Contest 2024 was a whirlwind of activity and gratitude. We scored 1st place AA (midsize) division and 3rd place overall. Our journey could not have happened without MVA co-directors, Carol Smolenski and Sally Jeffery and our coaches throughout the year. Our coaching staff included Britt-Heléne Bonnedahl, Ryan Heller, Karen Sweeters, Kim Wonders, Diane Porsch and Jen Williams. Our Director’s Team and Music Team worked diligently refining changes both on paper and audio tracks - supporting MVA’s motto “We are nothing but flexible!"

MVA is growing in 2024! Since mid February MVA has welcomed 7 new members - affectionately called the “Magnificent Seven”. Thanks to Audition Coordinator, Kate Roberts, it was a steady stream of audition or “practice” quartets. These ladies not only moved quickly through their audition process, but 4 of them plan on singing on the regional contest stage with MVA.

MVA  “cooked up” a slew of songs for our annual show. We shared the stage with our special guest quartet Saffron along with our wonderful chorus quartets - Accidental Charm and Carried Away. Thank you to the many Show Teams led by Show Chair Kate Roberts. And kudos to our show emcee - Associate Member Gabriele Chase. Feedback received highlighted lots of positive energy and sound!!!

Now it’s time to get cooking on our Harmony Classic Competition 2024 package!

MVA is thrilled to have welcomed 5 new members since March 2022. And we will be hosting a 3-week Membership Drive in October 2022 — specifically the 6th, 13th and 20th.*

In addition to experiencing our physical and vocal warm-ups, guests will receive a 1/2 hr. vocal lesson with one of our directors. They will also work on Let There Be Peace On Earth and It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year with the chorus. Access to online learning materials will be provided.

The highlight of this Membership Drive will be the participants’ performance of these songs with us on our fall show November 13th!

For more information or to visit, please contact Linda Green at [email protected].

Springtime brings Sweet Adelines' regional competition season to MVA each year. COVID19 shut down our opportunity to compete in 2020 and 2021. But we're back in 2022 preparing for another fun contest season. This year we'll submit our Open Division package via video.

MVA loved sharing part of Valentine’s Day weekend with our “parody extraordinaire” coach Karen Sweeters.  With Karen’s guidance, our directors, Sally, Becky, and Carol (on Zoom), were able to further polish our Open Division contest package. Song lyrics and interpretation, costuming and prop usage, script delivery and visual plan are now in much better shape. Our missing members will be able to catch up in no time!

Merrimack Valley A Cappella enters 2022 with a bang! We are back for live rehearsals in our Andover home, Temple Emanuel, 7 Haggetts Pond Road. With a hybrid of in-person (vaccinated, masked and socially distanced) and virtual (via Zoom) rehearsals, we meet on Thursday nights from 7:15 to 9:30 PM. We are currently auditioning new members. 

Our chorus recently completed our 4th live performance since World Singing Day on 10/16/21.  We are busy honing our singing skills and expanding our reach into our community. Performing is what we love to do…changing lives through song!