Association of eXtreme Quartetting Harmony Brigades
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Awards and Recognition |
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Ambassador Awards Each Harmony Brigade has an annual award, selected by the Rally attendees, to recognize the man or woman that they most enjoyed singing with at their Rally. The award is given to the one person that participants voted to be eXtremely well prepared, the most fun to sing with, and true to the eXtreme Quartetting spirit. The AXQHB recognizes these winners as Ambassadors of the eXtreme Quartetting Harmony Brigades. The recent award winners are: NCHB Sean Li - 2023 Buck Hinman - 2020 Kevin Jones - 2019 UKHB Charlie Harrison - 2022 Linda Ecklund - 2020 Tom Adams - 2019 NPHB Ben Wanggaard - 2022 Tommy Keenan - 2020 Joe Gurreri - 2019 LSHB Tony Stafford -2022 Doug Hutson - 2020 Gary Holmes - 2019 MHBNE Faye Hall - 2019 GLHB Tyler Wells - 2022 Joe Gurreri - 2019 HUXQB Michael Tate - 2022 AHB Haley Cole - 2022 Tamara Hitchcock -2019 HSHB Mark Andromidas - 2019 EHB Faye Hall - 2019 NEHB Luke Davis, Henri Jackson, Anand Sitaram -2022 (Tie) Simon Landless - 2019 IHB Bernie Reen, William Reen - 2019 Ken Huber - 2022 Current Ambassadors Photos
Eternal Harmony Brigade
We fondly remember these giants of the Brigade Movement who have passed on:
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eXtreme Talent and Dedication
John Wernega, a member of the Atlantic Harmony Brigade, was named as 2021 BHS/NAfME Educator of the Year. John is a music teacher in southern New Jersey. He is an arranger, performer, and composer as well as a choir director and church organist. John was featured in the BHS Harmonizer magazine and his multi-track videos can be seen on YouTube here. 
eXtreme Service
David Queen, a founder of the High Sierra Harmony Brigade, "retired" after 9 years of service as its leader and President. AXQHB awarded David a plaque to honor him for his service at the HSHB Rally in Reno, NV in August 2019. David's work brought eXtreme Quartetting to the western US. 
David Queen (left) receives award from Don Schreiber
In 2019, Mike O'Donnell, founder of the Great Lakes Harmony Brigade, stepped down after 10 years of service as the President of GLHB. AXQHB awarded Mike a plaque to thank and honor him for his service at the GLHB Rally in East Lansing, MI.
Mike O'Donnell and Don Schreiber
eXtreme Attendance
In 2018, Lou Maglione became the first person to attend all Harmony Brigade Rallies in a calendar year. There were 11 in 2018. 
Lou Maglione
AXQHB Presidents
Charles Rose, 2010 - 2013 Duane Henry, 2014 - 2017 Don Schreiber, 2018- Present 
Don Schreiber, Duane Henry, Charlie Rose
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