BHS International Chorus Medalists

No matter how fierce the competition in a given year, the judges may only name one chorus as Champions. Many wonderful choruses have risen into the medals and out of circulation, having never won the gold.

The most recent Medalist choruses are listed first. These are the most likely to still be active and competitive, and to become champions in the future. All sources are cited in the "External Links" section.

1st Place Gold Medal International Champions

Already covered extensively, here.

2nd Place Silver Medalists

Chorus	Chapter	District	2nd Place	Total Medals
Central Standard	Metro Kansas City, MO	CSD	2016	4
Great Northern Union	Hilltop, MN	LOL	2011, 2012	11
Big Apple Chorus	Manhattan, NY	MAD	1985, 1987	3
Peninsulaires	Peninsula, FL	FWD	1974	1
Sun Harbor Chorus	San Diego, CA	FWD	1971	5
Tidelanders	Houston, TX	SWD	1969	8
Chorus of the Dunes	Merrillville, IN	CAR	1963, 1967-1968	6
Lake Washington Skippers	Coeur D' Alene, ID	EVG	1957	1
Cascade	Eugene, OR	EVG	1956	2
"Q" Surburban"	Lagrange, IL	ILL	1953	2

3rd Place Bronze Medalists

Chorus	Chapter	District	3rd Place	Total Medals
Zero8	Stockholm, SE	SNOBS	2019	3
Parkside Harmony	Hershey, PA	MAD	2018	2
Kentucky Vocal Union	Elizabethtown, KY	CAR	2012	1
Sound of the Rockies	Denver Mile High, CO	RMD	2007, 2011	7
Voices in Harmony	Bay Area, CA	FWD	2008	1
Great American Chorus	Lake County, IL	ILL	2000	2
Big Chicken Chorus	Marietta, GA	DIX	1999	3
Commodores	Minneapolis, MN	LOL	1979	3
East York Barbershoppers	East York, OT	ONT	1953, 1955-56, 1960	7
Revelaires	Downey, CA	FWD	1961	2
Harmony Hawks	Cedar Rapids, IA	CSD	1959	2
Buckeye Capital	Buckeye-Columbus, OH	JAD	1958	1
Kountry Kernels	Bloomington, IL	ILL	1957	2
Middletown	Middletown, IN	JAD	1954	1

4th Plance Bronze Medalists

Chorus	Chapter	District	4th Place	Total Medals
The Alliance	Greater Central Ohio, OH	JAD	2003	3
Cascade Chordsmen	Elyria, OH	JAD	1975	1
Montclair	Montclair, NJ	MAD	1974	2
Peachtree	Atlanta, GA	DIX	1969	1
Men of Accord	London, CA	ONT	1967-68	2
Coastmen	Palm Beach County, FL	SUN	1966	1
Smokyland Chorus	Knoxville, TN	DIX	1964	2
Port City Chorus	Muskegon, MI	PIO	1959, 1961	2
Oak Park	Oak Park, IL	ILL	1955	1

5th Place Bronze Medalists

Chorus	Chapter	District	5th Place	Total Medals
Music City Chorus	Nashville, TN	DIX	2015, 2018	2
Senate-Aires	Salem, OR	EVG	2012	1
Midwest Vocal Express	Greendale, WI	LOL	2006, 2003, 2002	3
General Assembly Chorus	Research Triangle Park, NC	DIX	1986	1
Pine Barons	Cherry Hill, NJ	MAD	1981	1
Arlingtones	Arlington Heights, IL	ILL	1973-75	3
Pony Expressmen	St. Joseph, MO	CSD	1972	1
Citrus Belters	Riverside, CA	FWD	1964, 1969	2
Fairfax Jubil-Aires	Fairfax, VA	MAD	1960	1
Razor's Edge	Middletown, IN	JAD	1959	1
Big "D"	Dallas, TX	SWD	1958	1
Gary Indiana	Gary, IN	CAR	1957	1
Warren Chorus	Warren, OH	JAD	1955	1
Spencer	Spencer, IA	CSD	1953	1

