EMMA HARRIS Lead, St. Charles MO ;
LAUREN ROBARDS Tenor, St Louis, MO ;
CASEY BAZZELL Baritone, St. Peters, MO ;
ELLIE MILLS Bass, Nottingham, England, UK
Luminous are the Sweet Adelines International 15th Place Quartet
Luminous have just returned from the Sweet Adelines International Convention in Hawaii, where they were over the moon to place 15th!! This exciting placement in the top 15 qualifies them for entry into the 2009 Quartet Contest in Nashville TN.
You'll have gathered that Luminous span 2 continents. Ellie, a native of the UK, joined Lauren and Emma in the St. Louis Harmony Chorus in September 2006 when she arrived in St. Louis to pursue a year long post-graduate internship. Despite Emma leaving the chorus due to college commitments the three girls continued their hunt for a baritone to complete the quartet. Casey was performing in the Old St. Charles Christmas parade when she met Ellie in December 2006. It turned out that Casey knew Emma and Lauren through college music and mutual friends. She jumped at the chance to sing in a quartet with them so they got together and Luminous was formed.
Emma and Casey registered with Sweet Adelines as Chapter-at-Large so that the quartet could register and enter the regional contest. On March 30th, 2007 they placed 9th at the region 5 contest after only 7 weeks of rehearsing. That same weekend Lauren and Ellie were pleased to win title of Region 5 Chorus Champions with the St. Louis Harmony Chorus.
On Friday 13th July, Luminous won the 2007, Rising Star Contest at the Sweet Adelines International Education Symposium in San Antonio, TX.
As a result of this win, Luminous were thrilled to open the Quartet Finals at the Sweet Adelines International Convention in Calgary and to be representing YWIH from across the world.
In February Luminous performed in Nottingham, England on the show of Ellie's home chorus - The Lace City Singers. At the end of March, Luminous placed 2nd in the Region 5 quartet contest earning them wildcard placement in the 2008 International Quartet Contest.
A Trans-Atlantic quartet I hear you say??!! Well....It’s been done before!!!
No way, you guys competed in Hawaii and placed 15th?!?!? WAT! That's so amazing! Wow, I'm so happy for you, and I wish I could be there doing the same thing. Dang, I feel so anxious sometimes...wanting to be somewhere, get into a great quartet and sing for gold...not just to sound nice. I hope I can get there soon.
Thanks for coming to the River Blenders' rehearsal on Monday & singing for us. You sound great! It was good for us to sing in front of an audience, too. I can't wait to see you in Hawaii! Break 4 lips!
Are you girls ready to do some damage in Hawaii? I'm so thrilled for you. I heard alot of wonderful comments about you all after queens college...I know alot of 40 somethings that want to be you all when you grow up! I wish you the best of luck:)
I am getting more and more excited about the International Quartet contest in Hawaii. Hope to see and hear you amazing ladies perform at a Luminous benefit event soon.
Lol, oh yeah, I keep forgetting you live in freakin' England!!! So...how did your quartet get together anyway with Ellie living in England and all? Wow, how amazing to be coached by David and Sandy Wright!!! You have LIVED MY DREAM!! :D How did you ever get them to coach you?? Your performance was SO incredible last year by the way!! I love love love watching it! ~Elizabeth P.S. Ellie guess what?? I know a 23-year-old guy who goes to my school (Sac State) & has a little Crush on you! Lol...I think..??
Freak yeah!!! :D :D :D How did you know! Thanks so much, we miss you and your beautiful sound. Wish you coulda been at IES. And I hope to see you next year in Nashville or in Anehiem????
