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2023 District
International Preliminary
Chorus Contest
Scores Summary

(This web page last updated: 10/30/2023)


NOTE: The 2024 International Chorus Contest will include the highest scoring chorus
from each of the 17 BHS Districts, regardless of ensemble classification, competing
in its home district's preliminary chorus contest, and scoring a minimum of 74% 
average. In addition, any BHS chorus that scores an average of 80% or more will also 
be invited. Additional choruses may be invited if required to provide a maximum of
30 choruses from BHS in the International Chorus Contest. One or more choruses from
global alliance organizations may also be invited by the BHS executive director.

(*) by District Name Signifies 2024 Int'l Chorus Representative
($) District Chorus Champion
(&) District Men's Chorus Champion
(!) District Mixed Harmony Chorus Champion


Note: NSC had their qualifying contest in Spring 2023.


               3-judge/Category Panel Score (1800 max) --------------+
               2-judge/Category Panel Score (1200 max) ---------+    |
               1-judge/Category Panel Score ( 600 max) ----+    |    |
                                                           |    |    |  NUM SCORE
    CHORUS NAME            CITY / STATE           DIST     V    V    V  MEN  PCT
    ---------------------- ---------------------- ----   ---- ---- ---- --- -----
 01 The Westminster Chorus Westminster, CA       $*FWD             1695  58 94.2%
 02 Parkside Harmony       Hershey, PA           $*MAD             1636  38 90.9%
 03 Heralds of Harmony     Tampa, FL              *SUN        1084       55 90.3%
 04 Alexandria Harmonizers Alexandria, VA         *MAD             1611  55 89.5%
 05 Gotham                 Hell's Kitchen, NY     *MAD             1572  55 87.3%
 06 Parkside Melody        Hershey, PA            *MAD             1555  21 86.4%
 07 Sound of The Rockies   Denver Mile High, CO  $*RMD        1036       55 86.3%
 08 City Lights            Motor City Metro, MI   *PIO        1034       42 86.2%
 09 The Recruits           St. Charles, MO       $*CSD             1529  30 84.9%
 10 East Coast Sound       Caldwell, NJ           *MAD             1521  16 84.5%
 10 Visions of Harmony     St. Charles, MO        *CSD             1521  49 84.5%
 12 Space City Sound       Houston Metro, TX    $!*SWD        1012       30 84.3%
 12 Southern Gateway       W Hills Cincinnati, OH *JAD        1012       45 84.3%
 14 SmorgasChorus          So Central Kansas, KS  *CSD             1515  44 84.2%
 15 Fog City Singers       Barbary Coast, CA      *FWD             1510  24 83.9%
 16 A Cappella Syndicate   Salt River Valley, AZ  *FWD             1500  19 83.3%
 17 PDX Voices             Portland, OR          $*EVG             1497  32 83.2%
 18 Sound of Illinois      Bloomington, IL       &*ILL         994       59 82.8%
 19 TorontoNorthern Lights Toronto, ON            *ONT         993       36 82.8%
 20 Prism                  Town North Plano, TX   *SWD         985       27 82.1%
 20 Vocal Confluence       Pittsburgh Metro, PA   *JAD         985       29 82.1%
 22 Vocal Revolution       Greater Boston, MA   &$*NED         983       31 81.9%
 23 Voices United          Southern New England  !*NED         981       66 81.8%
 24 SW Vocal Alliance      Maricopa County, AZ    *FWD             1467  35 81.5%
 25 Great Lakes Chorus     Grand Rapids, MI       *PIO         972       47 81.0%
 26 Harbourtown Sound      Hamilton, ON           *ONT         966       53 80.5%
 27 Great River Voices     Northern Kentucky, KY  *CAR         965       28 80.4%
 28 Midwest Vocal Express  Greendale, WI        &$*LOL             1446  25 80.3%
 29 Pacific Coast Harmony  La Jolla, CA           *FWD             1442  39 80.1%

