Max Q is the barbershop quartet that won the gold medal Barbershop Harmony Society International Barbershop Quartet Contest at Denver's Pepsi Center July 7, 2007.[1] The quartet's run for the title is featured in the 2009 feature documentary American Harmony.[2]
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| Background information | |
| Genres | Barbershop |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Members | Greg Clancy – tenor Tony DeRosa – lead Gary Lewis – baritone Jeff Oxley – bass |
Background
editMax Q formed in 2002 and began competing in the International Barbershop Quartet Contest in 2004. In 2004, 2005, and 2006, Max Q finished in second place to Gotcha!, Realtime, and Vocal Spectrum in consecutive years. In 2007, Max Q won by a 286-point margin over second-place quartet OC Times.
Max Q is notable in that all four members have prior experience in championship-level quartets and choruses. With their 2007 win, DeRosa and Oxley joined Joe Connelly as the only singers with three first-place finishes. DeRosa and Connelly have since gone on to win a record fourth gold medal with Main Street and Old School respectively.
Members
edit- Greg Clancy – tenor; currently Musical Director of the Vocal Majority chorus, and has participated in all 13 Vocal Majority gold medal victories—eleven as a singer, and the most recent two as Musical Director.[3]
- Tony DeRosa – lead, former three-time gold medalist singing baritone with 1992 champions Keepsake, 2000 champions Platinum, and 2017 champions Main Street.[4] He currently directs the Big Orange Chorus[5] out of Jacksonville, Florida, as well as the Heralds of Harmony[6] and Toast of Tampa Show Chorus[7] women's chorus out of Tampa, Florida.
- Gary Lewis – baritone, two-time former gold medalist singing tenor with Platinum and the Collegiate Quartet "The Real Deal".[8] He was director of the Sweet Adelines Chorus "Pride of Toledo"[9] and sang as replacement bass for 1992 champs Keepsake.[8] He now directs the Men of Independence chorus in Independence, Ohio.[10]
- Jeff Oxley – bass, former two-time gold medalist with The Rapscallions in 1984 and Acoustix in 1990, former associate director and bass section leader of the Vocal Majority, participated in 6 Vocal Majority gold medal victories, and one gold medal as musical director of the Masters of Harmony chorus[11]
In 2008, Oxley and DeRosa were elected to the Westminster Chorus Fantasy Gold Quartet as bass and baritone along with lead Joe Connelly (Old School 2011, Platinum 2000, Keepsake 1992, Interstate Rivals 1987) and tenor Tim Waurick (Vocal Spectrum 2006).
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Max Q wins international barbershop quartet contest" Archived 2008-05-15 at the Wayback Machine (press release) Barbershop Harmony Society
- ^ Joe Leydon "American Harmony (Documentary)" Variety
- ^ MaxQ [Bio: Greg Clancy]
- ^ MaxQ [Bio: Tony DeRosa] Archived 2015-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Big Orange Chorus [Bio: Tony DeRosa]
- ^ Heralds of Harmony [Bio: Tony DeRosa]. Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Toast of Tampa [Bio: Tony DeRosa] Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Bio: Gary Lewis". maxquartet.com. MaxQ Productions. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
- ^ Cornelius, Steven (November 12, 2004). "Accolades are familiar refrain". Toledo Blade. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
- ^ McIntyre, Michael K. (February 11, 2013). "Here Comes the Bride, Stat!". cleveland.com. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
Men of Independence is no rag tag choir. It's directed by Gary Lewis [...] and Tom Scott
- ^ MaxQ [Bio: Jeff Oxley]