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About Us
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Our Director
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Our Assistant Director
Our Director
Coby Foster
Coby Foster first got involved in barbershop when he and three of his closest
friends sang in a quartet in high school and it was this early involvement
that got him hooked. It wasn't until he was studying music at Southern Oregon
State College that he was introduced to the Society for the Preservation and
Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America.
Coby and his college roommate Gabe Caretto (former director of the Eugene chorus)
formed a quartet in 1989 and wanted to compete. Unfortunately, there was not a
local chapter so they decided to start one. The result was the 1991 chartering
of the Rogue Valley Harmonizers in Medford, Oregon. After graduation Coby and his
soon to be wife Julie (a barbershop brat) moved to Eugene and became a member of
Cascade Chorus.
A quartet man from the start, Coby has sung in a number of quartets including
six registered quartets: The Ragged Edge of Harmony, Last Minute Edition,
Roadside Attraction, The Allnighters, in which he first sang lead and then tenor,
Razorburn, and his current quartet, After Five.
In his sixteen years as a Barbershopper Coby has served as Membership Vice
President, Music Vice President, show chairman, tenor and lead section
leader, and assistant director. In the fall of 1996, while the chorus was
in the process of a nationwide director search, he received his biggest
thrill as a Barbershopper when he took over the directorship of the
Cascade Chorus. This position continued for nine months, including one division
contest. His hard work and dedication to the Cascade Chorus led to his selection
as Barbershopper of the Year in 1998.
When the chorus found itself once again in the middle of a director search in
February 2000, Coby stepped up and took over the helm carrying the chorus
through division and District contests and their spring show. He took a brief
break from directing when his first son was born in 2001. He has since returned
to full time service with the Cascade Chorus as an assistant director and in
February 2003, following yet other nation wide search has been named the full
time director of the Cascade Chorus.
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