March 7, 2015
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Chicopee, MA
Director: Dan Inglis
Pioneer Valley Chordsmen Official Website

“Only You” by Buck Ram and Ande Rand
“Keep the Whole World Singing” by Willis Diekema

The Pioneer Valley Chordsmen, a men’s chorus with a 50-year history, are based in Chicopee and draw members from across western Massachusetts. As a local chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society, the Chordsmen love to share their exuberant harmonies with audiences young and old. The group features two independent quartets, Avalanche and Special Delivery, and is well-known for delivering Singing Valentines each year on Valentine’s Day. The Chordsmen were pleased to win the Barbershop category in 2013’s Together In Song. Veterans of over 30 district and regional barbershop competition, the Chordsmen perform throughout the year at schools, restaurants, civic and community events, nursing homes, libraries, and ball games around the region.

About the Director<br /> Dan Inglis is celebrating 5 years with the Pioneer Valley Chordsmen. As the only Certified Master Teacher of Estill Voice Training in western New England, Dan teaches at the Dan Inglis Voice & Piano Studio, whose students are active in performance throughout the valley. He also conducts two choirs at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Northampton, where he can be heard weekly as a cantor. Licensed in music education at UMass Amherst and educated at Hampshire College, Dan wrote his thesis on the nature and acquisition of musical ability.

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  • This program is sponsored in part by:

    Additional support is provided by: A grant from The Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts from the Raymond E. and Mildred G. Clark Foundation Fund and the Members of WGBY.