April 12 & 13, 2024 – Belleville, ON

Belleville, Ontario will host hundreds of barbershop singers from around the province for the annual spring convention of the Ontario District of the Barbershop Harmony Society. More than just a weekend of singing four-part a cappella barbershop harmony, it is a weekend of serious competition for quartets and choruses from across Ontario under the watchful eyes and ears of a panel of judges from across North America. Qualifying quartets from the weekend will advance to the Barbershop Harmony Society International Quartet Competition in Cleveland, OH in July 2024. Top scoring eligible choruses win their respective Ontario District titles for 2024. 

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Host Chapters

The Oakridge Division

Convention Theme:

TBA

Headquarters Hotel:

Fairfield by Marriott, Belleville
407 North Front St., Belleville
613-962-9211
 

Contest Venue:

Centennial Secondary School
160 Palmer Road
Belleville

Registration

All attendees must register for the convention, regardless of whether they are competing or not. Competitors may require additional entry steps depending on which competitions they are competing in.

For more information about convention registration, contact the Convention Registrar, Hayley Sziklasi – registrar@ontariosings.com

Full Registrations

Full registrations are available by following the link in the sidebar or by clicking one of the links below.

The price for full registrations is as follows:

  • Adults: $80/person ($70 early bird registration)
  • Students (19+): $40/person ($35 early bird registration)
  • Youth (18 and under): Free
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Partial Registrations​

Partial registrations for a single session will be sold for all 3 contest sessions at the convention registration desk. Friday night partial registrations for a single session will be available starting at 5:00 Friday evening. Saturday afternoon and evening single-session partial registrations will be available starting at 10:00 Saturday morning. Saturday evening partial registrations will also be available at 5:00 Saturday evening.

The price for partial registrations is as follows:
  • Adults: $35/person/session
  • Students (19+): $17/person/session
  • Youth (18 and under): Free

Hotels

Headquarters Hotel:
Fairfield by Marriott, Belleville
407 North Front St., Belleville
613-962-9211
 
Convention rate at the Fairfield is $149 per night

Secondary Hotel:
Comfort Inn
200 N. Park St., Belleville
613-966-7703

Convention rate at the Fairfield is $139 per night

Competitors

Competitor entry is now closed. The list of competitors is below.

Quartet Contest

MT: Gummee Boyz (Barrie; Toronto)
Bill Wells, John Hohenadel, Addison Ebert, Rob Lamont

1. Whiplash (Barrie; Toronto)
Brian Tracey, Darryn Stephen, Brent Vogan, Jim Doyle

2. Detour (Hamilton; Toronto; Dallas Metro, TX)
Mike McKim, Kevin Harris, Andrew Carolan, Steve Armstrong

3. Empire (Hamilton; Scarborough; Town North Plano, TX; Frank Thorne)
Em Travis, Hannah Barton, Sarah Patterson, Jordan Travis

4. BOOMers! (Ottawa)
Martin Taylor, Paul Boucher, Richard Frenette, Alex Mirhady

5. Trial by Four (Ottawa; Frank Thorne)
Robyn Gordon, Marty Periard, Fraser H. Gordon, Russ Doucet

6. Oxford Comma (Toronto; Frank Thorne)
Kay Sun, Nicky McGrath, Shelby Marchand, Chris Tanaka-Mann

7. Local 40 (Northumberland Hills)
Tom Holden, Allan Cole, William Paroschy, Ernie Dyck

8. The Peanut Gallery (Frank Thorne)
Hilary Wilson, Erin Smythe, Dave Baldwin, Joel Hilchey

9. Quadratics (Ottawa)
Wayne Crosbie, Jean Le Clerc, Josh Torrington-Smith, Nick Torrington-Smith

10. Mix Dup (Hamilton; Toronto)
Sue Wood, Dale Wood, John Wilkie, Ken Fisher

11. Constructive Criticism (East York, ON; Toronto, ON; Frank Thorne)
Rob Swann, Patrick Hannon, Erik Deland, David Harris

