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love of music motivates this area barbershopper tribune january 18 1989 c55 by bruce stapley the bouse lights dim the cur tain rises and you are suddenly sitting there in total awe as 123 men combine perfectly to pro duce a four part acapella close harmony equal to anything you have ever experienced musically positioned two rows up on the risers stouffvilles jim rehill stands delivering his vocal con tribution to this group which has distinguished itself international ly ever since they first got together in 1952 for three years rehill who has made his own musical mark as a choir director in stouffville has been realizing a dream he is a member of the dukes of har mony a group of men determin ed to preserve and encourage the art of barbershopping everywhere part of an international socie ty the dukes have performed at such places as roy thomson hall and the canadian national ex hibition twice they havewon in ternational championships recognizing them as the worlds best barbershoppers their costumes are a showy green which along with their prominent gold bowler hats create an authentic 1920s am bience all perform as one the perfect blend of harmony and im pressive physical expression and the overall effect is nothing short of spellbinding rehill claims he was hooked from the start when he first saw th dukes perform at the cne in 1980 id never heard anything like it it was incredible rehill is quick to acknowledge that most people tend to see barbershopping as a lower level form of music symbolized by four drunks leaning up against a lamp post but nothing could be further from the truth he insists you learn so much about music when you are involved in barbershopping adds rehill emphasizing the dukes penchant for perfection they take a highly professional approach jim rehill keeps on singing rehill was con viriced to join the dukes by don attridge of markham with whom rehill had sung in the same high school i figured if don was with them maybe i could give it a try he said don told me about how the dukes had been to places like seville and st louis com peting then i heard them again at roy thomson hall and i said i dont believe these guys rehill accompanied attridge to a practice and hes been going ever since the dukes have won the ontario championships every time theyve entered won the in ternational barbershopping com petition in 1977 and 1980 and placed third in san antonio in the internationals last july they will compete for the world title again this july in kansas city and rehill says he just cant get enough ive been with the dukes for three years now and this will be my third straight in ternational competition some people have been barbershopping 35 years and never competed internationally rehill has certainly paid his dues when it comes to having earned the right to sing with such a renowned group of choiristers he sang in the church choir in his native midland from the age stop smoking in 1 sessort laser therapy as seen on tv soft laser 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university choir as well as in the universitys gilbert and sullivan productions upon moving to stouffville he was prominent in the music mania choir then took over the leadership of the stouf f- ville district secondary school choir in 1957 rehill directs the christ church anglican choir a two night a week commitment which when combined with his dukes involvement sees him with little spare time a teacher at sdss rehill sees the dukes as being a long term commitment i can see the dukes as forming a marvellous part of my retiremnt while the dukes fulfill all his musical needs rehill says there is a lot more to the group then singing its a family barber- shoppers recognize each other world wide its a great fraternity it becomes your life at first all i thought about was the music and the travel but the friendships you gain are an important part as well the commitment to excellence is paramount rehill claims we work very hard and we have outstanding leadership its an outstanding organization jim points to the other area residents who help comprise the group that sees some members come from as far away as barrie theres attridge john odom of gormley rick heath george pratt and rob swannof the stouf fvilleuxbridge area jim rehill feels there couldnt be a better slogan for the dukes of harmony than the credo they adopted years ago keep the whole world singing septic system specialists installation and repair king excavating 18002689842 6407243 fy- t trfrfy fm lm instore stock only sale prices expire jan 31 1989 ohmsnih