• Fifth place:
Silver Chords – tenor
David Brasher, Washington; lead Les Walter, Arizona; baritone Robert
Schmitt, Washington; and bass Dick Swanson, Washington.
Like all
members of the Barbershop Harmony Society, competing quartets sing as a
hobby. In the Senior competition, no member of any competing quartet
may be younger than 55, and the cumulative age of the quartet must be
240 years or more. They are judged by a panel of two judges in each of
three categories: music, presentation and singing. The outgoing 2007
International Senior Quartet Champ, Friendly Advice, also performed and
presented trophies to the 2008 Senior Quartet Champion.
About
the Barbershop Harmony Society: Founded in 1938 in Tulsa, Okla., the
Barbershop Harmony Society is the largest all-male singing organization
in the world with 30,000 members including 1500 quartets in 800
chapters. There are also eight official foreign affiliates of the
Society.
About barbershop-style a cappella music: Barbershop
harmony is a uniquely American musical art form. It is known for its
four-part harmony and the “expanded sound” created
by its unique chord
structure.
For more information about the Barbershop Harmony Society, visit
www.barbershop.org
or call 615.823.3993 ext. 4119.
For more information about barbershop harmony activities in Michigan
please visit
www.pioneerdistrict.org
or call 586-909-8489.