CONTEST
How it Works
Prizes
Cash Prizes
All four members of the quartet from each category will be eligible to win cash prizes!
For 2026, the prizes will include:
For High School Quartets:
- For Best in Category: $50 to each singer in the Quartet and $150 to the school’s music program.
- For Second in Category: $25 to each singer in the Quartet and $100 to the school’s music program.
- For Best in Contest: an additional $25 to each singer in the Quartet and $50 to the school’s music Program.
For Middle School Quartets:
- For Best in Category: $25 to each singer in the Quartet and $100 to the school’s music program.
- For Second in Category: $10 to each singer in the Quartet and $50 to the school’s music program.
- For Best in Contest: an additional $25 to each singer and $50 to the school’s music Program.
The Quartet Classification (High or Middle School) will be assigned by the highest grade level of any singer in the quartet.
For College School Quartets:
- 1st Place, regardless of Category, $50 to each singer in the Quartet and $200 to the college’s music program.
- 2nd Place, regardless of Category, $35 to each singer in the Quartet and $140 to the college’s music program.
- 3rd Place, regardless of Category, $25 to each singer in the Quartet and $100 to the college’s music program.
Categories
Mixed (SATB)
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
Women (SSAA)
Soprano, Soprano, Alto, Alto
Men (TTBB)
Tenor, Tenor, Baritone, Bass
Questions?
Email your questions to [email protected]
2025 Contest Winners
High School
Women’s Category (SSAA)
First Place (Best High School SSAA)
The Crimson Chords, “Who’ll Take My Place”, Summer Creek High School
Choir Director: Amanda Robison
Second Place
Four Part Symphony, “Who’ll Take My Place”, Summer Creek High School
Choir Director: Amanda Robison
Men’s Category (TTBB)
First Place (Best High School TTBB and Best in Contest)
Tenacious LC, “I’m Gonna Live Til I Die”, Lake Creek High School
Choir Director: Cameron Camley
Second Place
The Fintastic Four, “Ebb Tide”, Shadow Creek High School
Choir Director: Jennifer Gallagher
Mixed Category (SATB)
First Place (Best High School SATB)
A-Choired Taste, “Down by the Old Mill Stream”, Atascocita High School
Choir Director: Samantha Nalundasan
Middle School
Men’s Category (TTBB)
First Place (Best Middle School TTBB and First Place in Contest)
DCMS Tenor Bass Quartet, “A Lifetime’s Not Too Long to Live as Friends”, David Crockett Middle School
Choir Director: Natalia Douris & Jessica Melancon
Each winning singer and the schools will receive a Certificate and a check.
2024 Contest Winners
Women’s Category
Melody Blues, Summer Creek High School
Men’s Category
The Unprofitable Servants, Summer Creek High School
All participants received certificates and cash prizes.
2023 Contest Winners
Men’s Category
Bel-Air Quartet, George Bush High School in Fort Bend ISD
All participants received certificates and both the participants and schools received cash prizes.
2022 Contest Winners
Women’s Category
Treble Ensemble, Alief Kerr High School
Men’s Category
UmbraFour, Shadow Creek High School
All participants received certificates and cash prizes.
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Thank you so much! My kids are over the moon about this contest. Thank you all for providing them this amazing opportunity! Cameron Carnley Lake Creek HS Director of Choirs BME Vocal Music Education
The contest was pretty fun! I think the most important thing was to just have fun and bond with the quartet rather than focusing on just the sound of our singing.
I was preparing my students to sing in small ensembles for competition and this event allowed my advanced singers to delve into the art of Barbershop while also improving their own independent part singing.
Participating in the Barbershop Contest was a unique experience for me. I'm glad that I was able to step out of my comfort zone for once and do something that I would've never imagined myself doing. I'm very glad that I participated in this contest since I enjoyed it a lot and it allowed me to get closer to the others in the quartet.
I really enjoyed practicing with everyone and getting to work together to show off our skills. Although it was difficult working out everything, I feel like it made me a better singer in the end.
All in all, the Barbershop Contest was an insightful musical experience which expanded my horizons. Even though I have participated in several choral events, there were barely any which allowed me to sing in an ensemble. This contest allowed me to grow closer to my friends while improving my own vocals.