WELCOME!
Would you like to join us?
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Harmony Society for 54 years. We are an all male singing ensemble who enjoys singing,
fraternity and promoting vocal music in our communities. We come from all walks of life
and enjoy sharing our hobby with all ages. We are always looking for singers who share
our vision of ‘‘Keep the whole world singing’’. We rehearse at the Daniel Doherty
Wednesdays 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM. We sing in chorus, and quartets, each week and
share friendship with our members along with refreshments at the end of each meeting
Please call our membership vice president, Chris Hall 203.675.9284 or email
BBShopHall@aol.com for information to come visit one evening as our guest. We will be
happy to meet and guide you to our rehearsal hall.
I think you will truly enjoy the experience.
Who is Barbershop Harmony Society?
We are one of over 800 USA chapters of the Barbershop Harmony Society. Our chapter
currently has 25 active members out of over 27,000 members of the Barbershop Harmony
Society. Our society is also international with over 1000 affiliate members in eight foreign
countries.
Who is the Central Connecticut Chapter?
Our chapter is made up of men who reside in over a dozen central Connecticut towns.
We love to sing, harmonize and perform as part of a chorus or quartet. We have a diverse
repertoire of crowd-pleasing songs and have performed as a chorus and with our quartets
throughout the state. Although we sing unaccompanied, we have performed with the
Wallingford and Waterbury Symphonies. To sharpen our skills, we also compete at the
Northeastern Divisional and District levels and have been a winner of the small chorus
championship.
Our group is made up of men of all ages who come from all walks of life brought together
by their love of four-part harmony and their joy of singing and performing. Under the
musical guidance of our directors Bob Ranno, and strong music team, you will have the
benefit of the best coaching and opportunity to improve your singing skills.
Our mission is to promote A Capella vocal harmony and good fellowship among our
members and throughout our communities.
What is our musical style?
Our musical style is four part unaccompanied close harmony singing. The melody is
carried in the second voice and is called the LEAD (that’s what I sing). The TENOR is the
high part and harmonizes above the lead. The BASS sings the lowest notes and provides
the solid foundation for our four-part harmony. The BARITONE fills in the missing notes to
complete the chord, sometimes above and sometimes below the melody or LEAD part.
There is a great body of traditional melodies that are enjoyed and cherished as we learn
and sing them in our shows and competitions. We also are challenged with newer song
that have been written or arranged by some of our very talented, Barbershop Harmony
society arrangers.
How do we learn our songs?
One does not need to know how to read music to sing with us; of course it certainly would
help but not necessary. We practice by using audiotapes that have our part dominant, by
singing in our part sections, and rehearsing in the chorus and in quartets. Our talented
director, Bob Ranno and coach Todd Lamson from the Silk City Chorus in Manchester, CT,
strive for excellence and having fun as they guide us through the learning process and our
performances. It is challenging and very rewarding to be part of an organization which can
create such beautiful heart felt harmonies. It is a joy to entertain audiences with the great
songs and arrangements available to us.
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