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FEBRUARY 2005
Hickory Tree
Chorus $1000 Music Scholarship
Hickory Tree Chorus is once again pleased to offer a $1000
scholarship to a musically talented young woman interested
in pursuing a career in music. Rehearsing in New Providence,
the chorus is a local chapter of Sweet Adelines
International, an organization of 30,000 women worldwide,
dedicated to teaching, singing and performing a cappella,
four part harmony. Hickory Tree Chorus has been awarding
annual scholarships for over 20 years to students from areas
in which its members reside.
Qualified highs chool girls with good academic records and
exceptional talent in vocal music are encouraged to apply.
Students should also applied for acceptance into a music
program at a college or university. Applicants must submit
an audiotape or CD of a short performance demonstrating
their particular talent. Tapes and CDs may include
accompaniment, as needed. Completed applications and
audiotapes or CDs must be received by April 25, 2005.
High School
guidance departments in more than 50 communities have
information and applications. Applications may also be
requested by either calling 908-879-2989, sending an e-mail
to
info@hickorytreechorus.org or by printing them
directly from the chorus' website at
www.hickorytreechorus.org.
FEBRUARY 2004
After Hours, 2000 International Quartet Champions of
Harmony, Inc., have been nominated for a
2004 CARA Award for the best comedy song -- "Baritone
Blues". Not being a comedy quartet (per say) the
quartet was quite excited and somewhat surprised to have
received such honor.
JANUARY 2004
January 1, 2004 - Portsmouth, NH - Wendy (Mercier) McCoole,
longtime barbershopper from Portsmouth, NH, launches
BarbershopWomen.com - an Internet community dedicated to
women all over the world who participate in and contribute
to the hobby of barbershop. The website, located at
www.barbershopwomen.com,
is a central resource Internet site that contains
directories of women's choruses, quartets and coaches from
all women's barbershop organizations, available women's
barbershop CDs, groups and individuals making the news, and
general resource information. Future plans include a
master calendar of events as well as open forum chat rooms
and/or bulletin boards. For those groups or coaches
who do not currently have a website, BarbershopWomen.com has
also been set up to provide a very low cost way to have one
created and hosted for free on BarbershopWomen.com.
For more information, send an email to
info@barbershopwomen.com. |
