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Unita Barbershop

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Pictured left to right: Doug Stone, Jim Gallagher, Jan Vanderhooft, Lee Taylor

Are you inta barbershop ?   Well, they’re into barbershop.  They have been together as a quartet for a little over seven years and if you combine the number of years that these four have been singing barbershop it comes out to about 90 years! Both the baritone, Lee Taylor, and the bass, Jim Gallagher, have each been inta barbershop for around 35 years. All four have been members of the Beehive Statesmen Chorus for most of their time singing together, and the quartet is a registered member of the Barbershop Harmony Society. Uinta Barbershop has competed nine times in the past seven years in the Rocky Mountain District of the Barbershop Harmony Society. In those contests, they finished in the top ten once, and have taken 11th place an unprecedented five times!

Lee Taylor (Baritone,) the newest member of this quartet, moved to Salt Lake City when he was still young and single. Why? Well, to join the Beehive Statesmen Chorus, of chorus! While living in Pocatello, Idaho, he heard the Beehive Statesmen and he had to be a part of it. When he auditioned for the UINTA BARBERSHOP quartet, he got in right away because he matched the bright sound of the other members. He is currently President of the Rocky Mountain District of the Barbershop Harmony Society.

Jim Gallagher (Bass,) along with the other members, started UINTA BARBERSHOP. Over thirty years ago, he found out about barbershop quartet singing from a fellow airline pilot. You might say he was flying high when he discovered this art form. He still flies high every time he rings a chord with three other guys.

Douglas Stone (Tenor) has been singing ever since he could talk. He comes from a musical family and has dreams of singing in a quartet someday with his three sons. He first discovered barbershop in high school and has been putting together quartets ever since. He did not realize that there was an official society for barbershop singers until he found the Beehive Statesmen on the internet in 2003. He joined the chorus hoping to get a quartet together. Within a month, Jim Gallagher built a quartet around this talented tenor before someone else offered him a position.

Jan Vanderhooft (Lead) has sung tenor in choirs most of his life. In December, 1998, a couple of barbershoppers showed him the craft. They had Jan sing the melody to a few Christmas songs while they harmonized with him on the spot. He was hopelessly hooked on barbershop immediately, and they formed a quartet with Jim Gallagher as bass. And the rest, as they say, is history. Jan had been singing Lead (the melody) with our sister chorus, the Saltaire Show Chorus, before he transferred his membership into the Beehive Statesmen.

Uinta Barbershop ?   Yes !     THEY ARE INTO BARBERSHOP !

Although the quartet recently announced their retirement, they still like to get together to ring some chords now and then. If you are interested in having Uinta Barbershop sing at your event, contact Jim Gallagher at 801-277-1176

Mainstream

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Pictured left to right: Devon Nish, Gary Van Ekelenburg, Ed Moss, George Brown

Story coming soon.

All-A-Chord

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Pictured left to right: Quinton Peck, Nick Pond, Brian Ricks, Spencer Peck

ALL-A-CHORD has been together as an official Barbershop Quartet since February 2008, and competed as a Novice Quartet at the Rocky Mountain District's Fall 2008 Convention, held in Colorado Springs, CO at the end of September. Although they did not place in the Top Three, they did very well for their first time on stage. They have been singing together for quite a while prior to officially registering with the Barbershop Harmony Society, because they are definitely Family & Friends, and all from Tooele County, Utah.

Quin (or Quinton) Peck is the youngest and he sings Tenor, and his father, Spencer Peck sings Baritone. They both live in Tooele. Quin's grandfather, Nick Pond lives in Stansbury Park, and is their Lead singer. Their good friend Brian Ricks, lives in Stansbury Park and sings Bass.

"Let us bust a chord or two, and then you'll know it's true, that a song makes things go right."

For more information or to schedule a performance, contact Nick at nick_pond@hotmail.com or phone 1-435-833-9317.

2007 Beehive Boys

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Back Row: Lee Taylor, Bob Ferreri, Ryan Riches, Jim Gallagher, "Doc" Gold, Ed Moss
Middle Row: Paul Sorenson, Gary Van Ekelenburg, Gene Miner, Dexter Forbush, Sharon Gardner
Front Row: George Brown, Doug Stone, Joseph Stone, Jacob Stone, Devon Nish

In April, 2007, our latest edition of the Beehive Boys VLQ (Very Large Quartet) appeared in the Rocky Mountain District's Spring Convention VLQ Contest, held in Ogden, UT. Amidst very tight competition, our Boys managed to eke out the 1st Place Honors. Give a hand for the Beehive Boys.

2006 Beehive Boys

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Upper row: Lee Taylor, Gene Miner, Jim Gallagher, Gary Van Ekelenburg, Tom Melville
Middle row: Paul Sorenson, Ed Belliston, David Edwards, Ed Moss
Lower row: Sharon Gardner, George Brown, Doug Stone, Devon Nish

Looks like a lot of singers for a quartet, doesn’t it? Annually, the Rocky Mountain District holds a contest for Very Large Quartets (VLQ.) In 2006, representing the Salt Lake City Chapter, the BEEHIVE BOYS took 2nd place among very fierce competition.

Harmony Hi-Jinks Quartet

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Pictured left to right: Darrell Beckstrom, Carlo Perkins, Vic Williams, Charlie Bell

The Harmony Hi-Jinks is a men’s quartet that sings the Barbershop style of close harmony. They also sing songs from other music styles. They have had frequent requests for more information about the individual members and the activities of the group.The quartet began in 1974 when four former quartet members got together. A short time later they heard of a comedy quartet contest in Oceanside, California. They went and won first place. The quartet has entertained thousands of people ever since. They are dedicated to producing wholesome harmony and comedy routines, to enable their listeners to relax and forget their troubles.

Darrel Beckstrom—from West Jordan-- is retired from Kennecot Copper Company. He stands about 6’6” when he stands up. He is a versatile singer, since he now sings the bass part, but for many years he was the high tenor of the quartet. He and Carlo are original members of the quartet.

Carlo Perkins—from Holladay City-- is a retired teacher of Driver Education at Taylorsville High School. He sang the bass part for many years, but now is the baritone, the unheralded, but essential part for good close harmony. Carlo also does the pitch pipe work for the quartet.

A few years after the quartet formed, Vic Williams—from Rose Park-- joined as the lead singer and still sings lead to this day. He is a real asset to the quartet because he has almost perfect pitch, which means that the quartet never sings flat. Vic is retired from Delta Airlines. He is a licensed hairdresser and rebuilds Volkswagen beetles for a hobby, besides quartetting.

Four years ago, the quartet’s high tenor passed away, Shortly thereafter, Charley Bell—from West Valley City--joined the quartet. He is a retired college professor. He is one of the few barbershop singers who can sing any part easily. He has sung bass and lead in previous groups, but is singing the high tenor for this quartet.

One More Time

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Pictured left to right: Jimmy Wheeler, Ron Rumell, Milt Christensen, Bob Evans

One More Time's motto is, "if things improve with age, our quartet must be approaching magnificent!" They have a collective chronological age of 266 years. They've accumulated a collective 150 years of membership in the Barbershop Harmony Society and almost that much in the Salt Lake Beehive Statesmen Chapter. Two members of the group have sung together in an organized quartet for thirty-six years. Counting experience with other quartets, they collectively have 100 years experience singing in organized quartets. During their quartet experiences, they boast two international gold medals, two District champion pins, and one International Seniors Quartet gold medal, which they won in 1992 in Long Beach, California. Ron Rumell passed away in 2005, and Jimmy Wheeler passed away in 2006. They are now singing in the CHAPTER ETERNAL.

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