New Show! (Mixed Ensemble Project, Sydney Harmony)

 Date Posted: Wed, 4 Oct 2023
New Show!
After our 3rd Place win in Auckland, we're excited to announce our next show with Circular Keys Chorus!

Sydney Harmony & Circular Keys Chorus unite to present "Broadway Meets Pop!" a night of thrilling entertainment with special guests Alouette, Bassically, renowned jazz/harp guitarist Tony Banard, Vox Canvas and Sydney Harmony's new venture, the "Mixed Ensemble Project."

Don't miss out on what will be an unforgettable evening of a cappella harmony!
7.30pm Saturday 18th November at The Showroom, Hornsby RSL.

Tickets available at 
https://www.iwannaticket.com.au/event/sydney-harmony-sister-chorus-circular-keys-MjkxMzc

Check out our
Event page for more details -
https://www.sydneyharmony.com.au/broadway-meets-pop
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2023 Pan Pacific Convention Success!

 Date Posted: Fri, 22 Sep 2023
2023 Pan Pacific Convention Success!
We are absolutely thrilled with our result in the 2023 Pan Pacific International Barbershop Harmony Convention, held in Auckland 14th - 16th September.

Our all-time best barbershop contest score of 77.1% secured us 3rd Place Bronze Medals for Male voices in both the overall Pan Pacs and the Barbershop Harmony Australia National contests.

Thanks to the entire Sydney Harmony team and to all our supporters for helping to make this a reality! 




OUR NEW ALL GENDER CHORUS!

 Date Posted: Thu, 2 Feb 2023
OUR NEW ALL GENDER CHORUS!




We're excited to announce the launch of a new chorus that welcomes singers of all genders!

On Monday 6th March we'll be hosting the Open Night/First Rehearsal of the tentatively named "Mixed Ensemble Project".


This lively group will focus on barbershop and a cappella music to stir the heart and enrich the soul.

Our aim is to create a positive, supportive group that aims high for musical excellence.


If you’re up for a challenge, we’d love to have you!

Interested? 

Email Xavier: membership@sydneyharmony.com.au 
for more information and to register your attendance. 

We're looking forward to welcoming you!


 

Our performance at Barbershop Harmony Festival Hobart 2022

 Date Posted: Thu, 17 Nov 2022
Our performance at Barbershop Harmony Festival Hobart 2022

We had an awesome time at Barbershop Harmony Australia's 2022 Festival, held in Hobart in early November. Our performance in the BHA National Chorus Contest at the prestigious Federation Hall earned us a 5th Place in the Men's division. It was so gratifying for us to once again be able to sing to an audience in such a fabulous venue after the past couple of years of extended lockdowns and zoom rehearsals. 

Here are the official videos of our two contest songs - "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" and "I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me"   




 




 

Our Latest Virtual Chorus Video!

 Date Posted: Wed, 4 Nov 2020
Our Latest Virtual Chorus Video!


It's been a tough year for everyone, so we've sung one of our favourite songs to share with you some of the things that we love.

"How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" performed by Sydney Harmony.

Audio editing by Vicki Dwyer.
Video editing by Liam Dwyer.

Words and Music by Edward Holland, Lamont Dozier & Brian Holland
Arrangement by Jeremey Johnson

 
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Our First Isolation "Virtual Chorus" Video!

 Date Posted: Fri, 12 Jun 2020
Our First Isolation "Virtual Chorus" Video!

While we have been unable to sing in-person since mid-March, we have been busy working on new songs and refining some of our established repertoire at our weekly online Zoom rehearsals. In May we started the process of producing our first "virtual chorus" video and we are so proud of how it turned out!

For our first isolation project we'd like to share our "at home" version of The Irish Blessing, a song that has become even more relevant to us all in these times. We hope you enjoy it.

The Irish Blessing -
Words: Traditional
Music by J. Jerome Williams and Don Gray.
Arrangement by Don Gray (Adapted for Sydney Harmony by Jim Catt).

Credit: Video Production by Liam Dwyer, Audio Production by Tony Sykes.

 
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In-Person Chorus Rehearsals Suspended Until Further Notice

 Date Posted: Thu, 11 Jun 2020



Our regular rehearsals have been suspended until further notice as we adhere to NSW government COVID-19 health codes regarding group singing and community gatherings at this time.

We will only resume in-person rehearsals when we are permitted to do so and we assess that it is safe for our members to take part.

Currently Sydney Harmony  is holding online rehearsals each week for our members. The virtual rehearsals are keeping our community together - allowing us to stay focused on our music-making as we work on new songs and refine established repertoire.


We're looking forward to getting back and singing together soon! 

