About O-Town Sound
O-Town Sound is a women's barbershop a cappella chorus based in Orlando, Florida. A chapter of Sweet Adelines International, OTS is made up of a dedicated group of women who regularly celebrate their love of singing, learning and friendship through weekly rehearsals, community performances, and annual competitions.
Since our founding in 2011, we have experienced some major competitive achievements and attained many of our goals. O-Town Sound holds the distinction of being the region's 2019 AA Division Champion and second place overall medalist. In addition, the chorus achieved a fifth place standing in Las Vegas at the 2017 International Harmony Classic competition. This competition features the top scoring mid-sized choruses in all of Sweet Adelines.
After resuming in-person rehearsals in 2022 (post-pandemic shutdown), many of our members chose to retire from the chorus. Our core group is now 12-strong and we are looking to grow once again!
We are a group of diverse women who love to sing. We rehearse once a week on Monday nights and participate in sing-outs, paid gigs, and the annual Coastal Harmony Region 9 competition in Daytona Beach throughout the year.
O-Town Sound exists to celebrate harmony. The chorus is a place for musical excellence, personal growth, and for meaningful friendships. Each rehearsal, performance, and competition is truly a celebration. Harmony refers to the music that we make as a barbershop chorus, but it also refers to the cooperation, friendship and unity we create as a group. Unit sound and unity of spirit are what we aim for as we pursue our collective love of four-part harmony. We create a place of openness where dedicated singers can work to achieve their best personal sound. We look forward to sharing the magic of four-part harmony with one another, with our audience, and with anyone that walks through our doors.
Our Core Values
Relationships
We value strong personal relationships and work to make sure that all feel welcome in our midst
Transparency
We aim to maintain an environment of transparency, honesty, and integrity.
Teamwork
We are committed to working hard as a team and accepting that the group has a purpose larger than any individual member.
Growth
We encourage personal development at every turn and work hard as a group to be the best that we can be. We aim to be a place of constant learning.
We aim to grow in such a way that positively impacts our team and organization.
Fun
We value fun and work hard to ensure that it is a major part of every interaction.
Balance
We are a family and aim to treat one another as such. This means supporting one another's health and happiness and ensuring that too much is not asked of any one person on the team. It also means taking an understanding approach to members' lives and other priorities.