Matrix

Year	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
2019	The Westminster Chorus (FWD)	Ambassadors of Harmony (CSD)	Zero8 (SNOBS)	Central Standard (CSD)	Toronto Northern Lights (ONT)
2018	Vocal Majority (SWD)	The Westminster Chorus (FWD)	Parkside Harmony (MAD)	Sound of the Rockies (RMD)	Music City Chorus (DIX)
2017	Masters of Harmony (FWD)	Vocal Majority (SWD)	Central Standard (FWD)	Toronto Northern Lights (ONT)	Parkside Harmony (MAD)
2016	Ambassadors of Harmony (CSD)	Central Standard (CSD)	Masters of Harmony (FWD)	Toronto Northern Lights (ONT)	Sound of the Rockies (RMD)
2015	The Westminster Chorus (FWD)	Ambassadors of Harmony (CSD)	Central Standard (CSD)	Alexandria Harmonizers (MAD)	Music City Chorus (DIX)
2014	Vocal Majority (SWD)	Masters of Harmony (FWD)	Great Northern Union (LOL)	Sound of the Rockies (RMD)	Zero8 (SNOBS)
2013	Toronto Northern Lights (ONT)	The Westminster Chorus (FWD)	Alexandria Harmonizers (MAD)	Sound of the Rockies (RMD)	The Alliance (JAD)
2012	Ambassadors of Harmony (CSD)	Great Northern Union (LOL)	Kentucky Vocal Union (CAR)	Zero8 (SNOBS)	Senate-Aires (EVG)
2011	Masters of Harmony (FWD)	Great Northern Union (LOL)	Toronto Northern Lights (ONT) (T-3)	Sound of the Rockies (RMD) (T-3)	Alexandria Harmonizers (MAD)
2010	The Westminster Chorus (FWD)	Vocal Majority (SWD)	Toronto Northern Lights (ONT)	Sound of the Rockies (RMD)	Alexandria Harmonizers (MAD)
2009	Ambassadors of Harmony (CSD)	Vocal Majority (SWD)	Great Northern Union (LOL)	Sound of the Rockies (RMD)	Toronto Northern Lights (ONT)
2008	Masters of Harmony (FWD)	Ambassadors of Harmony (CSD)	Voices in Harmony (FWD)	Sound of the Rockies (RMD)	New Tradition (ILL)
2007	The Westminster Chorus (FWD)	Ambassadors of Harmony (CSD)	Sound of the Rockies (RMD)	Toronto Northern Lights (ONT)	New Tradition (ILL)
2006	Vocal Majority (SWD)	The Westminster Chorus (FWD)	Toronto Northern Lights (ONT)	New Tradition (ILL)	Midwest Vocal Express (LOL)
2005	Masters of Harmony (FWD)	Toronto Northern Lights (ONT)	New Tradition (ILL)	Alexandria Harmonizers (MAD)	Great Northern Union (LOL)
2004	Ambassadors of Harmony (CSD)	Toronto Northern Lights (ONT)	New Tradition (ILL)	Alexandria Harmonizers (MAD)	The Alliance (JAD)
2003	Vocal Majority (SWD)	Toronto Northern Lights (ONT)	Ambassadors of Harmony (CSD)	The Alliance (JAD)	Midwest Vocal Express (LOL)
2002	Masters of Harmony (FWD)	Toronto Northern Lights (ONT)	Alexandria Harmonizers (MAD)	Ambassadors of Harmony (CSD)	Midwest Vocal Express (LOL)
2001	New Tradition (ILL)	Toronto Northern Lights (ONT)	Alexandria Harmonizers (MAD)	Ambassadors of Harmony (CSD)	Great American Chorus (ILL)
2000	Vocal Majority (SWD)	New Tradition (ILL)	Great American Chorus (ILL)	Great Northern Union (LOL)	Toronto Northern Lights (ONT)
