Our 2014 Fall Convention was a fantastic event and was enjoyed immensely by all who attended. The quartet competition had more contestants than in recent memory with 21 quartets performing on Friday evening. Congratulations to our 2014 Sunshine District Quartet Champions, Throwback, for taking first place honors with a total of 2035 points with an average of 84.8 points per judge. Signature took second place with a score of 1822 or an average of 75.9 points per judge, and One Time Out finished in third place with a score of 1761 or an average of 73.4 points per judge. Quartet contest score sheets are below:
District Quartet Contest – Semi Finals
District Quartet Contest – Finals
In the International Chorus Preliminary contest, although there were only five choruses competing the quality of singing was high. The Tampa Heralds of Harmony won the right to represent the Sunshine District at the International Chorus contest next July in Pittsburgh, PA with a score of 1015 points or an average of 84.6 points per judge. Tampa was also one of the winners of Most Improved Chorus Award moving from the B+ category to A-. The Melbourne Harbor City Harmonizers was also a winner of Most Improved Chorus Award moving from C+ category to B-. International Preliminary Chorus Contest score sheets are below:
International Preliminary Chorus Contest
In the International Preliminary Senior Quartet competition, congratulations go to Gulf Coasters who took top honors with a score of 823 points or an average of 68.6 points per judge. They won the right to represent Sunshine District in the International Midwinter Senior Quartet competition to be held in New Orleans, LA in January of 2015. Score sheets for the International Preliminary Seniors Quartet competition are below:
International Preliminary Seniors Quartet Contest
House of Delegates
In other news that occurred during the convention, the House of Delegates voted on the question of whether the Sunshine District should hold one or two conventions each year. The vote was resoundingly in favor of holding two conventions each year. Many of the delegates expressed thanks to the Board of Directors for the extensive research done and the analysis they provided to the House of Delegates which helped the group come to their decision.
Thanks
Thanks go to the whole convention team for putting on a great event. Special thanks are in order for District VP of Events, Chad Bennett, Convention Chairman Bruce Checca and the members of Sunrise Chapter (THX) for hosting the convention. Thanks guys, for a job well done!