4 On Demand become youngest ever Youth Champions

4 On Demand - Spirit of Harmony's resident youth quartet - came back from Manchester with the 2016 National Youth Quartet Championship in tow.

With an average age of less than 19, they are the youngest quartet to ever win the contest, which has been running since 2008.

Their average score of 71.3% also qualified them for a place in the 2017 National Semi-Finals, which take place in Bournemouth in May, in conjunction with the national chorus competition.

Spirit of Harmony quartets at prelims

Every year, the British Association of Barbershop Singers hold the national Quartet Prelims - an open contest for barbershop quartets.

This year's prelims, held at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, saw 38 quartets cross the stage. Of those 38, the top-scoring 16 win a place in the National Semi-Finals.

Spirit of Harmony were represented in 5 quartets during the contest:

• Blueprint
• 4 On Demand
• South Parade
• The Amazing Greys
• Waikikamukau

All 5 groups did a fantastic job, and we're proud to say that 3 of our 5 quartets made it through to the illustrious national Semi-Finals.

Spirit of Harmony win Silver in Cork

Spirit of Harmony travelled to Cork, Ireland recently for the annual Irish Association of Barbershop Singers convention. We were there to compete in their international chorus competition, and are very proud to have won the Silver medal for 2nd Place, with a score of 76.8%.

Our very own 4 On Demand also came away with a Silver medal, achieving 2nd place in the international quartet contest.