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2006 promises to be an exciting year for 2nd City Chorus, as the members perform under the guidance of Musical Director, Peter Hansen. Peter was previously the Assistant Director, having taken that responsibility in 2003, and he comes to 2nd City Chorus with outstanding acapella and Barbershop credentials. 2nd City Chorus was formed and chartered by the Barbershop Harmony Society in September of 1996. In the nine years of performing, the chorus has been under the musical direction of four very fine musical leaders. Joseph Caulkins was the founding director and was followed in the fall of 2000 by Jeffrey Lathom, and then in 2002 by George Gipp. Ironically, all three of these men now live in Florida (maybe Peter should start looking at real estate there). Peter brings an added dimension to the chorus as he is a certified Singing Judge in the Barbershop Harmony Society. 2nd City Chorus has won numerous awards in its short nine year history. In April of 1997, 2nd City entered its first Barbershop contest, competing in the Illinois District Spring Chorus Contest. Not only did the chorus win the first place award, but did so by achieving a margin of over 100 points from the nearest competitor. By placing as one of the top five choruses in that contest, 2nd City qualified to compete in the District finals in September of 1997 and has competed in subsequent years 1998 through 2005. The chorus has finished in the top five in six of the eight years it has competed in the District finals. The local RAMI award as Rockford’s best classical choral group has been given to 2nd City Chorus on two occasions, and in August of 1999 the chorus was chosen to represent the state of Illinois at the “Buckeye Invitational”. The Columbus, Ohio event features Barbershop and Sweet Adeline choruses and quartets from across the country. For booking information contact:Greg Martin 815.639.9692 |
