Two Southwestern District Quartets - Clutch and the Essentials - did some mighty fine chord ringing and are on their way to the semi-finals, finishing in the top 20 quartets competing at the 2016 International BHS Convention in Nashville.

Clutch Quartet

Clutch - with Charlie Lotspeich, Scott Hale, Steven Keener, and Marcus Kang - will be singing 7th.

The Essentials Quartet

The Essentials - with Steve DeCrow, Eric Bell, David Webb and Joel Rutherford - will be singing 18th.

Click the link below for a video of the quartet draw announcement and a short performance of the 2016 Top 20 Quartets.

Congratulations to Clutch and The Essentials!! You are doing an outstanding job representing the Southwestern District of Champions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IaiRp3ez0E&sns=fb

Here is the schedule for today's (July 7) competition:

  1. Hot Air Buffoons (11:20am)
  2. After Hours (11:29am)
  3. Main Street (11:38am)
  4. Harmonium (11:47am)
  5. Route 1 (11:56am)
  6. Artistic License (12:05pm)
  7. Clutch (12:14pm)
  8. Rooftop Records (12:23pm)
  9. The Newfangled Four (12:32pm)
  10. Signature (12:41pm)
  11. Flipside (1:15pm)
  12. Throwback (1:24pm)
  13. The Core (1:33pm)
  14. Lemon Squeezy (1:42pm)
  15. Trocadero (1:51pm)
  16. Forefront (2pm)
  17. Stockholm Syndrome (2:09pm)
  18. The Essentials (2:18pm)
  19. Quorum (2:27pm)
  20. Da Capo (2:36pm)

View the scores for the quarter-finals.