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This year the Toast of Tampa Show Chorus celebrates 25 years of music with community performances and social gatherings. Our annual SRO show will be the highlight as we share the stage with over 60 chorus alumnae.

In 25 years of singing we have been led by talented and generous musical, visual and administrative leaders. Their passion for the barbershop art form and commitment to excellence and achievement has touched the lives of our members, families, friends, and fans. Toast of Tampa was awarded 1st place in the 1993 Sweet Adeline International chorus competition and continues to place as a top 10 competitor year after year. Our annual musical showcase is a favorite among fans across the state.

Our members often say they join for the music and stay for the friendship. The Toast of Tampa Chorus is truly a musical sisterhood.

We are one in love and joy, In fondness and in worth, And so as one we celebrate This year, our year of birth!

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TOAST OF TAMPA SHOW CHORUS

BY ELLEN ROBINSON

It started with 33 women, a talented director and a passion for barbershop harmony. Twenty five years later Toast of Tampa Show Chorus - a women’s a cappella barbershop chorus that is part of Sweet Adelines International - has sung in 13 International competitions, has been home to two world champion quartets and has won the Sweet Adeline International chorus contest - just six years after the chorus was started.

The chorus has been proud to host many outstanding performers through the years: the Osmond Boys, the Knudson Brothers and numerous internationally renowned male and female quartets. TOT has performed with Skitch Henderson, the Heralds of Harmony and the Master Chorale, all accompanied by the Florida Orchestra. Our performance venues include Carol Morsani Hall, Ruth Eckerd Hall and the Mahaffey Theater - not to mention Busch Gardens, Lowry Park Zoo and the Tampa International Airport.

In November 1987, Toast of Tampa Show Chorus became an officially chartered chapter of Sweet Adelines International. We produced our first annual SRO (Standing Room Only) show that same year. One of the guest performers was chorus quartet Showtime - 1993 Sweet Adeline International Quartet Champions.

Showtime will return to celebrate 25 years of Toast of Tampa history onstage at SRO 2012.

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Randy Loos (Director 1987-1997) led the chorus to an international championship in 1993. 111 singers performed onstage, singing “Oh How I Miss You Tonight”, “Irish Medley”, “Where Have My Old Friends Gone”, “Mistakes Parody” and “There’s Something About a Soldier”. Exuding a championship attitude from the first moment onstage, TOT wowed the audience with a vocally and visually exciting performance; that tradition of excellence in showmanship continues to be a hallmark of Toast of Tampa to this day.

Susie (Bonds) Safarian (Director 1997-2001) led the chorus with talent and skill through a period of growth and change. Our dedicated chorus became involved in the regional community by reaching out to local charities and becoming active in other non-profit volunteer efforts. TOT’s annual SRO show continued to entertain audiences with fabulous guests: Platinum, Opus IV, and our own Crystal Clear.

Joe Connelly (Director 2001 – 2006) brought his “mighty awesome” directing personality to Tampa; TOT was energized and invigorated. TOT began the first of several international performance packages centered around a well-known musical. We premiered new arrangements as we performed songs from “Wizard of Oz” and “Sound of Music.” TOT quartets won international championships: the BUZZ in 2004 and Barbieshop in 2003 (in the Rising Star category.)

Tony De Rosa (Director 2007- ) became Director during an international competition year and took us to Calgary, Canada. In that performance TOT brought the

“Music Man” to life in just 15 short minutes with non-stop choreography, singing, costumes and props and won the “Most Entertaining Chorus” award. The chorus earned a coveted 700 points for our performance at the 2010 Regional Competition in Daytona. Growth in technique, dedication and strength of purpose continues to inspire us. Performing our best and touching our audience (as we did singing Gary Lewis’ masterful arrangement of “A Piece of Sky” with soloist Tiffany Coburn) are really what Toast of Tampa is all about.

We know our magical path will continue.

