"The Barbershop Gateway Drug" - Deke Sharon

Larry is Senior Vice President of Administration at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, one of the top music conservatories in the world. Prior to this appointment, he was Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at DataArts. Previously, Larry was Director of Finance and Operations at OPERA America, and Operations Manager at the award-winning New York Youth Symphony. Larry is also the founder and Artistic Director of the acclaimed “Voices of Gotham” Men’s Chorus from New York City. A former Lecturer of Music History at Hunter College in Manhattan, he has published articles in several esteemed periodicals, and has presented lectures in the United States, Canada and Great Britain.

Wayne earned a Master's degree in Composition and Arranging from Five Towns College in his native New York, where he taught for several years as a music professor. While living in New York, he was the Musical Director of three barbershop ensembles and he has served as a guest director and clinician for various youth barbershop harmony camps and workshops. He is now, appropriately, a resident of Nashville, Tennessee (aka "Music City, USA"). His popular A Cappella arrangements have been published by Hal Leonard Corporation and are performed by ensembles all over the world. Wayne was nominated by the Barbershop Harmony Society as "Arranger of the Year" and he is the resident vocal arranger for ‘Round Midnight.

T.J. is the Choral and Drama Director at a middle school in New York, where he directs three choirs and the musical theater program. His choral program has been recognized as one of the Best Communities for Music Education (BCME) in the U.S. by The NAMM Foundation. T.J. has created and taught seminars to assist educators aspiring to establish engaging theater programs in their own schools. He also serves as a mentor for collegiate pre-service music teachers in the field. T.J. earned degrees in Music Education from Five Towns College, where he was a founding member of the institution’s storied collegiate barbershop program.

Jeff is an elementary school classroom/choral music teacher on Long Island, NY. He is a Five Towns College alumnus with Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, both in Music Education. Jeff is the currently the Musical Director of both the Twin Shores Chorus and the Long Island Sound Chorus along with its scholastic offshoot, the Five Towns College collegiate barbershop program. He has served as a clinician and director at multiple barbershop youth events. In addition, he moonlights as a featured vocalist with “New York’s Most Dangerous Big Band”.