal info 2 Memories and notes from the show 2 Remembering Fred Bjork 2 Also coming in 2009 (& 2010) 2 One Herald s journey 3 Some SPECIAL year-end notes! 4 THE BACK PAGE 4 HoH Gear. Online store 4 Helpful links & HoH contact info 4 OUR NEXT REHEARSAL Tues, Jan.6 Regular 7pm and our weekly afterglow at From the entire Heralds family to yours, we wish you a blessed Christmas season and a most wonderful New Year. May the very truest reason for the season fill your hearts and homes and may you all find 2009 to be a year filled the very best harmony ever! At our Recent Rehearsal. Peter Palmer, Tony McGlone, Sam Carlton, Caleb Bone, Aaron Castle, Lloyd Martin Information on SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING to the Heralds of Harmony list can be found by visiting the following link: Weekly rehearsals: Tues, 7PM at Scottish Rite Auditorium, 5500 Memorial Hwy Tampa Map link:

9 Page 2 The 11th Annual HoH Christmas Show is now History but the memories and the wonderful reactions live on The program was wonderful. Thanks for inviting me and my guests to this performance. I hope and pray that you and your entire group have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. The Flag Day Celebration in 2009 at the Tampa Scottish Rite will be on June 8, Looking forward to your great presentation! - Tom Vann, 33º (The Scottish Rite) Calendar of HoH Events: January (rehearsal 6, 13, 20, 27 ) Leadership Academy in Plantation Inn, Crystal River 6 - First rehearsal of 2009 including officer installation, awards, and eats! 21 - HoH Board Meeting February (rehearsal 3, 10, 17, 24 ) 17 - HoH Board Meeting 22 - HoH Performs in Spring Hill, FL 28 - HoH Angels garage sale March (rehearsal 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 ) 18 - HoH Board Meeting HoH BOARD MEETINGS: 4/14, 5/20, 6/16, 7/14, 8/19, 9/15, 10/21, 11/17, 12/16 April Spring Contest/Convention in June 8 - Flag Day Celebration: Scottish Rite June 28-July 5 - BHS International Convention Anaheim, California (HoH rehearsals on July 1 & 2) October Fall Contest/Convention in December 5 - Heralds Christmas Shows at TBPAC We all really enjoyed last evening's Heralds Show...the chorus was "tight" full-sounding the second half, (always our favorite) was especially delightful... New friends with us were overwhelmed by the Show...will be ticket purchase folks for next H of H Show. Once again..many thanks! - Bob & Shirley Prue PAGLIARA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION 2010 April Spring Contest/Convention in The Heralds bid farewell to Fred Bjork Several members from the chorus participated in a small service for Fred at the Bjork home. His wife, Deane, was grateful to have the house full of friends and relatives plus lots of food. HoH s John Pennington made a few short remarks and shared a couple of scriptures. And, Heralds Roger McLaughlin, Kent Jenkins, John Pennington, Marty Vandenberghe, Lou Wurmnest, Bill Phipps, Dick Sipple, and Lynn Hineman honored Fred s memory as they sang a couple of songs. Several of the Heralds Angels were also there. And, the group was joined by Sunshine District Past President and Tenor Dan Brinkmann who entered into some additional singing after the brief memorial service. Fred, you will be dearly missed!

