An impressive milestone has been achieved for Edna Procter of the “Women in Harmony”- which is part of Harmony Inc - as she embarks upon her 43rd year of service with the Barbershop Harmony Style Organization. “This an exciting time in Harmony Inc.’s history, which spans more than five decades,” says Sandra Dunlop, former Harmony Inc. president. “We rely heavily on the talents and expertise of our talented members to thrive as an organization, and we’re grateful that Edna has given so selflessly of her time and ef- forts. Being a long-time member of Harmony, Inc. lends itself to great rewards to people like Edna and we celebrate with her on this notable anniversary.”
It is clear that Procter has a love for both music and all the ladies in the Barbershop Harmony Style Organization since she joined the group back in 1975.
“I joined the group 43 years ago because I just like to sing,” Procter jokingly added. “That was a long time ago. It is a very friendly group and I get such a nice feeling there. I like to learn to do things well and I think that I do with the help of the director.”
The non-profit organization’s mission is to empower all women through education, friendship and acapella singing in the barbershop style. The women want to keep the barbershop style going along with putting their own twist on modern songs.
“We like to give pleasure to other people from singing,” explained Procter. “We think that we accomplish this some- times when we sing our songs. We choose a subject every year for our show and we try to think of the songs that will go with it. One year we had the theme ‘imagine if’ and then another year we had vacation.”
Procter currently lives in Lion’s Manor in Brandon, Manitoba and has no intentions of retiring anytime soon; she says that as long as she is able to sing she will be a part of the group.
“As long as my voice doesn’t throw off anybody else I will continue to sing with the ladies,” continued Procter. “I think it is a great group of girls. I think anybody that wants to join would really enjoy themselves if they enjoy singing. It is a fun group and we do work hard to get things right but it is still in the very happy sort of way.”
