History

In May of 2009 the man who affected the life of so many people throughout his teaching career had a vision and wanted to enlist the help of Fortissimo (a local barbershop quartet) to help coordinate what he called his "one last great musical experience". He said that once he had that experience he would be able to leave the world without any regrets, and his wish was to put together a young men’s chorus to compete at the International Youth Chorus Festival.

The man who is the inspiration for the HD Chorus fell ill in August 2009 and after a few months of battling his illness, he passed on without that "one last great musical experience" he’d planned for. The boys in Fortissimo decided to go ahead and finish what he started and with the help of Alex Rubin (Musical Director of the Fort Lauderdale Chapter, Barbershop Harmony Society) drafted 22 boys into the chorus. After 3 full rehearsals the HD Chorus finished in 3rd place with an average score of 81% which would put the chorus among the top 20 choruses internationally. At the contest the HD Chorus presented an exciting and emotional performance of "The Way You Look Tonight" (Arr. Mark Hale), "Smile Medley" (Arr. Clay Hine), and "It is Well with my Soul" (Daniel Cochran, Soloist; Arr. David Harrington) in honor of their beloved director, Harold Bradley.