Friends and family are welcome to attend
the saturday evening show, 7:30 pm

Donations are accepted at the door!  Donate to your favorite competitor or donate to all competitors! 
And SING with the Champs!  Everyone is WELCOME!

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SEPT. 16 - 18, 2016

Music School Registration is still open!

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Lori Lyford - Master Director 700*, scottsdale chorus

“My personal objective is to continually learn about the barbershop craft and to share that knowledge to enhance the skills, confidence and musical credibility of all singers.”

•   Scottsdale Director since 1993
•   Master Director 700*
•   Certified International Faculty member
•   Won international quartet medal as lead singer in Affinity
•   Multi-year Region 21 Quartet Champion
•   Region 21 2005 Hall of Fame
•   More than 30 years teaching music
•   Choral music teacher, Chandler High School, Chandler, AZ
•   Won 10 international chorus medals with Scottsdale Chorus - always placing 3rd or better

​Lori Lyford came to Scottsdale Chorus from Yakima, Washington, where she had been the director of the Rolling Hills Chorus in Region 13. Within a few short months (in her FIRST appearance on the International Competition stage!) she directed the Scottsdale Chorus to a 3rd Place win.   Today she is one of the most sought-after coaches in the barbershop genre, conducting training seminars and coaching sessions throughout the United States and abroad. 

Whether playing a boom whacker or performing a solo in a tender ballad, Lori is the ultimate performer.  She is the driving force behind the success of the Scottsdale Chorus.

* an elite group of directors whose choruses score 700 points (out of 800 possible) or more at Regional Competitions

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