BHA Western Region

BHA Western Region The WA division of Barbershop Harmony Australia. Organisers of the annual BHA Western Region Festival.

๐Œ๐€๐’๐’๐„๐ƒ ๐‚๐‡๐Ž๐ˆ๐‘ ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐‘๐„๐‚๐“๐Ž๐‘ ๐€๐‹๐„๐‘๐“!The 2026 Western Region Schools Massed Choir will be directed by ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—š๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—น!Adrian has be...
31/05/2026

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The 2026 Western Region Schools Massed Choir will be directed by ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—š๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—น!

Adrian has been a member of Barbershop Harmony Australia since 1997. He is a four-time BHA national quartet gold medallist as has represented Australia in six Barbershop Harmony Society International contests with both quartet and choruses. He also served as a certified AGBJ Presentation Judge for ten years from the guild's founding in 2004. Adrian is based in Perth and has been Musical Director of Indian Blue Chorus since June 2023.

โœจ๐‰๐”๐ƒ๐†๐„ ๐’๐๐Ž๐“๐‹๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“!โœจWe're excited to welcome back our Administrative Judge, Paul Adams!Just THREE WEEKS left until Western...
24/05/2026

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We're excited to welcome back our Administrative Judge, Paul Adams!

Just THREE WEEKS left until Western Region 2026! Get your Showcase tickets here โžก๏ธ https://events.humanitix.com/bhawr26

Paul Adams joined BHA in late 2012 after being spotted at a karaoke bar and invited to a rehearsal. He quickly became active at a club level and was seconded to the BHA National Council in 2015 where he has served ever since. He is the President of Deep South Chorus and is a seniorโ€™s silver medallist in both menโ€™s and mixed quartets. He certified as an Administrative Judge with the Australasian Guild of Barbershop Judges in 2023.

Paulโ€™s passion is supporting peopleโ€™s growth and the promoting the difference that singing can make to human lived experience. Paul lives in southern Tasmania.

๐Ÿ’ˆWHAT IS THE ADMINISTRATIVE CATEGORY?๐Ÿ’ˆ
The Administrative Judge is responsible for the orderly management and operation of barbershop contests that take place under the Contest Rules. They are responsible for ensuring the best possible environment for contestants to perform, for judges to adjudicate the performances, and for audiences to enjoy the performances.

โœจ๐‰๐”๐ƒ๐†๐„ ๐’๐๐Ž๐“๐‹๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“!โœจThis year's Performance Judge is none other than Gold Coast's own Geordie Cullen!Geordie is a Gold Coa...
17/05/2026

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This year's Performance Judge is none other than Gold Coast's own Geordie Cullen!

Geordie is a Gold Coast-based vocalist with over 10 yearsโ€™ experience in the barbershop craft. He brings a strong blend of performance, conducting, and coaching expertise to help ensembles make magic. Geordie built his theatrical foundation from studies in dramaturgy and voice acting. He is deeply motivated by a desire to give back to the barbershop community that shaped his own journeyโ€”a journey which led him to conduct at the 2025 European Choir Games in Denmark.

๐Ÿ’ˆWHAT IS THE PERFORMANCE CATEGORY?๐Ÿ’ˆ
The Performance judge evaluates the degree to which a performance creates an entertaining and engaging experience for their audience. Believability, creativity and authenticity are watchwords for judges of this category.

We have one more judge to round out our panel. Stay tuned!

PSSST!Time is running out to register for Western Region 2026! Get on top of it before it's too late ๐Ÿ‘€Head to https://co...
15/05/2026

PSSST!

Time is running out to register for Western Region 2026! Get on top of it before it's too late ๐Ÿ‘€

Head to https://contests.barbershop.org.au to register!

โœจ๐‰๐”๐ƒ๐†๐„ ๐’๐๐Ž๐“๐‹๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“!โœจWe're delighted to welcome Dan Bennett to Western Region 2026 as our Singing Judge!Dan Bennett has bee...
10/05/2026

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We're delighted to welcome Dan Bennett to Western Region 2026 as our Singing Judge!

