INTRODUCING OUR DIRECTOR!!!

Nancy Kurth

We are very proud to call Nancy our Director! With her enthusiasm, wealth of knowledge and experience (see below!) and positive outlook, she's brought an extra-special sparkle to a chorus that already had lots of spunk!

Nancy Kurth joined Sweet Adelines in 1969 (at 3 years old--ahem), and has been a member of choruses in Missouri, Colorado, and Oregon, including 20 years as assistant-, associate-, or co-director, and 12 years as a front-line director. She is currently a member of the chorus and the music staff of Pride of Portland in Portland, OR, and Director of Northwest Harmony Chorus in Vancouver, WA (WOO-HOO! That's us!)

Nancy is accomplished as a quartet lead and baritone, having been a Regional Quartet Medalist 19 times and Regional Quartet Champion 3 times. Her newest quartet, Fourth Avenue is the silver medalist quartet from the Mount 'N Shore Region, with a score that earned one of the coveted "Wild Card" placements for the International Competition in Detroit, Michigan, in October, 2005.

She has held most chorus positions as well as such Regional positions as Director of Musical Activities, Director Coordinator, and Education Coordinator.

As a retired Branch Claim Manager for American Family Insurance (that's why she kept moving around), Nancy holds Insurance Associate designations in both Property Claim Law and Fraud Claim Law from the American Education Institute.

She has been selected as Sweet Adeline of the Year in 4 choruses.

Is there any wonder why we think she's terrific?