♦For information about Sydney Harmony, contact Tony  m) 0432 152 737  e) info@sydneyharmony.com.au   

♦If you're interested in becoming a member of Sydney Harmony, contact John m) 0431 822 570   e) membership@sydneyharmony.com.au 

Hobart Festival Success & Signature Quartet in Sydney

 Date Posted: Wed, 23 Oct 2019

What a great time we had in Hobart! The 2019 Barbershop Harmony Festival was a resounding success for us in many ways. After taking a year off by choosing not to compete at the 2018 Adelaide Convention, it was a real thrill for the chorus to take to the contest stage at Wrest Point as the first competitor of the day and present our “Fool” package to such a welcoming audience. We are absolutely delighted with our 4th Placing in the BHA National Chorus Contest and extremely appreciative of the glowing feedback we received from the judges and so many of our fellow barbershoppers after our performance.  

In their national quartet contest debut, our guys The Steamed Hams performed exceptionally well, earning 11th place in a highly competitive field and securing the coveted “mic test” spot for the Finals on Friday night. Well done Steamers! And of course congratulations go to our Assistant Musical Director, Gareth Hearne, for his quartet Helix’s 7th Place in the Quartet Final!

We had quite a large contingent from the chorus attend Harmony Academy this year, including our MD Vicki Dwyer and key members of our Music Team, taking advantage of the excellent education on offer from the expert faculty. Our quartet Roaming grabbed the opportunity and enrolled in the Quartet stream, getting valuable one-on-one coaching from visiting International Quartet champs Signature among others. Great education and a good time was had by all!

Immediately following Harmony Academy, Signature quartet came and spent a few days as tourists in our beautiful city. Admittedly with very little notice but with the unique chance to present a performance opportunity featuring the current BHS International Quartet Champion, our team sprung into action and organised an impromptu concert for the Saturday night at Sydney Harmony’s rehearsal venue in North Sydney. About 130 of Sydney’s barbershop community turned out to hear a blistering set performed by Signature on their final night in Australia. Local groups Circular Keys ChorusVox CanvasAlouette quartetBardic PostAccelerando and Sydney Harmony warmed up the audience before the superlative Signature wowed the room with their undeniable talent.

The afterglow rolled on for hours with traditional barbershop camaraderie, copious refreshments and tags a plenty. It will be a night long remembered. Our heartfelt thanks extends to the guys of Signature for their friendship and unbound generosity in leaving their Sydney fans such a gift. Till next time!

Tony Sykes
VP MUSIC

 

The Steamed Hams - Hobart 2019

 

Signature - Sydney Afterglow
Sydney Harmony at Hobart

 

Signature at Taroonga Zoo
Signature in Sydney - Performance

Our 20th Anniversary Concert with The Newfangled Four

 Date Posted: Wed, 21 Aug 2019
 

What better way to help celebrate our 20th year than by having international barbershop quartet superstars The Newfangled Four drop by Sydney to share with us four fabulous days of singing, coaching, socialising and fun!

The highlight of their stay was having The Newfangled Four headline our anniversary concert Totally Vocal on Saturday 10th August at Hornsby RSL. A near full house crowd greeted the quartet with unbridled enthusiasm and the boys in return performed an unforgettable, wildly entertaining set. It’s no wonder this young Californian foursome is so popular with fans around the world!



Special guests on the show were our sisters in song, the wonderful Circular Keys Chorus. Led by our common Musical Director, Vicki Dwyer, CKC performed a selection from their wide-ranging repertoire before Sydney Harmony joined them on stage for a set of songs as a combined chorus. The Sydney Harmony/Circular Keys mixed voice chorus has become a crowd-pleasing feature of our shared performances in recent years. And for the show’s Finale, the Newfangled Four joined the combined chorus on stage for a rousing rendition of the Pentatonix a cappella hit “Sing”. Such fun!

We feel so privileged that The Newfangled Four were able to coach the chorus during their time in Sydney. A full day workshop with them on the Sunday and a visit to our rehearsal on the Monday night allowed us to benefit substantially from the combined and individual talents of these talented musicians. Thanks guys! The chorus is in a really great place now as we head towards the contest stage in Hobart next month.

We’d like to thank everyone who came to our concert - from BHA and Sweet Adelines choruses both near and far – and to all our friends, family and former Sydney Harmony members who have supported us over the years. Special thanks to our friends Vocal Evolution who instigated the Newfangled Four tour and invited us to take part in this awesome local barbershop initiative.  



 

The Newfangled Four In Sydney!

 Date Posted: Wed, 26 Jun 2019


We're excited to announce that our 20th Anniversary Celebration concert, "Totally Vocal", will feature the only Sydney performance by the awesome international barbershop quartet sensation The Newfangled Four! 

Don't miss out on what will be an unforgettable evening of a cappella harmony!
7.30pm Saturday 10th August at The Showroom, Hornsby RSL.

