List of chorus champions by year
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This page lists the Barbershop Harmony Society
's international chorus champions by the year in which they won. Choruses are eligible to win any number of times but must sit out for two years after they win.
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...
's international chorus champions by the year in which they won. Choruses are eligible to win any number of times but must sit out for two years after they win.
- 2011 — Masters of HarmonyMasters of HarmonyThe Masters of Harmony are a 135-member men's barbershop chorus, based in Santa Fe Springs, California. They are the current SPEBSQSA International Chorus Champions. Founded in 1986 with a few dozen men, they rose to stardom under the tutelage of director Dr. Greg Lyne...
- 2010 — Westminster ChorusWestminster ChorusThe Westminster Chorus is a men's a cappella chorus based in Westminster, California. International Chorus Champions of the Barbershop Harmony Society in 2007 and 2010, they are composed almost entirely of men under the age of 30.-History:The town of Westminster, in Orange County, CA has supported...
- 2009 — Ambassadors of HarmonyAmbassadors of HarmonyThe Ambassadors of Harmony is a 160+ member men's barbershop chorus, based in St. Charles, Missouri. The chorus won International Championship gold medals in 2004 and 2009, each time singing two arrangements by David Wright, under the direction of Jim Henry...
- 2008 — Masters of HarmonyMasters of HarmonyThe Masters of Harmony are a 135-member men's barbershop chorus, based in Santa Fe Springs, California. They are the current SPEBSQSA International Chorus Champions. Founded in 1986 with a few dozen men, they rose to stardom under the tutelage of director Dr. Greg Lyne...
- 2007 — Westminster ChorusWestminster ChorusThe Westminster Chorus is a men's a cappella chorus based in Westminster, California. International Chorus Champions of the Barbershop Harmony Society in 2007 and 2010, they are composed almost entirely of men under the age of 30.-History:The town of Westminster, in Orange County, CA has supported...
- 2006 — Vocal MajorityVocal MajorityThe Vocal Majority is a Dallas, Texas-based men's chorus of over 150 singers, billed as "America's Premier Pops Chorus." The VM is part of the Dallas Metro chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society...
- 2005 — Masters of HarmonyMasters of HarmonyThe Masters of Harmony are a 135-member men's barbershop chorus, based in Santa Fe Springs, California. They are the current SPEBSQSA International Chorus Champions. Founded in 1986 with a few dozen men, they rose to stardom under the tutelage of director Dr. Greg Lyne...
- 2004 — Ambassadors of HarmonyAmbassadors of HarmonyThe Ambassadors of Harmony is a 160+ member men's barbershop chorus, based in St. Charles, Missouri. The chorus won International Championship gold medals in 2004 and 2009, each time singing two arrangements by David Wright, under the direction of Jim Henry...
- 2003 — Vocal MajorityVocal MajorityThe Vocal Majority is a Dallas, Texas-based men's chorus of over 150 singers, billed as "America's Premier Pops Chorus." The VM is part of the Dallas Metro chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society...
- 2002 — Masters of HarmonyMasters of HarmonyThe Masters of Harmony are a 135-member men's barbershop chorus, based in Santa Fe Springs, California. They are the current SPEBSQSA International Chorus Champions. Founded in 1986 with a few dozen men, they rose to stardom under the tutelage of director Dr. Greg Lyne...
- 2001 — New Tradition ChorusNew Tradition ChorusThe New Tradition Chorus is a men's barbershop chorus based in Northbrook, IL, in the Chicago area. Founded in 1982, they have competed at the International Chorus Contest of the Barbershop Harmony Society 19 times, winning a medal on every attempt, until the 2009 competition, where they finished...
- 2000 — Vocal MajorityVocal MajorityThe Vocal Majority is a Dallas, Texas-based men's chorus of over 150 singers, billed as "America's Premier Pops Chorus." The VM is part of the Dallas Metro chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society...
- 1999 — Masters of HarmonyMasters of HarmonyThe Masters of Harmony are a 135-member men's barbershop chorus, based in Santa Fe Springs, California. They are the current SPEBSQSA International Chorus Champions. Founded in 1986 with a few dozen men, they rose to stardom under the tutelage of director Dr. Greg Lyne...
- 1998 — Alexandria HarmonizersAlexandria HarmonizersThe Alexandria Harmonizers are an international champion barbershop chorus based in Alexandria, Virginia. Numbering 95 men in 2009, the chorus is the performing arm of the Alexandria Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society, under the direction of Joseph Cerutti, Jr...
- 1997 — Vocal MajorityVocal MajorityThe Vocal Majority is a Dallas, Texas-based men's chorus of over 150 singers, billed as "America's Premier Pops Chorus." The VM is part of the Dallas Metro chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society...
- 1996 — Masters of HarmonyMasters of HarmonyThe Masters of Harmony are a 135-member men's barbershop chorus, based in Santa Fe Springs, California. They are the current SPEBSQSA International Chorus Champions. Founded in 1986 with a few dozen men, they rose to stardom under the tutelage of director Dr. Greg Lyne...
