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Preserving
A Unique American Art Form
It
all started in 1965 when five men from Charlottesville began to sing
barbershop music. By 1967, the Charlottesville, Virginia, Chapter of the
Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet
Singing in America was chartered. Ever since, the Jeffersonland Barbershop Chorus
and Quartets have continued to successfully preserve and encourage
barbershop singing in Charlottesville and surrounding counties. This group
of gentlemen songsters enjoys enthusiastic and joyful responses from
audiences wherever they perform (as a chorus, or as one of the four
registered quartets).
Singing
Valentines are a clear example. Every year chapter quartets deliver
melodious, romantic messages, raising money for chapter programs, while
helping friends and lovers communicate their affections in a most
impressive and memorable way.
David
Rogers is our new chorus director. David is an engineer working for
Northrop/ Grumman/Sperry in Charlottesville. He was recently transferred
here from Melbourne, Florida. He brings with him over 25 years of
Barbershop experience as a singer and director.
The Jeffersonland Chorus has won the Small Chorus Championship of the
Southern Division of the Mid-Atlantic District for the years 2002, 2003,
2004, and 2005.
Membership
today stands at over 20. A gradual infusion of new talent and leadership
has helped position the chapter for significant growth. Chapter meetings
are lively; fun with a happy mixture of music business and monkey business.
The
chapter meets every Monday night at 7:30 pm at St. Mark Lutheran Church at
Ivy and Alderman Roads in Charlottesville. Membership is open to all
congenial men (young and old) of good repute who can sing. Anyone is
invited to come and listen if that is their pleasure.
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