2025 District Convention & Contests
2025-09-26 - 2025-09-27 | DoubleTree by Hilton, Bloomington, IL, 10 Brickyard Dr., Bloomington, 61701, United States
Registration for the fall Illinois District Convention is open! It’s going to be a fabulous weekend of singing, fellowship & FUN, so we hope to see YOU in Bloomington on September 26th and 27th!
Register for an all-events ticket/namebadge here:
All competitors will need to go to EventBrite and purchase a registration & pick up your badge on site, as the name badge will serve as your ticket & we’ll be checking. Registrations can be purchased on site per the schedule, but it’ll be more convenient for you to take care of this ahead of time on EventBrite.
Tickets to individual events will be available at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts (BCPA), where all contest sessions will be held. The address is 600 N East St., Bloomington, IL 61701.
The headquarters hotel is the DoubleTree by Hilton, 10 Brickyard Dr., Bloomington, IL 61701. All rooms in our room block are already reserved, so if you don’t have a room yet, we suggest you contact other nearby hotels.
Here’s the schedule for what is shaping up to be a great weekend:
Illinois District 2025 Convention
Schedule of events updated 9/11/2025
Illinois District 2025 Convention Schedule of Events
FRIDAY- Sept. 26th

1:00pm House of Delegates Meeting – DoubleTree Hotel – Brookridge room
2:30pm-6:00pm Convention Registration – DoubleTree Hotel – Pre-Function Area
*All competitors must present an all events registration to enter contest stage.
District Historical Display – DoubleTree Hotel – Ironwood Room
3:00pm-5:00pm Tag Room with William Stutts – DoubleTree Hotel – Brookridge room
6:30pm District Quartet and International Quartet Prelim Semi-Finals – BCPA
*Single event tickets sold at the BCPA ticket office.
Evaluations for all quartets not competing in the Saturday Night Finals – Report to judge’s hotel rooms at the DoubleTree Hotel approximately 30 minutes following the end of the Quartet Semi-Finals (see quartet “Scoring Analysis” for schedule).
9:00pm (approx.) President’s Reception – DoubleTree Hotel-Brickyard 1
TTBD QCA Chorus Rehearsal – Double Tree Hotel – Brookridge room (time will be announced during quartet semi-finals)
SATURDAY- Sept. 27th
8:00am-9:00am QCA Meeting – DoubleTree Hotel – Brookridge Room
9:00am-11:30am Convention registration – DoubleTree Hotel – Pre-Function Area
*All competitors must present an all events registration to enter contest stage.
District Historical Display – DoubleTree Hotel – Ironwood Room
9:00am-9:50am “From the Judges seat” – Your questions, Their answers – Double
Tree Hotel – Brookridge Room
9:00am-9:50am Tag Room with William Stutts DoubleTree Hotel – Brickyard 1&2
10:00am-11:00am SMAG Contest (Saturday Morning Anything Goes)- DoubleTree
Hotel – Brickyard 1&2
12:00pm District Chorus Championship & International Chorus Prelim Finals – BCPA
*Single event tickets sold at the BCPA ticket office.
Evaluation for Chorus Music Committee Members only (limit 4)-Report to judge’s hotel rooms at the DoubleTree Hotel approximately 30 minutes following the end of the Chorus Competition (see chorus “Scoring Analysis” for schedule).
3:30pm-4:30pm Renegades meet and greet – With Tom Felgen and members of
the Renegades Family – DoubleTree Hotel – Brookridge room
6:30pm District Quartet Championship & International Quartet Prelim Finals – BCPA
*Single event tickets sold at the BCPA ticket office.
9:30pm (approx.) District / QCA Reception – DoubleTree Hotel – Brickyard 1&2
10:30pm (approx.) Evaluations for all Finalist Quartets – Report to the Judge’s hotel
rooms at the DoubleTree hotel (see quartet “Scoring Analysis” for schedule).

