<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en"><head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><title>Trails West Barbershop Chorus : Trails West Barbershop Chorus : Welcome!</title> <link href="/blog/atom.xml" rel="alternate" title="Trails West Barbershop Chorus" type="application/atom+xml"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/media/css/default.css" type="text/css" media="screen" charset="utf-8"> <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.2.6/jquery.min.js"></script> </head> <body> <div id="menu"> <!-- <ul> --><!-- <li><a href="#" accesskey="1" title="">Blog</a></li> --><!-- <li class="active"><a href="#" accesskey="2" title="">Photos</a></li> --><!-- <li><a href="#" accesskey="3" title="">Links</a></li> --><!-- <li><a href="#" accesskey="4" title="">About</a></li> --><!-- <li><a href="#" accesskey="5" title="">Contact</a></li> --><!-- </ul> --></div> <div id="header"> <h1>Trails West Barbershop Chorus</h1> <h2>Located in Olathe, Kansas</h2> </div> <div id="wrapper"> <div id="content"><!-- <ul class="breadcrumbs"> <li> <a href="/valentine.html">Trails West Barbershop Chorus</a> </li> </ul> --> <div id="posts"> <h1>Welcome!</h1> <br> TRAILS WEST BARBERSHOP CHORUS IS ONCE AGAIN OFFERING A FANTASTIC IDEA FOR VALENTINES DAY.&nbsp; Get your own SINGING VALENTINE for your sweetheart or loved one!&nbsp; Get details by sending an email to:&nbsp; <a href="mailto:Inquiries@trailswestbarbershoppers.com">Inquiries </a>.&nbsp; More information is also available on the Valentine's link on this page. We are the largest Men s Chorus in Olathe and we would like you to join us. <big><br> <br> <big><span style="font-weight: bold;">Announcements:</span> <br style="font-weight: bold;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br> The Trails West Barbershoppers hosted their 12th Annual show "It's a Grand Night for Singing" November 3, 2012</span></big> at the Bell Cultural Events Center on the campus of MidAmerica Nazarene University.&nbsp; <br> <br> The chorus would like to thank all of those who helped us in the production of the show, especially the staff of the Bell Cultural Events Center. We had a great show this year. The show featured Hollywood numbers. The evening show included a high school ensemble from Olathe South. Plus we had a new headliner quartet<big><span style="font-weight: bold;"> "Premium Blend"</span></big>. This fantastic group is comprised of singers who have competed at the international level. <br> </big><br> <h2>News Blog</h2> <big style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> November - December 2012</span> </span></span></big><br> <big> The chorus performed at Vintage Park Nursing Home in Gardner, at the Olathe Winterfest, and the Catholic Charities Turnstyle Stores in December.&nbsp; Additionally, we spent four hours ringing bells for the Salvation Army.<br> <br> The chapter voted unanimously to merge with the Overland Stage Chorus. This chorus has an extremely long history of performance and we have cooperated closely with them in the past. We look forward to adding the members who transfer to our chapter. We expect this will increase our membership to betweeen 35 and 40 men</big>.<br> <br> VISITORS ARE WELCOME EVERY WEEK!<br> <br> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span> <p>Please use the links at the left of each page to explore our web site and we hope you ll visit us in person. <a href="mailto:inquiries@trailswestbarbershoppers.com">Send us an email</a><br> <br> </p> <h2 id="q_where_did_barbershop_originate">Q. Where did barbershop originate?</h2> <p>A. Barbershop is a uniquely American music style/art form, created at the turn of the century by ear harmonizers, or  woodshedders, who sang without benefit of printed arrangements. It is largely the old songs because the kinds of melodies that are best adapted to the style are those written in the heyday of Tin Pan Alley, from 1890 to 1920. Most Vaudeville shows had a barbershop quartet, although the singers did not use that name.</p> </div> <div id="sitenav"> <ul> <li> <h2>Menu</h2> <ul> <li><a href="/valentine.html">Valentine's Day</a></li> <li><a href="/calendar.html">Events Calendar</a></li> <li><a href="/joinus.html">Join Us</a></li> <li><a href="/hireus.html">Hire Us</a></li> <li><a href="/aboutus.html">About Us</a></li> <li><a href="/director.html">Meet our Director</a></li> <li>Welcome</li> </ul> </li> <li> <h2>Other Barbershopper Sites</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.barbershop.org/">Barbershop Harmony Society</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.hoachorus.com/">Heart of America Chorus</a></li> <li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PBMqoUMIvKzeiQ1C6Cn_pGFF23vhmM72wxxlZdKNar8/edit?hl=en_US#">Grapevine (Central States newsletter)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.barbershop.org/livewire/748-livewire-4-26-12.html">Livewire</a></li> </ul> </li> <li> <h2>Chapter Resources</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://trailswest.achievewith.us/learning_tracks/">Learning Tracks</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?hl=en_US&amp;hl=en_US&amp;key=0AhiqERxSorifdHJIVDgwNFpBbFhWNGJtN1ZEdmtOMWc&amp;output=html">Current Repertoire</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <div style="clear: both;">&nbsp;</div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> <p id="legal">Copyright © 2013 Trails West Barbershop Chorus. 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