Late last year, a small group of enthusiastic tag singers led by Joe Cerutti, David Breen, Steve White, David Wilt, and Bob Bates met for a joyful afternoon of tag singing. We had so much fun that we decided to organize an annual tag-singing party!
The first one will be on Saturday, October 26th. Check out our Event Page on Facebook and get more info at https://www.madtags.org. Please note that this is not an official M-AD event, but we expect to draw mostly from the region, hence the name.
Join the Lancaster Red Rose Chorus at their annual Corn and Doggie roast at 6pm on Friday, August 16! Tickets are just $20 and are available for sale at the door or online! Get yours TODAY!
Event Info:
Friday, August 16 at 6pm
Susquehanna Fire & Rescue Company
726 Manor St
Columbia, PA 17512
Tickets $20 per person
The Virginians Barbershop Chorus will be having a summer show at 3pm on Saturday, June 22 featuring many chapter quartets as well as the award-winning quartet from NoVA, Better Together!
You won’t want to miss this show! And no tickets are required! Donations are appreciated though, and parking is free!
Congregation Beth Ahabah
1121 West Franklin St (In the Fan)
Richmond, VA 23220
Join Gotham Chorus on Thursday, June 20th at 8pm for an evening of music and celebration as they head off to the BHS International contest in Cleveland!
Be the first audience to see their contest set and enjoy performances from Voices of Gotham (dir. Keith Harris), Sirens of Gotham (dir. Anna Chelack), and a host of chapter quartets, including Smoke Ring as an international quartet qualifier, and Mostly Joking & Madhattan as comedy quartet contest participants.
Buy your tickets TODAY!
Harmony College East is among this district’s greatest educational assets for those looking to get ensemble coaching, expand their own singing abilities, and learn valuable skills to serve their chapters, and it’s happening in the heart of our district at McDaniel College in Westminster, MD, on Thursday, June 13, 2024 through Sunday, June 16!
Haven’t registered yet? Registration closes soon, so sign up TODAY! The district website has the course listings and schedule with just a few clicks!
Still have questions or concerns about HCE specific matters? Feel free to reach out directly to event administrators Bill Colosimo and Sheryl Berlin: hce.midatlantic@gmail.com
Are you someone with musical leadership skills looking to hone your directing abilities with a group passionate about singing? Look no further! The Harbor City Chorus (Baltimore), Harmony Express Chorus, The North Pennsmen Chorus, and Roof Garden Chorus are M-AD chapters now seeking front line directors.
Contact: Jonathan Brune
Chapter information:
We are a Men’s Barbershop Chorus in Baltimore, MD, formed in 1944.. We meet on Monday nights at 7:30. Our philosophy is simply this: all men who like to sing are welcome to join us in harmony. Be part of a group that provides a fun, friendly, environment. Our chorus provide musical instruction, plenty of opportunities for quartetting, and chances to perform in the community
Contact: Rob Dowling
Chapter information:
Harmony Express. the Germantown, Maryland Chapter of BHS, is a small but lively chorus that meets weekly on Sunday evenings in a convenient Gaithersburg location just blocks from I-270. Our current Director would like to step back into a singing role, so we are seeking a new Director. The ideal candidate would direct all rehearsals and performances. However, we would consider a rotating schedule, where the Director alternates with our two Assistant Director for rehearsals but the Director assuming overall responsibility for chorus progress. Our chorus performs about once a month in and around Montgomery County at a variety of venues. We are committed to growing awareness of the barbershop style of singing through free community outreach performances, such as at the County Fair, and through Youth in Harmony events for local high schools. We are hopeful our new Director will continue our traditions of “fun through excellence” as well as bringing the joy of singing to our community.
