2016 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award nominees announced
Barbershoppers aren’t the only people listening to barbershop albums! The Contemporary A Cappella Society released the nominees for its annual list of Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards. If...
View ArticleTrio of gold medalists headline concert in Germany… and you can watch ONLINE!
Ambassadors of Harmony, 2012 International Chorus Champions Ambassadors of Harmony, Crossroads, and Double Date head to Germany and the BING (Barbershop In Germany) convention in just a few short...
View ArticleHarmony University is now accepting faculty applications for International!
Last year, Harmony University changed the game and offered over 100 classes between Tuesday and Saturday instead of the usual 4 or 5 classes. This experiment was WILDLY popular and produced the largest...
View ArticleIn Memoriam: Jim Richards
We say goodbye to our friend Jim Richards this week. Here, historian Grady Kerr pays tribute to a man who was a friend and mentor to so many. James “Jim” Dana Richards June 12, 1925 – February 20,...
View ArticleBHS judge applications open to women in 2016
During the recent Midwinter convention in Reno, our Society Board of Directors voted on and approved an SCJC proposed rule change to allow for BHS Associates (women) to become certified BHS judges. The...
View ArticleSociety Board Application – seeking new members… maybe YOU!
The Board of Directors of the Barbershop Harmony Society has openings for two Members-at-Large for three-year terms beginning in January 2017. These openings will be filled by election of the board at...
View ArticlePitch Perfected! Spend an evening with the AIC in Nashville
What’s better than an evening of gold medal quartets singing their very best music? How about TWO EVENINGS!?! To take in all that the Association of International Champions has to offer, be sure to...
View ArticleVoices of Gotham stages the ultimate barbershop “TED Talk”
Voices of Gotham shares a unique event coming up this weekend: Unlike your usual barbershop event (read: two-hour concert), this is a lecture/concert that is more informative of the barbershop style...
View ArticleRegister now for the Nashville Harmony Platoon!
Add more singing to your convention week in Nashville! If you like to do less sitting and more singing at conventions, then Harmony Platoon will make your barbershop dreams come true! Your $25...
View ArticleSpring Convention update: March 19 – 21
It was a busy barbershop weekend for several Districts! Check out the links below to see scoring summaries… Cardinal District District Seniors Quartet Champion: Sound Reunion Plateau AAA Most...
View ArticleAlexandria Harmonizers prepare to sing with Kristin Chenoweth, Andrew Lippa...
Thoughts from Alexandria Harmonizers director Joe Cerutti, as the chorus prepares for an new artistic adventure this weekend: Today we begin our final week of rehearsals for I Am Harvey Milk, with...
View ArticleHarmony U scholarship winners announced
Larry Ajer Quartet Scholarship Home Brewed Quartet Bennington, NE Dale Clary, Jeff Klemme, Bill Lamme, Phillip Fitzpatrick Lou Perry Arranger Scholarship 2016 award to Matt Astle and Cay Outerbridge...
View ArticleYou can help spread Barbershop in France!
Our friends from the French Association of Barbershop Singers (FRABS!) have sent an update… and a simple request!Since we created the association (only one year ago), everything went so fast! We...
View ArticleAlexandria Harmonizers to present selections from I Am Harvey Milk at Convention
After a successful and highly rewarding performance of this powerful piece, Musical Director Joe Cerutti shared some closing thoughts about the experience. “I will never forget this week as long as I...
View ArticleNAME THE CONVENTION BREW!
Among its many delights, Nashville has a nice craft brewing scene, and visitors to the convention will find plenty of choices throughout the city for a refreshing beverage.Courageously, a select team...
View ArticleCALLING ALL TAG TEACHERS: Teach the world to sing… tags!
GET IN THE ZONE We need your help! If you are attending our international convention this July in Nashville and love to teach tags, sign up to teach group tags in our new TAG ZONES. We guess about 50%...
View ArticleRobert Rund Joins Harmony Foundation as Regional Director, Western Region
We are delighted to welcome Robert Rund to our team as Regional Director of Development. Robert says, “I am aware that there are many people who love barbershop and who have a passion for Harmony...
View ArticleAnd the convention brew is….
WOW! You all are highly skilled at coming up with clever names… it must be all of that practice naming quartets. We had MANY wonderful submissions for our Rock Bottom Brewery #BHSNASH special brew (see...
View ArticleMembership growing through self-serve sign-up
Since October 2015, men have been able to do something they couldn’t do before: they found the Barbershop Harmony Society through their own means, clicked “join us” at barbershop.org and became full...
View ArticleWatch Nashville Convention performances on YouTube on August 15th… ALL OF ‘EM!
Watch your favorite #BHSNASH performances on YouTube! One of the most frequent messages to our Harmony Hall team is “MORE VIDEO!” And we agree… to the tune of nearly 500 new videos added to the BHS...
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