Central Region
| Type of post: | Club news |
| Sub-type: | No sub-type |
| Posted By: | Dick Bushell |
| Status: | Current |
| Date Posted: | Tue, 16 Aug 2016 |
An Australian First for Central Region
In June the Central Region sponsored a very successful Barbershop Section in the Adelaide Eisteddfod, a first for South Australia and possibly Australia, this was part of the Board’s ongoing initiative to bring Barbershop and A Capella singing to the public notice. The event, in two sections, was entered by seven choruses and three quartets with our esteemed Alex Morris judging.
The event hailed as a great success by the Eisteddfod Society who are anxious for us to support it again next year. The Chorus winner was High Spirits Harmony ladies chorus, second place Adelaide Vocal Union and third place Adelaide Sound Connection ladies chorus and Quartet section, First Skyline, Second Mad Macks and Third Just AASK.
Having Alex in Adelaide, we also took the opportunity to organise coaching of some of the regions choruses and quartets. Unfortunately we had to cancel this year’s Barbershop Big Day Out due to a lack of participants, this being caused by a number of reasons, mainly a later date in the schools calendar year which clashed with other activities however planning has already started for next year with firm dates set.
We congratulate our quartet Skyline and all the other BHA representatives who did Australia proud on the world stage at the recent Convention in Nashville.
Congratulations also to Kieran O’Dea who returned with the best prize having popped the question to Kirsten Hill while in the US.
There is plenty of activity around the choruses as they hold fund raiser concerts to go to Newcastle for this year’s convention and polish up their repertoires.
Gordon Tomlinson Central Region Treasurer
In June the Central Region sponsored a very successful Barbershop Section in the Adelaide Eisteddfod, a first for South Australia and possibly Australia, this was part of the Board’s ongoing initiative to bring Barbershop and A Capella singing to the public notice. The event, in two sections, was entered by seven choruses and three quartets with our esteemed Alex Morris judging.
The event hailed as a great success by the Eisteddfod Society who are anxious for us to support it again next year. The Chorus winner was High Spirits Harmony ladies chorus, second place Adelaide Vocal Union and third place Adelaide Sound Connection ladies chorus and Quartet section, First Skyline, Second Mad Macks and Third Just AASK.
Having Alex in Adelaide, we also took the opportunity to organise coaching of some of the regions choruses and quartets. Unfortunately we had to cancel this year’s Barbershop Big Day Out due to a lack of participants, this being caused by a number of reasons, mainly a later date in the schools calendar year which clashed with other activities however planning has already started for next year with firm dates set.
We congratulate our quartet Skyline and all the other BHA representatives who did Australia proud on the world stage at the recent Convention in Nashville.
Congratulations also to Kieran O’Dea who returned with the best prize having popped the question to Kirsten Hill while in the US. There is plenty of activity around the choruses as they hold fund raiser concerts to go to Newcastle for this year’s convention and polish up their repertoires.
Gordon Tomlinson Central Region Treasurer