On Friday night, we attended a show at the Midwinter Conference of the S.P.E.B.S.Q.A (Society for the Preservation and Enjoyment of Barbershop Quartet in America) and, frankly, it exceeded my expectations.
The opening number was a chorus, led by the director of the Vocal Majority, which performed a tribute to Texas with "Deep in the Heart of Texas" and several other Texas favorites.
Following were this past year's 3rd, 4th, and 5th place quartets who performed "traditional" barbershop numbers along with some Hank Williams, Ray Stevens, and Bill Monroe adapted to barbershop harmony.
We also heard the Collegiate award-winning quartet as well as the Senior award winning quartet.
The other fun thing about the evening is that, once we got back to the hotel which was the headquarters for the Convention, there were quartets bursting out in various parts of the lobby, in front of the elevators, and in the halls of the various floors!
It was a delightful evening! I think it's always interesting to find out the number of people who are interested in a certain art form or hobby. . .
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