After Hours (quartet)
After Hours | |
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| Genres | Barbershop |
| Website | afterhoursqt.com |
| Members | Tim Beutel – tenor Drew Ochoa – lead Bryan Ziegler – baritone Dan Wessler – bass |
| Past members | Kevin McClelland - lead Ben Harding - baritone |
After Hours is an American barbershop quartet that won the 2018 Barbershop Harmony Society International Quartet Championship held in Orlando, Florida.[1] They were founded in 2007 and originally based in Illinois. Their current members are based in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Florida.[2]
History
The quartet began in 2007 at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois.[3] They first performed at the Bradley Chorale talent show, with the quartet at the time including current members Tim Beutel and Dan Wessler, as well as Ben Harding and Kevin McClelland.[4] Bryan Ziegler replaced Harding as the quartet's baritone in 2012,[5] with Drew Ochoa replacing McClelland as the quartet's lead in 2015.[6]
With an overall score of 94.7% at the 2018 International Quartet Championship,[1] they are the highest scoring quartet to win since the change in scoring in 1993.[7][8]
Outside of the quartet, Beutel and Wessler both work as high school choir directors, Ochoa performs at Walt Disney World and Ziegler runs a coffee and bagel shop.[2]
Awards
- 2018 International 1st Place Medalists[1]
- 2017 International 3rd Place Medalists[9]
- 2011 International Collegiate 3rd Place Medalists[10]
- 2010 Illinois District Champions[11]
Discography
- Half Past Eight (CD; 2012)
- All Night Long (CD; 2014)
- One Minute to Midnight (CD; 2017)
- The Next Ten Minutes (CD; 2019)
- Passing the Time (EP; 2020)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Official Scoring Summary, BHS, International Convention Quartet Finals, Orlando, Florida" (PDF). harmonise.ws. Barbershop Harmony Society. July 7, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Vlahos, Nick (July 27, 2018). "Nick in the AM: Peoria-area barbershop-quartet singers win international title". JournalStar. Peoria, Illinois. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ↑ Keeley, David (March 16, 2016). "Old Capitol Chorus brings Monopoly board game to life at the Englert". Iowa City Press-Citizen. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
- ↑ "QUARTET MEMBERS HIT THE RIGHT NOTES". Bradley Magazine. Bradley University. Archived from the original on October 27, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- ↑ "After Hours". Facebook. After Hours. August 20, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ↑ "After Hours Quartet Facebook Page". Facebook. After Hours. March 6, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ↑ Mason, Derrick (July 13, 2018). "Freeport High School teacher wins international barbership quartet competition". Freeport Journal Standard. Freeport, Illinois. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ↑ International Contest and Judging Committee - Society for the Preservation and Encouraging of Barbershop Singing in America (1993). "New Judging System". Retrieved October 28, 2023.
...September 1993: All Contests start using new system.
- ↑ "Official Scoring Summary, BHS, International Convention: International, Quartet Finals, Las Vegas, Nevada" (PDF). harmonize.ws. Barbershop Harmony Society. July 8, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
- ↑ "Official Scoring Summary, BHS, International Convention: International, Quartet Finals Collegite, Kansas City, Missouri" (PDF). harmonize.ws. Barbershop Harmony Society. July 5, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
- ↑ "Official Scoring Summary, BHS, International Chorus Preliminaries and District Quartet Convention, Illinois District, Quartet Finals, Peoria, Illinois" (PDF). harmonize.ws. Barbershop Harmony Society, Illinois District. September 25, 2010. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
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| Preceded by Main Street |
SPEBSQSA International Quartet Champions 2018 |
Succeeded by Signature |
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