Contact: Ig Jakovac 215-393-1940
Chapter information:
The North Pennsmen Chorus is a 30-member, award-winning, men’s ensemble that has been actively singing in the Lansdale, PA area since 1962. We sing four-part a cappella harmonies in the Barbershop Style and are an active chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society. We are a healthy chapter, both musically and financially, performing locally multiple times per year including two annual shows that are our main fund-raisers. We are multi-year Division Champions and have competed at the Mid-Atlantic District level since the mid-1980’s. Following the retirement of our long-time director, we are seeking someone with vocal and choral experience who is capable of motivating and inspiring our singers. Compensation will be determined based on experience level.
For more about the North Pennsmen Chorus, please visit http://www.northpennsmen.org or contact our Chapter President Ig Jakovac at 215-393-1940
Contact: Lee Hoffman
Chapter information:
The Roof Garden Chorus of Somerset PA was established in 1983 and has been well recognized locally through the years. The group now consists of 10-12 gentlemen and we have a strong repertoire from over the years. We meet each Tuesday evening from 7-9pm for rehearsal and have regular gigs and performances throughout the year. We have performed for Valentine and Mother’s day. Throughout the summer singing the National Anthem and baseball games and races. As well as through the winter season with many Christmas caroling engagements. We are in search of a director to help keep us singing for many years to come. Members have been filling in temporarily but a more lasting solution is our biggest goal.
Atlantic Harmony Brigade is coming up this August 16-18 featuring guest quartet and judges 2024 Mid-Atlantic District Champs Smoke Ring! Sign up today and learn 12 engaging songs to sing with dozens of others for a weekend of nonstop fun! Scholarships covering room, board, and music are also still available for those between 18 and 25 years old!
Jersey Harmony Explosion 2024 was co-produced by the Montclair and Caldwell Chapters on Saturday, January 27th at James Caldwell High School in West Caldwell, NJ. This year’s event, the fifth since 2018, had nearly 200 middle and high school registrants representing 12 different schools. Through generous personal and organizational donations and grants, including from the Association of International Champions/Harmony Foundation International and the Mid-Atlantic District, the event was and always has been free for all participants. This year’s world class faculty featured Signature, GQ, Debbie Cleveland and Tony Colosimo.
On Friday the 26th, Signature visited three high schools – Elizabeth HS, West Essex HS and Bloomfield HS – all of which were not participating in the festival. The quartet generously performed, spoke to the students about barbershop and quartetting, taught tags and spoke with students informally.
On Saturday, students rehearsed TTBB, SSAA and SATB combined festival songs and received up close and personal coaching from clinicians for their individual school ensembles. The day also featured a tagging hour where students mingled with those from other schools to create quartets, sing tags and, if they so desired, enter a contest to sing their tag in front of the entire festival.
The day concluded with a free-to-the-public show featuring all of the participating school ensembles, the clinician quartets and the combined festival ensembles directed by Ms. Cleveland and Mr. Colosimo. The students cheered wildly for each other and the clinicians and the appreciative public audience gave a rousing standing ovation at the conclusion of the show.
The Montclair and Caldwell Chapters look forward to spreading the joy of harmony via this event for many years to come and appreciate the support they have received for it from the District and its members!
Are you looking for ways to serve the Mid-Atlantic District? Look no further! The Standing Ovation Program is back!
The Standing Ovation Program serves as a method for choruses and quartets to obtain an evaluation and improvement recommendations at the conclusion of a chapter show. M-AD is looking for volunteers to become trained Reviewers who will then attend chapter shows, local to their area, and conduct the evaluation. What is being evaluated you ask? Areas such as venue location and ease of parking, ticket pricing, song selection and performance, audience reactions, etc.
To learn more and become a trained Reviewer, contact Garry Warlow, Director of Music and Performance, today at standomad@gmail.com.
We are less than one month away from the M-AD Education Summit coming up at 12pm on Sunday, March 3 and sign-ups are open! This event is FREE and open to EVERYONE, so use the link below to tell us you’ll be attending classes during the summit TODAY!
https://forms.gle/PyEVAhSUvL1WGXPy8
Zoom Meeting ID: 847 8382 4195, Passcode: 590632