About The Ithachords

Formed in 1947.
"The Itha-Kords" were originally presented their charter in 1947. Founding member Fred Asay recalls that the 40-man chapter met “in the old Masonic Temple on Cayuga Street, near the library.” The first annual show, or “Parade of Quartets” as it was then called, played to an overflow crowd in Bailey Hall at Cornell University on May 8, 1948 featuring the Notewasters (Ith.), Hilly City Four (Ith.), Waltones (Walton), Syra-Chords (Syr.), Add-O-Chords (Addison), Melody Mutilators (Roch.), Melody Men (Buff.), Velvetones (Bing.), Westinghouse Four (Pitts.,PA), Withered Four (Patterson, NJ), Balladaires (Jersey City, NJ), and Harmony Flat Foots (NYC Police, Bronx). The Itha-Kords enjoyed tremendous popularity and was very active for fifteen years.

The chorus rechartered in 1967, and again in 1999, only this time as "The Ithaca Men's Barbershop Chorus." A year later the name was changed to "The Ithachords." The chorus has enjoyed a long line of dedicated directors including Frank Howard, Nelson “Ned” Dunham, Ron Clayton, Neil Oxman, John Williams, Dave Lawrence, Don Lebow, and Robert Dietz. Though the names of the directors and the chorus may change through the years, tight four-part harmony is alive and well in Ithaca and will be around for many years.

Members from 1947–2011.
To the best of our knowledge, the following is a list of men who have sung with the chorus. It is compiled from various lists and concert programs in our archives. If you have corrections and/or additional information you would like to offer, please contact us. We are eager to make this list as historically accurate as possible. [ T=tenor, L=lead, b=baritone, B=Bass ]

Nelson Allen
Jon Armstrong
Fred Asay
Aaron Barber
Tony Babbaro
Carl Batchler
Bob Bell
Fran Benjamin
Chuck Benson
Harry Binde
Jeremy Beutel
Jim Bobnick
Ron Bors
Ted Bosworth
Charlie Brucker
Dave Burbank
Ron Clayton
Nat Comisar
Brad Corbitt
Bill Couch
Roger Cramton
Ray Cunneen
Larry Delgado
Paul Dickson
Mitch Doll
Nelson Dunham
Steve Dyer
Darryl Edminster
George Enzian
Chris Ficken
Emmett Field
Nigel Firth
Tom Frohnapfel
Tim Galante
Harold Gibbs
Art Goodband
Tim Goodband
Dave Gries
Dan Grice
Dan Graybeal
Joe Gulyas
Bob Hand
Ash Haight
Dave Hall
Doug Harper
Don Hinman
Mark Hoerbelt
Chuck Holt
Larry Horn
Karta Iglesias
Alan Jamison
Ed Jamison
Ralph Jones
Rich Judd
Bob Kelchner
Michael Keller
Bob Kellogg
Ed Keggogg
David Kone
Bruce Lauterwasser
Dave Lawrence
Don Lebow
Bill Litzenberg
Karl Litzenberg
Toby Lobdell
Ron Loomis
Dan Lummuka
Tim Magnusson
Pete Marchetto
Ross Martin
Neil Massa
Herb Masser
Frank Mazourek
Michael Meador
Tristan Meador
Joseph McKenna
Chris McVoy
Jim Merkle
Evan Meltzer
Pete Minotti
Malcolm Mitchell
Ken McCarthy
Dave Monk
Frank Moore
Michael Moore
Richard Neno
Karl Niemann
Everett Nelson
Mark Nelson
Nathan Newman
Wayne Nowlan
Anthony Ouckama
Jim Overhiser
Michael Owren
Gregg Palermo
Tom Paster
Frank Pearson
John Perkins
Adam Perl
Paul Porter
Chris Pottle
Sam Pottle
Tom Rodman
Ed Rogers
Ray Rajala
Lynn Rathbun
Scott Russell
John Sage
Tony Scaglione
Marty Schlabach
Jeff Shaya
Mark Sheldon
Paul Sheppard
Phil Schoggen
Brian Sforzo
Nick Shibylo
Dan Slattery
Frank Smalley
Dave Smith
Ray Sonoff
Hank Stark
John Stator
Bruce Stearns
Sib Stewart
Tim Sullivan
Butch Talada
Bill Tei
Larry Thayer
Doug Thornton
Rich Tobin
Dan Tonn
Jeff Tuttle
David Velleman
Paul Velleman
Jonathan Walker
Rod Wasicsko
Bruce Watkins
Charlie Weaver
Ralph Welker
Danny Wheeler
David Williams
Woody Woodward
Okie Worzel
Del Zerkle

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