BUFFALO GATEWAY CHORUS TRIUMPHS AT GREAT LAKES HARMONY REGION 17 CONTEST AND CONVENTION
BUFFALO, NY, JUNE 2024

THE BUFFALO GATEWAY CHORUS IS THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THEIR RECENT VICTORY AT THE GREAT LAKES HARMONY REGION 17 CONTEST AND CONVENTION, HELD IN CLEVELAND, OHIO, IN MAY 2024.THE CHORUS, CELEBRATING ITS 60TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR, SECURED FIRST PLACE IN THE REGION WITH AN IMPRESSIVE SCORE OF 635. THIS OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT HAS RANKED THEM TENTH INTERNATIONALLY ACCORDING TO THE WORLDWIDE RESULTS RELEASED BY SWEET ADELINES INTERNATIONAL. THE SCORE HAS EARNED THE CHORUS A COVETED INVITATION TO COMPETE INTERNATIONALLY IN OCTOBER 2025 IN COLUMBUS, OHIO.

THE BUFFALO GATEWAY CHORUS'S SUCCESS IS THE RESULT OF 12 TO 24 MONTHS OF FOCUSED PREPARATION, WHICH INCLUDES WEEKLY REHEARSALS, SECTIONAL REHEARSALS, PERSONAL PRACTICE, AND VOCAL AND VISUAL COACHING. THE DEDICATED EFFORTS OF ALL MEMBERS HAVE CULMINATED IN THIS REMARKABLE ACCOMPLISHMENT.

"WE ARE TREMENDOUSLY PROUD OF OUR CHORUS'S PERFORMANCE AND EAGERLY ANTICIPATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE ON THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE IN 2025," SAID A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE BUFFALO GATEWAY CHORUS. "OUR EXCITEMENT AND ANTICIPATION ARE PALPABLE AS WE CONTINUE TO PREPARE FOR THIS PRESTIGIOUS EVENT."

CONTESTS ARE ADJUDICATED BY FOUR JUDGES, EACH SPECIALIZING IN ONE OF THE FOUR CATEGORIES THAT COMPRISE THE OVERALL SCORE: SOUND, MUSIC, EXPRESSION, AND VISUAL COMMUNICATION. EACH COMPETING ORGANIZATION HAS THE POTENTIAL TO EARN 100 POINTS PER CATEGORY PER SONG, WITH A TOTAL POSSIBLE SCORE OF 800 POINTS FOR A PERFORMANCE.

SWEET ADELINES INTERNATIONAL, FOUNDED IN 1945, IS DEDICATED TO PRESERVING AND ELEVATING THE AMERICAN ART FORM OF 4-PART A CAPPELLA HARMONY IN THE BARBERSHOP STYLE. THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, COMMITTED TO MUSIC EDUCATION, IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST SINGING ORGANIZATIONS, ENCOMPASSING MORE THAN 25,000 MEMBERS, 1,200 REGISTERED QUARTETS, AND 600 CHORUSES GLOBALLY. 

THE BUFFALO GATEWAY CHORUS IS A VOLUNTEER-LED, MEMBERSHIP-BASED CHORAL ORGANIZATION OFFERING A YEAR-ROUND SELF-PACED "SOFT" AUDITION PROCESS. INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN SINGING WITH THE AWARD-WINNING BUFFALO GATEWAY CHORUS ARE INVITED TO RSVP FOR THEIR UPCOMING GUEST OPEN HOUSE ON OCTOBER 2ND TO LEARN MORE. THE CHORUS IS CURRENTLY AUDITIONING WOMEN FOR ALL VOICE PARTS, WELCOMING ALL LEVELS OF MUSICAL EXPERIENCE.