Winter Edition 2021

From the Editors

Greetings Region 26 - we hope this finds you well and keeping strong! How fortunate we are to live in a region filled with strong and dedicated members!

We congratulate Joey Minshall on achieving her Master Music Arranger designation (hard earned and well deserved). Click here to learn more.

We congratulate Mary Hagar on receiving the Paul Tamblyn Award through Sing Canada Harmony.

We also congratulate every member of Region 26 who is striving to keep going, whether by participating in quartet roulette, virtual choruses (watch here to find members of R26 in The Voice of Harmony), attending regular rehearsals, or sharing our message with others. Please read on to find out what’s been happening in our region.

To share your stories, or provide feedback, please contact us anytime at mapleleafexpress@gmail.com.

Your MLX team, Louise Percy, Jude Goodwin, Joanne Johnson

Chorus Updates

Hearts of Harmony chorus had great success with their virtual Christmas video and it was played in many different venues.

It’s always time to have fun at Peace Arch chorus. Click here to find out how they are keeping members engaged and entertained.

Pacific Edge chorus is staying very busy and looking ahead to planning their next show: Some Knights Medieval Banquet!

At Gateway chorus, they have discovered the “virtues of virtual choirs”. Read here how they are using virtual choirs to promote a sense of community and instill pride in members.

Magic City chorus recently recognized its long time members. They held an in-person, physically distanced celebration at Saskatoon’s Zhongshan Ting by the riverbank. Congratulations!

Alberta Gold chorus wishes to express its sincere love and appreciation to Holly-Jean Kadonaga, who is stepping down as director and returning her beautiful voice to the risers.

In December, Westcoast Harmony chorus took a stroll down memory lane … watch here.

Quartet News

Passages

Region 26 recently lost some long-time members. We send our deepest sympathy to the friends and families of Carol Poole and Yvette Jaspar. Click on the links to read about these remarkable women.

Carol Poole Spirit of 26

Each chorus is encouraged to recognize a special member who has exemplary spirit and generously lends her many talents to the chorus. Your fabulous nominee will be celebrated by our entire region! This is not a contest, but rather a way to recognize and celebrate those members in our region who go above and beyond in their Sweet Adeline life.

Every chorus should nominate a member who embodies the Spirit of Region 26 for recognition in 2021!!

The newly named 2021 Carol Poole Spirit of 26 award is available to each chorus annually to recognize a marvelous member! Once you have presented your chorus spirit aware to your exceptional Sweet Adeline we invite you to forward your nomination form, the award recipient’s beautiful photo, and details, to Kathryn Roberts, our 2021 Carol Poole Spirit of 26 coordinator.

Each chorus recipient will receive a Carol Poole Spirit of 26 pin and certificate. This year, the regional convention will be virtual, so biographies and pictures will be posted on the website; pins and certificate will be mailed to recipients.

For forms and information click here.

SAVE THE DATE! Un-Muted in 2021, virtual regional convention is coming your way April 22-24. More information to follow. Mark your calendars - it’s gonna be a time!

Congratulations to Congratulations to Leila Msadek of Lions Gate Chorus for creating the logo for our 2021 Virtual Convention - Unmuted in 2021

The RMT loved that Leila’s logo represents any one of us and communicates such hope and chin-up resilience.

Leila says:

"As Region 26 singers, we may have been temporarily muted as a result of being physically apart, but we quickly regrouped and have found many ways to unmute ourselves so that we can continue to share our music - Zoom rehearsals, virtual chorus projects, tag quartets, educational events etc. The red spinning leaves symbolize the adversity we have overcome and the green leaves on the staves represent the beautiful new music the members of Region 26 are creating through our resilience, ingeniosity, and our love for each other and for our craft.”

R26 Mission Statement

Canadian Maple Leaf Region 26, of Sweet Adelines International, is a vibrant community of women committed to musical excellence in barbershop harmony and the promotion of personal growth and development through education, leadership opportunities, and competition.