Gold Standard Chorus
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| General Agency Information | |||
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| Name: | Gold Standard Chorus | ||
| Alternate Name(s): | Santa Cruz Barbershop The Gold Standard Barbershop Chorus | ||
| Address: | P.O. Box 1209 Aptos, CA 95001 | ||
| Primary Phone: | 408-221-1788 | ||
| Email Address: | director@scbarbarshop.org | ||
| Website: | www.scbarbershop.org | ||
| Description: | Gold Standard is a mixed (family) chorus that sings four-part harmony. Gold Standard was founded in Santa Cruz in 1989, as a chapter of the Far Western District of the Barbershop Harmony Society.
The Santa Cruz Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society (BHS) has only male members. In 2005, in order to remain an active chorus with all four parts, the chapter voted to allow females to sing in the chorus as "auxiliary singers," in order to fill in some of the parts where male singers were sparse or – at some rehearsals – non-existent. The female singers are not members of the Santa Cruz Chapter of the BHS, but they are considered fully participating members of the local performing barbershop chorus, known as the Gold Standard Chorus. Besides singing, they hold many of the "jobs" that keep the chorus functioning smoothly. In order to preserve the male barbershop sound, the Santa Cruz Chapter has adopted rules at the chapter level. These rules are not in any way endorsed by the BHS, but are the result of conferring with several top individuals at Society Headquarters via the auspices of the Mixed Harmony Barbershop Quartet Association. The primary rule is that the ratio of male to female voices must be no more than 1/3 active female voices to 2/3 active male voices. The chorus sings only men’s arrangements, in the men’s key; women must sing their part in the same octave as the men. Rehearsals are held Wednesday evenings, 7:00pm, in the Santa Cruz High School music room in the Music Building (off Walnut, on California), 415 Walnut Avenue, Santa Cruz. ELIGIBILITY: Anyone who wants to sing is eligible, ages 6 to 96. FEES: Males are required to join the Barbershop Harmony Society. Society dues are $120 for the first year, $110 each year thereafter. Chorus chapter dues beyond that are $120/year. So for less than $5 per week, it's an excellent value for some of the best vocal harmony training in town. FUNDING SOURCE: Fully supported by membership dues and income from concerts and Valengram deliveries. | ||
| Programs: | The Gold Standard Chorus puts on an annual concert series in early November, SING FOR YOUR LIFE, to support the music departments of the county's schools, a Cabaret dessert show in the spring, and provides singing valentine quartets in February.
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| Languages other than English: | None | ||
| Accommodations for Disabled: | Parking & Wheelchair Access | ||
| Public Transportation: | Call for information | ||
| Eligibility: | See Description Notes | ||
| Fees: | See Description Notes | ||
| Areas Served: | Santa Cruz County | ||
| Funding Source: | See Description Notes | ||
| Officials | |||
Jordan Johnson Nick Roberto | |||
| Contact Persons | |||
Nick Roberto Lara Pacheco | |||
| Subject Headings | |||
| Boys Girls Glee Clubs/Choir Groups Men Music Clubs Music Groups Music Performances Private Nonprofits Women | |||
| This record last modified January 3, 2013 | |||
