Ms Jo Oosterhoff
Member, Tenor
Bio/Profile
Jo is a lifetime Sweet Adeline. Here's a brief synopsis of her involvement:
- 1993 Joined Perth Harmony Chorus
- 1994 Tenor Section Leader PHC
- 1995 First International with PHC
- 1996 First of 3 silver medals with Fascinatin' Rhythm quartet
- 1998 Assistant Director PHC, Second International with PHC
- 1999 Joined Regional Education Facutly Australia
- 2000 Scored 640 with PHC then left for the UK
- 2001 Set up the new REF for the UK with Anne Cargill (EdC)
- 2003 Returned home to Perth, REF#34 and Audacious quartet
- 2004 Became Education Coordinator for Australia
- 2005 Resigned as EdC due to son's illness
- 2008 Charter Member of A Cappella West, Co-Director
- 2010 First contest with ACW, Novice Director Award
- 2012 Hi-Jinx quartet win first gold (of 6 in a row) and break Australian record score
- 2013 Hi-Jinx get into top 20 (19th) at international contest, did it again in 2014 and 2016
- 2015 ACW Win first gold at nationals
- 2016 ACW go to international in Las Vegas
- 2017 Twice on Sunday (mixed quartet) win PanPacs (BHA)
- 2018 ACW win second gold at nationals
- 2019 Enchant quartet wins nationals with Australian record score. ACW goes to NOLA but Lindsey is too unwell to get to international and passes away shortly after we return, win R34 Education Grant but don't get to use it until 2022
- 2020 Appointed to the SAI Director Certification Review Committee
- 2021 Awarded the Ann Gooch Award by SAI
- 2022 ACW wins Midsize chorus having competed via video with 48 in masks due to Covid. Attend Harmony University in NOLA (Education Grant from 2019)
- 2023 Skylark quartet wins national, places 20th at international, wins Women's PanPacs (BHA)
- 2023 Become International Faculty Associate
- 2024 Skylark win nationals, place 14th at international - first into the 15 from Australia
- 2025 Join SAI E-Learning Subcommittee
Chorus Details
Role(s): | Tenor |
Status: | Active |
Front Row? | No |
Quartet Details
Role(s): | Tenor |
Status: | Active |
Front Row? | No |
BHA Details
Office(s): | VP Youth Development |
Other memberships and participations
Membership: Member of Club at Large (chapter)
Membership: Former Member of Perth Harmony Inc (chapter)
Membership: Former Dual Member of Brindabella Chorus Inc (chapter)