VOICES OF GOTHAM ENCOURAGES THE USE OF YOUR ELECTRONIC DEVICES DURING THE PERFORMANCE TO ACCESS SOCIAL MEDIA! WITH YOUR SOUND SET TO SILENT AND FLASH OFF, PLEASE TWEET AND POST TO LET PEOPLE KNOW YOU’RE AT A BARBERSHOP EVENT! #BHS75 PLEASE, NO PHONE CALLS OR ANYTHING THAT MAY INTERFERE WITH THE ENJOYMENT OF YOUR FELLOW PATRONS. MASTER OF CEREMONIES Head, NBC Sports Agency and Chief Marketing Officer, NBCUniversal Television Group, John D. Miller VOICES OF GOTHAM PRODUCTION TEAM Matthew Beals Larry Bomback Doug Brown
Sabrina Doolittle Eric Engelhardt Ariel Estrada
Bob Kovach Brian Lindvall Braden Lynk
BARBERSHOP HARMONY SOCIETY PRODUCTION TEAM Becca Box Melanie Chapman
Eddie Holt Brian Lynch
Marty Monson Rick Spencer
HARMONY FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL President and CEO, Clarke Caldwell Secretary, Sharon Miller Director of Development, Sean Devine Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis HIGH SCHOOL PRODUCTION TEAM Lighting Designer, Anthony Nuñez Sound Designer, Daniel Villar Director of Theatre Program, Vivian Ullman House Manager, Bridgette Aponte
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Jakob Stenberg – Tenor | Rasmus Krigström – Lead Emanuel Roll – Baritone | Martin Wahlgren – Bass –– Voices of Gotham Eric Engelhardt, Director –– Flatiron Four Adam Bock – Tenor | Doug Goodenough – Lead Brian Lindvall – Baritone | Braden Lynk – Bass
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® ingmasters –– Sirens of Gotham Sarah Clay, Director –– Paramount NewsREEL (1940) Matthew Beals, Historian, Voices of Gotham –– Big Apple Chorus Jack Pinto, Director –– Up All Night John Ward – Tenor | Cecil Brown – Lead Joe Hunter – Baritone | Dan Rowland – Bass –– WESTCHESTER CHORDSMEN Keith Harris, Director
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Ray Sultan, Alex Thurber, Cy Wood Eric Engelhardt, Bob Kovach, Nate Salvaza, Members-at-Large VP Membership, Nemo Ashong VP Marketing & Public Relations, Brian Lindvall VP Music | Immediate Past President, Braden Lynk Treasurer, Mike Marron President, Doug Brown BOARD OF DIRECTORS Assistant Director, Eric Engelhardt Director, Larry Bomback ARTISTIC STAFF
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voices of gotham’s harmony with heart program is made possible in part with public funds from the manhattan community arts fund,
– including senior and community centers, – by providing live on-site performances, and subsidized attendance at barbershop events.
