May 19, 2013

NEXT BIG EVENT!!!

 

Summer SINGsation:  June 6-8, 2013 - Bulletins and Flyers
Fall Fling: September 27-28, 2013

 

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Happy Charter Day Anniversary!

Your Region 4 Management Team, Sweet Adelines International, is excited to recognize your Charter Day and to wish you another wonderful year of harmony and song.

 

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Welcome To REGION 4!!

 

Region 4 Welcomes 5 Choruses from Region 23!!

Region 4 is thrilled to welcome  5 choruses to our region, effective May 1, 2013. These choruses were formerly part of Region 23. You can learn more about these great additions to Region 4, by visiting their websites below. Stay tuned for more information to be posted about our new sisters in song!

Congratulations to these incoming choruses for their results at their last Region 23 Chorus Contest this spring!

 

CHORUS CHAMPIONS and Division AA Champions - Metro Nashville

     Director - Kim Wonders

Third Place Medalists, 2nd Place Division AA, and Most Improved Chorus - K-Town Sound Chorus

     Director - Kellie Phifer

Fourth Place Medalists and 3rd Place Division AA - Scenic City Chorus

     Director - Jennifer Cooke

Sixth Place Medalists and Division A Champions - Harmony Hills Chorus

     Director - Natalie Allen

 

Tune Town Show Chorus, under the direction of James Estes, competed for evaluation only this spring since they will be competing at the Sweet Adelines International Competition in Hawaii in 2013.

Congratulations to the Top 5 Quartets from Region 23's 2013 Regional Competition. They all have members from the 5 choruses who have joined Region 4:

#1 - Dream - CAL, Scenic City & TuneTown Choruses

#2 - Last Minute - TuneTown Chorus

#3 - Bingo - Song of Atlanta & Tune Town Chorus

#4 - Some Assembly Required - Metro Nashville Chorus

#5 - WooHoo! - Metro Nashville Chorus

 

 


 

Region #4 2013 Contest Results!

 

QUARTET CHAMPIONS - iTONES

     Kathy Clough, Pam Ross, Angie Thompson, Fran Furtner

 

Second-Place Medalists - In Sync

     Pam Ringo, Debbie Thistle, Krista Pickens, Sue Pelley

Third-Place Medalists - Fourtune

     Nancy Appel, Susan Howell, Cheryl Hamon, Jodi Back

Fourth-Place Medalists - Uptown Sound

     Laura Wilt, Rochelle Strack, Maria Zink, Rachel Fankhauser

Fifth-Place Medalists - AMPT

     Amanda Kaufmann, Molly Huffman, Paula Wheeldon, Traci Martin


 

CHORUS CHAMPIONS - PRIDE OF KENTUCKY

     Director - Debbie Hite

 

Second-Place Medalists - Capital City Chorus

     Director - Bev Miller

Third-Place Medalists - White River Sound

     Director -Debbie Thistle

Fourth-Place Medalists - Cincinnati Sound     Director - Lynn Hartmuth

Fifth-Place Medalists - Gem City

     Director - Troy Kaper


 

Division AA Mid-Size Chorus Champions - White River Sound

     Director - Debbie Thistle

 

Division AA Mid-Size Chorus Second-Place Medalists - Gem City

     Director - Troy Kaper

Division AA Mid-Size Chorus Third-Place Medalists - Columbus

     Director - Kathy Larkins


 

Division A Small Chorus Champions - Voice of America

     Director - Stacey St. John

 

Division A Small Chorus Second-Place Medalists - Capitol Showcase

     Director - Amanda Kaufmann

Division A Small Chorus Third-Place Medalists - Diamond Jubilee

     Director - Jean Barford


 

2013 International Award

  • Most Improved Chorus - River Magic, directed by Beverly Miller

2013 Region #4 Awards

  • Novice Quartet Award -Jump Start - Angie Asher, Holly Boyd, Libby McCord, Dee Justice
  • Joyce Doll Most Improved Quartet - iTones - Kathy Clough, Pam Ross, Angie Thompson, Fran Furtner
  • Novice Director Award - Stacey St. John (Voice of America)
  • Judy St. John Coach of the Year Award - Molly Huffman
  • Celebrity Judge  Award - Voice of America

Quartet Contest Results Sheets

Chorus Contest Results Sheets

Contest Chorus Trends

Contest Quartet Trends

 

 Thanks to all participants

for a wonderful contest!

 


 

Congratulations to  Region 4 Catch A Rising Star Contest Winners,

PARADISE 4

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Sheridan King, baritone; Emily Ulrich, bass; Caroline Roberts, lead; Marissa Sowder. tenor

 

Paradise 4, from Paradise, Indiana, competed in the Region 4 Catch a Rising Star contest at Winter Warm-Up in January and came away the winners. They did a wonderful job and will be representing Region 4 at the Rising Start Quartet competition which will be held as part of the 2013 Sweet Adelines International competition to be held November 5-9 in Honolulu, HI.

 


 

Happy Charter Day Anniversary to Our Region 4 Choruses

The first quarter Charter Day slideshow is now available. Click on the link in the left sidebar and see who has their anniversary this quarter!

 

Your Region 4 Management Team, Sweet Adelines International, is excited to recognize your Charter Day and to wish you another wonderful year of harmony and song.

 


 Congratulations to Region 4 Contestants at the 2012 Denver SAI International Competition

 

Region 4 was well-represented at the 2012 Denver International Competition. Capital City Chorus represented Region 4 in the chorus competition. Joyful Noise and Lucky Day competed in the quartet contest and Fortune Cookies competed in the Rising Star Quartet competition. Congratulations to all competitors! You made Region 4 proud!!

 

For full contest results you can go to the SAI Competition Results page.

 

Capital City Chorus made it into the top 10 and finished 10th! Congratulations! Region 4 is very proud of you!!!

 

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Joyful Noise quartet placed 46th in the Quartet Competition.

 

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Lucky Day quartet placed 19th in the Quartet Competition.

 

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Fortune Cookies quartet placed 9th in the Rising Star Quartet competition.

 

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(all photos from Lilley Photography)

 


 

 

A cappella? That’s what Sweet Adelines do!

FIND A CHORUS NEAR YOU AND JOIN THE FUN AND THE HARMONY!!!

 

 

Region 4 is an extraordinary group of women who gather together in celebration of the art form known as barbershop harmony. We are a region of Sweet Adelines International.  We are committed to our mission: 

East Central Region 4 provides resources and opportunities for women to achieve musical excellence through quality education, personal development and performance.

 

 

 

 

 
 Photos courtesy Jon Petersen Photography, Tulsa OK