Alexandria Harmonizers Barber Shop Chorus

These guys are so great! Not only are they the nicest guys you’ll ever meet, but they sing like a chorus of angels. If you’re looking for a top notch group to sing for your next event, or if you’re simply looking for a great concert to attend, these guys are a must see!

Love love love the Harmonizers. We have attended the Holiday show for two years in a row. I already have my tickets for 2014. We try to catch their local appearances through out the year. Always great entertainment.

An amazingly talented group enjoying international recognition. In 2012 they were invited to perform throughout parts of China, and in 2014 they will tour France, by the request of the U.S. State Department, for the 70^th Anniversary of the Invasion of Normandy.
Whether you enjoy Barbershop music or not, this group is spell-​binding, both musically and athletically. Having said that, I would also say only about 20% of their performance is what I think of a traditional «Barbershop.» To me they are more of a phenomenal men’s choral group.
They also organize smaller groups for hire, like a singing telegram, for say Valentine’s Day (I saw them do a surprise performance at a recent wedding reception. It was really sweet).
If you have a chance to see them perform, take it!

Let me start by saying that barbershop-​style four-​part harmony (and humor) is not for everyone. That warning laid out, for those of you who like this type of thing the Harmonizers are a fun time. The legendary group (again, in barbershop music circles…) is currently going through some difficult times skillwise — if this was a sport, they’d say the Harmonizers are «going through a rebuilding period» — and is about half the size it was in its heyday (now 60 – 70 singers), but they still put on a lively, enjoyable performance.
Most impressive to me was the performance of the group’s «VLQ» (Very Large Quartet), «Cameron Station.» This was a group of around 20 members of the Harmonizers who perform a couple songs separate from the larger group. They show the talent and potential of the Harmonizers with deft voicework, tight phrasing, full sound, and a depth of spirit/​feeling/​emotion/​excitement behind their singing that I found missing in much of the performance by the full Harmonizers group.
Again though, despite my interwoven criticism, I thoroughly enjoyed my first in-​person experience with the Harmonizers and look forward to seeing them again.