In the late 1950s, some barbershop singers in the Baltimore area expressed an interest in starting a chorus that would dedicate itself to both musical excellence and community service.
In 1963, Bob Johnson accepted a position working for the Barbershop Harmony Society as a music specialist, and relocated to Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Later, Fred King, a brash, young music teacher who had been directing the Catonsville chapter came to the attention of the Dundalk board.
[3] This score was high enough to earn a wild card invitation to the 2007 International Chorus contest, held at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado on July 6, 2007.
The chorus went on to place 16th in the world at the contest, with 140 men on stage[4] and an emotionally charged presentation of the song Auld Lang Syne.
In October 2007, the chorus competed in the Mid-Atlantic District contest with 130 men on stage[5] and again qualified for international competition, the first time it had done so for two years in a row.
[6] After competing in October 2008,[7] the chorus qualified for the 2009 International contest in Anaheim, California, but declined the invitation to take a year off following the untimely death of Fred King on September 1, 2008.
[9] In January 2016, director Rick Taylor announced his departure for a new job with the BHS's charitable organization, Harmony Foundation International.