Pioneer District
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District Geography
- US: all of Michigan, excluding the western half of the Upper Peninsula
- Canada: two chapters: Sault Ste Marie, Ontario; Windsor, Ontario
Chapters
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- Oakland County Chapter (now Detroit-Oakland) won the 1968, 1970, 1974 District Contests and went to the 1968, 1969, 1970 and 1971 International Contests
- Dearborn Chapter won the 1959 and 1965 District Contests and went to the 1963 International Contest
- Niles-Buchanan won the 1958 District Contest and went to the 1962 International Contest
- Detroit #1 (now Detroit-Oakland) won the 1961, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1978, 1981 District Contests and went to the 1965, 1967, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1982 International Contests
- No International Chorus Representative was sent to the 1955 and 1957 International Contests
- Macomb County Chapter merged into the Rochester Chapter in 2013
- Detroit #1 Chapter and Oakland County Chapter merged in 1986 to become the Detroit-Oakland Chapter
Divisions
Contests
International Champions
Quartet
- 2003 - Power Play
- 1971 - Gentlemen's Agreement
- 1966 - Auto Towners
- 1944 - Harmony Halls
Seniors Quartet
- 2010 - Resisting-A-Rest
Collegiate Quartet
- 2018 - Frontier
Chorus
The Grand Rapids Great Lakes Chorus was awarded the title 1953 International 'Convention' Championship Chorus, with the "convention" annotation to separate that contest from future contests. The trophy, and the title "International Chorus Champions" were awarded for the first time in 1954. More information here.
No PIO chorus has become "International Chorus Champions" yet.
District Champions
Quartets
Category | Current Champ | Year | Full List |
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Open | Silver Edition | 2019 | PIO Quartet Champions |
Senior | MONTAJJ | 2019 | PIO Seniors Champions |
Novice | CHONK | 2019 | PIO Novice Champions |
Collegiate | Young Guns | 2010 | PIO Collegiate Champions |
Choruses
Category | Current Champ | Chapter | Year | Full List |
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Overall | City Lights | Motor City Metro Chapter | 2019 | PIO Chorus Champions |
Intermed | ||||
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