Author: David Thurneysen

Midwinter Special Events

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All Chapter Chorus
Rehearse 3 times:
Thursday 1/19 at 10pm after the show
Friday 1/20 at 10pm after the chorus festival
Saturday 1/21 at 6:30 pm, before the Saturday show

Perform: Saturday night show opener

Register: Barbershop Harmony website
Email questions to Don Rose at drose@barbershop.org

More details in this document: all-chapter-chorus

 

SWD Senior Chorus
swd-logoRehearse with “Friends in Harmony” chapter
Monday 1/16/2017 at 6:45 PM
University United Methodist Church
Thursday 5:30 -7 PM La Quinta downtown hotel

Songs: I Love to Hear That Old Barbershop Style, From the First Hello
Performance near the end of Friday 1/20 night show – Order of appearance

Register: Southwestern District website
More details in this document: swd-senior-chorus

 

Harmony Platoon – Quartet rotations, quartet finals, and Platoon chorusharmony-platoon-logo-4

Wednesday 1/18: 6:00 – 7:00 PM – optional informal singing, Dance Card
(Hilton Palacio Del Rio El Mirador room 22nd floor open at 2:00 PM)

7:00 PM – Enter the Semifinals.
Run through the songs as a chorus while quartets are assigned.

7:30 PM – Quartets announced, find your people, report your name to the Registrar, and go rehearse.

9:00 PM – Semifinals, optional informal singing, Dance Card

Thursday 1/19: 9:00 AM – Enter the Semifinals. Run through the songs as a chorus while quartets are assigned.

9:30 AM – Quartets announced, find your people, report your name to the Registrar, and go rehearse.

10:00 AM – Semifinals

11:00 AM – 12:00 Enter the Finals (turn your card over). Free time until NOON.

12:00 NOON – Quartets are announced, find your people, report your quartet name to the Registrar, and go rehearse all four songs. You will not get a song assigned until you go up to compete in the Finals.

12:30 PM – Finals

3:30 PM – Harmony Platoon Chorus performance either there on the 22nd floor or in the lobby – this will be decided once we are on site Wednesday.

10:00 – 11:00 PM optional informal singing, Dance Card, site TBA

Friday 1/20: 9:45 – 10:45 AM – optional informal singing, Dance Card, site TBA:
Saturday 1/21: 10:30 – 11:30 AM optional informal singing, Dance Card, site TBA

Register: 2017-san-antonio-harmony-platoon-registration

More details in this document: harmony-platoon-2016
and in the December 28th update

Email questions to Donald Salz: don@rosye.com

BHS Midwinter San Antonio 2017

BHS Midwinter
San Antonio 2017

Schedule of Main Events

Thursday, January 19th

  • Thursday Night Show, 7:30pm – 10pm in Lila Cockrell Theater, Featuring AISQC, Boardwalk, The Buzz, Pratt Street Power, Main Street, Four Voices, Forefront, Keepsake, and more.
  • Dixieland Band will be at the Hilton following the Thursday Night Show

Friday, January 20th

Saturday, January 21st

All times CST.

Sign up now for the webcast at www.midwinterwebcast.com.

SWD 2016 official photos…most of all we had fun!

It was an honor to participate on the Southwestern District 2016 Fall convention, but most of all we had fun!

Southwestern District of Champions 2016 Friends In Harmony, 2nd largest chorus

Southwestern District of Champions 2016
Friends In Harmony, 2nd largest chorus

Southwestern District of Champions 2016 Friends In Harmony in action

Southwestern District of Champions 2016
Friends In Harmony in action

Southwestern District of Champions 2016 Friends In Harmony, "I wanna girl, just like the girl that married dear old Dad"

Southwestern District of Champions 2016
Friends In Harmony, “I wanna girl, just like the girl that married dear old Dad”

Neighborhood Music Festival

December 3, 2016 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
11503 Vance Jackson, San Antonio, TX 78230

50th Anniversary

As part of Our Savior Lutheran’s 50th anniversary celebration, OSL will host a free Neighborhood Music Festival on Saturday, December 3rd starting at 2pm. Please join us for an afternoon of great music from the Friends in Harmony men’s barbershop chorus, Right on Red (classic acoustic rock), Sergio Leal (Spanish Jazz), and more.

As part of our commitment to serving our community, OSL has partnered with the San Antonio Food Bank for this community event – please bring a non-perishable food item (or more!) to donate to the Food Bank!

Link to OSL website

Military Appreciation BBQ

Sunday, November 6, 2016
12:30pm to 2:00pmdownload
University United Methodist Church
5084 De Zavala Road San Antonio, TX, 78249

Let University UMC show you and your family some appreciation for your service in the military. We welcome all military (past and present) and their families (for their service as well) to our scrumptious barbecue. There will be music, fellowship and food. The fun will begin at 12:30 in the John Wesley room (S105) at 5084 De Zavala Road, San Antonio.

TO RESERVE YOUR PLATE, PLEASE RSVP BY NOV.4TH TO SUSAN GALINDO AT SUSAN@THEU.ORG OR 210-690-7323.

http://www.theu.org/calendar/2015/11/8/military-appreciation-bbq

New SWD Midwinter Seniors Chorus

Did you know Southwest District Midwinter convention will be right here in San Antonio and it will feature a new Seniors Chorus and it will be directed by our own Artie Dolt?

Join us on Monday night’s to practice the songs for this unique new event.
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Date: Jan 17 – 22, 2017
Stay tuned for more info: SWD Website

Sign up for the chorus here: Seniors Chorus Signup

Busy summer

It’s another busy summer for Friends in Harmony. We continue to invite and add new voices to our chorus, have already had a few church sing outs, did a multi day recording session, had a quartet on the radio, and most importantly will do our annual Sunday services for our home church, University United Methodist on July 31st.

Recording session at University United Methodist June 2016

Recording session at University United Methodist June 2016

Check out our calendar, or our facebook page for upcoming events details.

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