For our members and supporters, it truly is “all about the journey.” Whether winning the international gold medal, or breathlessly achieving “most entertaining chorus in the world,” our singing family takes the love of music and each other onto the stage each and every time we perform. We look forward with excitement and enthusiasm - to the next 25 years of music and memories! E Volume 1 • Issue 1

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25 YEARS OF TAMPA PERFORMING ARTS AT THE STRAZ CENTER

BY BETH BOSSERMAN CURTS

When the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center opened in 1987, it was – and still is – the largest cultural arts center south of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Its picture made the cover of all the trade journals. The Orlando Sentinel call the new facility “the finest cultural center in a 10-state area … The South’s answer to New York’s Lincoln and Washington’s Kennedy arts centers.”

“Many people didn’t even know where Tampa was then,” said President and CEO Judy Lisi, looking back on 25 years of inspiring audiences and representing and celebrating local artists.

Twenty-five years ago, local citizens wanted our city to be bigger, better. In the early 1980s, Mayor Bob Martinez was committed to transforming Tampa to a more culturally vibrant, attractive community.

“This really set Tampa on a new trajectory,” Lisi continued. The performing arts center, built on the site of a former sawmill, was the first major development of the Riverwalk.

Now look at Tampa and the Straz Center!

The downtown arts center creates a regional economic impact of more than $110 million annually and is now surrounded by many outstanding museums, condominiums, a large city park, new Tampa Prep campus and refurbished University of Tampa. All are dotted along the beautiful Hillsborough riverfront, connected by meandering crowd-pleasing Riverwalk.

2012 marks the Silver Anniversary of Tampa Bay’s premier performing arts center, in 2009 renamed the David A Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts after its visionary local donor. Five venues allow the Straz Center to do everything, attracting the world’s best in opera, touring Broadway, orchestra, popular music, comedy and cabaret shows. With the opening in 2004 of the Patel Conservatory, the Straz strengthened its biggest community achievement: arts education, reaching more than 60,000 students every year.

Billing themselves as the “Hottest Ticket in Town,” Toast of Tampa performed its annual Standing Room Only show at Tampa’s arts center for the first time in 1988.

“We love barbershop. It’s our favorite,” exclaimed Lisi. “You’re so entertaining and breathe new life and energy into a cappella music for our community.”

Over the years, the Straz Center has welcomed several other a cappella performance groups, including local men’s championship chorus Heralds of Harmony and national sensations Straight No Chaser and Rockapella, among others.

Lisi toasts “to the Toast of Tampa Show Chorus, and to 25 more years of performance excellence in Tampa together!” E 8

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THE POWER OF A LEADER TO CHANGE LIVES ONE CHOICE AT A TIME

BY LIZZIE GREEN

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle Any successful group can point to hard work, luck and strong leadership as keys to its success. The Toast of Tampa Show Chorus is no different in that regard. Since our inception, we have had the privilege and good fortune to sing for and be inspired by strong, talented and inspiring musical directors. This legacy has defined our chorus culture, but it takes persistence and tenacity from the singers and their director to stay engaged in the pursuit of excellence.

According to Scott Williams, a blogger and leadership consultant, “Excellence is a choice to care more than most think you should, risk more than most are willing to risk, dream bigger than most will ever dream and think more than others are willing to think.”

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educator, coach and director has been a joy for many in both the barbershop world and beyond. Certainly any audience member who has witnessed his humor, stage presence and incredible voice can attest to the impact he has had through performance. Tony inspires and empowers the singers that work with him because he teaches from the singer’s perspective; each rehearsal is like a master class. We work to perfect our songs with the usual requirements - notes, phrasing, and emotional delivery - but we get something more. An insider’s perspective. A guided tour of how to sing, delivered via hundreds of little cues nuanced in coaching, counsel and direction. We as singers and our audiences alike benefit from his singer’s perspective.

Tony’s pedigree and professional musicianship is no secret in the world of barbershop. Since he has grown up in the art form, the influence and mentorship of many great fellow singers and leaders throughout his life are also a great testimony to his career. He lets us see the influence his mentors have had and continue to have on him. Tony and one of his champion quartets, Max Q, were featured in a recent film, “American Harmony”.

The film captures Tony’s character as both an artist and person and highlights his dedication to excellence. That dedication is inspiring and reminds us that no matter what sort of talent, skill or luck we may have, greatness can only materialize when we choose to put in the time, energy, sacrifice and focus needed to excel.

