

Region 17 Young Women in Harmony
Our Goal? To Harmonize the World . . . One Girl at a Time
Young Women in Harmony (YWIH), for girls through age 25, teaches emerging voices the skills, joy and rewards of performing and singing four-part harmony, barbership style. YWIH delivers both musical excellence and education while it gives young women a taste of show business. This program provides educational tools to teach young women the joy of performing this American vocal music art form.
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Region 17 is proud and privileged to have Jennifer Edwards as the YWIH Chair. Jennifer was honored as the recipient of the 2008 MENC/SAI Music Educator of the Year Award, and her current quartet, Moxie Ladies, won the Sweet Adelines International Quartet Competition in November, 2008.
For questions or comments about YWIH, you can email Jennifer at jeedwards711@aol.com
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Register now for Region 17's 2009 Rising Star Quartet Competition! It's open to all Young Women in Harmony Quartets. Forms must be filled out and postmarked before January 14, 2009. If you have any questions about the competition or the forms, please contact our YWIH Chair, Jennifer Edwards, at jeedwards711@aol.com
- Full set of forms (includes all forms below as a single .pdf file)
Or download individual forms as needed:
- Registration Form
- Parent/Guardian Agreement
- Permission of Participation
- Emergency Medical Form
- Photography Order Form (do not send, bring this to competition with you)
Official Sweet Adeline Rising Star Quartet Competition Rules & Regulations
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2008 Rising Star Competition Winners!
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Laura Zini - Tenor, Lauren Latinovich - Lead
Gina Magreni - Baritone, Caitlyn Roberson - Bass
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Scholarships and grants may be available from the Young Singers Foundation, the official charity of Sweet Adelines International.
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