Quartets - Exit 4

Exit 4

ScotianAires & Associate
Dartmouth, NS

Lead
Sue Kember

Tenor
Margie Langley

Bari
Mary King

Bass Jane Fritz

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EXIT 4 was formed in October of 2000 and named after the Route 102 exit near which two of our members lived and which the other two used to get to them!

On the left, Margie Langley is the Tenor Section Leader of the ScotianAires and has been singing barbershop for 11 years. Margie and her husband Brian have 3 children, Susan, Brett, and David, and a new grandson, Louis. She is delighted to be singing Tenor with these wonderful gals. She is a retired teacher and vice-principal who spends as much time as she can at her cottage escape on the Northumberland Strait.

Next to Margie, Jane Fritz has been singing barbershop for 24 years. She was a member of the ScotianAires and has held various positions on their Board of Directors. In 1991, she sang with Metro Music Machine; they won the International Quartet Contest and became Harmony Inc.’s International Harmony Queens. While living in New Glasgow she co-founded the Keltic Chords Chorus and was chapter President for two years. Besides singing, Jane’s hobbies include tole painting, woodworking, sewing and needlework. She was the owner of “Great Beginnings in Tole” where she taught tole painting classes and did custom orders as well as woodworking for 16 years. Previously she worked as an Administrative Assistant for the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and the Bedford Institute of Oceanography. She is currently retired and enjoys summer at her cottage on the Bay of Fundy and 3 months of the winter in Florida. Jane and her husband John have two children, Jack and Jenna.

Next, Sue Kember is our Lead singer. Sue has been barbershopping for 15 years and is a Co-Director of the ScotianAires, the Dartmouth based chapter of Harmony, Inc. She teaches music from her home in Windsor Junction to budding piano and voice students. She and her husband Guy have two girls, Michaela, 11, and Erica, 9, being home schooled.

On the far right, Mary King sings Baritone and is a Co-Director of the ScotianAires. She has 27 years of barbershop-style singing experience. She is an earlier-than-usual retired employee of the Province of Nova Scotia whose previous life experiences included being Administrator of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic and the Public Archives of Nova Scotia, and trekking for fun in the wilderness of the Himalaya in India and Nepal. MEK (as she is known) has just built a house in the wilds of Lower Burlington with her partner, David. She commutes to the city to satisfy her barbershop habit.

All of EXIT 4 spend much of their time taking care of their children and husbands, making barbershop a welcome form of relaxation. The rhythm of swing, sounds of jazz, harmonies of barbershop and the discipline of singing make barbershop an interesting lifetime hobby. Although they are serious about their music, they try to remember that it is not just the chord that matters but the “accord.”

EXIT 4 has competed yearly in Area competitions and three times in International level contests. They would love to have the opportunity to share their music with you for your special occasion. Contact Mary at .

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