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International Quartet Semifinals

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Wednesday • September 14, 2022 Quartet Semifinals First Session • 10 a.m.–2:30 p.m.

Introduction: Janell Mason Emcee: Cori Albrecht Mic Tester: Lustre, 2018 International Champion Quartet The following list was compiled from information provided on official entry forms for the 2022 International Competition. Personnel are listed in order: tenor, lead, baritone, bass. Locations are those of the quartet contact. Date indicates year in which the quartet last won its regional contest. “W” indicates the quartet was a Wildcard in that year.

1. VOCE

#1, Agawam, Mass., 2019 Deanna Sargent (t) Millenium Magic Chorus Cheryl Brusket (l) Millenium Magic Chorus Angie Kunasek (bt) Millennium Magic Chorus Beth Paul (bs) Millennium Magic Chorus

2. Shenanigans

#14, Meridianville, Ala., 2022, W Nicki D. Agner (t) Antelope Valley Chorus Missy Elam (l) Song of Atlanta Chorus Alexis Nicoletta (bt) Song of Atlanta Chorus Mary P Cox (bs) Song of Atlanta Chorus

3. LiveWire

#12, Danville, Calif., 2022 Christine Jacobs (t) Mission Valley Chorus Karen R. Fish (l) Chapter-at-Large, #21 Suzanne Olsen (bt) Diablo Vista Chorus Lysanda Y. Lee (bs) Mission Valley Chorus

4. Tenacious

#4, Powell, Ohio, 2016 Shannon Lange (t) Scioto Valley Chorus Chelsea Selvaggio (l) Scioto Valley Chorus Tracy Marcarello (bt) Scioto Valley Chorus Connie Brant (bs) Scioto Valley Chorus

5. Presto!

#14, Madison, Tenn., 2022 Lindsay Patrick (t) Chapter-at-Large, #14 Jennifer Cooke (l) Scenic City Chorus Kathe Schellman (bt) Song of Atlanta Chorus Kris Wheaton (bs) Chapter-at-Large, #4

6. Lucille

#17, Burbank, Calif., 2019 Erin Cardin (t) Scottsdale Chorus Jennifer Recker (l) Chapter-at-Large, #17 Emily O’Brien (bt) Harborlites Chorus Loren Vaughn (bs) Chapter-at-Large, #15

7. All Fired Up

#19, Enola, Pa., 2019, W Nancy Cloeter (t) Harbor City Music Company Chorus Alicia Carter (l) Chapter-at-Large, #19 Dawn Clifford (bt) Chapter-at-Large, #19 Laura Cleverly (bs) Toast of Tampa Show Chorus

8. Saving Grace

#10, San Antonio, Texas, 2022 Elise J Miller (t) Chapter-at-large, #10 Mikayla Wallis (l) Chapter-at-large, #10 Kieley Simonsen Morales (bt) Chapter-at-large, #10 Marisa R Garza (bs) Chapter-at-large, #10

9. Strike a Chord

#16, Pickering, Ontario, Canada, 2022 Yve Moreau (t) North Metro Chorus Ine Ribeiro Cannella (l) North Metro Chorus Ashaya Babiuk (bt) North Metro Chorus Kathy Withnell (bs) North Metro Chorus

10. Treble Makers

#34, Elanora Heights, New South Wales, Australia Kylie Shanley (t) Northern Beaches Chorus Ashley Port (l) Northern Beaches Chorus Sharon Stewart (bt) Northern Beaches Chorus Geesje Van de Linde (bs) Northern Beaches Chorus

11. Ambush

#32, Södertälje, Sweden, 2019 Erica Anna Forsgren (t) Chapter-at-Large, #32 Ann-Louise Svensson (l) Rönninge Show Chorus Karin Sjöblom (bt) Chapter-at-Large, #32 Eva Stahl (bs) Rönninge Show Chorus

12. Saffron

#1, Trumbull, Conn., 2022 Christine Bulgini (t) Chapter-at-Large, #1 Amanda Fowski (l) Chapter-at-Large, #1 Valeri Reynolds (bt) Sound of New England Chorus Susan Berry (bs) Chapter-at-Large, #1

13. RetroActive • Withdrawn #12, Manteca, Calif., 2019 Andi Giles (t) Pacific Empire Chorus Stephanie Beard (l) Pacific Empire Chorus Patty Pennycook (bt) Pacific Empire Chorus Susan Smith (bs) Pacific Empire Chorus

14. Illuminate

#15, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., 2022 Rebecca King (t) Merrimack Valley Chorus Alicia Caron (l) Spirit of Syracuse Chorus Jennifer Hunter (bt) Saratoga Soundtrack Chorus Cherie LaDuke (bs) Coastline Show Chorus

15. ASKA

#32, Sundyberg, Stockholm, Sweden, 2022 Jenny Myr (t) Chapter-at-Large, #32 Cassandra Jenner (l) Chapter-at-Large, #32 Anna Stenberg (bt) Chapter-at-Large, #32 Frida Rönnblom (bs) Chapter-at-Large, #32

