Welcome to Twin Forks Chorus! Our home is the beautiful Red River Valley in Grand Forks, North Dakota/East Grand Forks, Minnesota. We are dedicated to the preservation of the American art form of barbershop music.

Our chorus was chartered with Sweet Adelines International over 30 years ago and we have been singing in and around the Greater Grand Forks area since then. We have even taken our performance to Washington, DC and sang at the World War II Memorial in 2004.

We are an active chorus of 35+ members with members ranging in age from their 20s into their 80s with a variety of talents and careers. Rehearsals are always open to guests and interested singers. Membership is open year round in all voice parts. From our dazzling costumes to our exciting choreography, you are in for a visual and musical treat. Musical selections range from traditional to contemporary and everything in-between.

We present energized performances featuring season-appropriate selections such as our patriotic package; our holiday package consisting of Yule time favorites for young and old at local convalescent homes and other locations; we deliver Singing Valentines; we perform with the Valley Chorsdmen each December to benefit the local food cupboard; and our annual show is new each fall with the script being written by the members. Some of our events are paid performances while others are community service.

Unique to our chapter is the song "Dakota Wind" which is an arrangement commissioned especially for Twin Forks Chorus. It was written by North Dakota native Cleste Krenz. "Dakota Wind" is a haunting melody expressing the feelings of someone missing their lover and being comforted by the wind.

During the annual Region Six competition, choruses and quartets from four states (there is currently no active Montana chorus) and two provinces fill local hotels and restaurants as we prepare to compete on stage which is held in a different city each year. Anyone who enjoys the sound of a cappella music, choreography, and the thrill of competition would enjoy this event.

Founded in 1945 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Sweet Adelines International formed an organization of women singers dedicated to advancing the musical harmony through education and performance. There are nearly 30,000 members worldwide. Chapters are divided into 25 geographic regions in North America and five worldwide areas with Twin Forks Chorus falling into Region Six. Our motto is "Harmonize the World."

Official publications/newsletters: The Pitch Pipe - Sweet Adelines International: SINGeZINE - email news by chapters through Sweet Adelines International; Regional Measures - official newsletter of Region Six; The Pitch Fork - Twin Forks Chorus publication; and a Twin Chorus weekly newsletter of chapter; and a Twin Forks Chorus weekly newsletter of chapter news/events.

For more information about Sweet Adelines, visit the International website at: http://www.sweetadelineintl.org.