Draft:Pearls of the Sound

Pearls of the Sound is a show and competition choir with about 50 members who mainly sing barbershop. The choir's home town is Helsingborg, but for many years they have competed internationally with great success.

Organization
Pearls of the Sound are members of Sweet Adelines International, a worldwide organization with about 23,000 singers distributed in about 25 regions, 500 choirs and 1,200 quartets. Pearls is part of the subgroup Nordic Light Region, which consists of about 20 choirs and about 35 quartets.

History
Pearls of the Sound was formed in 1987 by Lars Holmström and has since 1988 been (and still is) a competing choir with several fine medals won.

Conductors
The choir has been led since 2004 by the conductor Anna Rosenberg Adlerstam and in January 2015 the choir also got a co-conductor in Rasmus Krigström. Both Anna and Rasmus also act as judges in their respective organizations, Anna as a judge in the "visual communication" category in Sweet Adelines International (SAI) and Rasmus as a judge in the "music" category in the Barbershop Harmony Society (BHS).

Competition successes
The biggest successes in recent years are the WC Harmony Classic (Division AA) 2016 in Las Vegas and the WC Harmony Classic (Division A) 2013 Hawaii, both of which resulted in first place in the WC.

Lisbon sings in Lisbon 2023
Score: 26.67 points out of a possible 30

Placement: winner in his category, 4th of all competitors, golden diploma level VII

SNOBS convention in Kalmar 2023
Score: 1039 (second place)

WC 2022 Phoenix
Songs semi-final: A million dreams, From now on / Come alive medley

Score semi-final: 1344

Songs final: Kaval sviri - Evolution of music 1 - Tomorrow is promised to no one - Evolution of music 2

Final score: 1403 (fourth place and Most entertaining award)

European Championships and SNOBS 2022 Helsingborg
Songs: A million dreams, From now on / Come alive medley

EC points: 528 (first place)

Score SNOBS: 1048 (first place)

Nordic Championships 2019 Karlstad
Songs: I wish you love, This can't be love

Score: 687 (first place and gold midsize)

WC 2018 St Louis
Songs final: This is Pearls/Show me how you burlesque, Faith - Come what may - I wish you love, Lady Marmalade

Points final: 2697 (fifth place)

Nordic Championships 2017 Karlstad
Songs: I like myself, Fourleaf clover/Yes sir thats my baby

Score: 634 (first place and gold midsize)

WC Harmony Classic (Division AA) 2016 Las Vegas
Songs: Willy Wonka, I got the music in me, Love letters, Pure imagination, Candyman

Score: 1399 (first place and most entertaining award)

Nordic Championships 2015 Karlstad
Songs: Put your arms around me, If ever I would leave you

Points: 656 (second place and gold midsize)

WC 2014 Baltimore
Songs: If ever I would leave you, Put your arms around me medley

Points: 1192 (23rd place)

WC Harmony Classic (Division A) 2013 Hawaii
Songs: Over the rainbow, Never say "never again" again

Score: 1303 (first place)