Volume 71, Issue 10 | October 2017
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This year's winner: the audience!
Ontario District returned to Brantford this past weekend for our fall convention. Attendees met with friends from all over the province, barbershoppers sang until the wee horus of the morning, and the district awarded hardware to our winning quartets and choruses. Audience members were treated to performances by over 20 quartet and eight choruses.Here are some of the highlights from the weekend, in no particular order:

Why are my district dues increasing?
The District Board has approved a dues increase for 2018 of $20 per regular member, and an increase of $10 per convention. You've probably got some questions.

Mixed Barbershopping Hits Harmony Ranch
It all started with a conversation among a few Harmony Ranch members at the afterglow of the 2017 Ontario District Spring Convention in London, ON. "Wouldn't it be great to get a mixed chorus together at Harmony Ranch?" "There are a number of great singers up there."

Video of the Month
Check out our new district champs Supertonic singing "At Last" and "I Don't Know Enough About You" during the quartet finals at this past weekend's convention in Brantford.

Looking Back - 1965 - Part II
By  Waldo Redekop  - Ontario District Historian
1965: Part II

There were 32 chapters listed in the 1965 directory. They were:

  • Belleville - Pres. Ray Williams, Dir. Don Sexsmith, Bul. Ed. Bob Park.
  • Brantford - Pres. Keron McPherson, Dir. Keron McPherson, Bul. Ed. Joe Cronk.
  • Burlington - Pres. Don Thornberry, Dir. Dave Daniels, Bul. Ed. Ian Robertson.
Capital Losses, Capital Gains
Following the departure of Denis Laflamme, the Capital City Chorus has appointed Sean Mueller as interim director. Sean began his barbershop career in Nanaimo, BC in 2007, and served as Associate Director for the Saskatoon Chimo Chordsmen for 4 years before moving to Ottawa in 2016. He has a varied musical background including violin, piano, choral music and musical theater, and has attended Directors College at Harmony University for four years. Congratulations Sean!
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Ontario District - Barbershop Harmony Society

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