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50th Anniversary Champions - Confederates
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What is a Champion?
The simple definition of Champion in the Barbershop Harmony Society
is the quartet that was judged the winner at the annual SPEBSQSA quartet competition in any given
year.
In sports, a winner is simply the competitor who has the better score at the end
of the game—the one who beat all opponents. In barbershop, though, as in any
artistic endeavor, we don’t 'beat' anyone, and there are no 'opponents'. Only
in the combined light of the other quartets’ excellence does the winner’s gold
medal have any luster.
In the end, the championship resides not in medals or trophies, but in the
hearts and souls of our audiences. As champions, we are dedicated to
preserving and encouraging the heritage of our style of music and the memory
of all our fellow champions.
"Once a champion, always a champion!"
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