Recognizing where we 1 Scott Williams, www.bigisthenewsmall.com/2011/07/01/excellence-is-a-choice/

WHAT PEOPLE HAVE TO SAY

n Tiffany Coburn, professional vocalist, member of Voices of Liberty and Toast of Tampa Show n Joseph Martin, Composer/Director of Publications ShawneePress

n Joe Connelly, 4-time International Quartet champion Lead Singer, coach, director and former director of Toast of Tampa Show n Derric Johnson, Arranger, Founder and Original Director of the Voices of Liberty

n Greg Clancy, Tenor, Max Q

n Erin Howden, Leadership Consultant, Coach, Member of International Faculty for Sweet Adelines International, Assistant Director and Choreographer, North Metro Chorus

n Lynnell Diamond, Sweet Adelines International Certified Music Arranger, Certified Music Judge, Member of the International Faculty and member of Toast of Tampa Show Chorus

n Debbie Cleveland, high school choral director and a member of the faculty of Sweet Adelines International. She sang lead with International Quartet Champions “Showtime” 1994 and “the Buzz” 2004.

n Roger Ross, Tenor, Keepsake and Main Street Quartets

n Gary Lewis, Arranger, Tenor - Platinum, Baritone – MaxQ

n Randy Loos, founding director of the Toast of Tampa Show Chorus and musical leader from 1986- 1997. In 1993 he guided TOT to a gold medal as International Champion, six years to the week after we received our charter. Randy is an associate member of the Association of International Champions of the Barbershop Harmony Society, has several International Quartet medals and is an coach of choruses and quartets.

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are at a given moment, appraising our strengths and our weaknesses, and working to improve while risking failure is not for the faint of heart!

As a VOCALIST...he never lets his guard down....EVER. He is always right on and engaged in the task at hand.

Sight-reading word-perfect and rhythm-perfect the first time through. Singing with colossal warmth and style.

As a PRODUCER...nothing is left untouched. His attention to the minute details of an interpretation, musical line, and overall mix are incredible. He challenges the studio singer to be great in all things.

With that challenge, he sharpens our skills.

As a MUSIC DIRECTOR...simply stated......THE BEST! The way that he hears a melody and knows EXACTLY the way it should be sung, is a gift for sure! He hears all the integral parts and inner workings of a song, and knows just what needs to be fixed in order to achieve an excellent sound. I marvel at that, in every genre of music that he directs. It doesn’t matter the degree of difficulty......it’s just a rare, musical gift.”

As an INSPIRATION...he says things to all his groups that inspire and challenge all the time. I’m sure he doesn’t even realize the full impact his encouraging words have to each individual. Tony shares both his own insights and the influences others have had on him with his singers each week when we come together to rehearse we strive to meet his expectations and emulate his techniques for success.

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ABOUT TONY DE ROSA Toast of Tampa Show Chorus’s musical director, Tony De Rosa, is an accomplished musician, choral ensemble director, barbershop harmony society member and a three-time international quartet champion. He sang baritone in the 1992 Barbershop Harmony Society’s International Champion Quartet, Keepsake and the 2000 Champs, Platinum and the lead singer of 2007 Champs, Max Q. He is presently the lead of Main Street Quartet and also directs two Barbershop Harmony Choruses: the Big Orange Chorus (Jacksonville) and the Tampa Heralds of Harmony Chorus where he continued his father’s legacy by taking the Heralds to International competition an 12

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unprecedented nine years in a row. Tony lives in Winter Garden, Florida, and is the Music Director for the Voices of Liberty at Disney’s Epcot Center, a coach to numerous Barbershop Harmony Society and Sweet Adeline choruses and quartets, and an active studio musician and vocal music learning-tape producer.

While these are important barbershop and musical stats, Tony enjoys pointing out that his true pride and joy are his wife Jodi and his family. Jodi and Tony met when they both sang with the Voices of Liberty where Jodi sings the soprano part. Together they have shared some amazing and challenging musical moments. They share four terrific children: Alec, Kayla, Joseph, and Sophia.

