Barbershop concert Saturday in Jackson

Published 12:25 pm Thursday, May 13, 2010

The Jackson Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society will present its 61st annual Festival of Barbershop Harmony Saturday in Jackson.

The festival, hosted by Magnolia Chorus of Jackson, will feature second- and third-place winners of the 2009 Barbershop Harmony Society’s International Quartet Contest in Anaheim, Calif.

Old School of Glendale Heights, Ill., was named Silver International Medalist Quartet, and Storm Front of Jefferson, Ga., was named Bronze International Medalist Quartet.

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Jackson’s Center Stage Show Chorus, a women’s ensemble, also will perform at the festival.

Barbershop quartet music is commonly described as old-time harmony sung in four-part a cappella.

Performances begin at 7 p.m. at Belhaven University Center for the Arts, 835 Riverside Drive.

Admission is $20 for adults and $10 for students. Call 601-383-4264 for more information