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Each
year the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber
Shop Quartet Singing in America, Inc. (SPEBSQSA), now known as
the Barbershop Harmony Society, holds a convention and competition
at which barbershop quartets and choruses from all over the world
are invited to attend, participate, compete, and share fellowship
in song. In each year since the late 1940s, the Barbershop Harmony
Society has archived recordings of these competitions. These
are actual live recordings of the annual competition in the year
stated. These tracks are not cobbled together pieces of studio
cuts but rather pure, unadulterated live performances recorded
as they happened with all of the coughs, creaks, sniffles, whistles,
hoots and hollers that go with such performances. We hope you
enjoy the music and artistry contained in these varied examples
of one of the truly American art forms. |
2009 INTERNATIONAL QUARTET CONTEST RESULTS |
2009 INTERNATIONAL QUARTET CHAMPION |
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MACOMB COUNTY, MI/MOTOR CITY METRO, MI/
CLEVELAND, TN/SAINT CHARLES, MO
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2009 INTERNATIONAL SECOND PLACE MEDALIST |
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ALEXANDRIA, VA/DUNDALK, MD/
MARIETTA, GA/EASTON, PA/CHICAGOLAND WEST SUBURBAN, IL/GALESBURG, IL |
2009 INTERNATIONAL THIRD PLACE MEDALIST |
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ATLANTA METRO, GA/DENVER HILE HIGH, CO/
HILLTOP, MN |
2009 INTERNATIONAL FOURTH PLACE MEDALIST |
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STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN |
2009 INTERNATIONAL FOURTH PLACE MEDALIST |
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STONE MOUNTAIN, GA |
2009 INTERNATIONAL SIXTH PLACE FINALIST |
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SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA |
2009 INTERNATIONAL SEVENTH PLACE FINALIST |
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DALLAS METRO, TX/ATLANTA METRO, GA/
ROSWELL, GA/CANTON, OH/
KITCHENER-WATERLOO, ON |
2009 INTERNATIONAL EIGHT PLACE FINALIST |
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GREATER CENTRAL OHIO, OH |
2009 INTERNATIONAL NINTH PLACE FINALIST |
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MANCHESTER, NH, PITTSFIELD, MA, AND FRANK THORNE |
2009 INTERNATIONAL TENTH PLACE FINALIST |
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WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND |
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2009 INTERNATIONAL QUARTET CONTEST
FIRST (QUARTERFINAL) ROUND - VOLUME 1 |
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Good Luck Charm |
Harmonious Hunks |
2 |
Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now) |
Harmonious Hunks |
3 |
Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey |
Crunch Time |
4 |
The Shadow Of Your Smile |
Crunch Time |
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When It is Sleepy Time Down South |
Glory Days |
6 |
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea |
Glory Days |
7 |
Just a Kid Named Joe |
Rush Street |
8 |
That's Life! |
Rush Street |
9 |
My Melancholy Baby |
The William Kratt Chord Company |
10 |
I Can't Give You Anything But Love |
The William Kratt Chord Company |
11 |
You Took Advantage of Me |
Jet Set |
12 |
A Fool Such As I |
Jet Set |
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2009 INTERNATIONAL QUARTET CONTEST
FIRST (QUARTERFINAL) ROUND - VOLUME 2
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As Long As Your Not In Love With Anyone Else/Undecided Medley |
Monkey Magic |
2 |
The Masquerade Is Over |
Monkey Magic |
3 |
What'll I Do |
Latest Edition |
4 |
Sweet Georgia Brown |
Latest Edition |
5 |
Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home |
3 Outta Four |
6 |
Side By Side |
3 Outta Four |
7 |
Yesterday I Heard the Rain |
Let's Sing! |
8 |
A Wink and a Smile |
Let's Sing! |
9 |
Anytime At All |
'Round Midnight |
10 |
Try a Little Tenderness |
'Round Midnight |
11 |
Medal Come Back (Lover Come Back/There Used To Be a Ballpark) |
Storm Front |
12 |
Where or When |
Storm Front |
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2009 INTERNATIONAL QUARTET CONTEST
FIRST (QUARTERFINAL) ROUND - VOLUME 3 |
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| 1 |
River, Stay Away From My Door |
Stardust |
| 2 |
Time After Time |
Bravo! |
