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Harmony Classic is a women's barbershop competition for small and mid-sized choruses run by Sweet Adelines International as part of the organisation's annual convention since 2010. The results of the competition are as follows. For a full explanation of the scoring system, qualification process, awards and records, see Sweet Adelines International competition.
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Qualification for the competition happens as part of the regional chorus competition. The five highest-scoring small (division A, fewer than 30 singers) and midsize (division, AA 31–60 singers) choruses across all regional competitions qualify directly for the Harmony Classic of the following year. With five choruses in each of the two divisions (A & AA) a total of 10 choruses compete in this competition each year. Only one chorus from a region may compete in each of the divisions and the previous year's winner may not compete in the same division again the following year. Furthermore, a chorus may not compete in both the main competition and also the Harmony Classic at the same year. A chorus may potentially qualify for both the main chorus competition as well as the Harmony Classic, but are only permitted to compete in one, thereby making a space available for the next highest qualifier to take their place at the other competition.
2002
a River City Sound qualified in region 5 but performed as representative of region 22 due to regional boundary changes before the competition.
2004
a Song of the Lakes chorus was known as Thumb Area at the regional competition and subsequently changed its name.
2007
a The official scoresheet incorrectly lists the Farminton Village score as 1216 which was their total before the bonus points were added.
2008
a Spirit of Harmony and Queen City Sound both received the same total score, but Spirit of Harmony was awarded the higher place on the basis of a better score in the "sound" judging category.
2014
a Springfield Metro qualified in region 7 but competed representing region 25 due to regional boundary changes before the competition.
2015
The 2015 competition was held on 7 October at the MGM Grand Las Vegas.
2016
The 2016 competition was held on 17 October at the MGM Grand Las Vegas, the first time the competition will have ever been held at the same location twice in a row.
2017
The 2017 competition will be on October 9-14. As with the 2015 and '16 editions, the 2017 competition will be held at the MGM Grand Las Vegas.