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Treble Harmony Brigade

In 2013, Jennifer Newman founded the Women’s Harmony Brigade to provide opportunities for women to participate in a brigade style event.  At the time, the US Harmony Brigade organization could not allow women to participate because of their affiliation with the Barbershop Harmony Society and organizational rules that required participants to be a member of the BHS or another affiliate.  That rule prevented women from participating in the existing organizations, so Jennifer started our own.

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Several years later, mixed harmony brigades were started overseas with great success and following the implementation of Everyone in Harmony, a Mixed Harmony Brigade was founded in the US and at least one of the existing Brigades opened their doors to include all genders.  We applaud those actions and are happy that people of all genders can participate in this great pastime.

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The WHB was created to include women in a subsection of the barbershop world that was not available to us, but we have come to realize that there is more we can do to ensure that all singers have a space in which to brigade.  With that in mind, the Board has decided to open our events to all who are interested and able to sing arrangements in treble voiced ranges.  To solidify this change, we are rebranding the organization the Treble Harmony Brigade, which we believe better represents the organization we want to be.

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In 2023 Jenn had a very large hand in helping to organize the first offshoot Treble Harmony Brigade which was formed in the UK. She was so excited to see her organization reach others overseas. 

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We are certain there are many questions that will come to mind after hearing this announcement.  We invite you to check out the About Us page on this website for more information about our events. Additional questions can be sent to the Board at trebleharmonybrigade@yahoo.com

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We are all so grateful to Jenn for her leadership in bringing this organization to fruition, expecially for the past few years as she was battling Ovarian Cancer. She lost that battle on July 20th, 2024. The Sandy Rollman Ovarian Cancer Foundation was one that is dear to her heart and she truly felt strongly about the research and work this organization provides to help not only find a cure, but also to help those that are battling this disease. Please consider donating in Jennifer Newmans name, Sandy Rollman Ovarian Cancer Organization. 

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The Board of the Treble Harmony Brigade thanks you for your continued support of our organization and looks forward to seeing many of you at our next event, being planned for August 2025.

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