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List - International Chorus Competition Medalists

Complete list of all medaling choruses from 1953 to 2004 .


Updated: 7/9/2004 9:49:00 AM

DETROIT, MICHIGAN --- 1953 --- Invitational Contest

1st place - GREAT LAKES CHORUS - Grand Rapids, Michigan

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. - 1954

1st place - SINGING CAPITOL CHORUS - Washington, D.C.

2nd place - MICHIGAN CITY CHORUS - Michigan City, Indiana

3rd place - MIDDLETOWN CHORUS - Middletown, Ohio

4th place - "Q" SUBURBAN CHORUS - La Grange, Illinois

5th place - EAST YORK CHORUS, Toronto, Canada

 

MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA - 1955

1st place - JANESVILLE CHORUS - Janesville, Wisconsin

2nd place - MICHIGAN CITY CHORUS - Michigan City, Indiana

3rd place - EAST YORK CHORUS - East York, Ontario

4th place - OAK PARK CHORUS - Oak Park, Illinois

5th place - WARREN CHORUS - Warren, Ohio

 

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - 1956

1st place - AMBASSADORS OF HARMONY - Michigan City, Indiana

2nd place - CASCADE CHORUS - Eugene-Springfield, Oregon

3rd place - EAST YORK BARBERSHOPPERS - Toronto, Ontario

4th place - PEKIN CHORUS - Pekin, Illinois

5th place - BORDER CHORDERS - El Paso, Texas

 

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - 1957

1st place - CALIFORNIANS - Berkeley, California

2nd place - LAKE WASHINGTON SKIPPERS - Lake Washington, Washington

3rd place - KOUNTRY KERNELS - Bloomington, Illinois

4th place - DIXIE COTTON BOLL - Memphis, Tennessee

5th place - GARY CHORUS - Gary, Indiana

 

COLUMBUS, OHIO - 1958

1st place - DIXIE COTTON BOLL - Memphis, Tennessee

2nd place - PEKIN CHORUS - Pekin, Illinois

3rd place - BUCKEYE CAPITAL - Buckeye, Columbus, Ohio

4th place - MEN OF ACCORD - London, Ontario

5th place - BIG "D" CHORUS - Dallas, Texas

 

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - 1959

1st place - PEKIN CHORUS - Pekin, Illinois

2nd place - CHORDSMEN CHORUS - San Antonio, Texas

3rd place - HARMONY HAWKS - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

4th place - PORT CITY CHORUS - Muskegon Heights, Michigan

5th place - RAZOR'S EDGE CHORUS - Middletown, Ohio

 

DALLAS, TEXAS - 1960

1st place - CHORDSMEN - San Antonio, Texas

2nd place - BERKELEY CALIFORNIANS - Berkeley, California

3rd place - EAST YORK BARBERSHOPPERS - East York, Ontario

4th place - KOUNTRY KERNELS - Bloomington, Illinois

5th place - FAIRFAX JUBIL-AIRES - Fairfax, Virginia

 

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - 1961

1st place - CHORUS OF THE CHESAPEAKE - Dundalk, Maryland

2nd place - THOROUGHBREDS - Louisville, Kentucky

3rd place - THE REVELAIRES - Downey, California

4th place - PORT CITY CHORUS - Muskegon, Michigan

5th place - WEST TOWNS CHORUS - Lombard, Illinois

 

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - 1962

1st place - THOROUGHBREDS - Louisville, Kentucky

2nd place - PEKIN CHORUS - Pekin, Illinois

3rd place - BORDER CHORDERS - El Paso, Texas

4th place - THE REVELAIRES - Downey, California

5th place - COMMODORES - Minneapolis, Minnesota

 

TORONTO, ONTARIO - 1963

1st place - PEKIN CHORUS - Pekin, Illinois

2nd place - CHORUS OF THE DUNES - Gary, Indiana

3rd place - BERKELEY CALIFORNIANS - Berkeley, California

4th place - CHORDSMEN - San Antonio, Texas

5th place - EAST YORK BARBERSHOPPERS - East York, Ontario

 