the harmony with heart program is a voices of gotham initiative to bring barbershop music to underserved communities
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VOICES OF GOTHAM VP of Production, Multimedia/Web Development, Kelly Rinne
supported by the new york city department of cultural affairs in partnership with the city council and adminstered by lower manhattan cultural council. women’s and family shelters, children’s hospitals, and incarceration facilities
Harmony Foundation International President and CEO, Clarke Caldwell Barbershop Harmony Society Executive Director and CEO, Marty Monson EX OFFICIO MEMBERS John Miller, Gary Plaag David Calland, Joe Cerutti, Rick Ashby, Gerry Borden Members-at-Large Treasurer, Dwayne Cooper Executive Vice President, Don Fuson Immediate Past President, Alan Lamson President, Shannon Elswick BARBERSHOP HARMONY SOCIETY
RINGMASTERS – Jakob Stenberg – Tenor | Rasmus Krigström – Lead | Emanuel Roll – Baritone | Martin Wahlgren – Bass Ringmasters is a barbershop quartet that was founded the fall of 2006, based in Stockholm, Sweden. The group all studied at Adolf Fredrik’s school of music and graduated from Stockholm’s Music High School. It was through the school choir the four members got to know each other and realized their shared passion for barbershop music. Today, they sing in the barbershop chorus Zero8, and many other choral groups. In July 2012, they became the first non-American quartet to win a Gold Medal in the Barbershop Harmony Society’s International Quartet Contest. They enjoy a busy touring schedule throughout Europe, Sweden, and the United States. ringmasters.se VOICES OF GOTHAM – Voices of Gotham is New York City’s premier men’s a cappella group, comprised of more than sixty talented voices. Its members include professional actors and musicians, former college a cappella singers, and men who simply enjoy raising their voices in song. The chorus’ constantly evolving repertoire includes a mix of classical, barbershop, vocal jazz, doo-wop and contemporary a cappella selections. Voices of Gotham is a proud chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society, the largest a cappella musical organization in the world. voicesofgotham.org FLATIRON FOUR – ADAM BOCK – Tenor | DOUG GOODENOUGH – Lead | BRIAN LINDVALL – Baritone | BRADEN LYNK – Bass Flatiron Four is a classic New York quartet that specializes in turn-of-the-century material and classic Barbershop arrangements. Adam, Braden, Brian, and Doug have performed as featured entertainment at venues ranging from the main stage at Carnegie Hall to oceanside wedding proposals. flatironfour.com SIRENS OF GOTHAM – Sirens of Gotham is a brand new chapter of Sweet Adelines International, the premier women’s singing organization in the world. We are women from all walks of life who live in and around Manhattan and love to sing. While we focus on four-part a cappella music in the barbershop style, we sing a wide variety of a cappella material and have made it our mission to explore the myriad musical genres and melodies created and perfected within this incredible city. We are always looking for dynamic women to join our ranks! sirensofgotham.org BIG APPLE CHORUS – Since the Big Apple Chorus was established in 1983, it has brought its unique interpretation of the barbershop harmony style to such great performing venues as: Carnegie Hall (both in many of its own concerts and as special guests with Skitch Henderson and the New York Pops Orchestra), Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, Radio City Music Hall, New York City’s fabled Beacon Theater, Shea and Giants Stadiums, the Central Park Band Shell, Symphony Space, the historic Salvation Army Theatre, and the South Street Seaport as part of its world-famous “Singing Christmas Tree.” Big Apple Chorus is a proud chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society. bigapplechorus.org UP ALL NIGHT – JOHN WARD – Tenor | CECIL BROWN – Lead | JOE HUNTER – Baritone | Dan Rowland – Bass You ever get so excited about a concert, or not get to sleep ‘cause you can’t get a song out of your head? That’s the kind of excitement UP ALL NIGHT has when we get together and harmonize, and we want to share that with our audiences. We are Up All Night - and we hope you will be too! bigapplechorus.org/who-are-we/quartets WESTCHESTER CHORDSMEN – The Westchester Chordsmen is a renowned male chorus based in Westchester, New York, dedicated to the singing of the finest Barbershop music out there. Our commitment to musical excellence as well as having a good time make us the perfect outlet for creating this very unique sound! The Westchester Chordsmen was founded and chartered in June of 1953 and is a proud member of the Barbershop Harmony Society. chordsmen.org BARBERSHOP HARMONY SOCIETY– Known legally and historically as the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, Inc. (SPEBSQSA), the Barbershop Harmony Society (BHS) is the first of several organizations to promote and preserve barbershop music as an art form. Founded by Owen C. Cash in 1938, the organization quickly grew, promoting barbershop harmony among men of all ages. barbershop.org SWEET ADELINES INTERNATIONAL– Sweet Adelines International is a highly respected worldwide organization of women singers committed to advancing the musical art form of barbershop harmony through education, competition and performance. This independent, nonprofit music education association is one of the world’s largest singing organizations for women. sweetadelineintl.org