- 1995 — Alexandria HarmonizersAlexandria HarmonizersThe Alexandria Harmonizers are an international champion barbershop chorus based in Alexandria, Virginia. Numbering 95 men in 2009, the chorus is the performing arm of the Alexandria Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society, under the direction of Joseph Cerutti, Jr...
- 1994 — Vocal MajorityVocal MajorityThe Vocal Majority is a Dallas, Texas-based men's chorus of over 150 singers, billed as "America's Premier Pops Chorus." The VM is part of the Dallas Metro chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society...
- 1993 — Masters of HarmonyMasters of HarmonyThe Masters of Harmony are a 135-member men's barbershop chorus, based in Santa Fe Springs, California. They are the current SPEBSQSA International Chorus Champions. Founded in 1986 with a few dozen men, they rose to stardom under the tutelage of director Dr. Greg Lyne...
- 1992 — Southern Gateway Chorus
- 1991 — Vocal MajorityVocal MajorityThe Vocal Majority is a Dallas, Texas-based men's chorus of over 150 singers, billed as "America's Premier Pops Chorus." The VM is part of the Dallas Metro chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society...
- 1990 — Masters of HarmonyMasters of HarmonyThe Masters of Harmony are a 135-member men's barbershop chorus, based in Santa Fe Springs, California. They are the current SPEBSQSA International Chorus Champions. Founded in 1986 with a few dozen men, they rose to stardom under the tutelage of director Dr. Greg Lyne...
- 1989 — Alexandria HarmonizersAlexandria HarmonizersThe Alexandria Harmonizers are an international champion barbershop chorus based in Alexandria, Virginia. Numbering 95 men in 2009, the chorus is the performing arm of the Alexandria Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society, under the direction of Joseph Cerutti, Jr...
- 1988 — Vocal MajorityVocal MajorityThe Vocal Majority is a Dallas, Texas-based men's chorus of over 150 singers, billed as "America's Premier Pops Chorus." The VM is part of the Dallas Metro chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society...
- 1987 — West Towns Chorus
- 1986 — Alexandria HarmonizersAlexandria HarmonizersThe Alexandria Harmonizers are an international champion barbershop chorus based in Alexandria, Virginia. Numbering 95 men in 2009, the chorus is the performing arm of the Alexandria Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society, under the direction of Joseph Cerutti, Jr...
- 1985 — Vocal MajorityVocal MajorityThe Vocal Majority is a Dallas, Texas-based men's chorus of over 150 singers, billed as "America's Premier Pops Chorus." The VM is part of the Dallas Metro chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society...
- 1984 — Thoroughbreds
- 1983 — Phoenicians
- 1982 — Vocal MajorityVocal MajorityThe Vocal Majority is a Dallas, Texas-based men's chorus of over 150 singers, billed as "America's Premier Pops Chorus." The VM is part of the Dallas Metro chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society...
- 1981 — Thoroughbreds
- 1980 — Dukes of Harmony
- 1979 — Vocal MajorityVocal MajorityThe Vocal Majority is a Dallas, Texas-based men's chorus of over 150 singers, billed as "America's Premier Pops Chorus." The VM is part of the Dallas Metro chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society...
- 1978 — Thoroughbreds
- 1977 — Dukes of Harmony
- 1976 — Phoenicians
- 1975 — Vocal MajorityVocal MajorityThe Vocal Majority is a Dallas, Texas-based men's chorus of over 150 singers, billed as "America's Premier Pops Chorus." The VM is part of the Dallas Metro chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society...
- 1974 — Thoroughbreds
- 1973 — Southern Gateway Chorus
- 1972 — Phoenicians
- 1971 — Chorus of the ChesapeakeChorus of the ChesapeakeThe Chorus of the Chesapeake is a men's a cappella chorus, based in Dundalk, Maryland. Chartered in 1957 as the Dundalk chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society, the chorus is rich in both history and accomplishment.-Early history:...
- 1970 — Dapper Dans of Harmony
- 1969 — Thoroughbreds
- 1968 — Pekin Chorus
- 1967 — Dapper Dans of Harmony
- 1966 — Thoroughbreds
- 1965 — Miamians
- 1964 — Border Chorders
- 1963 — Pekin Chorus
- 1962 — Thoroughbreds
- 1961 — Chorus of the ChesapeakeChorus of the ChesapeakeThe Chorus of the Chesapeake is a men's a cappella chorus, based in Dundalk, Maryland. Chartered in 1957 as the Dundalk chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society, the chorus is rich in both history and accomplishment.-Early history:...
- 1960 — Chordsmen
- 1959 — Pekin Chorus
- 1958 — Dixie Cotton Boll Memphis
- 1957 — Californians
- 1956 — Ambassadors of Harmony
- 1955 — Janesville Chorus
- 1954 — Singing Capitol Chorus
External links
- Official list from the Barbershop Harmony SocietyBarbershop Harmony SocietyThe 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...