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International Preliminary Quartet Contest, SPEBSQSA, Inc.
Battle Creek, Michigan, October 19-20, 1984

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OFFICIAL SCORING SUMMARY
Pioneer District, S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A., Inc.
District Quartet Contest
Held at Battle Creek, Michigan - October 19-20, 1984

Category:                   SND        INT         SP         ARR    SUB  PREV.
Song No:                   1   2       1   2   NST  1   2    1   2   TOT  PTS.  TOT  SECONDS
RANK  CONTESTANT
FINALS
1. The Ritz               151 155     159 158   25 141 143  10   6   948   927  1875  155 169
2. Heirloom               144 145     146 148   15 111 112   5   8   834   808  1642  188 133
3. The Dutch Masters      141 141     141 143   20 109 114   7  -3   813   809  1622  124 125
4. The Brighter Side      139 144     132 146   18 104 103   7  -3   790   791  1581  165 130
5. The Sound Ambassadors  121 124     140 148   21 113 113   0   5   785   745  1530  128 154
6. Remnants               127 136     119 126   10 100  98  -1   3   718   751  1469  117 148
7. Furn. City Ch'd Co.    131 131     122 122   17 114 105  -1   5   746   684  1430  113 159
8. Touch of Clash-Disqualified-SP-Article 17(b)of Quartet Contest Rules    811   811
9. The #1 Ch. Quartet                                                      560   560

SEMI-FINALS
1. The Ritz               143 145     161 163   26 137 141   4   7               927  113 139
2. Touch of Clash         125 123     134 133   23 136 132   5   0               811  203 108
3. The Dutch Masters      140 139     153 149   12 105 104   3   4               809  142 117
4. Heirloom               128 133     144 143   16 115 114  14   1               808  129 153
5. The Brighter Side      137 130     143 137   11 111 112   5   5               791  141 163
6. Remnants               134 134     124 122   16 111 105   6  -1               751   96 173
7. The Sound Ambassadors  121 126     132 134   11 101 102   4  14               745  133 188
8. Furn. City Ch'd Co.    124 117     125 118   11  91  92   6   0               684  143 134
9. The #1 Ch. Quartet      95 89      101 106    9  82  74   1   3               560  154 139

THE RITZ IS THE PIONEER DISTRICT QUARTET CHAMPION.
THE SOUND AMBASSADORS IS THE PIONEER DISTRICT JUNIOR OUARTET CHAMPION.
THE BRIGHTER SIDE IS THE PIONEER DISTRICT NOVICE QUARTET CHAMPION.

The Panel of Judges                                                                 District
Chairman........................Don Lang, St. Joseph, MI                              PIO
Sound...........................Ken Buckner, Louisville, Ky                           CARD
                                Dale Comer, Lincoln, NE                               CSD
Interpretation..................Barry Clapper, Mankato, MN                            LOL
                                Dan Waselchuk, Appleton, WI                           LOL
Stage Presence..................Andy Andre, Bay Village, OH                           JAD
                                Tom Hegle, Ballwin, MO                                CSD
Arrangement.....................Tom Gentil, Cincinnati, OH                            JAD
                                Burt Szabo, Kenosha, WI                               LOL
Secretary.......................John T. Gillespie, Kalamazoo, MI                      PIO
Ass't Secretary.................Larry King, Farmington Hills, MI                      PIO
Timers..........................Byron "Curly" Davis, Jackson, MI                      PIO
                                William C. Warner, Oak Park, MI                       PIO

Note:  NST stands for "Non-Singing Time"