Denver Mile High Chapter,
Sound of the Rockies

In late 1999, leaders of the old Mile-Hi and Denver Tech chapters began a series of meetings to discuss the possibility of a "merger".  A fearful word in the Barbershop world, since mergers virtually never work.  The remarkable idea gained momentum and support until both leadership teams felt they were ready to present their idea to their respective chapters.

The fairly radical idea of merging the two chapters into one large chorus under the direction of a young, untried director, Darin Drown,  was met with overwhelming support by the members.  On January 1, 2000, the new Mile High "Sound of the Rockies" chorus was born.  

Within the first year of existence, the new chapter had staged an annual show of Broadway tunes and had scored nearly enough points in the Rocky Mountain District (RMD) contest in Rapid City, SD  to qualify for International Competition.  The chorus missed a "wild card" invitation by FIVE points - out of 1,800.  That would change in 2001.

Sound of the Rockies again finished second at the September 2001 RMD competition in Greeley, CO.  However, after all points were in from the other 15 district contests, the chorus had earned the 11^th highest score (out of over 200 competitors) and had qualified for a "wild card" invitation to the 2002 International competition in Portland OR.  The chorus closed out a very successful 2001 with an annual Christmas Show.

Competition History:
   January 2000 - Chorus Founded
   Fall       2000 - 2nd place Rocky Mountain District
   Fall       2001 - 2nd place Rocky Mountain District - Wild Card qualification
   July       2002 - 8th place International Competition, Portland
   Fall       2002 - Rocky Mountain District Champions
   July       2003 - 7th place at International Competition, Montreal
   Fall       2003 - Rocky Mountain District Champions
   July       2004 - 6th place at International Competition, Louisville
   Fall       2004 - Rocky Mountain District Champions
   July       2005 - 7th place at International Competition, Salt Lake City
   Fall       2005 - Rocky Mountain District Champions
   July       2006 - 6th place at International Competition, Indianapolis
   Fall       2006 - Rocky Mountain District Champions
   July       2007 - 3rd place at International Competition, Denver Colorado
   Fall       2007 - Rocky Mountain District Champions
   July       2008 - ?? place at International Competition, Nashville