Chorus finals

Saturday afternoon and evening (3 pm to 9 pm) was the highlight of the week, the chorus finals. The top ten choruses from the semi-finals present a 15 minute package for judging. I understand that the rules require 2 competition level songs but they can also include other songs and patter.

These are the top 10 choruses in the competition, so they all sound equally good to me - I'm not knowledgeable enough to judge them on sound, music and expression, which are three of the four judging categories, so I just go for the ones that are most entertaining. There are a couple that stood out in my memory.

Lions Gate chorus did a very clever package about barbershop competition being like a sporting competition, and what if you could review the singing the sports commentators do on TV. Two commentators controlled the action as the chorus sang in slow motion, froze, rewound, and fast forwarded. It was hysterically funny, and they got a standing ovation.

The Rich-Tones did an enormously energetic set with lots of different dance styles, as their Director, Dale, tried to keep up with them. I'm amazed at how they can all dance like an aerobics work out and sing at the same time.

The Rich-Tones were placed first, and Lions Gate second.