Ben Stephany (Tenor) - 20
Ben Stephany, the youngest of the quartet, lives in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin where he has sung in choir since 4th grade. He was selected to sing in the State Honors Chorus in 8th grade down in Madison, Wisconsin. At the end of his freshman year at Fond du Lac High School, his Uncle Jack convinced him to go to a Harmony Explosion Camp in La Crosse, Wisconsin. This is where Ben experienced his first taste of barbershop music. After the weekend was over he fell in love with it and could not stop singing it. He enjoyed the camp so much, that he went for another 2 consecutive years. At the camp he met Michael Blair and together they started to look into forming a quartet for competition. After his second year of the Harmony Explosion Camp Ben began looking for a chorus to join. Soon enough Ben found the Midwest Vocal Express, an international competitive chorus out of Greendale, Wisconsin. Through his new chorus he honed his skills and began to learn form some of the best in barbershop. Singing with the MVE led Ben to bigger and better things as he soon found myself on the International stage in Philadelphia during the summer of 2010. After watching all the quartets and chorus's compete he got a quartet together in his school to compete at solo ensemble, however at the same time he was beginning his journey with SuperNova. SuperNova made one of Ben's dreams come true when they were invited to compete in the International Collegiate
Competition in the summer of 2012. Currently Ben is working toward becoming a teacher at
the University of Wisconsin Fond du Lac.
Ben Stephany, the youngest of the quartet, lives in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin where he has sung in choir since 4th grade. He was selected to sing in the State Honors Chorus in 8th grade down in Madison, Wisconsin. At the end of his freshman year at Fond du Lac High School, his Uncle Jack convinced him to go to a Harmony Explosion Camp in La Crosse, Wisconsin. This is where Ben experienced his first taste of barbershop music. After the weekend was over he fell in love with it and could not stop singing it. He enjoyed the camp so much, that he went for another 2 consecutive years. At the camp he met Michael Blair and together they started to look into forming a quartet for competition. After his second year of the Harmony Explosion Camp Ben began looking for a chorus to join. Soon enough Ben found the Midwest Vocal Express, an international competitive chorus out of Greendale, Wisconsin. Through his new chorus he honed his skills and began to learn form some of the best in barbershop. Singing with the MVE led Ben to bigger and better things as he soon found myself on the International stage in Philadelphia during the summer of 2010. After watching all the quartets and chorus's compete he got a quartet together in his school to compete at solo ensemble, however at the same time he was beginning his journey with SuperNova. SuperNova made one of Ben's dreams come true when they were invited to compete in the International Collegiate
Competition in the summer of 2012. Currently Ben is working toward becoming a teacher at
the University of Wisconsin Fond du Lac.
Nathan Seager (Lead) - 21
Nathan Seager is the Lead of the group with an occasional Baritone (and even TENOR) switch. Born and raised in Green Bay, WI, this 21 year old has been singing since he can remember. Nathan was a member of the Green Bay Boy Choir for 9 years and graduated from Green Bay West High in 2009. In his sophomore year at West, Nathan met lifetime friend and Bass for the group, Michael Blair. It was in that year that Michael introduced Nathan to barbershop. The two have done various performances together and now, SuperNova. It has always been a dream of Michael’s to have his own barbershop group, and Nathan couldn’t be more honored to help make that dream come true!
Nathan Seager is the Lead of the group with an occasional Baritone (and even TENOR) switch. Born and raised in Green Bay, WI, this 21 year old has been singing since he can remember. Nathan was a member of the Green Bay Boy Choir for 9 years and graduated from Green Bay West High in 2009. In his sophomore year at West, Nathan met lifetime friend and Bass for the group, Michael Blair. It was in that year that Michael introduced Nathan to barbershop. The two have done various performances together and now, SuperNova. It has always been a dream of Michael’s to have his own barbershop group, and Nathan couldn’t be more honored to help make that dream come true!
