Buckeye Invitational
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The Buckeye Invitational is an annual barbershop festival and competition hosted by the Singing Buckeyes of Columbus, Ohio.
Although it's not an official JAD contest, the Buckeye Invitational is gaining a following that goes far beyond JAD's boundaries. The Invitational is hosted by the Buckeye-Columbus Chapter each August, and its goal is basically to provide "a place where choruses and quartets which fell just an inch short of qualifying for International can meet and compete in a multidistrict contest setting."
At the Buckeye Invitational, barbershoppers from around the world perform side-by-side with American and Canadian singers, and male and female barbershoppers compete on the same stage in the same contest.
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History
First produced in 1989. Final contest in 2007. (?)
Structure
The second-place choruses in every BHS (?) district were invited to compete. (How were quartets selected?)
In addition to contest music, competitors were encouraged to deliver a complete show package. The audience was granted half of the votes for Grand Champion; a panel of certified judges provided the rest. In another change from "traditional" BHS, SAI, and HI contests, men's and women's choruses competed directly against each other.
The contest's emphasis is on entertainment, which is scored along with regular contest categories - and the audience judges the entertainment. One of its most popular aspects is providing a venue where comedy quartets can come and be judged on their comedy and entertainment alone.
Grand Champion Quartets
| Year | Quartet | Representing |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Keynotes | BHS RMD |
| 2006 | Serenade | BHS NED |
| 2005 | Magnum | BHS LOL |
| 2004 | Good 2 Go | BHS JAD |
| 2003 | Impulse | BHS JAD |
| 2002 | Hi-Fidelity | BHS FWD |
| 2001 | ||
| 2000 | Raise The Roof | BHS SUN |
| 1998 | ||
| 1997 | Gotcha! | BHS FWD |
| 1996 | Sterling | BHS SWD |
| 1995 | ||
| 1994 | ||
| 1993 | ||
| 1992 | ||
| 1991 | ||
| 1990 | ||
| 1989 |
Grand Champion Choruses
| Year | Chorus | Representing |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Circle of Harmony | SAI 16 |
| 2006 | TuneTown Show Chorus | SAI 23 |
| 2005 | ||
| 2004 | American Barberboys | BHS CSD |
| 2003 | St. Louis Harmony | SAI 5 |
| 2002 | Verdugo Hills Showtime Chorus | |
| 2001 | ||
| 2000 | Capital City Chorus | SAI 4 |
| 1999 | Harborlites | SAI 21 |
| 1998 | St. Louis Harmony | SAI 5 |
| 1997 | Midwest Vocal Express | BHS LOL |
| 1996 | ||
| 1995 | Midwest Vocal Express | BHS LOL |
| 1994 | ||
| 1993 | ||
| 1992 | ||
| 1991 | ||
| 1990 | ||
| 1989 |
See Also
