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Musical Island Boys

Musical Island Boys

Barbershop quartet from New Zealand

Musical Island Boys is the barbershop quartet that won the International Quartet Championship for 2014 at the Barbershop Harmony Society's annual international convention, in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1] From Wellington, New Zealand, the quartet began in 2002 at Tawa College,[2] and competed in its first international barbershop contest in 2004.[3] They won the international collegiate contest in 2006 at Indianapolis,[4] and won second-place silver medals in 2011,[5] 2012,[6] and 2013 international contests.[7] Other awards include the New Zealand and Pan-Pacific Open Gold Medals at the 4th Pan Pacific Barbershop Convention in 2004,[3] and second place in the International Open Barbershop Championships in 2011.[8]

Quick Facts Origin, Genres ...

Bass singer Matt Gifford is self-described as "half Cook Island and half New Zealand Māori", lead singer Marcellus (Lusa) Washburn is from Samoa, and Jeff and Will Hunkin (tenor and baritone, respectively) are both half-Samoan and half-Niuean.[8][9]

Discography

  • Musical Island Boys (CD; 2006)
  • Once Upon a Time (CD; 2009)
  • Dream (CD; 2013)
  • Four (CD; 2015)

References

  1. [1]
    "Official Scoring Summary, BHS, International, Quartet Finals, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 5, 2014" (PDF). Barbershop Harmony Society. 5 July 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Musical Island Boys claim barbershop gold". Newstalk ZB. 7 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  3. [3]
    "Musical Island Boys". Primarily A Cappella. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  4. [4]
    "Official Scoring Summary, BHS, MBNA America Collegiate Barbershop Quartet Contest International, Quartet Finals, Indianapolis, Indiana" (PDF). Barbershop Harmony Society. 8 July 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  5. [5]
    "Official Scoring Summary, BHS, International Quartet and Chorus Convention, International, Quartet Finals, Kansas City, Missouri, July 9, 2011" (PDF). Barbershop Harmony Society. 9 July 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  6. [6]
    "Official Scoring Summary, BHS, International Convention, International, Quartet Finals, Portland, Oregon, July 7, 2012" (PDF). Barbershop Harmony Society. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  7. [7]
    "Official Scoring Summary, BHS, International, Quartet Finals, Toronto, Ontario, July 6, 2013" (PDF). Barbershop Harmony Society. 6 July 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  8. [8]
    "Musical Island Boys Featured in New Zealand Press". stuff.co.nz. 19 July 2011. Archived from the original on 20 October 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2014 – via barbershop.org.
  9. [9]
    "Musical Island Boys". wickED. Ministry of Education. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
Preceded by SPEBSQSA International Quartet Champions
2014		 Succeeded by


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