Watching the kids grow and change is Tony’s greatest pleasure. Joseph joined his father on the International stage this summer singing Tenor with the Big Orange Chorus. This family shares the blessings of a strong faith in God, extended-family fun, and a busy and full life loaded with music.

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The De Rosa’s have been blessed with music since ‘day one’. After college, Joe and I both taught- he, with bands, and elementary music for me. In the 70’s in Michigan, Joe began directing his first barbershop chorus when he was introduced to this amazing style of music, new to both of us. We realized, too, that our family was growing with all the amazing new friends who shared our love of performance. This newfound fellowship followed us when we moved back to Rochester- with Joe directing the Chorus of the Genesee, winning District contests, and my going to International competitions with the Rochester Chapter of SAI. Our barbershop friendships strengthened and expanded even more!

For years, we’d been singing ‘tags’ in the car, marveling that the kids could hold their own part, and at age 7, Tony joined Joe’s chorus. Cherished memories began filling us up! And when we moved to Florida in ‘81, the treasures increased! During these past years, Joe and Tony have shared precious experiences in The Pride of Polk and Heralds of Harmony Choruses as singers and directors, bringing more than a decade of International performances to our Florida barbershop ‘relatives.’ Tony’s three quartet Gold Medals have been received with pride from ALL of his barbershop family!

We have proudly watched Chris perform, front row center, with The Toast of Tampa for almost 20 years!

Memories of “Sound of Music” and “Oz” have thrilled us!

Chris has had on-stage quartet success at International as well. I remember Joe, sobbing next me, when (her) “Crystal Clear” came in 6th place: friends all around us were congratulating him and patting him on the backtheir hearts bursting just as if she belonged to them!

These days, Tony, Chris, and I are experiencing some of the Best of Barbershop together: it’s our amazing Toast of Tampa chorus life. Yes, I wish that Joe were alive to swell with pride each time we perform, ‘cause that’s just what he’d do! But as always, this fellowship circle has broadened and embraced us. These women ARE Family!

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TALKING WITH TONY

BY CAROL SINGLETON

Catching up with the extremely busy Toast of Tampa director, Tony De Rosa, was definitely a challenge.

However, I recently had a chance to sit down with Tony to discuss the role music has played in his life and that of his family.

I understand you come from a family of musicians.

Tell me about that.

Tony: My mother, Lois, was an elementary school music teacher while my father, ‘Papa’ Joe, was a band director. Dad was a ‘wind’ guy playing clarinet and saxophone. He didn’t do much vocal music until he got into barbershop. Dad directed several men’s barbershop choruses in New York and Florida, while Mom was a queen of harmony in Harmony Inc. singing in the Spirit of Harmony quartet. Together, my parents chartered the Alpha Chords Chorus in Rochester, New York. My older sister, Chris, is no stranger to barbershop either, having been in the Toast of Tampa for over 20 years and an International finalist and medalist in several Sweet Adeline quartets.

Do your wife and children sing as well?

Tony: Yes, they do. My wife Jodi toured with the Spurlos before joining the Voices of Liberty at Disney.

Our four children, Alec, Kayla, Joseph and Sophia all sing as well. In fact, Joseph, 9, currently sings with the Big Orange chorus, and Sophia, 7, has dabbled in singing with the Toast of Tampa. Joseph and Sophia have even been involved in several recording projects in their own right. They LOVE it!!!! I don’t think my granddaughter Ella, 1 ½, has shown any singing skills yet, but she’s still very young.

What are your earliest barbershop memories?

Tony: I hardly remember a time when there wasn’t barbershop in my family home. In the early 80’s, my parents, sister and I began appearing as the De Rosa Four in local barbershop shows and afterglows. I competed in my first men’s quartet, The Unaccounted 4, when I was 10, and my first quartet experience on the international stage was with the Cypress Chord Club when I was 12.

Certainly all of those stand out in my mind.

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You were the youngest man to win an International gold medal with Keepsake at 19. How did it feel to return to the University of Florida with that gold medal?

Tony: It was quite humbling. All my life, I dreamed of winning that gold medal. I was so thrilled to have realized such a lofty goal. However, when I returned to school absolutely no one knew or cared. Ha! The same thing happened when I won my first District Quartet Championship when I was 11. It was such a let down to not be able to share the excitement with my classmates, but it certainly put things into perspective.

