Harmony Lives On the Schmitt Brothers Stage Saturday, July 20
Family-friendly event features barbershop concert, food and fun
Two Rivers, Wis. – June 12, 2024 – The community is invited to attend HARMONY LIVES ON THE SCHMITT BROTHERS STAGE, a family-friendly event featuring barbershop singers, food and fun from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 20, 2024, in Two Rivers Central Park.
It was in this park that Two Rivers welcomed their hometown heroes – the Schmitt Brothers quartet – after they won the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America (SPEBSQSA) title in 1951. Following the outstanding success of the barbershop show at the Schmitt Brothers Stage dedication last summer, organizers would like to make this an annual event dedicated to the spirit of harmony that Jim, Joe, Paul and Fran Schmitt worked so hard to nurture everywhere they performed during their 35-year career. The Schmitt Brothers Stage is the first and only stage in the country dedicated to a barbershop quartet.
HARMONY LIVES ON THE SCHMITT BROTHERS STAGE will feature barbershop quartets including Harmony To Go, Barber Pops, Encore, Jukebox and Pass Da Buck as well as the Clipper City Chordsmen chorus.
During the event, community partners will offer food for purchase. Grow It Forward will sponsor a food stand with burgers, brats, hot dogs and beverages, and the Washington House Museum, part of the Two Rivers Historical Society, will scoop ice cream cones. Family fun for everyone!
This event is made possible through an Explore Two Rivers Opportunity Grant.
About the Schmitt Brothers
The Schmitt Brothers—Jim, Joe, Paul and Fran—grew up in a family of 17 just down the street from the park. The first contest they won was not in front of a crowd of 8,000 at the international barbershop convention in Toledo, but on WOMT radio in Manitowoc when the youngest was just four years old. They learned to sing in the St. Luke’s church choir and won the SPEBSQSA title after singing barbershop for only 18 months. With performances routinely booked years in advance, the quartet sang together for 35 years, spreading harmony from all the major stages in the country as well as the Ed Sullivan, Arthur Godfrey and Lawrence Welk shows. In the meantime, they raised 35 children, ransuccessful local businesses, and participated in and led civic organizations from the Elks and Lions Clubs to the local chamber of commerce, school and church boards.
More Information
• Visit schmittbrothersquartet.com and schmittbrothersbooks.com
• Follow The Schmitt Brothers Quartet on Facebook
• Listen to The Schmitt Brothers Greatest Hits on Apple Music and Spotify
• Visit the Washington House Museum to see the display dedicated to the quartet