Michael Blair (Bass) - 24
Michael Blair, the bass for the group and oldest member of SuperNova. He hails from Green Bay, WI and has been singing since he was very young. First in the Children's Choir and the Adult Chancel Choir (Soprano) at his church. From there he expanded to singing in the Green Bay Children's Choir and The Green Bay Boy Choir. It was his father, Paul Blair who has been singing with the Green Bay Baylander Chorus for over 20 years and is one of three Directors, who originally spurred Michael's interest in Barbershop at the very young age of 10, Michael sang his first Barbershop "song" on stage with his dad's quartet, Compass Points singing the Tag "Sleepy Time." From there he grew even more into it. Michael currently plans to attend college at UWGB and finish off his half-started Bachelor's Degree and then carry on to the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point to get a Master's Degree in Wildlife Ecology.
Michael Blair, the bass for the group and oldest member of SuperNova. He hails from Green Bay, WI and has been singing since he was very young. First in the Children's Choir and the Adult Chancel Choir (Soprano) at his church. From there he expanded to singing in the Green Bay Children's Choir and The Green Bay Boy Choir. It was his father, Paul Blair who has been singing with the Green Bay Baylander Chorus for over 20 years and is one of three Directors, who originally spurred Michael's interest in Barbershop at the very young age of 10, Michael sang his first Barbershop "song" on stage with his dad's quartet, Compass Points singing the Tag "Sleepy Time." From there he grew even more into it. Michael currently plans to attend college at UWGB and finish off his half-started Bachelor's Degree and then carry on to the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point to get a Master's Degree in Wildlife Ecology.
Chris Vander Pas (Baritone) - 22
Well, here is Chris Vander Pas, the new baritone of SuperNova. He regularly lives in Little Chute, WI and hasn't sung as long as his other quartet members. His first musical experiences started in high school. This was mainly because according to most of his classmates in middle school and earlier convinced him that singing was something he shouldn't do (peer pressure). However when they heard Chris sing they were amazed by his singing. All of a sudden, they said I was really good! (said Chris in his own words). In high school he was one of the two leaders in the tenor section. The other leader goes by the name Tim Van Eperen. He was actually the one who brought Chris into the idea of barbershop. They actually made a make-shift quartet, sang in Solo & Ensemble, and for one of their concerts. It was a real blast! After high school, he decided he loved music enough that he would be a Music Education Major at UW Oshkosh. Currently, Chris resides in Oshkosh during most of the academic year. In college he found more people that showed interest in barbershop and was told that if he wanted to go into a chorus, there was the Fox Valleyaires in the Little Chute area. Chris has now been with them for almost two years. Oh yeah! He bets you all want to know how he got there! That was mainly because of the chord college in January. Chris met Ben, who is the nephew of one of the Valleyaire members, and was taught how to sing tags! Then, Ben asked if Chris would like to join the quartet because we needed a baritone. So that's why he's here, and the rest as they say, is history. If you want to know more just ask.....he doesn't bite....much!
Well, here is Chris Vander Pas, the new baritone of SuperNova. He regularly lives in Little Chute, WI and hasn't sung as long as his other quartet members. His first musical experiences started in high school. This was mainly because according to most of his classmates in middle school and earlier convinced him that singing was something he shouldn't do (peer pressure). However when they heard Chris sing they were amazed by his singing. All of a sudden, they said I was really good! (said Chris in his own words). In high school he was one of the two leaders in the tenor section. The other leader goes by the name Tim Van Eperen. He was actually the one who brought Chris into the idea of barbershop. They actually made a make-shift quartet, sang in Solo & Ensemble, and for one of their concerts. It was a real blast! After high school, he decided he loved music enough that he would be a Music Education Major at UW Oshkosh. Currently, Chris resides in Oshkosh during most of the academic year. In college he found more people that showed interest in barbershop and was told that if he wanted to go into a chorus, there was the Fox Valleyaires in the Little Chute area. Chris has now been with them for almost two years. Oh yeah! He bets you all want to know how he got there! That was mainly because of the chord college in January. Chris met Ben, who is the nephew of one of the Valleyaire members, and was taught how to sing tags! Then, Ben asked if Chris would like to join the quartet because we needed a baritone. So that's why he's here, and the rest as they say, is history. If you want to know more just ask.....he doesn't bite....much!
