So Az 2007 YIH Festival

September 8, 2007. Almost 200 young men and women from southern Arizona high schools attended the event which was sponsored by the Tucson Unified School District, The Tucson Sunshine Chapter and the Tucson Desert Harmony Chapter of Sweet Adelines. Clinicians were Connie Keil and Charla Esser with assistance from Dayle Ann Cook and Jeff Dolan. Ron and Annie Hayes coordinated and produced the event. Tucson Chapter quartets Eastsiders and Sonoran Sound as well as Tucson Desert Harmony quartet Havin' A Blast participated as teaching quartets.

Students with a variety of musical backgrounds turned out for the event, including Rincon High School senior Kaleb Kent, center, who is a lead guitarist and vocalist in the bands Hapanstance and It Turns to Glass. "I love singing and I love music," said Kent. "I try to make it to any program I can. I wish there were more fine arts opportunities."

University High School junior Chris "Tiffer" Hill sings along in a group rehearsal during the 2nd Annual Youth in Harmony Festival held at Rincon University High School in Tucson, Ariz., Saturday Sept. 8, 2007. "I really like barbershop," said Hill. "It's something I listen to. I've wanted to get into it for a long time, and this seemed like a very good opportunity."

Lead clinician Connie Keil of the Barbershop Harmony Society, teaches a workshop for the boys group during the 2nd Annual Youth in Harmony Festival.