Jet Cities is thrilled to introduce our director, Teresa McCafferty.

Teresa may be familiar to many of you as the tenor of Unplugged, the 2006 Sweet Adelines International Seventh Place Quartet Medalists. In addition, she sings with Pacific Sound Chorus, which is the 2007 SAI Eighth Place Chorus, and with LiveWire, the 2008 Region 13 Championship Quartet. Both Pacific Sound and LiveWire are "Hawaii-bound" and will appear on the International stage in early November.

Teresa has been a barbershopper since 1991, when she joined Pacific Sound. Today, she is a Tenor Section Leader, an Assistant Director, on the Audition and Teaching Teams, and also contributes administratively.

Teresa began quartetting in 1992 with Rainier Rhythm, winning the Novice Quartet Award at their first contest. In 1994, she won her first Region 13 quartet contest with Park Place (which featured Susann Warner of Jet Cities singing lead!). Following that, Teresa has brought home five more regional championships: TrademarK (1996), Seattle Style (1998-2000), and Unplugged (2001). With Unplugged, Teresa had four International Top Ten placements and a mic testing spot (11th). Not bad!!

Regionally, Teresa is a frequent faculty member for area workshops, assists with coaching and PVIs, and is the current Quartet Development Coordinator. Along with Anna Chamberlain (Unplugged, baritone and also a member of Jet Cities), Teresa founded the Sea-Adelines Education Endowment Fund, designed to provide financial support for the promotion, education and development of quartet singing in Region 13.

Oh... and did we mention that she has sung for the PRESIDENT!?! (Click here for that story!)

Teresa is from a musical family. Her mother, Chris, sings with Pacific Sound (though it took her ten years to convince Teresa to join!), and her brother, Christopher, studied Vocal Performance Degree at Pacific Lutheran University. Christopher has sung with several groups around the Seattle area, including once with the Seattle Opera and Seattle Choral Company, but to Teresa's chagrin, not barbershop. Older brother John lives in Philadelphia, setting up sound equipment and instruments for concerts; he's worked with BB King, Elton John, Willie Nelson and the recent Live 8 Concert, to name a few. Teresa's dad, John, can sing ... but doesn't! However, he attends all contests and shows, and is typically the one tearing up and mouthing all the words.

In her "civilian" life, Teresa works for a yacht insurance agency. She is not married, and has no children nor pets, but counts hundreds of admirers throughout the barbershop world as part of her family. Jet Cities' members number ourselves among them and feel very fortunate to have her as our director. We look forward to accomplishing bigger and better things together.

Come and see for yourself; visit a rehearsal soon!