What a great convention weekend! Kudos to the host chapter Central Florida, as well as all our convention team members for putting on a fantastic event.
Tony Fortune of the Daytona Beach Metro, FL chapter was selected as Sunshine District 2013 BOTY, congratulations Tony!
In the International Preliminary quartet contest, congratulations go to three Sunshine District Quartets who qualified for the 2014 International Quartet Competition to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, June 29 – July 6, 2014.
- Main Street, with a score of 2086 points or an average of 86.9 points per song per judge.
- Throwback, with a score of 2038 points or an average of 84.9 points per song per judge
- The Society, with a score of 1857 points or an average of 77.4 points per song per judge
Two quartets from out of district also qualified for the International Quartet Competition.
- Lunch Break, with a score of 1935 points or an average of 80.3 points per song per judge
- Overture, with a score of 1828 points or an average of 76.2 points per song per judge
Score sheet for the quartet competition is HERE.
In the Collegiate Quartet contest, this convention determined the Sunshine District Quartet Champions and also was the International Preliminary Collegiate Quartet qualification process. Congratulations go to The Sunny Boys who won the Sunshine District Collegiate Quartet Championship as well as qualifying for the Harmony Foundation Collegiate Quartet Contest held in Las Vegas, Nevada, June 29 – July 6, 2014. The Sunny Boys scored 919 points in the single round of competition, or an average of 76.6 points per judge per song.
Score sheet for the collegiate quartet competition is HERE.
Sunshine District has another quartet, The Academy, who qualified for the Harmony Foundation Collegiate Quartet Contest out of district in Johnny Appleseed District earlier this year with a score of 929 points or an average of 77.4 points per judge per song.
This convention also determined our 2014 Senior Quartet Champion. The honor was claimed by Four More Guys with a score of 754 points or an average of 62.8 points per song per judge in the single round of competition for seniors quartets that was held on Friday night.
In the chorus competition, the Tampa, FL chapter, Heralds of Harmony took home Sunshine District Chorus Champion honors with a score of 959 points or an average of 79.9 points per song per judge.
The Sarasota, FL chapter, Chorus of the Keys, was designated as Sunshine District Most Improved Chorus.
Score sheet for the chorus competition is HERE.
The Sunshine District Very Large Quartet Championship was won by a Combination VLQ from the Miami, FL chapter with a score of 744 points or an average of 62.0 points per song per judge.
Score sheet for the VLQ competition is HERE.