Northern IL Harmony Alliance Christmas Show Rehearsal Kick-off
2025-10-11 14:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)
Singers: Come to our Kickoff Gathering at 2:00 pm on Saturday, October 11 at Wellspring Alliance Church, 1766 S. Blanchard Street, Wheaton.
There will be Food, Registration, Rehearsal Gameplan, Laughs, and Singing. Join 70+ singers from six area choruses & a great director team.
We’ll put on two shows on Dec. 6 and 7 in Naperville. New This Year: You can choose WEEKNIGHT or WEEKEND rehearsals planned at several chorus locations. Also new in 2025: Two shows, one location, one weekend.
BRING A FRIEND/GUEST: An ideal opportunity for new singers to experience barbershop music performance. Invite a family member, neighbor, friend, co-worker or church choir mates.

2026 Virtual Leadership Summit Jan 10-11
2026-01-10 10:00 - 16:00
This virtual event will provide valuable information from experts who will focus on the specific board members areas of responsibility. Participants will get to ask the Illinois district leaders questions and share best practices in discussions with their peers from other chapters in the region. We will help you get familiar with the tools and resources available on Barbershop.org. All while meeting other leaders in the barbershop community.
We hope you will attend and encourage others from your chapter to attend this fun and informative event.
PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE DIFFERENT ZOOM LINKS FOR EACH DAY
LINK FOR SATURDAY ONLY
Time: Jan 10, 2026 10:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/99913558973?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 999 1355 8973 Passcode: [REDACTED]
SATURDAY JANUARY 10 GAME PLAN
10:00 AM Introductions and Expectations
10:15 AM Chapter President Workshop
SME Panel Ben Dirks Illinois District President and Glenn Mills District Exec VP
11:00 AM Question and Answer Session
SME Panel Ben Dirks Illinois District President and Glenn Mills District Exec VP
12:00 NOON Wrap Up
15 minute break
12:15 PM Introductions and Expectations
12:30 PM Chapter Secretary Workshop
SME Mike Isely Illinois District Secretary
1:15 PM Question and Answer Session
2:00 PM Wrap Up
15 minute break (If needed we will provide a secretary breakout session)
2:15 PM Introductions and Expectations
2:30 PM Chapter Treasurer Workshop
Led by Leif Wildman Illinois District Treasurer
3:15 PM Question and Answer Session
4:00 PM End Day One
LINK FOR SUNDAY ONLY
Time: Jan 11, 2026 01:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 957 9338 2528 Passcode: [REDACTED]
SUNDAY JANUARY 11 GAME PLAN
1:00 PM Introductions and Expectations
1:15 PM Marketing and Membership
SME William Murschel VP Marketing COD and Glenn Mills District Exec VP
2:00 PM Question and Answer Session
2:45 PM Wrap Up
15 Minute Break
3:00 PM Introductions and Expectations
3:15 PM Music and Performance Workshop
SME Mark Servos
3:45 PM Question and Answer Session
4:30 PM Wrap Up Closing Thoughts
5:00 PM End of Summit
John Q Morris
Illinois District | Chapter Support & Leadership

2026 Spring HOD Meeting
2026-03-20 19:00 - 21:00 | DoubleTree by Hilton, Bloomington, IL, 10 Brickyard Dr., Bloomington, 61701, United States
The 2026 spring House of Delegates meeting is during Harmony College Midwest at 7 pm, Friday, March 20, 2026 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Bloomington, IL.
Details to follow.

Register for Harmony College Midwest 2026
2026-03-21 | DoubleTree by Hilton, Bloomington, IL, 10 Brickyard Dr., Bloomington, 61701, United States
HCM 2026 features Gimme Four and head clinician Will Downey!
Register via Eventbrite
Register for a hotel room at the group rate here.

2026 Fall District Convention
2026-09-25 - 2026-09-26 | DoubleTree by Hilton, Bloomington, IL, 10 Brickyard Dr., Bloomington, 61701, United States
Save the dates for the 2026 IL District Fall Convention, September 25 & 26, 2026.
More info to come about registration, cost, deadlines, hotel reservations, schedule.
