Pioneer District International Preliminary Quartet Contest, SPEBSQSA, Inc. Midland, Michigan, April 22-23, 1977

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OFFICIAL SCORING SUMMARY, Pioneer District International Preliminary Quartet Contest
SPEBSQSA, Inc., Midland, Michigan, April 22-23, 1977

PANEL OF JUDGES                                                          DISTRICT
Chairman of Judges   Lawrence King, Livonia, Michigan                    Pioneer
Sound                Don Lang, St. Joseph, Michigan                      Pioneer
                     Ronald Phillips, Mason City, Iowa                   Central States
Interpretation       Steve Hanrahan, Huntington, W.V.                    J. Appleseed
                     Melvin Harris, Charlotte, North Carolina            Dixie
Stage Presence       Robert Mulligan, Birmingham, Michigan               Pioneer
                     John Sommer, Grove City, Ohio                       J. Appleseed
Arrangement          Jack Baird, Oak Lawn Illinois                       Illinois
                     Al Baker, Buffalo, New York                         Seneca Land
Secretary            Chuck Nasser, Michigan City, Ind.                   Cardinal
Observer Checker     Carrol Mavis, Reynoldsburg, Ohio                    J. Appleseed
Timers               Glenn Van Tassell, Ann Arbor, Mich.                 Pioneer
                     Jack Frucci, Grosse Ile, Michigan                  Pioneer

                   INTERNNATIONNAL PRELIMINARY QUARTET CONTEST
                                                              NET  SINGING
Category:                SND      INT    SP      ARR   PREV. TOTAL SECONDS
Song Numbers            1   2    1   2          1   2  PTS.  SCORE  1   2
Rank - Quartet
    FINALS
1. The Vagabonds       164 163  177 180  311   -4   8  980  1979   139 132
2. Great Lakes Express 122 128  126 125  257    0   2  819  1570   140 115
3. Foreign Policy      120 114  130 126  271  -11  -1  779  1528   173 111
4. Sound Expression    134 130  127 122  245   -1  -2  700  1455   121 184
5. Dutch Masters       132 133  124 122  236    7  -5  701  1450   108 178
6. Personal Expression 120 117  119 130  216    6  -2  711  1417   130 151
7. The Good Vibration  117 112  111 111  235   -6  -4  633  1309   131 130
8. Cereal City
      Chord Committee  110 104  110 108  214   -6   0  658  1298   114 154

    SEMI-FINALS
1. The Vagabonds       163 160  172 174  309    2   0        980  108 178
2. Great Lakes Express 137 132  144 138  264    4   0        819  133 151
3. Foreign Policy      123 119  134 135  270   -2  -1        779  145 165
4. Personal Expression 112 119  120 121  241    0  -2        711  120 157
5. Dutch Masters       117 120  118 108  236    2   0        701  142 138
6. Sound Expression    117 121  110 106  246   -1   1        700  145 140
7. Cereal City  
     Chord Committee   105  97  117 112  244  -12  -5        658  144 131
8. Good Vibration      101 102  106 106  222   -3  -1        633  127 127
9. Subtle Impression   105 113  102 111  217  -11  -7        630  136 116
10.The Golden Oldies    98  97  105  96  205   -2  -3        596  139 124
11.Very Idea            92  95   89  98  211    2  -1        586  139 124
12.Gold Medal
     Research Team      92  90  105 104  174   -6  -4        555  146 150
13.Four Chordsmen       89  82   77  74  141   -2  -3        458   98 147
14.Can Do's             73  65   76  70  158    2   0        444   94 168
15.Warren G. Harding
     Memorial 4         97       90      257  -10          A 434  148 152

(A) Scores of second song deleted per rule 16(a)2 for arrangement disqualification.

The Vagabonds, Great Lakes Express, and Foreign Policy will represent Pioneer
at Philadelphia.
The sound Expression is the alternate Quartet.