16. Spice

#6, Brooklyn Park, Minn., 2022 Angela Blackwood (t) City of Lakes Chorus Heidi Dick (l) City of Lakes Chorus Liz Miller (bt) City of Lakes Chorus Jan Rick (bs) City of Lakes Chorus

17. Endeavour

#4, Columbus, Ohio, 2022 Amanda Kaufmann (t) Scioto Valley Chorus Laura Kitchel (l) Chapter-at-Large, #4 Amy Leacock (bt) Scioto Valley Chorus Serena Davis (bs) Scioto Valley Chorus 18. GQ • Withdrawn #19, Towson, Md, 2019 Amanda Sandroni (t) Chapter-at-Large, #19 Katie Gillis (l) Chapter-at-Large, #19 Ali Hauger (bt) Toast of Tampa Show Chorus Katie MacDonald (bs) Chapter-at-Large, #19

19. JAZZ!

#25, Springfield, Mo., 2022 Pamela Mallard (t) Springfield Metro Chorus Diane Durham (l) Springfield Metro Chorus Tawny Brown (bt) Springfield Metro Chorus Diana Schweitzer (bs) Springfield Metro Chorus

20. PrimeTime

#13, Burlington, Wash., 2022 Sylvia Posso (t) Song of Seattle Chorus Katy Hawley (l) Song of Seattle Chorus Patti Burklund (bt) Song of Seattle Chorus Sonja Mejlaender (bs) Song of Seattle Chorus

21. Lady A Cappella

Region, #4, Grove City, Ohio, 2016 Stacey St John (t) Chapter-at-Large, #4 Deidra Ekins (l) Chapter-at-Large, #4 Kerry Denino (bt) Scioto Valley Chorus Gretchen Holloway (bs) Scioto Valley Chorus 22. Soirée • Withdrawn #21, Orange, Calif., 2022 Karen Littlefield (t) Chapter-at-Large, #21 Ashley Wright (l) Chapter-at-Large, #21 Sara Littlefield (bt) Chapter-at-Large, #21 Taylor Daniels (bs) Chapter-at-Large, #21

23. Last Call

#8, Centennial, Colo., 2022 Lizzie Loomis (t) Skyline Chorus Becky Maybury (l) Skyline Chorus Lily Radack (bt) Skyline Chorus Laura Barnick (bs) Skyline Chorus

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Quartet Semifinals Second Session • 4–9 p.m.

Introduction: Janell Mason Emcee: Mary Rhea

24. Fortuity

#31, St. Austell, Cornwall, UK, 2018 Veryan Zimber (t) Chapter-at-Large, #31 Gemma Fox (l) Lace City Chorus Sarah Netherton (bt) Chapter-at-Large #31 Sophie Hasson (bs) Chapter-at-Large #31

25. TITANIUM

#25, Frisco, Texas, 2017 Connie Light (t) Rich-Tone Chorus Melody White (l) Rich-Tone Chorus Holly Fisher (bt) Rich-Tone Chorus Lindsay Chartier-Holdeman (bs) Chapter-at-Large, #25

26. Duly Noted

#9, Spring Hill, Fla., 2022 Raegan Stauffer (t) Toast of Tampa Show Chorus Madison Slamka (l) Spirit of the Gulf Chorus KaleyAnna Raabe (bt) Toast of Tampa Show Chorus Emily Hitt (bs) Toast of Tampa Show Chorus

27. First Class

#5, Louisburg, Kansas, 2022 Wendy Pool (t) Vocal Standard Chorus Stacy Schumacher (l) Vocal Standard Chorus Kristin Drummond-Mance (bt) Vocal Standard Chorus Maria Christian (bs) Song of the Lakes Chorus

28. DREAM

#17, Amherst, Ohio, 2022 JoAnn Wilson (t) Greater Cleveland Chorus Ruth Bates (l) Greater Cleveland Chorus Jill Spriestersbach (bt) Chapter-at-Large, #17 Nancie Jaicks (bs) Chapter-at-Large, #17

29. Muddy Stilettos

#31, Bromley, Kent, UK, 2022 Hannah Bruce (t) Chapter-at-Large, #31 Chantel Parsons (l) Viva Acappella Chorus Christine Avis (bt) Viva Acappella Chorus Colette Coull (bs) Viva Acappella Chorus 30. Renegade • Withdrawn #13, Puyallup, Wash., 2017 Rachel Pack (t) Jet Cities Chorus Alena Hemingway (l) Chapter-at-Large, #13 Holly Davis (bt) A Cappella Joy Chorus Bethany Frerichs (bs) Jet Cities Chorus 31. Sparkle! • Withdrawn #6, Robbinsdale, Minn. 2018 Barbara Graham (t) Chapter-at-Large, #6 Julie Hagstrom (l) Pacific Sound Chorus Lisa Kvigne Case (bt) City of Lakes Chorus Marcia Starnes (bs) City of Lakes Chorus

32. Gotta Sing!

#11, Pacific Palisades, Calif., 2022, W Anna-Pia Hubacher (t) Santa Monica Chorus Laura Pallas Singer (l) Santa Monica Chorus Tove Hoch (bt) Santa Monica Chorus Lisa Kneebone (bs) Chapter-at-Large, #11

