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

Meet and Greet at New Providence Farmer's Market

Members of the Hickory Tree Chorus chapter of Sweet Adelines International perform and speak to women interested in membership 1:30-2:30 pm, October 7 and 14 at the New Providence Farmer's Market.On those same evenings, as well as October 21, at 7:30 pm the chorus hosts "seat-to-stage!" free classes for women interested in learning a fun-filled song to perform on-stage with the chorus on its annual November 21 show.

Hickory Tree Chorus performs popular music in four-part, a cappella harmony, barbershop style. Its 55 members hail from 40 area communities and rehearse 7:30 pm, Wednesdays, at 570 Central Avenue, New Providence.

The chorus also awards an annual $1,000 scholarship to an area high school senior girl pursuing vocal music studies in college. The chorus will be selling cookbooks at the Farmer's Market to help fund the scholarship.

The New Providence Farmer's Market is located in the Municipal Building parking lot on the corner of Elkwood Avenue and Academy Street.

For membership, performance and scholarship information about Hickory Tree Chorus visit hickorytreechorus.org or e-mail: info@hickorytreechorus.org

seat-to-stage! An Opportunity to Perform with Hickory Tree Chorus

seat-to-stage! is an opportunity for women to get out of the audience and onto the stage as a performer with the award-winning Hickory Tree Chorus on their November 21 original show, Museum Mayhem. After completing a series of three, free classes participants may experience the joy of singing a chord-ringing, fun-filled popular uptune in front of an audience of friends and family.

Georgette Chrystal, baritone of three-time Sweet Adelines International Regional Champion Quartet Escape, will host a series of three, free classes teaching women singers one of four a cappella voice parts. The ability to read music is helpful but not required. Like Hickory Tree Chorus members, participants will be aided by learning CD’s and sheet music, as well as patient, personal guidance.

seat-to-stage! free classes will be held three nights only — October 7, 14, and 21, 7:30 pm, 570 Central Avenue, New Providence, NJ. Register with Membership Chair Dolly Power at 908-307-6367 or: members@hickorytreechorus.org. More information at www.hickorytreechorus.org