Sweet Adelines International 75th Jubilee Commemorative Album

Young women have long been a part of the Sweet Adelines culture. Quartets with members with members aged 25 and under such as the Junior Misses (1956) and Growing Girls (1989) became Queens of Harmony before there was any formal structure for involving and educating young women in the barbershop art form. Several junior choruses were formed beginning in the 1960s, and some chapters began awarding scholarships to aspiring music majors. Young Women in Harmony (YWIH) With an eye on the success of these groups and programs, and the desire to make these types of opportunities available through the Sweet Adelines organization, the International Board of Directors created the Young Women in Harmony (YWIH) program. Young Women in Harmony offers life-changing opportunities to youth and provides music educators with complimentary resources to include the study and performance of barbershop harmony in school music programs. YWIH programs are unique and offer proven methodologies to engage youth and support the mission of Sweet Adelines International by elevating women singers worldwide through education, performance, and competition in barbershop harmony and a cappella music. YWIH also seeks to empower all women age 25 and younger, exposing them to the world of barbershop music, and providing the opportunity to develop the mastery of their singing technique.

SPOTLIGHT: YOUTH

ClassRing, 2014 Rising Star Champion Quartet and 2019 International Champion Quartet

At the International Board Meeting one day in 1990, following a membership study of our organization, Bev Sellers, (soon to be International President), looked around the table and spoke emotionally to us on the board saying, ‘We (the organization) are in danger of dying of old age!’ And at that moment Young Women in Harmony was born. Blessings go to Bev and the Board at that time for their vision, which has certainly been game changing for all Sweet Adelines. –Kathy Carmody, International President (1997-1998 and 1999-2000)

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