When did you first realize you had a talent for directing?

Tony: Not sure I ever realized I had a “talent” for directing. My earliest directing experience was as a drum major in junior high school. At 15, I was the assistant director under my dad for the Pride of Polk chorus. Needless to say, my dad was my best teacher and biggest supporter. It was through my dad’s very strong encouragement that I began directing the Heralds of Harmony at 21.

Now you direct two men’s choruses, Big Orange and Heralds of Harmony, as well as the Toast of Tampa Show Chorus. How is it different directing women from men?

Tony: I don’t know that I am always successful, but I definitely try to be more sensitive with the women. It is easier having my mom in the chorus. For me though, the primary difference is that women seem to “go” first and ask “why” second when learning a concept. Men on the other hand, ask “why” first and then “go” if they

believe or “buy into” the concept. Both are extremely rewarding though, and have been an education in music and psychology. The experience has made me a better teacher and person.

How did you get started with Disney and how are you involved today?

Tony: In November, 1996, I was hired for the Voices Christmas cast. While just an 8-week contract, it was a life changing experience. Fortunately, the following January, I became a full-time employee with the group.

I also became a sub(stitute) performer with the Dapper Dans and Four for a Dollar. In the fall of ’01, I left fulltime employment at Disney to pursue coaching and studio work, but stayed on as a sub with all of the groups at Disney. A few years later, I was honored to become the music director for the Voices of Liberty at EPCOT. Today, I am still the music director for the Voices, as well as the Dapper Dans at Magic Kingdom.

You’ve received many accolades as an internationally renowned coach of gold-medalist choruses and quartets. How did you get into coaching?

Tony: People just started asking me what I thought and it grew from there. I didn’t aspire to be a coach. It just happened.

At the end of the day, what is most important to you?

Tony: I have found true joy in singing and it has truly enriched my life. However, amidst all of the wonderful opportunities and accomplishments that have come my way, I still just want to be “dad.” What is most important to me in the end, is being a good husband and dad. It is that simple.

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BRIEF HISTORY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA

BY RODNEY KITE-POWELL, TAMPA BAY HISTORY CENTER

Shortly after Florida became a US territory in 1821, the American government began to establish a series of forts throughout Florida. One of these, Fort Brooke, is now the nucleus of modern Tampa. Established in 1824

by Colonel George Mercer Brooke and Colonel James Gadsden, the fort served as the United States Army’s Southern Headquarters during the Second Seminole War (1835-1842).

Within a few years of the fort’s founding, a small village grew from its northern boundary. The first post office (1831) officially named the village Tampa Bay, but the name was soon shortened to Tampa. The meaning and origin of the name has been debated for years with no consensus, but a strong theory is it was the name of a native village (sometimes spelled Tanpa) on the bay.

The first town plots were laid out in the 1830s by Judge Augustus Steele, but these were invalidated by the US government because they included Fort Brooke property.

In 1847, the government reduced the size of the fort and donated the excess land to Hillsborough County. The land was platted for sale, the proceeds of which would fund the construction of a new county courthouse in Tampa. John Jackson completed the survey and drew the first official map of Tampa in 1847.

Eight years later Tampa received a city charter from the State of Florida. Prosperity seemed certain, but national politics held different plans for Tampa and Hillsborough County. On January 10, 1861, Florida became the third state to secede from the Union.

The Confederate Army held Fort Brooke throughout most of the Civil War. It was shelled by Union warships on several occasions and was captured in May 1864.

After scouting the area for a day, the victors found nothing of use and abandoned the area.

The only profitable – or at least legal – ventures during the post-war era were cattle and timber. As early as the 1850s, cattle traders established a route from Florida to 16

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Cuba. This trade resumed shortly after the conclusion of the Civil War. Cubans were able to pay in gold for cattle, so area ranchers soon were back on their feet. The trade was pioneered by Tampan James McKay. He shipped his cattle to Cuba from Gadsden Point, at the lower end of the Interbay Peninsula. McKay was joined in this endeavor by other Hillsborough County residents, notably the Lesleys, Lykes and Hookers.

