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Essentials in
History
Trivia - chorus directors
Updated: 3/29/2004 5:42:00 PM
Which director has won the most medals?
Jim Miller has won the most medals with a total of 14 as director of the Thoroughbreds and Southern Gateway from 1965 to 1995. Other directors to earn 10 or more medals are:
Lou Laurel |
12 |
Border Chorders and Phoenicians |
1964-1968 |
Ton Gentil |
10 |
Southern Gateway |
1969-1981 |
Greg Lyne |
10 |
West Towns and Masters of Harmony |
1982-1996 |
How many directors have won all 5 medals?
Two directors have accomplished this feat. They are:
Tom Gentil |
1st |
1973 |
Lou Laurel |
1st |
1964, 1972, 1976, 1983 |
Which director has won the most gold medals?
Jim Clancy has won the most gold medals with 10. Jim Miller comes in a close second with 7.
Jim Clancy |
Vocal Majority |
1975, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1994 |
Jim Miller |
Thoroughbreds |
1966, 1969, 1974, 1978, 1981, 1984 |
Other directors with 4 or more gold medals are:
Lou Laurel |
Border Chorders |
1964 |
Greg Lyne |
West Towns |
1987 |
Scott Werner |
Alexandria Harmonizers |
1986, 1989, 1995, 1998 |
Which director has won the most silver medals?
New Tradition director Jay Giallombardo has won the most silver medals with 8 from 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000. There are also three directors who have won 3 silver medals. They are:
Allen Hatton |
Thoroughbreds |
1988, 1989, 1990 |
Greg Lyne |
West Towns |
1984, 1985, 1986 |
Scott Werner |
Alexandria Harmonizers |
1979, 1980, 1992 |
Which director has won the most 3rd place bronze medals?
Tom Gentil, who won five 3rd place medals as director of Southern Gateway in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1976, and 1978
Which director has won the most 4th place bronze medals?
John Devine with the Tidelanders who won three 4th place medals in 1970, 1981, and 1983. Eight directors have won two 4th place medals. They are:
Al Burgess |
Port City Chorus |
1959, 1961 |
Jean Barford |
Southern Gateway |
1997, 1998 |
Dean Haagenson |
Great Northern Union |
1992, 1993 |
Lou Laurel |
Phoenicians |
1979, 1986 |
Greg Lyne |
West Towns |
1982 |
Jim Miller |
Southern Gateway |
1990, 1995 |
Dave Mittelstadt |
Dapper Dans of Harmony |
1965, 1975 |
Jim Turner |
Men of Accord |
1958, 1967 |
Which director has won the most 5th place bronze medals?
Bob Mucha has won four 5th place medals as director of Razor's Edge in 1959 and of Southern Gateway in 1983, 1987, and 1996. There is also one director who has won three 5th place medals. He is Doug Miller who captured 5th place in 1973, 1974, and 1975 as director of Arlingtones.
How many medalist directors are also quartet medalists?
21 men have medalled as a director as well as a quartetter. They are:
Greg Backwell |
Jim Henry |
Jim Sikorski |
How many medalist directors are also quartet champions?
10 men hold this distinction. They are:
Buzz Busby |
Jim Henry |
How many champion directors are also quartet medalists?
Four champion directors have been quartet medalists. They are Buzz Busby, Fred King, Dave Mittelstadt, and Scott Werner.
How many champion directors are also quartet champions?
Three men are quartet champions as well as champion directors. They are:
Buzz Busby |
Quartet: Confederates--1956 |
Chorus: Dixie Cotton Boll--1958 |
Fred King |
Quartet: Oriole Four--1970 |
Chorus: Chorus of the Chesapeake--1971 |
Jay Giallombardo |
Quartet: Grandma’s Boys - 1979 |
Chorus: The New Tradition Chorus -- 2001 |
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