The Board of Directors is elected by the membership and functions as the governing and decision- making body of this organization. Sweet Adelines International holds an international convention in the Fall of each year, with winners from each region competing. The Choruses are divided into 26 regions. Our chorus belongs to Region Seventeen, which includes part of Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Each Region has a Management Team, leadership training, membership workshops, musical workshops, and a regional competition each year.
Regional faculty are available for coaching and visits upon request.
The County Connection Chorus began singing and entertaining in the local and surrounding areas as the Ann Arbor Chorus in 1975. Growth and changing needs resulted in a change of our name and combination of the Ann Arbor Chorus and Prospective Riverside Union Chorus in 1994. Singing four-part barbershop harmony is one of America's original musical styles. The chorus has placed well in the Lake Erie Region 17 competitions over its life-time, both as a large chorus and in the Small Chorus areas. Our director, Kathy VanderWeele, has been directing since 1994 and for Prospective Riverside Union prior to that.