Exciting news: Marty Monson will be on our Zoom call at 9, welcoming us and handling the Officer Installation! Be sure to be on the call before 9, so we can welcome Marty and hear what he has to say! In case you need the link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/91614031784?pwd=cXdKY3I3QmMzazdwQ0tlM1FFQXlydz09 It’s time to be bold. It’s time to take action. It’s time to challenge the pre-pandemic status quo and set ourselves free to not just envision that new future, but to go for Continue Reading
Heart of Carolina Choruses Dominate Fall 2021 Chorus Contest; Soundtrack Wins District Quartet Championship; Aspire New Senior Quartet Champs
Heart of Carolina A Cappella Mixed Chorus and the Heart of Carolina Chorus (men) took first and second place in the 2021 Carolinas Barbershop Harmony chorus contest. Both choruses hail from the Central Carolina chapter and are directed by Bill Adams. HCA A Cappella edged their mens' chorus brethren by 1.1 average points per song. In the quartet contest, Soundtrack (Buck Hinman, Jay Lusk, Patrick Blaha, Michael Adams) won the District quartet Championship their first time out, with an Continue Reading
2021 Fall Convention
This weekend, Western North Carolina will be host to the Fall 2021 Convention and Contest for our Carolinas District! Event schedule: The contest venue is the Blue Ridge CC Conference Hall, located at 49 E Campus Dr., Flat Rock, NC. This is on the campus of Blue Ridge Community College. Individual event tickets will be available at the College, as well as the weekend convention full pass.Here's our timeline for the weekend: Friday, November 12, 2021Semi-Final Quartet Continue Reading
State of the District 2021- Halftime Review
It’s been a while since our last talk —little over six months in fact. While I anticipated that our next discussion would be on governance, I’ve decided to hold off on that till later this fall. My topic for this talk is a six month review of 2021. Video of State of the District 2021 - Halftime Review As we began the year, we could see the signs of the toll taken on our chapters by the pandemic. After a year of virtual lockdown, many chapters have found their ranks have dwindled. Even Continue Reading