Fall 2007 Convention and Contests

1. Registration forms may be found in Westunes as well as here on the website. You may also register online at www.spiritofphoenix.org using your Visa or MasterCard. There will be charge of $1.25 per individual added to cover processing fees.
2. Register early and save. Registrations (all events) postmarked by August 27th will cost $40 rather than $50. You can also request single-event registrations (quartet OR chorus) for $25 each. A reminder that all competitors in the chorus or quartet contest MUST have an all-events registration.
3. Chapters who would like their members and guests to sit in a block(s) of seats can submit multiple registration forms along with payment. Individual checks are acceptable, but any names submitted without payment will not be registered. If not all of your chapter members and guests are listed on your group registration, indicate the anticipated number of seats you will need. As additional registrations are received from your chapter, they will be added to your block(s) prior to the early-bird cut-off. After that, any registrations received will be assigned available seating.
4. Competing quartets can also request seats together. There is a place on the registration form to list quartet members and spouses/guests, and the name of the quartet.
5. There will be registration on-site.
6. Logistically, the Wyndham Phoenix Hotel (HQ) is a one-block walk from Phoenix Symphony Hall where the contests will take place.
7. Temperatures in Phoenix at the end of September generally range in the low to mid 80's during the day.
8. We will make every reasonable attempt to satisfy your requests.

Questions? Contact: Allen Baum, Spirit of Phoenix Chorus
Email: 2007register@cox.net
Phone: 480-860-1515.

Barbershoppers everywhere are gonna be sorry if they miss the extravaganza of contest and show that is set in place for Phoenix on September 27-29.

First, show up Thursday evening for the Jump Start Barbershop quartet contest. Then on Friday the Harmony for Lunch Bunch has arranged a fine feed and fellowship at a great restaurant near the headquarters hotel. There will be classes all afternoon on Friday topped off with our typical FWD list of top quartet contenders for International fame in the newly remodeled Symphony Hall.

After the Friday night contest the AFWDC will have a show in the Hotel Ballroom that promises to be their best yet. That show will be a tribute to Lloyd Steinkamp and will feature recollections of many of his famous antics. There's plenty of room in the ballroom. Do yourself a favor and buy a ticket.

On Saturday we have the marathon of chorus contenders which could send four (Could we count to Five?) units to Nashville next summer. Later the quartet finals will declare a champion.

What will happen next is unprecedented. We have the prospect of having two (count 'em - 2) International champs on a District stage, Westminster and Masters of Harmony. No District has ever had current and returning International Champs before. And all the champs and runnersup are planning "WOW" factor presentations. To top off the evening we'll have an afterglow in the Hotel Ballroom with choruses and quartets showing off."

Weather in Phoenix is on a cooling trend, at least by local standards (Current Forecast). With all the restaurants and clubs that populate downtown nowadays you'll enjoy your stay.

So beg or borrow a ride and come on over.

If you don't, you'll be sorry when your friends tell you what you missed.

Jack Mauney
Convention Chair

Posted September 19, 2007

AFWDC Show Dedicated to Lloyd Steinkamp

Don't miss this years AFWDC "Late Show," which will be held immediately following the semi-final quartet contest next week at the Phoenix Convention. This year's show is a tribute to our beloved AFWDC member (and director of our own Scorpionaires Chorus) Lloyd Steinkamp.

The show is featuring 11 past District Champs. Yes you read that right...eleven! At least six of them have learned (or already knew) a Lloyd arrangement which they will sing on the Show. The list includes, Nightlife, OC Times, Metropolis, Late Show, SRO, Finale, Freestyle, Kidder & Sons, Inc., Hi-Fidelity, and Q.

Don't miss this event. The cost is $20 and helps our Quartet Representatives at the International Contest each year. If you haven't already heard, we are also purchasing a new High School Quartet Champion Trophy, and naming it in honor of Uncle Lloyd.

This will truly be a show to be remembered!

Thanks,
Nick Papageorge
AFWDC President

Posted September 19, 2007

Harmony For Lunch Bunch at Phoenix

The location for the Harmony For Lunch Bunch has changed. The new location is just a block from the Wyndham Hotel.

Join us for a fun time of singing and sharing. Bring your quartet and perform for the group. The restaurant has room for a 100, so don't hesitate to show up.

Posted September 19, 2007

Alternate Hotel Options Updated

The Wyndham (headquarters) and San Carlos hotels are filled. To assist you in finding the best alternate hotel to suit your needs, we have added maps showing the driving directions and distance between each of the hotels and the contest venue (Phoenix Symphony Hall) as well as a "TripAdvisor.com" rating of each hotel. You can sort by Driving Distance, Hotel Class, and Room Rate. Go to Alternate Hotels to see the selections.

Posted September 17, 2007

Discover Phoenix!

Got some free time? Discover the rich heritage of Phoenix by visiting our "Points of Pride," the places we like to recommend to our friends when they visit. There's plenty to do and see while you are here. In fact, why not spend a couple extra days ... discovering Phoenix! Go to Sightseeing - Phoenix Points of Pride to get some ideas.

Posted September 17, 2007

Order of Appearance Changed

Click on Contest Order of Appearance to see the changes.

Shuttle from the Airport

Click on Airport Shuttle to see this information.