West Towns Chorus

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History

The West Towns Chorus is the Chicagoland West Suburban Chapter of the Illinois District. It was chartered in June, 1948, originally as the "Lombard Chapter" and they changed their geographic affiliation in 2002 to more closely align with the area from which they drew their membership - the western suburbs of Chicago. According to a page titled "Barbershop Lore" in their show program from March of 1961:

"In the local west suburban area, organized harmony under the auspices of SPEBSQSA had its beginning in 1944 with the chartering of a Wheaton group which later became the Wheaton-Glen Ellyn chapter. Meanwhile, another group of avid barbershoppers in the Tree Towns area organized the Lombard chapter in 1948. From this organization evolved the present West Towns chapter, with the Wheaton-Glen Ellyn group joining the Lombard group in 1954. The name of West Towns was adopted in 1956."

The West Towns Chorus won its first District Championship in 1960. The following year, the chorus was the 5th place bronze medalist in the International competition.

They have represented the Illinois District a total of sixteen times in International contests and have finished as a Top Five medalist seven times.

In 1987 The West Towns Chorus won the International Championship in Hartford, CT.

Over the years, many of their quartets have placed in the top ranks of the Illinois District and have gone on to place highly in International Competitions. Most recently, Alchemy was named the 2003 Illinois District Quartet Champions and placed 21st at the International competition in 2004 and 2005.

Contest Placement

International

Ineligible for two years after their gold medal.

1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
4th 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
6th 7th 11th 13th 14th
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
19th 18th 23rd 22nd
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022
30th

District

Member of the Illinois District.

Recordings

External Links


Barbershop Harmony Society - International Chorus Champions
1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019