Chorale Barbershop / Barbershop Chorus

 Le samedi 22 novembre 2025 dernier, la Chorale a cappella Rive-Sud (affectueusement appelé les South Shore Saints) a fêté son 65ᵉ anniversaire lors de son spectacle annuel – "Un voyage à travers le temps" – l’un des plus grands succès de son histoire récente.   Plusieurs éléments ont sans doute contribué à ce succès :   1) Le quatuor Roulette a été invité à titre de quatuor d’honneur, et ceci, bien avant d’être couronné Harmony Queens de l'association Harmony Inc en 2024.   Roulette - 2024 Harmony Inc. Champions 2) La chorale a accueilli, pour la première fois au Québec, le camp Harmony eXplosion parrainé par le Northeastern District (NED) de la Barbershop Harmony Society (BHS), à l’École internationale Saint‑Lambert sur le Sud‑rivage.    Harmony eXplosion Camp: école secondaire internationale Saint-Lambert 3) Un mouvement de jujitsu bien pensé a transformé les tensions US‑Canada en une occasion de prendre du recul aux compétitions NED et de...

On Saturday, November 22, 2025, the South Shore A Cappella Chorus (affectionately known as the South Shore Saints) celebrated its landmark 65-year Anniversary -  A Journey Through Time - one of its most successful in recent memory.   Several factors likely contributed to the success:  1) The chorus secured Roulette as its guest quartet, well before they had been crowned Harmony Queens in 2024. Roulette - 2024 Harmony Inc. Champions 2) It hosted the Harmony eXplosion camp sponsored by the Northeastern District (NED) of the Barbershop Harmony Society (BHS) for the first time ever in Quebec, at Saint-Lambert International High School on the South Shore. Harmony eXplosion Camp: Saint-Lambert International High School 3) The chorus made a skillful jujutsu move, turning the tense US-Canada relations into an opportunity to take time off from competing at NED conventions, to focus on our annual show. 4) T hree new members - Robert Lepage (baritone), Michel Girard (Bass), and...

With bated breath, we are ecstatic to announce that  the countdown until our 65th Anniversary Show begins today !  The Chorale A Cappella South Shore , also commonly known as the South Shore Saints , is a member of the Barbershop Harmony Society (BHS) , and the only men's a cappella chorus in Quebec that strives to sing songs in the barbershop style, that is, songs arranged in four-part harmony (tenor, lead, baritone, and bass).   To our knowledge, we are also the only men's BHS chorus that sings French songs arranged in the barbershop style !  As our long history of community involvement since our founding in 1960 shows, we remain steadfast in serving our communities on the South Shore and Greater Montreal Area. Most notably, the chorus coordinated the first ever Harmony eXplosion Camp this spring, a BHS-initiative to support young singers in the Northeast District, for the first time ever in Quebec (at Saint-Lambert High School), and will be doing so again nex...

  Chaque année, après un long hiver et quelques semaines durant lesquelles les bourgeons et les fleurs des arbres en dormance s'épanouissent dans une effervescence d'activité, la région du Grand Montréal s'éveille pour accueillir des visiteurs du monde entier pendant sa saison des festivals d'été. C'est également la période où les South Shore Saints , le seul chapitre masculin de la Barbershop Harmony Society (BHS) au Québec, organisent un barbecue annuel pour célébrer les réalisations de la chorale avec la famille et les amis, et pour commémorer des individus qui ont eu un impact marquant au fil des ans.  L'année dernière, nous avons honoré la mémoire de Don Gillespie, le dernier membre fondateur vivant, en collectant des fonds pour une plaque à son nom, plaque qui est maintenant affichée au siège social de la BHS. Luigi (à droite), avec son meilleur ami Benoit (à gauche) au Festival de Saint-Lambert 2024. Cette année, nous invitons la famille, les amis et les ...

On Saturday, November 23, 2024, The South Shore Saints Barbershop Chorus celebrated a memorable annual show, “ Barbershop Is Love .” This year, the chorus took the unusual step of opting out of the Fall District Contest and Convention t o focus on the show . Using the extra time gained, our director Alan Briand and assistant director Steve Wheaton regularly helped us hone our songs, while Morgan Hayes LaCroix coached us on several occasions to improve our song interpretation. The change of schedule apparently led to a number of positive outcomes at showtime. Firstly, the extra preparation seemingly allowed us to focus while staying relaxed. I noticed that we remained calm even when we were backstage, which allowed us to fully enjoy the performance of our guest quartet  SKARmony . (This was not the case from my memory of previous shows .) I for one will not soon forget listening to Both Sides Of The Fence involving Alan Briand and SKARmony ! Secondly , the extra w...