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New Zealand Bound

Pride is going international - but not in the way you might expect. Yes, Sweet Adelines International Competition in Baltimore is just months away, but in 2017 Pride will be traveling halfway around the world - and down under - to join Sweet Adelines in New Zealand.

Have you ever dreamed of visiting the world "Down Under" and exploring the real "Middle-earth"? Now's your chance. New Zealand  is jammed packed with stunning vistas and diverse cultures, yet with a population of just four million people, it is gloriously uncrowded.

You can find music in everything!

One morning while reading a newspaper, Jarbas Agnelli saw a photograph of birds on an electric wire. He cut out the photo and was inspired to make a song using the exact location of the birds as musical notes. He was curious to hear what melody the birds created.

He sent the music to the photographer, Paulo Pinto; who told his editor at one of Brazil's largest newspapers, O Estado de Sau Paulo; who told a reporter; and, the story ended up as an interview in the newspaper. It ended up Winner of the YouTube Play Guggenheim Biennial Festival.

Visit YouTube to see how this enchanting photo plays out...literally! It's true that beautiful music is everywhere if we just know how to find it!

Coaching weekend with Sharon Babb and Erin Howden

Coaching juggernauts Sharon Babb and Erin Howden came to Pride of Portland this past weekend (Jan. 31 and Feb 1) and wow! What an unparalleled session of coaching and choreography! We can't wait to incorporate the changes and rock the stage at Regional in Spokane in April. The bios of these ladies (below) speak for themselves - they were everything these say and more! We can't wait to get them back again.

Pride Of Portland Chorus Launches New Website

Pride of Portland is thrilled to announce the launch of their new Groupanizer website! The content is comprehensive and the style and look exceeded our wildest expectation. As we prepare for International in Baltimore, we couldn't have asked for a better presence on the internet. 2013 was Pride's best year yet. We scored a record-breaking 701 at Region 24's last competition, and as we look forward, we hope to make 2014 even better!

Pictured: The guardians of cool, Pride of Portland's bass section. 

Music Trivia: 20 Surprising Health Benefits of Music

"One good thing about music, is when it hits you, you feel no pain."

Judging from the quote above, Bob Marley was part poet, part scientist. That's because there's truth to his head-bobbing lyrics from the song Trenchtown Rock. Research suggests that music not only helps us cope with pain — it can also benefit our physical and mental health in numerous other ways. Read on to learn how listening to tunes can ramp up your health. Read more here...

Music Trivia: Cricket Harmony

A composer by the name of Jim Wilson has recorded the sound of crickets and then slowed down the recording, revealing something so amazing: the crickets sound like they are singing the most beautiful chorus in perfect harmony. Though you may think it is human voices, everything you hear in this recording is in-fact crickets themselves!

Ronninge Show Chorus from Sweden wins gold in Hawaii

Congratulations to the Ronninge Show Chorus from Sweden--shown here from their 2011 appearance at contest--who recently were named the 2014 International Champion Chorus for Sweet Adelines International. Joining winners of other contests who are from Canada and the United States, Ronninge's win truly puts the "international" in Sweet Adelines International!

Not only did Ronninge capture first place, they were also voted the Audience Choice Award and the Celebrity Judge Award, a rare triple crown win. Truly outstanding barbershop!

See below for more results, or visit the Sweet Adelines International scores page.

Chorus Contest Finals Results

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