Sound of the Rockies
The Mile High Chapter, Sound of the Rockies Chorus is a member of the Rocky Mountain District of the Barbershop Harmony Society. The chapter is based in Denver, Colorado. The chapter is most well-known for being a perennial chorus medalist since 2007.
History
In late 1999, leaders of the old Mile-Hi and Denver Tech chapters began a series of meetings to discuss the possibility of a "merger". A fearful word in the Barbershop world, since mergers virtually never work. The remarkable idea gained momentum and support until both leadership teams felt they were ready to present their idea to their respective chapters.
The fairly radical idea of merging the two chapters into one large chorus under the direction of a young, untried director, Darin Drown, was met with overwhelming support by the members. On January 1, 2000, the new Mile High "Sound of the Rockies" chorus was born.
Contest Placement
International
- Before 2000, tracks both Mile-Hi and Denver Tech chapters.
1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 |
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9th | 7th | 9th | |||||||
1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 |
14th | 11th | 13th | 11th | 11th | |||||
1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
8th | 15th | 10th | 13th | ||||||
2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
8th | 7th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 4th | |
2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
3rd | 4th | 4th | 5th | 6th | 4th | 6th |
District (RMD)
2000 | |||||||||
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2nd | |||||||||
2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
Recordings
- Sing We Noel - 2007
- Joy in my Soul
- Goodness & Light
- Sound of the Rockies
See Also
BHS International Chorus Medalists
External Links
- Official website
- Barbershop Music Database: contest history
- BHS website: competition trivia