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'''Sweet Adelines International''' is a worldwide organization of women singers committed to advancing the musical art form of barbershop harmony through education and performances. This independent, nonprofit music education association is one of the world's largest singing organizations for women. "Harmonize the World" is the organization's motto. | |||
The international membership of nearly 25,000 women, all singing in English, includes choruses in most of the fifty United States as well as in Australia, Canada, England, Finland, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Scotland, Sweden, Wales and the Netherlands. The organization encompasses more than 1,200 registered quartets and 600 choruses. | |||
== Name == | |||
== Governance == | |||
The 12-position International Board of Directors is elected by the membership and functions as the governing and decision-making body of the organization. The Board elects the officers of the corporation. The International Board of Directors has the full authority to do all things necessary to fulfill the purpose of the organization, including strategic planning, the levying of fees and the execution of contracts. Board members work directly with the international headquarters staff to monitor and administer the organization’s programs. | |||
== Headquarters == | |||
== Preservation == | |||
== Contests == | |||
== Regions == | |||
Sweet Adelines International choruses are divided into geographic regions, each governed by a management team. The team of elected and appointed coordinators is responsible for guiding the smooth operation of the region. | |||
Regions 18, 20, 27-29, and 33 do not exist. | |||
*<nowiki>#1</nowiki> North Atlantic | |||
*<nowiki>#2</nowiki> Border Lakes | |||
*<nowiki>#3</nowiki> Lake Michigan | |||
*<nowiki>#4</nowiki> East Central | |||
*<nowiki>#5</nowiki> Midwest Gateway | |||
*<nowiki>#6</nowiki> Can-Am | |||
*<nowiki>#7</nowiki> Midwest Plains | |||
*<nowiki>#8</nowiki> Rocky Mountain | |||
*<nowiki>#9</nowiki> Atlantic Gulf | |||
*<nowiki>#10</nowiki> Great Gulf Region | |||
*<nowiki>#11</nowiki> Sequoia Pacifica | |||
*<nowiki>#12</nowiki> Pacific Shores | |||
*<nowiki>#13</nowiki> North Pacific | |||
*<nowiki>#14</nowiki> Blue Ridge | |||
*<nowiki>#15</nowiki> Greater New York | |||
*<nowiki>#16</nowiki> Lake Ontario | |||
*<nowiki>#17</nowiki> Lake Erie | |||
*<nowiki>#19</nowiki> Atlantic Bay-Mountain | |||
*<nowiki>#21</nowiki> Golden West | |||
*<nowiki>#22</nowiki> Mid-America | |||
*<nowiki>#23</nowiki> Heart of Dixie | |||
*<nowiki>#24</nowiki> Mount 'n Shore | |||
*<nowiki>#25</nowiki> Heart of America | |||
*<nowiki>#26</nowiki> Canadian Maple Leaf | |||
*<nowiki>#30</nowiki> Satellite Area (isolated chapters) | |||
*<nowiki>#31</nowiki> Quartet of Nations | |||
*<nowiki>#32</nowiki> Nordic Light | |||
*<nowiki>#34</nowiki> Southern Cross | |||
*<nowiki>#35</nowiki> New Zealand | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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*[http://www.sweetadelineintl.org/ Official website] | *[http://www.sweetadelineintl.org/ Official website] | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Adelines_International Wikipedia article] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Adelines_International Wikipedia article] | ||
[[Category:Affiliates]] | |||