Regional Awards

YEAR MILESTONE
1961 Southern Region 10 was established
1975 Regional boundaries change and name changes to Red River Valley Region 10
1981 Regional boundaries change and name changes to Great Gulf Coast Region 10
1984 First time breaking the 600 score at Regional Contest – Houston Horizon Chorus with 607 and Greater Dallas Chorus with 602
1991 Betty Clipman, Master Director of Houston Horizon Chorus, begins 2 year term as International President, SAI
1996 Highest placement and score in International Chorus Contest – Houston Horizon Chorus places 3rd with a score of 2711, in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
1998 Highest placement and score in International Quartet Contest – Symmetry Quartet places 7th with a score of 2444 in Nashville, TN
2000 Betty Clipman, Master Director of Houston Horizon Chorus, receives the SAI Lifetime Achievement Award at International contest
2006 First time breaking the 600 score at Regional Contest – Natural High Quartet with a score of 608.
2009 Highest placement and score in the Harmony Classic Division A Contest – Texas Harmony Chorus places 3rd with a score of 1153 in Nashville, TN.
2012 Regional boundaries changes and Region 10 now encompasses all of Louisiana and southern half of Mississippi & Alabama
2014 Highest placement and score in the Harmony Classic Division AA Contest – Alamo Metro Chorus places 4th with a score of 1223 in Baltimore, MD
2016 Highest regional quartet score – Live It Up Quartet receives a score of 620
2016 2016 International Rising Star Champion Quartet – The Ladies, in Auckland, NZ
2017 Highest Regional Chorus Score – The Woodlands Show Chorus receives a score of 687
2018 Highest Regional Quartet Score – The Ladies receive a score of 646
2018 Highest score in International Quartet Contest – The Ladies Quartet places 9th with a score of 2563 in St Louis, MO
2019 Highest placement and score in International Quartet Contest – The Ladies Quartet places 5th with a score of 2647 in New Orleans, LA
2022 Highest placement and score in the Harmony Classic Division AA Contest – Alamo Metro Chorus places 2nd with a score of 1264 in Phoenix, AZ & Wins Most Entertaining Chorus Award
2022 Highest placement and score in International Quartet Contest – The Ladies places 1st with a score of 2876 in Phoenix, AZ

2023 International Queens of Harmony – The Ladies
2023 2023 International Diamond Division Champion Quartet – Quad City Sound scored 575 in Richardson, TX
2023 Highest placement and score in International Rising Star Contest – Cosmic places 1st with a score of 397 in Richardson, TX

This is also an international record, achieving the Highest Rising Star Quartet Score recorded (tied with GQ).

2023 International Rising Star Champion Quartet – Cosmic