Ovation!
Each quartet that becomes a regional champion is inducted into Ovation!, our chorus of quartet champions, the following year. Ovation! also provides entertainment after each quartet contest prior to the judges announcement. Ovation! is energized and enthused! With a new management team and the input of its members, Ovation! has goals and direction set in motion. As part of this enthusiasm, new plans are in the works for some exciting educational and singing opportunities for all Region 13 members.
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Ovation Roll Call
Listed below are the Region 13 champions since 1957; if the quartet name is hyperlinked, we even have a photo! Many thanks to our Regional Historian, Jody Allen, for digging up most of the information about our winning quartets, and to Anita Gohl (1965, The Shalimars) for additional details.
However, we're still missing some information. If you know any of the missing quartet personnel, their chapter affiliation(s) or have a photo, please contact the webmaster with your information. We'd really appreciate it!
All quartets listed as tenor, lead, baritone, bass.
2011: Frenzy
Kay Macrosson, Nikki Blackmer, Anne Marteniuk, Lisa Hood
a cappella joy, Lions Gate (R26), Peace Arch (R26) and Westcoast Harmony (R26)
2010: LiveWire
Teresa McCafferty, Katy Hawley, Anna Chamberlain, Susan Kegley
Jet Cities, Pacific Sound and Chapter-at-Large
2009: LiveWire
Teresa McCafferty, Katy Hawley, Anna Chamberlain, Susan Kegley
Pacific Sound and Chapter-at-Large
2008: LiveWire
Teresa McCafferty, Katy Hawley, Anna Chamberlain, Susan Kegley
Pacific Sound and Chapter-at-Large
2007: Mojo
Corinna Garriock, Julie Hagstrom, Patti Burklund, Judy Pozsgay,
Lions Gate and Pacific Sound Chapters
2006: Seattle Mix
Amy Barich, Sonja Mejlaender, Sydney Thompson, Melanie Wroe
Pacific Sound Chapter
2005: Transit
Corinna Garriock, Katy Hawley, Leslie Liberman, Kari Metzger
Chapter-at-Large, Lions Gate, and Peace Arch Chapters
2004: SoundDesign
Carolyn Huber, Katy Hawley, Sue Beck, Kari Metzger
Chapter-at-Large, Lions Gate and Pacific Sound Chapters
2003: HeartBeat
Eileen Laycock, Sonja Mejlaender, Patti Burklund, Dina Darren
Pacific Sound and Olympia Chapters
2002: SoundDesign
Carolyn Huber, Katy (Sansburn) Hawley, Sue Beck, Judy Widener
Pacific Sound and Chapter-at-Large Chapters
2001: Unplugged
Teresa McCafferty, Julie Hagstrom, Anna Chamberlain, Judy Pozsgay
Pacific Sound and Lions Gate (26) Chapters
2000: Seattle Style
Teresa McCafferty, Julie Hagstrom, Anna Chamberlain, Sally Denkelberg
Pacific Sound Chapter
1999: Seattle Style
Teresa McCafferty, Julie Hagstrom, Anna Chamberlain, Sally Denkelberg
Pacific Sound Chapter
1998: Seattle Style
Teresa McCafferty, Julie Hagstrom, Anna Chamberlain, Sally Denkelberg
Pacific Sound Chapter
1997: Simpatico
Karen Carter, Katy (Sansburn) Hawley, Sydney Thompson, Melanie Wroe
Pacific Sound Chapter
1996: TrademarK
Teresa McCafferty, Julie Hagstrom, Susan Lamb, Rose Cooper
Pacific Sound Chapter
1995: Legacy
Claudia Kirkebo, Pat Wright, Sue Beck, Judy Widener
Pacific Sound Chapter
1994: Park Place
Teresa McCafferty, Susann Warner, Anna Chamberlain, Rose Cooper
Jet Cities and Pacific Sound Chapters
1993: HeartBeat
Bonnie Willis, Susan Lamb, Patti Burklund, Dina Darrin
Seattle Shores, Pacific Sound, Sea Island Sound and Olympia Chapters
1992: Seattle Times
Nora McGee, Carole Kirkpatrick, Sue Beck, Judy Widener
Pacific Sound Chapter
1991: Crosstown Sounds
Eileen Laycock, Randa Zaitz, Terri Stanley, Charlene O'Connor
Lakeside and Chapter-at-Large Chapters
1990: Seattle Times
Robin Clark, Carole Kirkpatrick, Sue Beck, Judy Widener
Lakeside and Pacific Sound Chapters
1989: Crosstown Sounds
Eileen Laycock, Randa Zaitz, Terri Stanley, Patti Burklund
Lakeside Chapter
1988: Crosstown Sounds
Eileen Laycock, Randa Zaitz, Terri Stanley, Patti Burklund
Lakeside Chapter
1987: Seattle Times
Robin Clark, Carole Kirkpatrick, Sue Beck, Judy Widener
Lakeside Chapter
1986: Seattle Times
Robin Clark, Carole Kirkpatrick, Sue Beck, Judy Widener
Lakeside Chapter
1985: Alaska Gold
Madeline Nance, Patti Powell, Barbara Designer, Myrna McGhie
Fairbanks Frontier Chapter
1984: First Class Fare
Julie Roth, Judy Mehus, Lois Dye, Rose Cooper
Jet Cities Chapter
1983: Huckleberry Jam
Cathie Biggerstaff, Beth Bruce, Anita Gohl, Bonnie Miller
Rainbow Country Chapter
1982: Crosstown Sounds
Robin Clark, Randa Zaitz, Terri Stanley, Patti Burklund
Lakeside Chapter
1981: Past Reflections
Ann Houston, Andrea Kaiserman, Dena Richardson, Beth Garske
Lilac City and Lakeside Chapters
1980: Crosstown Sounds
Terri Stanley, Vicki Loomis, Randa Zaitz, Patti Burklund
Lakeside Chapter
1979: Arctic Association
Luane Spake, Patti Powell, Elaine Jacobson, Myrna McGhie
Fairbanks Frontier Chapter
1978: Classified Ads
Donna Mitchell, Carole Kirkpatrick, Laila Owen, Joan Sneva
Lilac City and Sunfair Chapters
1977: Our Own Special Blend
Carol Talbot, Ann Barnhart, Nancy Jones (Todd), Patty Mathers
Olympia Chapter
1976: Classified Ads
Donna Mitchell, Hope Mumford (Fulwiler), Laila Owen, Joan Sneva
Lilac City Chapter
1975: Misty-Aires
Joanne Lobberegt, Leona Sigurdson, Juanita Harwood, Ellie Hughes.
