Brothers in Harmony History

The Brothers in Harmony are the Hamilton Square, New Jersey Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society. Since our start in 1998 as the Easton Pennsylvania Chapter, we have been providing our audiences with rich, vibrant, award-winning barbershop harmonies.

The Brothers in Harmony Chorus entered the Northern Division competition in May 1998 and became the Northern Division champions with 36 men on stage. In October of 1998, the “Brothers” left for Ocean City, Maryland with 35 men to compete for the coveted District Champion title and the chance to represent the Mid-Atlantic District in International competition. There, in competition with 24 other fine choruses from throughout the six-state Mid-Atlantic District, the “Brothers” won not only the Small Chorus Award, but the overall contest as well. In July 1999, the “Brothers in Harmony Chorus, just 18 months old, was proud to represent the Mid-Atlantic District at the International Contest in Anaheim, California where they finished 17^th in their first international contest that spotlighted many spectacular choruses and incredible singing. In October of 2003 the “Brothers”, for the fifth consecutive year, won the Mid-Atlantic District Intermediate Chorus Championship.

In August 2005, the Brothers in Harmony, at the invitation of the Russian Minister of Culture, performed at the International Music Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia. The highlight of the trip was the performance at the gravesites of the famous Russian composers.

The Brothers in Harmony returned to the International Chorus Competition stage in July of 2006, 2007 and 2008, representing the Mid-Atlantic District of the Barbershop Harmony Society. Taking time-off to relocate to the Hamilton Square are in 2009, the “Brothers” worked very hard to again qualify to compete on the international stage in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in July 2010. The  “Brothers” performed a memorable Vietnam package that will forever be one of the most stunning performances on stage with Billy Joel’s  Goodnight Saigon and George Straight’s 50,000 Names. The Brothers in Harmony finished in the top ten chorus’s in the world and are currently ranked 9^th in the world. The “Brothers” united one more time in Lancaster Pennsylvania for the Mid-Atlantic District contest with the Vietnam package and again qualified for international competition in Kansas City, MO in July 2011.

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