Velvet Hills Quartets
Ember
Ember is an a cappella and barbershop quartet based in Denver, CO. Formed in December 2019, the foursome features Siobhan Drown (lead), Michelle Barnes (bass), Ashley Banks (baritone) and Mary Selano (tenor). Ember enjoys singing a variety of music styles and is honored to be a part of Sweet Adelines Region 8, representing both High Country Chorus and Velvet Hills Chorus. They’re also proud to be the first all-female quartet to represent the Rocky Mountain District of the Barbershop Harmony Society.
Contact Information: emberquartet@gmail.com also look us up on facebook @emberquartet
Contact Information: emberquartet@gmail.com also look us up on facebook @emberquartet
Free Time
FREE TIME Quartet has been singing together for about a year but each has many years of Chorus and quartetting experience. All have sung with Velvet Hills Chorus chapter of Sweet Adelines International for a combined 127 years. All are happily retired, thus the name, FREE TIME.
Denise Hainault, Tenor, has been a chorus director for 28 years. A 43 year chorus member, she is now Assistant Director and lead section leader of Velvet Hills chorus. Denise sang with many quartets. A music educator for 37 years and long time church choir director musician, she and her husband now share their music in the chapel at Penrose Hospital. She enjoys two grandkids and car rallies!
Marylee Shoback, Lead, and a member of the chorus for 44 years, and has served in many roles. She currently serves on the Visual team as makeup and costume co-chair and membership team. She has sung in several competing quartets. She taught at her own preschool and first graders for a total of 42 years. Marylee enjoys the grandkids, reading, gardening and helping others by volunteering.
Kristi Quinn, Bass, has sung with the chorus for 12 years. She competed with “Out & About” and “Talk of the Town” quartets. Kristi was an active duty Army nurse for 8 years and enjoys the benefits of being a Reserve officer. Kristi has been married 47 years and loves to travel, read, swim, hike, Pilates, and has participated in 3 triathlons. She loves spending time with her 4 precious grandchildren.
Bobbie Hoover, Baritone, is the chorus baritone section leader and has been a chorus member for 28 years. She sang with “Imagine That!” quartet for 12 years, and “VLOC” (Very Light Opera Company) a fan-favorite comedy quartet for 11 years. She has served the chorus in marketing and fundraising. Bobbie has taught vocal music all her life and sang solo professionally in the Black Hills area for years. Retired from music education and the Senior services field, she enjoys RV-ing, travel, competitive shooting, gardening and 5 grandkids!
Our music, old and new, is sung ACAPELLA in the barbershop style along with entertaining comedy.
Book us for a date for your event, large or small!
Denise Hainault, Tenor, has been a chorus director for 28 years. A 43 year chorus member, she is now Assistant Director and lead section leader of Velvet Hills chorus. Denise sang with many quartets. A music educator for 37 years and long time church choir director musician, she and her husband now share their music in the chapel at Penrose Hospital. She enjoys two grandkids and car rallies!
Marylee Shoback, Lead, and a member of the chorus for 44 years, and has served in many roles. She currently serves on the Visual team as makeup and costume co-chair and membership team. She has sung in several competing quartets. She taught at her own preschool and first graders for a total of 42 years. Marylee enjoys the grandkids, reading, gardening and helping others by volunteering.
Kristi Quinn, Bass, has sung with the chorus for 12 years. She competed with “Out & About” and “Talk of the Town” quartets. Kristi was an active duty Army nurse for 8 years and enjoys the benefits of being a Reserve officer. Kristi has been married 47 years and loves to travel, read, swim, hike, Pilates, and has participated in 3 triathlons. She loves spending time with her 4 precious grandchildren.
Bobbie Hoover, Baritone, is the chorus baritone section leader and has been a chorus member for 28 years. She sang with “Imagine That!” quartet for 12 years, and “VLOC” (Very Light Opera Company) a fan-favorite comedy quartet for 11 years. She has served the chorus in marketing and fundraising. Bobbie has taught vocal music all her life and sang solo professionally in the Black Hills area for years. Retired from music education and the Senior services field, she enjoys RV-ing, travel, competitive shooting, gardening and 5 grandkids!
Our music, old and new, is sung ACAPELLA in the barbershop style along with entertaining comedy.
Book us for 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