The Peninsulaires

Time flies when you’re having fun!

We just performed in our 75th annual show at a 500-seat theater on Sept 30, 2023! Thanks so much to all who attended and participated, especially our 3 guest directors and our guest choruses – Mission Valley Chorus, Bay Area Showcase Chorus, Fog City Harmonia and Voices of California!

We rehearse every Thursday night at The Sunnyvale Elks Lodge, 375 N. Pastoria Ave., Sunnyvale, CA from 7:30 – 10:15. Visitors are always welcome at our Open Rehearsals.


The Peninsulaires Story

The PENINSULA CHAPTER was chartered November 9, 1948 in the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America, Inc. (S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A), now known as The Barbershop Harmony Society.

Originally organized in San Carlos, California, the Peninsula Chapter moved its meeting location in subsequent years to Redwood City; then Palo Alto; and later to Sunnyvale. These cities, along with several other neighboring cities are located in close proximity to each other along the western side of San Francisco Bay known as the Peninsula. Most of our members hail from these various communities, hence, the genesis of our chorus name, “The Peninsulaires.”

The Peninsulaires have proudly competed against some of the Society’s finest choruses. In International Competition, we placed 2nd in 1974 in Kansas City, Missouri, 3rd in 1980 in Salt Lake City, Utah, and 5th in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1982. Today’s Peninsulaires strive to reach the pinnacle of International Competition again.

Far Western District (FWD) Northwest Division Plateau AA Champions 2010, ’11, ’12, 2014, ’15, ’16, ’17, ’18, ’19, and 2023.