Lustre Quartet

Special Valentine Offer for Military Members

Lustre — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:07:25 +0000

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 [...]

Christmas Chocolate Treats

Lustre — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 03:16:25 +0000

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

Lustre — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:52:57 +0000

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 [...]

Heading to Houston: Webcast Link

Lustre — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:02:21 +0000

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: http://sweetadswebcast.com 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 [...]

Heading to Houston: Region 19 Appearances

Lustre — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 12:46:07 +0000

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 [...]

Heading to Houston: Tuesday Tour Puzzle

Lustre — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 19:23:28 +0000

This week, on our international preparation tour, Tuesday night had us dropping in on the Chorus of the Chesapeake rehearsal in Dundalk. Then it was off to Silver Spring to visit our sisters at Capital Accord Chorus. The Tuesday Puzzle Map Our starting points: Kate – at home in Silver Spring Lead Lori – at home in Dundalk Jenny – [...]

Heading to Houston: The “Tour”

Lustre — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 20:57:32 +0000

As much as we love to sing and perform, stage fright and nervousness has been a challenge for each of us to varying degrees over the years. As part of a strategy to combat the nerves, we have created a tradition of performing our contest material in front of live audiences as many times as [...]

Heading to Houston: The Clothes

Lustre — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 01:26:37 +0000

Sweet Adelines is pretty much the only organization I can think of where grown women actually choose, willingly and sometimes even eagerly, to dress alike. I don’t mean only on stage – that’s a given – and not only in the convention hall – that’s perhaps expected – but out in public, walking along the [...]

Heading to Houston: Coaching

Lustre — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 03:17:56 +0000

One of the first things we did after we won the Region 19 Quartet Championship is pull out the calendars and we set up our coaching schedule! We knew that we were going to want and need some really strong coaching in order to put our best effort on the stage in Houston. Some quartets like [...]

Heading to Houston: A Blog Series

Lustre — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 02:43:41 +0000

In just three short weeks, we will be flying down to Houston to participate in the SAI International Quartet Competition for our very first time. It’s hard to believe, but it’s true – we will be walking across the stage and competing with 45 other quartets from around the world, all of whom are at [...]