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GRAND MESA CHORUS BRINGS HOME TWO MEDALS
A View of Sweet Adelines Rocky Mountain Region Eight 2012
Competition From Rookies to Seasoned Members.

           Grand Mesa Chorus is so pleased to have won the third place medal in the small chorus category and the fifth place  overall and  the Rocky Mountain Region, 2011 “Watch us Grow” award for the largest percentage of growth in the region.

Chorus member, Sandy Olson, getting ready for the big moment. The last thing is the silver shoes! Then she is ready for the stage!

        With 27 singers on the risers from brand new members of a few months to members of 30 and 40 years, we sang our hearts for the audience, judges and our beloved director, Tammy Schler.
 

Chorus members, Nola Stephens, Cindy von Gogh and Ella Blume beautiful and ready for the stage!

        Cindy von Gogh joined us as a baritone singer in August, 2011. “Wow what a weekend!  Singing, singing and more singing….from quartets to small choruses to large choruses, it was an awesome first Sweet Adelines competition experience.  The afterglow was a ton of fun too, and with Grand Mesa earning two medals was the icing on the cake!”

The eye lashes.... Colette Mayer assists Amber Hasson with the flash eye lashes and stage makeup.

        Amber Hasson our brand new tenor singer as of March of this year. “My first Sweet Adelines competition experience- What better way to get me more excited about Sweet Adelines than to participate in and experience competition?! I am so eager now to learn more about barbershop and am thrilled to make Sweet Adelines forever a part of my life”.

Beautiful finishing touches. Vicky Rowley assists director Tammy Schler with make up prior to the chorus performance.

Bette Lowenstein, 30 year member of Sweet Adelines International

Bette Lowenstein, who received her 30 year certificate  this year, has sung with 6 different choruses in four different states and has competed in 27 regional contests. “ All of them were an exciting experience and always exhilarating.  The level of performance excellence in Sweet Adelines has increased every year. For me, competition is an opportunity to “strut my stuff” as a proud  chorus member of Sweet Adelines, and a time for renewing old friendships while making new ones.”
 
        Nola Stephens has been a member of Sweet Adelines for 36 years. “That’s a lot of competitions to attend, right?  We have come such a long way in holding these competitions.  When I first joined, there was no differentiation between the sizes of the chorus.  Now we have Large, Mid-size and Small….back then, we

Nola Stephens

didn’t.  So,  now we have a chance at taking 1st Place Small Chorus, or even mid-size, if we work extra hard.  

 

We love performing for just about any occasion. We provide quality entertainment for your company sponsored event, church social, family reunion, downtown festivals, public and private parties, surprise singing telegrams for any occasion, club events or any other situation where musical entertainment is desired. Hire Grand Mesa Chorus as a full chorus or a small group. You can even hire one of our fine a cappella quartets. Contact us about a performance for your event.Please call Nola at 858 4839

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