Florida, and Tampa, however, remained destitute for almost two decades. Finally, in 1881, relief was on the northern horizon. Henry Plant planned to bring his new railroad south, and he picked Tampa as its terminus.

The railroad arrived in 1884, and the following year construction began on Tampa’s first two cigar factories, Sanchez y Haya and V. M. Ybor and Co., in a new suburb – Ybor City. The railroad and cigars would shape Tampa like nothing else had. Plant improved the fledgling port at the southwestern tip of the Interbay Peninsula, and soon ships at Port Tampa was shipping goods and carrying people throughout ports along the Gulf of Mexico.

Immigrants from Cuba, Spain, and Italy came to work in the cigar factories of Ybor City and West Tampa.

Tens, and later hundreds, of millions of hand rolled cigars were produced in Tampa factories. The industry enjoyed its status as Tampa’s biggest money-maker until

the 1930s, when the Great Depression, mechanization, and cigarette smoking began to take their toll.

The same year that Ybor and Haya opened their factories, 1886, pebble phosphate was discovered in the Peace River in Polk County, Florida. Phosphate was later discovered in the Hillsborough River and in the largely undeveloped southern portion of Hillsborough County.

Though not mentioned as much as the cigar industry and the railroad, the phosphate industry outlasted both. To this day, trains traverse the tracks through downtown Tampa, as they have done since 1889, carrying their loads of phosphate to the docks at Port Tampa.

In 1898, Tampa was one of three port cities selected as a port of embarkation for troops bound for Cuba and the Spanish - American War. During the summer months of June, July, and August, Tampa’s population swelled by over 40,000 temporary residents. Although local merchants saw increased profits in the summer of 1898, there was no direct, long term, benefit to Tampa.

There were some indirect bonuses, not the least of which was the Army Corps of Engineers agreed to dredge a shipping channel from Tampa Bay into Hillsborough Bay to downtown Tampa.

World War I would not have as drastic affect on Tampa, but World War II certainly would. During the war years of 1939 - 1945, thousands of servicemen and women, and their families, would come to Florida. Tampa supported three military bases: MacDill Army Air Base, Drew Field, and Henderson Field. In addition, shipbuilding firms buzzed with activity 24 hours a day.

The two largest, Tampa Shipbuilding and Engineering Company and McCloskey Shipbuilding Company, employed hundreds and produced cargo and navy vessels for the war effort.

After the war, many of the servicemen and women would return to Hillsborough County to live and start families. The wartime growth continued, but in different areas. Tampa’s port was thriving. MacDill Army Airfield evolved to MacDill Air Force Base, home to the United States Central Command, while Drew Field became Tampa International Airport. Busch Gardens occupies much of the area formerly covered by Henderson Field.

The city’s population increased dramatically after World War II, from 124,476 in 1945 to over 335,000 in 2010. While the city’s population growth was steady, growth in the county exploded. The University of South Florida, established in 1956, spurred growth north of Tampa. Urban sprawl would come dominate other parts of the county, especially those close to the city. Today, Tampa still dominates the economic landscape of Hillsborough County, but not at the same level it once enjoyed. E

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BY BETH BOSSERMAN CURTS

At the dawn of the baby boom era, women who enjoyed singing close harmony formed an organization known today as Sweet Adelines International, a highly respected source of education in the barbershop style.

In the summer of 1945, the Great War was over in Europe and would soon end abruptly in the Pacific.

In the United States it was a time of Harry James, the Andrews Sisters, gasoline shortages, victory gardens, the USO and Rosie the Riveter. Walter Winchell read everyone the news and a young war correspondent named Walter Cronkite was predicting victory. The United States just buried a president and dramatically raised a flag on Iwo Jima. Western Union still meant grief to a family and the Red Cross brought promise. Almost half the world was digging out from rubble, while peace was about to be shocked into us with a bomb dropped from a slow-moving weather plane called the Enola Gay. The summer of 1945 was a time to appreciate being alive. Many longed for the older, gentler days, and one of the things held dearest was music. It crosses miles and memories and was about to make another impact on history in war-busy Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The date was Friday, July 13, 1945, when Edna Mae Anderson of Tulsa, Okla., brought a few women together in her home. The women wanted to participate in the “chord-ringing, fun-filled harmony” that their husbands, members of the men’s Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America (SPEBSQSA), were singing. From that meeting grew the nucleus of what was to become Sweet Adelines International.

