Special congratulations are in order for Joseph DeRosa, coming back from a Gold Medal performance at International singing tenor with Three and a Half Men, to win Sunshine District singing baritone with Tonal Fusion!
Second place went to Suite Life, with a score of 1922 (80.1%).
The quartet competition also selected Sunshine District’s representative to International Senior Quartet Competition to be held in January 2025 in San Antonio, TX. Right on Q won the honors again with a score of 1754 (73.1%).
Miami’s HD Chorus won the right to represent Sunshine District at the International Chorus contest in July 2025 in Denver, CO. Directed by Alex Rubin, HD Chorus scored 947 points (avg 78.9%).
The Big Orange Chorus under the direction of Daniel Pesante, took second place honors with a score of 900 (75.0%).
Third place went to Orlando Harmony, directed by Marshall Webb with a score of 837 (69.8%).
Congratulations to the Hall of Fame recipient for 2024 – Paul Agnew! Paul is seen here receiving the award from Roger Smeds.
Roger is also retiring from at least 9 years of service as District Vice President of Communications, and just about everything else IT for the District (Thanks, Roger!)
Congratulations to Maureen Barry, the Martin Rubin Award winner for 2024!
On Saturday night, we were saddened to lose Jeff Paul, who was performing with the Platoon, Skirt and Ties quartet, and the Florida Suncoast chorus.
An obituary page for Jeff can be found here. Our hearts go out to his friends, family, and fellow barbershoppers.