ROCKET CITY CHORUS INFORMATION :

Click on this link for directions to the church.  
First Baptist Church, 600 Governors Drive, Huntsville AL 35801. 

We meet every Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. in Room 114, NW corner of the building across from the Huntsville Library.

Who: We are the Huntsville Metropolitan Chapter (HMC) of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, Inc (S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A, Inc.) also known as the Barbershop Harmony Society located (BHS) in Nashville, TN. The Huntsville Metropolitan Chapter was formed during the Dr. Von Braun era; hence we became The Rocket City Chorus (RCC). The Rocket City Chorus is the perfrming chorus of the Huntsville Metropolitan Chapter and has been performing in Huntsville for over 50 years. 

Where: Our roots are steeped in this truly American art form. April 11, 1938 found O.C. Cash and Ruppert Hall meeting at the Roof Garden of the Tulsa Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma: inviting 24 other men, they shared their vision of singing and ringing chords in close harmony.  Today there are more than 27,000 barbershop members worldwide who share in this American blend of music! 
    Barbershop singing is a four-part, unaccompanied, close-harmony singing.  Each part has a unique and important role. The lead sings the melody (the part everyone knows).  The tenor sings general harmony above the lead.  The bass sings the lowest note of each chord (root) and maintains the rhythm of the song. The baritone completes the chord, usually below the lead.  
    All parts normally sing a third apart, which creates audible overtones (and undertones) with each other.  This is know as "ringing a chord," for which barbershop singing is well known.  

 What: The purpose of this chapter is to perpetuate the old American institution, the barbershop quartet, and to promote and encourage vocal harmony and good fellowship among its members. To encourage and promote the education of its members and the public in music appreciation. To initiate, promote and participate in charitable projects; and to promote public appreciation of barbershop harmony. The chapter activities are conducted without personal gain for its individual members and any profits or other inurements to the chapter shall be used in promoting the purposes of the Society, district, and chapter.

Why:  We sing this American style of music because we love to sing. We enjoy the fellowship in the members who love to sing. We have members of various levels of music knowledge singing in our ranks from beginners who cannot read music, to intermediate singers who can read sheet music, to the advance singers who have a background rich in music knowledge. We invite all men to experience the fun, fellowship and to just have a great time.

When:  Our rehearsal hall is the First Baptist Church, 600 Governors Drive Huntsville AL 35801. We meet every Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. We invite all men who are interested to come out and give it a try. The worst you can do is have FUN!   Come sing with us.

For more information or directions, call the RCC 
President,  Gerald Roberts, at 256-881-3762 or our Music Vice President, Jim Savage, at 256-880-8086.   

1.  Valentine Quartet and our new Director Cathy.  February 14, 2012

2.   Panoploy performance April 28th 2012