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Mission: We believe in singing to bring people together and to serve our community - that music sung well makes people feel better, enriching the lives of both singers and listeners. Note: As of 1 Jan 2019, Chordsmen membership is open all-male, female, youth etc.
As much a part of American culture as Old Glory and Mom’s apple pie, barbershop quartet singing is an original American art form. It thrives today through the efforts of an organization formed in 1938, for the preservation and encouragement of barbershop quartet singing in America. Today, this organization, known as the Barbershop Harmony Society is the world’s largest singing organization.
The Chordsmen, a chapter of this society, was chartered in 1955. We are celebrating our 63d season of bringing music, laughter, and entertainment in four-part “Barbershop” harmony to South Texas.
The chorus members represent just about every occupation and profession, and range in age from the “teens” to the “seniors.” We are united in our desire to sing four-part harmony and to sing it well.
We Normally Meet Every Monday at 7PM.
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20302 Bulverde Rd. San Antonio, Tx
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2024 Board
President Rowdy Stone johnrowdy62@gmail.com
Secretary David Thurneysen dthurney@yahoo.com
Treasurer Don Rabberman donrabb@gvtc.com
Music VP Jim Foster jim.a.foster@att.net
Member At Large _ Steve Burch waterdoctor.sb@gmail.com
Membership VP_ Vacant
Marketing VP Carole Carmichael carolecarmichael1@gmail.com
Director__________ Bill Wilkinson** billwilk3@gmail.com
** Bill is a long-time barbershopper, a former conductor and former director of the Chordsmen. He has a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Dayton and a Master’s degree in Adult & Community Education from UTSA. He has a Texas lifetime teaching credential in secondary music. Beyond directing public school music programs, Bill has 10 years’ experience as a church choir director; directed the Army Entertainment Program out of Fort Dix, NJ; and has dozens of credits in musical theatre in the greater Dayton and Philadelphia area as performer, director, and lighting designer. Bill sang in his first quartet in the eighth grade and has been a member of the Barbershop Harmony Society since 1980. He was the assistant director of the Centerville Colonial Chordsmen (now Dayton Metro) for two years, assistant director and director of the Cherry Hill Pine Barons for seven years, and a previous director of the San Antonio Chordsmen for three years. Bill was barbershopper of the year with Pine Barons in 1988 and the Chordsmen in 1991. Among Bill’s many quartets were from the Mid-Atlantic District, Magic Moments and Hogan’s Heroes; and from the Southwestern District, Westwinds, The Texans, Tuxedo Junction, Silverado, Well Seasoned, and Fossil Creak. Bill has been an International Quartet Quarterfinalist twice, 1999 Southwestern District Quartet Champion, 2013 Southwestern District Senior Quartet Champion, and 2019 & 2020 Senior International Quartet Bronze Medalist.
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