The members of County Connection Chorus are involved in three quartets. Quartets are another fun way to enjoy the friendship and fun that is barbershop singing, and we hope to have many more soon! Check below for our current quartets.
- à la carte - Our newest quartet,
à la carte dishes up a delicious variety of song!
- Harmony 4 Fun - This talented quartet, formed in 1990, has enjoyed entertaining at many different events with their fun and upbeat repertoire of songs
- Novelty Shop - Four part comedy in the barershop style!
Harmony 4 Fun
If you'd like to
Add a little FUN to your festivities, party or meeting
Add a little RAUCOUS to your happening or dinner
Add a little EFFERVESCENCE to your event or potluck
Add a little BARBERSHOP to your gathering
Harmony 4 Fun has been singing since 1990 and has sung all the way from the Manchester Chicken Broil to the Summit Room at the top of the Renaissance Center in Detroit with community and charitable engagements in between.
Our tenor, Nancy Kingsbury, is an accountant at the University of Michigan Geology Department. Terry Mull, our lead, is a retired teacher from Estabrook School in Ypsilanti. Colleen Malone, our bass, works for General Motors as a Capacity Assurance Coordinator. Our baritone, Shirley Southgate, is a retired home economics teacher from Ann Arbor. Our commitment is to sing well, have fun and entertain in our community.
Contact: Shirley Southgate
734-971-2595
harmony4fun@countyconnectionchorus.org
à la carte
Get ready for a` la carte to serve up a menu full of fun and song that you'll be sure to feast on! Let them treat you to a variety of appetizing song selections that will tantalize your taste buds!
List of ingredients....
Tenor : Carole Caldwell
A member of Sweet Adeline's for twenty five years and a seasoned quartet member, Carole lends her sweet creamy voice to the part of tenor. With her light gorgeous sound, she definitely puts the 'icing on the cake'! Carole works as a dental office manager and lives in Ann Arbor with Husband Bob and has three grown children.
Lead : Karen Marsh
A member of Sweet Adeline's for six years and a seasoned quartet member, Karen's generous helping of humor, along with her full melodic flavoring pleases the palate. She serves in the music ministry as a soloist, cantor, and choir member. She works as a medical assistant and lives in Vanburen township with three beautiful daughters and boyfriend of 33 years, Tim (~aka husband~)
Baritone : Gayl Casgrain
Gayl, a member of Sweet Adeline's for eleven years and an experienced quartet member, dishes out her generous baritone sound and is the blending ingredient that binds the recipe together! Gayl's creativity spills over into her job as a clay modeler at Ford Motor Company. In her spare time she dabbles in art and plays the cello! She and hubby Don have three grown children and reside in Ypsilanti.
Bass : Ginny Cole
As a Sweet Adeline who joined in 2005 she jumped right into the mixing bowl of quarteting. Ginny is delighted to be singing bass with a` la carte! Her full rich texture mixed with her drive and determination enhances this delectable buffet. As a trained soprano for over 10 years as a soloist, chamber chorus and church choir member, Ginny has decided that it is much more fun to sing bass! Ginny works as a day care provider and has been married to Rodger for 35 years! She resides in Milan and has three grown children and seven grandchildren.
While each member is a unique side dish all their own, together they make a pleasing full course meal.
So, come dine with them in the style of a`la carte!
734-604-4934
alacarte@countyconnectionchorus.org
Novelty Shop
Sally Burnes, Tenor
Sue Gleason, Lead
Lynne Peirce, Bass
Cindy Gazetti, Baritone
734-668-8040
lerskine@umich.edu
Four part comedy in the barbershop style!
Novelty Shop has become a dream come true for four former Sweet Adeline Regional quartet champs looking for the true meaning of life…. set to music. First there was the zany Sally Burns, tenor of " New Review", who had always wanted to sing with Susan Gleason, the hilarious loose cannon lead singer of " Accolade". Then along came Cindy Gazetti, the classy closet-comedian and lead of " Harmonix" who had ALSO always wanted to sing with Susan and was willing to switch to baritone to do it. Last, there was bass Lynne Peirce, currently quartetless. Lynne had sung with Susan in " Accolade" for nine years so she was invited to jump into the experiment. Well… this decision was a no-brainer, but Lynne agreed to sing with Sue again anyway.
From the first rehearsal in December 2001 the quartet realized they could polish off more new music and bowls of popcorn than any quartet they had ever sung with… and those numbered in the several.
While not designed to be a "contest quartet", Novelty Shop delighted the audience (and the judges!) in their debut performance at the Buckeye Invitational Comedy Quartet Contest in Columbus, Ohio in August 2003. They shared the biggest laugh of the evening, however, when they learned they had forsaken a first time championship for a second place finish due to a slight technicality…. a 180 point time penalty. These ladies just LOVE being on the stage!
This foursome has found a match of free spirits who enjoy each other and love creating stand up comedy performed in four-part harmony. We invite you to sit back and laugh with Novelty Shop.
And we dare you to figure out who to watch!
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