- End of year awards
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Date Posted: Sat, 17 Dec 2022
The chorus ended our year like we usually do, with a Christmas breakup function at the Royal Wellington Golf Club in Upper Hutt. It's a great time to get together, to say hi to our significant others, and to recognise our members.
This year we recognised 4 of our members who had passed 10 years of singing with the chorus - Ron Soper, Richard Oldham, John Barton and Alastair Macfarlane.
We also awarded our Barbershopper of the Year award to our Musical Director, Antony Currington.
Interested in knowing more about the chorus? Come along and join us for an evening to see what we're about.
- Joy of Harmony - Sun 8 Aug 2021, 2.30pm. Queen Margaret College
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Date Posted: Thu, 22 Jul 2021
Enjoy an afternoon of choral singing - 3 great choirs including the Harbour Capital Chorus in "Joy of Harmony".
Sunday 8 Aug 2021, 2.30pm. Queen Margaret College, 53 Hobson Street, Thorndon. Tickets from $20 adult
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For more information, see: https://bit.ly/JoyOfHarmonyConcert
- New doorsign lights up rehearsals
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Date Posted: Thu, 22 Jul 2021
We're most grateful for the generosity of Wellington Signs, who tailor-made the new doorsign, which is on show when we rehearse in the Masonic Hall, Udy Street, Petone. If you're looking for quality signage, or know someone who may be, please contact Managing Director David Caldwell 027 3023721. Attachment: 
For more information, see: www.wellingtonsigns.co.nz
- First night back after isolation
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Date Posted: Tue, 16 Jun 2020
Monday 5th June was our first night back at our old venue, singing some great chords, and socialising with guys who we haven't seen since March. Was a wonderful evening of singing!
- 2019 Awards Presented
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Date Posted: Tue, 10 Dec 2019
Every year the chorus recognises people who have contributed to chorus life. It's a time where we get to celebrate the good things that our members are doing, and to recognise the contributions being made to the chorus across different avenues.
This years recipients were
Award Member Barbershopper of the Year Ian Clark 
Tenor of the Year Ray Burgess 
Lead of the Year Colin Furniss 
Baritone of the Year Ian Clark 
Bass of the Year Jamie Latornell 
- Movember success!
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Date Posted: Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Wow! The support we received for our Movember New Zealand campaign was truly overwhelming. A HUGE thank you to everyone who donated to the cause and helped us raise over $4100 for prostate cancer, testicular cancer and mental health in men. It's not too late if you still want to donate a little now: https://moteam.co/mo-hcc?mc=1
- HCC Capital NOTES 26Aug19
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Date Posted: Mon, 7 Oct 2019
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- Hometown comes 7th
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Date Posted: Sun, 15 Sep 2019
This past weekend at the Barbershop Harmony New Zealand national convention held in Christchurch, chapter quartet Hometown made the finals, coming 7th out of a field of 20 quartets from all over New Zealand. Well done guys!
For more info on Hometown, check out our Quartets page
- Hear us on wellington access radio
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Date Posted: Sat, 16 Feb 2019
On Thursday 14th February, our Musical Director Antony Currington and the other members of Hometown Quartet(Robbie Lane, Gregor Neumayr and Jamie Latornell) were featured on Wellington Access Radio (106.1) as part of the Huttzone show hosted by John Macdonald - a couple of chorus songs were played, the quartet sang a couple of songs live, and we discussed why we like barbershop and a little of the history of the chorus.
Check out the podcast recording here: https://www.mixcloud.com/johnmacdonaldnz/huttzone-20190214-antony-currington-hometown-quartet-and-the-harbour-capital-chorusFor more information, see: www.mixcloud.com/johnmacdonaldnz/huttzone-20190214-antony-currington-hometown-quartet-and-the-harbour-capital-chorus
- Christmas in Dowse Square
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Date Posted: Mon, 17 Dec 2018
On Saturday December 15th we performed at the Hutt City Council's Christmas in Dowse Square event. It was a great day out in the sun for the families that attended. We sang a number of Christmas songs as part of the celebrations.
Photo by Masanori Udagawa.
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- 2017 Award Recipients
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Date Posted: Fri, 15 Dec 2017
On December 15th, the chorus celebrated the end of the year and all the milestones we've had. We also recognised a number of individuals in the chorus who have contributed to our year.
Tenor of the Year Graeme Gainsford Lead of the Year Euan Macpherson Baritone of the Year Gregor Neumayr Bass of the Year Ken Nelson Rookie of the Year Jonathan Cutts Most Improved Ian Macfarlane Barbershopper of the Year Robbie Lane Congratulations guys, and thanks for all you've done for the chorus this year!
- In Memorium - Steve Currington
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Date Posted: Sat, 4 Nov 2017
On November 4th, Steve Currington passed away after a very brief illness. Steve was a central member of the tenor and then bass section of the chorus for many years, doing a number of administration roles including Chorus Manager and Publicity. He was also the tenor of The Razor's Edge, a great quartet made up of HCC chapter members. Steve was also the father of our director Antony.
We'll miss you Steve, but know you'll be having a great time singing in the heavenly choir.
- Sydney Pan Pacific Convention
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Date Posted: Sun, 29 Oct 2017
In September the chorus travelled to Sydney, Australia to compete in the Pan Pacific convention. The Pan Pacific is a special convention that runs every 3 years, and includes singers from New Zealand, Australia, Japan, the United States, and this time also included a quartet from Singapore. The convention featured the amazing Crossroads quartet.
After preparing 2 songs for some of the year, we were lucky enough to end up coming 2nd in the Barbershop Harmony New Zealand contest held in conjunction with the complete Pan Pacific contest (a sub category). The chorus was very happy with this result. We've been working a lot on improving our singing skills, and it showed in the scores we ended up with.
We'd like to say a big thanks to the guys from the Manawatunes who came with us to Sydney and sang in the chorus. The Manawatunes weren't planning on going, so we invited the ones that wanted to go to join us, and took a number of them along on the ride with us. It was great to bond with our brothers from Palmerston North.
We're now looking forward to next years contest in Tauranga!
- In Memorium - David Birdling
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Date Posted: Tue, 8 Aug 2017
On July 6th 2017, David Birdling passed away. He was a core member of the chorus for many years, singing a wonderful bass.
See his Memorial book here: David Birdling Memorial
- New Members Course
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Date Posted: Wed, 26 Apr 2017
We had a great time with our new members course. 4 weeks of teaching some of the basics, and getting guys involved in singing resulted in 4 new members. It's a great time to be in the chorus.
If you're interested, feel free to join us for an evening to see what happens and to give barbershop singing a go.
