NW Sound - Far Shore Four Quartet

   
Brian Ayers (Baritone), Paul Renhard (lead), Chuck Benson (Bass), and Dick Merritt (Tenor)

Brian Ayers
(425) 394-1013
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Background
The lead, Paul Renhard, lives in Seattle and retired after many years with REI. He has sung in other quartets and with the Seattle Seachordsmen, and sings now with the Bellevue Northwest Sound chorus, where he is the current chapter president.

The baritone, Brian Ayers, a retired Monroe high school teacher, has served as a front line director, a section leader, currently is Bellevue’s Music Librarian and Assistant Director. Brian has also been a long-time quartet member of several quartets, such as the Evergreen Express.

The tenor and bass, Dick Merritt and Chuck Benson respectively, are both major contributors to the Evergreen District. They are members of The Close Harmony Tradition quartet that won the International Senior Championship in 1987. Additionally, they are both members of the Evergreen Districts Hall of Fame. Dick, a retired engineer for Boeing who lives in Bellevue, was also Chairman of the International convention that was held in Seattle in 1983. Chuck, who resides in Seattle, when not singing can also be found volunteering at the Seattle Art Museum. All four of these men have earned the Bachelor of Barbershop Harmony award for their involvement in barbershopping for a collective 150+ years in the Society. In 2003, the quartet was crowned as Division II Senior Quartet Champions.