UPdate! We ordered a DVD of our performance in Central Oregon's Got Talent, and were told that according to the judges' scorecards, we actually came in FIRST in the top five!  WE WON, according to the judges!  Halleluia!

WAY TO GO SILVERADO!

Saturday night in Bend at the Tower Theater, we competed in Central Oregon's Got Talent and made the TOP FIVE!  We were the ONLY senior act in the whole show, and our lead, Hope Bridges, announced us as "youthful seniors" with a combined age of 258. We sang a parody on "Mr. Sandman" that Hope wrote, called "Mr. Schwanman" (Bring Me Icecream.)  The audience was screaming so loudly we could barely hear ourselves!  Hope made stuffed icecream cones for all of us in different flavors, and foil Eskimo Pie bars as well. Hopefully we'll have a sound clip on here soon!

Changes! Bad news and good news....

Silverado is announcing a personnel change.  First the bad news:

Our former baritone, Janice Wheeler, has changed her part to bass with her chorus, the Pride of Portland, and she has decided not to try to continue to sing baritone with Silverado. Although we are sad to lose our favorite resident arranger, we wish her the very best and hope that she will stay in touch, continue to arrange fun songs we can buy, and will sell us back some of her accumulated costume pieces, because -

(now for the good news)

We are pleased to introduce our new baritone, Sharon Leutschaft, a long time member of the Central Oregon Showcase Chorus, as is our bass, Debi Fooks.

Sharon has rehearsed with us twice and we like the fit, both tonally and her personality.  She is very game, and our next endeavor is an audition (next week!) for the Prineville Follies, after which we'll be working on building our repertoire, first adding songs already familiar to Sharon.

Our very best wishes go with Janice, and we welcome Sharon to the new Silverado!

WHAT AN HONOR!

Silverado is proud to announce that at the recent Pride of Portland (POP) Chorus Installation and Awards Banquet, our baritone, Janice Wheeler, was chosen by the POP Master Director, Ryan Heller, to be the recipient of the Director's Award for 2010.  The Award is in recognition of her ongoing work as Music Assistant to the POP Director and Chorus.  

Janice is currently the only member of Silverado who also sings in a chorus, and she chose the top chorus in the region, rated number nine internationally.  She gets to hold her award, engraved with her name, (which we all saw tonight at quartet rehearsal) until next year's recipient is chosen.  What an honor!!  

All dressed up and ready to compete!

Clockwise from the left: Debi, Hope, Janice, Rebecca
We were Number One - really. (The first act in the show.)
The next time you see us we'll be opening an Elks baseball game in Bend with the Star Spangled Banner, arranged by our baritone, Janice, on June 24th. Then two more game openings this summer plus two shows at the Deschutes County Fair.
Come to see us on August 4, at 1 and 3 p.m.  

Competition update

Competition in Spokane is over, and Ryan Heller-Highwater said to us after hugs all around, "Well, you're not virgins anymore!"  While the experience was fun, it wasn't exactly what we had yearned for; we think we'll get better if we work on it.  ;-)

We're here!

 Introducing: SILVERADO QUARTET, a Sweet Adelines International quartet that has been singing together for about two and half years.  We're getting ready for our first competition experience in Spokane, WA, in May.  A HUGE "thankyou!" to everyone who has helped us get this far!

We sing barbershop style a cappella harmony, with a varied repertoire including humorous novelty numbers, old favorites, and THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER, in an original arrangement by our baritone.  We are available to open events in the Central Oregon area, and for fundraisers, private parties, fairs, etc.  We have reasonable rates and can fill half hour or 45 minute time slots.

Our Lead and contact person is Hope Bridges from Terrebonne, OR.
Contact her at drumsinger@wildblue.net, or 541-548-4283.

Tenor is Rebecca Wagner from Powell Butte, OR.
Bartitone is Janice Wheeler from Prineville, OR.
Bass is Debi Fooks, from Redmond, OR.

We're just getting started on the web, so check back for more pictures and information.