*** Target Score for International Qualification ------------- 960 1440 --- 80.0% ***

 30 Sound by Southwest     San Antonio, TX         SWD         954       38 79.5%
 31 Fog City Harmonia      Barbary Coast, CA       FWD             1425  19 79.2%
 31 Forward Harmony        Greendale, WI          !LOL             1425  47 79.2%
 33 Acappella Federation   Gr Oklahoma City, OK   &SWD         949       14 79.1%
 34 Circle City Sound      Gr Indianapolis, IN     CAR         947       47 78.9%
 34 Singing Buckeyes       Buckeye Columbus, OH    JAD         947       47 78.9%
 36 Saltaires              Wasatch Front, UT       RMD         944       26 78.7%
 37 Heart of Carolina      Central Carolina, NC  $*NSC         943       35 78.6%
 38 Northwest Sound        Bellevue, WA            EVG             1413  38 78.5%
 39 VocaMotion             Greater Boston, MA      NED         935       21 77.9%
 40 Men of Independence    Independence, OH        JAD         930       38 77.5%
 41 Pathfinder Chorus      Fremont, NE             CSD             1391  28 77.3%
 42 Great Plains Harmony   Fargo-Moorhead, ND      LOL             1383  29 76.8%
 43 Voices of California   California Delta, CA    FWD             1373  26 76.3%
 44 Springfield Sound      Springfield, MO         CSD             1370  17 76.1%
 45 RSVP                   Germantown, TN         *DIX         909       23 75.8%
 46 West Towns Chorus      Chicagoland W. Sub, IL  ILL         908       32 75.7%
 47 Northwesternaires      Defiance, OH            JAD         907       43 75.6%
 48 Charismix              Springfield, MO         CSD             1360  20 75.6%
 49 The Alliance           Greater Central Ohio    JAD         906       18 75.5%
 50 Northwest Mix          Bellevue, WA            EVG             1353  26 75.2%
 50 Boise Chordsmen        Boise, ID               EVG             1353  32 75.2%
 52 New Dimension Chorus   Fremont-Hayward, CA     FWD             1349  14 74.9%
 53 Big Orange Chorus      Jacksonville Big O, FL  SUN         898       23 74.8%
 54 Miamians               Miami, FL               SUN         892       26 74.3%
 55 New Tradition          Northbrook, IL        !$ILL         891       25 74.3%
 56 Harmonic Collective    Liverpool, NY          *SLD         889       23 74.1%

