Brigaders are Society members dedicated to Extreme Quartetting.freelance quartetting of high quality arrangements made famous by medalist-level quartets. We coordinate music choices Brigade-to- Brigade so that Brigaders from anywhere have a large common repertoire with other Brigaders. We gather at annual Brigade Rallies to pursue Extreme Quartetting. We commit to, and fulfill, the preparation this activity requires.
Members of Brigades and prospective-member guests gather annually for Brigade Rally weekends. The 10 to 12-song repertoire for each Rally is selected roughly six months in advance. Sheet music and a professionally recorded learning CD are sent out after a registration is received.
Brigade Rally attendance is by invitation only. A Brigade Member who knows both your quartetting ability and your preparation capacity may nominate you to be a guest. Brigade participation is not a woodshed activity, not an average chorus-member activity and not a ride-my- credentials activity. When it comes to Extreme Quartetting, full preparation is everything ... and it's the only way to Brigade Membership.
Brigade music teams select combinations of new and old favorites, share their choices with the other Brigades and intentionally create overlapping repertoire. A cornerstone of the Brigade movement is that all Brigaders know a large and expanding number of arrangements in common.plenty of opportunities to enjoy Extreme Quartetting anytime with any Brigaders.
Currently these are the Brigades dedicated to Extreme Quartetting:
North Carolina Harmony Brigade
Rally held in January @ North Carolina
Indiana Harmony Brigade
Rally held in November @ Indianapolis, IN
Atlantic Harmony Brigade
Rally held in August @ Wilmington, DE
Great Lakes Harmony Brigade
Rally held in June @ Okemos, MI
High Sierra Harmony Brigade
Rally held in August @ Reno, NV
New England Harmony Brigade
Rally held in September @ Central Massachusetts
Northern Pines Harmony Brigade
Rally held in February @ Plymouth, MN
Lone Star Harmony Brigade
Rally held in March @ Houston, TX
No. Brigades are named for their rally locations, not for territorial constraints. It's common to have attendees from over a dozen states and provinces.
(Whats involved in starting a new Brigade)
Please download and read the Operations Manual (rev.2013)(pdf) and then questions can be addressed to Charlie Rose or Duane Henry. They spearheaded the first 2 Extreme Quartetting Harmony Brigades that currently thrive. Their contact information is on the contact us page.