Who We Are
The Alliance Chorus formed in 1999 as an all-male ensemble with the objective of performing four-part barbershop harmony at the highest possible level. Many years of historic music-making later, we continue to strive for excellence today in everything we do with renewed values. The Alliance is now the first all-gender barbershop chorus in central Ohio.
Our Mission is to empower exceptional people of All gender identities on their path to discovering their best-singing selves through education, competition, mutual support, and inclusive fellowship.
Our Director
Nathan Ogg
Nathan is an experienced choral professional who has been singing barbershop since 2000 when a local barbershop chapter fostered his high school quartet. He is the lead singer of Harmonic Thunder (the 2018 Johnny Appleseed District Champion quartet and recent International semifinalist, finishing 18th in Charlotte). He is also a Certified Master Director in SAI.
Nathan attended Capital University and The Ohio State University for degrees in Vocal Music Performance and Choral Conducting specializing in Vocal Health and recently completed an additional degree in Organizational Leadership from Purdue University. He is a BHS-certified singing judge, an active coach, and a clinician for youth and adult events, and his experience as a contracted choralist around Ohio includes 20+ years with the professional chamber ensemble ProArte Ohio.
Director
Brian O’Dell
Brian has been a part of The Alliance Chorus since the very first rehearsal in 1999, singing bass and at times being the bass section leader. Barbershop has been his "hobby" of choice since 1983. Singing in many choruses and quartets around Ohio and the US. Brian took a brief hiatus from the chorus in 2014, returning in 2018. In that time he kept busy studying to become a Certified Performance judge and coaching both locally and in various locations in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
Associate Director
Our Accomplishments
2003 4th Place Medalists
BHS international Chorus Contest
2004 5th Place Medalists
BHS international Chorus Contest
2013 5th Place Medalists
BHS international Chorus Contest
14-Time Top 10 Chorus - BHS international Chorus Contest
11-Time District Champion - Johnny Appleseed District Chorus Contest