*** Minimum Required Score for International Qualification --- 888 1332 --- 74.0% ***

 57 The Squares            SW British Columbia     EVG             1330  12 73.9%
 58 Long Island Sound      Five Towns College, NY  MAD             1326  14 73.7%
 58 Commodores             Minneapolis, MN         LOL             1326  43 73.7%
 60 MAD Seniors Chorus     Westchester Cty, NY     MAD             1325  86 73.6%
 61 West Sound Chorus      Kitsap County, WA       EVG             1323  27 73.5%
 62 A Cappella Texas       Austin, TX              SWD         879       29 73.3%
 62 Capital City Chorus    Ottawa, ON              ONT         879       32 73.3%
 64 ACAPPELLA ROAD         Calgary Foothills, AB   EVG             1318  22 73.2% 
 65 Great Northern Union   Hilltop, MN             LOL             1317  13 73.2%
 66 Fox Valleyaires Chorus Appleton, WI            LOL             1312  32 72.9%
 67 SeaChordsmen           Seatlle, WA             EVG             1302  37 72.3%
 68 Rittenhouse Sound      Philadelphia, PA        MAD             1301  18 72.3%
 69 Gold Standard Chorus   Charlotte, NC           NSC         867       26 72.3%
 70 Cascade Chorus         Eugene, OR              EVG             1299  23 72.2%
 71 West Cent. Connection  Willmar, MN             LOL             1297  16 72.1%
 72 Star Harmony Chorus    Star, ID                EVG             1294  21 71.9%
 73 Voices of Harmony      Northwest Ohio, OH      JAD         861       19 71.8%
 74 Capitol Chordsmen      Madison, WI             LOL             1291  20 71.7%
 75 Longs Peak Chorus      Longmont, CO            RMD         857       32 71.4%
 76 Country Gentlemen      Bucks County, PA        MAD             1285  19 71.4%
 77 Mount Baker Toppers    Bellingham, WA          EVG             1282  18 71.2%
 78 Brothers in Harmony    Hamilton Square, NJ     MAD             1277  15 70.9%
 79 Appalachian Express    N.E. Tennessee, TN      DIX         849       26 70.8%
 79 Vocal Sounds of OK     Oklahoma City, OK       SWD         849       34 70.8%
 81 The Pine Barons        Cherry Hill, NJ         MAD             1273  33 70.7%
 82 North Front Sound      Golden Spike, UT        RMD         848       33 70.7%
 83 Gentlemen Songsters    Lowell, MA              NED         847       16 70.6%
 84 Red Stick Sound        Gr Baton Rouge, LA      SWD         846       17 70.5%
 85 Choo Choo Chorus       Chattanooga, TN         DIX         845       32 70.4%
 85 Voxstars               Hanover, NH             NED         845       18 70.4%
 87 Land of the Sky Chorus Asheville, NC           NSC         843       24 70.3%
 87 Downeasters            Portland, ME            NED         843       22 70.3%
 89 Somerset Hills Harmony Somerset Hills, NJ      MAD             1264  21 70.2%
 90 Houston Tidelanders    Houston, TX             SWD         842       28 70.2%
 91 Valleyaires            So Bend Mishawaka, IN   CAR         841       14 70.1%
 92 Bridge Town Sound      Portland Metro, OR      EVG             1260  12 70.0%
 93 Narragansett BayChorus Providence, RI          NED         839       28 69.9%
 94 The Timberliners       Denver Mile High, CO    RMD         836       27 69.7%
 95 Vocal Seniority        W. Hills Cincinnati, OH JAD         833       20 69.4%
 96 Homestead Harmonizers  Beatrice, NE            CSD             1246  24 69.2%
 97 Orlando Harmony        Winter Park, FL         SUN         830       15 69.2%
 98 Chorus of Chesapeake   Dundalk, MD             MAD             1242  22 69.0%
 99 Tacoma Vocal Standard  Tacome, WA              EVG             1238  24 68.8%
100 Rock River Valley      Sterling Rok Falls, IL  ILL         824       16 68.7%
101 Orange Blosson Chorus  Orlando, FL             SUN         823       19 68.6%
102 Lincoln Continentals   Lincoln, NE             CSD             1234  25 68.6%
103 Triad Harmony Chorus   Winston-Salem, NC       NSC         820       19 68.3%
104 The Music Men          Dubuque, IA             CSD         819       21 68.3%
105 Heart of America       Kansas City, MO         CSD             1228  30 68.2%
106 Hartford MenInHarmony  Hartford, CT            NED         817       16 68.1%
107 Sounds of Harmony      Belleville, IL          ILL         816       21 68.0%
108 Lilac City Voices      Spokane, WA             EVG             1223  19 67.9%
109 Harmonic Combustion    Danbury, CT             NED         814        8 67.8%
110 Stone Mountain Chorus  Greater Atlanta, GA     DIX         811       17 67.6%
111 Mad Hatter Chorus      Danbury. CT             NED         810       17 67.5%
112 Coles County Bshop     Coles County, IL        ILL         809       20 67.4%
113 Joe Breeden Mem Fest.  Fort Walton Beach, FL   SUN         808       19 67.3%
114 Southern Tier Bshop    Binghamton, NY          SLD         807       21 67.3%
115 Fayetteville Sound     Fayetteville, NC        NSC         803       19 66.9%
