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 2004 LOL District Quartet ChampionsQuest Barbershop Quartet, registered with SPEBSQSA, formed early in 2004. As the name implies, we are on a "quest" for musical excellence and entertaining performances! As we continue on our "quest" we look forward to meeting and performing for you.
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The tenor of Quest is Jay Althof. Jay is well known throughout the LOL
district as the lead of the 1988
LOL District
champions "Grandad's
Bluff," and tenor of the district finalists "New Image." Both quartets
were based out of La Crosse, which Jay still claims as his home chapter.
Jay lives and works in White Bear Lake where he is a Vice President with
the
Trane Company.
Jay is married to Beth and they have two teen-age
daughters, Katie and Kristin.
(email: Althof@aol.com) |
| Lead Mike Laurel is the newest to barbershopping of the four members of Quest. He attended a chapter show a few years ago and shortly thereafter became a member of the Great Northern Union chorus. Mike sang lead in his first quartet, "MSP," finishing fifth at the 2003 District contest. Mike has a K-12 vocal music degree and is a tennis professional at both the Northwest Athletic Club and The Minikahda Club. Mike and his wife Carolyn became parents for the first time in October 2004 when their daughter Isabel Sophia was born. laureltennis2000@yahoo.com |
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Brent Graham fills the baritone position
for Quest. Brent is well known in
the barbershop world as a quartet and chorus coach, director of the
City of Lakes
Sweet Adeline chorus, arranger extraordinaire, and former baritone of
International Finalist,
Excalibur.
Brent sang in District finalist
quartets in both the
Far Western and
Evergreen District
prior to moving to
Minnesota and joining Excalibur. Brent is married to Barb (tenor of Region
6 Champs, "ICE!"), and between them, they have two sons, Justin and
Scott. Brent is currently manager of the
U.S.
Olympic Store
in the Mall of America.
(email: thegrahams@visi.com) |
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Tim Milbrandt sings bass for Quest.
Tim has sung in several quartets in
LOL, the most memorable being Milestone. Tim started his barbershop career
with the
Rochester Music Men
and has also sung with Albert Lea's
Harmony Junction Chorus,
the Louisville Times, and the
Great Northern Union.
Tim is married to Kerri and they are the proud parents of Joshua and
Julia. Tim
has his own psychotherapy practice based near Rochester, MN.
(email: tkjm@earthlink.net) |
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