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Official Weekly Bulletin of the “Fairfax Jubil-Aires”

Fairfax Virginia Chapter, Southern Division, Mid-Atlantic District of the Barbershop Harmony Society

Vol. 63, No. 21 Chartered November 30, 1953 June 10, 2015 Editor: John Knueven: John@Knueven.net Staff: Robyn Sandler: auntdodah1@cox.net Booking Agent: Art Medici

This Week we’re rehearsing at

Lord of Life, West

13421 Twin Lakes Dr., Clifton, VA

7:30 PM Rehearsal

NOTE:

Performance times are approximate.

June 3 Guest Night

Jun 14 3p Potomac Green

Dec 19 2&7 Holiday Concert and

Sing-a-long

Purple: Tentative Performance RED: Newly Scheduled

Potomac Green

Performance

Reminder

- Phil Merkel –

Now that we're all

recovered from a great

contest weekend, it's time to think about our next performance. It has been on the calendar for quite a while now, and it will be

our third appearance in Potomac Green. The Social Committee has been busy advertising

and selling tickets, and they expect over 100 attendees.

Reserve the date, June 14th which is a Sunday afternoon. The chapter will have to help set up the chairs in the ballroom starting

around 1:00 PM. The performance is planned for 3:00 PM. We will also provide light

refreshments of the punch and cookie variety for a social following. Cis Merkel and Nancy Richardson will be our community contacts

for that with details to follow.

We need all possible chapter quartets to augment the performance. It will be quite

similar to the Wardensville performance. So save your western gear and get ready to

sing.

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President: Randy Moller Immediate Past President: Fred Geldon Executive VP: Alex Laufer Music and

Performance VP: Cliff Shoemaker Membership VP: Steve Hatch Marketing and Public Relations VP: Harold

Weinberger Corresponding Secretary: Don Collier Recording Secretary: Ray LaTurno Treasurer: Kevin

Deasy Gig Master Art Medici Members-at-Large Bob Eamigh, Gerry Grimes, and Paul Grano

Help at Potomac Green

- Sue Jones –

Ladies, we've been asked if we can help out

our guys for their performance at Potomac Green on June 14th.

Please let me know if

you would be willing to provide a couple dozen cookies or other pick-up

(no forks necessary) dessert items. It would be nice if we could do homemade, but I know

sometimes that's just not possible. I'm sorry to say that all the slots for brownies were filled before the request came to me!! Also,

we're requested to place the cookies/desserts on disposable serving plates so there's no

problem with making sure the right plates get back to the right ladies.

As always, thanks so much for your continued support for our guys and their

hobby!! Thanx, Sue

Gentlemen,

The scores from the combined Northern/Western Division competitions have

been posted on the M-AD website. Seven ND

choruses scored above 64.8 (our score), as did six WD choruses. When combined

with the Atlantic and Southern Division results, that means that 24

choruses scored higher than we did. If they follow the announced plan to invite 20-22

choruses to Ocean City, they will not invite the Jubil-Aires.

While I am disappointed that we did not score high enough to qualify, I tend to agree

with previously expressed views that it is not an unmitigated harm. It will allow us to focus on learning the new set of songs for our R&R

show, and preparing some of them for next year's Division contest, without the

distraction of taking a month or two to polish Little Patch (or trying to learn and polish new songs for competition on a rush basis). I'd

like to continue to sing (and choreo) Little Patch, but without the competitive pressure,

and while learning a bunch of cool new songs. I'm also inclined against trying to push our

way into District as "mike testers," at least as

a chorus. Even as mike testers we would feel the need to polish a performing package,

distracting us from learning and enjoying the new show package. (I do, however, support

Cliff's suggestion of inviting members of non-competing choruses to form a pick-up chorus to act as mike-testers. Such a pick-up chorus

could include those Jubil-Aires who want to participate.) Personally, I don't plan to go.

It's a long ride and a long weekend, and I think it would be a downer to sit in the audience and watch the enthusiasm of the

other, competing choruses. Maybe I'm getting jaded (since this would be my 15th

convention), but I'd rather spend the weekend listening to (and trying to sing) Beach Boys music.

