Most Improved Chorus Award

The Most Improved Chorus Award is presented at the end of the Chorus Contest.
  • Award Description: Tall traveling trophy with chorus name imprinted on front, with white carrying case.
  • First Awarded: 1988
  • Donated by: Village Vocal Chords Chapter of Metro Chicago, IL
  • Presented by: President of the Village Vocal Chords or her designee.
  • Awarded to: The chorus showing the greatest improvement in consecutive Area 4 Chorus Contests as indicated by scoring and computed by the greatest advancement in score from the previous year to the current one.
  • To Determine Winner: List those competing choruses who competed in the previous year. (Requires Area 4 Chorus Contest OSS for the previous year.) Compute the increase in score from last year to this year. The chorus with the largest increase in score is the recipient. NOTE: If no chorus increases in score, the award will be presented to the chorus showing the greatest improvement in RANK in consecutive Area 4 Chorus Contests. If not chorus increases in score or rank, the award will not be presented and will be retained by the ACJC.
  • Tie is broken by: The chorus attaining the highest Singing category score; if that does not break the tie, then by the highest Music category score.
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​AC&C Cancelled Due to COVID-19
Wolf River Harmony​
Covered Bridge Harmony (name change 2014 from Covered Bridge Country)
Harmony Magic
Harmony Magic
Sound Celebration
Harmony Magic
Sound Celebration
St. Louis Chordinals, Inc.
Misty River Music Makers
St. Louis Chordinals, Inc.
Sound Celebration
Harmony Magic
Covered Bridge Country
​Covered Bridge Country
​Covered Bridge Country
Sweet Harmony
Sweet Harmony
Misty River Music Makers
Sound Celebration
(not presented)
Heart of Indiana
(not presented)
Sound Celebration (name change 1995 from Chord-a-lettes)
Misty River Music Makers
Sweet Harmony
Chord-a-lettes
Sounds of Harmony
Chord-a-lettes
Chord-a-lettes
Misty River Music Makers
St. Louis Chordinals, Inc.
Misty River Music Makers
Sounds of Harmony
Great River Echoes