Tickets available at 
https://hornsbyrsl.com.au/whats-on/sydney-harmony/

Check out our
Event page for more details
https://www.sydneyharmony.com.au/dbpage.php?pg=view&dbase=events&id=83009





 

Eastern Region Highs!

 Date Posted: Mon, 15 Apr 2019
We are thrilled to have achieved our highest score in recent history at the Barbershop Harmony Australia Eastern Region contest this weekend! Congratulations to Vox Canvas on their win, to our sisters in harmony Circular Keys Chorus and Alouette Quartet for taking out the Invitational contests, to our Assistant Musical Director Gareth Hearne and his quartet Helix for winning the Gold and to our guys The Steamed Hams for scoring the Silver medal in the Open Quartet comp on their contest debut! Awesome results, great singing and much fun had by all! 





 

Christmas Sing In the City

 Date Posted: Wed, 19 Dec 2018



We had a wonderful time singing to the crowds gathered at the giant Christmas Tree in Martin Place on Monday evening. Thanks to the City of Sydney for inviting us to perform in this year's "Choirs In the City" program.
We're looking forward to taking part again next year!

Sydney HarMOny Team For MOVEMBER!

 Date Posted: Tue, 30 Oct 2018



We're raising funds and awareness this Movember for all the dads, brothers, sons and mates in our lives.

Sydney Harmony is dedicated to help raise awareness of Men's health issues by promoting the positive physical and mental health benefits of singing.

We need your help. Please donate to support men's health. 

To make a donation, simply click through to our Movember Team pagehttps://moteam.co/sydney-harmony?mc=1 

Thank you!




Sydney Harmony's Gareth, Guy, Vicki and Tony (aka Alter Ego quartet) added some trad barbershop flavour to the Movember 2018 media launch for Movember Foundation Australia at Madame Tussaud's Sydney on November 1st. 

 

RUNNERS UP AT THE AUSTRALASIAN OPEN CHORAL CHAMPIONSHIP!

 Date Posted: Mon, 25 Jun 2018
Sydney Harmony was awarded 2nd Place in the Sydney Eisteddfod Australasian Open Choral Championship on Sunday 24th June at the John Vallance Hall at Sydney Grammar School. We are absolutely over the moon with the result! A huge thank you to everyone in our team and particularly to our Musical Director Vicki Dwyer and our AMD Gareth Hearne for getting us "there". 
 





AUSTRALASIAN OPEN CHORAL CHAMPIONSHIP FINALIST!

 Date Posted: Tue, 19 Jun 2018
We are thrilled to have qualified for the final of the 2018 Sydney Eisteddfod Australasian Open Choral Championship after placing 3rd in the Sydney Eisteddfod Community Choir event! We will be joined on the contest stage by some of the best choirs and choruses in the region, including our sisters in barbershop harmony Circular Keys Chorus, Endeavour Harmony Chorus, Northern Beaches Chorus, Coastal A Cappella Chorus and Alouette Quartet

The Championship will be held at the John Vallance Hall, Sydney Grammar School on Sunday 24th June, starting at 3pm.

Advance tickets are available at sydneyeisteddfod.com.au/openchoirs 
Tickets will also be sold at the door.

 

BHA Eastern Region Contest Success!

 Date Posted: Sun, 6 May 2018

What an awesome day we had on Saturday at the Barbershop Harmony Australia Eastern Region contest! A win for us in the Chorus comp...our Assistant MD Gareth Hearne's quartet Helix won the Open Quartet contest and Roaming, our brand new foursome, came equal 3rd. Well done guys and congratulations to everyone involved!






 

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It's 2018 and We're Back!

 Date Posted: Mon, 12 Feb 2018


We're back rehearsing again and looking forward to another memorable year full of great music!

2018 is shaping up to be a really good one -

• We're presenting "Totally Vocal", a 5-week harmony course for men starting from 5th March. Full details on our 
Totally Vocal page.
• We'll be competing at the BHA Eastern Region Chorus Contest in May and also in the Sydney Eisteddfod in June.
• We have been invited to perform as guest artists at a couple of concerts later in the year (details to come)
AND
• We'll be presenting our own Christmas-themed concert in December!

You're always welcome to visit one of our rehearsals at the Ron Dyer Centre in North Sydney. Give Gareth a call
0404 692 060, send an email to info@sydneyharmony.com.au or just drop by! 


 

Barbershopper of the Year and V.I.P Award Winner!

 Date Posted: Mon, 11 Dec 2017
At our recent 2017 Annual Awards Night Dinner, our President Jerry Harris was pleased to announce that Warren Lewis had been chosen as the recipient of the "2017 Steve Ferrick Barbershopper of the Year" award. Warren stood out as the clear winner for all the work he has done for Sydney Harmony, and indeed the entire national barbershop community, by successfully chairing the 2017 Pan Pacific Barbershop Convention organising committee. A great big thank you from all of us Wazza!




