Illinois District Spring Jamboree
The 2017 Spring Jamboree will take place March 31 – April 1 at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites East Peoria. Continue reading → The 2017 Spring Jamboree will take place March 31 – April 1 at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites East Peoria. Continue reading → 2016 ILL Fall Convention Results & Scores
Quartet Results Score Sheet: ILL District Quartet Pre-lim Finals Score Sheet: ILL District Quartet Finals District Quartet Champion – The Committee District Novice Quartet Champion – Interlude Senior Quartet Champion – Tinnitus International Quartet Pre-Lim Qualifiers — After Hours and The Committee International Senior Quartet Pre-Lim Qualifier — Take Note Chorus Results Score Sheet: ILL District Chorus Score […] Continue reading → What is “The New Performance Category”? One Judge’s Take
From Mike Lietke In late July, the Barbershop Harmony Society invited me to the first ever Performance Category Judging School in Nashville. As a then-current Presentation Judge, I had been preparing for months – yet many of us had the same questions you do as to what exactly is this Performance thing, and how is it […] Continue reading → 2016 Fall Contest Quartet & Chorus Draw
Here is the singing order for the 2016 Fall Contests Quartet Semi-Finals Friday evening Start time 6:30 PM Top 10 from Int. Qt Pre-Lim & Top 10 from District Qt go on to the Finals Mic Testers: TBA Tinnitus The Mr. Wonderfuls Interlude The Northsiders True Blue OMG Q’d Up Where’s Aldo *** Intermission *** […] Continue reading → 2016 ILL District: International Preview
The Illinois District is honored to have four groups heading to the international competition this July. Each of the groups brings a wealth of barbershop experience to the stage. Keep reading to learn more! After Hours: This group really needs no introduction. Our 2010 District Champs have been singing at an elite level since they […] Continue reading → Spring Harmony Jamboree registration now open!
Registration is now open for the 2016 Spring Harmony Jamboree! Click HERE to register! And click here for a schedule of events! Thanks to a generous gift from the Illinois District Endowment Assurance (IDEA), all participants who register in advance will receive free admission! Want to learn more about IDEA? Click here, and consider making a donation […] Continue reading → Contest Winners & Convention Recap
Union Station Wins Buzz Haeger Trophy, Qualifies for Nashville Posting qualifying scores in both the semi-finals and finals, Union Station claimed the 2015 Illinois District Championship with an overall score of 77.0. Composed of veteran barbershoppers John Davis (bari), Jay Giallombardo (bass), Oliver Merrill (lead), and Steve Davis (tenor), this Chicagoland-based group will join 2010 […] Continue reading → 2015 Fall Contest & Convention Results
What a great contest weekend in Bloomington! Congratulations to all of our competitors who joined us at the BCPA. A special congratulations to our new district quartet champions, Union Station, and to our chorus champion, The Sound of Illinois! Scoresheets are available below, and other articles are soon to follow. International Chorus Contest Results | District Chorus […] Continue reading → 2015 Fall Convention Schedule Released
FRIDAY- September 25 1:30 pm: House of Delegates Meeting – Marriott Hotel (Beaufort Room) 3:00 pm-6:00 pm: Convention Registration/District Historical Display – Marriott Hotel (Note: Single event tickets sold at the BCPA only) 4:00 pm-6:00 pm: Quartet Corner/Tag Singing – Marriott Hotel (Beaufort Room) 6:00 pm-7:00 pm: BHS Reunion Chorus Rehearsal – BCPA (2nd floor) 6:30 […] Continue reading → Competitor Order of Appearance Announced
Quartet Order of Appearance (Friday Night): Happy Hour Abilene Paradox Upside Downers Tinnitus Ringtime Land Of Lincoln 4 Q’d Up Take Note Locked & Loaded Relative Harmony Greenridge Musical KaPeR The Committee Cruise Control Drive Time Sound IQ I Don’t Care Tribute True Blue Union Station No Excuses! Menagerie 74 and a quarter Velvet Hammer […] Continue reading → 
