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Who is the Heart of New Jersey Chorus?
The award-winning Heart of New Jersey Chrous, a chapter of Sweet Adelines International, is a chorus of female singers ranging in age from their early twenties to 90+. Members are largely from Central Jersey, although all are welcome and some drive from as far as Basking Ridge. Members come from all walks of life, including: RNs, DVMs, Research and Development, CPAs, business owners, banking and advertising experts, homemakers, students, teachers, retirees, retail, you name it! What brings us together is our mutual love of singing and ringing chords, sharing friendship and harmony (pun definitely intended).
The Chorus welcomes new members. If you would like to learn more about becoming a member of the chorus, please click here for further details.
News Transcript Article - November, 2009
Will the Heart of New Jersey Perform for my Event?
From Gershwin to Gospel, Show Tunes to Swing, and Ballads to Boogie, the chorus provides residents of New Jersey with entertainment by performing for donations at civic events, for charities, private parties, and at our annual show. If you are interested in booking the chorus, please click here for further details. If you'd like to attend a performance, check here for details.
What is Sweet Adelines?
"Sweet Adelines International is a worldwide organization of women singers committed to advancing the musical art form of barbershop harmony through education and performance." The barbershop style of music is sung in a capella in four part harmony. We are a non-profit organization of more than 30,000 women in 600 choruses in 27 regions around the world.
Competition
Heart of New Jersey is a registered not-for-profit organization. We are a member of the Greater New York Region #15 of Sweet Adelines International. Every spring, between 15 and 30 choruses compete. There is a quartet competition as well. The purpose of competition is to focus on how well the choruses are preserving the barbershop art form. Each chorus receives feedback from the judges on how well they are capturing the sound, showmanship, and artistry of the art form. The first place chorus and quartet go on to an internantional competition one year later. The international competition is in a different city every year. Competition is also an exciting opportunity to have fun, show off our talents, and to get together to appreciate the outstanding abilities of our sister choruses.
MCAC Grant
The Heart of New Jersey Chorus is supported in part by a grant from the Monmouth County Arts Council.