Fred

Robert

Winer receives

barbershopper of the month for

his work on our annual show.

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President: Randy Moller Immediate Past President: Fred Geldon Executive VP: Alex Laufer Music and

Performance VP: Cliff Shoemaker Membership VP: Steve Hatch Marketing and Public Relations VP: Harold

Weinberger Corresponding Secretary: Don Collier Recording Secretary: Ray LaTurno Treasurer: Kevin

Deasy Gig Master Art Medici Members-at-Large Bob Eamigh, Gerry Grimes, and Paul Grano

We had 6 guests from last rehearsal! They

are (left to right, skipping Steve and

Richard): Mark, Jim, Pierre Bouscaren (former Jubil-Aire!), Matt, Josh and Dell

Ewing. We hope they come again! They all stayed for the full rehearsal and

sang with us. Fred says: “I think it was a

well-planned and, hopefully, very successful guest night.”

The first quartet (Phil, Steve, Bob and Cliff)

sang "My Wild Irish Rose" and proved that four guys that have never sung together can still put out a great sound.

The second quartet (Phil, Richard, Sam, and Cliff) sang "I Want a Girl" and proved that a good quartet can sound good even

when they (all) sing in the wrong key (a full note low). Fred says: “Personally, I was

droolling at the chance to sing the bari part a full note lower!” Roger says: “Don't blame me guys. I blew the B flat.”

Our latest member,

Robert Winer, gave a talk about what it means to be a new

member of the Jubil-Aires. He spoke from

his recent experiences.

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President: Randy Moller Immediate Past President: Fred Geldon Executive VP: Alex Laufer

Music and Performance VP: Cliff Shoemaker Membership VP: Steve Hatch Marketing and

Public Relations VP: Harold Weinberger Corresponding Secretary: Don Collier Recording

Secretary: Ray LaTurno Treasurer: Kevin Deasy Gig Master Art Medici Members-at-Large

Bob Eamigh, Gerry Grimes, and Paul Grano

OFFICIAL SCORING SUMMARY, BHS, Southern Division Quartet and Chorus Convention

Mid-Atlantic District, Southern Division, Chorus Finals, Reston, Virginia, May 23, 2015, REVISED 05-23-2015Contest Legend: 1=Southern Division Chorus, 2=Southern Division Chorus District Qualification (Score), 3=Southern Division Out of Division Chorus (Score), 4=Southern Division Plateau A Chorus, 5=Southern Division Plateau AA Chorus, 6=Southern Division Plateau AAA Chorus, 7=Southern Division Most-Improved Chorus (Raw)

Chapter / Nickname CntPrevSubt TotalMUS PRS SNG AvgSongRichmond, VA 34Daydream 142 141 142 8471 70.6

The Virginians (1,2,6,7) Good Day/Wonderful Day (Medley) 142 139 141

Loudoun County, VA 19Firefly 133 134 137 8092 67.4

Chorus of the Old Dominion (1,2,6,7) Just A Cottage Small (By A Waterfall) 136 132 137

