Mid-Atlantic District (BHS)

The Mid-Atlantic District is one of 17 districts of the Barbershop Harmony Society (BHS). ^[1]

The district, with three regional divisions, has approximately 70 chapters across Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, West Virginia, New York, and Washington, D.C. ^[2]

The BHS District Map. The Carolinas have since separated to their own district.

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 – Annapolis, MD

New Jersey

• Brothers in Harmony  – 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, New York, NY
• Voices of Gotham  – Hell's Kitchen, NY (2012 District Champions)
• Westchester Chordsmen – White Plains, NY

Pennsylvania

• Bryn Mawr Mainliners  – Bryn Mawr, PA (2-time District Champions 1991 and 1997)
• Keystone Capital Chorus – Harrisburg, PA
• Parkside Harmony – Hershey, PA
• Red Rose Chorus – Lancaster, PA
• The North Pennsmen – Lansdale, PA
• The Bucks County Country Gentlemen ^[3]  – Bucks County, PA
• White Rose Chorus  – York, PA

Virginia

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

Washington, D.C.

• Singing Capital Chorus – Washington, D.C.

West Virginia

• The Blue and Grey Chorus; Inwood, WV

Notable quartets

• Oriole Four

See also

• Barbershop music
• Barbershop arrangements
• A cappella music
• American Harmony Documentary Film about Barbershop music

References

1. "The 17 Districts of the Barbershop Harmony Society". Barbership Harmony Society. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
2. "Chapter Search". Mid-Atlantic District BHS. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
3. "The Bucks County Country Gentlemen Website". The Bucks County Country Gentlemen. Retrieved April 4, 2018.

External links

• Mid-Atlantic District official website