| dbo:abstract | - Hallmark of Harmony is the male barbershop chorus of the Sheffield Barbershop Harmony Club, based in Sheffield, England. The chorus formed in 1978 and has won the British Association of Barbershop Singers (BABS) gold medal eight times, in 1986, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2014 and 2019. It won the silver medal in 1983, 1984, 1988, 1993, 1996, 1999 and 2013 & bronze in 1985 and 2012. In 2019 Hallmark achieved the UK's second highest score ever of 83.2%, 2.4% clear of their nearest rivals and coming top in every judging category. As BABS Chorus Champions for 2014, Hallmark of Harmony qualified to represent the country in the Barbershop Harmony Society International Chorus Contest in Pittsburgh, PA in July 2015. They did so, taking a chorus of some 60+ members, and achieved an A-level score and a place of 19th in the world. This was their fourth trip to the contest. The group's name comes from Sheffield's long tradition of silversmithing, where a hallmark was used to identify the silversmith, the grade of metal and the date of creation of items. A sister chorus is the ladies' Sheffield Harmony chorus. (en)
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| rdfs:comment | - Hallmark of Harmony is the male barbershop chorus of the Sheffield Barbershop Harmony Club, based in Sheffield, England. The chorus formed in 1978 and has won the British Association of Barbershop Singers (BABS) gold medal eight times, in 1986, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2014 and 2019. It won the silver medal in 1983, 1984, 1988, 1993, 1996, 1999 and 2013 & bronze in 1985 and 2012. In 2019 Hallmark achieved the UK's second highest score ever of 83.2%, 2.4% clear of their nearest rivals and coming top in every judging category. A sister chorus is the ladies' Sheffield Harmony chorus. (en)
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