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The Close Harmony Singers

By Gino Guarnere ⋅ September 24, 2006 ⋅ Email this post Email this post ⋅ Post a comment

Back when I was an educator, I started a group called “Close Harmony.” The group contained anywhere from 18 to 35 kids from year to year, and I was blessed to work with such an outstanding ensemble of young singers.

I recently came across a video of my last visit to the “Music in the Parks” festival, held annually in beautiful Hershey, PA. We took home some prizes this time out, and it was great to be reminded of the joys associated with teaching.

This video was taken by one of the parents who was chaperoning the trip. It’s a fantastic sequence, and captures the spirit of the entire day from arrival to departure as well as our performances. Hershey, PA has one of the nicest school districts in Pennsylvania, and is a great place for music adjudication. Incidentally, a former professor of mine runs the entire program, and it’s nice to have the affiliation with my alma mater.

Enjoy some great singing by watching the video below!

 
icon for podpress  Close Harmony, 1999 in Hershey, PA [15:58m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
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Discussion

5 comments for “The Close Harmony Singers”

  1. Gino:

    Nice video! I work with one of your friends at GMAC, Tom Beard. Drop me a note.

    Bob

    Posted by Bob Bell | January 17, 2007, 5:38 pm

  2. Hey Mr. G! I haven’t talked to you in ages! I hope everything is going really well with you. I recently found that video too and it brought back so many great memories. I thought you would want to know that I am graduating from Philadelphia University this May 2007 with a degree in Graphic Design. E-mail me back so we can catch up!

    Posted by Kyle Baker | February 18, 2007, 2:31 am

  3. Way to go, Kyle! Great to hear from you! That day was a great one, indeed!

    Posted by Gino Guarnere | February 20, 2007, 2:28 pm

  4. Well, this video is lovely… who filmed it? I must say I’m disappointed that we don’t have one. I guess I’ll be forced to go cry over our cd. I miss Close Harmony. Is that weird? :)

    In all seriousness, it’s fun to look around your website and see what you’re up to. It seems like things are going really well. Email me sometime, please. I would love to catch up!
    xo
    -Britt

    Posted by Britt | April 2, 2007, 9:20 pm

  5. Bribbit! Wonderful to see you’ve dropped by! I sent’cha an email! Keep in touch and tell all “hello.”
    G

    Posted by Gino Guarnere | April 5, 2007, 12:33 am

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