Heralds of Harmony
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The Heralds of Harmony is a Tampa
, Florida-based men’s a capella chorus that has been entertaining Florida audiences in the barbershop style continuously since 1945 and is currently ranked among the nation's best male vocal ensembles.
The Tampa Bay Heralds of Harmony is a semi-professional chorus affiliated with the Barbershop Harmony Society
(BHS). The Heralds of Harmony are multiple-time Florida state barbershop chorus champions, and consistently represent the state at the BHS international chorus contest.
The Heralds have ranked as high as 9th in the world.
Several international qualifying quartets have emerged from the Heralds of Harmony, including BHS gold medal champions KEEPSAKE (1992) Keepsake (quartet) and PLATINUM (2000) Platinum (quartet)
. Within the past several years, the chorus has been led by 3 different directors who are gold medal winners in chorus or quartet competition: Tony DeRosa, Randy Loos, and Roger Ross. The Heralds have also performed with the Florida Orchestra
on multiple occasions and have been directed by guest conductors Skitch Henderson
and Doc Severinsen
. The current musical director of the Heralds is Steve Jamison.
Throughout the year, the Heralds are featured as guest performers in various concert series and at numerous events throughout the Tampa Bay area as well as other parts of Florida. Their music has delighted a wide range of audiences in many different performance venues. In addition, the Heralds also annually produce their own shows at various times of the year, most notably their annual Christmas show.
The Heralds have regularly supported the community by providing benefit performances for the Spring of Tampa Bay (women’s shelter) in Hillsborough County and The Hospice
of the Florida Suncoast in Pinellas County. The Heralds also engage in an active youth outreach program offering in-service training to many vocal music educators of Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties, providing numerous youth music scholarships, and by often participating as a clinic chorus in the Florida Music Educators Association Annual Convention.
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, Florida-based men’s a capella chorus that has been entertaining Florida audiences in the barbershop style continuously since 1945 and is currently ranked among the nation's best male vocal ensembles.
The Tampa Bay Heralds of Harmony is a semi-professional chorus affiliated with the Barbershop Harmony Society
Barbershop Harmony Society
The Barbershop Harmony Society, legally and historically named the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, Inc. , is the first of several organizations to promote and preserve barbershop music as an art form. Founded by Owen C...
(BHS). The Heralds of Harmony are multiple-time Florida state barbershop chorus champions, and consistently represent the state at the BHS international chorus contest.
The Heralds have ranked as high as 9th in the world.
Several international qualifying quartets have emerged from the Heralds of Harmony, including BHS gold medal champions KEEPSAKE (1992) Keepsake (quartet) and PLATINUM (2000) Platinum (quartet)
Platinum (quartet)
Platinum is a barbershop quartet, created in 1998 and the 2000 SPEBSQSA international quartet champions. They are famous for their long posts , particularly in their adaptation of the song Be Our Guest and in Clay Hine's arrangement of Auld Lang Syne, which is on Platinum's CD of the same...
. Within the past several years, the chorus has been led by 3 different directors who are gold medal winners in chorus or quartet competition: Tony DeRosa, Randy Loos, and Roger Ross. The Heralds have also performed with the Florida Orchestra
The Florida Orchestra
The Florida Orchestra is a performing arts company located in Tampa Bay, Florida. It is one of the leading professional symphony orchestras in Florida, and one of the best regional orchestras in America....
on multiple occasions and have been directed by guest conductors Skitch Henderson
Skitch Henderson
Lyle Russell Cedric “Skitch” Henderson was a pianist, conductor, and composer. His nickname reportedly derived from his ability to quickly "re-sketch" a song in a different key.- Biography :...
and Doc Severinsen
Doc Severinsen
Carl Hilding "Doc" Severinsen is an American pop and jazz trumpeter. He is best known for leading the NBC Orchestra on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.-Early life:...
. The current musical director of the Heralds is Steve Jamison.
Throughout the year, the Heralds are featured as guest performers in various concert series and at numerous events throughout the Tampa Bay area as well as other parts of Florida. Their music has delighted a wide range of audiences in many different performance venues. In addition, the Heralds also annually produce their own shows at various times of the year, most notably their annual Christmas show.
The Heralds have regularly supported the community by providing benefit performances for the Spring of Tampa Bay (women’s shelter) in Hillsborough County and The Hospice
Hospice
Hospice is a type of care and a philosophy of care which focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient's symptoms.In the United States and Canada:*Gentiva Health Services, national provider of hospice and home health services...
of the Florida Suncoast in Pinellas County. The Heralds also engage in an active youth outreach program offering in-service training to many vocal music educators of Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties, providing numerous youth music scholarships, and by often participating as a clinic chorus in the Florida Music Educators Association Annual Convention.