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JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE WEEK OF APRIL 7 - 13, 2013 AS BARBERSHOP HARMONY WEEK
WHEREAS, The Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, known now as the Barbershop Harmony Society, was officially organized April 11, 1938 in Tulsa, Oklahoma; and
WHEREAS,  what began as a small group has steadily blossomed into the world's largest all-male singing organization, an international organization of men from all stations of life; and
WHEREAS,  the Barbershop Harmony Society is dedicated to the spread of harmony for the enjoyment of all people of the world through organizing and encouraging close-harmony singing groups; and
WHEREAS,  the Barbershop Harmony Society encourages harmony among all people of the world through the universal language of music; and
WHEREAS,  the Barbershop Harmony Society has actively preserved and presented a distinct style of vocal music that originated in North America; and
WHEREAS,  the Barbershop Harmony Society is dedicated to sustaining and preserving an American tradition, the barbershop quartet; and
WHEREAS,  the Barbershop Harmony Society promotes musical education through music scholarships and other means and supports charitable foundations; and
WHEREAS,  "barbershoppers" are engaged in laudable civic service and enrichment of our cultural life through the fostering of traditional values in entertainment and community endeavors; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That We, the Members of the One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Legislature now assembled in the First Regular Session, on behalf of the people we represent, take this opportunity to recognize the week of April 7-13, 2013 as Barbershop Harmony Week.