Smoke Ring – Past Concerts

Smoke Ring is a mixed voice barbershop and contemporary a cappella quartet pushing the limits of what's possible in barbershop with a lot of sass and sparkle. Made up of Rebecca Eckes (tenor), Stephanie "Tags" Taglianetti (lead), Gabriel Spector (bass), and Alexander Ronneberg (baritone), their humble beginnings began behind a curtain in Charlotte, NC, where they tucked away for some privacy to ring chords in a crowded room. They made things official in 2023, the same year they took first in Voices of Gotham's Tin Pan Alley novice quartet contest. Smoke Ring's rapid ascent continued in 2024, when they became the first-ever mixed voice quartet to win the Mid-Atlantic District quartet competition and placed 9th with their debut at the Barbershop Harmony Society's 2024 International quartet contest—making them the highest-ranked mixed voice quartet in the world.