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Barbershop Harmony Society

The Stone Mountain Chorus is a member of the Dixie District of the Barbershop Harmony Society.

Dixie District

Quartets are the hallmark

of the barbershop tradition.

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Up Front

Stone Mountain's own Up Front Quartet is Atlanta's hottest new talent featuring four of our best front row singers. These guys are known for their all around talent of entertainment with comedy, gospel and western songs along with the old favorites you love to hear. The singers in this quartet are:

 

Baritone: Mike Walsh

Mike is a 25 year barbershopper. During that time Mike was a member of Stone Mountain Chapter quartets “Landmark IV” and “River City Ramblers”. A retired computer technology veteran, Mike now has time to enjoy his singing hobby in barbershop chorus and quartet settings as well as church choir and gospel quartets.

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Bass: Scott Patzer

Scott is the bass singer with Up Front. He has 20+ years of chorus and instrument performances with local and church musical organizations in Georgia and upstate NY. Scott and his wife, Michelle, live in Snellville, GA with their children Zachary and Kazia.

Lead: Alan Smart

Our always smiling lead is Alan Smart. He is a published personal chef in the Atlanta area. Alan started singing with the society in 1980 and was immortalized on the silver screen when he sang with the "Ain't Misbehavin'" barbershop quartet for the 2004 movie 'Bobby Jones-Stroke of Genius' Alan's motto: "Never trust a skinny chef!"

Tenor: Pete Pifer

The tenor of Up Front is Pete Pifer, a handsome and charming 20 year veteran of Barbershop and A Cappella singing. Pete has sung with the Big Chicken Chorus and Stone Mountain Chapters for over 15 years, winning 3rd, 4th and 5th place medals in International competition. He was Baritone with the Run- Abouts Quartet, Georgia champions, and Tenor with A Class Apart, a comedy quartet and Dixie District Quartet Champions. Pete is a member of the Stone Mountain Music Team. He lives in Lilburn, Georgia with his wife Sylvia.