Florida College Hosts ‘The Humdingers’ Oct. 15

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The Florida College Life Enrichment Series presents The Humdingers this Saturday evening—and the show promises lots of toe-tapping fun.

The Humdingers have been entertaining audiences for almost 40 years. Collectively, they bring to the stage over 100 years of quartet experience and have performed throughout North America and several foreign countries.

They are also truly unique—no other barbershop quartet in the world performs with the antique Deagan Organ Chimes along with original tap dance and straw-hat routines.

According to Myron Whittlesey, this type of old-fashioned entertainment is fun for the audience and the performers.

“I enjoy this because there are very few other outlets that I get to do something I love, be completely silly, and the audience actually enjoys that,” he says.

Whittlesey also feels that The Humdingers are doing important work by keeping a piece of Americana alive

“This style of music is just as much about the performance as it is the music. Vaudeville played a huge role in developing theater,” he says. “All in all, it's as much about preserving a part of our nation's musical heritage—almost as a living, breathing museum.”

The Humdingers will perform on Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m. in Puckett Auditorium. Admission is free.

Florida College, founded in 1946, offers a fully accredited higher education through the lens of a biblical worldview. The school emphasizes strong academics, character-building education, and moral and spiritual growth.