HTC Members Help Set Guiness World Record

Seven members of the Hickory Tree Chorus chapter of Sweet Adelines International, attending the Sweet Adelines International convention in Nashville, TN participated in setting a Guinness World Record for the Largest Singing Lesson October 24. Read more from Reuters:

Sweet Adelines International Sets Guinness World Record for Largest Singing
Lesson

TULSA, Okla., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Sweet Adelines International set the
Guinness World Record for Largest Singing Lesson on Oct. 24, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.
The record-setting event coincided with the 63rd annual International
Convention and Competition held at the Sommet Center in Nashville, Tenn. Sweet
Adelines members are women who excel in singing the unique musical art form of
barbershop harmony.

Music professional and past Sweet Adelines International Quartet Champion
Peggy Gram led the lesson by demonstrating inspiring techniques for
integrating the voice into the art form. The venue was filled with immense
sound as 6,651 singers practiced the demonstrated techniques and sang
simultaneously for the duration of the 10-minute lesson.

Guinness World Records official adjudicator Danny Girton, Jr., presided over
the certificate ceremony to validate the record and confirm that the
achievement met the criteria set forth by the organization. "We welcome Sweet
Adelines International into the Guinness World Records family for its
inspirational and fun achievement," said Girton, Jr. while presenting the
award.

Gram called the experience of teaching the Largest Singing lesson
exhilarating.

"It was inspiring to demonstrate our unique style of music to thousands of
singers from around the globe. While obtaining the world record is terrific,
what's even more important is that it allowed us the opportunity to show how
rewarding it is to sing barbershop harmony," said Gram after accepting the
certificate for World's Largest Singing lesson.

Eager for the opportunity to make history, Sweet Adelines members lined up to
participate.

"The enthusiasm of Sweet Adelines International members and fans was
instrumental in achieving this record," said Kelly Kirchhoff, Director of
Communications for Sweet Adelines International. "Instructing thousands of
participants simultaneously is an extremely impressive accomplishment."

About Sweet Adelines International

Sweet Adelines International is a musical force in the United States and
throughout the world. This nonprofit music education association is
headquartered in Tulsa, Okla., where it was founded in 1945. It is one of the
world's largest singing organizations for women, committed to advancing the
musical art form of barbershop harmony through education and performance. The
membership encompasses nearly 25,000 singers, 1,200 registered quartets and
600 choruses in most of the fifty United States, Australia, Canada, England,
Finland, Germany, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Scotland, Sweden, The
Netherlands and Wales.

About Guinness World Records

Guinness World Records is the universally recognized authority on
record-breaking achievement. First published in 1955, the annual Guinness
World Records book is published in more than 100 countries and 25 languages
and is one of the highest-selling books under copyright of all time with more
than 3 million copies sold annually across the globe. Guinness World Records
celebrated its 50th anniversary edition in 2004, a year after the sale of its
100 millionth copy. Guinness World Records also annually publishes the Gamer's
Edition; a records book devoted solely to the world of computer gaming and
high score record achievements. The Guinness World Records website
(http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com) receives more than 11 million visitors a
year. Guinness World Records is part of the Jim Pattison Group, one of
Canada's largest privately owned companies which are a conglomerate of
interests, including advertising, broadcasting, grocery stores and automotive
retailing.

Museum Mayhem Show Tickets On Sale

The Hickory Tree Chorus chapter of Sweet Adelines International presents its original 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 2009 Mid-Atlantic District Champion.

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