Instant Classic

Instant Classic is the barbershop quartet that won the International Quartet Championship for 2015 at the Barbershop Harmony Society's annual international convention, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1] The quartet had placed eighth in the 2014 international contest,[2] and their single "I Won't Send Roses" was a runner up for Best Barbershop Song among the CARA awards in 2015 prior to their international championship.[3] Instant Classic placed second in the 2012 International Collegiate Barbershop Quartet Contest.[4]

Instant Classic
OriginIndianapolis, Indiana
GenresBarbershop
Websitefacebook.com/instantclassicqt
MembersDavid Zimmerman – tenor
Theo Hicks – lead
Kohl Kitzmiller – baritone
Kyle Kitzmiller – bass

Discography
  • Instant Classic (CD; 2014)
  • Instant Classic: Start of Something Big (CD; 2016)
  • Instant Classic: Simple Gifts (CD; 2019)

Members

All the members of Instant Classic are also active in the Circle City Sound barbershop chorus, based out of Indianapolis. Lead Theo Hicks is the chorus director, tenor singer David Zimmerman is the assistant director, and Kohl Kitzmiller is the baritone section leader. Bass Kyle Kitzmiller has served as the chorus's music vice president.[5]

References
  1. "Official Scoring Summary, BHS, International, Quartet Finals, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 4, 2015" (PDF). July 4, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  2. "Official Scoring Summary, BHS, International, Quartet Finals, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 5, 2014" (PDF). July 5, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  3. "2015 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award Winners". Contemporary A Cappella Society. April 11, 2015. Archived from the original on June 22, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  4. "Official Scoring Summary, Harmony Foundation Collegiate Barbershop Quartet Contest, BHS, International, Quartet Finals, Portland, Oregon" (PDF). Barbershop Harmony Society. July 3, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  5. Kitzmiller, Scott (May 2016). "Resonating with Instant Classic" (PDF). The Harmonizer. Vol. 76 no. 3. p. 17. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
Preceded by
Musical Island Boys		 SPEBSQSA International Quartet Champions
2015		 Succeeded by
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