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Barbershop Quartets: More Than Bow Ties & Boater Hats

Max Q barbershop quartet, performing at the Heart of America Barbershop Chorus "Smile! darn 'ya, Smile!" performances on April 14 at Yardley Hall.
Max Q barbershop quartet, performing at the Heart of America Barbershop Chorus "Smile! darn 'ya, Smile!" performances on April 14 at Yardley Hall.

The barbershop quartet has been around a long time...and it's still around. And the modern barbershop quartets are much more than bow ties and boater hats.

The Heart of America Barbershop Chorus will be in full swing with a show on April 14th.  In the last portion of Wednesday's Up to Date, barbershop quartet singers Dave Krause, Matt Moore, Rob Mathieu, and Jeff Wolff join Steve Kraske to talk about the modern-day barbershop quartet and sing some "tags" for us in the Up to Date studios.

Hear More: The Heart of America Barbershop Chorus presents Smile, darn ya, Smile!, Saturday April 14 at 2 and 7:30 p.m. at Yardley Hall in Johnson County Community College's Carlsen Center. Call 913 469 4445 for tickets.

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Stephen Steigman is director of Classical KC. You can email him at <a href="mailto:Stephen.Steigman@classicalkc.org">Stephen.Steigman@classicalkc.org</a>.
When I host Up To Date each morning at 9, my aim is to engage the community in conversations about the Kansas City area’s challenges, hopes and opportunities. I try to ask the questions that listeners want answered about the day’s most pressing issues and provide a place for residents to engage directly with newsmakers. Reach me at steve@kcur.org or on Twitter @stevekraske.