116 Heart of Maryland      Patapsco Valley, MD     MAD             1198  21 66.6%
116 Clipper City Chordsmen Manitowoc, WI           LOL             1198  26 66.6%
118 Sounds of Indiana      Bloomington, IN         CAR         796       12 66.3%
119 Granite Statesmen      Nashua, NH              NED         794       26 66.2%
119 No. Country Chordsmen  Hanover, NH             NED         794       18 66.2%
121 Chorus of Dupage       DuPage Valley, IL       ILL         788       31 65.7%
122 Harmony Delegation     Des Moines, IA          CSD             1179  15 65.5%
122 Summit City Chorus     Fort Wayne, IN          CAR         786       21 65.5%
124 Stay Tuned             California Delta, CA    FWD             1178  16 65.4%
125 Green Mountain Chorus  Burlington, VT          NED         784       23 65.3%
126 Harmony Kings          Federal Way, WA         EVG             1174  30 65.2%
127 Second City Chorus     Rockford Metro, IL      ILL         782       20 65.2%
128 Red Rose Chorus        Lancaster, PA           MAD             1171  19 65.1%
129 Brotherhood of Harmony Lake County, IL         ILL         780       24 65.0%
130 Essex Vocal Express    Windsor, ON             PIO         778       22 64.8%
131 Arlingtones            Arlington Heights, IL   ILL         777       23 64.8%
131 Hub City Harmony       Lubbock, TX             SWD         777       14 64.8%
131 Racing City Chorus     Saratoga Springs, NY    NED         777       26 64.8%
134 Men of Accord          London, ON              ONT         776       12 64.7%
135 Desert Aires           Sun Cities, AZ          FWD             1162  18 64.6%
136 Seneca Statesmen       Webster, NY             SLD         774       18 64.5%
136 FloralCity Harmonizers Monroe North, MI        PIO         774       14 64.5%
138 Friends of Harmony     East Aurora, NY         SLD         772       14 64.3%
138 Northshoremen          Beverly, MA             NED         772       20 64.3%
140 New Horizons           Mohawk Valley, NY       SLD         768       14 64.0%
140 Goodtimes Chorus       Arlington, TX           SWD         768       16 64.0%
142 Silk City Chorus       Manchester, CT          NED         768       19 64.0%
140 Lakelanders Chorus     Faribault, MN           LOL             1152  16 64.0%
144 North Star Chorus      Gr St Paul Area, MN     LOL             1151  24 63.9%
145 Old Dominion Chorus    Loudon County, VA       MAD             1149  19 63.8%
145 South Shore Saints     South Shore, QC         NED         766       16 63.8%
147 Pitch Please           Calgary Foothills, AB   EVG             1144  11 63.6%
148 Capital Chordsmen      Tallahassee, FL         SUN         762       17 63.5%
149 Emerald Coast Chorus   Fort Walton Beach, FL   SUN         761       21 63.4%
150 Land of Lincoln Chorus Springfield, IL         ILL         759       18 63.3%
151 Croix Chordsmen Chorus St Croix Valley, MN     LOL             1136  35 63.1%
152 East Valley Bshop Harm Mesa, AZ                FWD             1134  15 63.0%
153 New Sound Assembly     Natick, MA              NED         751       15 62.6%
154 Commodore Chorus       Norfolk, VA             MAD             1121  12 62.3%
155 Lake City Harmonizers  Coeur D' Alene, ID      EVG             1120  19 62.2%
156 Beehive Statesmen      Salt Lake City, UT      RMD         746       22 62.2%
156 Mark Twain             Mark Twain, NY          SLD         746       14 62.2%
158 White Rose Chorus      York, PA                MAD             1118  20 62.1%
159 Delta Kings Chorus     Cincinnati, OH          JAD         744       25 62.0%
160 Oak City Sound         Res Triangle Park, NC   NSC         743       17 61.9%
161 Twin City Harmonizers  Kitchener-Waterloo, ON  ONT         742       27 61.8%
162 Mosaic                 Manchester, CT          NED         731       16 60.9%
163 Northern Gateway Chor  Stevens Point, WI       LOL             1092  14 60.7%
164 Silver Statesmen       Las Vegas, NV           FWD             1085  16 60.3%
165 Chorus of the Genesee  Rochester, NY           SLD         721       15 60.1%
166 Keystone Capital Ch    Harrisburg, PA          MAD             1080  19 60.0%
167 Big Chicken Chorus     Marietta, GA            DIX         715       19 59.6%
168 Indianhead Chorus      Polk County, WI         LOL             1059  16 58.8%
169 Southern Splendor      Athens, AL              DIX         646       12 53.8%

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The scores listed above have been hand-entered by Steve Tremper, who
assumes all responsibility for typo's and other unintentional errors.
When in doubt, please refer to the OFFICIAL published score sheets from
each District contest for actual scores.

Please contact Steve at HarmonetReporter@yahoo.com with corrections.
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