More than just a weekend of singing four-part a cappella barbershop harmony, it is a weekend of serious competition for quartets and choruses from across New England, Western NY and Maritime Canada under the watchful eyes and ears of a panel of judges from across North America. Qualifying choruses from the weekend will advance to the Barbershop Harmony Society International Chorus Competition next July. Qualifying seniors quartets from the weekend will advance to the Barbershop Harmony Society Seniors Quartet Competition. Top scoring eligible men's, women's, mixed, and novice quartets win their respective Northeastern District titles.