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 2005 Evergreen District Convention
 

NEWS: (click on the news item to expand/collapse the text)

  • June 4/05 - ABC Chorus is Division III Chorus Champion

    • At the Division III Contest, the ABC Chorus, with 112 men on the risers, was judged to have a 71% score.  This score was the highest in the Division giving the chorus an automatic invitation to the Evergreen District Convention to be held in Calgary September 30 - October 1, 2005.  Choruses and singers from across Alberta can be proud of their contribution to this winning chorus! 

  • April & June/05 - 100+ on the risers for first three shows

    • The ABC Chorus has performed on three chorus shows so far in Lethbridge, Calgary, and Edmonton/Spruce Grove.  More than 100 men have gathered from across the province for each of these shows.

  • Jan 22/04 - ABC Chorus Membership exceeds 150 members

    • Singers from across Alberta have been volunteering to participate in the ABC Chorus in 2005 and the number of committed members has now exceeded 150 members.  Membership in the chorus is coming from all of the chapters in the province and from additional members who are not part of a formal chapter.  The members of the chorus come from Cold Lake, Spruce Grove, Edmonton, Red Deer, Sylvan Lake, Olds, Carstairs, Calgary, High River, Lethbridge, and Medicine Hat.

  • Randy Peters selected as ABC Chorus Director

    • Randy Peters, the Music Director of the Western Hospitality Singers in Calgary, AB has agreed to be the Director for the ABC Chorus in 2004 & 2005.

  • Nov 13/03 - Committee meets to initiate the plans for the 2005 ABC Chorus

    • Members of chapters from across Alberta meet in Calgary to initiate the plans for the Alberta Barbershop Centennial Chorus.  The ABC Chorus will be made up of members from the Spruce Grove, Red Deer, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, and the two Calgary Chapters who are in Division III in the Evergreen District which is part of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America (SPEBSQSA).

    • The ABC Chorus Committee includes:

      • Chairman - Terry Crowe, Calgary

      • Chorus Director - Randy Peters, Calgary

      • Secretary - Dave Mortin, Lethbridge

      • Treasurer - Wes Hartman, Calgary

      • Finance Chairman - Mike Bright, Calgary

      • Roster Chairman - Kevin Robertson, Calgary

      • Package/Uniform Chairman - Don Craig, Calgary

      • Chapter Representatives - Dave Clarke (Lethbridge), Geoff Coley (Medicine Hat), Al Gowans (Calgary), Bill Matheson (Spruce Grove), Don Mueller (Red Deer), Mike Robertson (Red Deer), Lyle Southam (Spruce Grove), Pat Sproule (Calgary), Del Thompson (Medicine Hat)

 

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