The "2017 Vocally Improved Performer (V.I.P.)" award, which is selected by our Musical Director Vicki Dwyer and members of our Music Team, went to our star of the Lead section, Owen Stygal, for his outstanding musical contributions to the ensemble. Congratulations Ned!

Sydney Harmony at the Pan Pac Convention

 Date Posted: Wed, 11 Oct 2017
We are thrilled to have placed 5th in the Barbershop Harmony Australia National Open Chorus contest, part of the 2017 Pan Pacific Barbershop Convention which was held at the sensational Sydney International Convention Centre in late September. Thanks to all our supporters for giving our performance such a warm hometown reception! 

 

Free Harmony Masterclass!

 Date Posted: Wed, 7 Jun 2017
Free Harmony Masterclass!

A perfect introduction to vocal harmony...

Join us over two consecutive Monday nights in June for a FREE harmony masterclass, presented by our accomplished music educators - Musical Director Vicki Dwyer and Assistant MD Gareth Hearne.

From 7.30pm
Monday 19th & 26th June

 
Whether you're a singer of great experience or even if you've had no formal musical background - if you love to sing, then you're invited.

For more details click here

 

Monday Night Tag Time!

 Date Posted: Thu, 23 Feb 2017
Monday Night Tag Time!
Each Monday night during our rehearsal we do some really fun stuff. Learning a new Tag is one of our favourite things! Last week our Assistant Musical Director Gareth taught us the sweet tag to Ed Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud". Cool.

 

Final Rehearsal Fun Night for 2016!

 Date Posted: Wed, 14 Dec 2016
Final Rehearsal Fun Night for 2016!
 

The final chorus rehearsal for the year - our traditional Kamikaze Karaoke/No Talent Night - went off big time on Monday night. Great fun was had by all as we let our hair down, partied and entertained ourselves. Happy Christmas everyone! See you in 2017!

More Singing On The Bridge!

 Date Posted: Mon, 28 Nov 2016
More Singing On The Bridge!


Once again a quartet of singers from the chorus has been asked to perform on top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge for BridgeClimb Sydney. This time Alter Ego were up there to deliver a special early Christmas surprise gift for a formerly homeless man whose longtime dream has been to one day reach the top of the Bridge. It was a very heartwarming and emotional day for all involved. The Daily Telegraph published the story, along with a great video featuring our quartet singing some carols. Check it out here 

4th Place at BHA Nationals & Top 10 Quartet!

 Date Posted: Tue, 4 Oct 2016
4th Place at BHA Nationals & Top 10 Quartet!


We are thrilled to have taken 4th Place in the Open Chorus Contest at the 2016
Barbershop Harmony Australia National Convention, held last weekend in Newcastle.
And we are over the moon that in their first National contest appearance, our guys Pitch Please
came 10th in the Open Quartet Contest Final!

Thanks to everyone on the team, to all our supporters and especially to our MD Vicki Dwyer.
Awesome performances and fantastic results!





Raffle Draw

 Date Posted: Wed, 14 Sep 2016
 Sydney Harmony congratulates the raffle winners:

1st : Liz Harris

2nd : Claire Parker

3rd : Sam Harris

4th : S. R. McGill

Singing BridgeClimb Sunset Sessions!

 Date Posted: Sat, 23 Jul 2016
Throughout July, groups of Sydney Harmony singers entertained climbers at the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge each Sunday afternoon as part of a special series of "Sunset Sessions" provided by BridgeClimb Sydney. This unique collaboration with the world famous tourist icon saw our guys serenading climbers with cool barbershop sounds as they took in the exhilarating views of our beautiful city at twilight. Over the five weeks we were thankfully blessed with fine clear weather and everyone had a wonderful and memorable time!  




 


 

BHA Eastern Region Contest Success!

 Date Posted: Mon, 9 May 2016



We are extremely thrilled with our win in Saturday's Barbershop Harmony Australia Eastern Region contest. Special congratulations to our novice quartet Pitch Please who scored 3rd Place Bronze in the Open Quartet contest and to our MD Vicki Dwyer and her quartet Alouette on winning the women's Invitational division! Things are looking good for the BHA National Convention in Newcastle coming up this September.







 

World Voice Day 2016

 Date Posted: Tue, 19 Apr 2016


We had so much fun performing for the enthusiastic audience at the "Sing It Sydney" concert celebrating World Voice Day on Sunday 17th April. Thanks to everyone at the Australian Dysphonia Network, the Australian Voice Association and to all the other splendid performers for making it a truly memorable event. Being able to contribute to such a worthy cause while singing alongside such talented performers as Melinda Schneider, Adam Scicluna, Monique Montez and Keith Scott was simply awesome! Special thanks to Sheridan Gaudry, Louise Bale and all the team at World Voice Day Australia for the opportunity. 


