In September each year the forest near Pollock Pines, California, erupts in four part harmony from Friday evening until Sunday noon. The young men who attend learn about a marvelous art form that they will enjoy for the rest of their lives.

This year the dates are: September 21-23, 2012

The camp focuses on the barbershop style of harmony. This is four-part a cappella harmony, with an emphasis on tuning, which produces those "ringing chords". It is also the perfect singing style to learn before branching into other vocal music forms.

There are many instructors for the camp with lots of small group time. Class topics include breathing technique, singing posture, vowel formation, tuning, and teamwork where students receive individual attention to their specific needs. Between classes the halls and forest are filled with the sound of quartets practicing.

Many of the students arrive as quartets and work together the whole weekend. The men of BOGG (Bunch Of Goofy Guys) attended camp in 2006. The photo shows them competing in the High School Quartet Contest at Sparks, NV, in March 2007 where they took second place.

The students also participate in a chorus and learn a number of songs over the weekend. 2006 International Bronze Medallists, Metropolis, are shown here entertaining the students.

A normal part of every camp are performances and coaching by top quartets. Shown here are the 2005 International champs, Realtime. Over the years, champion quartets like Metropolis, Q, Playback, Men In Black, Men So Forte and Late Show have been our coaching quartets.

There is plenty of time for sports, games, hikes, and eating. An after dinner game is in progress in this photo. Besides breakfast, lunch, and dinner, there is an ice cream event each night around 9pm with lots of syrup and goodies as toppings.

In this photo of Q singing with a student, they are likely singing a tag. A tag is the ending of a song and is frequently the prettiest part of the whole song. And it's short, which makes it easy to teach, and allows many students to sing with these top singers.

Each camp has several top chorus directors who work with the students. The guy in the "funny hat" is Gary Bolles, who has a quirky sense of humor the kids love. He directed the 2000-2001 District Champion Pot O'Gold Chorus from the San Francisco Bay Area.