Rochester Music Men Chorus of the Barbershop Harmony Society
WHO WE ARE | WHAT WE DO | CHAPTER MISSION | ADMINISTRATION | HISTORY

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

SINGING VALENTINE
PHOTOS ARE HERE!

Land O' Lakes District Web Site
Barbershop Harmony Society Web Site


2008 LOL District Convention - October 24-26, 2008

 

 

OUR DIRECTOR

Merle Savage has been a barbershopper for over 20 years. He sang with the Sheldon, IA and Windom, MN chapters and served as director of the Worthington, MN chapter before moving to Rochester and becoming director of the Rochester Music Men. He has sung with may local quartets in each of these chapters.

Merle currently lives in Rochester with his wife Shelly and four children. He directs the choirs at John Adams Middle School and has other various elementary school music education assignments in the Rochester community. In his "spare" time you can see him in performances at the Rochester Civic Theater.

He also does some arranging for our chorus.

OUR BOARD

Our board members are made up of these positions and teams leaders:

  • President: Dick Ahern
  • Secretary: Terry Therneau
  • Treasurer: Michael Clausen
  • Music Vice President: Dennis Shilling
  • Marketing/PR Vice President: Chris Carter
  • Membership Vice President : Del Ryberg
  • Board Member at Large: Don Hettinga
  • Past President: Ed Jackson
  • Chorus Manager & Contact: Del Ryberg (Email Del)

THE BIGGER PICTURE

The Rochester Music Men is the chorus name of the Rochester, MN chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society, the largest all-male singing society in the world.

Our chapter is part of the SouthWest Division covering southern Minnesota and the LaCrosse, WI area.

There are 6 divisions that make up the Land O' Lakes (LOL) District, which covers Minnesota, Wisconsin, the U.P. of Michigan, parts of North Dakota and parts of Manitoba and Ontario, Canada.

There are 16 districts that encompass the international Society, covering the USA and Canada. This society is over 30,000 members strong. Other forms of Barbershop organizations exist around the world.

 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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