Region 21 Golden West 2023 Summer Seminar
June 9-11, 2023 | San Diego, CA
Comfort, Connection, Commitment
It will be an exciting weekend of top tier education and fun as Region 21 Golden West comes together for great education featuring Master Director and Queen of Harmony Anne Downton.
REGISTRATION & ACCOMMODATIONS
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R21 Member Registration
This All Event Ticket includes attendance to all classes for the Summer Seminar weekend including the Saturday Night Showcase (Double Quartet Show and Stars of the West Contest) as well as the option to join this year's Seminar Chorus with the use of the music and learning tracks. This ticket also includes breakfast on Saturday and a snack. Looking forward to seeing you there!
*Registrations received after Monday, May 22, 2023 will incur a $30 late fee
Each member will register themselves individually, and must login or create an account.
Guest All-Event Registration
For any non-member guest or SAI members outside of Region 21. This All Events Ticket includes attendance to all classes for the Summer Seminar 2023 weekend including the Saturday Night Showcase (Double Quartet Show and Stars of the West Contest). This ticket also includes breakfast on Saturday and a snack. Looking forward to seeing you there!
*Registrations received after Monday, May 22, 2023 will incur a $30 late fee
Seminar Chorus with Lori Lyford
Learn and perform our new regional song, The Climb.
Once your AET is purchased, an email will be sent with download instructions for the Seminar Chorus song "The Climb" and "It's the Music that Keeps Us Together".
FEATURED EVENTS
Welcome Guest Coach Anne Downton
Our faculty for 2023 is Anne Downtown and we are thrilled. Anne has been singing barbershop since 2000, when she joined Westcoast Harmony Chorus. She was instantly hooked and hasn't looked back since.
Anne became a co-director of Westcoast in 2005 and the sole frontline director in 2011. At the age of 24, she earned the title of Master Director, the youngest person ever to attain Master Director status! Under her direction, Westcoast has won the Canadian Maple Leaf Region 26 Chorus Competition multiple times and, in 2013, earned the title of International Harmony Classic Champions. In 2022, Anne directed Westcoast to their highest ever score & placement at an International competition, placing 6th!
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Anne is a member of the Sweet Adelines International Faculty, having established herself as a trusted vocal coach for individuals, quartets, and choruses around the world. She is also the chair of the Director Resource Toolkit Task Force, and a Co-Chair of the 2024 International Directors Seminar. In the past, she has served as the Region 26 Education Coordinator, on the Region 26 Regional Education Faculty, and on the International Music Sales & Marketability Committee.
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Anne sings baritone with the 2017 International Quartet Champions, Frenzy. She also sang baritone with the Young Women in Harmony quartet Stir It Up, winning a 2nd place medal at the 2006 International Rising Star Contest after only 5 months of rehearsals.
Anne lives in the Greater Vancouver area, and in her “other life,” she works at a law firm as a senior corporate legal assistant. In 2010, Anne completed her Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Criminology from Simon Fraser University.
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