Author Archives: Ontario District

Group Picture of the Quartets Front row from L-R: Bryan Ziegler – After Hours, Kevin Hughes – Forefront, Jonny Moroni – Vocal Spectrum, Eric Dalbey – Vocal Spectrum, Back row…

It is finally that time again to enter your Chorus and/or Quartet for the Ontario District contest to be held this fall in beautiful St. Catharines ON. I know that…

Visit the brand new website for Harmony Ranch here! 2022 Update Hello Ontario District, Harmony Ranch is encouraging all barbershoppers from BHS, SAI and HI who love to camp, sing and enjoy…

Five Ontario District icons sat down in June to share stories of district members, events, quartets and choruses stretching all the way back through our 76-year history. The interviews, which…

Northumberland’s Premier Acapella Chorus has taken the next step towards performance excellence with the signing of award winning director Rick Heath to lead the Chordsmen. Rick’s singing and directing experience…

Ontario District member Daniel Berlin has created an introductory course to music theory and notation aimed specifically at barbershop singers. The course, offered on the Scarborough Dukes of Harmony website, is available to all district…

With the introduction of the new Barbershop Harmony Society Member Center at the beginning of the year, many barbershoppers have had trouble contacting their friends within the Society. The Member Center…

Mark your calendars for May 20 at 8pm and tune in to YouTube to watch the Ontario District spring “Not-A-Convention”! When the ongoing health crisis forced the cancellation of our in-person…

Welcome to 2021, and the Ontario District’s 75th anniversary! In my letter to you just one year ago, I invited you to take a line from our Society theme song…

by Peter Smith Fifty-seven years ago, the men of the London Chapter SPEBSQSA had an idea to buy a building for the chapter to practise.  They sold non-interest-bearing debentures and…