What is the typical age range for a men’s chorus? If you ask the average person on the street, they might picture a room full of retirees singing traditional tunes. But if you walk into a modern, thriving chorus rehearsal today, you are just as likely to see a 21-year-old college student standing on the risers next to a seasoned veteran.
Article by Ryan Fuller, VP of Music
If you have spent much time singing in choruses, church choirs, or other vocal groups, you can usually tell within the first rehearsal whether a group is something special.
It is rarely the sound or even the repertoire at first. It is the culture. The way singers listen. The level of preparation. The way the room feels when everyone is moving toward the same goal.
There are a lot of talented singers out there. Great choruses are built on something more than talent.
Article by Rufus Massey, AVP Past President.
Some men spend their free time on golf courses, tennis courts, hiking trails, or in workshops and garages. Those are all great pursuits. But many men are missing something they didn’t even know they needed: a place to raise their voice and sing with others.
For many of us, singing slowly disappeared somewhere along the way. We sang in church, school, or maybe in the car with the radio turned up. Then life got busy. Careers happened. Families happened. Years passed.
What many people don’t realize is that singing is much more than entertainment.
Look, we get it. It's a pretty bold claim, but here are 5 reasons why we think Atlanta Vocal Project can be considered the best chorus in Atlanta for men who love to sing.
One of the unique things about the Barbershop Harmony Society, the non-profit arts organization of which we are a chapter, is its membership Code of Ethics. These nine statements are printed on the back of each one of our singers' official membership cards when they join. They help to guide our behavior and decisions to ensure we are maintaining a harmonius environment internally while making a positive influence externally. Below is the full text of that Code of Ethics.
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"If you're too busy to sing, you're too busy."
In 1983, my father, Joe Romanelli, brought an unusual gift home with him: a barbershop quartet. Once a week, the men would show up in our living room and fill it with four-part harmony. I was a kid. I assumed this was how everyone's house worked.
It took me years to understand that it wasn't. And it took me even longer to understand what my father had actually given me.
You’ve joined the Barbershop Harmony Society. You might have instead joined a church choir, a symphonic chorus, or musical theater group… but here you are in a barbershop group! What have you gotten yourself into? What kind of music will you experience, how do you distinguish it from other vocal music, and where did it come from? And why does it matter?
Barbershop harmony is generally considered to be one of the few uniquely American-born musical styles, alongside jazz, with which it shares origins. The simplest definition of barbershop centers around:
Scientists say singing boosts the immune system.
Admit it: the go-to image in your mind of barbershop music is four guys in striped vests and boater hats. From the Dapper Dans serenading Disney World park attendees to Jimmy Fallon’s Ragtime Gals juxtaposing off-color pop songs with the squeaky-clean image of the barbershop quartet, the notion of the barbershop singers certainly is iconic. But barbershop is so much more than that!
African American Roots, Jazz Flavorings
It's been an incredible few months (and incredibly busy) for our chorus. Read on to learn more about love songs, awards, championships, and special guests!
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Zack Dunda
A little over a week ago in Knoxville, TN, we competed in the Southeastern Harmony District annual chorus championship. We are proud to say that with our highest district contest score ever, AVP won the contest to be named 2026 district champions. Our 86.8% was also our highest official score in any contest since International 2009.