Harrisonburg, VA 17When There's Love At Home 128 132 136 7933 66.1

Harrisonburg Harmonizers (1,2,6,7) California Here I Come 127 134 136

Roanoke Valley, VA 23Sentimental Journey 131 132 135 7933 66.1

Virginia Gentlemen (1,2,6,7) Where The Southern Roses Grow 129 130 136

District of Columbia, DC 33I Only Have Eyes For You 129 131 133 7915 65.9

Singing Capital Chorus (1,2,6,7) I Want A Girl 134 132 132

Germantown, MD 19You Are My Sunshine 127 127 132 7806 65.0

Harmony Express (1,2,6) On The Sunny Side Of The Street 129 133 132

Fairfax, VA 37Little Patch Of Heaven 131 127 133 7787 64.8

Fairfax Jubilaires (1,2,6,7) Let The Rest Of The World Go By 129 125 133

Norfolk, VA 13Yes Sir, That's My Baby 134 128 131 7768 64.7

Commodore Chorus (1,2,6,7) If All My Dreams Were Made Of Gold, I'd 130 124 129

La Plata, MD 13Sentimental Journey 113 121 124 7199 59.9

Southern Mix (1,2,5) Hello Mary Lou 116 122 123

Smith Mountain Lake, VA 20Yes Sir, That's My Baby 117 112 124 70910 59.1

Harmeneers (1,2,5,7) They Wrote 'Em In The Good Old Days 117 116 123

Arlington, VA 12Alexander's Ragtime Band 81 86 77 54711 45.6

Arlingtones (1,2,4,7) Bandstand In Central Park 98 99 106

Carroll County, MD 22A Son Of The Sea 114 124 116 712 59.3

The Old Line Statesmen (3) I Only Have Eyes For You 115 122 121

Andrew Howard - LOL

Bill Vermue - ONT

Steve Delehanty - MAD

Steve Tramack - NED

Steve Dorn - DIX

Ritchie Lavene - MAD

Craig Ewing - FWD

David Mills - SUN

Panel: Administrator(s) Music Presentation Singing

Richmond, VA is the Southern Division Chorus Champion.

Choruses scoring 804 points or greater qualify for the District Chorus Contest.

Carroll County is competing out of division for District qualifying score only.

Arlington, VA is the Southern Division Plateau A Champion.

La Plata, MD is the Southern Division Plateau AA Champion.

Richmond, VA is the Southern Division Plateau AAA Champion.

District of Columbia, DC is the Southern Division Most Improved Chorus.

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OFFICIAL SCORING SUMMARY, BHS, Southern Division Quartet and Chorus Convention

Mid-Atlantic District, Southern Division, Quartet Finals, Reston, Virginia, May 22, 2015Contest Legend: 1=Mid-Atlantic District International Preliminary Seniors Qt (Overall), 4=Southern Division Quartet, 5=Southern Division Quartet District Qualification (Overall), 6=Southern Division Novice Quartet

PrevFinals Subt TotalMUS PRS SNG AvgSongForecast Sunshine Of Your Smile 153 149 153 9051 75.4

(4,5) Fit As A Fiddle/For Me And My Gal (Medley) 150 147 153

Youth Reclamation Project If We Can't Be The Same Old Sweethearts 145 143 141 8652 72.1

(1,4,5) Nice Work If You Can Get It 145 147 144

LoCo 4 Smilin' Through 139 139 138 8363 69.7

(4,5) When The Red Red Robin Comes Bob Bob Bobbi 140 140 140

Bravado What'll I Do? 138 135 140 8244 68.7

(4,5) A Fool Such As I 138 137 136

Handsome Reward Somethin' About Ya 132 135 131 7935 66.1

(4,5) Among My Souvenirs 132 134 129

Desperate Measures Don't Blame Me 126 133 132 7886 65.7

(4,5) Let's Get Away From It All 126 136 135

High Side Stormy Weather 127 129 126 7687 64.0

(4,5) When It Comes To Lovin' The Girls/They're All Sw 125 131 130

Ain’t Misbehavin’ I Want A Girl 129 124 130 7628 63.5

(1,4,5) My Old Kentucky Home 127 123 129

Last Pitch Effort Where Have My Old Friends Gone? 115 124 114 7139 59.4

(4,5) California Here I Come 122 122 116

High Cotton Hello Mary Lou 120 122 116 71110 59.3

(1,4,5) Lazy River 116 120 117

Misfire When She Loved Me 118 121 114 70211 58.5

(4,5,6) Smile 111 123 115

Andrew Howard - LOL

Bill Vermue - ONT

Steve Delehanty - MAD

Steve Tramack - NED

Steve Dorn - DIX

Ritchie Lavene - MAD

Craig Ewing - FWD

David Mills - SUN

Panel: Administrator(s) Music Presentation Singing

CJ4 withdrew from this session.

The Mid-Atlantic District district representative for the International Seniors Quartet Contest next January will be determined after all seniors prelims contests within the district are completed.

Forecast is the Southern Division Quartet Champion.

District qualification for quartet contestants will be determined after all division results are completed.

Misfire is the Southern Division Novice Quartet Champion.

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