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NEW CHAMPS CROWNED!
Forefront wins gold in Nashville
In a hotly contested year, it was Forefront that took an early lead and kept it for all three rounds. The quartet's win comes after seven trips to the championship level, placing second for the past two years. The moment was particularly sweet as the medals were placed around their necks by retiring champions Instant Classic, their close friends and contest rivals who beat them to the gold last year.
The top five this year, were, in order:
1. Forefront, 8394 pts, 93.3%
2. Lemon Squeezy, 8356 pts, 92.8%
3. Main Street, 8337 pts, 92.6%
4. Signature, 8183 pts. 90.9%
5. Throwback, 8022 pts 89.1%
The Hughes brothers anchor the middle of the new quartet champs: Kevin sings lead and Aaron baritone, with Drew Wheaton on tenor and Brian O'Dell in the bass slot.
Fun fact: This is the second year in a row that brothers win quartet gold together, and a repeat win for the Cardinal District.
Forefront - It Only Takes A Moment
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IN THIS CONTEST, AUDIENCE IS REAL WINNER
Ambassadors of Harmony are on top of the world!
The 133 men of the Ambassadors of Harmony captured their fourth gold medals in Friday's International Chorus Contest.
Singing "Something Good" from The Sound Of Music and The Carpenters hit "Top of the World," the chorus emerged at the top of a field of 29 choruses from the United States, Canada, Sweden, New Zealand, and Australia. Choruses performed songs ranging from pure traditional close harmony to parodies of "Uptown Funk," a mad scientist medley, a traditional New Zealand Maori war dance, and The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band."
The top 5 choruses were in order: - Ambassadors of Harmony, 96.8%, St. Charles, Missouri
- Central Standard, 95.2%, Kansas City, Missouri
- Masters of Harmony, 94.0% Santa Fe Springs
- Toronto Northern Lights, 92.8%, Toronto, Ontario
- Sound of the Rockies, 90.2%, Denver, Colorado
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YBQC WINNERS... PRATT STREET POWER!
Pratt Street Power wins youth quartet championship
Hailing from the Mid-Atlantic District, Pratt Street Power rose to the top in the 2016 Youth Barbershop Quartet Contest. Singing "Rock It For Me" and the classic "Cry Me A River", the quartet claimed their gold medal at their first time competing in the annual event. (You can hear more from the guys in their radio interview on Nashville's SportsRadio WSNR 95.9 FM - archived here!)
The quartet consists of Vincent Sandroni, tenor; Ed Schubel, lead; Ben Hawker, bari; and Darren Schmidt, bass.
The top five college quartets were, in order:
- Pratt Street Power, Mid-Atlantic District, 1476 pts./82.0 %
- Flightline, Far West District, 1469 pts./81.6 %
- The Mission, Barbershop Harmony New Zealand, 1464 pts./81.3 %
- Ohana Means Family, Dixie District, 1452 pts./80.7 %
- Frontier, Pioneer District, 1436 pts./79.8%
Novice Junior (18 and under): Game of Tones
Novice Varsity (19+): Lockness
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EYE CANDY
Recaps, premieres, and the fun stuff
Missed one of the daily recaps? Looking for highlights from the week? Missed one of our Music Premieres? Then check out the links above... and follow our YouTube channel to see more videos as they are added. We'll be sharing highlights from the AIC show and Saturday Night Spectacular, various quartet and chorus performances, and tribute videos for our anniversary quartets over the next few weeks.
Start here, with one of our top musical moments of the week! Crossroads joins Grammy-winning gospel group the Fairfield Four for Roll, Jordan, Roll... and it had everyone clapping along!
Crossroads and the Fairfield Four - Roll Jordan Roll
Remember: #BHSNASH contest performances will be
available online starting August 15th!
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HOT OFF THE PRESSES! 
Order your Nashville Songbook today!
From beloved ballads to fast-paced, up-tempo tunes, this folio is the perfect resource for adding a little country flair to your quartet or chorus show or performing the entire collection as a complete set of country favorites.
Check out this fun collection of eight country songs arranged in the barbershop style by Gene Cokeroft, Aaron Dale, Tom Gentry, Rob Hopkins, Kevin Keller, Joe Liles, and Patrick McAlexander.
- Crazy (arr. Hopkins)
- The Dance (arr. McAlexander)
- Forever and Ever, Amen (arr. Keller)
- Hey, Good Lookin' (arr. Gentry)
- I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow (arr. Dale)
- Ring of Fire (arr. Keller)
- Rocky Top (arr. Liles)
- Tennessee Waltz (arr. Cokeroft)
Want learning tracks? No problem!
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