July 23, 1945, was going to be the kick-off date.

Invitations were sent to all barbershop wives asking them to meet at the Hotel Tulsa, where the men had met in 1939 to form SPEBSQSA. Anderson got more than she bargained for. By year’s end, the chapter incorporated in Oklahoma. Anderson was its president. It had 85 members and a chapter name, Atomaton (we have an atom of an idea and a 20

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ton of energy) that recognized the new nuclear age.

Within four years, the organization had grown to 1,500 members singing in 35 chapters and 60 quartets in 14 different states; adopted bylaws and elected national officers; and created a system Sweet Adelines Founder Edna Mae Anderson c 1945 for adjudicating national annual competitions to select the best women’s barbershop quartet.

These pioneer members possessed singing experience that ranged from talented amateur and semiprofessional to graduates of baccalaureate vocal music programs.

They brought experience as working women and homemakers into the organization and infused it with their determination and organizational abilities.

Systems of governing and parliamentary procedure, finances and leadership development which they created more than 50 years ago have stood the test of time and remain virtually unchanged though updated in response to technological advances.

“The original purpose for which Sweet Adelines was organized in 1945 was educational, to teach and train its members in musical harmony and appreciation,” Edna Mae Anderson stated. The main goal was to create and promote barbershop quartets and other musical groups; another goal was to give musicals...public and private performances for...learning and general appreciation of all the things pertaining to music.”

The organization has stayed true to its original goals, entertaining and educating thousands of people every year. It may look and sound different today, but deep inside its members are the same women aspiring to

perform, to achieve and to experience the joy of singing and the thrill of ringing chords that weave harmony into lives and into the world around us.

Today choruses and quartets sing exciting a cappella, four-part harmony music, barbershop style. The music includes special arrangements of today’s ballads, classic songs, popular show tunes and mainstream music.

Members say that singing the powerfully balanced sounds of barbershop harmony provides a rich, rewarding experience. Sweet Adeline members extend over five continents, belong to more than 500 choruses and 1,200 quartets, and are enthusiastically perpetuating the unique American art form of barbershop harmony while looking optimistically to the future of harmony! E Volume 1 • Issue 1

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BY BETH BOSSERMAN CURTS

Hobbies provide wonderfully healthy ways for us to connect to our passions. In doing things we love, our creative needs are met and a happy balance is struck between the tug and pull of family, work, and leisure.

Many folks even find their personal relationships benefit when both people enjoy a hobby.

Coming into my marriage, for example, both my husband and I had longtime hobbies we love – me singing and my husband fast cars. My husband can’t sing one note and I’m no thrill seeker, so while very different, embracing each other’s outlets immediately gave us a fundamental acceptance and respect for the other’s. Sharing our hobbies allows us to keep growing as individuals while feeling nurtured, supported by our beloved and not being chided all the time for being AWOL from life, or the other!

For the last 22 years, I have experienced a good deal of joy singing and dancing with hundreds of talented women in four-part a cappella style harmony. No matter where I live or work or how many kids I have, singing barbershop in many ways allows me to fully live. To dance, emote, connect, thrill, be perfectly exhilarated at the end of a communal tag – this musical artform artfully captures my childhood fancies, bridging college and church choirs with daring to live the performance dream.

It is an awesome hobby.

Judging cars is fairly objective; judging individual singers en masse is more dynamically subjective. Either way, both my husband’s and my hobbies are highly competitive. On both local, regional, national and international levels. We do what we do to get better, all the time. Our goal is to be the best. Always. We train, rehearse, clean, polish, refresh, scrutinize, put in long hours, qualify, and do it all again till we get it right for ourselves, and for the judges.

The proof is in the preparation. Every note, word, breath, expression, choreographed move for two songs must be perfect from all singers. In a juried concours, each car interior, exterior, undercarriage, glove box, trunk, engine, windows, must be spotless, lint/dirt free, 24

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perfect. My husband has been winning car competitions for nearly 35 years.

