man their choreography is amazing...its not hard to do all the moves while singing but it is very difficult to have everyone do it at the same time...from a barbershoper to another great job guys and congrats on the gold medal!!!
This is really amazing. Usually in a barbershop chorus theres one over-powering section, but the westminster Chorus.....their blend is unbelievably good. All of their sections "have the same voice" (if you understand what im talking about: same intensity, volume, and energy) I didn't hear one flaw in this video.
I think they are better than the Ambassadors of Harmony. Well thats just my opinion.
I blew my knee out...can't sing barbershop anymore. Just kidding! I never could sing it. But, even having grown up listening to the Ambassadors, I can say bravo! Wow! Well done!
Loved the 'see-saw' affect around 2:48! I try and show clips like this to my kids in school to show them what they can accomplish as a unified group when they are singing.
I miss singing barbershop! I love watching these choruses!
You will have to forgive me on this one, you guys sound wonderful, but I do not believe that any chorus that restricts its membership by age or any other factor should be able to compete in the standard district competitions. Let us not forget what Barbershopping is all about and why we love it so much. I think it is outstanding, the achievements you guys have made, just don't think it fits the SPEBSQA image.
@KiltedNerd I think you may have heard a rumor of how things are run in Westminster. That's not surprising considering how wide-spread the rumor has become. Yeah, we may have a particular demographic, but no one has ever been turned away due to age in my tenure as President or Director. No where in our by-laws is there anything written about an age restriction. If you want to discuss it more, I'm more than willing. We always try to do what is best for the BHS aka SPEBSQSA.
@jmiller823 please let me apologize, I usually don't base opinions on hearsay, but that on top of seeing all the young faces spurred me to believe it was true.... Again, I apologize and wish you guys the best, your sound is incredible. I come from a chapter with about 20 active members and we are struggling to get the younger crowd interested. Best of luck...
@jmiller823 than what is the rule? I only see young people in the quartet. Im never been in a chorus so plz dont get mad i just want to figure this out for myself.
@ChrisisBass13 Sure, Westminster was started for young guys, but there is no written rule requiring anyone to be a certain age. Because our members happen to be a certain age, we attract new members of that same age.
the first place chorus was the vocal majority which westminter lost to a very close score where they will go neck and neck this summer to see who is better only because the ambassadors of harmony beet the vocal majority this year and they have not lost in thirty years and they are back for revenge against them gonna be awsome
Despite an amazing performance by the Ambassadors of Harmony earlier this year, this is old one is still the best vocal performance by any barbershop chorus on YouTube - by far!
@signmypoodle Yes. Sometimes more. Lawl. Does anybody know like a freaking college of barbershop? That's in session 19 hours a day? Everyday?! Because I eat this stuff like effing candy. Oh my goodness.
why does this only have 40k views!!!!!!!!! this needs to be what barbershopers listen to!!!!!! amazing tuning and perfect movement. a great all around performance. more ppl need to see this
I always considered Royce Ferguson a genius. I was dismayed to find that he no longer is the director. He deserved all the accolades for his ability to bring these kids to this level.
i honestly think that this performance was the best performance that year (and for the last 10 years at least.) their gold winning performance was flashier, but some of the vocal intricacies were lost. This is magnificent.
when you guys want to come to pa let me know because i will be waiting, awsome preformance and a fantastic director. i will see you at the philedelphia international convention in 2010
Wow, that was good. I was raised on SPEBSQSA. My grandfather was a charter member of The Dapper Dans of Harmony,Livingston, NJ, two times International Champs. This brought back a lot of fond memories. Thanks for the post. I love it.
They shouldn't have had the guy do the backflips. He made too much noise. I knew a guy once who sang barbershop. He said when they hit the notes perfectly, the whole stage vibrates.
hey. I think his backflips were actually designed to enhance the rhythmic flow, if you listen carefully, it actually accentuates certain beats, giving a unique rhythmic effect.
what's wrong with it? the chords on "hey there ain't it" are all barbershop 7ths, "grand" is just a minor triad, and the bari move was intended to be a passing tone up to the 7th of what wouldve been another barbershop 7th, but whoever arranged this intro played a fun little trick and turned it into a major triad.
shux!!cnt wait to see these guys next year in danver-we're competing against them-but i reckon they'll sass us lol.dayemmn what a nice sound!!these guys are awesome
They sound just like a quartet..a 40 some odd sized Quartet, and that's the idealistic sound. I can't see why they didn't win, and I can't see why they won't next year.
