". . . where dreams come true"
Classy Quartet
| (c) Jon B. Petersen, Tulsa |
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| 2008 Region 7 Competition - l to r: Rusty, tenor, Jan, lead, Marilyn, bass, Katie, bari |
The year the lead of Classy turned fifty she opened a gift
she had been waiting on for twenty-five years, a quartet. It truly has been the gift that keeps on giving and they so enjoy
sharing that gift with you.
Tenor - Rusty Peterson has been singing barbershop in the Wichita area for over ten
years and before that in Oklahoma, where she was a bass. She and her husband Jerald have two grown offspring. Rusty is an
aircraft electrician with Hawker Beechcraft Corporation.
Lead - Jan Hopkins has been involved in a variety of things
musical, from a community theatre production of "Little Shop of Horrors" to cantoring at her church. In charge of
the elementary science lab in Douglass, she works with K-5th graders. She and husband Dave have two sons, one who graduated
from K-State and another who is a junior Wildcat.
Baritone - Katie Whitmer is originally from San Francisco. She
moved to Kansas in 1979 and has been involved in barbershop since 1993. She puts in many hours at Spirit using her talents
on the computer to help keep things running smoothly.
Bass - Marilyn Turner, a barbershopper since 2004, has an
extensive musical background in piano and once taught music to children on Guam. A retired Wichita State University psychology
professor she and husband Jim live just outside of Rose Hill and enjoy visiting their six children, fifteen grandchildren
and one great-grandchild.
Besides singing in Classy they are members of the Emerald City Chorus Sweet Adelines
in Wichita, Kansas.
For performance information contact Jan at 316.776.0782 or email:
djmmhopkins@sbcglobal.net
Upcoming Classy Performances
Classy will be performing at the Kechi Playhouse Theater on Sunday
July 20, 2008, preceding the playhouse's presentation of "There Goes the Bride". Their performance
will be at 2:00 pm.
| photo courtesy of Jon B. Petersen, Tulsa, OK |
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| 2007 Region 7 Competition - l to r: Rusty, tenor, Marilyn, bass, Jan, lead, Katie, bari |
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| Classy at Botanica Illuminations |
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