Order of Appearance & Hotel Assignments

TO: All members of Region 16

FROM: JD Crowe - Chair Regional Convention

RE: Order of Appearance & Hotel Assignments

DATE: February 12, 2024

This is getting real!! At precisely 4:30 pm Central Time, Sweet Adelines International announced the order of appearance for Region 16’s quartet and chorus contests.

We are delighted and excited to have thirteen (13) quartets and thirteen (13) choruses competing in either the international division or for evaluation crossing the stage in St. Catharines on Friday, April 5 and Saturday, April 6, 2024. In addition, PBnJ Quartet will serve as mic testers and our outgoing champions North Metro will perform their outgoing package. Best of luck to all competitors and most of all, have fun! Your fans will be cheering loud and proud!

Region #16 Quartet Contest Order of Appearance

Contest Date: Friday, April 5, 2024

OAP #	Quartet	Sweet Adelines Chapter Affiliation
1	Sound Decision	Canadian Showtime
2	Firefly	Canadian Showtime, North Metro
3	Fifth Business	Canadian Showtime
4	LUXE	North Metro
5	No Compromise	CAL Region 16, Canadian Showtime
6	On Track	York Harmony
7	Fourtitude	Barrie Soundwaves, Harmony North, York Harmony
8	Otonabee Riverblend	Kawartha Music Co.
9	Walkin' On Sunshine	Greater Kingston
10	Up and Coming	Durham Shores, Eastside Harmony
11	Full Swing	North Metro
12	Belles & Whistles	North Metro
13	Switch Up	Circle of Harmony

Region #16 Chorus Contest Order of Appearance

Contest Date: Saturday, April 6, 2024

OAP #	Chorus	Location	Director
1	York Harmony Evaluation only	Sharon, ON	Martha DeClerq
2	Northumberland Evaluation only	Cobourg, ON	Sharon Pelton
3	Acapella North	Canton, NY, USA	Donna Kleist
4	Eastside Harmony	Pickering, ON	Diane Warner
5	Harmony North	Thornbury, ON	Danil Biba
6	Barrie Soundwaves	Barrie, ON	Leila Brown
7	Circle of Harmony	Oakville, ON	Barbara Hodge
8	Greater Kingston	Kingston, ON	Andria Coward and Susan Marriott
9	The Heartland Singers	Mississauga, ON	Hannah Barton
10	Kawartha Music Co.	Peterborough, ON	Cynthia Bennett Awe
11	Bytown Beat	Ottawa, ON	Janet Cadman
12	Orangeville Show Chorus	Orangeville, ON	Joan Borden
13	Durham Shores Chorus	Oshawa, ON	Alana Regular and Rob Snoulten

Hotel Assignments

Cathy Stovold, Housing and Registration Coordinator and Shelley Snoulten, Competition Coordinator have been busy since the February 1, 2024 deadline, juggling chorus sleeping room requirements as well as rehearsal/function space requirements to determine hotel assignments. Not an easy job! We know you’ve been waiting for this so here you have it - our convention 2024 hotel assignments!!

Holiday Inn & Suites

327 Ontario St, St. Catharines, ON L2R 5L3

(905) 688-2324

Acapella North
Circle of Harmony
Greater Kingston
Orangeville Show

Best Western Conference Centre

2 N Service Rd, St. Catharines, ON L2N 4G9

(905) 934-8000

Barrie Soundwaves
Heartland Singers
North Metro
Northumberland
York Harmony

New Hampton Inn by Hilton

89 Meadowvale Dr, St. Catharines, ON L2N 3Z8

(905) 934-5400

Bytown Beat
Canadian Showtime
Durham Shores
Eastside Harmony
Harmony North
Kawartha Music Company

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Hotel assignments are based on estimated chorus requirements and are subject to change.

General

We will have many eBlasts of information over the next several weeks, including finalized schedules, busing information, Webcast information, Boutique information and more, so please keep watching this spot! In the meantime, should you have any questions for any of us, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Enjoy your journey to the stage – we can’t wait to see you!

Cheers,

Convention Team and JD Crowe, Chair Regional Convention