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Local Barbershop Singers Get Ready for Annual Show

Two local choruses serenade Patch readers as a sneak preview for the event.

They'll make you feel so young.

And if not, at least this group of 40 barbershop performers will have you singing the words to that song, along with others made popular in the "Rat Pack" era.

The combined Heart of the Hills and Guardians of Harmony barbershop choruses will present their annual concert, "You Make Me Feel So Young," at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at Stoney Creek High School in Rochester. Tickets for the show are $20 adults, $17 students and seniors; they can be purchased at the door or ordered online or by phone.

The choruses will perform songs from the 50s and 60s; the show will feature special guests, including a comedy quartet called the Hot Air Buffoons. 

"It's good, clean entertainment — something you can bring your grandma or your kids to," said Matthew Tipton, one of the musical directors of the show. 

Performers range in age from 35 to 82; they are from across Oakland, Macomb and Wayne counties — and beyond.

The two choruses are chapters of the Barbershop Harmony Society. The Heart of the Hills chorus, based in Oakland County, is conducted by Mike Hartrick of Auburn Hills; the Guardians of Harmony chorus, based in Macomb County, is directed by Tipton. 

Barbershop chorus members

Last Name First Name City Anderson David Clinton Twp.                   Anderson T. Paul Sterling Heights               Bammert Robert Flushing                       Bax Edward Livonia                        Bober John Macomb Commerson Larry Chesterfield                    Conn J E Huntington Woods               Dakin Dennis Rochester Hills Davidson Roger Brighton                       Dorow Duane Rochester Hills                Eppinga Peter Macomb Frucci Jack Grosse Ile                     Galbraith Lonnie Westland                       Gore Dennis Washington                     Hanson Dale Indian River Hartrick Michael Auburn Hills                   Hatch Charles Rochester Hills                Hawley Mark Brighton                       Hipple Bruce New Baltimore                  Hipple Glen Harper Woods                   Humbel Gregory Ann Arbor                      Jaissle Michael St Clair Shores                Kauppila Walter Rochester Hills                Klein Kenneth St Clair Shores                Kondor Donald Milan                          Latulippe Dan Troy                           Ledwith Donald Rochester Hills                 Lewis Don Shelby Twp                     Lonsbury Dave Fenton                         Maxwell Joseph Madison Heights                McCaffrey Robert Oxford                         McHargue Harry Clinton Township Murphy Donald Rochester Hills                Murray Charles Ortonville                     Nelson Donald Rochester Nolte John Naperville, IL Pacey William New Haven Pashby Harold Warren                         Pastor Nicholas Birmingham                     Pearcy Louis Rochester Hills                Redman Jon Warren Sheaffer William West Bloomfield Slamka Michael Fort Myers, FL Smith Robert Macomb                         Spires Jeffery Waterford Stoll Walter Grosse Ile Szewc John Grosse Ile                     Tipton Matthew Sterling Heights               Tomlinson Wesley Rochester Hills Troeger James Rochester Hills Walker John Saint Clair Shores     

For more information on the choruses or the show, visit heartofthehillschorus.org or www.guardiansofharmony.org.

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Margo October 2, 2012 at 08:24 pm
I would love to go but $20 a person is a lot of money!
Megan Bildner October 3, 2012 at 02:22 pm
They Sound Great!
Jay Wiencko October 3, 2012 at 03:38 pm
Catch the pre-performance interview on CMNtv at: http://video.cmntv.org/video/651/cmntv-reaching-out-guardians-o
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The date is June 20th. Call Barbara Barnes LMSW at 248 651-9097 to reserve you place at the FirstRead More Congregational Church, 1315 N. Pine St, Rochester.
Scot Beaton June 12, 2013 at 11:31 pm
Hugo... the road, bridge, road right of way: The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC)... theRead More aesthetic black fence... Rochester Hills... let's assume there waiting for an insurance claim to go through or debating who pays. Thanks for your post. You could call the Mayor, but he is in Istanbul Turkey... looking over some plans for a new shopping mall they want to build in an historic park. Makes perfectly good sense this is the same Mayor who supported tearing down a historic house on Rochester Road to build a new strip mall... and turning Office Research Technology zoning into a Wal-Mart.
Beverly June 13, 2013 at 12:02 pm
Yes I have been wondering too...I am going to use the RCOC website and see if they will respond
Clara T June 12, 2013 at 10:05 pm
Yes, the Oakland Press had this list.
Clara T June 12, 2013 at 10:07 pm
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Jmamo June 14, 2013 at 09:12 am
It's just a con job on the tax payers. Non productive for Rochester Hills but Barnett will smileRead More with a political knife in the residents back. This really should be brought up by the citizens and not an absent mayor.
Scot Beaton June 9, 2013 at 09:43 pm
Scot, I just picked up on your piece in the Patch because I monitor articles about the GulenRead More Movement's activities in the US, something I started doing three years ago after becoming aware of the GM's massive involvement in charter schools. Here's my piece about that situation published by The Washington Post last year. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/largest-charter-network-in-us-schools-tied-to-turkey/2012/03/23/gIQAoaFzcS_blog.html Concerning me nearly as much as the GM's stealth charter school expansion are the propaganda trips to Turkey given out to our public officials and other influential VIPs. I've been collecting accounts of these trips for the past few years and the number of Americans who have been on these trips is absolutely shocking. You are right to be alarmed by your mayor being convinced to go on one of these Turkey trips. I present some information about the trips here: http://perimeterprimate.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-gulen-movements-subsidized-guided.html The purpose of the trips is to recruit sympathizers. Making "friends" with VIPs over the course of a 10-day trip is a way to instill Gulenist ideology and misinformation about Turkey into the travelers' minds. It's also a way to set things up so the GM can tap them for favors later on. Some of the travelers might be approached to support a new charter school in their community, perhaps even serve as a token American on its board. This has happened a number of times. The Gulenists' ability to convince people that the only thing they want is to be their "friend" is tremendous and a lot of the people definitely return "Turkey-tripped." The Gulen Movement is a very smart, wealthy, and well-coordinated group. They are on a mission to create their vision of Turkey's future and to make it less and less secular. American targets are way too naive. BTW, here's info about the Gulen charter school operator that already runs one charter school in your state. http://www.scribd.com/doc/133456790/Concept-Schools-Illinois-and-the-Gulen-Movement Tomorrow morning (6/10, 8 AM show) I'll be a guest on a local radio show here in the Bay Area to talk about the Gulen movement's charter schools and the GM's connection to the massive protests in Turkey. Tune into the live feed if you want to learn more. I'd be happy to answer any questions you might have. Regards, Sharon Higgins Oakland, CA KPFA The Morning Mix - WorkWeek
Scot Beaton June 10, 2013 at 03:45 pm
Clara T, Very sad we can't get an Answer... :( I also think the foundation should post theirRead More expenses. Clara T, the good news the Patch is a good source for reading press releases. LOL