 

Celebrating 10 Years With Vicki Dwyer

 Date Posted: Sat, 27 Feb 2016


Our phenomenal Musical Director Vicki Dwyer has been with us for 10 wonderful years! We can't wait for the next decade... and beyond. Thank you Vicki!

Valentine's Day BridgeClimb Quartet

 Date Posted: Sun, 14 Feb 2016



A quartet from Sydney Harmony helped spread the love from up high when they sang for couples proposing on the Sydney Harbour Bridge at dawn on Valentine's Day. The special event attracted a lot of media attention, with a number of local TV stations featuring the story on the evening news. Thanks to our singers Michael Camit, Mike Barlow, Guy Gibson and Tony Sykes for their contribution. A huge shout-out to Charli and the crew at BridgeClimb Sydney for the opportunity to collaborate on this very special day.   photo by Ben Cirulis www.fotografija.com.au


 
 
Valentine's Day 2016

Love is in the air! As dawn broke over Sydney, we surprised our Climbers with a Barbershop Quartet - as Paul popped the question to Stephanie AND Karen got down on one knew to Andrew as well! Happy Valentine's Day!

Posted by BridgeClimb Sydney on Saturday, February 13, 2016

Talent in our ranks

 Date Posted: Fri, 1 Jan 2016
 


Great article posted on the Filipino Australian Community Blogs by Bambi Manlulo, reviewing our Holiday Voices concert and featuring the contributions of some of our awesome members!


Raffle Results

 Date Posted: Mon, 14 Dec 2015
The winners of the Holiday Voices Bonanza 2015 raffle were drawn at the HolidayVoices @ theIndependent on 5 Dec 15 and Sydney Harmony is pleased to announce the following winners:

1st Prize – Ray Pinn 
2nd Prize – Alex Dowd 
3rd Prize – Jon Read
4th Prize – Heather Finch

Thanks to everyone who supported our efforts to perform, foster, encourage and promote singing by purchasing tickets in this raffle. Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to you and your families. We hope to see at our next performance in 2016.

HolidayVoices @ theIndependent

 Date Posted: Tue, 8 Dec 2015



THE REVIEWS ARE IN...


"A stellar showcase of award winning a Capella and Barbershop chorales"

WHAT'S ON SYDNEY

 

"A wonderful show with their very polished a cappella"

Sydney Arts Guide
 
(click on title to view!)

6th Place at BHA National Convention!

 Date Posted: Sat, 26 Sep 2015




In what was probably the most fun we've ever had on a contest stage, Sydney Harmony placed 6th in the highly contested Open Chorus division of the 2015 BHA National Convention, held at the beautiful Hamer Hall in Melbourne on September 19th. The performance also earned us 3rd Place in the National Medium-size Chorus contest. 

We are delighted with the result!

For a limited time, the webcast of all the contest sessions has been archived and can be enjoyed in delayed viewing here - www.barbershopconvention.com.au/Webcast 


Sydney Harmony's performance is in "Chorus Contest Session 2" from 38:40 minutes in.


 

Barbershop National Contest Free Webcast Archived to View!

 Date Posted: Thu, 24 Sep 2015
Barbershop Harmony Australia has made available the entire webcast of all the Contest sessions AND the Saturday Night Showcase from last week's National Convention, which took place in the sensational Hamer Hall in Melbourne, for FREE!

Go to the webcast page on the BHA website to watch all the action and enjoy the music!


http://www.barbershopconvention.com.au/Webcast


Be sure to watch Sydney Harmony - our National 6th Place performance is archived in "Chorus Contest Session 2" (from the 38:40 minute mark into the session).





 

Quartet does "Barber Pop" on Breakfast radio!

 Date Posted: Thu, 3 Sep 2015



Our guys from Collateral Damage Quartet (Tony, Michael & Dennis, with Mike B stepping in on Bass) sang as part of a musical send-up segment on 2Day FM's breakfast spot, "the Dan & Maz Show" on Tuesday morning. First singing a more traditional  treatment of a Beatles song, the boys made a real hit with the hosts when they sang their barbershop arrangement of the Katy Perry hit "I Kissed A Girl". Check out the YouTube clip. Way to go guys!
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Awesome coaching weekend!

 Date Posted: Sun, 16 Aug 2015


Once again coach extraordinaire Matt Gifford has worked tirelessly with us over a weekend, leaving us bursting with energy and new ideas while helping us fine-tune our performance plan for the upcoming BHA National Convention in Melbourne. Thank you so much Matt for adding the magic!

