What are the contests for and when and how many are there?
Choruses compete each year in a district contest. The winner of the district contest earns the right to represent the district at the international contest — the “Superbowl” of barbershop, if you will — competing with the representatives from each of the 16 districts as well as from the international affiliate organizations. This chorus contest, as well as the international quartet contest, occurs during the Barbershop Harmony Society International Convention, held annually in some large metropolitan area in North America. But the real reason we compete is to hear what the judges have to say and to apply their suggestions to become a better singing organization.
