This performance was my first international convention. And my first win with the vocal majority. I shared that stage in Vegas with more Gold medalist quarteters than i realized at the time. God what a truly blessed hobby that i stumbled into in High School 💜
Wow, I mean really you guys, couldn't you save some of the points for the other choruses? Almost perfect in presentation? The unison was perfect, I know what you guys sacrificed for this. 158 men with voices coming together as a brotherhood of harmony and love. Staggering. I was in Las Vegas and witnessed the event, talked with some of your members , and what I received was pure class and pure love! Job well done and Medal well deserved! Congratulations!
the only thing better than this is hearing them in person....which I had the privilege of doing in April 2014....you guys are awesome! (yes, I'm from Dallas, might be biased)
Fantastic Job - ALL OF YOU!!! This from a "Crow" (DAMMT - my voice is gone!) who used to sing with the Alexandria Harmonizers. I do well understand the effort which when into this wonderful performance!
Someone could do a documentary about Barbershop Choruses, and especially this one. I was in Texas for ten years, and sang with "The Men of Note," just north of Dallas. It takes a lot of time to be competitive, and one does not sing with the idea that it is an enjoyable evening out with the boys. It takes more time than you would think, and we had one wife tell her husband it was barbershop or her, and he quit. We had another who divorced his wife and went on to that year's national award as the best barbershop quartet. Lots of stories. I had a job and could not commute to Dallas for the VM, but heard of a man who commuted from England, each week, to sing with them. I do not know if that is true, but, it was believed, so there are a few stories to be documented. The VM wins every year that they can compete, meaning that if they win then they cannot compete, the next year - giving them time to hone their craft. My wife would say that there is not much to do in Dallas other than restaurants, and movies and so weekends find them all full. Maybe barbershop is an alternative. Well, this is too long.
Graham Smith is his name...he finally gave up and just moved to Dallas. We had another man who drove in weekly from Lafayette, La. and currently have several who come from hours away each Thursday night and more often when necessary, including a full concert schedule.
It was Erin Howden who choreographs all over the world for barbershop harmony and Sweet Adelines. She is from Toronto Pntario, Canada and is the director/choreographer for the international winning Sweet Adeline chorus North Metro. She is one awesome lady. As a fellow Canadian, we're pretty proud of her. 🎼
It is patriotic but it doesn't actually reference the USA or any specific nation. In their acceptance set (the performance they did right after they won), they changed the ending up to reference the USA, but now it doesn't matter because it's not being judged. If you ever have the fortune to go to one of their concerts, they will also wave a USA flag at the end there as well.
@@shanefrantz818 Yeah, looking back at this now, it's certainly not as bad as I perceived it to be 4 years ago. The image burned into my retinas is the acceptance performance when they the flag all over the stage. It's probably me being so Britishly cautious about patriotism. I have seen them do this live! Well, half of them, when they came to BABS in 2015, they got a Major in the British Army (who sang in the chorus I do at the time) to run on stage waving the British flag. It was bloody good.
spitfireale60 the writing is tremendous! Sounds as if David Wright could have arranged this piece by the manner in which progressions are presented in a most unconventional manner. In addition, your arrogance is most indicative of this ensemble. Dont commit insults toward those who have been lauded degrees of acadamia.
This performance was my first international convention. And my first win with the vocal majority. I shared that stage in Vegas with more Gold medalist quarteters than i realized at the time. God what a truly blessed hobby that i stumbled into in High School 💜
I have always loved barbershop, but this, this is so above and beyond that all I can say is that I'm awestruck.
Wow, I mean really you guys, couldn't you save some of the points for the other choruses? Almost perfect in presentation? The unison was perfect, I know what you guys sacrificed for this. 158 men with voices coming together as a brotherhood of harmony and love. Staggering. I was in Las Vegas and witnessed the event, talked with some of your members , and what I received was pure class and pure love! Job well done and Medal well deserved! Congratulations!
9th grade
What an arrangement!!!!! One never knew if one were in a major or minor mode! This was writing at its best. It's great to see Jim back at the helm!
the only thing better than this is hearing them in person....which I had the privilege of doing in April 2014....you guys are awesome! (yes, I'm from Dallas, might be biased)
1:37 look at the upper right corner
A great chorus...it's much too busy for me, but I admire their terpsichorean efforts. It certainly keeps them in shape.
très bel arrangement en osmose avec une excellente chorégraphie, formidable prestation.