| 3 |
High Hopes |
Bravo! |
| 4 |
Elvis Medley (Hound Dog/Don't Be Cruel/All Shook Up/Jailhouse Rock/Viva Las Vegas) |
Hi-Fidelity |
| 5 |
Can't Help Falling In Love |
Hi-Fidelity |
| 6 |
Mona Lisa |
Absolut |
| 7 |
Fly Me To the Moon |
Absolut |
| 8 |
If I Were A Bell |
Men In Black |
| 9 |
I'll Know |
Men In Black |
| 10 |
Night And Day |
Stardust |
| 11 |
God Bless the Child |
Genesis |
| 12 |
How Many Hearts Have You Broken/Them There Eyes Medley |
Genesis |
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2009 INTERNATIONAL QUARTET CONTEST
FIRST (QUARTERFINAL) ROUND - VOLUME 4 |
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| 1 |
I've Got A Crush On You |
4-Way Stop |
| 2 |
They Can't Take That Away From Me |
4-Way Stop |
| 3 |
Shoo-Fly Pie And Apple Pan Dowdy |
3 Men & A Melody |
| 4 |
Moonlight Becomes You |
3 Men & A Melody |
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Danny Boy |
State Line Grocery |
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Margie |
State Line Grocery |
| 7 |
Naughty Angeline |
Chameleon |
| 8 |
You Don't Know Me |
Chameleon |
| 9 |
All the Way |
X Factor |
| 10 |
Lover, Come Back to Me |
X Factor |
| 11 |
Yes Sir, That's My Baby/Ain't She Sweet Medley |
The Edge |
| 12 |
Who'll Take My Place When I'm Gone |
The Edge |
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2009 INTERNATIONAL QUARTET CONTEST
FIRST (QUARTERFINAL) ROUND - VOLUME 5 |
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| 1 |
Cry Me A River |
On Demand |
| 2 |
All the Way |
On Demand |
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I Wanna Be Around |
Q-Tones |
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If I Had My Way |
Q-Tones |
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Mean To Me |
Crossroads |
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A Little Patch Of Heaven |
Crossroads |
| 7 |
It's Impossible |
Lunch Break |
| 8 |
I Wanna Be Like You |
Lunch Break |
| 9 |
Don't Get Around Much Anymore |
Eureka! |
| 10 |
Oh How I Miss You Tonight |
Eureka! |
| 11 |
My Sugar Is So Refined/When I Take My Sugar To Tea Medley |
65 South |
| 12 |
You Took Advantage of Me |
65 South |
| 13 |
That Tumble Down Shack In Athlone |
Vocality |
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When It's Nighttime in Dixieland/Original Dixieland One-Step |
Vocality |
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2009 INTERNATIONAL QUARTET CONTEST
FIRST (QUARTERFINAL) ROUND - VOLUME 6 |
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Fly Me To the Moon |
Musical Island Boys |
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Love Me |
Musical Island Boys |
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Embraceable You |
The Pursuit |
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It Happened in Monterey |
The Pursuit |
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Crazy Words, Crazy Tunes (Vo-Do-De-O) |
Attraction |
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Please Don't Talk About Me/Goodbye My Coney Island Baby |
Attraction |
| 7 |
Here Am I Broken Hearted |
Skyline |
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Honey / Little 'Lize Medley |
Skyline |
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Boat Leavin'/Bess Ma Woman Medley |
Voce |
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I Got Plenty Of Nothing |
Voce |
| 11 |
Old Piano Roll Blues |
Lucky Day |
| 12 |
Just A Cottage Small |
Lucky Day |
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I've Been Working On the Railroad |
Hot Air Buffoons |
| 14 |
What'll I Do |
Hot Air Buffoons |
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2009 INTERNATIONAL QUARTET CONTEST
FIRST (QUARTERFINAL) ROUND - VOLUME 7 |
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You Took Advantage of Me |
Full Tilt |
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I Can Dream, Can't I? |
Full Tilt |
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Shanghai |
TKO |
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That Old Feeling |
TKO |
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I'll Be Seeing You |
Alliance |
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I'm In Love Again/Them There Eyes Medley |
Alliance |
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As Time Goes By |
Old School |
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I Want A Girl |
Old School |
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Your Cheatin Heart |
