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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. |
2008 INTERNATIONAL QUARTET CONTEST RESULTS |
2008 INTERNATIONAL QUARTET CHAMPION |
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SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA/
WESTMINSTER, CA/RENO, NV
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2008 INTERNATIONAL SECOND PLACE MEDALIST |
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MACOMB COUNTY, MI/MOTOR CITY METRO, MI/
CLEVELAND, TN/SAINT CHARLES, MO
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2008 INTERNATIONAL THIRD PLACE MEDALIST |
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STONE MOUNTAIN, GA |
2008 INTERNATIONAL FOURTH PLACE MEDALIST |
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NASHVILLE, TN/SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA/
LONGMONT, CO/SALEM, OR
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2008 INTERNATIONAL FIFTH PLACE MEDALIST |
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ALEXANDRIA, VA/DUNDALK, MD/
MARIETTA, GA/EASTON, PA/CHICAGOLAND WEST SUBURBAN, IL/GALESBURG, IL
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2008 INTERNATIONAL SIXTH PLACE FINALIST |
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ATLANTA METRO, GA/DENVER HILE HIGH, CO/
HILLTOP, MN
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2008 INTERNATIONAL SEVENTH PLACE FINALIST |
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DALLAS METRO, TX/ATLANTA METRO, GA/
ROSWELL, GA/CANTON, OH/
KITCHENER-WATERLOO, ON |
2008 INTERNATIONAL EIGHT PLACE FINALIST |
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SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA/WESTMINSTER, CA |
2008 INTERNATIONAL NINTH PLACE FINALIST |
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FORT LAUDERDALE, FL/FRANK THORNE |
2008 INTERNATIONAL TENTH PLACE FINALIST |
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GREATER CENTRAL OHIO, OH |
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2008 INTERNATIONAL QUARTET CONTEST: FIRST (QUARTERFINAL) ROUND - VOLUME 1 |
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B & O Line |
Chameleon |
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Cuddle Up A Little Closer |
Chameleon |
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Don't Be A Baby, Baby |
OC Times |
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Oh! Look At Me Now |
OC Times |
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Georgia Mae |
Crossroads |
6 |
A Little Street Where Old Friends Meet |
Crossroads |
7 |
Memories of a Song in My Heart |
Ringers |
8 |
That Rhythm Man |
Ringers |
9 |
It's Impossible |
Last Kids Picked |
10 |
When There's Love At Home |
Last Kids Picked |
11 |
My Ideal |
The Crush |
12 |
Just In Time |
The Crush |
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2008 INTERNATIONAL QUARTET CONTEST: FIRST (QUARTERFINAL) ROUND - VOLUME 2 |
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1 |
It's Only A Paper Moon |
Absolut |
2 |
What Kind Of Fool Am I? |
Absolut |
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I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me |
VocalEase |
4 |
Young and Foolish/Old Folks/Surfer Girl/Teddy Bear Medley |
VocalEase |
5 |
All the Way |
Stardust |
6 |
Be My Life's Companion |
Stardust |
7 |
Ballin the Jack/One Voice/Comedy Tonight/Prince Ali Medley |
Storm Front |
8 |
Don't Fence Me In |
Storm Front |
9 |
Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead |
The Allies |
10 |
Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered |
The Allies |
11 |
If I Give My Heart to You |
Four Aces |
12 |
Look Me Up When You're In Dixie |
Four Aces |
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| 2008 INTERNATIONAL QUARTET CONTEST: FIRST (QUARTERFINAL) ROUND - VOLUME 3 |
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| 1 |
Smile |
Redline |
| 2 |
Sam, the Old Accordian Man |
Redline |
| 3 |
How Deep Is the Ocean |
Inflagranti |
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You're Nobody Til Somebody Loves You |
Inflagranti |
| 5 |
Last Night Was the End Of the World |
Old School |
| 6 |
I Want A Girl |
Old School |
| 7 |
How Deep Is the Ocean |
Q.E.D. |
| 8 |
Sweet Lorraine |
Q.E.D. |
| 9 |
Always |
Wildcard |
| 10 |
It's Only A Paper Moon |
Wildcard |
| 11 |
Naughty Angeline |
Ringmasters |
| 12 |
Over the Rainbow |
Ringmasters |
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2008 INTERNATIONAL QUARTET CONTEST: FIRST (QUARTERFINAL) ROUND - VOLUME 4 |
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| 1 |
The Glory Of Love |
3 Outta Four |
| 2 |
Redhead |
3 Outta Four |
| 3 |
They Go Wild, Simply Wild, Over Me |
Metropolis |
| 4 |
I'm In Love Again/Them There Eyes |
Metropolis |
| 5 |
I Love Jazz Medley |
Speakeasy |
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Little Girl |
Speakeasy |
| 7 |
All the Way |
On Demand |
| 8 |
Taking A Chance On Love |
On Demand |
| 9 |
At Last |
Jet Set |
| 10 |
Singin' Medley (As Long As I'm Singing My Song/Sing Sing Sing Medley) |
Jet Set |
| 11 |
Every Day of My Life |
Voce |
| 12 |
I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen |
Voce |
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2008 INTERNATIONAL QUARTET CONTEST: FIRST (QUARTERFINAL) ROUND - VOLUME 5 |
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| 1 |
Your Cheatin Heart |
The Great Nashville Singout |
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Anytime |
The Great Nashville Singout |
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Mistakes |
Hot Air Buffoons |
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From the First Hello (To the Last Goodbye) |
Hot Air Buffoons |
