website years_active article_title background genre origin name
-lsb- http://www.musiccentralokc.org musiccentralokc.org -rsb- 1995 -- present music central
 group_or_band swing , jazz , gospel , folk , barbershop oklahoma city , oklahoma '' ` music central '' '
music central

music central is a barbershop chorus based in oklahoma city , oklahoma ; it was formed in 1995 with the goal of being a competitive , exciting , and fun chorus .
music central consists of men from various walks of life who are interested in the barbershop style .
very few of them have formal music training outside music central .
music central has , however , placed a lot of importance on a commitment to excellence .
music central produces two major performances per year .
they also perform for various functions , civic groups , the boy scouts of america , and the arts council of oklahoma .
quartets formed within music central provide entertainment throughout the year , including the delivery of singing valentines on sweetheart day .
the chorus performs a variety of styles of music from swing , jazz , gospel , folk songs , show tunes , and barbershop .
music central is an award winning chorus .
since its inception in 1995 , the chorus has won the division championship for all but 2 years .
they won the district championship -lrb- 5 state area -rrb- in 1998 , which sent them to the international barbershop harmony society contest .
music central ranked as one of the top 20 choruses in the barbershop harmony society in 1999 .
music central is directed by larry thomason and mark wynn , music educators and vocal teachers .
vocal coaches are also brought in periodically from outside the chorus .
methods and techniques in vocal production are provided to help members grow as a chorus as well as individual singers .
music central is part of the barbershop harmony society , formerly known as the society for the preservation and encouragement of barbershop quartet singing in america or spebsqsa .
they compete at society competitions all around the nation .
as part of the barbershop harmony society , music central is known as the `` central cities '' chapter within the northeast division of the southwestern district .
music central most recently won the northeast division competition on march 3 , 2007 in shreveport , la and competes at the district level the last weekend of october in little rock , ar .
in 1999 music central was able to compete at the international level because of winning the district competition in 1998 .
music central sings a variety of different songs and music .
they have sung beach boys music , music from different musicals , religious , jazz , and many other styles .