Dan Bennett has been barbershopping since 2011. He has sung with many quartets over the years, currently singing with Elegant Solution and Tragic Backstory. He is now the Musical Director of three Canberra choirs: The Canberra Chordsmen, Strange Weather Choir and Mixtape Chorus. When not running choir rehearsals, Dan teaches music privately, specialising in music theory, voice, guitar and piano. He also offers coaching for other conductors as well as coaching ensembles.

Dan is an active arranger and composer of music, with experience in a broad range of styles including contestable barbershop arrangements, SATB choral a ca****la and more. He is the host of the podcast Interviews with Choir Leaders, and is active in promoting community music-making.

๐Ÿ’ˆWHAT IS THE SINGING CATEGORY?๐Ÿ’ˆ
Singing judges assess the technical aspects of a performerโ€™s sound, listening holistically for ringing, in-tune voices that use a free, beautiful and rich vocal quality, which is wonderfully unified and vocally expressive.
Stay tuned for the rest of our amazing judging panel!

โœจ๐‰๐”๐ƒ๐†๐„ ๐’๐๐Ž๐“๐‹๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“!โœจIntroducing this year's Musicality Judge, David Brooks!David Brooks has been a familiar face at BHA ev...
03/05/2026

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Introducing this year's Musicality Judge, David Brooks!

David Brooks has been a familiar face at BHA events since 1994. Based in Wellington, New Zealand, David is active as a director, coach and arranger. He has directed Wellington City Chorus (Sweet Adelines) since its inception, taking them to national titles and a win overseas at the Sweet Adelines Harmony Classic. Active in youth barbershop since 1999, David currently runs programs in 4 secondary schools. His youth groups have won national and international contests and many of todayโ€™s prominent New Zealand barbershop singers came into the style via Davidโ€™s work in schools.

๐Ÿ’ˆWHAT IS THE MUSICALITY CATEGORY?๐Ÿ’ˆ
Musicality is defined as the song and arrangement, as performed. The Musicality Category judges the suitability of the material to the barbershop style and the performerโ€™s musicianship in bringing the song and arrangement to life.
Stay tuned for the rest of our amazing judging panel!

13/04/2026

๐๐”๐€๐‘๐“๐„๐“ ๐€๐๐ƒ ๐‚๐‡๐Ž๐‘๐”๐’ ๐‘๐„๐†๐Ž๐’ ๐๐Ž๐– ๐Ž๐๐„๐!

2 months remain until the 2026 Western Region Festival! Head to https://contests.barbershop.org.au to register your ensemble by Saturday 16 May!

๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐—›๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—ฃ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—˜๐——๐—˜๐——! ๐Ÿ“ฃ โžก https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/ry8dTK6EGBWe are in need of volunteers to help run the Western Region...
22/02/2026

๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐—›๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—ฃ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—˜๐——๐—˜๐——! ๐Ÿ“ฃ โžก https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/ry8dTK6EGB

We are in need of volunteers to help run the Western Region Festival. Commitment required is limited, extending only from March until the end of the Festival in late June. Jobs to be filled include (but are not limited to):
๐Ÿ’ˆ BHA membership liaison
๐Ÿ’ˆ Invitational groups liaison
๐Ÿ’ˆ Schools liaison
๐Ÿ’ˆ Marketing and publicity
๐Ÿ’ˆ Logistics
๐Ÿ’ˆ Resourcing (research only, NOT purchasing)
๐Ÿ’ˆ Scheduling
๐Ÿ’ˆ Volunteer coordinator
๐Ÿ’ˆ Front of House
๐Ÿ’ˆ Judge catering

If any of these are jobs with which you can help (you can do multiple!) please click the link above to sign up. As our Festival grows, we need as many able hands as we can get! Please message us for more info.

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