| Alexandria Harmonizers | |
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Logo of the Alexandria Harmonizers chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society. |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Alexandria, Virginia USA |
| Genres | Barbershop, Choral |
| Years active | 1948–present |
| Website | harmonizers.org |
| Members | |
| Musical Director: Joe Cerutti, Jr. President: Dick Newton |
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The Alexandria Harmonizers are an international champion barbershop chorus based in Alexandria, Virginia. Numbering 95 men in 2009, the chorus is the performing arm of the Alexandria Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society, under the direction of Joseph Cerutti, Jr. The Harmonizers have performed at the Kennedy Center Honors, Carnegie Hall, Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, the Supreme Court, and the White House.
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The Alexandria, Virginia Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society (then SPEBSQSA), was chartered by four "godfathers″: Dean Snyder, Eugene Barnwell, Jean Boardman and Louis E. Metcalf, and sponsored by the Washington, DC Chapter (the Singing Capital Chorus). On June 29, 1948, Boardman presented Ed Poole, the president of the newly formed chapter, with the charter for the new Alexandria Chapter.
The Harmonizers won their first Barbershop Harmony Society International gold medal in 1986, in Salt Lake City and have earned the title three more times since then (1989 Kansas City, 1995 Miami Beach, and 1998 Atlanta). They have also earned 11 other International medals and are the current (2009) Mid-Atlantic District chorus champion.
| Preceded by Vocal Majority |
SPEBSQSA International Chorus Champions 1998 |
Succeeded by Masters of Harmony |
| Preceded by Vocal Majority |
SPEBSQSA International Chorus Champions 1995 |
Succeeded by Masters of Harmony |
| Preceded by Vocal Majority |
SPEBSQSA International Chorus Champions 1989 |
Succeeded by Masters of Harmony |
| Preceded by Vocal Majority |
SPEBSQSA International Chorus Champions 1986 |
Succeeded by West Towns Chorus |
Mid-Atlantic District Chorus Champion 21 times — 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009