Musical Island Boys

Musical Island Boys
Origin Wellington, New Zealand
Genres Barbershop
Website musicalislandboys.co.nz
Members Jeff Hunkin – tenor
Marcellus Washburn – lead
Will Hunkin – baritone
Matt Gifford – bass

Musical Island Boys is the barbershop quartet that won the International Quartet Championship for 2014 at the Barbershop Harmony Society's annual international convention, in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1] From Wellington, New Zealand, the quartet began in 2002 at Tawa College,[2] and competed in its first international barbershop contest in 2004.[3] They won the international collegiate contest in 2006 at Indianapolis,[4] and won second-place silver medals in the 2011,[5] 2012,[6] and 2013 international contests.[7] Other awards include the New Zealand and Pan-Pacific Open Gold Medals at the 4th Pan Pacific Barbershop Convention in 2004,[3] and second place in the International Open Barbershop Championships in 2011.[8]

Bass singer Matt Gifford is self-described as "half Cook Island and half New Zealand Māori", lead singer Marcellus (Lusa) Washburn is from Samoa, and Jeff and Will Hunkin (tenor and baritone, respectively) are both half-Samoan and half-Niuean.[8][9]

Discography

  • Musical Island Boys (CD; 2006)
  • Once Upon a Time (CD; 2009)
  • Dream (CD; 2013)
  • Four (CD; 2015)

References

  1. ↑ "Official Scoring Summary, BHS, International, Quartet Finals, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 5, 2014" (PDF). Barbershop Harmony Society. July 5, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Musical Island Boys claim barbershop gold". Newstalk ZB. July 7, 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Musical Island Boys". Primarily A Cappella. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Official Scoring Summary, BHS, MBNA America Collegiate Barbershop Quartet Contest International, Quartet Finals, Indianapolis, Indiana" (PDF). Barbershop Harmony Society. July 8, 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Official Scoring Summary, BHS, International Quartet and Chorus Convention, International, Quartet Finals, Kansas City, Missouri, July 9, 2011" (PDF). Barbershop Harmony Society. July 9, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Official Scoring Summary, BHS, International Convention, International, Quartet Finals, Portland, Oregon, July 7, 2012" (PDF). Barbershop Harmony Society. July 7, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Official Scoring Summary, BHS, International, Quartet Finals, Toronto, Ontario, July 6, 2013" (PDF). Barbershop Harmony Society. July 6, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  8. 1 2 "Musical Island Boys Featured in New Zealand Press". stuff.co.nz. July 19, 2011. Archived from the original on October 20, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2014 – via barbershop.org.
  9. ↑ "Musical Island Boys". wickED. Ministry of Education. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
Preceded by
Masterpiece		 SPEBSQSA International Quartet Champions
2014		 Succeeded by
Instant Classic
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