Past President Ed Waesche MournedJ. Edward Waesche III, noted arranger, music judge and former Society president, died May 2 of cancer at the age of 74. A “Celebration of Ed Waesche’s Life” will be held in the chapel of Princeton University, Waesche’s alma mater, at a date to be announced. Contact Jack Pinto at BIHDIR@aol.com for more information. Ed’s widow, Kate, has requested donations to Harmony Foundation, in lieu of flowers. “Ed’s passing is a tremendous loss,” said Ed Watson, executive director of the Barbershop Harmony Society. “Not only did he leave an indelible mark on the Society and the people he met, but he touched the lives of thousands through his music.” Ed had written some 600 arrangements, many of them performed on the contest stage. He had a long record of leadership in his 49 years as a Barbershopper. He had served on the Society Board for 10 years and was president in 1998 and 1999. A certified Music category judge, he was a past chair of the Society Contest & Judging Committee and the World Harmony Council. He also had served as a Harmony Foundation trustee. Ed had been a respected member of the Harmony University faculty for more than 20 years. He had sung with three top-20 quartets over a 20-year span, most recently with The New Yorkers, past Mid-Atlantic quartet champion. Ed was a member of the Manhattan and Five Towns College chapters in New York, the Easton, Pennsylvania, Chapter, and the North Carolina Harmony Brigade.
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He lived on Long Island, New York, with his wife, Kate, cats, Darla and Buckwheat, and dog, Lucky. He spent 43 years in the aerospace industry as designer, project engineer and strategic planner. Quartet Coaching still available!Don’t hesitate any longer, there’s still time for your quartet to register for Quartet College as a part of our Harmony University. It will be one of the greatest singing and coaching experiences you’ll ever have as a barbershop quartet. This is the first time ever we have offered coaching for FEMALE, MIXED and SOCIETY QUARTETS and we can hardly wait. All quartets will be coached in the same coaching "pod" program offered in the quartet track. The quartet members will also have the opportunity to take classes specifically designed for quartets, or any other class that interests them. Harmony University (formerly Harmony College/Directors College) will be held this year from July 30 to Aug. 6 on the newly renovated campus of Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Mo. Prices, including room and board, are currently $575 for Society members and $700 for non-members. Commuter prices are $450 for Society members and $575 for non-members. Costs will increase by $100 per person after June 1. For more information concerning the Harmony College quartet track, contact Jim DeBusman, BHS music educator for quartet development and promotion, at jdebusman@barbershop.org or 800-876-7464 x8566. For more information on Harmony University, contact Linda Neuenfeld, registrar, at lneuenfeld@barbershop.org 800-876-7464 x8591 or visit the website at www.barbershop.org/harmonyu
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