A fantastic chorus, and it just so happens one of my favourite quartets, OC Times, are in this chorus. I love the VM, but I think these guys are gonna win it next year. Look out, Clancy, here they come!
obviously 5 people do not have ears, and were thus disappointed by the odd choreography.
VoxDivarco 3 months ago in playlist Barbershop
White people got no bidness singing this.
Lassannn 5 months ago
@Lassannn Why not? A couple of white guys wrote it! You need to broaden your musical outlook.
leoseries57 2 months ago
man their choreography is amazing...its not hard to do all the moves while singing but it is very difficult to have everyone do it at the same time...from a barbershoper to another great job guys and congrats on the gold medal!!!
paj1989BigRed 6 months ago
I certainly keep returning to it!
rfw1503 6 months ago
And Shawn at 2:08! :0
Tricheystudios 8 months ago
Cory at 1:40?
Tricheystudios 8 months ago
@Tricheystudios yep :)
ChrisisBass13 8 months ago
This is really amazing. Usually in a barbershop chorus theres one over-powering section, but the westminster Chorus.....their blend is unbelievably good. All of their sections "have the same voice" (if you understand what im talking about: same intensity, volume, and energy) I didn't hear one flaw in this video.
I think they are better than the Ambassadors of Harmony. Well thats just my opinion.
WeightlessAnchor 8 months ago 2
they got a great voice when singing "listen to the clarinet"
soyagogo 10 months ago
Don't you just love them-so bright!
SCbarbershop 1 year ago 12
I blew my knee out...can't sing barbershop anymore. Just kidding! I never could sing it. But, even having grown up listening to the Ambassadors, I can say bravo! Wow! Well done!
tapnager 1 year ago
Loved the 'see-saw' affect around 2:48! I try and show clips like this to my kids in school to show them what they can accomplish as a unified group when they are singing.
I miss singing barbershop! I love watching these choruses!
guibox3 1 year ago
Great job!! Only thing I didn't like was at 2:29, a tenor is flat and sticks out. Everything else was flawless!
nuttypenut 1 year ago
You will have to forgive me on this one, you guys sound wonderful, but I do not believe that any chorus that restricts its membership by age or any other factor should be able to compete in the standard district competitions. Let us not forget what Barbershopping is all about and why we love it so much. I think it is outstanding, the achievements you guys have made, just don't think it fits the SPEBSQA image.
KiltedNerd 1 year ago
@KiltedNerd I think you may have heard a rumor of how things are run in Westminster. That's not surprising considering how wide-spread the rumor has become. Yeah, we may have a particular demographic, but no one has ever been turned away due to age in my tenure as President or Director. No where in our by-laws is there anything written about an age restriction. If you want to discuss it more, I'm more than willing. We always try to do what is best for the BHS aka SPEBSQSA.
jmiller823 1 year ago
@jmiller823 please let me apologize, I usually don't base opinions on hearsay, but that on top of seeing all the young faces spurred me to believe it was true.... Again, I apologize and wish you guys the best, your sound is incredible. I come from a chapter with about 20 active members and we are struggling to get the younger crowd interested. Best of luck...
KiltedNerd 1 year ago
@jmiller823 than what is the rule? I only see young people in the quartet. Im never been in a chorus so plz dont get mad i just want to figure this out for myself.
ChrisisBass13 8 months ago
@ChrisisBass13 Sure, Westminster was started for young guys, but there is no written rule requiring anyone to be a certain age. Because our members happen to be a certain age, we attract new members of that same age.
jmiller823 8 months ago
why exactly would anyone NOT like this?? if you "thumbs-down"ed this, please say why?
katelovesmark 1 year ago
Wow. What a post on that final tag, almost 30 seconds long!
xstaticknotx 1 year ago
ambiance
freestylegeek 1 year ago
how they didn't get gold the year they performed this, I'll never know
bschwartzberg 1 year ago 2
Amazing! I am currently considering this arrangement for my chorus. When I discovered this video, I became even more excited.
