Meet Untamed
Untamed was formed in 2004 and is an active member of the Barbershop Harmony Society. We sing four-part men’s acappela music and have developed a broad repertoire of acapella songs including classic barbershop, as well as show tunes, popular music, holiday songs, do-wop and inspirational and patriotic music.The quartet enjoys popularity among audiences ranging from children to senior citizens and has performed for audiences ranging in size from 20 to 5000. Performance highlights include an appearance at the Iridium Jazz Club in Manhattan as a guest of Les Paul, famed electric guitar inventor (while Frankie Avalon watched and listened with a smile!). We are almost famous…
Jim Maitland – Tenor
Jim grew up in Bergen County New Jersey. He participated in the youth choir at church and played the french horn in the school band. Later, he took a break from music to become the captain of the swim team at Hackensack High School, then continued swimming for William Paterson University. It wasn't until years after graduating from college that he realized that he wanted to get back into music, especially singing.
Always fascinated with the Osmond brothers, Jim wanted to know how to form a barbershop quartet. The answer presented itself when a local PBS station aired a documentary on the Vocal Majority chorus. The broadcast included information on the Barbershop Harmony Society, and Jim joined the Morris Music Men in 1998. After singing lead and baritone, he switched to tenor in 2002 and joined The Bell Tones quartet. He then moved west and joined up with the Hunterdon Harmonizers, where he and Rich Cronce (bass of The Bell Tones) helped form "Untamed".
Jim works as the Director of Information Services for Boiling Springs Savings Bank in Rutherford, New Jersey. He is married and has three energetic youngsters to keep up with.
Pat Cerillo – Lead
Pat began singing as a child (although his mother says it was “more like whining”). He obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music performing in both voice and trumpet; and a degree in Political Science. He is an attorney in private practice.
Pat saw his first Barbershop Show when the Hunterdon Harmonizers returned from the 1997 International Contest and performed a concert at a local community college. He was moved by the thought of performing Barbershop music. Pat joined the Hunterdon Harmonizers in 1998 and has been performing in the Chorus and in registered quartets ever since. Among the most memorable personal Barbershop moments for Pat are winning the Rahway Valley Novice Contest, performing at the Iridium Jazz Club on Broadway in New York City as a guest of Les Paul, performing at the New Jersey State Fair, and doing special concerts for churches and nursing homes.
Pat sings lead in UNTAMED and is married with a quartet of children, none of whom wish to sing with him! (Kids...what are you gonna do?)
Jeff Winik - Bass
Jeff has been barbershopping for 19 years as a member of various barbershop choruses, most recently with the Princeton Gardenstatesmen and the Brothers In Harmony (then in Easton PA). He has sung bass with a number of quartets including Sounds Academic, Sound Discovery, Generations…Apart (in which his then 10-year old son sang tenor), The Firm, Crossroads, Vocaholics and Sound Barrier. He has also been a faculty member on staff with M-AD’s Harmony College East, coaching high school kids in the barbershop style. Jeff also has a serious classical streak, having sung with Princeton Pro Musica for the past 4 years. Often active with community theater in the New Brunswick area, he has had roles in Cabaret, 1776, The Music Man (six times!), HMS Pinafore, The Mikado, and The Fantastiks.
Jeff lives in South Brunswick with his wife Judie and their dog Whiffer. He has two sons, and is proud to be a new grandfather of twins.
Brian Lipe - Baritone
Brian joined the Barbershop Harmony Society while living in sunny Southern California in 1990. Prior to that, he was a member of the Men's Glee Club at the University of Illinois. A job transfer brought him to New Jersey in the early nineties, and he’s been trying to escape to Florida ever since! In the meantime, singing with Untamed keeps him from losing his mind. Before that, Brian sang baritone in Vocaholics for five years and four trips to the Mid-Atlantic District competition. Voice Activation was his prior foursome, at the time the top quartet in the Hunterdon Harmonizers, where he remains a member. The highlight of his barbershop career was performing in the front row with Hunterdon at the International Competition in Indianapolis in 1997.
By day, Brian is a Director in the Risk Division of a major international bank in Manhattan, but isn’t allowed to look at the money. He has a Masters Degree, hence he is required to wear glasses. He resides in Westfield, NJ with his wife, three kids, and one dog. Brian is way older than he looks.
Untamed performs annually at the Hunterdon County Summer Concert In The Park series with the Hunterdon Harmonizers Barbershop Chorus. The quartet has also staged an annual one-hour Christmas concert at the Heath Village Adult Community. Numerous holiday shows are performed throughout the year. The quartet has performed for Valentine’s Day on the cable television show “Community Corner” for the Patriot Media network. We have performed for 5,000 people at the Long Valley 4th of July Community Celebration.Other venues where the quartet has performed include:
The New Jersey State Fair
The Hunterdon County 4-H Fair
Warren County Teen Arts Expo
Northampton County PA Graceland Nursing Home
The United Way of Hunterdon County Annual Volunteer of the Year Dinner
WDVR Radio Station live performances
New Jersey Restaurant Assn.
Holiday Party for members of the NJ State Legislature
Bloomsbury Craft Fair
150th Anniversary of the Long Valley Methodist Church
150th Anniversary of the Bloomsbury Presbyterian Church
Wedding Receptions
Anniversary Parties
Birthday Parties
Nursing Homes
Hospitals
Private Parties As a member of the Barbershop Harmony Society, Untamed regularly participates in the Northern Division annual competition, earning the honor since 2006 of competing with the top quartets at the Mid-Atlantic District contest now held in Lancaster, PA.
Untamed is currently working on its first CD featuring a variety of music that will be available for sale to the general public.