The Crush |
| 10 |
I've Got A Crush On You |
The Crush |
| 11 |
Their Hearts Were Full of Spring |
McPhly |
| 12 |
Oh! Look At Me Now |
McPhly |
| 13 |
Sweet Pea |
Masterpiece |
| 14 |
When You Were Sweet Sixteen |
Masterpiece |
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2009 INTERNATIONAL QUARTET CONTEST
FIRST (QUARTERFINAL) ROUND - VOLUME 8 |
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Dentist Song |
Bigtime! |
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Dentist Medley |
Bigtime! |
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Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead |
The Allies |
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Alamo Rag |
The Allies |
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Lazy Bones |
Ringmasters |
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Love Me, And the World Is Mine |
Ringmasters |
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One For My Baby (and One More For the Road) |
Audacity |
| 8 |
I Wanna Be Around |
Audacity |
| 9 |
You Don't Know Me |
The Party |
| 10 |
Somethin' About Ya |
The Party |
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2009 INTERNATIONAL QUARTET CONTEST
SECOND (SEMIFINAL) ROUND - VOLUME 1
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Mona Lisa |
Lucky Day |
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Bye Bye Blues |
Lucky Day |
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Since I Don't Have You |
'Round Midnight |
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Sing Me That Song Again |
'Round Midnight |
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Baby Mine |
3 Men & A Melody |
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I've Got the World On a String |
3 Men & A Melody |
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Summertime |
Lunch Break |
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Good Luck Charm |
Lunch Break |
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Broadway Rose |
Voce |
| 10 |
I Love a Piano |
Voce |
| 11 |
Don't Fence Me In |
Storm Front |
| 12 |
Lida Rose/Dream Of Now |
Storm Front |
| 13 |
Bright Was the Night |
Ringmasters |
| 14 |
Yes Sir, That's My Baby |
Ringmasters |
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2009 INTERNATIONAL QUARTET CONTEST
SECOND (SEMIFINAL) ROUND - VOLUME 2
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Stormy Weather |
Masterpiece |
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Deed I Do |
Masterpiece |
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My Ideal |
TKO |
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There I've Said It Again |
TKO |
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Breaking Up is Hard To Do |
McPhly |
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Rock It For Me |
McPhly |
| 7 |
That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day) |
Crossroads |
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Mobile/Down Mobile Medley |
Crossroads |
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Once Upon a Time |
Musical Island Boys |
| 10 |
Come Fly With Me |
Musical Island Boys |
| 11 |
I Used to be Color Blind |
The Allies |
| 12 |
If I Stay Away Too Long from Carolina |
The Allies |
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Sentimental Journey |
The Edge |
| 14 |
Sudden Love |
The Edge |
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2009 INTERNATIONAL QUARTET CONTEST
SECOND (SEMIFINAL) ROUND - VOLUME 3
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| 1 |
How Are Things In Glocca Morra |
State Line Grocery |
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Five Foot Two |
State Line Grocery |
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The Way You Look Tonight |
Glory Days |
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Bewitched |
Glory Days |
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Coney Island Baby |
Hot Air Buffoons |
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Grease Medley (Grease/Summer Nights/Greased Lightnin/Beauty School Dropout, Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee/You're the One That I Want/We Go Together) |
Hot Air Buffoons |
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Dear Old Girl |
Old School |
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Ma, She's Making Eyes At Me |
Old School |
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Forgive Me |
Men In Black |