BarbershopFreak 1 year ago
Jesus Christ these guys are amazing. The backflips and juggling were a little over the top though in my opinion.
placksheep 2 years ago
From the clap at 2:45 through the end is nothing but goosebumps!
Antilles1974 2 years ago
listen to that crowd!
signmypoodle 2 years ago
I NEED to see the first place chorus video from 06. Please, someone.
mattdre88 2 years ago 4
the first place chorus was the vocal majority which westminter lost to a very close score where they will go neck and neck this summer to see who is better only because the ambassadors of harmony beet the vocal majority this year and they have not lost in thirty years and they are back for revenge against them gonna be awsome
Cobyonekanoby 2 years ago
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signmypoodle 2 years ago
Despite an amazing performance by the Ambassadors of Harmony earlier this year, this is old one is still the best vocal performance by any barbershop chorus on YouTube - by far!
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signmypoodle 2 years ago
my music teacher played in this hes so lucky
BBCannibal 2 years ago
Just learned that they won the "Choir of the World" at the Welsh Eisteddfod this year. That's about as good as it gets!
leoseries 2 years ago
Crikey! Have you got a clip of the gold medallists for heavens's sake!
leoseries 2 years ago
Impresionante ! Realmente me ENCANTO. Ojalá alguna vez tenga la oportunidad de escucharlos y verlos personalmente.
NDEOLA 2 years ago
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signmypoodle 2 years ago
We use this video as a coaching tool for vowel placement and individual SP
mamacheek 2 years ago
i am still amazed that they didnt win the comp. that year... :/ gosh
mixmasta808 2 years ago
wow this is outstanding - the chords, oh mann
Sbock3 2 years ago
That's one of the finest performances you'll ever see hands down
lafoyster 2 years ago 4
does anyone else watch this every day, ten times a day?
signmypoodle 2 years ago 53
...you caught me :(
Chr1sR0s3 2 years ago
Yes! haha
wyatts326 2 years ago
i do
hammann669 2 years ago
this video is my morning coffee, I can´t start my day without it XD
peromekgo 2 years ago
@signmypoodle Yes. Sometimes more. Lawl. Does anybody know like a freaking college of barbershop? That's in session 19 hours a day? Everyday?! Because I eat this stuff like effing candy. Oh my goodness.
MEHTEHMAH 1 year ago
@signmypoodle i listen to this on my iPod at least 30 times a day!!!!
katelovesmark 1 year ago
@signmypoodle Yes!!!! In Seventh heaven.
felix73339 1 year ago 8
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signmypoodle 2 years ago
I've always loved this Dixieland classic and I love it even more by Westminster.
mortygwhiz 2 years ago
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signmypoodle 2 years ago
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Freaking fantastic, all i can say is WOW & GOOSEBUMPS!!!!! see you guys over here in just over a week whoop!!! :) xx
Coleey123 2 years ago
sweet overtone!!!!! :20-:25
signmypoodle 2 years ago
why does this only have 40k views!!!!!!!!! this needs to be what barbershopers listen to!!!!!! amazing tuning and perfect movement. a great all around performance. more ppl need to see this
Chr1sR0s3 2 years ago
i agree. it makes me sick to think that avril lavigne's monotonous "girlfriend" has 2,500 times as many views as this...
signmypoodle 2 years ago 3
agreed
topshelfbari15 2 years ago
I'm surprised it has even 40k views. Most barbershop videos have anywhere from 25-10,000 views total. Very few have more than that.
Purenicotine 2 years ago
1:11 ...nice F# from the basses...
signmypoodle 2 years ago
The name's Ferguson.
Royce Ferguson.
Doctors2Advocate 2 years ago
Spotted Sean Devine at 2:03 center of the screen... fantastic version of this classic barbershopsong!
sgtsonny 2 years ago
best musical performers ever :) no exception
btw - tommybg2003, lol you noob!
makka32 2 years ago
I always considered Royce Ferguson a genius. I was dismayed to find that he no longer is the director. He deserved all the accolades for his ability to bring these kids to this level.
