The Sweet Adelines International (SAI) Board of Directors
ratified the appointment of Gillette resident Carolyn Schmidt to serve as one
of three coordinators of its International Music Arrangers Program (IMAP), for
the 2013-14 term beginning May 1. The committee is comprised of three Master or
Certified Music Arrangers. Schmidt was advanced to Master Music Arranger
earlier this year, and is currently one of only five Master Music Arrangers
currently active in the 23,000-member world-wide organization.
As an IMAP Coordinator, Schmidt will oversee the selection,
evaluation, and promotion of music arrangers in the program. She previously
served five years on the committee during the 90’s and has since served as a
mentor to other arrangers in the program. Schmidt is a well-respected music
arranger in Sweet Adelines International, having arranged over 125 songs, sung
by hundreds of women’s choruses and quartets around the world.
Sweet Adelines International is a worldwide organization of
women singers committed to advancing the musical art form of barbershop harmony
through education, competition, and performance. This independent, non-profit
music education association is one of the largest singing organizations for
women.
Schmidt has directed the Basking Ridge, NJ-based Hickory
Tree Chorus since 1990, and in 2000 advanced to the title of Master Director by
leading the chorus to its first ‘600+’ score in Sweet Adelines International
regional competition. Under her direction, the chorus has consistently placed 3rd
or higher in regional competition, and has qualified for International
competition four times. The chorus was awarded 2nd place in Sweet
Adelines International’s 2012 Harmony Classic competition for mid-sized
choruses. On April 13, it was awarded 3rd place overall in the
Greater New York Region’s annual competition.
Hickory Tree Chorus performs regularly, offers an annual
scholarship, and auditions new members year ‘round. Its commitment to education
helps women singers realize their full potential through learning, leadership, musical,
and creative opportunities. For more information call: 973-980-8466 or visit on
the web at: hickorytreechorus.org
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