Dixie District BHS

Dixie District

Barbershop Harmony Society

Alabama - Eastern Arkansas - Georgia - Mississippi - Tennessee

Harmony Explosion Camp 2013

The Dixie District Harmony Explosion Camp for 2013 is coming July 18-20 at the Univeristy of Alabama, Huntsville.

See the camp information page for details as they develop. Registration forms are available now!

New Town Crier Issue

Our intrepid editor David Belden has released a new issue of the Dixie Town Crier newsletter. The Town Crier highlights chapter news as submitted by chapter representatives around the district. If you want to share your chapter's activities with the rest of the district see the contact and submission information in the latest issue. The link to the latest issue of the Town Crier, as well as the latest Rebel Rouser, can always be found at the bottom of the web site's home page.

Quartet Triple Play


A Mighty Wind	Lunch Break	The Real McCoy

Congratulations to the three Dixie District qualifiers to the BHS International contest this summer in Toronto, CA. A Mighty Wind scored a total of 2117 points for an average of 88.2. Lunch Break scored 1979 points for an average of 82.5. The Real McCoy scored 1893 points for an average of 78.9.

The official scoring summaries for all of the contest sessions are now available for download.

RSVP Dixie Chorus Champs

Germantown-TN

Congratulations to the RSVP chorus from Germantown, TN, the new 2013 Dixie District Chorus Champions.

Phase IV - Dixie College Champs

PhaseIV

Phase IV, from Nashville, TN, wins the Dixie 2013 Collegiate quartet contest! Patrick, Kelby, Kyle, Joe (and Elvis) will be the Dixie representatives to the BHS International Collegiate Quartet contest in Toronto, CA this summer. Hop on over to their Facebook page and congratulate them! Second place went to Fiscal Clef.

Because the quartet semi-final session is split into two parts, the second taking place after the chorus contest on Saturday, the results information and top 10 for the finals will not be available until after that session takes place.

Youth In Harmony

Georgia Spirit
Foothills Sound
Ringmasters

Excellent!

spirit

Georgia Spirit represented Atlanta Vocal Project, Stone Mountain, and other Atlanta area barbershoppers very well in Orlando at the 6th annual International Youth Barbershop Chorus Festival. They earned an Excellent rating, scored 73.7, and placed 3rd in their age plateau. They also were third in voting for “Audience Favorite” out of 19 choruses.

Debut

Foothills Sound

Read Lee Frank's report on the debut of Tenessee's new Youth Chorus, Foothills Sound.

The Atlanta Tour

Ringmasters

Following the 2013 International Mid-Winter Convention in Orlando, Ringmasters, 2012 International Quartet Champions, came to Atlanta. While there they visited high schools and university choral class-rooms, giving workshops and promoting Youth In Harmony activities.

Toronto International 2013 +

June 30 - July 7, Toronto, ON
Dixie Fall 2013 +

October 4-5, Chattanooga, TN

DLHW

Dixie Lakeside Harmony Weekend

Downloadable registration form

The Dixie Lakeside Harmony Weekend is happening next July 19-20, 2013, at the University of Alabama, Huntsville. We had a great start last year with over 100 Dixie District Barbershoppers in attendance. Fantastic!

Celebrate

Society Anniversary

75th Logo

75 Years

During 2013 the society celebrates it's 75th anniversary.

Other News

Show Review

Standing Ovation Program

Standing Ovation

Sherwood Platt provides a look at the district program for public performance evaluations.

Dino Chords
Decades
Rocket City Chorus
Phase 4
A Mighty Wind
RSVP
Copeland Road
Lunch Break
Crimson Pride
Music City Chorus
North Georgia Barbershop Singers
The Untouchables
Heartsong
Memphis Men of Harmony
Voices of the South
Big Chicken Chorus
Choo Choo Chorus
Stone Mountain Chorus
Southern Splendor
Appalachian Express
Fiscal Clef
Retro Tones
Whoa Nellie
Smokyland Sound
Hemisphere
7th and Broadway
56 Year Span
Up Front
The Real McCoy

Leadership Corner

Greetings from the President
March 2013, by Larry Deters

Happy 2013 to all Dixie Barbershoppers and your families. I hope you all had a great Valentine's Day bringing joy to lots of people. It has always been one of my most enjoyable singing activities, and it raises some badly needed money for my chapter.

Become a CSR
March 2013, by Jack Martin

I recently sent a note to all Dixie Chapter Presidents to canvas their members for those singers who might be interested in becoming a Chapter Support Representative (CSR) under the leadership of the VP-CSLT, a member of the Dixie District Board of Directors. I haven't received an overwhelming response to date, however maybe I have not given it enough time!

Youth In Harmony
March 2013, by Jim Moore

The 2013 Dixie District Harmony Explosion Camp will be held in Huntsville, AL on July 18, 19, and 20th at the University of Alabama, Huntsville. The camp will be for boys up to the age of 22. The attempt to make the camp into a coed format fell short due to funding for this year but will continue to be pursued for future camps.We expect around 100 male campers from our four states in Dixie.

Society Board Report
November 2012, by Jim Sams

This will be my last Society Liaison report as I move off of the Society Board after a four year term. It has been a very busy time for the SBOD and culminated with the hiring of our new CEO, Marty Monson.