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The 2018 BHA National Barbershop Convention website (https://www.barbershopconvention.com.au/) is now open and ready to accept registrations. This Convention is being held for the first time in Adelaide. Most activities will be held at the famous 152 year old National Heritage ...
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Greetings! I hope you are all enjoying the activities involved with this year’s round of regional contests and conventions! It’s great to see so many of you appearing on social media as you post fun items about your choruses and ...
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We're thrilled to have secured the Barbershop Harmony Society's 2015 International Quartet Champions, Instant Classic as the headline quartet in the Adelaide Convention and as educators at the Harmony Academy that follows. Instant Classic is comprised of Kohl (baritone), Kyle ...
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As we move closer to the convention, BHA is pleased to announce that we will be having two separate workshops at the convention. One schools workshop on the Wednesday, and a youth workshop on the Friday. Our guest clinicians, along ...
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In the last In Harmony Newsletter, Derek Cosburn provided a timely reminder that recognition is a key component of expressing our gratitude to those members of our barbershop community who contribute so much in keeping our clubs, regions and national ...
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On the 11th of April we celebrated Barbershop Quartet Day! This date commemorates the birth of the organised barbershop movement on the 11th of April, 1938, when 26 men gathered together at the invitation of Rupert Hall, the “Royal Keeper ...
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Quartets need to re-register on an annual basis and in time for the regional contests. Unfortunately, many quartets leave it till the last minute, just in time for the close of regional contest entries. This creates a lot of last ...
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The last major survey of member’s views was carried out in 2005. Since that time we have seen many changes in the Australian and International Harmony landscape requiring responses by our clubs, regions and association to ensure the ongoing viability ...
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In today’s society of sue first ask questions later, insurance is one an absolute must for all organisations. BHA has several insurance policies to designed to protect members, club offices, performers and volunteers. Group Accident Cover Cover for students ...
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MEMBERSHIP YEAR From 2019 we will change our membership year to the calendar year, 1 January to 31 December. The intent of the change is to bring membership registration more in line with the operational year of clubs. The new ...
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Barbershop singing has been featured in the rock musical We Will Rock You. Staged at His Majesty’s Theatre in Perth with a semi-professional cast, a number of members of Vocal Evolution were involved. The show starred well known Australian performer ...
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Further to our package of initiatives to upgrade our marketing and recruitment programme, the Melbournaires Events and Marketing Group has finalised the design for a new club emblem as shown above. Based on the emblem that was used for the ...
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Sixteen members of The Adelaide Allsorts Harmony Chorus competed at the first Barbershop World Mixed Chorus Competition hosted by Barbershop in Germany! (BinG!) in Munich over the weekend of 6th – 8th April 2018. The World Mixed Chorus Competition was ...
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Wa’s Happnin’ in da Hills? Welcoming the new guys to the risers for the Finale All the preparation for our “A Cappella for Fellas” harmony singing course has fallen into place since the new year. We have been working hard ...
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“Spot the camera” was the call as we came off from our final afternoon rehearsal for the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony. - a little more on that later. This week saw the Blenders participate in the biggest event in our ...
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Miner Chords on Fun Day Future What a year it has started out. The Chorus has grown in numbers and some nice sounds are developing among what is relatively a neophyte group as a lot of our people are still ...
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Welcome to our Newest members who have joined our great organisation since the last newsletter Don Baills High Altitude Harmony Inc. Jed McDonald Adelaide Allsorts Inc Katinga schroeder Club at Large John Aldersley Central Coast Barbershop Chorus Colin Daley Central ...
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Origins of Barbershop Music - A Revelation Another Barbershop Poem by Andrew Wright 1. I’ve now been singing Barbershop for more than 50 years And treasure all the time I’ve spent whilst singing with my peers I thought I ...
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