Velvet Hills Quartets
Free Time
FREE TIME Quartet has many years of entertaining and competing in Choruses and quartets. They all have sung with the local chapter of Sweet Adelines International, Velvet Hills Chorus, for a combined 164 years. All are happily retired, thus the name FREE TIME.
Kristi Quinn, Bass, has sung with the chorus for 31 years. She competed and entertained with “Out & About” and “Talk of the Town” quartets. She has also sung in several church choirs.
Marylee Shoback, Lead, and a member of the chorus for 50 years, has served as baritone and lead section leader. She has competed with several quartets including Images” and “Out and About”. She has also directed college choirs.
Bobbie Hoover, Baritone, is a Baritone section leader and has been a chorus member for 34 years. She competed with “Imagine That!” quartet, and award-winning “VLOC” (Very Light Opera Company) a regional fan-favorite, comedy quartet for 11 years. With a degree in vocal music education, Bobbie has taught music all her life and sang solo professionally in the Black Hills area for years.
Denise Hainault, Tenor, a Sweet Adeline for 49 yrs., has directed two choruses. A 13-year Velvet Hills member, she is Lead section leader. Denise sang with many quartets. Holding a Master’s degree in music, she has been a music educator for 39 years. She has also been involved with church musicals for 50 years.
They have put their skills and love of entertaining together to perform locally and in the region. Their music, old new, is sung ACAPELLA in the barbershop style along with entertaining comedy. Contact Bobbie Hoover at bhooveyou7@msn.com, to book a date for your event, large or small!
Kristi Quinn, Bass, has sung with the chorus for 31 years. She competed and entertained with “Out & About” and “Talk of the Town” quartets. She has also sung in several church choirs.
Marylee Shoback, Lead, and a member of the chorus for 50 years, has served as baritone and lead section leader. She has competed with several quartets including Images” and “Out and About”. She has also directed college choirs.
Bobbie Hoover, Baritone, is a Baritone section leader and has been a chorus member for 34 years. She competed with “Imagine That!” quartet, and award-winning “VLOC” (Very Light Opera Company) a regional fan-favorite, comedy quartet for 11 years. With a degree in vocal music education, Bobbie has taught music all her life and sang solo professionally in the Black Hills area for years.
Denise Hainault, Tenor, a Sweet Adeline for 49 yrs., has directed two choruses. A 13-year Velvet Hills member, she is Lead section leader. Denise sang with many quartets. Holding a Master’s degree in music, she has been a music educator for 39 years. She has also been involved with church musicals for 50 years.
They have put their skills and love of entertaining together to perform locally and in the region. Their music, old new, is sung ACAPELLA in the barbershop style along with entertaining comedy. Contact Bobbie Hoover at bhooveyou7@msn.com, to book a date for your event, large or small!
No Strings Attached
No Strings Attached is a quartet from Colorado Springs, CO, formed by four members of Velvet Hills Chorus who bonded over harmony, humor, and a healthy disregard for doing things the “normal” way. Britney Bunch (Tenor), Debbie Dunlap (Lead), Robin Bennett (Bass), and Donna Sparling (Baritone), made their quartet debut with a showstopping original titled “While We Wait to Pee.” Yes, it’s exactly what it sounds like—and no, we’re not sorry.
With three members obsessed with Christmas music and one recovering from a traumatic stint at the “North Pole” (don’t ask), their repertoire is as eclectic as their personalities. From classic barbershop to sassy swing, heartfelt ballads to taco-fueled rehearsals, No Strings Attached is here to bring smiles, sparkle, and a little sarcastic wit to every performance.
No expectations. No rules. Just joy, good music, and absolutely No Strings Attached.
To contact us, email robinbennett1@icloud.com
With three members obsessed with Christmas music and one recovering from a traumatic stint at the “North Pole” (don’t ask), their repertoire is as eclectic as their personalities. From classic barbershop to sassy swing, heartfelt ballads to taco-fueled rehearsals, No Strings Attached is here to bring smiles, sparkle, and a little sarcastic wit to every performance.
No expectations. No rules. Just joy, good music, and absolutely No Strings Attached.
To contact us, email robinbennett1@icloud.com
The Candelas
Velvet Hills Chorus is lighting things up with our newest quartet on the block: The Candelas!
Named after the unit of luminous intensity (because obviously, they glow), The Candelas are here to dazzle with tight harmonies, contagious energy, and just the right amount of sparkle and sass.
- Emily Banner shines front and center as the lead—serving clarity, charm, and enough emotion to fuel a Hallmark movie. If you’re laughing, crying, or texting your ex, it’s probably her fault.
- Becky Hureau keeps things baritone-bold, sliding in and out of the chords like a harmony ninja. She’s the secret sauce that makes everything blend just right.
- Sheri McCrone holds it all down on bass—her smooth, rich tone is the bedrock of the group. Think velvet dipped in chocolate.
- Donna Tyree floats on tenor, sprinkling glitter from the rafters. Her high notes shimmer like a harmony-loving unicorn in flight.
To contact The Candelas: email- becky.hureau@gmail.com