THE CHEYENNE WYOMINGAIRES, established in 1954, were a chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, Inc., (SPEBSQSA) for over 60 years, an organization dedicated to promoting the joy of barbershop harmony. As of 2015 due to declining membership, the Wyomingaires are now an independent harmony club free for anyone to join. Our chorus has a small mix of old-timers who have been singing since time began and newcomers who don't know the songs or even how to read music. No matter what your experience level is, there's room for everyone.

Very Large Quartet. Having seen a picture of the chorus, you may wonder just how big our "quartet" is. Actually most barbershop groups sing in a chorus, for several reasons - for a fuller sound, as a means of teaching newcomers their part, and to make sure everyone gets to participate. The "quartet" part of the Society name comes from the fact that there are four parts sung together - the lead, who sings melody, and the bass, baritone, and tenor who provide the harmony parts. That said, we often break the group up into quartets for special performances. Those who do get a chance to perform as a quartet will quickly tell you that there is nothing more thrilling OR terrifying as to be the only person singing your part in front of a crowd of people.

Herding Cats. Now meet our director, the lovely and talented De Anna Greene pictured on the right. She took the reins in 2008 and brings much-needed musical expertise to our band of misfits. She directs both the women's and men's choruses and never lets us get away with anything!

One of these things is not like the others. You may have noticed on our cover photo that one of the barbershoppers is a lot prettier than the rest of us. Historically we have always been a male chorus to get a perfect match on the timbre of our voices, but our one and only baritone had to drop out briefly during the COVID-19 quarantine. Suzanne was already singing baritone with the ladies' chorus, Cheyenne Harmony, and she volunteered to fill in the missing part of the chord for the men's group as well. The original baritone is back with us, but we're still glad to have Suzanne adding her voice to the mix for a richer baritone sound and we're grateful she was able to learn all our songs so quickly when we needed her!