Granite Statesmen
The Granite Statesmen Barbershop Chorus, members of the Nashua, NH Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society, was formed in 1955, and represents over 50 towns in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine and New York.
History
Contest Placement
International
| 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
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| 20th | 20th | 18th | 18th | ||||||
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
| 19th | 17th | 17th | 19th | 18th | 21st | 22nd | 23rd |
District (NED)
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | ||||||
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| 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | ||||||
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
| 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 4th | 7th | |
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | ||
| 5th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 7th | 5th | 6th |
Recordings
- Ain't That a Kick in the Head
- Just Add Snow
- A Grand Old Tradition
- They Say It's Wonderful: A Salute to Irving Berlin
Internal Awards
Barbershopper of the Year
Awarded every year, either for sustained contribution to the chapter over the past year, or for one or two sufficiently large contributions.
Decided by a vote (consensus?) among the previous winners who are still active with the chapter. Winners are thereafter inelegible.
From 1955 until 2017: given in honor of Joe Kopka Sr, first chapter President and last living charter member, who died in 2017.
From 2018 onward: given in honor of Ronnie Menard.
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2004 | Tom LaCasce |
| 2005 | |
| 2006 | Jim Coates |
| 2007 | |
| 2008 | John Englander |
| 2009 | Kurt Boutin |
| 2010 | Loring Webster |
| 2011 | Jean Murray |
| 2012 | John Green |
| 2013 | |
| 2014 | Denny Hooper |
| 2015 | Niall Trimby |
| 2016 | Bob Fay |
| 2017 | Matt Kopser |
| 2018 | John Potelle |
"The Marty"
Director's Choice Award. Optional, and completely up to the Director's discretion.
Usually awarded for making the Director's job easier, or for numerous contributions to the Chorus that don't quite merit a BotY.
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External Links
- Official website
- Barbershop Music Database: contest history