Collegiate Quartet Contest
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MARCSMEN TAKE HOME THE GOLD
The FIRST International Youth Barbershop Chorus Festival proved popular for competitors and attendees. More than 200 singers participated, including singers from New Zealand.
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2009 Midwinter to be held in beautiful Pasadena, California
January 27th-February 1—See you there! |
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Check out the new look and sound of Barbershop Harmony!
Come join the excitement, hear the roar of applause, feel the thrill of competition! If you like singing in close a cappella harmony, you're going to love this exciting event presented by the Barbershop Harmony Society. And if you need help getting started, contact the Society and let us help you out.
Check out our past champs!
- Visit Road Trip, 2007 CBQC Champion
- Visit Musical Island Boys, 2006 CBQC Champion
- Visit Men In Black, 2005 CBQC Champion
- Visit Vocal Spectrum, 2004 CBQC Champion and 2006 International Quartet Champion.
- Read about HEAT, 2003 CBQC Champion.
- Read about Catfish Bend, 2002 CBQC Champion.
- Visit Reprise, 2001 CBQC Champion.
- Read about Millennium, 2000 CBQC Champion.
- Find out about Station 59, 1999 CBQC Champion.
Check out these other great college quartets!
More to come…
Here are other important items:
- Official Contest Rules, including explanatory information about the barbershop style of music and our judging criteria.
- A Suggested Songs List of titles from the Harmony Marketplace that are suitable for singing in the contest.
- A complete contest list of Spring preliminary sites and dates for 2009 will be available soon!
- The Official Collegiate Contest Entry Form for 2009 will be available soon!
- A map of our Society district boundaries. Look here to determine in which district your quartet will compete. As you can see, our organization is divided into 16 districts in North America and Canada.
- The Harmony Marketplace contains merchandise, sheet music and some recordings that may be helpful to you in understanding the style.
- The Barbershop Arrangements catalog has a listing of music published by the Barbershop Harmony Society for barbershop quartets. Please note that some songs may not be suitable for competition.
Any inquiries about the barbershop style of music, our judging program, or contest registration should be directed to James Estes at the Barbershop Harmony Society headquarters. You may get more information by calling 800-876-7464 or e-mail at college@barbershop.org.