Sweet Adelines International Harmony Classic competitions
Harmony Classic is a women's barbershop competition for small and mid-sized choruses run by Sweet Adelines International as part of the organisation's annual convention since 2010. The results of the competition are as follows.[1][2] For a full explanation of the scoring system, qualification process, awards and records, see Sweet Adelines International competition.
Qualification for the competition happens as part of the regional chorus competition. The five highest-scoring small (division A, 15-30 singers) and midsize (division, AA 31–60 singers) choruses across all regional competitions qualify directly for the Harmony Classic of the following year. With five choruses in each of the two divisions (A & AA) a total of 10 choruses compete in this competition each year. Only one chorus from a region may compete in each of the divisions and the previous year's winner may not compete in the same division again the following year. Furthermore, a chorus may not compete in both the main competition and also the Harmony Classic at the same year. A chorus may potentially qualify for both the main chorus competition as well as the Harmony Classic, but are only permitted to compete in one, thereby making a space available for the next highest qualifier to take their place at the other competition.[3]
aSpirit of Harmony and Queen City Sound both received the same total score, but Spirit of Harmony was awarded the higher place on the basis of a better score in the "sound" judging category.
The 2016 competition was held on 17 October at the MGM Grand Las Vegas, the first time the competition will have ever been held at the same location twice in a row.[55]
Las Vegas, Nevada (2016) – Official results
Division A
Place
Region
Contestant
Regional
Final[56]
Video playlist
Score
Summary
# on stage
Order of appearance
Score
1
11
Carpe Diem
605
[195]
26
5
1296
[196]
2
31
Vocal Dimension
603
[197]
35
1
1244
[198]
3
5
Sound Celebration
598
[199]
41
2
1157
[200]
4
26
Vocal Motion!
591
[201]
26
3
1099
[202]
5
9
Gainesville Harmony
583
[203]
27
4
1004
[204]
Division AA
Place
Region
Contestant
Regional
Final[56]
Video playlist
Score
Summary
# on stage
Order of appearance
Score
1
32
Pearls of the Sound
656
[205]
65
4
1399
[206]
2
2
Great Lakes
642
[207]
51
3
1228
[208]
3
17
Sounds of Pittsburgh
618
[209]
62
1
1199
[210]
4
25
Springfield Metro
647
[211]
37
5
1176
[212]
5
13
Pacific Sound
642
[213]
51
2
1137
[214]
2017
The 2017 competition was held on October 10. As with the 2015 and '16 editions, the 2017 competition was held at the MGM Grand Las Vegas.
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Sources
Sweet Adelines International homepage
"Competition Handbook" (PDF). Sweet Adelines International. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 15, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
Barbershophistory.com homepage
historical chorus results
competition records
Sweet Adelines Scores Yahoo! Group [registration required]