Ringmasters (barbershop quartet)

Ringmasters is a Swedish barbershop quartet affiliated with the Society of Nordic Barbershop Singers (SNOBS). The quartet received first place gold medals at the Nordic Barbershop Quartet Contest in Stockholm (April 2008), and won the Barbershop Harmony Society International Collegiate Championship in July 2008 in Nashville, Tennessee. On July 8, 2012, at the Society's International Convention in Portland, Oregon, they became the first quartet from outside North America to win the prestigious gold medal as International Quartet Champions. The quartet sings non-traditional barbershop harmonies with a contemporary touch.^{[citation needed]} They still tour and perform all over the world.

Ringmasters
Origin	Sweden
Genres	Barbershop
Members	Jakob Stenberg – tenor Rasmus Krigström – tenor Emanuel Roll – baritone Didier Linder – bass
Past members	Martin Wahlgren – bass
Website	Ringmasters.se

Background

As a competing barbershop quartet, Ringmasters has earned several awards and accolades, the most prestigious being the Barbershop Harmony Society International Quartet Championship Gold Medal in Portland, Oregon on July 8, 2012. Their other accomplishments include the Society's International Collegiate Quartet Championship in 2008 and first place at IABS barbershop contest in 2007, and SNOBS gold in 2008.

Three members of Ringmasters are also members of Zero8, who are the European Champions for 2022 and the SNOBS Champion Chorus led by Rasmus Krigström of Ringmasters.The chorus was previously directed by Doug Harrington of Second Edition.

Members

All four founding members attended Adolf Fredrik's Music School, and Stockholms Musikgymnasium, two high-profile music schools in Stockholm.^{[1][2][non-primary source needed]}

• Jakob Stenberg – tenor / lead
• Rasmus Krigström – tenor / lead
• Emanuel Roll – baritone
• Didier Linder – bass
• Martin Wahlgren – original bass

Jakob and Rasmus are both tenor and switch lead roles depending on the composition.

Trivia

• The quartet chose the name Ringmasters by flipping through an English dictionary and picking a word they liked.^[3]
• Ringmasters decided to form their group after viewing the Simpsons episode involving a barbershop quartet.^[3]
• Jakob's record for posting is 52 seconds.^{[2][non-primary source needed]}
• 2016 was the quartet's 10 year anniversary.
• The quartet plays Dota 2 together.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

• Ringmasters I (CD; 2012)
• Ringmasters II (CD; 2013)
• Ringmasters III (CD; 2014)
• Ringmasters IV (CD; 2022)

External links

• Ringmasters.se
• Barbershop Harmony Society
• Entry at the Association of International Champions

References

1. Jerker Stenberg (16 July 2012). "Historiskt VM Guld till Ringmasters". Mynewsdesk. Retrieved 2014-12-06.
2. "About Us". Ringmasters. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
3. "I am Martin Wahlgren, bass of Ringmasters – BHS 2012 Intl Quartet Champions. AMA • /r/barbershop". reddit. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 2017-01-09.

Preceded by Old School

SPEBSQSA International Quartet Champions 2012

Succeeded by Masterpiece