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Northwest Sound Men's Chorus
Official logo of the Northwest Sound Men's Chorus
Background information
Origin	Bellevue, Washington United States
Genres	Barbershop, Choral
Years active	1985–present
Members	Musical Director: Ken Potter President: NaVon Rickertsen
Website	northwestsound.org

The Northwest Sound Men's Chorus is a men's a cappella chorus in Bellevue, Washington, as a chapter of the Evergreen District, a part of the Barbershop Harmony Society. The chorus celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2010.^{[citation needed]} Its membership draws from the Greater Puget Sound area.^{[citation needed]} The group does a yearly community outreach, "Sing, Sing, Sing!", that offers free singing lessons for men of all ages.

The Northwest Sound Men's Chorus was chartered by Barbershop Harmony Society in 1985. The chorus has won numerous awards since its inception:

• Evergreen District Chorus champions^[1]
  • 1986
  • 1988
  • 1990
  • 1991
  • 1992
  • 1994
  • 2005
  • 2014 (placed 1st),^[2]
• Barbershop Harmony Society International Chorus Finals contestant:
  • 1987
  • 1989 (placed 10th)^[3]
  • 1991 (placed 12th)^[4]
  • 1992 (placed 9th)^[5]
  • 1993 (placed 9th)^[6]
  • 1995 (placed 16th)^[7]
  • 2006 (placed 20th)^[8]
  • 2009 (placed 19th),^[9]
  • 2011 (placed 21st)

The Northwest Sound Men's Chorus holds open auditions year round for new members in all vocal parts.^[10] The audition process includes a pre-screening and a demonstration of "tonality, listening and musicality" with one of the chorus's repertoire songs.

• Barbershop Harmony Society
• Barbershop music
• A cappella music

• Official website
• Evergreen District website