SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION & ENCOURAGE OF BARBERSHOP QUARTET SINGING IN AMERICA

SINGING COMMUNITY SUPPORT: THE BARBERSHOP HARMONY SOCIETY CHAMPIONS THE ADVANCEMENT OF ARTISTIC AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS WITHIN SINGING COMMUNITIES, WHILE ALSO DIVERSIFYING REVENUE STREAMS TO ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY. THROUGH OUR INITIATIVES, WE STRIVE TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES: ELEVATE THE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE FOR SINGERS AND COMMUNITIES ALIKE THROUGH THE FELLOWSHIP AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION FOSTERED BY HARMONY SINGING. ENHANCE THE ARTISTIC PROWESS OF INDIVIDUAL SINGERS AND MUSICAL LEADERS, ENABLING THEM TO MAKE A PROFOUND IMPACT ON THEIR AUDIENCES AND ATTRACT MORE INDIVIDUALS TO THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF COLLECTIVE SINGING. EQUIP VOLUNTEER LEADERS WITH THE NECESSARY SKILLS TO GUIDE SINGING COMMUNITIES TOWARD LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY. AT THE HEART OF OUR EFFORTS LIES HARMONY UNIVERSITY (HU), A MULTIFACETED EDUCATION PROGRAM OFFERING COURSES TAILORED TO DIRECTORS, MUSIC EDUCATORS, YOUTH, AND PERFORMING ARTISTS. WHETHER THROUGH INTENSIVE SUMMER SESSIONS, LOCAL FESTIVALS, OR ONLINE MODULES, HU SERVES AS A NEXUS FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION, BENEFITING THOUSANDS OF PARTICIPANTS SINCE ITS INCEPTION. OUR HU ONE-WEEK SUMMER INTENSIVE PROGRAM HAS SERVED MORE THAN 20,000 CHORUS DIRECTORS, MUSIC EDUCATORS, ARRANGERS, CLINICIANS, COACHES, AND YOUTH PARTICIPANTS SINCE ITS INCEPTION, WHO RETURN TO THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES WITH THE TOOLS TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE SINGING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. HU 2024 WILL BE HELD IN DENVER, CO AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER IN JULY. COURSEWORK INCLUDES MUSIC LEADERSHIP AND LIFELONG MUSIC EDUCATION, MUSIC THEORY, PERFORMANCE AND SINGING TECHNIQUES, AND COMMUNITY LEADER TRAINING. COMPLEMENTING HU ARE INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT, CONTEST & JUDGING PROGRAM, AND MUSIC EDUCATION AND CLINICIAN SERVICES, WHICH COLLECTIVELY EQUIP SINGING COMMUNITIES WITH THE TOOLS, RESOURCES, AND EXPERTISE NEEDED FOR SUSTAINED GROWTH AND ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE. ADDITIONALLY, OUR COMMITMENT TO MUSIC PRESERVATION ENSURES THAT A RICH TAPESTRY OF BARBERSHOP REPERTOIRE REMAINS ACCESSIBLE TO PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS OF HARMONY ENTHUSIASTS. WE PROVIDE ARTISTIC SERVICES INCLUDING LICENSING AND COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE FOR MUSIC AND PERFORMANCES, DEVELOPING AND DISTRIBUTING NEW MUSIC AND ARRANGEMENTS, AND CURATING ARCHIVAL RECORDINGS OF OVER 5,000 INDIVIDUAL TAPES, REELS, CYLINDERS, RECORDS, AND OTHER MEDIA, IN 41 DIFFERENT ANALOG FORMATS, CAPTURING 30,000 TO 100,000+ INDIVIDUAL SONGS. THE SOCIETY MAKES MUSIC IN FOUR-PART, A CAPPELLA HARMONY MORE WIDELY ACCESSIBLE BY PRODUCING AND DISTRIBUTING MORE THAN 7,000 MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEN'S (TTBB), WOMEN'S (SSAA), AND MIXED HARMONY (SATB) ENSEMBLES EACH YEAR. THIS REPRESENTS THE LARGEST AVAILABLE INVENTORY OF FOUR-PART A CAPPELLA AND BARBERSHOP-ORIENTED SHEET MUSIC AVAILABLE IN THE WORLD. THE SOCIETY'S OLD SONG'S LIBRARY HOLDS MORE THAN 125,000 PIECES OF MUSIC, WHICH CONTINUES TO INSPIRE MUSICIANS, HISTORIANS, AND ARRANGERS TO REINTRODUCE THESE PIECES TO THE PUBLIC. WE PROVIDE OPERATIONAL SERVICES FOR LOCAL SINGING COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING LEGAL FORMATION, INSURANCE, BOARD DEVELOPMENT, DUES COLLECTION, TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS, ETC. THESE ARE DESIGNED TO HELP THESE COMMUNITIES OPERATE SMOOTHLY AND NIMBLY SO THAT THEIR ATTENTION CAN BE FOCUSED ON THEIR IMPACT AND ARTISTRY. CURRENTLY, OVER 85% OF CHAPTERS AGREE THAT THEY ARE VALUABLE. WITH A REACH OF OVER 220,000 PEOPLE, OUR PROGRAMS CONNECT SINGERS AND SINGING COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND ONLINE EFFORTS. THROUGH THESE COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL ENDEAVORS, THE BARBERSHOP HARMONY SOCIETY AIMS TO INSPIRE, EDUCATE, AND EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE, FOSTERING A WORLD WHERE THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF HARMONY SINGING IS UNIVERSALLY RECOGNIZED AND CELEBRATED.