Sweet Adelines International 75th Jubilee Commemorative Album

Sweet Adelines members often say that things we learn in our organization carry over to their personal and professional lives, such as time management, teamwork, creativity, and problem-solving, to name just a few. And we often bring ‘outside’ skills (such as technology) into our choruses that can have a big impact as well. For example, Aerospace engineer extraordinaire Allissa Battocletti Noffke (pictured) teaches space walking at NASA's Johnson Space Center. She is a former member of Houston Horizon Chorus and current front-row member of Melodeers Chorus. Melodeers choreographer Renée Porzel says, "She is incredible and often talks about how her musical background has been tied to her love of space: the discipline and the teamwork she learns from being in musical ensembles! So happy she is 'one of us'.” Debacle Quartet (George Spencer, Caitlin Launt, Tanya Kavanagh, and Glenda Lloyd) of Canberra, Australia are self-proclaimed STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) nerds. Between them, they have a PhD in systems engineering and bachelor of science (physics); bachelor of engineering (mechanical) and bachelor of science (chemistry); bachelor of applied science (environmental science), spatial analyst; and bachelor of arts (computing studies), training and assessment, IT manager.

Fran Furtner served on the International Board of Directors 2010-2015 and is Chair of the International Chorus Growth Incentive Task Force 2020. “Fran is one of my ‘sheroes’ because of her high-level marketing background,” said Carol Mouché, Region #10 Team Coordinator. “I was impressed to know that she was once a brand manager for the world’s largest advertiser. I soaked up her wisdom at international education classes. She taught us a lot about brand awareness and how it relates to chorus marketing and membership growth.”

2020 All 2020 regional contests and events cancelled due to global COVID-19 pandemic. 2020 First ever Sweet Adelines Virtual International Convention.

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