YWIH Video Chorus Contest
Updated March 30, 2020: The 2020 Young Women In Harmony Video Chorus Contest has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please watch for announcements regarding the 2021 contest in the future.
Sing, Record, Submit — WIN! Enter the 2020 Young Women In Harmony Video Chorus Contest, an adjudicated contest for young womens' choruses to showcase vocal harmonies.
Contest Entry Now Open!
Completed entry form, $25 USD non-refundable entry fee, group photo (for marketing purposes) and video recording must be received by the Competition Department at Sweet Adelines International Headquarters by June 1, 2020.
Contest entry forms accepted by mail or fax.
- Download the print-friendly Entry Form
- Since the filling of forms is not supported in your browser, you must first download the entry form, and then save it to your computer or device to complete.
Contest Prizes
Prizes are awarded by the Young Singers Foundation (YSF), an official charity of Sweet Adelines International.
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.
Performance Guidelines
- View the YWIH Video Chorus Contest Rules and Regulations.
- The performance must include two songs or medleys in four-part a cappella music, arranged in the barbershop style.
- Choosing The Right Music - By Music Category Specialist Sharon Babb
- YWIH Video Chorus Contest Level Descriptors
- Performance must have occurred between July 1, 2019 and May 31, 2020.
- Chorus singers must all be 25 years of age or younger.
- Choruses must have a minimum of 12 singing members on stage with all four voice parts represented.
Video Submission Guidelines
- Both songs must be performed and recorded in real time with no post-production editing.
- Video submission should total 3-7 minutes.
- Video must be recorded in landscape (horizontal) format.
- Video submissions only accepted in .mp4 file format via DropBox or thumb drive (USB).
- Upload your performance to DropBox and send a download-friendly link to competition@sweetadelines.com.
- Step-by-step instructions (with screenshots): How to upload and send a file link with DropBox.
- You can also mail a thumb drive of your performance to:
- Sweet Adelines International Headquarters
Attn: Competition Department
9110 S. Toledo Ave.
Tulsa, OK. 74137
- Sweet Adelines International Headquarters
2019 YWIH Video Chorus Contest Recap
Results
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First Place Lori Lyford, director |
Second Place Tony DeRosa, director |
Third Place Lynn Jamieson, director |
| View complete contest results and scores! | ||
Performances
Questions?
Sweet Adelines International
Competition Department
competition@sweetadelines.com
Phone: 1.918.388.8024
Toll free: 1.800.992.7464
