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Show ! PI. Grove barbershop singers participate in annual spring show By JACK HILL Three Pleasant Grove men, Duane Clark, Robert Morehead and Carl "Lee" Gillman, participated in the 25th Annual Spring Show of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartette Singing in America. (S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A.) "A Silver Anniversary in Song", was the theme of the 25th Annual j Production staged in the Provo High School Auditorium. The two-night two-night show, March 23-24 drew near sell-out crowds on both nights. Under the direction of Curtis Maxfield, the Skyline Chorus was joined by the Sweet Adelines of Bountiful. Also on the program were three fine quartettes. 'The New Arrangement", made up of four Skyline Chorus men, Bob Krommenhoek, Clark Shurtz, Doug Johnson and Charles Porter. Four Sweet Adelines members, known as "4 Times The Fun" provided a female version of a Barber Shop Quartette. The rich harmony and nostalgic music was sprinkled with good clean humor. A championship quartette from Southern California made the long drive to Provo to participate as the "The Upper Classmen". Profits from the annual show go to support the Institute of Logopedics, a national charity in Witchita, Kansas, that treats those with speech impediments. "We Sing That They Shall Speak" is the motto of the S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. which boasts of 33,000 members across the country. If melodic harmony, nostalgic music and clean fun are things that attract you, don't miss the show next year. |