Registration is now OPEN for Ontario Harmony Academy 2020, which will be held at YMCA Geneva Park near Orillia on January 4 & 5, 2020. What is Harmony Academy? Think of…
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Aug
Aug
After a spectacular week in the “barbershop bubble” down in Salt Lake City, trundling home to Ontario leaves me wanting more while at the same time feeling like it’s time…
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Jun
Jun
The Ontario District gathered on Tuesday for its annual Pep Rally, a night of celebration hosted by the Association of Past Ontario Champions (APOC). Twelve quartets and seven choruses performed…
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Mar
Mar
Who is competing? Where do I go? What can I do? This is your (not exhaustive) list of what to do visiting Belleville for the 2019 Ontario District Spring Convention,…
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Mar
Mar
Written by Matt Short When Wayne asked for an article about the quartet, I readily agreed to do the writing thinking that it would be a very easy task to scribble…
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Jan
Jan
Congratulations to DoubleDouble, who represented the Ontario District at the International Seniors Quartet Competition in Nashville, Tennessee and took home the gold, becoming only the second quartet in district history to accomplish…
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Jan
Jan
Nearly 100 barbershoppers gathered at Geneva Park in Orillia earlier this month for an educational celebration of barbershop harmony at the 2019 Ontario District Leadership Academy. A slate of eleven…
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Nov
Nov
Stuart Bonell comes from a family of barbershoppers in central Ontario, with whom he sings in a mixed quartet called Blue Genes. The 22-year-old also sings bass with the Toronto Northern Lights. I…
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Nov
Nov
This fall, I sang lead and tenor in a pickup quartet called Distant Smash Hit. We competed for evaluation only, meaning our score was not added to the rankings and we…
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Oct
Oct
Article written by Charlie Reid Before I talk about our summer, it’s probably worth talking about the last 18 months. It has been a period of breakthroughs for the Kingston Townsmen….