The 2004/5 British
Gold Medal Quartet - visited our club in April 2005
Information
and contact details of our umbrella organisation
British Association
of Barbershop Singers
Barbershop In
Germany
Society of Nordic
Barbershop Singers
The Society
for the Pres-ervation and Encourag-ement of Barbershop Quartet Singing
in America Inc.
Friends
of The Harmonisers
The Harmonisers have many friends and associations which whom they keep in touch and, as would be expected, perform in concert with other choirs and instrumental groups. To give an idea of who these are, below you will find the badges and logos of some of these good folk.
Click the
logo for more information on The VelveTones
A link to
the web site of this fine Barbershop club in Germany. Special to us
because it was founded by an ex-member of Torrevieja Barbershop Harmonisers!
Irish Association
of Barbershop Singers
Dutch Association
of Barbershop Singers
Ladies Association
of British Barbershop Singers. Go to this site to follow links to ladies'
barbershop clubs around the world
..... and a bit of Barbershop History
Over twenty five years ago the British Association of Barbershop Singers was established and affiliated to the American Society. Now there are over 50 clubs in the UK, with a huge annual Convention which includes chorus and quartet competitions. Barbershop is well covered on television with frequent appearances by British choruses, including the Sainsbury's Choir of the Year contest, at which barbershop choruses have excelled in recent years. In 2004 Cambridge Barbershop Chorus won the Choir of The World title at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod.
In 1938 the Society for the Preservation of Barbershop Singing in America (SPEBSQSA) was formed, and currently it has over 30,000 members, making it the largest singing organisation in the world. Today there are barbershop organisations in most civilised countries of the world, as this unique style of singing becomes ever more popular.
There are many national associations. They often have their own guild of judges and run many educational events. In the UK for example, there is an annual Harmony College - a residential weekend course where numerous classes are run on music skills, stage performance, directing, show production etc. It is always a sell-out!
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