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - 1964

1st place - BORDER CHORDERS - El Paso, Texas

2nd place - MIAMIANS - Miami, Florida

3rd place - CHORUS OF THE DUNES - Gary, Indiana

4th place - SMOKEYLAND CHORUS - Knoxville, Tennessee

5th place - RIVERSIDE CHORUS - Riverside, California

 

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - 1965

1st place - MIAMIANS - Miami, Florida

2nd place - THOROUGHBREDS - Louisville, Kentucky

3rd place - EAST YORK BARBERSHOPPERS - East York, Ontario

4th place - DAPPER DANS OF HARMONY - Livingston, New Jersey

5th place - SMOKEYLAND CHORUS - Knoxville, Tennessee

 

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - 1966

1st place - THOROUGHBREDS - Louisville, Kentucky

2nd place - DAPPER DANS OF HARMONY - Livingston, New Jersey

3rd place - CHORDSMEN - San Antonio, Texas

4th place - COASTMEN - West Palm Beach, Florida

5th place - SUN HARBOR CHORUS - San Diego, California

 

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - 1967

1st place - DAPPER DANS OF HARMONY - Livingston, New Jersey

2nd place - CHORUS OF THE DUNES - Gary, Indiana

3rd place - PHOENICIANS - Phoenix, Arizona

4th place - MEN OF ACCORD - London, Ontario

5th place - CHORDSMEN - San Antonio, Texas

 

CINCINNATI, OHIO - 1968

1st place - PEKIN CHORUS - Pekin, Illinois

2nd place - CHORUS OF THE DUNES - Gary, Indiana

3rd place - PHOENICIANS - Phoenix, Arizona

4th place - MEN OF ACCORD - London, Ontario

5th place - HARMONY HAWKS - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

 

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI - 1969

1st place - THOROUGHBREDS - Louisville, Kentucky

2nd place - TIDELANDERS - Houston, Texas

3rd place - SOUTHERN GATEWAY CHORUS - Western Hills, Ohio

4th place - PEACHTREE CHORUS - Atlanta Georgia

5th place - CITRUS BELTERS - Riverside, California

 

ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY - 1970

1st place - DAPPER DANS OF HARMONY - Livingston, New Jersey

2nd place - PHOENICIANS - Phoenix, Arizona

3rd place - SOUTHERN GATEWAY CHORUS - Cincinnati-Western Hills, Ohio

4th place - TIDELANDERS - Houston, Texas

5th place - CHORUS OF THE DUNES - Hobart, Indiana

 

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - 1971

1st place - CHORUS OF THE CHESAPEAKE - Dundalk, Maryland

2nd place - SUN HARBOR CHORUS - San Diego, California

3rd place - SOUTHERN GATEWAY CHORUS - Cincinnati, Ohio

4th place - CHORDSMEN - San Antonio, Texas

5th place - CHORUS OF THE DUNES - Hobart, Indiana

 

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - 1972

1st place - PHOENICIANS - Phoenix, Arizona

2nd place - SOUTHERN GATEWAY CHORUS Cincinnati, Ohio

3rd place - THOROUGHBREDS - Louisville, Kentucky

4th place - CHORDSMEN - San Antonio, Texas

5th place - PONY EXPRESSMEN - St. Joseph, Missouri

 

PORTLAND, OREGON - 1973

1st place - SOUTHERN GATEWAY CHORUS - Cincinnati-Western Hills, Ohio

2nd place - THOROUGHBREDS - Louisville, Kentucky

3rd place - TIDELANDERS - Houston, Texas

4th place - SUN HARBOR CHORUS - San Diego, California

5th place - ARLINGTONES - Arlington Heights, Illinois

 

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - 1974

1st place - THOROUGHBREDS - Louisville, Kentucky

2nd place - PENINSULAIRES - Peninsula, California

3rd place - VOCAL MAJORITY - Dallas Metropolitan, Texas

4th place - MONTCLAIR CHORUS - Montclair, New Jersey

5th place - ARLINGTONES - Arlington Heights, Illinois

 

