CONTEST VIDEOS
May 11, 2019 - Division Contest in Ontario, CA. We took first place for the Southeast Division and we were named the Plateau AA Champs. There were 10 choruses competing. We scored 72.6 with 25 men.
Oct 13, 2018 ... Our Far Western District competition was held in Fresno, CA, this year. We placed 9th out of the 19 choruses in the contest, with a score of 68.9 and 33 men. Since the winning chorus and several others have competed at the international level, we felt good about placing in the Top 10. Society-wide, we ranked 61st of 111 competing choruses.
Mar 17, 2018 ... The Silver Statesmen traveled to Irvine, CA, for the Division competition this year. There were nine choruses competing in the Southeast division. We came in 3rd place of 9 choruses and were named the Southeast Division Plateau AA Champion and also the Most Improved Chorus. We scored 69.8 with 32 men.
Oct 21, 2017 ... Here is our contest set for the Far Western District competition in Bakersfield, CA. We placed 8th in a field of 18 top-ranked choruses..... We scored 71.0 with 41 men. Society-wide, we are ranked 57th of 145 competing choruses.
May 13, 2017 ... FWD Division Contest was held in El Monte, CA. We performed two Polecats to showcase our "Back to the Basics" game plan for better unit singing. We placed 4th in a field of 10 choruses, with a score of 67.8 with 32 men.
October 15, 2016 ... Two new songs for contest with only 6 months to prepare (yes, that's our story and we're sticking to it!), we placed 10th in a field of 18 choruses. This year's District Competition was held in Riverside, CA. With internationally ranked choruses in the lineup, the competition was exceptionally tough, so 10th place is not all that shabby! We scored 69.6 with 40 men. Society-wide, we ranked 89th of 185 competing choruses.
March 19, 2016 ... Here is our contest set for the FWD Division Competition, held here in Las Vegas. We placed 2nd of 11 choruses with a score of 73.3 and 48 men.
October 17, 2015 ... Enjoying a period of growth and hard work by everyone, the Silver Statesmen competed in the Far Western District Competition in Mesa, AZ. We placed 6th of the 16 choruses, scoring 76.0 with 59 men. Society-wide, we are now ranked 45th out of the current 210 competing choruses.
April 11, 2015... With a smaller group than we had anticipated due to illness and work conflicts, the Silver Statesmen still made a great showing at the Division Competition in Santa Monica, CA. We placed 4th of 8 choruses with a score of 69.9 and 33 men.
October 11, 2014... Competing in the largest district in the Barbershop Harmony Society against some of the largest and best choruses is challenging to say the least. District Competition in Fresno, CA, hit a milestone for us with 50 men on the risers for the very first time! The chorus continued to improve by scoring an average of 74.8 and placing 6th out of the 20 competing choruses. Again, we were named the Plateau AA Chorus Champs. Society-wide, we are ranked 44th of 215 competing choruses.
March 22, 2014... The Silver Statesmen traveled to the Division Competition in Riverside, CA, where we placed 4th of 10 choruses, with a score of 74.3 and 44 men. We were also named the Most Improved Chorus and also the Plateau AA Chorus Champs.
October 12, 2013... In the inaugural District competition for the newly-formed Silver Statesmen Chorus, we traveled to Bakersfield, CA. With a score of 71.4 and 47 men, we placed 8th in the field of 24 choruses. Society-wide, we are ranked 77th of 225 competing choruses.
May 11, 2013... The City of Lights and the Gamble-Aires choruses merged on January 1st, 2013, to become the Silver Statesmen Chorus. Our debut performance at the Division Contest in Ontario, CA, we qualified for District Competition (October 2013 in Bakersfield, CA). We placed 4th out of 7 choruses with a score of 65.9 and 35 men. We were awarded a plaque as the Plateau A Chorus Champs. Not too bad for our first contest as the Silver Statesmen Chorus!!