Home Info/FAQs/Contact Chapter Quartets Quartet History Chapter History Calendar Board of Directors Service Projects Chapter Services	A Quartet History of the Holland Chapter The Holland Chapter has a long tradition of quarteting, which pre-dates the chapter's formation in 1945, to the present.  Here is a sampling of our quartets over the years: Bill Diekema (3rd from left) enjoys a tag with friends at Holland's charter night in 1945. Holland Craftsmen 1945-46 Holland's 1st quartet Elmer Schepers Rance Overbeek Ralph "Moose" Woldring Roy Young Tulip City Four 1943-1957 John Swierenga Henry Driesenga Jack Essenberg Arthur Grevengood   Harmaniacs Irv Smith, Tenor (top) Bill VanderYacht, Bass Chet Oonk, Lead Jack W. Oonk, Baritone   Four Stars 1954-57 Art DeWaard, Tenor Fred Wise, Lead Pete Van Iwaarden, Bass Jack Essenburg, Baritone     Michigan Novice Champs   Extension Chords Don Lucas, Lead Don Hall, Bass Cal Verduin, Baritone Sid Helder, Tenor 1952 Pioneer district champions Int'l representatives 1952, 1956-58 Int'l finalists 1958 The Extension Chords were registered out of the Grand Rapids chapter, but have always had close ties to Holland.  Chord Counts Marty Hardenberg, Tenor Myke Lucas, Lead Jack W. Oonk, Bass Chester P. Oonk, Baritone 1959 Pioneer district champions Int'l representatives 1958, 1959 Int'l finalists 1959   Dutch Masters Circa. 1959 Dale Bekker, Baritone Dave Jansen, Lead Bob Tubergen, Bass Dale Conklin, Tenor Dutch Masters Circa. 1980-1983 Butch Lievense, Tenor Dale Mattis, Lead Del Doctor, Bass Chester P. Oonk, Baritone    2nd place, Pioneer District    Dutch Masters Circa 1985-1987 Butch Lievense, Tenor Fred Schutmaat, Lead Dale Mattis, Baritone Mitch Baker, Bass     Dutch Masters Circa 1989 Butch Lievense, Tenor Dale Mattis, Baritone Fred Schutmaat, Lead Dan Doctor, Bass     Dutch Masters Circa. 1995    Butch Lievense, Tenor Jim Colburn, Lead Dan Doctor, Bass Fred Schutmaat, Baritone    Tune Agers 1958 Jim Lucas Bob Essenberg Bob Bos Bob Tubergan  Michigan High School Champs    The Flying Dutchmen 1959 Tom Bratt, Bass Dan Vander Vliet, Baritone Jim Lucas, Lead Dave Vander Vliet, Tenor  Michigan High School Champs    Kord "E" Nators  1960-1965  Dale Bekker Sherril Webbert Ted Elzinga Bob VonIns    Tune Tailors Circa. 1965?  Al Walters, Baritone Dale VanLangevelde, Bass Dick Harrington, Lead Bob Peterson, Tenor   Soundsations 1970-1975  Tom Weller Bob Bos Bob Essenberg Bub Tubergen  Bush League Champions 1970    Four Tune Hunters   Mike Oonk, Baritone Jack C. Oonk, Lead John Ozinga, Bass Darrell VandeHoef, Tenor   Aire Apparent      Mike Oonk, Baritone Scott Schuster, Bass Jack C. Oonk,  Lead Butch Lievense, Tenor 1993 Pioneer Novice Champions   Holland's Own Darrell VandeHoef, Tenor Bill McAndrew, Lead Tim Shinsky, Bass Dale VanLangeveld, Baritone 1994 Pioneer Novice champions    Genuine Blend 1994 -  present Andrew Clements, Tenor Dan Doctor, Bass Kirk Wood, Baritone Mark Garlock, Lead 1994 Pioneer district Champions Butch Lievense, Tenor (1995-1996) International competition (1994-1996)     7th Sense Bill McAndrew, Lead Darrell VandeHoef, Tenor Don Gutheil, Bass Dave Cole, Baritone 7th Place, Pioneer contest Fall 1997   Four Old Parts  Ken VerBeek, Tenor Paul Bekker, Lead Ken Cook, Bass Les Swierenga, Baritone    Four Bucks a Chord 1992-1996 Ken Cook, Bass Les Swierenga, Baritone Paul Bekker, Lead Vern Rose, Tenor   Bush League, 5th place Art Lane, Bass  2000 Al Plantenga, Tenor 2002   Receding Hairliners 1997 -1998 Vern Rose, Tenor Hank Plantenga, Lead Perry Mellifont, Baritone Ken Cook, Bass 1st Place Seniors competition    2 Young 'n 2 Old 1993-1998   Tom Whitney, Tenor Steve Foster, Lead Perry Mellifont, Baritone Ken Cook, Bass  Al Plantenga, Tenor 1999   Black River 1999-2000    Bill McAndrew, Tenor Mark Andrew, Lead James Hall, Bass Steve Foster, Baritone  Bush League 1999    Alakazam! 2001  Mitch Hall, Tenor Mark Andrew, Lead James Hall, Bass Bill McAndrew, Baritone  Bush League 2000    Hall & Oonks 2001 Mitch Hall, Tenor Jack C. Oonk, Lead James R. Hall, Bass Mike Oonk, Baritone  District Contest, Fall 2002   The Lost Boys 2002 Mitch Hall, Tenor Fred Schutmaat, Baritone John Ozinga, Bass Bill McAndrew, Lead    Vier Zangers 2002 Karl Klomparens, Tenor Kyle Jurries, Lead Stan Zachary, Bass Steve Foster, Baritone    Showtime 2002 Raleigh Bloch, Tenor Tom Weidner, Lead Jim Johnson, Bass Ed Fritzen, Baritone     Four In Song 2003-2006 Darrell VandeHoef, Tenor Kyle Jurries, Lead Stan Zachery, Bass Dale Bekker, Baritone      Generation Gap 2005-2006 Perry Mellifont, Baritone Ken Cook, Bass Bill McAndrew, Lead Al Plantenga, Tenor
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