Fantastic Job - ALL OF YOU!!! This from a "Crow" (DAMMT - my voice is gone!) who used to sing with the Alexandria Harmonizers. I do well understand the effort which when into this wonderful performance!
Amazing, as usual! Wouldn't expect anything less from VM!
Someone could do a documentary about Barbershop Choruses, and especially this one. I was in Texas for ten years, and sang with "The Men of Note," just north of Dallas. It takes a lot of time to be competitive, and one does not sing with the idea that it is an enjoyable evening out with the boys. It takes more time than you would think, and we had one wife tell her husband it was barbershop or her, and he quit. We had another who divorced his wife and went on to that year's national award as the best barbershop quartet. Lots of stories. I had a job and could not commute to Dallas for the VM, but heard of a man who commuted from England, each week, to sing with them. I do not know if that is true, but, it was believed, so there are a few stories to be documented. The VM wins every year that they can compete, meaning that if they win then they cannot compete, the next year - giving them time to hone their craft. My wife would say that there is not much to do in Dallas other than restaurants, and movies and so weekends find them all full. Maybe barbershop is an alternative. Well, this is too long.
As a British barbershopper, In haven't heard the story of a guy flying over weekly to sing with VM.
Graham Smith is his name...he finally gave up and just moved to Dallas. We had another man who drove in weekly from Lafayette, La. and currently have several who come from hours away each Thursday night and more often when necessary, including a full concert schedule.
My God. This is amazing.
I clicked like with my foot bc I'm applauding with my hands
nice tune!
すげぇぇ！！
めちゃくちゃかっけぇぇ！！
Totally missed the point! The presentation has all the intracasies of a marching band; probably even more so.
Who did the choreography? It looks like a marching band on stage.
I'd presume Cindy Hansen
It was Erin Howden who choreographs all over the world for barbershop harmony and Sweet Adelines. She is from Toronto Pntario, Canada and is the director/choreographer for the international winning Sweet Adeline chorus North Metro. She is one awesome lady.
As a fellow Canadian, we're pretty proud of her. 🎼
The arrangement was by David Wright, not Jim Clancy.
What's the title? oorah?
Super
I wanna be in this group
+BHS2011able Lol commute from PA
Fuck this is cool
My teacher is in there.
Really? Your teacher?
Yes, his name is Mr. Hawkins. He is my drama and reading teacher
Matt Beam
olivia serrata that iss awesome
***** yeah he is really cool!!! He's teaches drama and English at my school!!!
Didn't they parody this group on an episode of King of the Hill, where Bill Dautrieve joined a similar choir?
Surprised this wasn't marked down for being too patriotic
There is in the performance category
It is patriotic but it doesn't actually reference the USA or any specific nation. In their acceptance set (the performance they did right after they won), they changed the ending up to reference the USA, but now it doesn't matter because it's not being judged. If you ever have the fortune to go to one of their concerts, they will also wave a USA flag at the end there as well.
@@shanefrantz818 Yeah, looking back at this now, it's certainly not as bad as I perceived it to be 4 years ago. The image burned into my retinas is the acceptance performance when they the flag all over the stage. It's probably me being so Britishly cautious about patriotism.
I have seen them do this live! Well, half of them, when they came to BABS in 2015, they got a Major in the British Army (who sang in the chorus I do at the time) to run on stage waving the British flag. It was bloody good.
join ny is not necessarily patriotic
@@shanefrantz818 You can maybe make that argument right up until the person comes out in uniform near the end
+0:53 when they split is awesome. Best part
They didn’t say “when Johnny Marching home we all gonna feel gay”
spitfireale60 the writing is tremendous! Sounds as if David Wright could have arranged this piece by the manner in which progressions are presented in a most unconventional manner. In addition, your arrogance is most indicative of this ensemble. Dont commit insults toward those who have been lauded degrees of acadamia.
It was well done I just happen to find a bunch of men skipping around while not capturing the essence of a war song to be cringe.
changed it too much, could have been awesome if they didnt modernize it
gay
No you 💀