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"How well do you know your chapter, district, and Society?" A surprise quiz submitted by Bob Parker [what would you expect from a retired school teacher?]
Below is a little quiz to test how well you know your chapter, district and Society. The quiz is not designed to be graded or to destroy your "self esteem" if you don't know an answer. It is intended to be a "fun" way for some light-hearted self-examination. Of course, we expect no cheating or help from other members during your first attempt. Good luck!. Do the ones you know first, and then, if you are stuck, ask a member you think is knowledgeable. Don't come to me because I am not one of them.
1. Who was the founding father of SPEBSQSA?
2. Where did the Society start?
3. In what year was the Society formed?
4. What do the letters SPEBSQSA stand for?
5. What is the new name of the Society as far as the
general public is concerned?
6. Where is the Society headquarters located?
7. Who is the current executive director of our Society?
8. Who is the current president of our Society?
9. Where was the 2004 International Convention held?
10. Where was the 2003 International Convention held?
11. Where will the 2005 International convention be held?
12. What was the last year the International
Convention was in Pittsburgh?
13. What quartet won the International Championship
in 2004?
14. What chorus won the International Championship
in 2004?
15. How many districts are there in SPEBSQSA?
16. What is the name of our district?
17. Who is our district president?
18. What member(s) of our chapter have been district
president?
19. Has any member of our chapter ever held an international office? If so, who was it and what was the office?
20. What member(s) of our chapter have sung in international quartet competition - Who were they, what year, what quartet, and how did they place?
21. What is the name of our division?
22. What is the highest placement the Three Rivers
Chorus has ever made in divisional competition and
when?
23. What is the highest placement the Three Rivers
Chorus has ever made in district competition and
when?
24. Name the current chapter officers:
a. President
b. Secretary
c. Treasurer
d. VP Music & Performance
e. VP Program
f. VP Membership & Development
25. Who is responsible for attracting new members to our chapter?
Answers will be in the next Pitchburgh Press (unless you are dying to know before that).
Addendum to Quartet Beat - by Tom Koch:
I had my Quartet Beat column on page 5 all "camera ready" so had to add this here. Today (Sat. Aug. 7th) I happened to stop by a special sale and "customer appreciation" day at the Plum Line Nursery and I heard a quartet singing. I of course followed the sound and who did I find? Our own "Melodaires"with Gary Corpora, Frank Pagliarulo, Bob Parker and Ralph Rock. There they were, wandering amongst the trees, bushes and flowers singing to the customers. Don't anybody dare ask me if they sang "I See Trees." I was really glad to see another chapter quartet getting out there in the public eye. Keep it up guys!
Item: In 1896, when "Annie Rooney," "After The Ball," "Maggie Murphy's Home" and "Two Little Girls In Blue" were among the nation's favorite songs, the Clapp Brothers (Ralph, Randall, Albert and Arch) were singing them in four-part harmony. The quartet broke up in 1898 during the Spanish-American war, but the four brothers much later became members of SPEBSQSA in the Los Angeles area. (Source: "Heritage of Harmony," Val Hicks, Editor, SPEBSQSA, 1988.)
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