Upcoming
Performances
and Events
August 28th
Taste of The Arts
4:30 pm & 5:30 pm
Arts United Plaza
Those Guys Hoosier Gentry
Brian - Al - Max - Dwight Dave - Bob - Duane - Vaughn
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The FIXX
Mark - Joe - Aaron
- Jeff
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Those
Guys
thoseguys@summitcitychorus.org
Those Guys...was
established in October of 1997. The current four have been singing
together since July of 1999. They have competed in the Cardinal District
Contests both Spring and Fall.
Brian Eager, Tenor, has been a
member of the Summit City Chorus and The Barbershop Harmony Society since 1991. Brian resides
somewhere between Harlan, In and Hicksville, Oh. He is employed by the Sears
Company as a service technician.
Al Schumm is the quartet's Lead
and a 27 year member of The Barbershop Harmony Society and the Summit City Chorus.
He is now retired from the
International Truck Company in Fort Wayne.
Dwight Nash singing Bass has
been a society member for 51 years. He began his barbershop career when he finished
High School and joined the Summit City Chorus. He is now Retired.
Max Bell, Baritone, has been a
Barbershop Harmony Society member and a Summit City Chorus member for 19 years. He has been singing
barbershop since 1972. Retired Computer Engineer.
Hoosier Gentry
hoosiergentry@summitcitychorus.org
2006 Cardinal
District Senior Quartet Champions
Hoosier Gentry, has been pleasing
audiences in the greater Fort Wayne, Indiana area for over 3 years now, with a variety
of appearances in show settings, parties, banquets, receptions, and fairs. They
especially enjoy being "up close and personal", where their listeners
can really bask in their harmonies.
Bob Bowman, singing lead hails from
Garrett, In., and now lives in Fort Wayne. He’s retired
from Navistar Corporation where he was an assembler and repairman.
Dave Thomas, tenor, was raised, and still lives near Harlan, In. Actually, he was born slightly east
of Harlan, in Pennsylvania, but still qualifies as a Hoosier. Dave is a retired
engineer from Navistar.
Duane Johnson,
bass, grew up on a farm near Columbia City, In., where he again lives following
an engineering career in California and Texas.
Vaughn
Albert, started singing baritone with Hoosier Gentry in May, 2004.
Vaughn is an experienced quartet man and resides in Fort Wayne.
All
are members of the Summit City Barbershop Chorus, where they met and discovered
their affinity for singing together.
The FIXX
mark4part@yahoo.com
260.615.9316
The FIXX quartet was formed in May 2007. All 4 members have very busy lives. Family events, church and work activities take up much of their time. So when it comes to barbershop singing there's very little time. When they do find time to sing together it’s a great barbershop ……..FIXX!
Jeff Albert, Tenor, lives in Fort Wayne and works for Ambassador
Steel in Auburn Indiana as the General Manager of Fabrication. Jeff is a former
Music Director of the Summit City Chorus. He has been barbershopping for 30
years. Jeff is married to his
wife Sue. They are proud parents of their two sons Jonathan and Samuel.
Matt White, singing Lead, is originally from the Terre Haute area and
was introduced to barbershop singing 9 years ago by his father. Since then
Matt hasn't looked back and has a great love for barbershopping. Matt is
happily married to his wife Danielle. They are now living in the Fort
Wayne area and are expecting their first child. Matt is a production
supervisor for Cintas in Fort Wayne.
Joe Richeson singing Bass, lives in Fort Wayne. Joe has 31 years
working for Raytheon as a Electrical Engineer and has been barbershopping for
only 4 years. Joe has been active playing sax in the Fort Wayne Area Community
Band and in other groups since
1979. He is married to his wife Karen (a.k.a. Mother Purdue) and they are proud
parents of 2 young adults.
Mark Leimer, Baritone, lives in Fort Wayne and is a Project
Manager for Ambassador Steel in Fort Wayne In. Mark is the current Music
Director of the Summit City Chorus. He has been barbershopping for 27 years.
Mark is married to his wife Terri. They are proud parents of their son Andrew
and their daughter Angela.
The SCC is an active member of the following
