When: A Saturday in September
Where: Somewhere in Shallotte
Who: Anyone interested in singing in more quartets than they do now
Why: Become a better singer and sing in quartets with fellow barbershoppers from other chapters
Each participating chapter will select two songs from their repertoire. Therefore, if there are five chapters, ten songs will be available. All ten songs will then be provided to all men, probably in March, willing to participate.
Upon arrival and registration, names will be placed in appropriate bowls by part. A fifth bowl will contain the ten songs. After a period of singing in random, pick-up quartets, the selection process will begin. One name from the lead bowl will be picked, and then the lead will pick his partners and song from the other four bowls. If there are more than ten quartets, the song bowl will be refreshed. Since there is a slim chance that there will be an equal number of parts, several people will sing in two quartets, but all will sing in one.
Some time will be allowed for the quartets to practice, after which there will be a contest, with three judges. The top quartets (number to be determined) will sing again (different song) to decide the overall top three.
If there are any costs, they will be determined in advance and split.
Tentative schedule
10:00 AM Arrival and registration
10:01 AM Sing in quartets
11:30 AM Quartet selection
12:00 Lunch break
2:00 PM Reassemble for contest
4:00 PM Break
4:30PM Finals
5:00PM Go home or catered meal or pizza(tbd)
RETURN LOWER PORTION TO CHUCK SWENSON
________YES, I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN “A DAY OF QUARTETS”