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New members may be perplexed about the acronyms and terms used in the Barbershop Harmony Society (BHS). Other acronyms or words may be used soon in upcoming programs or events. One of these events is the Central States District (CSD) fall convention in Kansas City. acronyms are short cuts to facilitate communication and every organization has them. Below are the definitions for some. Please ask if other terms are unfamiliar. Afterglow A party after a chapter meeting or show Barbershop Seventh The cornerstone style, consisting of the root, the major third above the perfect fifth above and the minor seventh above as in a cord COTS Chapter Operations Training Seminar.. A weekend administrative training session. District One of the 16 geographic and administrative regions of the Society. Evaluation Analysis and recommendations session, the post-competition performance review provided by the judges. Harmony Foundation A separate, but related organization to BHS; the Foundation raises funds for Society programs, seeks grants and sponsorships for worthwhile barbershop events and maintains an endowment fund for the Society. PROBE A BHS subsidiary organization of Public Relations Officers and Bulletin Editors. SPEBSQSA Legal name for the Barbershop Harmony Society. Stands for Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America Inc. Registered quartet A quartet whose name and personnel have been catalogued at Harmony Hall Registration gives the quartet exclusive use of its name. Only registered quartets may sing in competition Woodshedding Impromptu quartet singing without arrangements, singing by ear. ♪ |
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Acronyms and terms we live by By Harvey Kiser, VP, Marketing and Public Relations |
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Ernie Sylvester, one of our charter members, died on September 27, and his funeral was last week. Ernie was a faithful member of the lead section for almost 20 years until health problems would not allow him to participate in chapter activities. At the request of the family, Leonard Purvis, Steve Fisher, Gene Wiley, and Don Thomson sang “Shine On Me” at the graveside service. Although Ernie has not been singing with us for several years, his contribution as a charter member was significant to us in the early years of our establishment. Hopefully Ernie is already singing in the heavenly choir as music was a big part of his life for many years. |
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Mel Emig, a long-time member of our chorus who sang in the tenor section, and with the September Four, died October 10, 2007. His funeral was held at the Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church on Saturday morning at 10:00. His wife, Lurye, wanted all the barbershoppers to know |
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Our chapter’s loss By Don Thomson |