Leaders

Our Director

Justin Miller

Justin Miller joined the Big Apple Chorus as Chorus Director on Monday, January 31.

Justin directed the Westminster Chorus to a record setting Gold Medal performance in Philadelphia in 2010, and to world wide recognition as winner of the international 2009"Chorus of the World" Pavarotti Trophy winner at the 2009 International Eisteddfod in Langollen, Wales.

In addition to his accomplishments as a chorus director, Justin is also a Certified Music Category judge, and will join judges Joe Hunter & Steve Plumb (Presentation), John Ward (Singing), and retired Singing Category judge Tom McQueeney, as an active member of Manhattan Chapter, heading a deep and diverse music team.

Our Coaches and Arrangers

Tim Brooks

Tim is a 25-year barbershopper. He is the Lead of the current 3rd place bronze medalist quartet State Line Grocery www.statelinegrocery.com is a certified Singing Judge and is a much sought-after coach—having served in Australia, New Zealand, England, Germany and all of North America. He makes 4-part custom learning tracks for BAC and other choruses. He is the Production Manager for the Dixie District of BHS and is the chair of the Production Team for BHS International, handling all of the production elements for sound, lighting, video and webcast. In his spare time, he is the Eastern Regional Manager for the PSA Security Network and tries to spend time with his wife and two boys in his home outside of Atlanta, GA.

Steve Delehanty

Steve has been a member of the Barbershop Society for 45 years. He was an arrangement judge and is currently a Music Judge. He has arranged many songs that have been sung both in competition and just for fun. He also composes. He was the tenor of the Notewits for 25 years.

Tom Gentry

A former member of the Society's music department, Tom is one of the barbershop world's most sought-after arrangers. Many of his arrangements have been published by the Society.

He joined the Barberhop Harmony Society in 1969 and has taken part in numerous quartet and chorus contests. His quartet Friends of Old competed in the 1982 International Contest in Pittsburgh, PA. He has been a member of two choruses that were fourth-place medalists at the international level, the Houston Tidelanders (1970) and the San Diego Sun Harbor Chorus (1973).

Tom is a graduate of Kalamazoo (Michigan) College, with a bachelor's degree in Psychology. He is currently a member of chapters in Akron and Canton, Ohio.

He became a certified Arrangement judge in 1979 and served on the category's Board of Review in 1983-84 before joining the Kenosha staff. Tom is also a former Music Category Specialist. His main non-barbershop passions are swing dancing and volleyball refereeing.