Seattle Chapter
1974: Sun Flairs
Gail Shelton, Carole Kirkpatrick, Mary Leah Griffith, Karla Samuelson.
Sun Fair City, Yakima Chapters
1973: Pepsi Chords
Irene Moore, Lois Klassen, Shirley Raike, Norma Alexander
City of Gardens Chapter
1972: Renaissance
Barbara Ball, Karen Hampe, Yvonne Whedon, Sue Critchlow
City of Roses Chapter
1971: Transpositions
Ruth O'Neill, Dolores Axford, Betty Mathis, Harriet Cole
St. Helens Chapter, St. Helens, OR
1970: Lakeside Continentals
Sandra Shaw, Mary Ann Colgan, Ann Liechty, Donna Raymond
Lakeside Chapter
1969: Valley Pipers
Yvonne Whedon, Mary Hartman, Edith Durfey, Viola Zipf
Willamette Valley and City of Roses Chapters
1968: Solitaires
Ethel Voss (Bowen), Karen Hampe, Julie Miesen, Ruth Augsburger
City of Roses Chapter
1967: Timbertones
Marne VanOttersledt, Billie Coen, Edith Durfey, Viola Ziph
Willamette Valley Chapter
1966: Embers (And be sure to check out the Embers' video!)
Bonnie Parente, Marlene Pence, Sharon Lacey, Betty McCall
Jet Cities and Puget Sound Chapters
1965: Airesses
Marge Gardner, Carole Kirkpatrick, Dorothy Bidlake, Sally Willsey
Yakima Chapter
1964: Sound-A-Chords
Barbara Streeter, Marlene Pence, Mary Richards, Betty McCall
Puget Sound Chapter
1963: Columbia River Belles
Mary Ann Kunze, Lucille Frasier, Barbara Aase, Harriet Cole
Columbia Chapter
1962: Portland Pipers
Donna Schell, Barbara Tate, Shirley Shepherd, Barbara Rudnick
City of Roses Chapter
1961: Four-Ever-Ettes
Bonnie Dale, Bette Thompson, Doris Dolman, Elaine Oke
Everett Chapter
1960: Sea-Adelines -- 1962 Queens of Harmony! More information about Sea-Adelines can be found here!
Shirley Alfonso Humann, Jamel Hassen Barden, Katie Schwarzhans, Zoe Thompson
Puget Sound and Lakeside Chapters
1959: Yakimoms
Maxine Bassani, Helen Hoagland, Elda Jain, Bettie Greene (Bronco)
Yakima Chapter
1958: Trim Tones
Harriet Sawyer, Jamel Hasson, Katie Schwarzhans, Coleen Crain
Puget Sound Chapter
1957: Northwest High Flyers
Pat Chellin, Emma Kopasis (Whipperfurth), Olive Van Wagenen, Dorothy Rowe
Puget Sound Chapter
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Zoe Thompson worked her way to the top of the Sweet Adelines world in both the musical and administrative levels, having been President of Sweet Adelines International, as well as the bass of an International Championship Quartet, The Sea Adelines.
Carole Kirkpatrick joined Sweet Adelines International in 1960 at the tender age of 18 and has never looked back. She appropriately just celebrated her 50th year at the Seattle International Convention in 2010! Her first chorus was in Ohio, then she got married and moved to Washington State, where she has been a member of three different choruses, including Pacific Sound, where she was the director for 17 years until retiring in 2007. Pacific Sound was a top 10 finalist at many international competitions, having placed as high as third in Orlando. She is a full-time coach and travels all over the world to coach many of our wonderful choruses.
Charlene O'Connor is the new team coordinator of Ovation! Charlene sang her way into Ovation in 1991 with Crosstown Sounds. She is currently is a Chapter-at-Large member, but has previously been a member of Lakeside and Pacific Sound Choruses. Additionally, Charlene is a regional faculty member where she is a favorite choreography, sound and expression coach.