1999	Masters of Harmony (FWD)	New Tradition (ILL)	Big Chicken Chorus (DIX)	Ambassadors of Harmony (CSD)	Thoroughbreds (CAR)
1998	Alexandria Harmonizers (MAD)	New Tradition (ILL)	Ambassadors of Harmony (CSD)	Southern Gateway (JAD)	Big Chicken Chorus (DIX)
1997	Vocal Majority (SWD)	New Tradition (ILL)	Ambassadors of Harmony (CSD)	Southern Gateway (JAD)	Big Chicken Chorus (DIX)
1996	Masters of Harmony (FWD)	New Tradition (ILL)	Ambassadors of Harmony (CSD)	Phoenicians (FWD)	Southern Gateway (JAD)
1995	Alexandria Harmonizers (MAD)	New Tradition (ILL)	Ambassadors of Harmony (CSD)	Southern Gateway (JAD)	Great Northern Union (LOL)
1994	Vocal Majority (SWD)	New Tradition (ILL)	Alexandria Harmonizers (MAD)	Ambassadors of Harmony (CSD)	Phoenicians (FWD)
1993	Masters of Harmony (FWD)	New Tradition (ILL)	Alexandria Harmonizers (MAD)	Great Northern Union (LOL)	Phoenicians (FWD)
1992	Southern Gateway (JAD)	Alexandria Harmonizers (MAD)	Thoroughbreds (CAR)	Great Northern Union (LOL)	New Tradition (ILL)
1991	Vocal Majority (SWD)	Southern Gateway (JAD)	Great Northern Union (LOL)	New Tradition (ILL)	Sun Harbor Chorus (FWD)
1990	Masters of Harmony (FWD)	Thoroughbreds (CAR)	New Tradition (ILL)	Southern Gateway (JAD)	Great Northern Union (LOL)
1989	Alexandria Harmonizers (MAD)	Thoroughbreds (CAR)	New Tradition (ILL)	Masters of Harmony (FWD)	Dukes of Harmony (ONT)
1988	Vocal Majority (SWD)	Thoroughbreds (CAR)	Dukes of Harmony (ONT)	New Tradition (ILL)	Phoenicians (FWD)
1987	West Towns Chorus (ILL)	Big Apple Chorus (MAD)	Thoroughbreds (CAR)	Dukes of Harmony (ONT)	Southern Gateway (JAD)
1986	Alexandria Harmonizers (MAD)	West Towns Chorus (ILL)	Southern Gateway (JAD)	Phoenicians (FWD)	General Assembly Chorus (DIX)
1985	Vocal Majority (SWD)	West Towns Chorus (ILL)	Big Apple Chorus (MAD)	Southern Gateway (JAD)	Dukes of Harmony (ONT)
1984	Thoroughbreds (CAR)	West Towns Chorus (ILL)	Big Apple Chorus (MAD)	Dukes of Harmony (ONT)	Tidelanders (SWD)
1983	Phoenicians (FWD)	Dukes of Harmony (ONT)	West Towns Chorus (ILL)	Tidelanders (SWD)	Southern Gateway (JAD)
1982	Vocal Majority (SWD)	Southern Gateway (JAD)	Alexandria Harmonizers (MAD)	West Towns Chorus (ILL)	Peninsulaires (FWD)
1981	Thoroughbreds (CAR)	Southern Gateway (JAD)	Phoenicians (FWD)	Tidelanders (SWD)	Pine Barons (MAD)
1980	Dukes of Harmony (ONT)	Alexandria Harmonizers (MAD)	Peninsulaires (FWD)	Commodores (LOL)	Tidelanders (SWD)
1979	Vocal Majority (SWD)	Alexandria Harmonizers (MAD)	Commodores (LOL)	Phoenicians (FWD)	Southern Gateway (JAD)
1978	Thoroughbreds (CAR)	Vocal Majority (SWD)	Southern Gateway (JAD)	Alexandria Harmonizers (MAD)	Commodores (LOL)
1977	Dukes of Harmony (ONT)	Thoroughbreds (CAR)	Sun Harbor Chorus (FWD)	Southern Gateway (JAD)	Dapper Dans of Harmony (MAD)
1976	Phoenicians (FWD)	Dukes of Harmony (ONT)	Southern Gateway (JAD)	Tidelanders (SWD)	Montclair (MAD)