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That Tumble Down Shack In Athlone |
Vocality |
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When It's Nighttime Down in Dixieland |
Vocality |
| 7 |
Over the Rainbow |
Audacity |
| 8 |
You Make Me Feel So Young |
Audacity |
| 9 |
Moonlight Becomes You |
3 Men & A Melody |
| 10 |
Recipe For Makin' Love |
3 Men & A Melody |
| 11 |
Jazz Came Up the River |
High Definition |
| 12 |
Jazz Me Blues |
High Definition |
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| 2008 INTERNATIONAL QUARTET CONTEST: FIRST (QUARTERFINAL) ROUND - VOLUME 6 |
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| 1 |
I've Got A Crush On You |
NeXus |
| 2 |
It's A Lovely Day Today |
NeXus |
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That's Life |
Men In Black |
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Honey Bun |
Men In Black |
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When My Sugar Walks Down the Street/Ain't She Sweet/Yes Sir, That's My Baby Medley |
After Midnight |
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When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along |
After Midnight |
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The Shadow Of Your Smile |
Sterling |
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You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You/Ain't That A Kick In the Head Medley |
Sterling |
| 9 |
How About Me? |
ThunderBox |
| 10 |
B & O Line |
ThunderBox |
| 11 |
Summertime |
Lunch Break |
| 12 |
Good Luck Charm |
Lunch Break |
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2008 INTERNATIONAL QUARTET CONTEST: FIRST (QUARTERFINAL) ROUND - VOLUME 7 |
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| 1 |
Blue Moon Of Kentucky |
State Line Grocery |
| 2 |
Your Cheatin Heart |
State Line Grocery |
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Shanghai |
TKO |
| 4 |
That Old Feeling |
TKO |
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Georgia On My Mind |
Rounders |
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Sugar (That Sugar Baby O'Mine) |
Rounders |
| 7 |
After You've Gone |
Main Street Station |
| 8 |
I'll Be Seeing You |
Main Street Station |
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Late Night TV Medley (Sit Down You're Rocking The Boat/Roses of Picardy/Lulu's Back In Town/Fever/Hi Ho Hi Ho/Aquarius/New York New York) |
Reveille |
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Middle Aged Man |
Reveille |
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2008 INTERNATIONAL QUARTET CONTEST: FIRST (QUARTERFINAL) ROUND - VOLUME 8
(COMING SOON!) |
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Lazy Bones |
Ringmasters |
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Yes Sir, That's My Baby |
Ringmasters |
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Do-Re-Mi |
Glory Days |
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The Way You Look Tonight |
Glory Days |
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If I Love Again |
HotShots |
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Alexander's Ragtime Band |
HotShots |
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It's Impossible |
Pinstripe |
| 8 |
Shine On Your Shoes |
Pinstripe |
| 9 |
Smooth Sailin' |
Wise Guys |
| 10 |
Big Man's Land |
Wise Guys |
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2008 INTERNATIONAL QUARTET CONTEST: FIRST (QUARTERFINAL) ROUND - VOLUME 9 |
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| 1 |
Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair |
Past 'n' Present |
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Shakin the Blues Away |
Past 'n' Present |
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Til There Was You |
Revolution |
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When It's Night Time In Dixieland |
Revolution |
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All Of Me |
Foreign Agreement |
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If I Only Had A Brain |
Foreign Agreement |
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Yo Mama/Let A Smile Be Your Umbrella Medley |
Ignition! |
| 8 |
Old Man Time |
Ignition! |
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You're As Welcome As the Flowers In May |
Rush Street |
| 10 |
Good Luck Charm |
Rush Street |
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2008 INTERNATIONAL QUARTET CONTEST: SECOND (SEMIFINAL) ROUND - VOLUME 1 |
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| 1 |
What Kind Of Fool Am I |
Sterling |
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I'll Never Say Never Again Again |
Sterling |
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If I Only Had A Brain |
Men In Black |
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All I Need Is the Girl |
Men In Black |
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That's All |
3 Men & A Melody |
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I've Got the World On A String |
3 Men & A Melody |
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Second Time Around |
Lunch Break |
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Barbershop Strut |
Lunch Break |
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Rock It For Me |
The Allies |
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Roll On Mississippi |
The Allies |
| 11 |
Hello My Baby |
Redline |
| 12 |
All the Way |
Redline |
| 13 |
How Are Things In Glocca Morra |
State Line Grocery |
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Margie |
State Line Grocery |
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2008 INTERNATIONAL QUARTET CONTEST: SECOND (SEMIFINAL) ROUND - VOLUME 2 |
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| 1 |
