The Association of eXtreme Quartet Harmony Brigades (AXQHB)
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Association of eXtreme Quartetting Harmony Brigades 

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Awards and Recognition

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:
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NCHB - 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 - Joe Gurreri - 2019
AHB - Tamara Hitchcock -2019
HSHB - Mark Andromidas - 2019
EHB- Faye Hall - 2019
NEHB - Simon Landless - 2019
IHB - Bernie Reen, William Reen - 2019
​2022 Ambassadors Photos
NPHB Ben Wanggaard
LSHB Tony Stafford
UKHB Charlie Harrison
Eternal Harmony Brigade 
We fondly remember these giants of the Brigade Movement who have passed on:
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Randy Martin, Texas, 2021
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Dr. Dale Bieber, Iowa, 2021
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Dr. Steven Reen, Indiana, 2018
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Jon Vickers, North Carolna, 2018
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Chuck Greene, North Carolina, 2012
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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. 
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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.  
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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.
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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. 
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Lou Maglione
AXQHB Presidents
​Charles Rose, 2010 - 2013
Duane Henry, 2014 - 2017
Don Schreiber, 2018- Present
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Don Schreiber, Duane Henry, Charlie Rose