Future History of Barbershop

Dr. David Wright is one of the foremost experts on the history of barbershop music. On January 8, 2015 at the Midwinter convention of the Barbershop Harmony Society, he gave a talk about the origins of the style and the future of the style as he sees it. This is a wonderful and enlightening speech; anyone with an interest in barbershop harmony should watch it. It is available on YouTube in six parts; here are the links:

Part 1 – origins
Part 2 – evolution
Part 3 – characterizing
Part 4 – the future
Part 5 – future history
Part 6 – harmony