Musical Island Boys
| Musical Island Boys | |
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| 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] competed in its first international barbershop contest in 2004,[3] and won second-place silver medals in the 2011,[4] 2012,[5] and 2013 international contests.[6] Other awards include the New Zealand and Pan-Pacific Open Gold Medals at the 4th Pan Pacific Barbershop Convention in 2004,[3] the International Collegiate Quartet Championship in 2006, and second place in the International Open Barbershop Championships in 2011.[7]
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.[7][8]
Discography
- Musical Island Boys (CD; 2006)
- Once Upon a Time (CD; 2009)
- Dream (CD; 2013)
- Four (CD; 2015)
References
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| Preceded by | SPEBSQSA International Quartet Champions 2014 |
Succeeded by Instant Classic |
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