A Little Patch Of Heaven |
Crossroads |
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Just a Kid Named Joe |
Crossroads |
| 3 |
The Truth About Men |
Ignition! |
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You Make Me Feel So Young |
Ignition! |
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I've Lost All My Love For You |
Ringers |
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Alabama Jubilee |
Ringers |
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Dear Old Girl |
Old School |
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Old Piano Roll Blues |
Old School |
| 9 |
Where Or When |
Storm Front |
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Comes Love |
Storm Front |
| 11 |
They Say It's Wonderful |
Rounders |
| 12 |
A Sunday Kind Of Love |
Rounders |
| 13 |
Embraceable You |
HotShots |
| 14 |
I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles/Soft Shoe Song/On The Good Ship Lollipop/I Got Rhythm/Lollipop Medley |
HotShots |
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2008 INTERNATIONAL QUARTET CONTEST: SECOND (SEMIFINAL) ROUND - VOLUME 3 |
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It's Magic |
Metropolis |
| 2 |
I'm In Love Again/Them There Eyes |
Metropolis |
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When It's Sleepy Time Down South |
Glory Days |
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South |
Glory Days |
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Mean To Me |
NeXus |
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Recipe For Makin' Love |
NeXus |
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I Want You, I Need You, I Love You |
OC Times |
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You're Sixteen, Your Beautiful, And Your Mine |
OC Times |
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The Song's Gotta Come From The Heart |
High Definition |
| 10 |
Let the Rest Of the World Go By |
High Definition |
| 11 |
Basin Street Blues |
Ringmasters |
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Old Piano Roll Blues |
Ringmasters |
| 13 |
You Made Me Love You |
Vocality |
| 14 |
Who'll Take My Place When I'm Gone |
Vocality |
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2008 INTERNATIONAL QUARTET CONTEST: THIRD (FINAL) ROUND - VOLUME 1 |
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| 1 |
If I Were A Bell |
Men In Black |
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I'll Know |
Men In Black |
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A Bundle Of Old Love Letters |
Old School |
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Old School Medley (School Days/Love Me/It's Still Rock and Roll/Old Time Rock and Roll/Barbara Ann) |
Old School |
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Danny Boy |
State Line Grocery |
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East Of the Rockies/Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree Medley |
State Line Grocery |
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I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face |
Storm Front |
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Don't Ask Me Why/Sweet Roses Of Morn |
Storm Front |
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You Belong To Me |
OC Times |
| 10 |
Drivin' Me Crazy |
OC Times |
| 11 |
Daddy's Little Girl |
Crossroads |
| 12 |
Mobile/Down Mobile Medley |
Crossroads |
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2008 INTERNATIONAL QUARTET CONTEST: THIRD (FINAL) ROUND - VOLUME 2 |
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Don't Blame Me |
Metropolis |
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Bad Old Songs Medley (ABC/DoReMi/Fun Fun Fun/Thriller ) |
Metropolis |
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I Thought About You |
The Allies |
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Alamo Rag |
The Allies |
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The More I See Of You |
Redline |
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Paper Doll |
Redline |
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At Last |
Glory Days |
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Bewitched |
Glory Days |
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Mam'selle |
Rounders |
| 10 |
You're A Heavenly Thing |
Rounders |
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2008 INTERNATIONAL CHORUS CONTEST RESULTS
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2008 INTERNATIONAL CHORUS CHAMPION |
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SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA |
2008 INTERNATIONAL CHORUS SECOND PLACE MEDALIST |
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SAINT CHARLES, MO |
2008 INTERNATIONAL CHORUS THIRD PLACE MEDALIST |
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BAY AREA, CA |
2008 INTERNATIONAL CHORUS FOURTH PLACE MEDALIST |
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DENVER HILE HIGH, CO |
2008 INTERNATIONAL CHORUS FIFTH PLACE MEDALIST |
THE NEW TRADITION CHORUS |
NORTHBROOK, IL |
2008 INTERNATIONAL CHORUS SIXTH PLACE FINALIST |
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GREATER CENTRAL OHIO, OH |
2008 INTERNATIONAL CHORUS SEVENTH PLACE FINALIST |
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ATLANTA METRO, GA |
2008 INTERNATIONAL CHORUS EIGHTH PLACE FINALIST |
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ALEXANDRIA, VA |
2008 INTERNATIONAL CHORUS NINTH PLACE FINALIST |
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CENTRAL TEXAS CORRIDOR, TX |
2008 INTERNATIONAL CHORUS TENTH PLACE FINALIST |
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ELIZABETHTOWN, KY |
