In Celebration of the Human Voice - The Essential Musical Instrument

Tony De Rosa

Living in: United States
Tony De Rosa is a 36 year member of the Barbershop Harmony Society joining at the age of 7. He grew up singing Barbershop harmony under his dad's ("Papa Joe") direction with choruses in Rochester, N.Y., and Polk County, Florida. His life was immersed in Barbershop harmony as he performed in his dad's choruses, listened to his mom's quartet, sang with his sister, Chris, in "The De Rosa 4", and followed his favorite quartets, learning their songs and adding to his repertoire. He hit the International stage as a tenor, at age 12, with a memorable rendition of "Where the Angels Live," sung by the "Cypress Chord Club." Seven years later, after many appearances at International with District Championship quartets, he captured a gold medal (The youngest ever to win in the Barbershop Harmony Society at 19!) with the 1992 champs "Keepsake." He attained this level again in 2000, repeating on the baritone part, as "PLATINUM" won the quartet championship. At present, Tony is the lead singer in the 2007 Gold medalist quartet "Max Q" (www.maxquartet.com), a distinctly artistic and talented foursome and feature storyline of the documentary movie, "American Harmony." Beyond that, he is a part of "Main Street" (www.mainstreetqt.com), whose jump into competitive Barbershop has landed them in 'top 5' at International competition the last six years. Main Street became International Quartet Champions at the 2017 International Convention in Las Vegas!