SINGERS & DIRECTORS WORKSHOP

 Date Posted: Wed, 10 Jun 2015


A large contingent from Sydney Harmony, led by our MD Vicki Dwyer, participated with other barbershoppers from Eastern Region in the Barbershop Harmony Australia Singers & Directors Workshop - held on the 5th & 6th June at our rehearsal venue, the Ron Dyer Centre. The expert international faculty was comprised of one of the Barbershop Harmony Society's leading Director trainers, Dr Don Campbell (USA) and Barbershop Harmony New Zealand's head of Education, Jill Rodgers. What a great learning opportunity and such a good time we had over those two days!


 

Sydney Harmony Wins BHA Eastern Region Contest!

 Date Posted: Sun, 3 May 2015
We are so excited to have won the 2015 Barbershop Harmony Australia Eastern Region Chorus contest!

The competition this year was particularly fierce, with the 2nd placed Canberra Chordsmen putting on a fabulous display to come within just 2.5 percentage points of our final score.

Our recently-formed quartet, Collateral Damage, had success in the Open Quartet division, coming away with the Bronze medal. Well done guys! 


AMD Guy Gibson and VP Music Tony Sykes hold the winning Chorus shield with the quartet winners.




Collateral Damage - 2015 BHA ER Bronze medalist

 

MUSICAL ISLAND BOYS IN SYDNEY!

 Date Posted: Wed, 22 Apr 2015


Musical Island Boys - the current Barbershop Harmony Society International Champion quartet - will be performing in Sydney on the evening of Saturday 2nd May! The sensational New Zealand foursome wowed the audience and judges in Las Vegas last July to claim the coveted world title and become the 2014 Gold medalist quartet. MIB will headline the Harmony Showcase of Champions which is being held in Leslie Hall at Barker College, Hornsby. All the BHA Eastern Region quartet and chorus winners from the contest held earlier that day, plus the 2014 Sweet Adelines Australia Champion Endeavour Chorus will also be performing on the concert. This is a show not to be missed!

Further details and a link to purchasing tickets online can be found here on our Events page.


Watch Musical Island Boys performing at the 2014 International Contest here
 

World Voice Day Concert

 Date Posted: Fri, 17 Apr 2015
It was a privilege performing on the "Sing-it-Sydney" concert to help celebrate World Voice Day, held April 12th at the Paddington Town Hall. Thank you WVD Australia for the invitation!







Short + Sweet Voices

 Date Posted: Sat, 7 Mar 2015


We had a great time performing in the first heat of the Short + Sweet Voices
Festival
on Tuesday 3rd March.
Here are a couple of pics of us rehearsing backstage.


Small World at Wangi Wangi

 Date Posted: Wed, 25 Feb 2015



The crew of chorus guys who were attending the Eastern Region Harmony College at Myuna Bay last weekend surprised a member of the audience at the concert which was held the Saturday night at the Wangi Wangi Workers club. The lovely lady in the front row turned out to be our musical director Vicki Dwyer's Aunty Janet! Small world indeed!
 

Quartet makes Fine Music morning

 Date Posted: Wed, 25 Feb 2015


Four of our guys - Dennis Ho, Michael Camit, Mike Barlow and Tony Sykes - performed on the Fine Music 102.5 Breakfast Show with presenter Julie Simonds last Tuesday. The live radio spot was to help promote the Short + Sweet Voices festival which we are performing in next week and the 15 minutes of airtime was a great promo for Sydney Harmony. Well done guys!

www.finemusicfm.com
www.facebook.com/finemusicfm



 

Final Fun Night for 2014

 Date Posted: Wed, 17 Dec 2014



Another fun time was had at our traditional "No Talent Night", held on our final rehearsal evening for the year.

Happy Holidays!

Hope to see you in 2015!
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Christmas Concert Success

 Date Posted: Wed, 10 Dec 2014

What a fabulous event the Sydney Sings Christmas! concert at St Mary's Catholic Church, North Sydney turned out to be!
 
Special thanks to Circular Keys Chorus and to the wonderful Choir of the Holy
Family Parish
, Emerton for joining us in song and sharing your awesome talents.
Thanks also to Judy Tusino and Fr Andrew Bullen from the
Parishes of Our Lady of the Way for your support. 

Merry Christmas everyone! 









Sydney Sings Christmas

 Date Posted: Thu, 20 Nov 2014



Join us for this special performance.

More details on our Upcoming Events page:

http://www.sydneyharmony.com.au/dbpage.php?pg=view&dbase=events&id=13326


 
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2014 PAN PAC SMALL CHORUS WINNERS - OFFICIAL PHOTOS

 Date Posted: Wed, 15 Oct 2014


The Sydney Harmony Pan Pac Crew- Official photo taken on stage after our performance at the Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington New Zealand, 16th August 2014.



Our MD Vicki Dwyer and President David Ojerholm receiving the Best Small Chorus Award from the NZABS President.



The Pan Pacific and NZABS chorus winners at the awards presentation. 