| 10 |
That's Life |
Men In Black |
| 11 |
A Garden In the Rain |
Vocality |
| 12 |
Come Rain or Come Shine |
Vocality |
| 13 |
If You Were the Only Girl In the World |
The Crush |
| 14 |
Mr. Success |
The Crush |
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2009 INTERNATIONAL QUARTET CONTEST
THIRD (FINAL) ROUND - VOLUME 1
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| 1 |
Tonight We Love Medley |
Voce |
| 2 |
No Other Love |
Voce |
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There'll Be No New Tunes On This Old Piano |
Old School |
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Last Night Was the End of the World |
Old School |
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Your Cheatin Heart |
State Line Grocery |
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Blue Moon Of Kentucky |
State Line Grocery |
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Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered |
The Allies |
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You Do Something To Me |
The Allies |
| 9 |
Daddy's Little Girl |
Crossroads |
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Georgia Mae |
Crossroads |
| 11 |
If You Were the Only Girl In the World |
Ringmasters |
| 12 |
Hello, My Baby |
Ringmasters |
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2009 INTERNATIONAL QUARTET CONTEST
THIRD (FINAL) ROUND - VOLUME 2
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| 1 |
Stay Awake/Sleepy Time Medley |
Storm Front |
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Swingin' On A Star |
Storm Front |
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If I Only Had A Brain |
Men In Black |
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Honey Bun |
Men In Black |
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If Ever I Would Leave You |
Masterpiece |
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When It's Night Time In Dixieland |
Masterpiece |
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At Last |
Glory Days |
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About a Quarter to Nine |
Glory Days |
| 9 |
If You Were the Only Girl In the World |
Musical Island Boys |
| 10 |
Darktown Strutter's Ball |
Musical Island Boys |
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2009 INTERNATIONAL CHORUS CONTEST RESULTS
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2009 INTERNATIONAL CHORUS CHAMPION |
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2009 INTERNATIONAL CHORUS SECOND PLACE MEDALIST |
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2009 INTERNATIONAL CHORUS THIRD PLACE MEDALIST |
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2009 INTERNATIONAL CHORUS FOURTH PLACE MEDALIST |
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2009 INTERNATIONAL CHORUS FIFTH PLACE MEDALIST |
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2009 INTERNATIONAL CHORUS SIXTH PLACE FINALIST |
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2009 INTERNATIONAL CHORUS SEVENTH PLACE FINALIST |
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2009 INTERNATIONAL CHORUS EIGHTH PLACE FINALIST |
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2009 INTERNATIONAL CHORUS NINTH PLACE FINALIST |
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2009 INTERNATIONAL CHORUS TENTH PLACE FINALIST |
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2009 INTERNATIONAL CHORUS CONTEST
FINAL ROUND - VOLUME 1
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Sam, the Old Accordian Man |
Men of Independence |
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Stars Fell On Alabama |
Men of Independence |
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What'll I Do |
Senate-Aires |
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Just In Time |
Senate-Aires |
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The Sunshine Of Your Smile |
Music City Chorus |
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Sugarcane Jubilee |
Music City Chorus |
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You're Sixteen, Your Beautiful, And Your Mine |
MegaCity Chorus |
| 8 |
Too Young |
MegaCity Chorus |
| 9 |
Love Me, And the World Is Mine |
Great Western Chorus |
| 10 |
Oh, You Beautiful Doll |
Great Western Chorus |
| 11 |
All the Way |
Narragansett Bay Chorus |
| 12 |
Margie/No No Nora/Ma Blusin Rosie Medley |
Narragansett Bay Chorus |
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2009 INTERNATIONAL CHORUS CONTEST
