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2026 District
International Preliminary
Chorus Contest
Scores Summary

(This web page last updated: 10/10/2026)


NOTE: The 2027 International Chorus Contest will feature a two-round format. 
- The top 10 seeded choruses (ranked by prelims scores and based on the choruses who 
  accept the invitation to compete) will automatically qualify to sing in the Finals 
  Round on Saturday of convention week.
- All other choruses seeded 11th and lower will compete in the Chorus Semi-Final 
  Round on Friday (including qualifying choruses from each of the 17 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 81% or more will also be invited to compete in the 
  Chorus Semi-Final round. 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.
- The top 5 choruses from the Semi-Final Round will advance to the Final Round.

KEY:
(*) Signifies 2027 Top Ten Seeded Int'l Chorus Finals Qualifier
(#) Signifies 2027 Int'l Chorus Semi-Finalist

($) District Chorus Champion
(&) District Men's Chorus Champion
(!) District Mixed Harmony Chorus Champion
(+) Highest scoring chorus but either chose not to qualify or, due to District
    policy, was ineligible to qualify for Int'l this time.
(=) District Seniors Chorus Qualifier


Note: NSC had their qualifying contest in Spring 2026.


               3-judge/Category Panel Score (1800 max) ----------------+
               2-judge/Category Panel Score (1200 max) ----------+     |
                                                                 |     |
                                                                 |     |  #ON  SCORE
    CHORUS NAME            CITY / STATE            DIST KEY      V     V  STG   PCT
    ---------------------- ----------------------  ---- ---    ----  ---- ---  -----
001 The Westminster Chorus Westminster, CA         FWD  #$           1694  55  94.1%
002 Parkside Harmony       Hershey, PA             MAD  $+           1623  47  90.2%
003 Sound of The Rockies   Denver Mile High, CO    RMD  #$           1599  65  88.8%
003 Central Standard       Metro Kansas City, MO   CSD  $+           1599  35  88.8%
005 Fog City Singers       Barbary Coast, CA       FWD  #            1589  41  88.3%
006 Gotham Chorus          Hell's Kitchen, NY      MAD  #            1568  42  87.1%
007 Space City Sound       Houston Metro Area, TX  SWD  #$!    1030        37  85.8%
008 Parkside Melody        Hershey, PA             MAD  #            1540  25  85.6%
009 Vocal Summit           Portland, OR            EVG  +            1522  33  84.6%
010 Prism                  Town North Plano, TX    SWD  #      1001        34  83.4%
010 Sound of Tennessee     Cleveland, TN           SHD  #      1001        27  83.4%
012 SmorgasChorus          South Central Kansas, KSCSD  #            1489  41  82.7%
013 True North Chorus      Greater Delaware, DE    MAD  #            1482  43  82.3%
014 PDX Voices             Portland, OR            EVG  $+      987        30  82.3%
015 Saltaires              Wasatch Front, UT       RMD  #            1478  23  82.1%
016 Heart of Carolina      Central Carolina        NSC  #       974        29  81.2%

*** Target Score for International Qualification -------------  960  1440 ---  81.0% ***

017 He Tangata Voices      Aotearoa, NZ            BHNZ              1454  84  80.8%
018 A Cappella Syndicate   Salt River Valley, AZ   FWD               1431  23  79.5%
019 Duke City Sound        Bernalillo County, NM   RMD               1424  20  79.1%
020 Harmonia               Golden Gate, CA         FWD               1419  20  78.8%
021 Vocal Sounds of OK     Oklahoma City, OK       SWD  &       931        43  77.6%
022 Pacific Coast Harmony  La Jolla, CA            FWD               1394  28  77.4%
023 Land of the Sky Chorus Asheville, NC           NSC  $       927        38  77.3%
023 Northwest Sound        Bellevue, WA            EVG  #       927        35  77.3%
025 Star Harmony Chorus    Star, ID                EVG          926        32  77.2%
026 Springfield Sound      Springfield, MO         CSD               1387  19  77.1%
027 The Timberliners       Denver Mile High, CO    RMD               1382  33  76.8%
028 Boonslick Chordbusters Columbia, MO            CSD               1373  33  76.3%
029 Houston Tidelanders    Houston, TX             SWD          914        46  76.2%
030 Ozark Overtones        Springfield, MO         CSD  =            1367  33  75.9%
031 Oregon SenateAires     Salem, OR               EVG          910        29  75.8%
032 Honolulu Blend Chorus  Honolulu, HI            SAI               1364  28  75.8%
033 New Tradition          Northbrook, IL          ILL  #$!     909        32  75.8%
034 Harmonic Collective    Liverpool, NY           SLD  #$      907        24  75.6%
035 Somerset Hills Harmony Somerset Hills, NJ      MAD               1346  35  74.8%
036 Pathfinder Chorus      Fremont, NE             CSD               1343  30  74.6%
037 Long Island Sound      Five Towns College, NY  MAD               1342  11  74.6%
038 West Towns Chorus      Chicago W Suburban, IL  ILL  &       891        30  74.3%
039 Boise Chordsmen        Boise, ID               EVG          888        36  74.0%