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - 1975

1st place - VOCAL MAJORITY - Dallas Metro, Texas

2nd place - PHOENICIANS - Phoenix, Arizona

3rd place - DAPPER DANS OF HARMONY - Livingston, New Jersey

4th place - CASCADE CHORDSMEN - Elyria, Ohio

5th place - ARLINGTONES - Arlington Heights, Illinois

 

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - 1976

1st place - PHOENICIANS - Phoenix, Arizona

2nd place - DUKES OF HARMONY - Scarborough, Ontario

3rd place - SOUTHERN GATEWAY CHORUS - Cincinnati-Western Hills, Ohio

4th place - TIDELANDERS - Houston, Texas

5th place - MONTCLAIR CHORUS - Montclair, New Jersey

 

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - 1977

1st place - DUKES OF HARMONY - Scarborough, Ontario

2nd place - THOROUGHBREDS - Louisville, Kentucky

3rd place - SUN HARBOR CHORUS - San Diego, California

4th place - SOUTHERN GATEWAY CHORUS - Cincinnati-Western Hills, Ohio

5th place - DAPPER DANS OF HARMONY - Livingston, New Jersey

 

CINCINNATI, OHIO - 1978

1st place - THOROUGHBREDS - Louisville, Kentucky

2nd place - VOCAL MAJORITY - Dallas Metro, Texas

3rd place - SOUTHERN GATEWAY CHORUS - Cincinnati-Western Hills, Ohio

4th place - HARMONIZERS - Alexandria, Virginia

5th place - COMMODORES - Minneapolis, Minnesota

 

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - 1979

1st place - VOCAL MAJORITY - Dallas Metro, Texas

2nd place - HARMONIZERS - Alexandria, Virginia

3rd place - COMMODORES - Minneapolis, Minnesota

4th place - PHOENICIANS - Phoenix, Arizona

5th place - SOUTHERN GATEWAY CHORUS - Cincinnati-Western Hills, Ohio

 

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - 1980

1st place - DUKES OF HARMONY - Scarborough, Ontario

2nd place - HARMONIZERS - Alexandria, Virginia

3rd place - PENINSULAIRES - Peninsula, California

4th place - COMMODORES - Minneapolis, Minnesota

5th place - TIDELANDERS - Houston, Texas

 

DETROIT, MICHIGAN - 1981

1st place - THOROUGHBREDS - Louisville, Kentucky

2nd place - SOUTHERN GATEWAY CHORUS - Cincinnati-Western Hills, Ohio

3rd place - PHOENICIANS - Phoenix, Arizona

4th place - TIDELANDERS - Houston, Texas

5th place - PINE BARONS - Cherry Hill, New Jersey

 

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - 1982

1st place - VOCAL MAJORITY - Dallas Metro, Texas

2nd place - SOUTHERN GATEWAY CHORUS - Cincinnati-Western Hills, Ohio

3rd place - HARMONIZERS - Alexandria, Virginia

4th place - WEST TOWNS CHORUS - Lombard, Illinois

5th place - PENINSULAIRES - Peninsula, California

 

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - 1983

1st place - THE PHOENICIANS - Phoenix, Arizona

2nd place - DUKES OF HARMONY - Scarborough, Ontario

3rd place - WEST TOWNS CHORUS - Lombard, Illinois

4th place - TIDELANDERS - Houston, Texas

5th place - SOUTHERN GATEWAY CHORUS - Western Hills, Ohio

 

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI - 1984

1st place - THOROUGHBRED CHORUS - Louisville, Kentucky

2nd place - WEST TOWNS CHORUS - Lombard, Illinois

3rd place - BIG APPLE CHORUS - Manhattan, New York

4th place - DUKES OF HARMONY - Scarborough, Ontario

5th place - TIDELANDERS CHORUS - Houston, Texas

 

