Belle Amie Quartet

Belle Amie is new quartet that formed through a love of singing and a wish to entertain

the local community.

 

If you have an event where Belle Amie can entertain you please contact:

 

maosborne@comcast.net

 

 

 

Gretchen Eisenhart, Lead, has been a member of the Memphis chorus since 1999. She has sung both Lead and bass parts in the chorus. When Belle Amie formed in 2009, she was its bass singer, but was asked to be the Lead when the quartet revamped. Belle Amie is Gretchen's first occasion to be a member of a full time quartet and she enjoys the opportunity to perform in public. Gretchen works for the DeSoto County School System as a fourth grade teacher, and lives in Olive Branch with her husband Pete. Gretchen has three daughters, two grand-daughters, and one grandson.

Mary Ann Osborne, Baritone, is relatively new to barbershop but not to music. She has been singing, playing and entertaining since she was three.  She and her sister sang and played for many organizations until they graduated college.  Mary Ann continues to play for her church and also directs the choir. She officially became a Sweet Adeline in 2003 as a Lead but switched to Baritone because she just loves to harmonize.   Mary Ann lives in Nesbit, MS with her husband, Ray.  She has two daughters, a son, six fantastic grandchildren and a beautiful great grandchild.  Mary Ann is retired from the Criminal investigation Division of the internal Revenue Service.

 

Sally Harrison, Tenor, moved to Memphis from England in June 2003 and by July was a member of the chorus and singing Lead.  Sally had sung barbershop in a small chorus called Imari for 5 years in the UK but had never sung in a quartet.  Around two years ago Sally tried singing Tenor at a chorus workshop, loved it, and the rest is history.  Sally lives in Cordova with her husband Alan and her two sons.  Sally was diagnosed with MS in 2000 but it doesn't get in the way of her singing; in fact, Sally sees her singing as part of her her feel good therapy - you cannot worry or think about anything else whilst singing beautiful harmony.

 

Michele Mercer, Bass.  Michele fell in love with Music at an early age and indulged that love through the Band programs in elementary, junior high, high school and college.  She discovered a different kind of musical satisfaction through singing when she joined Sweet Adelines in the summer of 1998.  Michele started out singing Baritone for a short time, moving on to Lead for several years, and finally settling into the bottom of the cone... the Bass section!  This is her first foray into quarteting and she just loves it!