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Scholarship Applications Now Available

Hickory Tree Chorus Accepting Scholarship Applications

The Hickory Tree Chorus chapter of Sweet Adelines International, is pleased to offer its annual $1,000 Scholarship to a young woman graduating high school in 2010, who intends to pursue a career in music. This scholarship will be given to a student selected on the basis of her application and her vocal musical talent.

Completed applications should include a CD or audio-tape, which should include at least two vocal performances, demonstrating the applicant’s particular talent. Applications must be received by April 16, 2010. All applicants will be notified during the week of May 24, 2010.

Applications are available at hickorytreechorus.org and many area guidance departments.

The Hickory Tree Chorus is an award-winning chapter of Sweet Adelines International singing four-part a cappella music, barbershop style. Members from 40 area communities rehearse and welcome guests Wednesdays, 7:30pm, at 570 Central Avenue, New Providence. Contact Lynn MacBeth for more scholarship information at lynnmacbeth@comcast.net or 908-879-2989.

HTC This Week

Peek inside a weekly rehearsal of the Hickory Tree Chorus chapter of Sweet Adelines International. This week 8 guests visited the chorus's 'Sing A cappella Series.' They participated in warm-ups, received a free vocal lesson, joined members on the risers and impressed all with their new skills! Chorus members also celebrated the birthday of a very special HTC friend. Join the fun!

Hickory Tree Chorus Spreads Holiday Cheer!

Carols rang throughout northern and central New Jersey as the Hickory Tree Chorus chapter of Sweet Adelines International, its ensembles and quartets spread holiday cheer with a full holiday performance schedule, even with two performances cancelled due to snow.

Escape, Moonstruck, True Blues and Brocade quartets regularly carolled on the streets of downtowns in Westfield, Chester and Summit. Small ensembles performed at the Berkeley Heights Tree Lighting, for the International Association of Administrative Professionals, and a 90th birthday party.

The final performance of the 2009 season featured the full chorus, performing two 45-minute sets, at the Assumption Church in Morristown as part of First Night Morris, one of the state's largest First Night celebrations.

The chorus looks forward to another full performance schedule in 2010, beginning with its popular Singing Valentines program. To tailor and book a performance for your entertainment needs, e-mail booking@hickorytreechorus.org. Singing Valentines can be ordered now by e-mailing valentine@hickorytreechorus.org

Pictured top to bottom: IAAP of Somerset County performance; 90th Birthday performance; First Night Morris performance (photo: Rory Britt).

Summit NJ News - Sing In the New Year with Free Voice Lessons

Summit NJ News - Sing In the New Year with Free Voice Lessons

Sing in the New Year! Register for HTC's 'Sing Acappella Series '

Sing In the New Year with Free Voice Lessons

Sweet Adelines International’s Hickory Tree Chorus invites women singers in the north/central New Jersey area who want to improve their vocal skills to register for the chorus’s Sing A Cappella Series, 7:15 pm January 6, 13, 19, and 27 at 570 Central Avenue, New Providence, NJ. The Hickory Tree Chorus is one of the hundreds of Sweet Adelines International choruses that make up this worldwide organization of women who sing four-part barbershop harmony.

Any woman of average singing ability, with or without vocal training, will find a part that fits her voice range with the help of Hickory Tree Chorus’s Music and Performance (MAP) team. Sing A Cappella participants will have the opportunity to work with Renee Porzel, Sweet Adelines International Certified Faculty, who will coach the chorus in Performance and Expression January 19. The other evenings, guests will work exclusively with Hickory Tree Chorus’s MAP team, and participate in portions of the chorus’s weekly rehearsals.

The Hickory Tree Chorus performs regularly throughout the community, produces an annual show, and awards an annual $1,000 scholarship to an area high school girl continuing her vocal music education in college.

Singing, performing and music education are only some of the benefits that members of Sweet Adelines International enjoy. Members experience genuine friendships, increased self-confidence, renewed vitality, and the unwavering motivation and inspiration of others that becomes invaluable.

For Sing A Cappella Series registration and directions contact Membership Chair, Dolly Power, at 908-307-6367 or members@hickorytreechorus.org. Visit on the web at hickorytreechorus.org

Museum Mayhem Show Tickets On Sale

The Hickory Tree Chorus chapter of Sweet Adelines International presents its 2009 annual show, Museum Mayhem, 3 and 7:30 pm, November 21, West Morris Mendham High School, 65 Main Street, Mendham, NJ.

The madness begins when the museum shuts down for the night and the chorus is locked inside! Spine-tingling harmonies by the award-winning Hickory Tree Chorus, WMMHS student singers, and guest men's quartet 'Round Midnight, the Barbershop Harmony Society's 2009 Mid-Atlantic District Champion.

Advanced tickets $20 adults, $18 seniors 62+, $10 youth 12 and under. All +$2 at the door.

E-mail: tickets@hickorytreechorus.org or phone 908-790-0334. More at hickorytreechorus.org