Convention Hotel
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel
5400 Computer Drive
Westborough, Massachusetts 01581
Reservation information and further details may be found here.
All-Events Passes & Registration
All-Events Passes (AEP) include admission to All Events, Education Classes, and Saturday Night Banquet and Showcase. Individual event tickets are available for the Quartet Contest and the Chorus Contest. A limited number of separate Saturday night banquet tickets are also available.
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Safety Protocols for AC&C 2023
Harmony, Inc. and Area 2 are committed to offering a safe, accessible event, as we are committed to the health and safety of our convention attendees. Along with continually seeking guidance from our COVID-19 Team and some medical professionals, we are closely monitoring COVID-19 data and following the ongoing evolution of event safety protocols.
For details on the guidelines and safety measures in place for the convention, please see the Safety Protocols page.
Volunteers
To be On Broadway!... you’ve got to hustle, and it takes a lot of folks behind the scenes! You know that! Yes, we’re asking for your help!
Please set aside time to assist with the Hospitality Room, Education Classes, door monitoring of our contests or backstage assistance during contests. Sign up by entering your information on the SignUp Genius poll.
If you have questions or prefer to sign up directly by email, contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Joanne O'Connor at volunteers@area2harmony.org. Your help will be very much appreciated.
Remember, the backstage crew is just as much a part of a successful performance as those on the stage!
Education Classes
For those of you interested in attending education classes, they are currently in the planning stages. Classes will be held on Thursday from 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. and on Friday starting at 8:30 a.m. They will be held in the conference rooms of the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel.
Check back here at a later date for the Education Class Schedule, Faculty bios and class descriptions.
Panel of Judges
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Administrative Judges:
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Sue Novosad (Panel Chair)
Marie Ross
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Music Judges:
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Steve Tramack
Susan Wood
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Performance Judges:
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Lynn Blakeney
Fatima Whelan
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Singing Judges:
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Amy Patterson
Jen Wheaton
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Practice Panel Judges
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Angie Morton-Locke
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Jessi Nasto
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Hospitality Room
Welcome to On Broadway!, our celebration of song and the resiliency and power of performance right here at AC&C 2023, hosted by New England Voices in Harmony (NEVIH). From the old standards to newer shows, the music of Broadway is a part of the fabric of our musical lives. As we experience the joy of singing together, we honor those who make their living making music come alive, while we celebrate each other’s gift to do the same. NEVIH welcomes you to On Broadway!!!
Be sure to stop by the Hospitality Room to pick up your All-Events Pass. There you will also find the popular basket raffle to benefit our Youth Outreach programs, interesting items for sale, a place to relax with a revitalizing chair massage or just room to gather and chat with fellow performers. The Hospitality Room will be open on Thursday and Friday (not Saturday).
If you would like to sell any of your quartet or chorus CD’s in the Hospitality Room, please contact the Hostess Chapter Chairs, Lynn Arner or Rita Ralston at acchospitality@area2harmony.org for more information and to make arrangements.
The hotel will be making a lunch concession available on Friday and Saturday, near the Hospitality Room from 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. A variety of sandwiches and snacks will be available for purchase. Details to be added here later.
Sounds like fun, right? NEVIH looks forward to greeting you and helping the Area 2 Convention Team make your AC&C experience as enjoyable as possible. You will recognize NEVIH members by their black T-shirts with a Broadway Show Playbill depicted.
Basket Raffle
Yes, it’s that time again to plan what your basket will be like for the Raffle. Chapters, quartets and individuals have been very generous in past years in supporting the raffle where the full proceeds are used to fund events for our youth.
Area 2 will again partner with the Barbershop Harmony Society and Sweet Adelines to support the Harmony Explosion Camp Northeast 2023, along with other Chapter Youth Initiatives and Youth Scholarships during the coming year. Proceeds from the Basket Raffle will support these efforts. We invite chapters and quartets to plan a creative basket to provide for these causes.
The theme for this year, On Broadway! can be interpreted as creatively as you wish for your basket themes. Once you’ve decided on your basket, or have any questions, please contact our Raffle Basket Coordinator Diane Reynolds, at accraffle@area2harmony.org. Thanks for your support!
Photography, Audio, & Video
Photographs will be taken of each contestant and will be available for purchase. Details will be provided at a later date.
Video Thumb Drives will also be created and one copy will be available for purchase by each contestant. Details will be provided at a later date.
Program Ads
We will be offering Chapters, Quartets, and individuals the availability to purchase PROGRAM ADS. Anyone who wishes to send congratulations or good luck wishes to contestants in a program ad, please click here for details...
