Quartets

SPOTLIGHT - 2006 International Quartet Champions SPOTLIGHT organized in January 2001. Later that year the quartet won the Region #2 quartet competition which enabled them to compete in the International Quartet contest in Portland, Oregon that fall. This resulted in a top ten finish automatically securing entry in to the 2002 International Quartet contest in Nashville, Tennessee. With a new team member on board the quartet earned a Third Place Bronze Medal for their performance in Nashville. Over the next two years the quartet finished in Second Place and Fourth Place just missing the Gold in Phoenix, AZ. In the fall of 2005 International was to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana but with the devastation of hurricane Katrina the convention was quickly relocated to Detroit, MI. SPOTLIGHT was thrilled to reach the height of the quartet's journey when they were announced the 2006 Sweet Adeline International Quartet Champions. The win was made even sweeter because of the location of the contest which allowed for numerous family and friends to be in attendance for the special occasion. To contact SPOTLIGHT e-mail them at spotlight_quartet@hotmail.com. Quartet members are: LeAnn Hazlett - Lead LeAnn lives in Swanton, Ohio. She is a talented hair stylist at a fashionable salon in Toledo. LeAnn directs the perennial Region #2 Championship Spirit of Detroit Chorus who most recently placed 13th at the International Competition in Detroit. LeAnn has participated in several quartets over the years most notably Swing Street, 1991 International Quartet Champions.       Patti Britz - Bass Patti resides in China - Michigan that is. She keeps busy with 3 jobs and has just earned her Bachelors Degree. Patti is also the mother of three sons, a new Grandmother and has been an active member of the award winning Shoreline Sound Chorus for the past 15 years. Patti earned International Top 10 honors with Innovation quartet from Region #2 multiple times before leaving the quartet to finish her college degree.     Kerry Denino - Baritone Kerry lives in Columbus, OH with her husband and their two young children. While the newest member of the quartet Kerry comes from a Barbershop family and has extensive experience with Sweet Adelines. She joined her mother's chorus at the age of 13 and competed and earned International Top 10 honors with Success Express Quartet. Husband Steve has two Silver Medals in the Barbershop Harmony Society with Uptown Sound and is currently singing with The Entertainers.   Kendra LaPointe - Tenor Tenor Kendra lives in Lansing with her husband and two little boys. She started her Sweet Adeline experience at the age of 12 by joining her mother's chorus which she later directed. Both of her parents have sung in top-notch quartets, her mother having won with the 1975 Quartet Champions The Front Office Four her Father earning a Silver Medal in 1976 with the Vagabonds and she currently sings with them in a mixed voice sextet called Vocal Montage.     Friendship Rings Tenor - Patrica Smith Lead - Sandy Worswick Baritone - Peggy Gibb Bass - Nancy Sommerville 3rd place 2008 Region 2 Medalists 4th place 2007 Region 2 Medalists 2nd place 2006 Region 2 Medalists A little over a year ago, four women who share a love of barbershop harmony joined voices and knew they had met their match, literally and vocally! Peggy Gibb and Sandy Worswick, baritone and lead of Vocal Point Quartet, sang together for five years, enjoying their sound and their friendship. Tenor, Patti Smith, and bass, Nancy Sommerville, had competed twice as members of High Voltage Quartet, and knew they would like to continue singing together. Nurse-, homemaker-, accountant-, and banker-by-day, these women are committed to improving their craft and sharing in musical fun. To contact them e-mail at psmith@rjscpapc.com   Fusion Tenor - Joyce Vaclav Lead - Becky Cherry Baritone - Anne Kotchman Bass - Beth Miller 2nd place 2008 Region 17 Medalists To contact them e-mail at cherryedward@aol.com Last Call 2nd place 2008 Region 2 Medalists Tenor - Anna Dean-MacDonald Lead - Rose Juzswik Baritone - Nancy Liedel Bass - Polly Snider LAST CALL organized in early 2007. Later that year the quartet registered and set it sights on road to competition. Bringing together years of experience, this ladies enjoy sharing their warm, robust sound and never resist the opportunity to “ring” a chord. Let's introduce the Quartet members: Nancy lives in Flint , where she is a Performance Coach for the Deaf. She is fluent in American Sign Language. Nancy is an accomplished Sweet Adeline. A member of Fenton Lakes Chorus for over 25 years, she is not only their Associate Director but also their Team Leader. She was the Director of River Castle Chorus and has been in many award winning quartets. Nancy is currently looking forward to retirement and spending time with the 2 cats that own her. Our bass, Polly, lives in Taylor with her husband Jim. She is the mother of 3 handsome sons. Polly has been a Sweet Adeline for 19 years. She sings with Spirit of Detroit Chorus where she dances on the front row and attends to her duties on the Music Team. She is a certified piano instructor. An experienced singer, Polly has sung in several quartets, achieving highest honors in Region 2 with Prestige in 1997 and Final Cut in 2003. Anna is a lady of many surprises. She and her husband, Jim, live in Southfield . She's a paramedic with the Detroit Fire Department attaining the rank of captain. It's hard to believe but this perky little blond is the mother of 3 and grandmother to 3. Anna sings with the Spirit of Detroit Chorus where she has enjoyed her 13 years as a Sweet Adeline. A woman of many talents, she plays several instruments and sings different parts. Anna changed voice parts to join our quartet. She was a BASS! How lucky we are to have her. Rose resides in Fenton where she is a Certified Residential Appraiser. She is the VERY proud mother of 2 wonderful daughters. Rose is a dual member of Fenton Lakes Chorus and Spirit of Detroit Chorus. She brings musical expertise to her 12 years as a Sweet Adeline as Rose is an accomplished, classical pianist. But don't be fooled by that angel face and sweet voice. In her spare time Rose is a pool shark! Mirage Tenor - Ann Pietrykowski Lead - Lynn Kearney Baritone - Monica Lothamer Bass - Joan Simonis Mirage started on the campus of Bowling Green State University in June 2006.  Since that time, Mirage grew in its prowess and quarteting experience by performaning throughout the local area and competing in its first quartet competition in April 2007 at the Region 17 competition in  Cleveland, Ohio .  The experience of competition was thrilling and we wanted to continue doing more!!  For information on making Mirage a part of any function, contact Lynn Kearney at leadpride1@yahoo.com Zanadu 6th place 2007 Regional Medalists Tenor - Pamala Garvin Lead - Brook Tucker Baritone - Geralyn Wyrabkiewicz Bass - Gail VanAmberg To contact them e-mail at isingbbsp@cablespeed.com