Barbershop Harmony Society Quartet competition: a heaping helping of harmony
Left to right: Alexander Löfstedt, Victor Nilsson, Mattias Larsson and Martin Jangö, form the quartet Lemon Squeezy, and compete during the semifinals of the Barbershop Harmony Society Quartet competition at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Thursday, July 3, 2014. Approximately 7,000 people were in attendance for the semifinals. Lemon Squeezy formed in Sweden in 2010. (Justin Yurkanin/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Fans applaud a quartet during the semifinals of the Barbershop Harmony Society Quartet competition at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Thursday, July 3, 2014. Approximately 7,000 people were in attendance for the semifinals. (Justin Yurkanin/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Left to right: Jeff Hunkin, Marcellus Washburn, Will Hunkin and Matt Giiford, form the quartet Musical Island Boys, and compete during the semifinals of the Barbershop Harmony Society Quartet competition at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Thursday, July 3, 2014. Approximately 7,000 people were in attendance for the semifinals. (Justin Yurkanin/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A judge listens to performers during the semifinals of the Barbershop Harmony Society Quartet competition at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Thursday, July 3, 2014. Approximately 7,000 people were in attendance for the semifinals. (Justin Yurkanin/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A camera on a crane is used to broadcast the semifinals of the Barbershop Harmony Society Quartet competition at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Thursday, July 3, 2014. Approximately 7,000 people were in attendance for the semifinals. (Justin Yurkanin/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A judge listens to performers during the semifinals of the Barbershop Harmony Society Quartet competition at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Thursday, July 3, 2014. Approximately 7,000 people were in attendance for the semifinals. (Justin Yurkanin/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Fans applaud a quartet during the semifinals of the Barbershop Harmony Society Quartet competition at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Thursday, July 3, 2014. Approximately 7,000 people were in attendance for the semifinals. (Justin Yurkanin/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The sweet sounds of quartets and choruses filled the MGM Grand Garden arena last week. The Barbershop Harmony Society hosted its annual convention to crown the International Chorus Champion and the International Quartet Champion.
Competitors from New Zealand to Canada competed in front of a crowd of more than 7,000 people. Basses, baritones, tenors and leads all harmonized together to the delight of the crowd.
In the end, the Musical Island Boys from New Zealand captured the quartet competition with The Vocal Majority, of Dallas, winning the chorus competition.
