Spring Convention Highlights

by | Apr 29, 2013 | | 0 Comments

Thanks for the great turnout at the District Convention April 26 – 28, 2013!

A great contest with a lot of participants and a lot of winners, including a very successful inaugural Very Large Quartet Contest!

Quartets scoring 1824 points or greater qualify for the International Quartet Contest in July. Congratulations to our Quartet Qualifiers – Main Street (2101 pts.) and The Society (1837 pts.)!

Also, all three Collegiate Quartet competitors qualified for the Harmony Foundation Collegiate Quartet in July in Toronto. Collegiate quartets scoring 852 or greater qualify. So congratulations – The Sunny Boys (906 pts.), Ballistic (898 pts.), and Kickback (867 pts)!

Congratulations to the Miamians for winning the District Chorus Championship, as well as the District Most Improved Chorus! And kudos to Miami, Fort Walton Beach, Hernando County and Orlando for earning Grade Level Improvements!

Beach Street is the new Seniors District Champion and Slice of Big Orange is the District Very Large Quartet Champion.

And a big round of applause for our ne Sunshine District Barbershopper of the Year – Nick Schwob! Nick is from the Tampa Chapter and is currently the Executive Vice President of the Sunshine District Board.

Don’t forget to line up the troops for the Sunshine District Fall Convention,

October 11- 13, 2013 at the Orlando Airport Mariott! See you there!

Society President and CEO Bulletin

by | Mar 5, 2013 | | 0 Comments

Members of the Sunshine District,
Please click the HOD Bulletin link at the end of this message for a PDF containing vital information from our Society CEO Marty Monson and Society President Shannon Elswick. The document contains articles about your new Society Board, the International Convention coming up in July in Toronto, Harmony University, our Society’s 75th Anniversary, and other important facts. Take a look at this information and then really look at the statistics regarding membership. What can you do about the decline?

Hope you are planning on attending our District Convention April 26-28.

HOD Bulletin [PDF]

The SunBurst Available Now

by | Mar 2, 2013 | | 0 Comments

Your April-June 2013 edition of The SunBurst is available for download here. Please remember, there will be no printed copies of The SunBurst produced. You can download the current issue, as well as obtain previously archived copies via the link above.

2013 Spring Convention

by | Jan 28, 2013 | | 0 Comments

Your 2013 Spring Convention is closer than you think! Online registration and Hotel information have been posted on the Conventions page, along with other important facts. Hospitality Rooms are returning, and the Very Large Quartet (VLQ) contest is back!

International Convention Results

by | Jul 14, 2012 | | 0 Comments

The Sunshine District was represented well in Portland! In the quartet contest, Main Street was the 2012 5th place Silver Medalist (avg score 88.4%), Throwback placed just behind them in 6th (avg score 86.8), and The PURSUIT finished 22nd (avg score 80.3%). In the chorus contest, T.H.X. (Sunrise, FL) placed 13th with an 83.5% average, while The Big Orange (Jacksonville, FL) finished 17th with an 82.6% average. Congratulations to all SUN competitors!

Spring Convention is History!

by | Apr 16, 2012 | | 0 Comments

What a weekend! Here’s a quick recap, watch the Conventions page for more news soon.
The Sunshine district is sending two more quartets to Portland, Throwback and The PURSUIT!
Official Scoring Summaries can be found HERE and on the Conventions page.
Congratulations to all our qualifiers!

Last Minute Convention Details

by | Apr 12, 2012 | | 0 Comments

Your 2012 Spring Convention starts tomorrow! Be sure and check the Conventions page to find the most up-to-date competitor documents, hotel information, schedules, and more. Pick up your registration badge and other info in the Four Points by Sheraton lobby starting Friday morning. See you tomorrow!