Vocal Accord (a.k.a. Vocal-A-Chord) was formed in the winter of 2008. The four members of the quartet are all related as shown below:
| Dan | Jeff | John | |
| | | | | ||
| Bryan— | –Danielle | Brian | |
Brian Kerr (baritone) is the son of John Kerr and currently lives in Toledo, OH with his family. He is a member of the Toledo Barbershop Chorus and an active member of the Church of Christ.
John Kerr (bass) is the cheerleader, storyteller, and comedian of the group. He is currently a minister in Roseville, PA but travels to Ohio quite frequently. John was formerly a member of the Pennsylvania Preachers quartet.
Jeff Kerr (lead) is the man with all the sweet sound equipment. He is also the recording technician, technical support, and all-around renaissance man for the group. Jeff was formerly a member of Gloryland Quartet and lives in Akron, OH.
Bryan Munch (tenor) lives in Cleveland, OH. He is the webmaster for the group and was formerly a member of Speakeasy, a male octet at Case Western Reserve University. Bryan also currently sings at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Cleveland Heights.
The Story of a Group 30 Years in the Making:
Around 1975 Jeff and John started a barbershop quartet called the “Singing Scissors”. Original members were:
John Kerr - bass
Jeff Kerr - lead
Tom Kindall - tenor
Dave Gladwell - baritone
Tom was pretty young at that time and his voice hadn’t changed yet. Dave ended up going away to school and his sister Leslie joined the group as tenor. At that time Tom switched over to baritone. Although the next events are hazy, by 1977 this group became the Gloryland quartet. John sang with the group from 1977-1987. In 1987 he moved to PA and then formed the Pennsylvania Preachers.
Gloryland was: John, Jeff, Tom, Leslie from 1977-1987 and then from 1987-1997 the group was Jeff - bass, Tom - baritone, Leslie - tenor, Doug Pell - lead. Eventually Doug’s job forced him to move (he lives in Grand Rapids, MI now) and they broke up at that time.
we span several states!