10 Page 3 Well, the Heralds had another successful Christmas show! That was my second -- from the stage. My very first Heralds show, which I saw from the spectator side, was also a Christmas show, in I went as a favor to Dianne, my mother-in-law, who was dating some guy that sang in a "Barbershop chorus", whatever that was, and wanted us to see his show. I'd never heard of the barbershop style at that time, and didn't really understand what it meant; I think I thought it actually had something to do with hair! But anyway, I was willing to go, but not, you know, chomping at the bit. If I liked it, great. If not, well, it was only one evening. Well, I thought they put on a great show. I read the insert in the program, the one about "come to our rehearsal and we promise you'll be singing on the risers by the end of the evening!", and I read it a couple more times, and I asked Roxanne, "Would you think I was crazy if I said I wanted to go to their rehearsal?" She said something on the order of "No, not at all", as near as I can recall, and Dianne and Dave (the guy Dianne was dating in the chorus) picked us up the next Tuesday. So there I was, and everyone was very friendly. One of them, Joe, led me through a couple of bars of music before rehearsal even began, and seemed impressed (or at least pleased :) that I could sing back to him the notes he sang to me. Little did I know that "singing tags" is a long and cherished tradition in Barbershopping, and I'd just sung my first. So anyway, it was their first rehearsal since the show, and it's more-or-less traditional to dissect the most recent show, good and bad. They talked about various things that'd happened at the show, recounted comments from patrons, and so forth, and then the director, Bill, said something like "Well, are you ready to sing a little?" In the program, where they said "by the end of the evening you'll be on the risers!", I kind of assumed that there'd be some audition process or something. After all, "by the end" implies "not at the beginning"! Nope. "Are you ready to sing a little?" and up we all trucked to the stage where the risers were waiting. There were a couple of us visitors, and they had us introduce ourselves, describe how we came to be at the rehearsal ('cause of the show -- duh!), and then they sang us a short welcome song. Then, to my surprise, they gave us some music and intermingled us in the chorus immediately. Not knowing anything about singing, and thus not knowing what part I sang (I was pretty sure I wasn't a bass, but that was about as far as I'd go), they told me to sing "lead", showed me which part of the music that was, and put me in front of the Lead section leader, so that I could *hear* what to sing as well as see it on the music, if that would help. Bill led us through a warm-up, and quickly surprised me again by *not* pointing at me (or any other visitor, or anyone else) and critiquing my singing. He'd always wave vaguely at some part of the chorus and say something like "more air", or "you're a little on the under-side of that note", or whatever. We sang through some, or maybe all, of the Christmas songs, and Bill never threw anything at me, so I was happy. :) I gotta tell you, I pretty much expected the Heralds to say "Thank you so much for coming! Please never come back!" I've never done any real singing. Now, my parents had sung in the church choir my whole life, and two sisters and a brother had been in chorus in high school, but I was the "black sheep" of the family in that respect: a couple of years of piano when I was a kid, band 6th-10th grade, but no chorus for me. I'd done Children's Choir when I was six, and maybe six months of private guitar and voice lessons in my late twenties, but that was it. So I really didn't expect the warm welcome I received, not from the people that put on the show I'd just seen! But get a warm welcome I did, and I had a good time, and I really did get to stand on the risers and "ring a barbershop chord" (before I even knew what that meant!), and the rest is history. So I'd like to invite all of you to the next Heralds of Harmony rehearsal, this Tuesday at 7pm at the Scottish Rite Masonic Lodge, located at 5500 Memorial Blvd. If you like to sing, or *think* you *might* like to *learn* to sing (I was pretty much in this second camp!), give us a try. I've had a great time. :) - HoH Lead, Larry Clapp

11 Page 4 THE BACK PAGE Just a couple IMPORTANT REMINDERS. ***** This is the final edition of the Tampa HERALD for Our next newsletter will be sent out for January 11, **** The Heralds next rehearsal night will be January 6th. It will include our first singing of the new year, as well as the installation of our officers for 2009 and the presentation of chapter awards. The evening will wrap up with a great time of food, fellowship and fun. Please start this new year of harmony with us on that big night! And bring a friend! Be sure to visit the SHARED RESOURCES page in the Members area of the HoH site each week. You never know what you might find there! Helpful links... Heralds of Harmony (HoH) HoH Online Photo Galleries- Sunshine District (& Sunburst) - Barbershop Harmony Society (SPEBSQSA) HarmonetLite - The original Harmonet - Finale NOTEPAD Software - Tampa Chapter 2008 Officers and Board of Directors President Bob Morrissey president@heraldsofharmony.org Immediate Past President / VP-Events Nick Schwob nickschwob@tampabay.rr..com Treasurer Al Kelly treasurer@heraldsofharmony.org Secretary Lou Wurmnest secretary@heraldsofharmony.org Vice President - Music and Performance John Pennington jppennington@comcast.net Vice President - Membership Bruce Yeager membership@heraldsofharmony.org Vice President - Public Relations Steve Matheson contact@heraldsofharmony.org Vice President - Financial Development Bill Phipps development@heraldsofharmony.org Vice President - Performance Marketing Dave Roberts Daver1103@aol.com Board Member At Large Lynn Hineman ('08) lhineman1@yahoo.com Board Member At Large Joe Kane ('09) bbshop@tampabay.rr.com Board Member At Large Lee Lawrence ( 10) llawrenc@vha.com Music Director Bill Billings chorusdirector@heraldsofharmony.org Assistant Music Director Jeff Lathom jlathom@tampabay.rr.com Assistant Music Director Byron Poore byronpoore@yahoo.com Assistant Music Director & Vocal Coach David Mills proclamation56@gmail.com SO who you gonna call? Need HOH information/assistance re: FINALE music and software: Ed McKenzie serendipity91@gmail.com ( ) HoH rehearsal videos: HoH music librarian: Jim Colvin jc1646@aol.com ( ) HoH learning tapes/cds: Chorus membership issues: Bruce Yeager bcysr@yahoo.com ( ) HoH Rookie program and information: Mark Tuttle mtuttle3@tampabay.rr.com ( ) HoH E-Newsletter content & website: Brad Grabill bradgrabill@yahoo.com ( ) HoH uniform coordinator: Dick Sipple wsipple372@aol.com ( )