The Mid-Atlantic District is one of 17 districts of the

Barbershop Harmony Society The Barbershop Harmony Society, legally and historically named the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, Inc. (SPEBSQSA), is the first of several organizations to promote and preserve barbersho ...

(formerly known as SPEBSQSA or the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America). The district, with three regional divisions, has approximately 70 chapters in the following states: VA, MD, PA, NJ, DE, WV, NY, and DC.

Notable choruses

Delaware

* First State Harmonizers; Milford, DE

Maryland

* Chorus of the Chesapeake – Dundalk, MD (2-time International Champions – 1961, 1971) * Harmony Express Men's Chorus – Germantown, MD * Pride of DelMarVa – Queen Anne's County, MD * Sons of the Severn –

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New Jersey

Brothers in Harmony The Brothers in Harmony (BIH) was a 100-plus member American a cappella chorus based in Hamilton, New Jersey, under the direction of Jack Pinto. The award-winning chorus was part of Mid-Atlantic District of the Barbershop Harmony Society. The ...

– Hamilton Square, NJ (2013 6th place International Finalists) * East Coast Sound – West Caldwell, NJ * The Pine Barons Chorus – Cherry Hill, NJ (1981 5th place International, Detroit)

New York

* Big Apple Chorus – Manhattan, NY, NY * Voices of Gotham – Hell's Kitchen, NY (2012 District Champions) * Westchester Chordsmen – White Plains, NY

Pennsylvania

Bryn Mawr Mainliners The Bryn Mawr Mainliners is a men's a cappella chorus, based in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Chartered in 1963 as an official chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society, the chorus is rich in both history and accomplishment. History In 1963, some si ...

– Bryn Mawr, PA (2-time District Champions 1991 and 1997) * Keystone Capital Chorus –

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* Parkside Harmony – Hershey, PA * Red Rose Chorus –

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* The North Pennsmen – Lansdale, PA * The Bucks County Country Gentlemen – Bucks County, PA * White Rose Chorus – York, PA

Virginia

Alexandria Harmonizers The Alexandria Harmonizers are an international champion barbershop chorus based in Alexandria, Virginia, with 110 men in 2013. The chorus is the performing arm of the Alexandria Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society The Barbershop H ...

– Alexandria, VA (4-time International Champions – 1986, 1989, 1995, 1998) * Virginians – Richmond, VA * The Commodore Chorus; Norfolk, VA

Washington, D.C.

* Singing Capital Chorus –

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West Virginia

* The Blue and Grey Chorus; Inwood, WV

Notable quartets

* Oriole Four

References

External links

Mid-Atlantic District
official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Mid-Atlantic District (Bhs) Barbershop Harmony Society American choirs