Kristen describes herself as a Stay-At-Home-Mom (SAHM), Housewife, Homemaker, "Jackie" of all trades. A typical day includes catching the school bus, traveling to preschool, and managing her family's schedules and weeds in the garden. Every Wednesday night, she joins her "other family" — HTC — to rehearse. In her previous career, Kristen commuted to a corporate job in NYC, but after she married and moved to central NJ, she needed to find a chorus closer to her home: HTC. Two kids and two voice parts later, she sings bass and is a sassy front row performer. She also performs with three other members as Midnight Rhythm Quartet.
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Amy sings tenor and is one of seven women who joined Hickory Tree Chorus after participating in the January Sing Acappella Series. She has enjoyed performing in musicals, plays, dance recitals and choirs since the fifth grade. Amy taught elementary school for six years and is now a happily married stay-at-home mom with four children. She recently moved back to New Jersey after living in Massachusetts for nine years and says, "Hickory Tree Chorus really made me feel at home again in New Jersey."
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Karen works in scientific publishing and is one of Hickory Tree Chorus's newest members. She came to the chorus with no previous music experience, but says she does own some CDs and sings in the car, an activity she is enjoying more as she sings along to the Hickory Tree Chorus learning CD's mastering the lead part. Karen says, "I joined the chorus to find something fun to do, meet nice people and learn to sing. I feel like I won on all three counts."
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Rose Marie, as a new member of Hickory Tree Chorus, sings in the Lead section. Although she has had little formal experience singing, the opportunity to be a member of the chorus has made her desire to sing a reality. Rose Marie is married and is recently retired from her work as a laboratory technologist. She says, "Being a member of the chorus has added energy and fun to my life.
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Tina has a degree in Electrical Engineering and enjoyed a career in computer databases at NCR before becoming a stay-at-home mom. "I always loved to sing and found I was really sad no longer singing with my girls at their Mommy & Me music classes. But singing baritone with Hickory Tree Chorus has brought joy to my heart on a weekly basis. The fellowship of this warm, talented group of women is a real treasure on my mom's night out."
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Jeannene is a member of HTC's tenor section. Her previous performing experience included Renaissance Fair productions and singing as a member of the Rutgers University Queen's Chorale. She works as a scientific writer with a major pharmaceutical firm and is married with two children.
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Sara is an elementary school teacher. Before taking a recent leave to complete a Masters degree, Sara sang lead and was HTC's Visual Team Leader. Her mother, also a teacher, is a member of HTC's bass section. Sara joined HTC in 1996 as a newlywed and now has two children. She looks forward to singing with HTC again soon.
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Patty is a high school vocal music teacher. She joined HTC only 2 years ago but, because her mother was a member of HTC, already feels like a veteran. Patty is a baritone section leader and an assistant director. As newlyweds, she and her husband recently bought their first house.
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Jeanne is a member of HTC's baritone section, a wife, mother, grandmother and a Newark Municipal Prosecutor. Jeanne is a 'barbershop brat.' Her mother sang in an International medalist chorus for over 35 years. Jeanne performed in her first barbershop show at age nine!
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Carolyn has been a member of HTC for over 30 years. She sang baritone before being named Director in 1995. An avid quartet singer, she has recently experimented with singing bass. Sweet Adelines has taken Carolyn, who left an engineering career when her two adult children were younger, on a path she never imagined.
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