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About Us
The Knights of Harmony started in Chesham, under the name of the Buckaneers, back in 1975. Under the inspired leadership of John Wiggins, the chorus regularly appeared in barbershop contests, as well as providing entertainment for many local events and organisations.
In 1989, the chorus moved to Hemel Hempstead, changing its name to The Highwaymen. After a further seven years, the chorus returned to Chesham, this time under the "Knights of Harmony" banner. Now under the leadership of Tony Searle as our Musical Director, the chorus continues to grow and improve.
As a chorus, we have appeared regularly in the top ten at the annual British Association of Barbershop Singers conventions.
The chorus also undertakes many performances each year, for example at fund raising events, dinners, socials and even in shopping centres.
In addition, the chorus has travelled abroad. The first trip was to the Chesham twin town of Friedrichsdorf in Germany, where the chorus took part in the celebration of that town's 350 anniversary. In 1991, we made a highly successful visit to Florida and in 1996, the chorus travelled to the Greek island of Zakinthos to take part in the island's music festival. In 1997 the chorus made a visit to Athlone to take part in the Irish Convention.
The chorus attracts members with a wide variety of musical knowledge, from those with a solid grounding in music theory, to many members who have no previous experience or music reading skills, but who simply want to sing with a good quality chorus. Our only requirement is that every member can demonstrate musical aptitude and a willingness to continue to learn and improve.
We have one regular quartet in the club, The Late Shift, who have their own page on our web site.