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

040 PanPac Youth Dream Ch  All Over Pacific Rim                      1331  40  73.9%
041 Crimson Pride Chorus   Tuscaloosa, AL          SHD          886        23  73.8%
042 Rain City Voices       Seattle, WA             EVG          882        36  73.5%
043 Dapper Dans of Harmony Montclair, NJ           MAD               1322  19  73.4%
044 Palmetto Vocal Project Mount Pleasant, SC      NSC          881        28  73.4%
045 Rittenhouse Sound      Philadelphia, PA        MAD               1321  19  73.4%
046 A Cappella Texas       Austin, TX              SWD          880        19  73.3%
047 West Sound Chorus      Kitsap County, WA       EVG          878        23  73.2%
048 Northwest Mix          Bellevue, WA            EVG          877        24  73.1%
049 Southern Tier B'shop   Binghamton, NY          SLD  !       875        29  72.9%
050 Gold Standard Chorus   Charlotte, NC           NSC          872        21  72.7%
051 Sounds of Aloha        Aloha, HI               FWD               1304  39  72.4%
052 Red Stick Sound        Greater Baton Rouge, LA SWD          869        18  72.4%
053 North Front Sound      Golden Spike, UT        RMD               1303  18  72.4%
054 America The Beautiful  Co Springs/Pikes Peak   RMD               1298  21  72.1%
055 The Harmonix           Tokyo, Japan            SAI               1295  19  71.9%
056 Longs Peak Chorus      Longmont, CO            RMD               1281  29  71.2%
057 Westchester Harmony    Westchester County, NY  MAD               1280  56  71.1%
057 Mount Baker Toppers    Bellingham, WA          EVG               1280  21  71.1%
059 Sounds of Harmony      Belleville, IL          ILL          850        20  70.8%
059 Acappella Road         Calgary Foothills, AB   EVG          850        13  70.8%
061 Evolution in Harmony   Hunterdon County, NJ    MAD               1271  21  70.6%
062 Peninsulaires          Palo Alto/Mtn View, CA  FWD               1260  27  70.0%
063 Starling Singers       Boise Downtown, ID      EVG          835        13  69.6%
064 Triad Harmony Express  Winston-Salem, NC       NSC          830        25  69.2%
065 Voices of the Sound    Olympia, WA             EVG          827        20  68.9%
066 Chorus of Dupage       DuPage Valley, IL       ILL          823        20  68.6%
067 Carolina Harmony Exp   Winston-Salem, NC       NSC          822        34  68.5%
068 Springfield Metro ChoruSpringfield, MO         CSD               1227  12  68.2%
069 Bridgetown Singers     Portland Metro, OR      EVG          817        14  68.1%
070 Old Capitol Chorus     Iowa City, IA           CSD               1224  22  68.0%
071 Homestead Harmonizers  Beatrice, NE            CSD               1222  28  67.9%
072 Northpenn Harmony      Lansdale, PA            MAD               1220  25  67.8%
073 Golf Capital Chorus    Pinehurst, NC           NSC          808        24  67.3%
074 Heart Of America       Kansas City, MO         CSD               1208  28  67.1%
075 Friends of Harmony     East Aurora, NY         SLD          802        13  66.8%
076 Choo Choo Chorus       Chattanooga, TN         SHD          799        19  66.6%
077 Legacy Of Harmony      Town North Plano, TX    SWD          794        14  66.2%
078 Chorus of the Genesee  Rochester, NY           SLD          792        17  66.0%
079 Mark Twain             Mark Twain, NY          SLD          786        18  65.5%
080 Oak City Sound Mixed   Research Tri Park, NC   NSC          782        29  65.2%
081 Palmetto Statesmen     Upstate South Carolina  NSC          781        21  65.1%
082 Coastliners            South Bay, CA           FWD               1166  18  64.8%
083 The Virginians         Richmond, VA            MAD               1163  24  64.6%
084 New Horizons           Mohawk Valley, NY       SLD          775        12  64.6%
085 Old Dominion Chorus    Loudoun County, VA      MAD               1161  17  64.5%
086 Heart of Maryland      Patapsco Valley, MD     MAD               1160  20  64.4%
087 Catoctones             Frederick, MD           MAD               1150  10  63.9%
088 Na Leo Lani Chorus     Honolulu, HI            SAI               1144  17  63.6%
089 The Mainliners         Bryn Mawr, PA           MAD               1140  20  63.3%
090 Fayetteville Sound     Fayetteville, NC        NSC          752        14  62.7%
091 Brotherhood of Harmony Lake County, IL         ILL          747        15  62.3%
092 Harmony Delegation     Des Moines, IA          CSD               1119  16  62.2%
093 Land of Lincoln Chorus Springfield, IL         ILL          744        16  62.0%
094 Lamplighter B'shop Ch  Aurora, IL              ILL          740        12  61.7%
095 Capital City Chorus    Topeka, KS              CSD               1085  20  60.3%
096 OmaHarmonizers         Omaha, NE               CSD               1083  13  60.2%
097 JerseyAires            Rahway Valley, NJ       MAD               1076  13  59.8%
098 Beehive Statesmen      Salt Lake City, UT      RMD               1069  18  59.4%
099 Snowbelters            Oswego Valley, NY       SLD          698        11  58.2%

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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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