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Leadership

Certified Director: Lynne Peirce

Lynne Peirce Lynne Peirce became the director of the Voices in Harmony Chorus in January 2005.  A Sweet Adeline since 1985 and front line director for the past ten years, Lynne brings an array of experience and an abundance of enthusiasm to her role.

A certified musical director in both the Sweet Adelines (2005) and men’s Barbershop Harmony Society (2002), Lynne is an active performer, competitor, coach, emcee, script writer and music arranger.  Lynne has served the local Sweet Adeline regions as Vice Regent, Chapter Coordinator, Administrative Education Coordinator, founder and director of the Mother-Daughter Chorus and as a member of both the music and administrative faculty. Currently Lynne is on the Region 2 music faculty as a chorus director instructor and serves Region 17 as Administrative Education Coordinator.

Lynne sang bass in the 1991 and 1993 Regional Champion quartet "Accolade", and captured a fourth place finish in 1997 with "Fandangle", where she shared the stage (but gave up the spotlight!) to her then 18 year old daughter Sara Clevenger.  Lynne now splits her quartet time between two outstanding and very unique quartets: "Novelty Shop", (known for their outrageous characters such as nuns and hospital patients and whose slogan is "Four Part Comedy in the Barbershop Style") and “Celebration”, where she again is singing with daughter Sara.  

In her professional life, Lynne is a manager of organizational and staff development at the University of Michigan Hospitals.  With the precious time she has left, she enjoys camping, traveling, gardening, reading and cooking, and spending “nice, quiet downtime” with her husband Tom, and son Nate, daughter Sara, and very strange Russian Blue kitty, Angel.

Certified Assistant Director: Jennifer Jones

Jennifer Jones Jennifer Jones has been a member of Sweet Adelines and Voices in Harmony for 10 years. She achieved her director certification in 2005 and sings baritone with the chorus. Jennifer also handles publicity and marketing as well as heading up the show committee and serving on the chorus management team. She has sung in school choirs, select ensembles, college groups, and church choirs and is happy to have discovered Voices in Harmony. She works at the University of Michigan Health System in Obstetrics & Gynecology, enjoys travel, reading, and is the senior partner in a women’s investment club she helped start 3 years ago.

Assistant Director: Sue Townsend

Sue Townsend Sue Townsend joined Sweet Adelines in 1978 and has served in many capacities over the years including assistant director, choreographer, and section leader. She has been a member of four different Sweet Adeline choruses and gets the award each week for farthest distance traveled. Sue has a minor in music and was musical director and choreographer for the Parma Elementary Drama Club for 9 years. She now teaches developmental kindergarten.


Music Section Leaders

Bass Section Leaders: Theresa Briggs & Ginny Cole
Baritone Section Leaders: Paula Reading & Jennifer Jones
Lead Section Leaders: Terry Mull & Sara Clevenger
Tenor Section Leader:
Nancy Kingsbury & Mary Su

Chorus Management Team

Team Coordinator: Jennifer Jones
Communications Coordinator: Brenda Bernhardsson
Music Director: Lynne Pierce
Treasurer: Theresa Briggs
Membership Coordinator: Jill Burton
Costume Coordinator: Stephanie Janowski
Music Librarian: Carol Greig
Social Activities Coordinator: Barb Williams
Members:

Diane Baldwin
Eileen Gimson
Liz Lind
Corrine Peck
Shirley Southgate
Mari-jane Trombly


Chorus Visual Team

Team Leader: Kathy Sanderson
Members: Joelle Emerson
Kristen Foster
Jennifer Jones
Terry Mull
Lynne Peirce
Sue Townsend
Mari-jane Trombly
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