The Programme from The World of Harmony Showcase on the Saturday night. Great company to be singing with!

2014 Eastern Region Contest Champions!

 Date Posted: Sun, 12 Oct 2014



Saturday October 11th


A great day for the local barbershop scene and an awesome day for Sydney Harmony!

In addition to us winning the ER Chorus Contest, we are so very proud of the performances of all our quartets in today's Barbershop Harmony Australia 
Eastern Region contest. Congratulations to:

Zoom (Open Gold medal)

the Bernoulli Effect (Open Silver medal)

Alouette (Women's Gold medal for our MD Vicki Dwyer)

Crush (Mixed Gold medal) 

Well done everyone!



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MND Ice Bucket Challenge comes to Sydney Harmony

 Date Posted: Sun, 21 Sep 2014
Our MD Vicki Dwyer and VP Music Tony Sykes were nominated by New Zealand barbershopper Gary Wright to take the MND Ice Bucket Challenge and had a lot of fun doing it! Go to www.mndaust.asn.au to find out more and to donate to this worthy cause. Check out their challenge on YouTube.

2014 Pan Pacific Small Chorus Champion!

 Date Posted: Sat, 23 Aug 2014


We are thrilled and proud to have received the award of 2014 Pan Pacific Small Chorus Champion at the Sounds Capital Pan Pacific Harmony Convention held in Wellington, New Zealand on 16th August. Congratulations to our guys that sang, to our Music Team and especially to our wonderful MD, Vicki Dwyer. Well done team!







 

Vale John Patrick Gleeson

 Date Posted: Thu, 31 Jul 2014
Vale John Patrick Gleeson


                        JOHN PATRICK GLEESON 
              26th March 1940 - 27th July 2014


This article has also been submitted to the editor of BHA's "In Harmony Newsletter".


 
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In Memoriam - John Patrick Gleeson

 Date Posted: Thu, 31 Jul 2014


                                                  Until we meet again,
                         May He hold you in the palm of His hand

 
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Congratulations Musical Island Boys!

 Date Posted: Tue, 8 Jul 2014
Huge congratulations to the Musical Island Boys - and in particular to our coach, teacher and friend, Matt Gifford - on winning the 2014 BHS International Quartet Championship last weekend in Las Vegas! 





15th Anniversary Celebrations begin!

 Date Posted: Sun, 25 May 2014




Sydney Harmony is celebrating 15 years of singing on SUNDAY 25th May with a big BBQ party at our rehearsal venue! If you're a former member or a friend of the chorus, drop by the Ron Dyer Centre, cnr Miller & Ridge Sts North Sydney between 11.30am and 3pm and join us!
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Trivia Night

 Date Posted: Tue, 15 Apr 2014

Join us for our first Trivia Night this year!

Location: Cammeray Golf Club
Date: Wednesday, 30th April 2014, 7.30pm-9.30pm (Dinner from 6pm)

Trivia Night, 7.30pm-9.30pm Wednesday, 30th April

Fitzy's amazing anniversary surprise

 Date Posted: Mon, 17 Mar 2014



A quartet from Sydney Harmony is part of the surprise!

Totally Vocal Singing Course

 Date Posted: Sun, 16 Feb 2014



Totally Vocal!

 

 


An engaging six-week 

vocal harmony course

which provides you with
  

6 specialist vocal coaching lessons  

presented by one of the country's

most accomplished musical directors

and vocal harmony educators.


 

 The course also gives you the unique musical experience of

singing with one of Sydney's leading male

a cappella 
 ensembles.

 
  
 
 Held over six consecutive

Monday nights

 
  from
 
     Monday 3rd March 
 
  to
 
Monday 7th April 
 
 
 Full Registration - $75
 
Students (under 25) - $35 
 
 
 
VENUE:
 
 
 
The Ron Dyer Centre
Cnr of Miller Street & Ridge Street
North Sydney



Online Registration now open!

www.trybooking.com/EFSP

 
 
 
 
 
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We're Back for 2014!

 Date Posted: Mon, 20 Jan 2014
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Sydney Harmony Mo Team on the Today Show!

 Date Posted: Thu, 28 Nov 2013

A quartet of our guys - David Ojerholm, Dennis Ho, Michael Camit & Tony Sykes -  had a lot of fun this morning appearing on the Channel 9 national Today Show - raising awareness of men's health issues for Movember. Very cool!  https://pic.twitter.com/Zn73S7WmAF
 
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Barbershopper + Moustache = Perfect harMOny!

 Date Posted: Thu, 14 Nov 2013


It's Movember! - and what better time than now to celebrate the intrinsic relationship between barbershoppers and the moustache? In this vintage poster, Kenny Hatton - Lead of the 1978 International champion quartet Bluegrass Student Union - shows how to form "proper vowel shapes" (circa 1980).....AND how to wear a mean mo'! (kiddies - Do not attempt this at home!). 

