Mid-Atlantic District
District Geography
The Mid-Atlantic District covers all of New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, the Eastern portion of Pennsylvania, the Northern portion of Virginia, and South western New York.
Chapters
The Mid-Atlantic District is made up of almost 100 chapters. A chapter may field a chorus to compete in Mid-Atlantic District contests. Not all chapters in the Mid-Atlantic District compete at contests.
Divisions
As of 2016, the Mid-Atlantic District has three Divisions: Northern, Central, and Southern. Each Division holds an annual convention/contest where District quartets and choruses compete to qualify for the Fall District contest.
Contests
Each year, the District holds 6 sanctioned contests.
- Prelims Contest
The District Prelims contest is an "open" quartet-only contest in that any registered quartet from the District can enter. Quartets that achieve a certain score (Currently 76% and higher) qualify to compete at the International contest at Prelims.
- Divison Contests
Division contests are also considered "open" contests because any registered quartet or chorus can enter. One contest is held in each Division annually.
- District Contest
The District contest is an "invitational" contest. Quartets and choruses are invited based on their performance at previous contests. Any quartet that has posted a score high enough to qualify for International garners an automatic invitation, without having to compete at a Division contest. All other groups are invited based on their performances at the Division contests. Plateau designations were no longer awarded at the District chorus competitions after 2005.
Choruses compete at the District contest for the right to represent the Mid-Atlantic District at the International contest.
International Champions
Quartet
- 2023 - Midtown -
Nick Gordon, Anthony Fortino, KJ McAleesejergins, Christian Diaz - 2011 - Old School -
Kipp Buckner, Joe Connelly, Jack Pinto, Joe Krones - 1974 - Regents - Wilmington, DE; West Chester, PA
Harry Williamson, Joe Mazzone, Ron Knickerbocker, Hal Kauffman - 1970 - Oriole Four - Dundalk, MD
Bob Welzenbach, Jim Grant, Freddie King, Donald Stratton - 1946 - Garden State Quartet - New Jersey
Ted Rau, Bob Freeland, Jack Briody, Joe Marrese
Seniors Quartet
- 1995 Reminisce Alexandria, VA
John Adams, Scott Werner, Alan Durick, Dick Whitehouse - 2014 Faces 4 Radio Douglassville, PA
Bob Bristow, Brad Brooks, Mark Sanders, Jeff Winik - 2017 Party of Five Harrisburg, PA
Robert Marble, Jr., Brad Brooks, Ross Trube, Jeff Winik
Collegiate Quartet / Youth Quartet
- 2007 Road Trip New York, Arlington, Salisbury & La Habra
Larry Bomback, Tony Colosimo, Sam Papageorge, Joe Eckert - 2016 Pratt Street Power Baltimore, MD
Vincent Sandroni, Ed Schubel, Ben Hawker, Darren Schmidt
Chorus
Alexandria Harmonizers | Alexandria, VA | 1998, 95, 89, 86 |
Chorus of the Chesapeake | Dundalk, MD | 1971, 61 |
Dapper Dans of Harmony | Livingston, NJ | 1970, 67 |
Singing Capital Chorus | District of Columbia, DC | 1954 |
District Champions
Quartets
Category | Current Champ | Year | Full List |
---|---|---|---|
Open | Gimme Four | 2018 | MAD Quartet Champions |
Senior | Youth Reclamation Project | 2017 | MAD Seniors Champions |
Novice | not awarded | 2017 | MAD Novice Champions |
Collegiate | not awarded | 2017 | MAD Collegiate Champions |
Chorus: Overall
- Current (2017) - Parkside Harmony
- Full List - MAD Chorus Champions
Chorus: Intermediate (ended 2005)
- 1978 New City Singers Columbia, MD
- 1979 Singing Cedar Chorus Lebanon, PA
- 1980 Whalers Hamptons, NY
- 1981 Whalers Hamptons, NY
- 1982 Whalers Hamptons, NY
- 1983 Boardwalk Chorus Greater Atlantic City, NJ
- 1984 Boardwalk Chorus Greater Atlantic City, NJ
- 1985 Chorus of the Nanticoke Seaford, NJ
- 1986 Monmouth Battleground Chorus Freehold, NJ
- 1987 Commodore Chorus Norfolk, VA
- 1988 Bergen County Blue Chip Chorus Teaneck, NJ
- 1989 Monmouth Battleground Chorus Freehold, NJ
- 1990 Lehigh Valley Harmonizers Allentown-Bethlehem, PA
- 1991 Monmouth Battleground Chorus Freehold, NJ
- 1992 Lehigh Valley Harmonizers Allentown-Bethlehem, PA
- 1993 Historyland Chorus Fredericksburg, VA
- 1994
- 1995 Hunterdon Harmonizers Hunterdon County, NJ
- 1996 Hunterdon Harmonizers Hunterdon County, NJ
- 1997 Historyland Chorus Fredericksburg, VA
- 1998 The North Pennsmen Lansdale, PA
- 1999 Sounds of America Centreville, VA
- 2000 Brothers in Harmony Easton, PA
- 2001 Brothers in Harmony Easton, PA
- 2002 Brothers in Harmony Easton, PA
- 2003 Brothers in Harmony Easton, PA
- 2004 Brothers in Harmony Easton, PA
- 2005 Catoctones Frederick, MD
Chorus: Small (ended 2005)
- 1995 Deans of Harmony Greater Brunswick Area, NJ
- 1996 Deans of Harmony Greater Brunswick Area, NJ
- 1997 Sounds of America Centreville, VA
- 1998 Sounds of America Centreville, VA
- 1999 Brothers in Harmony Easton, PA
- 2000 Deans of Harmony Greater Brunswick Area, NJ
- 2001 Catoctones Frederick, MD
- 2002 Deans of Harmony Greater Brunswick Area, NJ
- 2003 Long Island Sound Five Towns College, NY
- 2004 Long Island Sound Five Towns College, NY
- 2005 Long Island Sound Five Towns College, NY
See Also
External Links
- Mid-Atlantic District: Official Website
- Mid-Atlantic District, Association of Quartet Champions: Official Website