The Vocal Majority Will Not Be Down For ...

[BRWombat]

...International competition this year. (Sorry for the fake-out -- we're all still alive, well, and performing!) :D:

The chorus's Board of Directors has decided that we need to re-prioritize, at least for this year, and skip the International competition in Kansas City next summer (even though we recently won our District and are seeded first among all competitors). We're focusing instead on adding a lot of new music to our repertoire and recording two new projects.

There may be other announcements coming, too... We were recently invited to perform at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in NYC next summer, and while we declined that particular opportunity, something similar may be in the works. So, great things ahead for us. There'll probably be some blowback within the Barbershop Harmony Society -- especially since this would have been the first head-to-head competition between VM and the Masters of Harmony from California, who have never lost -- but we'll be back competing sometime, just not next year.

Here's the press release if anyone is interested.

[DisneyMom]

Looking Forward to that return to the Competition with a Perfected and Winning Set!!!!!!
GO VOCAL MAJORITY!!!!!! :) :) :)

[darph nader]

Thanks for the 'almost heart-attack' there Wombat.

[DragonFox98]

It's sad that you guys will not be competing in the International Competition, but I'm sure it is exciting with all the new things in the works. Hope you're enjoying it!

[BRWombat]

I'm going to miss competing -- and I still don't have a gold medal! -- but preparing for competition is a lot of hard work, time away from family, and the travel costs $$. Overall I'm very happy with the decision.

We're kind of in a unique situation compared to most other choruses in the Society. A lot of them only do one show a year, maybe two. We have three annual show series -- three shows in the Spring, three in the Fall, and four at Christmas. The Christmas shows routinely sell out (in a 1600-seat theater) and quite often the others do, too. We also do community shows around Texas and quite a few corporate events in the DFW area. Most of the shows are around two hours long.

Consequently, we have to maintain a big repertoire -- usually about 60-70 songs, over 100 when you add in holiday music -- and continually add new music to keep things fresh, both for us as performers and for our patrons. Preparing for the International basically means spending five or six months out of the year working two songs only. Stepping away from competition gives us that time to turn over new music, and also gives us back a lot of time with our families.

[Purpura]

Looking Forward to that return to the Competition with a Perfected and Winning Set!!!!!!
GO VOCAL MAJORITY!!!!!! :) :) :)

I quote her cause That was my thought too. Are we sharing a brain cell DisneyMom? Hahaha

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

Thanks for the 'almost heart-attack' there Wombat.

REALLY!

I though we were going to read about some terrible accident involving a bus and a bunch of passengers singing 99 bottles of beer....

[ktulu]

REALLY!

I though we were going to read about some terrible accident involving a bus and a bunch of passengers singing 99 bottles of beer....

Yeah, but it was the BEST version of 99 bottles of beer EVER!

[BRWombat]

REALLY!

I though we were going to read about some terrible accident involving a bus and a bunch of passengers singing 99 bottles of beer....

Yeah, but it was the BEST version of 99 bottles of beer EVER!

:hysteria: :D: Too funny! I can almost hear the arrangement in my head. (And the tag would be amazing, but we'd never get to it...) :D:

[DisneyMom]

I quote her cause That was my thought too. Are we sharing a brain cell DisneyMom? Hahaha

It is possible,just wish my brain was not in Mental-Pause so much lately! ;)