Sweet Adelines International 75th Jubilee Commemorative Album

Beginning with the 2003 regional competitions, the International Board agreed to provide all judges and trial scorers in each regional competition they judge copies of the regional competition audio or videotapes as important learning tools. The International Board agreed to hold a family chorus performance annually at international convention as long as there is interest, following the popularity of the event at the Nashville, Tennessee (USA) contest in 2002. In an effort to obtain good published music arrangements, the International Board agreed that arrangers be paid a fee of $500 USD per arrangement. Also in 2002, International President Carole Kirkpatrick Persinger ceremonially signed the contract and construction drawings for the new international headquarters building in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.

Foveaux Harmony Chorus, Region #35, the world’s southernmost Sweet Adelines Chorus in Invercargill, in the south of South Island of New Zealand, won the 2002 Southland Entertainer of the Year Award. The chorus was only four years old at the time.

Orangeville Chorus, Region #16, perform at 9th International Choir & Music Festival in Paris, France, with 1,600 singers worldwide. Orangeville was the only Sweet Adelines group in attendance and the only Canadian representative.

1999 Members of Kansas City Chorus perform at Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC (USA).

1999 First IES held. More than 1,400 members attend.

1999 Netherlands Area #33 and Southern Cross Area #34 (Australia) become regions.

1999 St. Louis Harmony Chorus named Grand Champion Chorus and Women's Overall Champion Chorus at Buckeye Invitational.

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