Barbershop Harmony New Zealand

Congratulations to Vocal FX for this wonderful achievement! Well done team 👏🏽

What a week! Has been an amazing experience and it has been a privilege to witness and be moved by so many stunning performances. The icing on the cake is to have gained a gold medal in the indigenous category and champion in the pop category🇳🇿🌎🏅

Way to go, Heist Quartet!

Heist • I've Got The World On A String • 2024 Varsity Quartet Finals BHS 2024 Next Generation Barbershop Varsity Quartet FinalsI've Got The World On A String arranged by Robin ParkPURCHASE FULL REPLAY THROUGH JULY 21, 2024 --...

Congratulations to 5th MELODY who have represented NZ, Samoa, and Porirua today on the semi-finals stage and come away 18th in the world! Amazing work team 🤩

We are all so proud of you and wish you all the best for your performance on the World Harmony Showcase.

Congratulations to Heist Quartet who placed 6th in the world in the Next Gen contest with a 77.1 average: What a hit!

Amazing work team🤩

📸 5th Melody

Congratulations to 5th MELODY who have made it to the Semi-Finals! They will be singing 3rd, around 9.30am Friday NZ time, we can’t wait! 💈

A huge congratulations too to The Usual Suspects Quartet who came in 25th with an 81.5 average which is amazing. You did us all so proud and moved so many to tears.

All the best to Heist competing later this morning 🙌🏾

We are also very proud of Charlotte Murray who will be in the judging pit in the Performance category in Cleveland.

Go well, Charlotte, have a great week! 💈

Our BHNZ contingent are in Cleveland!
Join us in wishing them all the best for competition this week.

Viewing times (NZ) below:

Quarterfinals:

📺 5th Melody Quartet: Wednesday 3rd July 11.30am

📺 Usual Suspects Quartet: Thursday 4th July 2.54am

Next Gen Contest:

📺 Heist Quartet: Thursday 4th July 10.02am

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Good luck, we are so proud of you all!

2 of our quartets heading to Cleveland are putting on a show tonight 💈

If you’re in the Waikato or Wellington make sure you head along to support.

Congratulations Henri on being selected as an adjudicator for the World Choir Games 2024! Exciting times, and we know you'll be amazing.

✨ Meet the jury of the World Choir Games 2024! ✨
We're proud to welcome the next choral expert to our acclaimed team of international adjudicators:

Henrietta Hunkin-Tagaloa has 20+ years of experience in singing, coaching, conducting, and judging barbershop harmony singing. She's the founder and Co-Director of Pacific Connection Choir - Barbershop Harmony NZ Champions 2022 with the highest score on record in New Zealand. Henrietta is also Master Director 600 Sweet Adelines International, Vice President of Barbershop Harmony New Zealand, and Singing Judge in the Australasian Guild of Barbershop Judges.
What is more, she was a vocalist on Avatar - The Way of Water soundtrack with 7 other members of Pacific Connection.

🤩 Stay tuned as we unveil more names of our international panel of adjudicators soon. 🎤🌐 Don't miss out on the excitement – keep following us for all the updates!

Very proud that our own Henrietta Hunkin-Tagaloa has been selected as an Adjudicator for the New Zealand Choral Federation The Big Sing Finale later in the year! Congrat's Henri!

Congratulations to the 3 recipients of the Barbershop Foundation of NZ scholarships to attend Harmony University in Denver, USA in August this year.

We will all benefit from the knowledge and skill they gain and bring back to the organisation, their quartets, and choruses.

Congratulations Harley, Henrietta, and Andrew!

https://www.barbershopharmony.nz/dbpage.php?pg=foundation

Thr fabulous Pacific Connection and 5th MELODY entertaining the crowds at Cuba D**a in Wellington today! They sounded fantastic!

5th MELODYs version of Somewhere out there was a big hit on the international stage. Check it out below!

5th Melody • Somewhere Out There [from American Tail] • arr. K. Keller • 2023 Quartet Quarterfinals Performed live at the KFC YUM! Center in Louisville, Kentucky, at the Barbershop Harmony Society's 2023 International Convention.Subscribe to our YouTube cha...

Pacific Connections awesome performance of a mash up of and Stan Walker and Six60s Bigger/Don’t forget your roots in Louisville is now live.

Check it out here!

Pacific Connection • Bigger/Don't Forget Your Roots • arr. Patrick McAlexander • 2023 Chorus Contest Performed live at the KFC YUM! Center in Louisville, Kentucky, at the Barbershop Harmony Society's 2023 International Convention.Subscribe to our YouTube cha...