33. Nothin’ But Treble

#8, Sandy, Utah, 2022, W Heleena Herrington (t) Chapter-at-Large, #8 Sarajane Houghton (l) Chapter-at-Large, #8 Ashlee Olson (bt) Bella Voce Chorus Stephanie Osmond (bs) Chapter-at-Large, #8

34. Milli Blink

#32, Täby, Sweden, 2018 Hillevi Martinsson Billinger (t) Rönninge Show Chorus Tindra Thor (l) Stockholm City Voices Chorus Maria Fabiansson (bt) Rönninge Show Chorus Susanna Berndts (bs) Rönninge Show Chorus

35. Grit & Grace

#14, Woodstock, Ga., 2022, W Amanda Koch (t) Chapter-at-Large, #14 Heather E. Brookshire (l) Song of Atlanta Chorus Sarah Clay Lindvall (bt) Chapter-at-Large, #14 Karen Stauss (bs) Song of Atlanta Chorus

36. Girl Talk

#2, Haslett, Mich., 2022 Staci Slamka (t) Motor City Blend Chorus Holli Houtz (l) Motor City Blend Chorus Kathryn Summers (bt) Motor City Blend Chorus Kendra LaPointe (bs) Motor City Blend Chorus 37. Harmony • Withdrawn #15, North Baldwin, N.Y., 2022, W Diane Duff (t) Greater Nassau Chorus Heidi Wilson (l) Greater Nassau Chorus Harriette Walters (bt) Greater Nassau Chorus Leigh Anne Dorman (bs) Greater Nassau Chorus

38. Sound Design

#19, Newark, Del., 2022 Susan Irwin (t) Harbor City Music Company Chorus Jennifer Newman (l) Chapter-at-Large, #19 Jennifer Myers (bt) Chapter-at-Large, #19 Sarah Nainan-Newhard (bs) Greater Harrisburg Chorus

39. Extra

#14, Raleigh, N.C., 2022 Rhonda O'Donnell (t) Chapter-at-Large, #14 Robyn Matula (l) Song of Atlanta Chorus Kerry L. Parker (bt) Alamo Metro Chorus Tianna V. Coffey (bs) Chapter-at-Large, #14

40. Kindred

#8, Aurora, Colo., 2022, W Christine Weaver (t) Skyline Chorus Robin Mickle (l) Skyline Chorus Dawn Hewitt (bt) Skyline Chorus Kim Andrews (bs) Skyline Chorus

41. Equilibrium

#12, Eugene, Ore., 2022, W Merry Lardner (t) Greater Eugene Chorus Ginna Kayser (l) Greater Eugene Chorus Melissa Anne McNeer (bt) Greater Eugene Chorus Lauren E. Kahn (bs) Greater Eugene Chorus

42. SwingTime

#11, Newbury Park, Calif., 2022 Sally McLeish (t) Agoura Hills Harmony Chorus Shawnna Allen (l) Carpe Diem Chorus Courtney Anderson-Georges (bt) Carpe Diem Chorus Susan Kegley (bs) Scottsdale Chorus

43. PRISM

#3, Beach Park, Ill., 2022 Cynthia Ahlgrim (t) Melodeers Chorus Jenelle Lambert (l) Melodeers Chorus Janet Masters (bt) Choral-Aires Chorus Deborah Lee (bs) Choral-Aires Chorus

44. Journey

#5, Olathe, Kansas, 2022, W Michelle Hunget (t) Kansas City Chapter Susan Ives (l) Topeka Acappella Unlimited Chorus Janice Wood (bt) Topeka Acappella Unlimited Chorus Stacie Truax (bs) Topeka Acappella Unlimited Chorus

45. Five Minutes More

#8, Aurora, Colo., 2022, W Julie Winans (t) Chapter-at-Large, #8 Rebecca Richards (l) High Country Chorus Heather Tavel (bt) High Country Chorus Heather Reimnitz (bs) Skyline Chorus

46. Bewitched

#26, Port Coquitlam, B.C., Canada, 2022 Nicole L. Rahiman (t) Lions Gate Chorus Allison Young (l) Lions Gate Chorus Leila Msadek (bt) Lions Gate Chorus Jennifer S. Champagne (bs) Lions Gate Chorus

47. The Ladies

#10, Nashville, Tenn., 2018 Quincie Snook (t) Chapter-at-Large, #4 Caroline Beal (l) Chapter-at-Large, #4 Kimberly Newcomb (bt) Capital City Chorus Ashley Rohovit (bs) Chapter-at-Large, #4

International Novice Quartet Award

This award recognizes the highest-scoring quartet in the International Semifinals in which two or more members have never before competed in the Semifinals and no member of the quartet is a previous International Quartet Champion. The quartet must also achieve a minimum score of 960 points. The 1967 International Quartet Champions, Hurricane Honeys, sponsor the award presented to each member of the winning quartet.

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Announcement of Quartet Finalists

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Closing Song

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Directed by Mary Rhea

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