Champions never tire of the relentless spit ‘n polish and untold hours required to win medals, ribbons and public/club recognition. Best is the personal satisfaction of doing it well.

In both our hobbies there are annual dues to pay, fees to limit, and publications to read. Busy annual calendars feature events, periodic rallies, concerts, social opportunities and training sessions. Then comes competition registration, housing deadlines, vendor fairs, tech quizzes, endless itineraries for multiple categories.

We share in common complicated travel arrangements, especially for bulky risers or cross-country car transporters. Both our hobbies demand that we pack for perfection. Equipped for juried success, we always bring with us: costumes, comfy shoes, props, makeup, music; authentic toolkits, clean-up rags, special polishes, facts and figures.

In both our organizations, there are multiple contest judges to please. Ladies barbershop is adjudicated by panels covering showmanship, music, expression and sound. Bonus points reward brilliance; time penalties punish. With luxury cars, judges swarm to individually scrutinize age, class, chassis front/rear, storage, interior, exterior, wheels. Bonus points can be added to raw scores for mileage getting the vehicle to contest.

Both my husband and I have learned a lot from the other in sharing our hobbies. We also enjoy the camaraderie of each other’s hobby friends. An added bonus is that hobbies like barbershop singing or car associations can also help smooth the transition from work to retirement. Organizations provide caring communities of friends when our worlds change. This is paramount to continuing our sense of belonging, resilience, and happiness. E

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I once told a fictional story about one of my sons. He came home from middle school in tears, saying he had failed the audition for school choir. I asked him to show me what he had done, and he began singing the baritone line to “America The Beautiful.”

The truth is, he and his brothers did sing in their middle school and high school choirs, and he went on to become a professional lyric tenor with a doctorate in vocal performance. I’d like to take credit for that, but it wasn’t me who saw his talent and encouraged him to pursue singing as a career. It was his public school choral teachers. Now when I hear about schools dropping music and art programs, I wonder how many talented kids will never develop those talents because they don’t get that early exposure and encouragement. Today, through school programs supported by Sweet Adelines and the Barbershop Harmony Society, some young people are getting that opportunity. Our Young Women in Harmony program helps teachers develop choruses and quartets among their students, and our Young Singers’ Foundation provides scholarships for talented college singers who are pursuing a career in music.

Sweet Adelines International is very proud of our success in providing women the opportunity to develop their singing skills. We are an educational organization, and as such, we have established high standards of accomplishment through our rehearsals, workshops

and competitive events.

We are “amateurs,” yes, but we demand professionalism when it comes to singing barbershop and entertaining our audiences. And just as in the classroom, we depend on the leadership of accomplished musicians to teach us the skills we need to reach our goals. Toast of Tampa is very fortunate to have as our director Tony De Rosa, one of barbershop’s most talented directors.

Education in Sweet Adelines doesn’t stop with singing, however. Through chapter, regional, and international leadership, women also develop organizational skills that often help in the development of their own careers. One of our former International Presidents was offered an impressive promotion when her boss found out she was leading an organization of more than 25,000 members.

Many of our members have similar stories of personal and professional development through leadership in Sweet Adelines.

If you would like to help Sweet Adelines by donating to our Young Women in Harmony program or to the Young Singers Foundation, please contact Sweet Adelines International at 1-800-992-7464. E

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! In addition to being an award winning entertainment organization, Toast of Tampa Show Chorus is also a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that relies on a variety of funding sources to carry out its mission. Our parent organization, Sweet Adelines International, is the largest music education organization for women in the world.

Toast of Tampa Show Chorus celebrates and promotes the musical art form of barbershop harmony through education, competition and performance.

A gift to TOT supports this effort in a variety of ways.

It helps ensure that we are able to reach out and encourage others to experience acapella harmony and present a rich and rewarding experience for our members and our audiences. Gifts fund salaries for world-class educators; pay operating costs; and ensure the health and longevity of the chorus. As we look to the future, we are more dependent than ever on your support and enthusiasm in order to continue inspiring a passion for barbershop music in our community and around the world. E

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