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Queen Charlotte Chorus

The Queen Charlotte Chorus is an affiliate of the worldwide organization of Sweet Adelines International.  The Chorus is dedicated, competitive, and fun.  Attending rehearsal is often the highlight of the week for members. 

Blue Ridge Region

Our Philosophy
Blue Ridge Region 14, Sweet Adelines International, strives for musical and administrative excellence with high member involvement at chapter, regional and international levels through education, understanding and sharing of our love of barbershop harmony.

Region 14 includes all chapters in Virginia, North and South Carolina, and the northeast corner of Tennessee. It has about 1,000 members in 25 chartered choruses.

Gold Standard Chorus

The Gold Standard Chorus (GSC) is the performing unit of the Charlotte Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society. The GSC is a non-profit corporation that was formed in 1950.

Barbershoppers get their fun in singing -- for each other and for the public. The better we sing, the more we enjoy it. Therefore, we enter official Barbershop Harmony Society competitions to keep improving. Our annual stage production is widely acclaimed for its hilarious presentations, its excellent music and award-winning quartets.

Barbershop Harmony Society

Enriching Lives Through Singing

The Barbershop Harmony Society, legally and historically named the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, Inc. (SPEBSQSA), is the first of several organizations to promote and preserve barbershop music as an art form. Founded by Owen C. Cash in 1938, the organization quickly grew, promoting barbershop harmony among men of all ages. As of 2007, just under 30,000 men in the United States and Canada are members of this organization whose focus is on a cappella music.

Sweet Adelines Regions

1  North Atlantic - New England
2  Border Lakes Region - Michigan and Ontario
3  Lake Michgan - Michigan, Indiana, Illinois
4  East Central - Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia
5  Midwest Gateway - Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Iowa
6  Can-Am - Manitoba, Ontario, South Dakota, Minnesota, Montana, Iowa
7  Midwest Plains - Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska
8  Rocky Mountain - Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Utah
9  Atlantic Gulf - Florida, Georgia
10  Great Gulf Coast - Texas, Louisiana
11  Sequoia Pacifica - Southern California
12  Pacific Shores - Northern California, Nevada, Hawaii
13  North Pacific - Washington, Idaho
14  Blue Ridge - Tenessee, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina
15  Greater New York - New York, New Jersey
16  Lake Ontario - Ontario, New York
17  Lake Erie - Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania
19  Atlantic Bay-Mountain - Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
21  Golden West - California, Arizona, Texas, Nebraska, New Mexico
22  Mid-America - Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois
23  Heart of Dixie - Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, Florida
24  Mount 'n Shore - Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon
25  Heart of America - Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri
26  Canadian Maple Leaf - western Canada
31  Quartet of Nations - England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the Netherlands
32  Nordic Light - Sweden
34  Southern Cross - Australia
35  New Zealand - the Kiwis!