
Schedule | Recordings | Previous winners | Rules | How to enter | Venue & Visitor Information | Contact | About Us
Boston | Chicago | Rocky Mountain | Los Angeles | New York | Pacific NorthWest | San Francisco | Mid Atlantic | Join us on Facebook
| The Harmony Sweepstakes A Cappella Festival is the premier American showcase for vocal harmony music. The annual national competition draws from hundreds of vocal groups from around the country with regional competitions in eight cities. The winning group from each festival is flown to perform in front of celebrity judges and a sold out house of enthusiastic a cappella fans at the National Finals. |
|
2010 NATIONAL FINALS
|
|
Saturday, May 15th - 8PM
|
|
Marin Center, San Rafael, California
|
|
Tickets on sale Monday March 15th from Marin Center Box Office - 415-499-6800
|
|
MAXX Factor had a very busy and exciting 2009. In April, they won the Mid-Atlantic Harmony Sweepstakes qualifying them for the National Harmony Sweepstakes competition in San Rafael CA in May. MAXX won the National Harmony Sweepstakes and then moved on to their next goal of placing in the top three quartets in Sweet Adelines International competition. After an incredible contest, MAXX became the 2010 Third Place Sweet Adelines International Quartet Medalists. The quartet then set their sights on a new challenge by auditioning for the NBC/Sony acappella competition The SING OFF. The quartet was chosen to complete in the competition and proudly represented barbershop by making it three out of the four rounds of the competition. What a great experience and a great way to open many new doors for our beloved craft!
Members: Molly Plummer, Leslie Wodday, Valerie Hadfield-Rasnake, Kim Hudson |
![]() |
Members: Chris Droegemeuller, Eric Derks, Brian Bellof, Brad Stephens |
|
No words, just rhythms, sound effects, and vocal percussion. MouthBeats explores the sonic barriers between vocal and instrumental music. Fusing pop, rock, jazz, world, and military styles, MouthBeats is on a never ending hunt for new beats, new sounds, new grooves. Members: Tim Jones, Matt Murphy, Chris Schenk, Richard Steighner |
|
MAXX Factor was formed in 2004. This current foursome has been singing together since August 2007. Lead Leslie Wodday became a Queen of Harmony in 2000 with Signature Sound Quartet. She joined MAXX in August of 2007. Founder Valerie Hadfield-Rasnake is a barbershop brat. She sang with Region 19 medalist Quartets Ritz Carleton and Vanity Fair. Co-founder Baritone Kim Hudson, also a barbershop brat, has sung with Region 19 medalist quartet Vanity Fair. Prior to joining MAXX in 2005, Tenor Molly Plummer sang with Region 19 multi-medalist quartet RhythmWorks. Molly and Valerie are members of the International medalist chorus Pride of Baltimore. Kim and Leslie, currently Chapter-at-Large, have competed internationally with the Pride of Baltimore chorus. |
|
This highly accomplished foursome brings more than 100 years of musical experience to the stage. Combination of their voice style and talents, makes them one of the premier a capella groups in the Northeast. They were the first group to win both the Barbershop Harmony Society (BHS) Northeastern Championship, and the Harmony Sweeps (Boston) Championship. Members: Mike Gabriella (tenor), Bob O’Connell (lead), Mike Maino (bass), Jimmy Berger (bari) |
Judges (TBA)
Previous Years Results:- 2009 - 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001- 2000 - 1999 - 1998
Regional Champions: Boston | Chicago | Denver | Los Angeles | Mid-Atlantic | New York | Pacific NW | SF Bay Area
Our Hall Of Fame - The Harmony Sweepstakes National Champions
| Boston - April 18 | Mid-Atlantic - April 10 |
| Chicago - March 27 | New York - March 20 |
| Denver - March 13 | Pacific NW - March 13 |
| Los Angeles - April 10 | SF Bay Area - March 13 |
National Finals - Saturday May 15, 2010
Groups of any style are welcome, but you must have between 3 and 8 members. We have a rule book which explains many of the details of the event, which you can see by clicking here. All groups must audition in order to compete. Generally this is done by sending a current tape and photo, although live auditions are sometimes arranged. The purpose of the audition is to make sure the group is appropriate for the Festival and to help the Director determine the performance order. If a group has competed previously, the audition process may be waived.
Stay Informed!Keep in touch. Hear about our a cappella shows by subscribing to our e mail list. We will only send you information about our events and willabsolutely never share or sell this email list to anybody else. |
Schedule | Recordings | Previous winners | Rules | How to enter | About Us | Venue & Visitor Information
To find a specific song on any recording (or to find recordings by group name or CD title),
pick the search method and type the item you are searching for here: