About

The Baden Street Singers formed in early June 2015, when founding musical director, Lionel Pierson, seized the opportunity to enter a small mixed harmony chorus into the Young Singers in Harmony Australian National Youth Chorus Competition. This was the first time that Barbershop Harmony Australia (BHA) opened its biennial national competition to include women in its longstanding men-only competition. Within three months, the group was on the competition stage in Melbourne, where they were awarded the title of Young Singers in Harmony – National Chorus Champions.

Since then, the Baden Street Singers have lived up to their champion status in various competitions from 2016 to present. The group is active in the wider community with concerts, workshops, festivals and educational outreach programs. They have a strong culture of skill-building at both individual and ensemble levels, with a collaborative approach toward musical interpretation and leadership. They are known for the genuine and infectious performance energy – and completely unlike any group you’ve seen before.

Since early 2019, the group has been under the guidance of our current new musical director, Nick Schurmann. They travelled to Christ Church, New Zealand where they won their first Open Chorus Gold Medal in the National Competition and Bronze in the Pan Pacific Open Chorus Competition. In 2024 they travelled to the Gold Coast for the Barbershop Harmony Festival and came 3rd in the Open Chorus Category, and 2nd in the Mixed Chorus Category. The Baden Street Singers are looking forward to an eventful 2025, marking 10 years since the chorus was first formed.