The Crush was formed in October of 2006 when four friends from The Westminster Chorus got together to sing through some songs they all knew. The foursome hoped to form a quartet that would represent Westminster and the Masters of Harmony in Far Western District competitions and hopefully at the International level.

In March of 2007 The Crush traveled to Reno, NV for the Far Western District's International Preliminary and their first ever contest. The weekend was filled with great singing as they saw 5 FWD quartets and 3 out of District competitors qualify for the International Convention to be held in Denver that July. Unfortunately their score of 75.2% fell just short of the 76% qualifying score needed.

After the disappointment of coming so close to their goal the four decided to give everything they had to preparations for their Divisional contest in early May. This would be their chance to qualify for the District contest in the fall and due to a new rule change, it would also be their chance to qualify for the International Collegiate Quartet contest in Denver.

This time they were prepared and gave a performance above anything they could have imagined. They were rewarded with a So Cal East Division Championship and a collegiate qualifying score of 80.7%. That night also brought another bit of good news. Right before the quartet took the stage, they were told they would be receiving a wild-card spot to represent the FWD at the International Convention in Denver that July.

In Denver The Crush placed 21st out of 49 quartets in the regular contest with a score of 80.0% and were honored to mic-test the Top Twenty round. They also finished second in the college competition with an 80.2%. All four are also members of The Westminster Chorus which finished first in the chorus competition with a score of 95.0%.

The Crush consists of Matt Gray, Tenor; Patrick Haedtler, Lead; John Brockman, Baritone and Paul Tabone, Bass.

For more information please contact us at:

email: info@thecrushquartet.com

phone: (760) 522-6376