Barbershoppers! If you care…revitalization is this way…

Civilian aircraft are allowed to fly to 40,000 feet; military aircraft, above that because they can achieve their objectives faster and safer. Chuck Greene discovered that there was another benefit to flying way up there “where the air is rarified.” At 60,000 feet, we have the clearest view. It is a view that allows the expansion of horizons, the clearer assimilation of ideas and the creation of a vision without constraints. It was to the 60,000-foot level that, figuratively, he took officers of the Barbershop Harmony Society in 2003 as he envisioned a path to recovery, a way to impede the decline of the Society’s membership and the strategies necessary to launch the Society into the 21st century. His research was published as:

“Resurgence of the Barbershop Harmony Society—
A View from 60,000 Feet”
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The “Resurgence…” treatise was and is genuinely worthy of a read. It traces and details the causes of Society membership decline, draws conclusions and recommends manageable and hands-on strategies to revitalize the Society. These strategies work and Chuck is demonstrating the feasibility and validity of his concepts on an ongoing basis.

J.R. Digger MacDougall
Chair, Sing Canada Harmony
2008