Group Qualifies to Compete in Barbershop Harmony Society Northeast District Competition

The Surftones, Cape Cod's men's barbershop chorus, returned to Patriot Division competition for the first time in 8 years to win 3rd place honors.  The competition took place at Nashua High School South in Nashua New Hampshire on April 20th and 21st, 2018.  Competing against more experienced groups, the chorus scored high enough to qualify for the Northeast District competition which will occur in October in Portland Maine.

The Surftones' performed "After You've Gone" and "You Don't Know Me" which were highly praised by all six judges that evaluated the six choruses in the competition.  Don Taylor, the Surftones music director, was thrilled with the group's presentation.  "It has been quite some time since we have measured ourselves against other groups.  We were quite pleased with how we stacked up."  Don continued, "We will take what we learned from our evaluations and continue to improve to give Cape Cod audiences the highest quality performances."

In addition to the chorus event, two quartets ("Shore Thing" and "Take the Fifth") comprised of Surftones members, competed in the quartet competition. This was the first competition for both quartets which scored well among the 30 groups competing.  Dan Anthony, Surftones president and member of "Shore Thing," noted that "The Surftones was one of the few Barbershop chapters to field both a chorus and multiple quartets for the event.  I think we represented Cape Cod very well."

A video of the Surftones contest performance is posted to the group's website (www.capecodsurftones.com) and Facebook page.

About the Cape Cod Surftones

Founded in 1975, The Cape Cod Surftones is a men's singing organization dedicated to excellence in chorus and quartet acapella performance in the barbershop style of harmony.  The group rehearses most Monday nights at 7 PM at the Barnstable Unitarian Universalist Church, on Main Street in Barnstable MA.  The Surftones perform across Cape Cod and the South Coast year round.  Membership is open to men of all ages who enjoy singing.  The Cape Cod Surftones are a chapter of The Barbershop Harmony Society.  For more information about engaging the Surftones for a performance or membership, call 508-470-1070.

Video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toR3zjlu_F8