Battle Creek, MI – May 10, 2025 … The Battle Creek Chorus - Sweet Adelines (BCC), under the direction of Certified Director Mary Su, recently returned from the Great Lakes Harmony Region 17 Competition
May 8 - 10 in Cleveland, Ohio and was awarded 2025 – 2nd Place, Division A. Thirteen Choruses competed on stage at the The Cleveland Hotel.
BCC is an award-winning a cappella chorus, previously earning many accolades including:
2024 Region 17 3rd Place Small Chorus Division
2023 Region 17 2nd Place Small Chorus Division
2022 Region 17 3rd Place Small Chorus Division & MOST IMPROVED CHORUS
2019 Region 17 3rd Place Small Chorus Division
2018: Region 17 1st Place Small Chorus Division
2017: Region 17 1st Place Small Chorus Division
Great Lakes Harmony Region 17 is comprised of parts of Indiana, Michigan, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania and has over 700 members in 20 choruses and over 30 registered quartets.
BCC practices regularly Mondays from 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM at First Congregational Church in Battle Creek and encourages prospective members to attend a rehearsal to learn a unique form of a cappella singing in the barbershop style. Their music includes special arrangements of today's ballads and upbeat songs, popular show tunes, and even jazz. Members say that singing the powerfully balanced sounds of barbershop harmony provides a rich, rewarding experience. For more information regarding their upcoming performances or to visit the Chorus as a guest, please contact: Judy Burgess, Team Coordinator at (248) 830-9534 or Dawn Wendzel, Membership Coordinator at [email protected]… or visit their website at battlecreeksweetadelines.org.
BCC is celebrating their 66th Anniversary as a member of Sweet Adelines International (SAI). Founded in Tulsa, Okla., in 1945, SAI is a nonprofit musical education association, starting as a small group of women who loved to sing. Since then, it has evolved into an organization that spans the globe. With more than 600 Sweet Adelines chapters located throughout the U.S. and 5 continents … SAI connects thousands of singers around the world in song. They’re dedicated to preserving the unique sound of a cappella barbershop harmony, sharing their passion for music and empowering our communities. Performances and competitions allow members to grow in their confidence on and off stage, and for decades the organization has proudly perpetuated barbershop music — one of a few forms of music native to the United States.
