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Email harmonyfestwest@harmonyinc.org
Harmony, Inc. descends on the Omni ASU Hotel in Tempe to host its inaugural Harmony Fest West, featuring both treble and mixed voice choruses and quartets!
Join us for a weekend of hot harmonies featuring a festival chorus and quartet contest along with education and coaching from some of your favorite members of the judging community, drawing brilliant talent from across all barbershop organizations!
Costs
Attend Only (not performing):
- $30 per day (Friday, Saturday)
- Add Saturday dinner / Showcase to a ticket for $100 total.
Performance/Contest Entry Fees:
- Early Bird fees paid before May 12: Quartet $40 and Chorus $65.
- Post May 12 add $10. Late entries will be required to sing.
- Entry remains open until June 10.
All performers will also be required to purchase one of the below:
- $50 - ONE DAY Pass (Friday OR Saturday)
- One Contest (Quartet or Chorus)
- Evaluations / Coaching
- May add Saturday dinner and Showcase for $115 total
- $90 - TWO DAY Pass (Friday AND Saturday)
- Two Contests (i.e., participate in one or attend other, OR participate in both)
- Evaluations / Coaching
- May add Saturday dinner and Showcase for $115 total
- $165 - ALL EVENTS Pass
- Thursday Classes and Welcome Reception
- Two Contests (Quartet AND Chorus - attend and / or perform)
- Evaluations / Coaching
- Saturday dinner and Showcase
Links
Contest Entry Form: Harmony, Incorporated HFW Participant Information Form
All Events Pass (AEP) / Ticket Purchase: https://form.jotform.com/250415516289055
AEPs and tickets are required to attend any event during the Festival.
Thursday, July 10
12:00 pm - 9:30pmRegistration Open
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Mass Sing
3:30 pm - 4:30pm
Contestant Briefing (quartets and choruses)
4:30 pm - 5:15pm
Education Classes
4:30 pm - 6:00pm
Quartet Rehearsals
5:30 pm - 6:15pm
Education Classes
7:00 pm - 8:15pm
Master Class with Lori Lyford, Sweet Adelines Master 700 Director
8:30 pm - 10:00pm
Welcome Reception
Friday, July 11
8:00 am - 7:00pmRegistration Open
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Quartet Contest
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Quartet Evals
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Tag Contest
Saturday, July 12
8:00 am - 10:00pmChorus Rehearsals
8:00 am - 11:00pm
Registration Open
11:00 am - 2:00pm
Chorus Contest
2:30 am - 5:30pm
Chorus Evals
6:00 pm - 6:30pm
Reception
6:30 pm - 11:30pm
Chorus Rehearsals
Omni Tempe Hotel at ASU
7 East University Drive, Tempe Arizona
https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/tempe-asu
Festival room rate is $139 per night plus tax.
Reservations can be made here.
- Linda Muise
- Angie Morton
- Anne Bureau
- Jay Dougherty
- Diane Patterson
- Gary Steinkamp
- Amy Patterson
- Lynn Randall
Our motto is “empowering all women through singing, education and friendship” and we simply cannot host a Harmony Inc. event without a lot of education and fun! Check out these event highlights you don't want to miss!
Judging Behind the Scenes: This session offers a behind-the-scenes look at the training, preparation, logistics, and duties of judges to provide the best experience for contestants. We'll share some examples of mishaps and adventures and even throw in some “What would you do?” audience participation.
Calming Your Nerves: Everyone has stage fright at some point in their lives. Join us for this interactive class on ways to calm your nerves before a performance, during intermission or even while on stage.
Music and Musicality: in this session we'll explore what makes a performance musically compelling, while learning what the Musicality Judges are really looking for in your performance.
Vocal freedom – embracing your natural voice: What are 'primal sounds' and how are they connected to singing and performance? In this session we'll experiment with a variety of vocal sounds and show how they may be used to relieve excess tension and release your natural voice.
Never Do Warm-ups: What do you do with your “warm up” time? Do you actually need to warm up? How should the time be used? In this session you'll learn how to better utilize “warm up” time by actively engaging with singers to achieve more unity and vocal health.
Introduction to Harmony Inc.: Want to learn more about Harmony Inc.? Who we are, what we stand for, how we operate? In this session you'll learn everything you want to know – Jeopardy style!
President's Open Forum: Our International President, Gaye LaCase, invites you to stop by for an informal meet and greet. Introduce yourself, ask questions or just say hi!
Master Class with Lori Lyford: We are thrilled to have Sweet Adelines Master Director 700, Lori Lyford with us to share her insights! Her class, Sing it and Mean it, explores how to be expressive physically, emotionally and lyrically.
Welcome Reception: You don't want to miss this harmonious journey along the Tempe trail where we'll celebrate the expedition that brought us here through challenges, friendships and lots of fun!
Tag Contest: If you love singing tags you don't want to miss this special contest! Grab three of your friends – or show up and be put in a group - to sing a tag for our judging panel – you may even win a prize!
Evals: Harmony Inc. provides an opportunity for all contestants to hear directly from our judging panel. After the quartet and chorus contests you will have face-to-face interactions with our panel for feedback on your performance.
Saturday Dinner & Showcase: We'll wrap up our festival with one final adventure - a dinner and showcase like no other! It will be a celebration of where we've been and where we are going. All contestants will be given an opportunity to perform on stage and all attendees are encouraged to celebrate our journey by dressing as a tacky tourist (think sunhats, shades, maps and fanny packs)!
Founded in 1959, Harmony, Inc. currently has over 65 chapters and over 2,000 members. In keeping with the organization's motto, “A Blend with Friendship,” many Harmony members develop lifelong friendships that span generations and know no geographic boundaries.
Harmony members take pride in their democratic principles, applied to both chapter and international governance structures. Governed by an elected Board of Directors, Harmony, Inc. is divided into six geographical areas within the United States and Canada:
- AREA 1: Quebec. New Brunswick, Nova Scotia. Newfoundland, Labrador and Prince Edward Island
- AREA 2: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont and Montreal City Voices chapter
- AREA 3: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia
- AREA 4: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin, and California Note Catchers chapter
- AREA 5: Ontario
- AREA 6: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
- EXPANSION AREA: All other provinces/states of Canada and the United States not mentioned in Area 1 through 6
