St. Lawrence Chorus

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The first rehearsal of what would become the St. Lawrence Chorus, Sweet Adelines International was held in November 1977, in Potsdam, NY, under the direction of Linda Tracy, who at the time was a student at Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam.  St. Lawremce Chorus won the 2006 first place small chorus award under the direction of Genine Kroll

The St. Lawrence Chorus was granted its charter, which includes the right to perform in public as "Sweet Adelines" by the Sweet Adelines International organization on January 25, 1980. Twenty members are required for a chorus to charter, and of those original twenty, three remain singing with us. They are Beverly Kearing, Carolyn Shelmidine and Patricia White.

We participated in our first competition in 1981 and came in last among those singing. There was nowhere to go but up! We have since competed many times, winning 1^st Place Small Chorus in 1988, Most Improved Chorus 1988, and 3^rd Place Small Chorus in 1989, all under the direction of Linda Tracy. In 1993, we again won 1^st Place Small Chorus under the direction of Carol Reed, who was awarded the Novice Director Trophy.

We won 1^st Place Small Chorus in 2006 under the direction of Genine Gehret, and now 1^st Place Small Chorus 2010, under the direction of Genine Gehret and Donna Kleist direction and also 2010 Most improved chorus award.

Through the years, the St. Lawrence Chorus has had three directors: Linda Tracy, 1977-1992; Charles Papp, 1985-86; and Carol Reed, 1992 to 2001. Our co-directors are Donna Kleist and Genine Gehret .

Current officers are:

President – Judy Tidaback

Vice-President – Michelle Bresett  

Treasurer – Jewell LaComb

Secretary –

Rehearsals are held each Tuesday from 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM at Canton Central School. We also schedule regular coaching by musical leaders from the United States and Canada, who have much to offer us.

We perform many times and places throughout the year for a variety of special occasions, including tree-lighting ceremonies at Christmas, singing for nursing home residents, numerous civic groups, and Elder hostels at local colleges.

This year's Sweet Adeline of the Year is Michelle Bresett.

Our chorus is very fortunate to have two quartets singing with us. Our quartet performs in our annual show each year and during the year in various singing engagements throughout the tri-county area.

Membership: Michelle Bresett  tsongbird@usadatanet.net