If you'd like to support the Movember charities benefiting various Men's health programs, donations are welcome via the Sydney Harmony Mo Team page:http://moteam.co/sydney-harmony Thanks for helping us keep the MO in harMOny!

Movember HarMOny

 Date Posted: Wed, 6 Nov 2013



Sydney Harmony is proud to be lending support to the Movember movement this month - helping to raise awareness of Men's health issues by promoting the positive physical and mental health benefits of community singing. Funds raised during Movember go towards research and treatment of Prostate & Testicular Cancer and into developing Mental Health programs for men.
 
If you'd like to donate to the worthy Movember cause, head to our Mo Team page:http://moteam.co/sydney-harmony Thanks!

Perth 2013: What a great Convention!

 Date Posted: Sun, 20 Oct 2013
What a great week of barbershop we've all just enjoyed with the Perth Convention and Harmony College! 

Congratulations to all the quartets who performed last week and to our fellow competitors in the Chorus contest - particularly the 2013 champions Vocal Evolution - and the other medalists, the Festival Statesmen and Sound Connection. 

A big "thank you" to the Perth 2013 Convention Committee, Vocal Evolution and Barbershop Harmony Australia for putting on such a memorable, well-organised and enjoyable Convention and Harmony College.

In terms of total points awarded, Sydney Harmony's score of 70.4% av - earned in the toughest BHA competition ever - is our best national contest result since 2005! 

Way to go guys!

Thanks for your support!

 Date Posted: Tue, 1 Oct 2013
Thank you to all our friends, family and fans who came to support us on Sunday at our Perth Preview Show. It was so good to perform to a full house!

Great performances from all the Eastern Region quartets and our special guests Circular Keys Chorus made for a truly memorable day.

Perth, here we come!
 

Thanks Matt!

 Date Posted: Sun, 11 Aug 2013
We just had an amazing weekend of coaching with the very talented Matt Gifford - Bass of the 2013 BHS International Silver Medalist quartet Musical Island Boys and all-round barbershop good guy!

In collaboration with our MD Vicki Dwyer, Matt worked extremely hard with the chorus over the three sessions to help perfect the interp and our vocal delivery of the contest songs we are taking to Perth for the BHA National Convention in October.

Thanks so much Matt!
We are starting to get excited now!



 

Matt Gifford to coach Sydney Harmony!

 Date Posted: Sat, 3 Aug 2013
Excited we will be having our good friend Matt Gifford, the awesome bass from 2013 International Silver medalist quartet Musical Island Boys, coaching us next week! Can't wait!

NEW REHEARSAL VENUE FOUND!

 Date Posted: Thu, 2 May 2013





Dear singers and friends

We have found a NEW REHEARSAL VENUE!!!!

Now on every Monday night Sydney Harmony will be rehearsing at:

the Ron Dyer Centre
Cnr Miller Street & Ridge Street, North Sydney
(behind St Mary's church - access via the Ridge Street entrance/driveway).


Free onsite parking available 

COME AND VISIT US AT OUR NEW HOME!

Please check the Google map for finding location.    http://goo.gl/maps/PjyyV

  
If you are interested in visiting one of our next rehearsals, please send an email
or call Paul Meller (m) 0419 635 537
 and we'll pass on any information you may require.

email: info@sydneyharmony.com.au




www.sydneyharmony.com.au
www.facebook.com/SydneyHarmonyChorus


 

REAL MEN SING!

 Date Posted: Fri, 8 Mar 2013
 The REAL MEN SING course is ON!!

Come along to Souths On Chalmers on Monday nights from 7.30pm between February 25th and April 8th to take advantage of this great FREE singing initiative - run by Sydney Harmony and sponsored by City of Sydney Council.


 
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"Eisteddfod Win a High Note for Quartet", The Mosman Daily 12th August 2010

 Date Posted: Thu, 12 Aug 2010
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High Praise for 'Just4Now' Quartet

 Date Posted: Thu, 12 Aug 2010
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"Some blokes just wanna sing" The North Shore Times 11th August 2010

 Date Posted: Wed, 11 Aug 2010
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'Singers are remarkably good citizens'

 Date Posted: Sun, 8 Aug 2010
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Music Council of Australia (MCA) Awards for Community Groups

 Date Posted: Mon, 21 Sep 2009
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Media Release 21st September 2009

 Date Posted: Mon, 21 Sep 2009
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Northside Courier June 30 2009

 Date Posted: Fri, 17 Jul 2009
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Singing is Good for You

 Date Posted: Fri, 17 Jul 2009
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The Mosman Daily - Voices@norths Article 17/07/08

 Date Posted: Fri, 18 Jul 2008
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