2015 NIBC Leadership Summit Summary
Last Saturday, Jan 24th, 2015, some 33 chapter officers and members from Elgin, Arlingtones, Aurora, Northbrook, Lake County, Greater Rockford, Rockford Second City, Rock Island and Chicago Metro Chapters met […]
QCA’s 2015 Music Man: John Hanson
John Hanson he Twenty-Fourth QCA Music Man Award is hereby presented to John Hanson to recognize his pioneering contributions to barbershop chapters, quartets and choruses during the formative years of […]
Fall Convention Scores
e appreciate your patience as we waited for the official, double-checked and final scoresheets from the fall convention. They are here, and you can download the sheets at the links […]
Hail to the Champions!
he Illinois District’s first all-in-one convention was a big success as 11 choruses and 17 quartets crossed the stage in Bloomington. As the echoes faded away, the big winners were: […]
Thanks from Frank
We are honored to share this heartfelt letter to the Illinois District from 2013 ABE recipient Frank Fabian. — Ed. It’s a Wonderful Life It is indeed a “Rare Gift” to […]
Wally Ryan 1931-2014
Wally Ryan ally Ryan, nineteenth president of the Illinois District, passed away in the early hours of Saturday, August 9, 2014. Wally joined the Barbershop Harmony Society in his early […]
Rod Hupach Brat Bash Tradition Continues
Eating brats at Brat Bash 2014 (click photos to enlarge) A day of food, fun, and four-part harmony were featured June 10th as the men of the recently merged Will-Cook chapter […]
Illinois Represents in Vegas!
The Committee onstage at the 2014 International Quartet Competition (photo by Jim Finch) hile the Illinois District competition representatives did not bring home any hardware from the Barbershop Harmony Society’s 76th […]
New Contest Format This Fall
t our 2014 Spring House of Delegates Meeting, a motion was discussed, voted upon and passed to change our Illinois District Contests and Conventions from two per year to a […]
A Brief History of Barbershop Chapters in Illinois
John Hanson directs the Illinois Cornbelt Chorus, 325 men from central Illinois barbershop chapters, in Peoria May 6, 1946 (click to enlarge). ave you ever wondered just how many chapters […]
