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BARBERSHOP HARMONY COMPETITION SET
AT TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
San Marcos.
The Heart of Texas Chorus will host a convention and
competition of barbershop quartets and choruses Friday and Saturday, March 12
and 13, at Evans Auditorium, on the Texas State University campus.
The competition will feature some of the premiere quartets
and choruses in the Southwestern United States, and college quartets, as they
compete for an opportunity to go to the “world series of barbershop singing,”
the Barbershop Harmony Society’s International Convention and Contest in
Philadelphia in July.
Choruses and quartets from San Antonio, New Braunfels, San
Marcos and Temple will be competing along with groups from South and East Texas,
and even San Angelo.
A highlight of the weekend’s activities will be the “Show of Champions,” Saturday
night, 7:30 at Evans Auditorium, featuring the winners of the quartet and chorus
contests; winners of the College Barbershop Quartet Contest; Genesis, 2009
Southwestern District Quartet Champions; Marcsmen, 2009 Southwest Division
Chorus Champions; and 2009 International Chorus Competitor, the Heart of Texas
Chorus.
Tickets for the “Show of
Champions” are $15 in advance, $20 at the door. For
advance ticket purchases go to www.swd.org and click on the SW/SE Division
Contest link. The weekend events are funded in part through a grant from the San
Marcos Art Commission.
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There must be
a very good reason why our members travel from the north of Austin to south of San
Antonio and most communities in between to attend weekly rehearsals. There is --
the simple pleasure of close harmony singing surrounded by men of good character
and spirit. The Heart Of Texas (HOT) Chorus (one of the premier choruses of the
Barbershop Harmony Society) has its roots in the barbershop style. However, our
repertoire includes a wide variety of musical genre including, inspirational, broadway,
western, modern and of course, barbershop.
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