For the first few years, NCHB membership was limited to North Carolina chapter members. In 1996, the first of a few “outsiders” (brothers Alan & Neal Siegal, from New York) managed to  garner invitations to the NCHB. Eventually other outsiders included Duane Henry and Terry Silke from Indiana. The secret was now out of the bag! These men quickly realized the value of such a quartet program and envisioned developing a Brigade in their home states. After a few years of “apprenticing” under the NCHB leadership the dream of the Indiana Harmony Brigade became a reality in October of 2003 in Indianapolis, Indiana, followed by the Atlantic Harmony Brigade in August of 2006 in Wilmington, Delaware.

With the advent of two additional Brigades, word suddenly began to spread. Men from most states, Canada, Germany, and Sweden have attended one or more of these three Brigades. This participation, along with the exposure received at the 2006 International Convention, where a chorus made up of the three Brigades performed as mic-testers for the chorus competition and performed on World Harmony Jamboree, plus articles in the Harmonizer, has led to a groundswell of interest in starting other eXtreme Harmony Brigades.

Each year, Eight Core Songs are selected by the AXQHB Music Committee (comprised of representatives from each Brigade). These common songs form the basis of the repertoire sung at each Rally throughout the year.  Many Brigaders attend multiple Rallies thus leveraging the songs they’ve learned and take the opportunity to travel the country and perform eXtreme Quartetting with hundreds of great quartetters.

Active Harmony Brigades:

Pacific North Carolina Harmony Brigade

Pacific Harmony Brigade
https://www.pacificharmonybrigade.org/

Indiana Harmony Brigade