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Performance ends on a high note
By JOYCE McKENZIE
jmckenzie@tampatrib.com
Published: May 12, 2010
TEMPLE TERRACE - They are a singing sisterhood whose voices and showmanship recently earned them the honor of achieving the highest score ever in regional competition.
On April 17, the Toast of Tampa Show Chorus, a Temple Terrace-based chapter of the Sweet Adelines International organization, scored 700 out of a possible 800 points at the Region 9 Championship in Daytona. It is the highest number of points ever recorded for any chorus in the region, which includes 15 barbershop-harmony groups from throughout Florida and South Carolina.
The 110-member female chorus is also the smallest chorus in the world that has ever scored 700 points in regional contests, said the group's spokeswoman, Julie Kelly.
The achievement also qualifies the group for Sweet Adelines' 2011 international competition in Houston. The event is expected to draw more than 30 regional groups from among the 600 choruses throughout the world.
