Coaches & Faculty

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CURRENT REGIONAL FACULTY AND COACHES

Corinne (Cori) Albrecht

2023

Bass, 4 Bettys, 2008 International Champion Quartet, Sweet Adelines

Specialties: Quartet and Chorus coaching:...

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Jane Baines

Specialty: Musical and administrative leadership (Reg 3& 5), Choreography (Reg 5)
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Sherry Berkley

Certified Director, River Bend, Melodeers

Specialty: sound, vocal production, unity, PVIs, section leader training, beginning music theory and sight-...
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Amy Brinkman

Master Director, Choral-Aires Chorus

Specialty: Sound, vocal production, harmony accuracy, balance/blend, unity, chord clean-up, PVI’s. Some basic...
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Joan Boutilier

Master Director, River City Sound

Specialty: Sound Category, Vocal Production, Accuracy/Tuning, Unit Sound, Expressive Singing, General performance...
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Bonnie Bollweg Fedyski

Master Director, Choral-Aires

Specialty: Sound, Expression, Balance/blend, Visual communication, PVIs, Vocal Production
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Tori Hicks

Master Director

2022

Specialty: Musical Director, vocal pedagogy, Barbershop sound, Expressive Singing
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Jennifer Johnson

2023

Harmony 500 Director

Specialty: Musical leadership, vocal skills\
Background Info and Experience...

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Renee Porzel

Master Director, Choreographer, Melodeers Chorus

Specialty: Visual communication, vocal production, judging categories, characterization, physical expression...
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Cindy Slowik

Choreographer

2023

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Carol Thompson

Master Director, Great Lake Sound Chorus

Specialty: Vocal Production; Sound and Expressive Singing; administrative coaching and consulting for chorus...
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Featured Regional & International Events

Apr 30 2026 - 12:00am to May 3 2026 - 12:00am
2026 Region #3 Competition & Convention
  Announcements & Updates Communications Mailing #1 Quartet Mailing #2  Chorus Mailing #2... more
Oct 26 2026 - 10:00am to Oct 31 2026 - 11:00pm
78th Annual International Convention and Competition
For more information visit http://sweetadelines.com/columbus2026  

News Around the Region

November 12, 2025 - 8:30pm
CONGRATULATIONS HOIC
Region 3 is pleased to share that the Heart of Illinois Chorus has won the 2025 Peoria Community's Choice... more
November 1, 2025 - 11:27pm
Something awesome this way comes!
Something exciting is on the horizon and the future is looking so bright! The RMT spent the weekend working... more
August 29, 2025 - 2:31pm
Congratulations, GLS, on your Mission Retention win!!!
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Mission Statement

Midwest Harmony Region 3 of Sweet Adelines International is dedicated to the advancement of four-part harmony, barbershop-style, for women of all ages, through education and performance.