The Battle Creek Sweet Adelines have been singing in the surrounding areas for 50 years.   Under the direction of Julie Zehnder, Certified director, the chorus performs a variety of music perpetuating barbershop music- one of only four forms of music native to the United States; the others are Dixieland jazz, the cowboy song and the American spiritual.

Sweet Adelines is an International organization devoted to the joy of singing four-part harmony, barbershop style, and also holds competitions yearly to improve the vocal and performance aspect of the art form.  
 

Besides competing and their annual show they also perform at festivals, fairs, nursing homes, private parties and local activities just to name a few.  This past year their show was held at Binda Theater for Performing Arts on the KCC campus in Battle Creek Sept, 27, 2008.  They combined a “Small Town Idol” contest, which was their 5^th season, in their show.  This showcased local singers and rewarded them for their performance and vocal skills by having a contest in which the audience voted for their favorite singer.  For more information regarding singing with the chorus please contact: Linda-269-979-5451, Betsy-269-962-9662 or Julie- 269-372-2742