Heralds of Harmony

Heralds of Harmony

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 six-time Florida state barbershop chorus champions, and in 2008 they competed in the BHS international contest again, for the 16th time. 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) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keepsake_%28quartet%29] and PLATINUM (2000) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platinum_%28quartet%29] . 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 William Billings.

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 in June and at Christmas time, all performed in the beautiful Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center.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.

Discography:

This Joint is Jumpin’ (CD; 1998)

Official website:

http://www.heraldsofharmony.org


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