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Special Valentine Offer for Military Members
By Lustre • January 30, 2012 • No comments
This year, as our way to say “Thank You” to our military heroes, we are offering a FREE delivery of a Singing Valentine to any Baltimore-area family member of a military service member currently serving in a war zone.
If you are currently deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, or Pakistan, we would be honored to deliver your Valentine’s message to your loved ones on the Home Front. We will visit your loved one’s home or office (in the , sing two love songs, and deliver your personal sentiment in a Valentine’s Day card. Deliveries via phone are also available.
If you know a deployed service member who might like to take advantage of this offer, please spread the word!
To take advantage of this offer, just contact us via our Contact Page.
Christmas Chocolate Treats
By Lustre • December 18, 2011 • One comment
It’s Christmas time, and that means sharing good times with good friends as often as possible. Lustre got together one Sunday afternoon in mid-December 2011 to create lots of yummy treats for the Christmas season. We hope you enjoy this short video wishing you the sweetest of Christmas seasons!
Houston Recap
By Lustre • November 11, 2011 • One comment
Wow, it’s hard to believe it’s been almost a month since we returned from the SAI International Convention and contest in Houston! We had such a great time! As you know, it was our first opportunity to compete in the International Quartet Contest. We weren’t totally sure what to expect, so we were going in to the event with a desire to just have fun, see what it’s all about, and get that “first time” experience under our belts. We are happy to report that we did all three!
Ready to board the bus to the contest!
On Wednesday when we performed on stage, it was a wonderful moment for all of us. We felt the support from our friends and family in the venue and across the web cast. We had worked so hard for so many years to be on that stage, and now the moment was here! After exiting the stage, we shared a giant group hug, and then we were greeted by our supporters from our wonderful Region 19. What a great feeling!
When the results came out, it turned out that we did not score as high as we had hoped. We read through the judges comments, taking in the feedback and talking over what it meant. While we were admittedly a little bit disappointed, we also realized that we had achieved everything we had set out to do. We soaked up the experience of singing on the International stage (we can now cross that item off the bucket list!), we had fun doing it, and we loved the fantastic support of our friends and family all throughout the process. The experience was fantastic, through and through.
For the record, our score was 1071, and our placement was 34th. You know what? We’ll take it!
Now, it’s back home to rehearse, learn some new music, add on new skills, and keep loving each other and loving what we do.
Heading to Houston: Webcast Link
By Lustre • October 12, 2011 • No comments
The Sweet Adelines International Quartet and Chorus competitions next week in Houston will be webcast live for free. The link to access the webcast is new this year:
The webcast is free, but donations are encouraged to keep the quality high and the cost to SAI low.
Region 19 competitors will be on the webcast as outlined in this post. We hope you’ll watch the fun!
Heading to Houston: Region 19 Appearances
By Lustre • October 9, 2011 • One comment
Whether you’ll be in Houston at the convention with us, or at home watching on the webcast, here is the info you need regarding when Region 19 competitors will be on stage during the 2011 SAI International Convention. All times listed are Central Standard Time, so if you’re watching from back home, be sure to adjust by one hour (later).
You can watch via FREE webcast from here.
Tuesday Oct 18 – Harmony Classic Competition (for small and midsize choruses)
7:15pm CST – Upper Chesapeake Chorus, competitor #6
Wednesday Oct 19 – Quartet Semi-Finals
11:50am CST – Escapade Quartet, competitor #6 (Wildcard from Region 14, 2 members in HCMC Region 19)
2:20pm CST – a.k.a. Quartet, competitor #18 (Region 15 champs, 1 member in HCMC Region 19)
2:40pm CST – Whole ‘Lotta Harmony, competitor #21 (Wildcard from Region 19)
6:10pm CST – Lustre, competitor #34 (Region 19 champs)
8:50pm CST – Capri, competitor #47 (International Third Place medalists last year, Region 19 Champs from 2004)
Thursday Oct 20 – Chorus Semi-Finals
10:58am CST – Pride of Baltimore Chorus, competitor #2 (Region 19 Champion Chorus)
7:07pm CST – Harbor City Music Company, competitor #32 (Region 19 Wildcard)
Friday and Saturday Quartet and Chorus finals – order and times of appearance TBA.
Saturday Oct 22 – Rising Star Competition (Young Women in Harmony quartets)
??:?? CST – Stars of Harmony Quartet (Region 19 YWIH)
Also appearing from Region 19 (times will be updated if we can find the info):
- Claire Domenick and Nikki Hartshorn, director and choreographer of Greater Harrisburg Chorus, are serving as Director and Choreographer of the SAI Family Chorus which will perform on Saturday during the Chorus Finals show
- MAXX Factor Quartet, reigning Queens of Harmony / SAI 2011 International Quartet Champions, will sing after the Quartet Finals, and also will be inducted to the Coronet Club on Friday night’s Coronet Club show.
- Maggie Ryan, member of Greater Harrisburg Chorus, will serve as commentator on the webcast during the Chorus Semi-finals Session 1.
Region 19 will be all over Houston next week!