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2008 INTERNATIONAL CHORUS CONTEST: FINAL ROUND - VOLUME 1 |
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| 1 |
Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair |
Saltaires |
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The Trolley Song |
Saltaires |
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Yesterday I Heard the Rain |
Texas Millionaires |
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There's A New Gang On the Corner |
Texas Millionaires |
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It's You |
Sound Of The Rockies |
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You're From Heaven and You're Mine |
Sound Of The Rockies |
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Here Comes the Showboat |
The EntertainMen |
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Viking Medley (Crazy Words, Crazy Tunes/Oh! You Beautiful Doll) |
The EntertainMen |
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My Foolish Heart |
Alliance |
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Yes Sir, That's My Baby |
Alliance |
| 11 |
When Day Is Done |
Heart of America |
| 12 |
You Make Me Feel So Young |
Heart of America |
| 13 |
We Love the Pirate Life Medley |
Heralds of Harmony |
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That's Life! |
Heralds of Harmony |
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2008 INTERNATIONAL CHORUS CONTEST: FINAL ROUND - VOLUME 2 |
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Bury Me Out On the Lone Prairie |
Heart of Texas Chorus |
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Don't Fence Me In |
Heart of Texas Chorus |
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They Say It's Wonderful |
Granite Statesmen |
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They Call It Dancing Medley (They Call It Dancing/La Bomba/Put You're Head On Your Shoulder/Hernando's Hideaway) |
Granite Statesmen |
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This is the Army Mr Jones/Oh How I Hate To Get Up In the Morning Medley |
New Tradition |
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Just A Father's Prayer At Twilight |
New Tradition |
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Brother, My Brother |
Sound Of Illinois |
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Tell My Father |
Sound Of Illinois |
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If Ever I Would Leave You |
Atlanta Vocal Project |
| 10 |
Shakin' the Blues Away |
Atlanta Vocal Project |
| 11 |
I'd Love To Live In Loveland With a Girl Like You |
Kentucky Vocal Union |
| 12 |
Deed I Do |
Kentucky Vocal Union |
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God Bless the Child |
The Big Apple Chorus |
| 14 |
Who Can I Turn To |
The Big Apple Chorus |
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2008 INTERNATIONAL CHORUS CONTEST: FINAL ROUND - VOLUME 3 |
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When There's Love At Home |
Capital City Chorus |
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They Go Wild, Simply Wild, Over Me |
Capital City Chorus |
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Always On My Mind |
Mountaintown Singers |
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How Could You Believe Me/It's A Sin To Tell A Lie Medley |
Mountaintown Singers |
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No Arms Can Ever Hold You |
Spirit of Phoenix |
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Yes Sir, That's My Baby |
Spirit of Phoenix |
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Little Pal |
Voices In Harmony |
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A Shanty In Old Shanty Town |
Voices In Harmony |
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The Old Songs/If You Had All The World And Its Gold |
Midwest Vocal Express |
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Cross the Mason-Dixon Line |
Midwest Vocal Express |
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I Love You Truly |
Alexandria Harmonizers |
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Clap A Yo' Hands |
Alexandria Harmonizers |
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Hello My Baby |
Chorus of the Chesapeake |
| 14 |
From the First Hello (To the Last Goodbye) |
Chorus of the Chesapeake |
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2008 INTERNATIONAL CHORUS CONTEST: FINAL ROUND - VOLUME 4 |
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For All We Know (We May Never Meet Again) |
Tidelanders |
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You Make Me Feel So Young |
Tidelanders |
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Til There Was You |
West Towns Chorus |
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Music Man Medley (Sincere/Wells Fargo Wagon/Goodnight Ladies/Seventy Six Trombones) |
West Towns Chorus |
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Good Luck Charm |
Senate-Aires |
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Smile, Darn Ya, Smile/Powder Your Face With Sunshine Medley |
Senate-Aires |
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Wonderful One |
Masters of Harmony |
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Yona From Arizona |
Masters of Harmony |
| 9 |
Love Walked In |
Ambassadors of Harmony |
| 10 |
Get Me To the Church on Time/The Joint Is Jumping |
Ambassadors of Harmony |
| 11 |
What Kind Of Fool Am I? |
The Vocal Agenda |
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Everybody Step/Alexanders Ragtime Band Medley |
The Vocal Agenda |
| 13 |
You Make Me Feel So Young |
Brothers In Harmony |
| 14 |
Small Fry/Surfer Girl Medley |
Brothers In Harmony |
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