What Is Harmony Explosion Northwest?

• Three days of fun for young men and women, ages 12 to 21, interested in vocal performance (July 20-22).
• Professional vocal instruction at an affordable price.
• An opportunity to sing with and learn from talented performers.
• A crash course in the intricacies of four-part, a cappella harmony.
• Instruction and experience in singing technique and stage presence.
• A performance in front of hundreds of barbershop enthusiasts.
• An optional one-day seminar for students in a quartet, or students interested in forming a quartet (July 19-20).

Who Will Sponsor Harmony Explosion Northwest?
Harmony Explosion Northwest is sponsored and underwritten by the Evergreen District of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America, Inc (The Barbershop Harmony Society). We also receive generous grants from the Bud Leabo Memorial Fund as well as individual contributors.

Who Are We?
Since 1938, the Barbershop Harmony Society has been made up of men of all ages, from all walks of life, who love to sing. The Barbershop Harmony Society consists of:

·  More than 32,000 members in more than 825 chapters in the United States and Canada.  We are the world's largest all-male singing society.

·  Approximately 2,000 quartets registered with The Barbershop Harmony Society headquarters; an estimated 1,000 more quartets are active but not officially registered.

·  Affiliated organizations in: Australia, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, Sweden, The Netherlands, Great Britain. There are also barbershop singers in Denmark, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Uganda, China, Hungary, Spain, Brazil, Argentina, Iceland, and the Russian Federation.

·  Governed by an elected board of directors; administered by a 50-person professional staff at Harmony Hall in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

The Evergreen District of the Barbershop Harmony Society consists of 63 choruses in Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.

What Is Our Vision?

The Barbershop Harmony Society is to be an ever-growing fraternity of barbershop-style singers, leading the cause of encouraging vocal music in our schools and communities.

How Do I Get More Information?

Call Mollie Peterson at:

425-350-8859 or

email them at:  yih@evg.org