Max Q barbershop quartet

Why the name Max Q? During the launch of space vehicles, the launch crew can be heard talking about "passing max q". That is the point where the combination of increasing speed and decreasing density is maximum. Vehicles are designed to withstand only a certain Maximum Q before they will suffer structural damage. When Max Q takes the stage, you will discover a new kind of increasing speed of sound and reduced vocal density that creates their own kind of structural damage. A barbershop super quartet!!

Greg Clancy (Tenor) is the associate-director of the Vocal Majority, a nine time gold medal chorus from Dallas, and sang tenor with Dallas quartets Class of the 80's, Gatsby and Dealer's Choice. Greg sings and produces jingles in the Dallas advertising community.

Tony De Rosa (Lead) grew up singing barbershop harmony. Tony sang baritone in the 1992 International Champion Quartet, Keepsake and the 2000 Champs, PLATINUM. He directed the Tampa Bay Heralds of Harmony for nine years. Tony lives in Orlando, Florida and is a studio vocalist and coach of many quartets and choruses around the country. Tony makes his lead debut in Max Q.

Gary Lewis (Baritone) also has a barbershop quartet gold medal, as he sang tenor with Tony in PLATINUM. Gary lived in Florida for a short time and sang with Disney's Liberty Voices during his stay. Gary Ís amazing vocal range allows him to sing all four parts with ease. He is currently a choral music educator in Ohio .

Jeff Oxley (Bass) is bass section leader and frequent soloist with the Vocal Majority. Jeff has the most "hardware" in the quartet. He owns two barbershop quartet gold medals, winning with the Rapscallions in 1984 and Acoustix in 1990, five gold medals with the Vocal Majority, and one gold medal as musical director of California's Masters of Harmony Chorus. Jeff is actively employed as a studio vocalist in Dallas ' jingle community.

Discography

Journey

Dynamic 2007 BHS International Quartet champs Max Q, Greg, Tony, Jeff and Gary bring us their long-awaited new CD, "Journey," and the bottom line is that we can still call them "Supergroup" Max Q! 11 songs, "Put Your Arms Around Me Honey/Them Girls Medley," John Denver's classic "Take Me Home, Country Roads" and "Somewhere," the joyous "Steppin' Out With My Baby" and "Royal Garden Blues," the lovely "I Heard You Singing," the foot-tapping "Rhythm Medley," the heart-tugging "Little Pal," "Somebody Loves Me" and "Don't Rain On My Parade." Max Q is pure entertainment, and they are sounding better than ever!

For The Children

Barbershop supergroup Max Q, Greg, Tony, Gary and Jeff, are all multiple winners of SPEBSQSA gold, with groups like the Vocal Majority, Keepsake, Platinum, Rapscallions and Acoustix, came together to form a barbershop supergroup. At the recent convention in Indianapolis, the group placed 2nd only to Vocal Spectrum, winning Silver Medals against very tought competition. "For the Children is an ambitious 2-CD set of daytime songs and lullabies, dedicated to Tony's niece Christal, who has been courageously fighting cancer since the age of four, and to the group's own 9 children, who receive letters from Daddy in the liner notes. Disc 1 has some wonderful stuff, Disney songs "You Can Fly," Randy Newman's "You've Got A Friend in Me" from "Toy Story," and "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, "Do-Re-Me" from "The Sound of Music" and "Pure Imagination" from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory." "Schoolhouse Rock! Medley," "Sesame Street Theme" and "Sing-Along Medley" are all outstanding. Disc 2 has "Brahms' Lullaby, "Jesus Loves Me Medley," "All the Pretty Little Horses," Newman's "When She Loved Me," "Baby Mine" from "Dumbo," "The Five Pennies Medley," "Stay Awake" from "Mary Poppins" and "Hushaby" are all incredible. Great arrangements, harmonies and kid voices (and some occasional light accompaniment) add up to one of the best CDs to turn kids on to singing that we've ever heard. Bravo, guys!

Discovery

'Discovery' is the inaugural CD of Max Q, a newly-formed barbershop quartet, but the subject of considerable SPEBSQSA buzz because of the amazing pedigree of the group's members. Baritone Gary Lewis was a collegiate SPEBS champion prior to winning Gold with Platinum. Tenor Greg Clancy is Associate Director, and 26-year member of the Vocal Majority. Lead Tony De Rosa and bass Jeff Oxley are two of only 13 men who have won SPEBSQSA quartet Gold twice, De Rosa with Keepsake and Platinum, Oxley with Rapscallions and Acoustix. From the first strains of 'Smile Medley,' the opening cut, the sheer vocal and harmonic power of these men is obvious, as is the quality of their arrangements. 13 tunes, some of our favorites are 'If I Had My Way,' a jazzy, blue-note rendition of Van Morrison's 'Moondance,' an intricate 'Shenandoah,' 'When My Sugar Walks Down The Street,' 'Where Is Love,' the spiritual 'Shadrack,' Tony's soaring lead on 'Fare Thee Well, Love.' 'You Tell Me Your Dream,' and a powerful 'Sing, Sing, Sing.' Joe Connelly is the only man ever to have won an amazing 3 quartet Golds, but we wouldn't be at all surprised to see De Rosa and Oxley of the new Supergroup Max Q join him at the next Internationals. Our 'Discovery?' Max Q has a truckload of talent and they know how to use it!

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Discography

Journey

For The Children

Discovery

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