YWIH Video Chorus Contest

Contest Entry Deadline is approaching!

Entry fee, form and video recording must be received by the Competition Department at Sweet Adelines International Headquarters by June 1, 2022.

The YWIH Video Contest is a yearly chorus competition held to recognize superior participation by young women performing in the barbershop art form. Any all-women chorus or choir that contains at least 12 singers age 25 or younger is eligible to enter the contest. (Membership into Sweet Adelines is not required.) Participating choruses will record themselves singing two songs or medleys, with at least one of them arranged in the barbershop style. The chorus will receive educational feedback from a panel of Sweet Adelines International judges. Monetary prizes will be presented to the music programs of winning choruses.

Congratulations to the previous contest winners, The Treblemakers! View their performance below:

Chorus Directors

We encourage you to showcase your students' talents for a chance to win money for your school music program.

• Sweet Adelines YWIH program provides music educators complimentary resources to incorporate barbershop harmony in their school's choral repertoire. Free sheet music and lesson plans are included in our complimentary Educator Kit.
• To request your free YWIH educator kit, please complete our short survey.

Contest Prizes

Contest Entry, Rules and Regulations

• Download the Contest Entry Form.
• Download the Contest Rules and Regulations & Level Descriptors.
• Entry fees are $25 USD and are non-refundable, unless Sweet Adelines International cancels the contest.
• Entry fee, form and video recording must be received by the Competition Department at Sweet Adelines International Headquarters by June 1, 2022.
• Performance recording must be submitted electronically via Dropbox.
• Entry forms accompanied with payment will be accepted in the order they are received. A maximum of 20 choruses will be accepted.
• Choruses must have a minimum of 12 singing members on stage with all four voice parts represented.
• Chorus singers must all be 25 years of age or younger.
• The performance must have taken place between July 1, 2021 and May 31, 2022. Include date of performance with the materials.

Contest Song Selection*

Choosing music for competition is sometimes challenging, but finding the song and arrangement that best fits your vocal capabilities and knowledge of what makes for strong barbershop competition material will be key to your success in competition. In accordance with our guiding principles on the Culture of Belonging and Diversity & Inclusion (D&I), Sweet Adelines International rejects any song with racist lyrics, messages or history, and we consider them unacceptable for performance in any setting.

*Therefore, please note that all songs performed must be assessed, and receive an “Admissible” rating through the Sweet Adelines International Song Assessment Tool prior to their performance. To verify that your song is admissible, consult the Song Evaluation Database.

For more information on choosing the right music for your chorus as well as guidance for using Song Evaluation Database, the following resources are available: 

2019 YWIH Video Chorus Contest Recap

Questions? 

Sweet Adelines International
Competition Department
competition@sweetadelines.com
Phone: 1.918.388.8024
Toll free: 1.800.992.7464