12. Shift Left (Toronto)
Ridwaan Safi, Peter Milan, Samuel Banning, David Kuan

13. Northern Pursuit (Hamilton; Simcoe; Toronto, ON)
Patrick Carroll, Robert Ross, Fraser Baguma, Simon Jeeves

14. Smokeshow (Guelph; Toronto; Frank Thorne)
Michael Black, John Mallett, Gregory Mallett, Ben Wright

15. Zoomers (Ottawa; Toronto; Town North Plano, TX)
Kay Sun, Nick van Berkel, Ray Sun, Will Young

Chorus Contest

1. The Harmony League (Barrie)
Director: Larry Maw

2. Dukes of Harmony (Scarborough)
Director: Jordan Travis

3. Liftlock City Aces of Harmony (Peterborough)
Director: Diane Martin

4. County Chordsmen (Barrie)
Director: Barry Towner

Competitor Entry

If your chorus is competing in the chorus contest or performing for score only, your chapter secretary must enter your chorus for the competition, and your individual chapter, district, and society dues must be up-to-date. For more information or clarification talk to your chapter secretary.

If you are competing in the quartet contest, your quartet must enter through the BHS Member Center.

Judging Panel

PC/ADM – Porter, Lamson
MUS – Morris, Wessler
PER – Gipp, Lagos
SNG – Jakovac, Nash

Schedule of Events

Updated Oct 17, 2023. All times are tentative and subject to change.

Friday, April 12, 2024

Time Event Venue
3:00 – 8:30 pm Registration Desk Foyer – Centennial Secondary School
6:30 pm
Quartet Semi-finals
Presenter: TBA
Centennial Secondary School
After the contest Quartet Evaluations Judges Rooms – Fairfield Inn & Suites
After the contest Hospitality Room

Churchill Room at Fairfield Inn & Suites – hosted by Harmony Ranch

Saturday, April 13, 2024

Time Event Venue
9:00 am – 1:30 pm Registration Desk opens Foyer – Centennial Secondary School
9:30 am All-Chapter Chorus Rehearsal Centennial Secondary School
12:00 pm
Chorus Competition
Presenter: TBA
Centennial Secondary School
After the contest Chorus Evaluations Fairfield Inn & Suites
5:00 – 6:30 pm Registration Desk opens Foyer – Centennial Secondary School
6:00 pm
Quartet Finals Contest & Show of Champions
Presenter: TBA
Presentation of Awards
Quartet Results Announced
Intermission
Parade of Champions Show
“Keep the Whole World Singing”
Centennial Secondary School
After the show Quartet Evaluations Judges Rooms – Fairfield Inn & Suites
After the show Hospitality / Afterglow Room Churchill Room at Fairfield Inn & Suites – host TBA

All-Chapter Chorus

The All-Chapter Chorus is open to any barbershopper attending convention who wishes to sing in it. The chorus meets at 9:30 on Saturday morning of convention to rehearse, and then serves as the mic tester at the chorus contest later that morning. Please bring your registration nametag or another nametag to rehearsal.

Repertoire: Heart of my Heart and Let me Call You Sweetheart

All-Chapter Chorus repertoire learning materials are available on the Members Only page, under Music Files > All Chapter Chorus.

Nick van Berkel

Director: Nick van Berkel

Hi, I’m Nick van Berkel! Welcome to the All Chapter Chorus page! Let me tell you a little about myself.

I’ve been a barbershopper for 8+ years and started singing barbershop when I was in 10th grade in 2016. If you haven’t done the math, that would mean I’m 25! Since hearing some of my fellow classmates sing in a quartet for my music class, I’ve been hooked on barbershop. In fact, both songs the ACC will be singing will also be the two first songs I’d ever learned in being ‘Heart of my Heart’ and ‘Let me Call You Sweetheart’.

Currently, I’m the Assistant Director of the Capital City Chorus in Ottawa under Artistic Director Tony Bove. Tony and I have been working together for almost two years and it’s been an utter joy to work with and learn from him. (No, he did not pay me to say that! :P)

Some of you may recognize me from my quartets ‘Quiet! I’m Sleeping!’ and/or ‘Pandephonium’ where I sang tenor. My new quartet will be unveiled at this spring’s contest! Keep a lookout!

It’s truly an honour to have been named the All Chapter Chorus Director for this spring’s contest and I’m excited to meet you all! Let’s crush some polecats!

See you in Belleville!

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