The Oshkosh Winnebagoland Barbershop Chorus, under the direction of Todd Oxley and assisted by Craig LaPoint, had another successful year in competition for 2014.

On May 3, in Stevens Point, the chorus took second place in the Packerland Division of the Land O’Lakes (LOL) District. The chorus achieved an all-time high score of 72.8 percent and, for the sixth consecutive year, qualified for district competition.
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The Oshkosh chorus placed a respectable seventh at the LOL District competition, which took place in Rochester, Minnesota on October 25. At the district level, the chorus competed with 17 other choruses, all having achieved qualifying scores at their respective division competitions.

The Oshkosh Winnebagoland Barbershop Chorus, under the direction of Todd Oxley, participated in the Land 0’ Lakes (LOL) District Barbershop Competition in La Crosse, Wisconsin on October 26. The chorus earned the right to compete at the district level by winning the Packerland Division contest in May. The contest included choruses from Appleton, Green Bay, Manitowoc, Plymouth, Stevens Point, and Escanaba, Michigan.

At the district contest, the Oshkosh chorus was one of 19 participating choruses that included groups from Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Canada. Each chorus earned the right to compete at the district level by achieving qualifying scores at their respective division contests. The Oshkosh chorus placed seventh.

A Youth-In-Harmony Festival, bringing together high school students from throughout the district to learn more about the barbershop style of music, was held in conjunction with the convention. The 80 participants formed a chorus and performed to an appreciative audience of barbershoppers. Six area youth were members of the chorus. They included Madison Baker, Matt Beecher, Austin Cottrell, and Matt Schneider from Oshkosh, and William John and Dillon Moore from Brandon.

​In the quartet competition with 24 groups participating, The Cheery-O’s, with Oshkosh ties, made the finals and finished in fourth place. The group includes Todd Oxley and his three sons, Nathan, Joshua, and Jacob.

​​The Oshkosh Winnebagoland Barbershop Chorus took first place in the Packerland Division of the Land O’Lakes District Barbershop Competition held in Appleton on May 18, 2013. This represents the third time in the past five years that the local chorus has taken the honors. The chorus also took the Plateau AA Championship for chapters having between 40-75 members. In addition to Oshkosh, other choruses competing included Appleton, Stevens Point, Manitowoc, Plymouth, Green Bay, and Escanaba, Michigan.

​The chorus is directed by Todd Oxley, with Craig LaPoint as the assistant director. For the fifth consecutive year, the chorus has qualified for Land O’ Lakes District competition, which this year will be held in La Crosse, Wisconsin in October. The Land O’ Lakes District includes all of Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and three provinces of Canada. The Oshkosh chorus is an elite chorus in the Land O’ Lakes District having placed 6th in competition last year and 5th in 2011.

In the quartet competition, local participants, “Perfect Timing,” a senior’s group, placed 1st, and “Westhaven,” competing for their first time, was the novice winner.
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The Winnebagoland Barbershop Chorus will be active this summer singing in designated Oshkosh churches June 2 and June 30, and will perform in Berlin churches on August 11. The chorus will be featured performers at the EAA International Fly-In on July 30. In addition, they will be the preliminary act for the “Kids from Wisconsin” at the Leach Amphitheater on August 18, and will sing the National Anthem at the Timberattler’s baseball game on August 28.