My wife sings in a Sweet Adelines quartet and small group (she's currently chapter-at-large from her actual chorus because of the pandemic), so I've been to a lot of regional and international competitions. One thing that became more apparent during the Black Lives Matter protests last summer was how overwhelmingly white the organization and its members are. In your experience, are men's barbershop quartets more racially diverse?
Another commenter asked about the average age in men's barbershop, which I'm curious about as well. I think the average age in my wife's chorus was 60 - they had several members in their 90s and my wife was the youngest member until she was 30.
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My wife sings in a Sweet Adelines quartet and small group (she's currently chapter-at-large from her actual chorus because of the pandemic), so I've been to a lot of regional and international competitions. One thing that became more apparent during the Black Lives Matter protests last summer was how overwhelmingly white the organization and its members are. In your experience, are men's barbershop quartets more racially diverse? Another commenter asked about the average age in men's barbershop, which I'm curious about as well. I think the average age in my wife's chorus was 60 - they had several members in their 90s and my wife was the youngest member until she was 30.
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