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2024 Harmony Classic, Kansas City, MO

Merrimack Valley had a blast representing Region 1 on the International Stage this year in Kansas City, MO! We are proud to have placed third in the world for the Division A (small chorus) category. Our path to Kansas City began during our 2023 Region 1 competition in Springfield MA, when our score placed us in the top 5 out of more than 200 small chorus SAI contestants.

We started out our week in Missouri with coaching from Britt-Heléne Bonnedahl on Sunday and were energized for the rest of our week. We took some time for sightseeing, enjoyed a lot of BBQ, and spent a lot of time together as friends. We got the chance to sing at Union Station in front of a banner that read "I ♥ KC", and boy were the acoustics amazing!

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First Timer on the Contest Stage

MVA is thrilled to announce that we achieved first place in the small chorus division (Division A) and second place overall in Sweet Adeline International’s Region One chorus competition. Most of our members have been on the Symphony Hall contest stage in Springfield many times before. But we thought it would be interesting to hear about the contest experience from a first-timer — lovingly referred to as a “newbie”. This year we had six newbies on stage with us.

This is what MVA newbie, Barbara Mague, had to say:

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