  Ed Cazenas (tenor) has been singing barbershop since 1980. He wears two Gold International Chorus Championship medals as a Front Row Man of the Alexandria Harmonizers. He has sung in two District Champion quartets, Phatcats in 2004 and The Bay Rum Runners in 1996. He also sang with Vaudeville, an international Top-10 Quartet Finalist. Eddie is Senior Designer for an environmental engineering firm in Reston, Virginia. (This comes in handy whenever a host chapter requires us to file an environmental impact statement). He was voted "Most likely to fit into his High School clothes at retirement." His wife Pat is a transportation engineer and lion-tamer - they have 3 boys. |
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  Nick Aiuto (lead) has been a barbershopper since 1990, singing in the US and overseas. He thanks the Manhattan Chapter for his first taste of real barbershop in the Big Apple Chorus. He did a lot of quartet singing with the British Association of Barbershop Singers (BABS) while living in London, winning a bronze medal in 2000 with the quartet, Wheel of Harmony (pronounce that slowly). Nick made his debut in the Mid-Atlantic District with the quartet, Mercury, who regularly made the finals at M-AD International Prelims. Nick is delighted to be back with the Alexandria Harmonizers and singing in Four Aces. When not singing, Nick works from his home as a software designer/programmer. He lives in Sterling, Virginia with his wife Cathy (a phenomenal, natural harmonizer) and two sons, Nicky and Danny (another natural harmonizer).
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  Richard Lewellen (baritone) has won two district quartet championships: as the bass of Pacifica (1982-83) in the Far Western District and as the lead singer of Atlanta Power Company (1993) in the Dixie District. In 2004, Richard retired as the baritone of the four-time International Quartet Medalist, Riptide. Richard became the musical director of the Alexandria Harmonizers in 2003 and led them to a 4th place Bronze medal at both the 2004 and 2005 International Chorus Competitions. Richard now resides in Western New York State and is a full time barbershopper, devoting his time to directing the East Aurora Friends of Harmony, coaching quartets and choruses, and singing with Four Aces. Married to a talented tenor, Christina, they have two small daughters, Morgan (who loves to watch Daddy's quartet sing!) and Bryn (who doesn't!)...just kidding. |
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  Jay has more than 35 years as a barbershopper and lives in Louisville, KY with wife Kathy, and children Kristina & J.J. (who are both in college). In addition to continuing his long career with UPS, Jay stays busy coaching BHS, SAI, & HI groups and sings with the Southern Gateway Chorus, Cincinnati, OH.
Jay has won four district quartet championships (1 at baritone and 3 at bass). He also won International medals in 3 quartets (The Interstate Rivals - 1987 International Gold Medal Quartet Champions - bass, The Naturals - 1992-1993 International Bronze Medalists - baritone and Marquis - 1995 International Quartet Champions - bass).
Jay was the director of the Loganairre Chapter in Bellefontaine, OH when he was 22 (he started singing barbershop music in that chapter at age 14) and directed the Louisville Thoroughbred Chorus to a Cardinal District Championship and a Top 20 finish in the BHS International Chorus contest in 2005. Jay is extremely proud of his wife & daughter who sing in the front row of the Pride of Kentucky Chorus (Current Region 4 Champions) and daughter Kristina's - Lucky Day - quartet who just won the Region 4 Quartet Championship and son J.J. who sings with the Southern Gateway Chorus and Kentucky Vocal Union Chorus.
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