2023 Fall Convention!

September 21-23, Ogden, Utah

Our first Fall Convention on the Wasatch Front in several years!
Fun for ALL singers: Harmony Platoon, Tag Singing, Polecat Room, Massed Sing– and Quartet and Chorus contests!

Dates: Thursday, September 21 through Saturday, September 23, 2023

Location: Ogden/Eccles Conference Center, Ogden, Utah

Fun: The fall convention is so much more than a contest. Read below for information about the Massed Sing, Harmony Platoon, Tag Spot, and Polecat Room. Come see your friends and make new ones! We can’t wait to see you again!

 

Rooms!

  • Book now to reserve your on-site hotel room– free hot breakfast, free parking, free wifi!
  • The not-your-average Hampton Inn & Suites is directly connected to the Ogden/Eccles Convention Center, so just steps from all of the convention happenings!
  • Rooms are, of course, limited, so reserve early to guarantee your spot.

You can book three ways:

  1. Use this Booking Link
  2. Call the hotel’s central reservations Number: 800-560-7753
  3. Call the hotel directly at 303-779-6161

Please note: If you book by phone, mention the event name: “Barbershop Harmony – Fall Contest” to get the event rate.

–> Last date to book at this rate is August 22, 2023, so make your reservations now <–

Registration!

Convention registration is live! Please use this link to register via Eventbrite.

  • Super Early Bird registration ($89) ends TBD
  • Early Bird registration ($99) is effective TBD
  • Regular registration ($119) will be effective after TBD

For friends and family, single session tickets will be available at the door at the following prices:

  • Quartet Semifinals $30
  • Chorus Finals $25
  • Quartet Finals and Show of Champions $35 (includes Afterglow)

Please note: As always, all contestants must purchase a full registration. Competing quartets must also enter the contest through the BHS Member Center, under “Manage my Singing Communities”.

Convention Activities

Contests

There will be an open quartet contest as well as an open chorus contest– no qualification required for either, and no gender restrictions for quartets or choruses. All members of competing ensembles do need to be members of the Barbershop Harmony Society.

The quartet contest first round will be late Friday afternoon into the evening (exact times depend on how many entries are received by the cutoff date). The quartet contest finals will be the top 10 quartets plus a mic-tester (11th place), and will be held Saturday evening. Evaluations and feedback for the quartets not qualifying for the finals will be Friday night; evals for the finalist will be Saturday night.

The chorus contest will be held Saturday morning, with evaluations/feedback after lunch.

Details on the quartet and chorus contest will be provided during the summer on this page as well as communicated via the RMD newsletter (subscribe here!)

Massed Sing

All convention registrants are invited to participate in a Massed Sing and perform on Saturday. The Director and the songs to be performed are TBD.

Harmony Platoon

Learn five songs in advance and be randomly assigned into quartets with other passionate barbershoppers for a competition. An extra fee applies in order to cover the cost of the music and learning tracks, which will be supplied after registration. If you previously paid to participate in Harmony Platoon in 2023 at RMHC, watch for an email with a code to register again for free. Here are the great arrangements that will be included:

  • A Little Street Where Old Friends Meet (Sam Breedon)
  • Who Told You (Lou Perry)
  • Bye Bye Love (Tom Gentry)
  • So Much In Love (David Harrington)
  • If I Had My Way (David Harrington)

Contact Bear Schacht at schacht.bear@gmail.com with any questions about Harmony Platoon.

Tag Spot

In addition to all the hallways and corners to tag in, we will have an official “Tag Spot” during the weekend.

Polecat Room

Care to sing some polecats in an official Polecat Room? We’ll have one of those during the weekend as well.

Draft Agenda

Thursday, September 21

7:00 PM RMD Board Meeting

Friday, September 22

8:30 – 10:00 AM: RMD House of Delegates Meeting
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Polecats Drop-in Sing
1:00 – 5:00 PM: Registration Table Open
2:00 – 4:00 PM: Tag Singing
2:45 – 4:00 PM Harmony Platoon Session #1
3:00 – 4:15 PM Quartet Walk-throughs
4:00 PM: Quartet Pattern begins
5:00 PM: Quartet semifinals begin
8:20 – 8:40 PM: Announcements and closing
8:40 – 10:35 PM: Quartet Evals
9:30 PM – 12:45 AM: – Chorus Rehearsals (as desired)

Saturday, September 23

7:15 – 8:00 AM: Chorus Rehearsals Round #1
8:15 – 9:00 AM: Chorus Rehearsals Round #2
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM: Registration Table open
9:00 AM: Chorus Pattern begins
10:00 AM – 12:15 PM: Chorus Contest
12:15 – 12:25 PM: RMD Barbershopper of the Year announcement
12:25 – 12:30 PM: Chorus Results announcement
12:30 – 12:50 PM: Massed Sing
12:30 – 3:00 PM: Chorus Evals
12:30 – 4:00 PM: Harmony Platoon Session #2
4:00 – 6:15 PM: Quartet Finals
6:15 – 6:45 PM: RMD Hall of Fame announcement and Quartet Results
6:45 – 8:30 PM: Dinner Break
6:00 PM – 12:00 AM: Cash Bar open
8:30 PM: Aftershow/Afterglow begins

Sunday, September 24

9:00 AM: Optional Sacred Sing

We hope you’ll come join us in Utah in September. We can’t wait to see you again!