Baridan 2 years ago
i honestly think that this performance was the best performance that year (and for the last 10 years at least.) their gold winning performance was flashier, but some of the vocal intricacies were lost. This is magnificent.
ged424 3 years ago
Incredible! Fantastic! What a performance. Congratulations
IanScott750 3 years ago 2
when you guys want to come to pa let me know because i will be waiting, awsome preformance and a fantastic director. i will see you at the philedelphia international convention in 2010
Cobyonekanoby 3 years ago
.....woah
Mird50 3 years ago
if these are silver medalit imagine the gold medalist wow
x934w 3 years ago 2
you would actually probably be dissappointed haha.
TenorJOE 3 years ago
haha true, but they came back and won gold the following year...eventually they got credit hah
zacknafein10 3 years ago
omg i wish i was a part of that!
gamenick923 3 years ago
was that a pure overtone on the last chord or did they have a few tenors singing that note?
Nighthawk186 3 years ago
its Westminster Chorus, of course its an overtone. haha.
kyba23 3 years ago 2
lol
weetbixkid2 3 years ago
i agree, overtone
meatloversunite 3 years ago
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signmypoodle 2 years ago
These guys give me a lump in my pants.
Purenicotine 3 years ago 5
That stomp they do at the end gives me chills. So epic haha
RyanFlynn91 3 years ago
i loved it!
Linebacker313 3 years ago
Wow, that was good. I was raised on SPEBSQSA. My grandfather was a charter member of The Dapper Dans of Harmony,Livingston, NJ, two times International Champs. This brought back a lot of fond memories. Thanks for the post. I love it.
gpb29 3 years ago
They shouldn't have had the guy do the backflips. He made too much noise. I knew a guy once who sang barbershop. He said when they hit the notes perfectly, the whole stage vibrates.
major600 4 years ago
hey. I think his backflips were actually designed to enhance the rhythmic flow, if you listen carefully, it actually accentuates certain beats, giving a unique rhythmic effect.
spcbass 3 years ago
WestminsterTastic!
bhsbass 4 years ago
That gave me a massive stiffy
StormaLorm 4 years ago 6
1:37 is the shiz
hendrixA10 4 years ago 2
Congratulations, New Westminster Chorus, 2007 INTERNATIONAL CHORUS CHAMPIONS!!!
harwetopa 4 years ago
Niiicccce... I haven't seen this one before. Awesome diction. Love the ending.
waterbear2 4 years ago
Non-Barbershop Style chord progression at :13 thru :19. It is not characteristic of the Barbershop style.
frdrsjr 4 years ago
what's wrong with it? the chords on "hey there ain't it" are all barbershop 7ths, "grand" is just a minor triad, and the bari move was intended to be a passing tone up to the 7th of what wouldve been another barbershop 7th, but whoever arranged this intro played a fun little trick and turned it into a major triad.
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signmypoodle 2 years ago
Everytime I watch this video I get goosebumps. Get the Gold this year would ya!
273973 4 years ago
The major chord at :20 hits the spot.
rotunda57 5 years ago
it does
TheDoctorUK 4 years ago
yeah it does
StormaLorm 4 years ago
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signmypoodle 2 years ago
shux!!cnt wait to see these guys next year in danver-we're competing against them-but i reckon they'll sass us lol.dayemmn what a nice sound!!these guys are awesome
2SKARX 5 years ago
soooo sooo soo soo soo soo soo good absolutely love it
Allatar2 5 years ago
Westminster will take it next year...
They sound just like a quartet..a 40 some odd sized Quartet, and that's the idealistic sound. I can't see why they didn't win, and I can't see why they won't next year.
Kain5627 5 years ago
I love these guys. My friend of mine is actually in this group. They are absolutely fantastic!!
difinity 5 years ago
wow. new tag? i guess a more modern tag suits a more modern chorus. awesome. bravo!
jakethewoz 5 years ago
A fantastic chorus, and it just so happens one of my favourite quartets, OC Times, are in this chorus. I love the VM, but I think these guys are gonna win it next year. Look out, Clancy, here they come!
SirLunchbocks 5 years ago
I love this rendidtion! Its one of my favourites!!! EXCELLENT!!!!
baddiss74 5 years ago
wow, that chorus is untouchable
gormanation 5 years ago
The REAL 2006 International Champions. They'll just pick up their gold medals next year.
redvolvo77 5 years ago
Very glad you posted this video. There the best.
Scsibut 5 years ago
I was there!!! My group went right before them. We didn't stand a chance. The place went CRAZY for these guys. Wonderful show.
Bigalbass86 5 years ago