Sweet Adelines International 75th Jubilee Commemorative Album

Why I Sing

Singing brings me joy and fills my heart. I found Sweet Adelines when I bumped into a small contingent of Lions Gate Chorus singing Christmas music in a local market, and thought, “I have to do that.” I am a “lifer.” I am Sweet Adelines! —Cammi MacKinlay, Region #26, member since 1986 Singing expresses my emotions the way an artist uses paint, or a chef uses fine ingredients. Singing, especially with others in harmony, fills my heart and mind. Music goes beyond words, and my voice is my instrument. Joining Sweet Adelines changed my life. —Carol Dirner, Region #11, member since 1989 I sing because I cannot not sing! Music is the gift from God that brings me joy and happiness and friends wherever I go. Sweet Adelines came on the scene for me after directing a sign language choir for several years. I wanted a vocal outlet and Houston Horizon’s name came up in a newspaper calendar of events. I decided to try it. I ended up

The Grand Foyer of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C., USA, was the site for the Vienna-Falls Chorus (Virginia, USA) performance. Chorus members shared the same thought: “Today the steps, tomorrow the stage!” —The Pitch Pipe, April 1986

on the risers and here I am all these years later! —Sara Davis, Region #10, member since 1989

Singing is therapy, singing is meditation, singing is joy, singing is fun, singing is catharsis — but, most of all, singing is freedom from all that is negative around you. Now put singing in the context of a chorus and suddenly, you are not alone. Singing then becomes a

joining of the hands of humanity — a universal language. —Shyamali Godbole, Region #19, member since 1994

The chord structure in the arrangements made me want to sing barbershop. I started with quartet singing, and soon felt that I wanted to sing in a chorus. I joined Stockholm City

Voices. I need singing in my life, especially four-part harmony. —Magdalena Hansols, Region #32, member since 1984

—The Pitch Pipe, January 1989

1995 Headquarters recycling efforts resulted in 483 pounds of waste paper, saving four trees, 988 kwh in energy, 1,687 gallons of water, 0.79 cubic yards of landfill space, and 14.4 pounds of air pollution.

1995 All regions required to submit both audio and video contest tapes. DMAs may use tapes solely for evaluation.

1995 The Pitch Pipe mission statement is updated: "…to inform, educate, and recognize the singers of Sweet Adelines International."

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