After Hours
GenresBarbershop
MembersTim Beutel – tenor
Drew Ochoa – lead
Bryan Ziegler – baritone
Dan Wessler – bass
Past membersKevin McClelland - lead
Ben Harding - baritone
Websiteafterhoursqt.com

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 Kevin McClelland and Ben Harding.[4] Bryan Ziegler and Drew Ochoa replaced McClelland and Harding respectively.[4]

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.[5][6]

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[7]
  • 2011 International Collegiate 3rd Place Medalists[8]
  • 2010 Illinois District Champions[9]

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. 1 2 3 "Official Scoring Summary, BHS, International Convention Quartet Finals, Orlando, Florida" (PDF). harmonise.ws. Barbershop Harmony Society. July 7, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Vlahos, Nick (July 27, 2018). "Nick in the AM: Peoria-area barbershop-quartet singers win international title". JournalStar. Peoria, Illinois. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. 1 2 "QUARTET MEMBERS HIT THE RIGHT NOTES". Bradley Magazine. Bradley University. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  5. ↑ Mason, Derrick (July 13, 2018). "Freeport High School teacher wins international barbership quartet competition". Freeport Journal Standard. Freeport, Illinois. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "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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