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - 1985

1st place - THE VOCAL MAJORITY - Dallas Metro, Texas

2nd place - WEST TOWNS CHORUS - Lombard, Illinois

3rd place - BIG APPLE CHORUS - Manhattan, New York

4th place - SOUTHERN GATEWAY CHORUS - Western Hills, OH

5th place - DUKES OF HARMONY - Scarborough, Ontario

 

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - 1986

1st place - HARMONIZERS - Alexandria, Virginia

2nd place - THE WEST TOWNS CHORUS - Lombard, Illinois

3rd place - SOUTHERN GATEWAY CHORUS - Western Hills, Ohio

4th place - THE PHOENICIANS - Phoenix, Arizona

5th place - GENERAL ASSEMBLY CHORUS - Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

 

HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT - 1987

1st place - THE WEST TOWNS CHORUS - Lombard, Illinois

2nd place - BIG APPLE CHORUS - Manhattan, New York

3rd place - THOROUGHBREDS - Louisville, Kentucky

4th place - DUKES OF HARMONY - Scarborough, Ontario

5th place - SOUTHERN GATEWAY CHORUS - Western Hills, OH

 

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - 1988

1st place - THE VOCAL MAJORITY - Dallas Metro, Texas

2nd place - THOROUGHBREDS - Louisville, Kentucky

3rd place - DUKES OF HARMONY - Scarborough, Ontario

4th place - NEW TRADITION - Northbrook, Illinois

5th place - THE PHOENICIANS - Phoenix, Arizona

 

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - 1989

1st place - HARMONIZERS - Alexandria, Virginia

2nd place - THOROUGHBREDS - Louisville, Kentucky

3rd place - NEW TRADITION - Northbrook, Illinois

4th place - MASTERS OF HARMONY - Santa Fe Springs, California

5th place - DUKES OF HARMONY - Scarborough, Ontario

 

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - 1990

1st place - MASTERS OF HARMONY - Santa Fe Springs, California

2nd place - THOROUGHBREDS - Louisville, Kentucky

3rd place - NEW TRADITION - Northbrook, Illinois

4th place - SOUTHERN GATEWAY CHORUS - Cincinnati-Western Hills, Ohio

5th place - GREAT NORTHERN UNION - Hilltop, Minnesota

 

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - 1991

1st place - VOCAL MAJORITY - Dallas, Metro, Texas

2nd place - SOUTHERN GATEWAY CHORUS - Cincinnati-Western Hills, Ohio

3rd place - GREAT NORTHERN UNION - Hilltop, Minnesota

4th place - NEW TRADITION - Northbrook, Illinois

5th place - SUN HARBOR CHORUS - San Diego, California

 

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - 1992

1st Place - SOUTHERN GATEWAY CHORUS - Cincinnati-Western Hills, Ohio

2nd Place - HARMONIZERS - Alexandria, Virginia

3rd Place - THOROUGHBREDS - Louisville, Kentucky

4th Place - GREAT NORTHERN UNION - Hilltop, Minnesota

5th Place - NEW TRADITION - Northbrook, Illinois

 

CALGARY, ALBERTA - 1993

1st Place - MASTERS OF HARMONY - Foothill Cities, California

2nd Place - NEW TRADITION - Northbrook, Illinois

3rd Place - HARMONIZERS - Alexandria, Virginia

4th Place - GREAT NORTHERN UNION - Hilltop, Minnesota

5th Place - PHOENICIANS - Phoenix, Arizona

 

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - 1994

1st Place - VOCAL MAJORITY - Dallas Metro, Texas

2nd Place - NEW TRADITION - Northbrook, Illinois

3rd Place - HARMONIZERS - Alexandria, Virginia

4th Place - AMBASSADORS OF HARMONY - St. Charles, Missouri

5th Place - PHOENICIANS - Phoenix-Saguaro, Arizona

 

MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA - 1995

1st Place - HARMONIZERS - Alexandria, Virginia

2nd Place - NEW TRADITION - Northbrook, Illinois

3rd Place - AMBASSADORS OF HARMONY - St. Charles, Missouri

4th Place - SOUTHERN GATEWAY CHORUS - Cincinnati-Western Hills, Ohio

5th Place - GREAT NORTHERN UNION - Hilltop, Minnesota

 

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - 1996

1st Place - MASTERS OF HARMONY - Foothill Cities, California

2nd Place - NEW TRADITION - Northbrook, Illinois

3rd Place - AMBASSADORS OF HARMONY - St. Charles, Missouri

4th Place - THE PHOENICIANS - Phoenix, Arizona

5th Place - SOUTHERN GATEWAY CHORUS - Cincinnati-Western Hills, Ohio

 

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - 1997

1st Place- VOCAL MAJORITY - DallasMetro, Texas

2nd Place- NEW TRADITION - Northbrook, Illinois

3rd Place- AMBASSADORS OF HARMONY - St. Charles, Missouri

4th Place- SOUTHERN GATEWAY CHORUS - Western Hills-Cincinnati, Ohio

5th Place- BIG CHICKEN CHORUS - Marietta, Georgia

 

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - 1998

1st Place- ALEXANDRIA HARMONIZERS - Alexandria, Virginia

2nd Place - NEW TRADITION - Northbrook, Illinois

3rd Place - AMBASSADORS OF HARMONY - St. Charles, Missouri

4th Place- SOUTHERN GATEWAY CHORUS - Western Hills (Cincinnati), Ohio

5th Place - BIG CHICKEN CHORUS - Marietta, Georgia

 

ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - 1999

1st Place- MASTERS OF HARMONY - Santa Fe Springs, California

2nd Place- NEW TRADITION - Northbrook, Illinois

3rd Place- BIG CHICKEN CHORUS - Marietta, Georgia

4th Place- AMBASSADORS OF HARMONY - St. Charles, Missouri

5th Place- THOROUGHBREDS - Louisville, KY

 

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - 2000

1st Place- VOCAL MAJORITY - Dallas Metro, TX

2nd Place- NEW TRADITION - Northbrook, IL

3rd Place- GREAT AMERICAN CHORUS - Lake County, IL

4th Place - GREAT NORTHERN UNION - Hilltop, MN

5th Place - THE NORTHERN LIGHTS - Toronto, ON

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - 2001

1st Place- NEW TRADITION – Northbrook, IL

2nd Place TORONTO NORTHERN LIGHTS - Toronto, ON

3rd Place- ALEXANDRIA HARMONIZERS – Alexandria, VA

4th Place – AMBASSADORS OF HARMONY – St. Charles, MO

5th Place – GREAT AMERICAN CHORUS – Lake County, IL

PORTLAND, OREGON - 2002

1st Place- MASTERS OF HARMONY– Santa Fe Springs, CA

2nd Place TORONTO NORTHERN LIGHTS - Toronto, ON

3rd Place- ALEXANDRIA HARMONIZERS – Alexandria, VA

4th Place – AMBASSADORS OF HARMONY – St. Charles, MO

5th Place – MIDWEST VOCAL EXPRESS – Greendale, WI

MONTREAL, QUEBEC - 2003

1st Place- VOCAL MAJORITY– Dallas Metro, TX

2nd Place TORONTO NORTHERN LIGHTS - Toronto, ON

3rd Place- AMBASSADORS OF HARMONY – St. Charles, MO

4th Place – THE ALLIANCE CHORUS – Greater Central Ohio

5th Place – MIDWEST VOCAL EXPRESS – Greendale, WI

LOUISVILLE, KY - 2004

1st Place- AMBASSADORS OF HARMONY – St. Charles, MO

2nd Place TORONTO NORTHERN LIGHTS - Toronto, ON

3rd Place- NEW TRADITION CHORUS -- Northbrook, IL

4th Place – THE ALEXANDRIA HARMONIZERS – Alexandria, VA

5th Place – THE ALLIANCE CHORUS – Greater Central Ohio

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