FINAL ROUND - VOLUME 2
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Oh, How I Miss You Tonight/When I Lost You Medley |
Heralds of Harmony |
| 2 |
Just In Time |
Heralds of Harmony |
| 3 |
Georgia On My Mind |
The Vocal Majority Chorus |
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Sweet Georgia Brown |
The Vocal Majority Chorus |
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New York, NY Medley |
The New Tradition Chorus |
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Lonely Town |
The New Tradition Chorus |
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On the Street Where You Live |
Sound of the Rockies |
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My Lady Loves to Dance |
Sound of the Rockies |
| 9 |
If All My Dreams Were Made of Gold |
Kentucky Vocal Union |
| 10 |
Honeysuckle Rose |
Kentucky Vocal Union |
| 11 |
Over the Rainbow |
Spirit of Phoenix |
| 12 |
Smile, Darn Ya, Smile/Powder Your Face With Sunshine Medley |
Spirit of Phoenix |
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2009 INTERNATIONAL CHORUS CONTEST
FINAL ROUND - VOLUME 3
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You Tell Me Your Dream |
Alexandria Harmonizers |
| 2 |
Clap A Yo' Hands |
Alexandria Harmonizers |
| 3 |
The Way You Look Tonight |
Midwest Vocal Express |
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James Bond Medley (James Bond Theme/Runnin' Wild/My Wild Irish Rose/It's a Sin to Tell a Lie/The Story of the Rose/Soul Bossa Nova) |
Midwest Vocal Express |
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It's Impossible |
Heart of Texas Chorus |
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Play That Barbershop Chord |
Heart of Texas Chorus |
| 7 |
Blame it on My Youth |
Great Northern Union |
| 8 |
Put Your Arms Around Me Honey |
Great Northern Union |
| 9 |
If I Only Had A Brain |
Sounds of Aloha |
| 10 |
Redhead |
Sounds of Aloha |
| 11 |
I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You) |
The Northern Lights Chorus |
| 12 |
Alexander's Ragtime Band |
The Northern Lights Chorus |
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2009 INTERNATIONAL CHORUS CONTEST
FINAL ROUND - VOLUME 4
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Bare Necessities |
Commodores |
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When You Wish Upon A Star |
Commodores |
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Always |
Northwest Sound |
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Sun Medley (I've Got the Sun In the Morning/I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine) |
Northwest Sound |
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What Kind Of Fool Am I? |
The Vocal Agenda |
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Love Me |
The Vocal Agenda |
| 7 |
I Will |
zero8 |
| 8 |
I Wanna Hold Your Hand |
zero8 |
| 9 |
Even Now |
Mountaintown Singers |
| 10 |
Jump, Shout, Boogie |
Mountaintown Singers |
| 11 |
You're Nobody Til Somebody Loves You |
Vocal FX |
| 12 |
Cheer Up, Charlie |
Vocal FX |
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2009 INTERNATIONAL CHORUS CONTEST
FINAL ROUND - VOLUME 5
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South Pacific Medley I (Bali Ha'i/Bloody Mary/Honey Bun/Some Enchanted Evening) |
The Southern Gateway Chorus |
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South Pacific Medley II (There's Nothing Like a Dame/This Nearly Was Mine/Younger Than Springtime) |
The Southern Gateway Chorus |
| 3 |
If Ever I Would Leave You |
Atlanta Vocal Project |
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Hard Hearted Hannah |
Atlanta Vocal Project |
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A Nightengale Sang in Berkley Square |
Voices In Harmony |
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Runnin' Wild |
Voices In Harmony |
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If You Love Me, Really Love Me |
Ambassadors of Harmony |
| 8 |
Seventy Six Trombones |
Ambassadors of Harmony |
| 9 |
Look Me Up When You're In Dixie |
Saltaires |
| 10 |
If I Had My Way |
Saltaires |
| 11 |
Cheer Up, Charlie |
The Alliance |
| 12 |
Willy Wonka Medley II (I've Got A Golden Ticket/Pure Imagination/Oompa Loompa Song/Candy Man) |
The Alliance |
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My Ideal |
Sound Of Illinois |
| 14 |
No No Nora |
Sound Of Illinois |
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