Organization

Bay Area Showcase Chorus (BASC) has been entertaining the Bay Area with a cappella music, barbershop-harmony style, since 1956. BASC, which is a chapter of Sweet Adelines International, has a reputation for musical excellence. In April 2004, it won its eighth first place medal in regional competition. These regional wins have earned the chorus the honor of representing Northern California in several Sweet Adelines international chorus competitions.

The approximately 135 women who are members of the chorus commute from seventeen counties and more than fifty communities -- from San Francisco and Sacramento to Monterey -- to sing with this high-caliber performing chorus. The quality of the musical product is very important to the members. Bay Area Showcase Chorus rehearses weekly to polish music, practice vocal production skills, refine choreography and have fun singing and performing with friends.

To improve music and performance skills, BASC works with coaches who are experts in sound, music, showmanship and expression. These coaching sessions help the chorus focus on the elements that are essential in an award-winning chorus.