Promenade Quartet came in 6th at the BHS Next Gen contest in Louisville, Kentucky. Check out one of their hits below!

Promenade • Scarface Claw Is The Toughest Tom In Town • arr. Will Lynch •2023 NextGen Varsity Finals Performed live at the KFC YUM! Center in Louisville, Kentucky, at the Barbershop Harmony Society's 2023 International Convention.Subscribe to our YouTube cha...

Congratulations to Symptomatic who were the bronze medal women's quartet at the recent Pan Pacific Convention in Auckland, but weren't presented their medals during the ceremony. Good to see you've got them now. Those medals look good on you!

Thank you, Barbershop Harmony New Zealand and to Robert Grieve for handing over our bronze medals. 💛

Synergy Quartet from Wellington represented BHNZ at the BHS Next Generation contest in Louisville, and performed their hearts out.

Catch them below singing ‘Hakuna Matata’ from The Lion King!

Synergy • Hakuna Matata from The Lion King • arr. David Wright • 2023 Next Gen Varsity Contest Performed live at the KFC YUM! Center in Louisville, Kentucky, at the Barbershop Harmony Society's 2023 International Convention.Subscribe to our YouTube cha...

5th MELODY quartet are our 2022 BHNZ Champions, 2023 Pan Pacific Champions, and placed 26th in the world in Louisville Kentucky!

Watch their performance of “I wanna be like you” from earlier this year.

5th Melody • I Wan'na Be Like You from Jungle Book •arr. David Wright •2023 Quartet Quarterfinals Performed live at the KFC YUM! Center in Louisville, Kentucky, at the Barbershop Harmony Society's 2023 International Convention.Subscribe to our YouTube cha...

Videos from the 2023 BHS International Contest are being gradually released and we’ll share our BHNZ representatives here - 5th Melody, Synergy, Promenade, and Pacific Connection.

(Side note PanPac 2023 videos will also be available very soon so watch this space)

First up: Pacific Connection!

Pacific Connection • Isa Lei/Tofa Mai Feleni • arr. Patrick McAlexander • 2023 Chorus Contest Performed live at the KFC YUM! Center in Louisville, Kentucky, at the Barbershop Harmony Society's 2023 International Convention.Subscribe to our YouTube cha...

Convention photos are now available and are free to download.
Thanks to our photographer Perry Trotter for the great shots!

Thursday 14 Sep https://galleries.perrytrotter.com/thursday14september2023/

Friday 15 Sep https://perrytrotterphotography.pixieset.com/friday15september2023/

Saturday 16 Sep https://galleries.perrytrotter.com/saturday16september2023/

Saturday, 16 September 2023 Photo collection by Perry Trotter Photography

Class of 2023. Australasian Guild of Barbershop Judges.

Apologies to our BHA Women's and Mixed Choruses - here are the results! Congratulations!

Chorus Scoresheets - Pan Pacific Open Finals 2023

Pan Pac Chorus Open Finals.pdf

What a contest! Congratulations to all our new winners across all the contests!

What a day yesterday! Congratulations again to all contestants and especially to all our new winners.

The Chorus contest kicks off at 9.30am this morning - wishing everyone the best of luck!

https://convention.barbershopharmony.nz/livestream?mibextid=Zxz2cZ&fbclid=IwAR0uMTog8kr5wtzvUEozjUVGmo5uULV8RqfDHAPevdJjsv6VuckoxXFrCL0

BHNZ ConventionLiveStream

Official scoresheets for all quartets 1-54

PanPacs2023 All Quartet scores 1-54.pdf

CONGRATULATIONS to all our amazing quartets!

Pan Pac Quartet scores 21-54 💈

Official Scoresheets for Pan Pacs 2023 quartets 21-54

Pan Pacs 2023 All quartets 21-54.pdf

Congratulations to all quartets! Finals kicks off at 5pm NZ time.

BHA Novice Quartet winners – The Fourtune Finders
BHA Youth Mixed Quartet winners – Overcast
BHA Youth Mens Quartet winners – The Bodyguards
BHA Senior Womens quartet – The Zimmermamas
BHA Senior Men’s quartet – Benchmark

Pan Pacific Senior quartet bronze medal: Boardwalk
Pan Pacific Senior quartet silver medal: H4
Pan Pacific Senior quartet gold medal: Benchmark