By Tom Woodall CHORUS DIRECTOR’S WORKSHOP INTENSIVE (CDWI) Though the Coles County Barbershop Chorus has been functioning for nearly 45 years, never before have they taken part in a CDWI.
Our 2012 Show: Military Memories
The Coles County Barbershop Chorus salutes our men and women in uniform! Join us for our 2012 show, Military Memories, Saturday, June 9 at Eastern Illinois University’s Doudna Fine Arts Center. Special guests: After Hours, the 2010 Illinois District Champions and 16th Place Quartet at the Barbershop Harmony Society’s 2011 International Convention.
Tim, Meet ABE
For just the fourth time in its 52-year history, the highest honor given by the Illinois District of the Barbershop Harmony Society has been awarded to a member of the Coles County Chorus. And for the first time ever, the recipient is the son of a previous winner.
2012 Spring Convention: Historic!
By Tom Woodall ROLL WITH IT The contest site was a beautiful venue called Five Points, in Washington, IL. The headquarters hotel was named Four Points by Sheraton in Peoria, IL (about 20 minutes) from Five Points.
Illinois Plateau 4-A Champs!
Call it March Madness of a Musical Kind. While millions of Americans tuned in to watch college basketball’s Final Four, hundreds of singers from barbershop quartets and choruses around Illinois and nearby states traveled to Peoria for a harmonic throwdown.
2012 Officer Installation Dinner
In the grand tradition of Illinois politics, the Coles County Barbershop Chorus welcomed its new slate of chapter officers Saturday, January 28th with an “Installation by Jury”.
In Memoriam
Members of the Coles County Barbershop Chorus gathered Friday, December 23, 2011 at Howe and Yockey Funeral Home in Shelbyville, Illinois to honor longtime chorus member Paul Karraker. Paul, who joined the Coles County Chorus in 1994, passed away early Tuesday morning at the age of 73.
36th Annual Christmas Benefit Concerts
The Coles County Barbershop Chorus presented our 36th Annual Christmas Benefit Concerts on Sunday, December 4th, 2011 — and may have helped make Christmas a little brighter for some worthy local charities.
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