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Gentlemen of Harmony Offer a Sweet Sound – in Four Parts
G
entlemen of Harmony is a barbershop chorus in the Greater Moncton area, founded in the late 1960s. It operates under the umbrella of the Barbershop Harmony Society. President Doug Lyon recalls that he began singing with his father when he was a teenager. “I sang for about thirteen years. Then life got in the way, as they say, I had a family and relocated a few times with my work. “I got involved with Gentlemen of Harmony three years ago and it has rekindled my passion for harmony. “Barbershop singing is four-part harmony. Your leads are singing the melody, the basses have the bottom notes, and your tenors have the top, and your baritones fill in to fill
in the chord.” Musical Director Kevin Wentzell has been singing barbershop harmony for thirty-two years. He has been with Gentlemen of Harmony since 2009 and has served as Musical Director for the last fourteen of those years. He notes, “we are a group of men of all ages; the door is always open. We want to grow as a chorus and spread the news that we are a vocal ensemble that sings four-part harmony. We have guys in their twenties to guys who have been members for forty-seven years. They are in their 80s.” Adds Lyon, “yes, from ages twenty-two to eightynine!” Membership is now at nineteen, he says, with a goal of between twentyfive and thirty members. “Anyone who has ever had
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a taste of it seems to love it. We just want to make singers aware of it.” Says Wentzell, “good singing attracts good singers.” Wentzell notes that,
like many organizations, Gentlemen of Harmony was largely inactive during the COVID-19 pandemic, which slowed membership growth temporarily. “We are regaining
momentum. We have some new guys who have just joined, who are bringing some youth to our group. As a chorus we invest a lot of time in learning, in education on vocal produc-
tion, so that we can really engage members,” a point also emphasized by Lyon. “We spend a lot of time on practice and musical Continued on page 3
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