RiversEdge Chorus Leadership
RiversEdge Chorus thrives in part because of the commitment of the people in leadership. Here are a few of the people that make our ensemble tick:
Bianca Dixon - Our DirectorWith 29 years as a Sweet Adeline, Biance brings a wealth of experience and energy to our chorus. She has earned numerous quartet medals in Region 13 and is currently the lead singer in Amore, a classy, sassy long-distance quartet. She was a member of Spokane Falls Chorus and Spirit of Spokane Chorus for many years, before joinging RiversEdge. She is also a member of the Barbershop Harmony Society, and directs the Lake City Harmonizers of Coeur d'Alene.
Bianca is a vocal teacher at the Creative Music Learning Center in the Spokane Valley and also gives private vocal lessons to children through adults. She has directed both adult and children's groups as well as singing with various a cappella groups in the area. Beiance is one of ten siblings, has one son, and is nw a proud "glama" of sweet baby Ella Rose. And if that isn't enought, in her spare time Bianca works a day job in finance.
We are happy and exicted to have Bianca as our director in this new chapter of RiversEdge. It's going to be a wonderful journey for us all!!
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Jane Weber - Assistant DirectorJane claims to be just a country girl from Montana. She attended Business School in Spokane, married Martin, her husband of 50 years, and now has four children and five grandchildren. Jane visited Lilac City Chorus in the fall of 1980, and says it is "one of the best things I have ever done! What other organization can you join where you make life-long friends, travel the world, and get to play 'dress-up.'"
Over the years, Jane has done a little of everythng with Sweet Adelines International. She has sung with choruses as large as 73 members and as small as 14 members, and has competed four times, or is it five, at the International level.
Jane is more than just a country girl.....she stepped in as our director until we found Toni, and now works with Toni to create a directorial team that is hard to beat! She says she is "just going to get 'on harmonizing' til the day she is laid to rest!"
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Music Team
Our Music Team is the creative body that decides on the music we sing and all the musical and artistic elements that go into a performance or a show. Presided over by our director, the team consists of the director, assistant director, the four section leaders, and any other members the director deems necessary.
Currently, the Music Team Members are:
Bianca Dixon, director Jane Weber, assistant director
Beth Garske, bass section leader Mayree Beckett, bari section leader
Hope Fulwiler, lead section leader MaryAnn Milette, tenor section leader
Judy O'Brien, advisor
Management Team
Our Management Team is the administrative body that keeps the chorus running smoothly. These ladies take care of all the everyday workings of the chorus and make the final decisions as to how the chorus funds will be spent. Each member of the team has specific duties, and they attend monthly meetings to report on their progress.
The current members of this team are:
Team Coordinator - Beth Garske Cummunications Coordinator - Sherry Moore
Events Coordinatir - Nancy Moore Finance Coordinator - Gina Rice
Membership Coordinator - Michelle Clark Public Relations Coordinator - MaryAnn Milette
Visual Team Coordinator - Janice Lindgren
Music Team Coordinators - Bianca Dixon & Jane Weber