1975	Vocal Majority (CAR)	Phoenicians (FWD)	Dapper Dans of Harmony (MAD)	Cascade Chordsmen (JAD)	Arlingtones (ILL)
1974	Thoroughbreds (CAR)	Peninsulaires (FWD)	Vocal Majority (SWD)	Montclair (MAD)	Arlingtones (ILL)
1973	Southern Gateway (JAD)	Thoroughbreds (CAR)	Tidelanders (SWD)	Sun Harbor Chorus (FWD)	Arlingtones (ILL)
1972	Phoenicians (FWD)	Southern Gateway (JAD)	Thoroughbreds (CAR)	Chordsmen (SWD)	Pony Expressmen (CSD)
1971	Chorus of the Chesapeake (MAD)	Sun Harbor Chorus (FWD)	Southern Gateway (JAD)	Chordsmen (SWD)	Chorus of the Dunes (CAR)
1970	Dapper Dans of Harmony (MAD)	Phoenicians (FWD)	Southern Gateway (JAD)	Tidelanders (SWD)	Chorus of the Dunes (CAR)
1969	Thoroughbreds (CAR)	Tidelanders (SWD)	Southern Gateway (JAD)	Peachtree (DIX)	Citrus Belters (FWD)
1968	Pekin Chorus (ILL)	Chorus of the Dunes (CAR)	Phoenicians (FWD)	Men of Accord (ONT)	Harmony Hawks (CSD)
1967	Dapper Dans of Harmony (MAD)	Chorus of the Dunes (CAR)	Phoenicians (FWD)	Men of Accord (ONT)	Chordsmen (SWD)
1966	Thoroughbreds (CAR)	Dapper Dans of Harmony (MAD)	Chordsmen (SWD)	Coastmen (SUN)	Sun Harbor Chorus (FWD)
1965	Miamians (SUN)	Thoroughbreds (CAR)	East York Barbershoppers (ONT)	Dapper Dans of Harmony (MAD)	Smokeyland (DIX)
1964	Border Chorders (SWD)	Miamians (SUN)	Chorus of the Dunes (CAR)	Smokland Chorus (DIX)	Citrus Belters (FWD)
1963	Pekin Chorus (ILL)	Chorus of the Dunes (CAR)	Californians (FWD)	Chordsmen (SWD)	East York Barbershoppers (ONT)
1962	Thoroughbreds (CAR)	Pekin Chorus (ILL)	Border Chorders (SWD)	Revelaires (FWD)	Commodores (LOL)
1961	Chorus of the Chesapeake (MAD)	Thoroughbreds (CAR)	Revelaires (FWD)	Port City (PIO)	West Towns Chorus (ILL)
1960	Chordsmen (SWD)	Californians (FWD)	East York Barbershoppers (ONT)	Kountry Kernels (ILL)	Fairfax Jubil-Aires (MAD)
1959	Pekin Chorus (ILL)	Chordsmen (SWD)	Harmony Hawks (CSD)	Port City (PIO)	Razor's Edge (JAD)
1958	Dixie Cotton Boll (DIX)	Pekin Chorus (ILL)	Buckeye Capital (JAD)	Men of Accord (ONT)	Big "D" (SWD)
1957	Californians (FWD)	Lake Washington Skippers (EVG)	Kountry Kernels (ILL)	Dixie Cotton Boll (DIX)	Gary Indiana (CAR)
1956	Ambassadors of Harmony (CAR)	Cascade (EVG)	East York Barbershoppers (ONT)	Pekin Chorus (ILL)	Border Chorders (SWD)
1955	Janesville Chorus (LOL)	Michigan City (CAR)	East York Barbershoppers (ONT)	Oak Park (ILL)	Warren Chorus (JAD)
1954	Singing Capital Chorus (MAD)	Michigan City (CAR)	Middletown (JAD)	"Q" Suburban" (ILL)	East York Barbershoppers (ONT)
1953	Great Lakes Chorus (PIO)	"Q" Suburban" (ILL)	East York Barbershoppers (ONT)	Cascade (EVG)	Spencer (CSD)

See Also

• BHS International Convention
• BHS International Chorus Champions
• District Champions

External Links

• Harmonet: contest history
• BHS site: see "Trivia Compilation"