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A little bit about us


Kim
Kim Hudson
Bari Extraordinaire


Kim, currently chapter-at-large, is the co-founder of the quartet. Her talent and enthusiasm comes from her barbershop family. Her dad and two brothers sang in the District Champion quartet Runaway Sound, and her brothers Jeff and Rich currently sing with Wheelhouse quartet. Kim began quarteting as a baritone with Valerie in Vanity Fair, a region 19 medalist, but then jumped up to the lead slot with Maxx Factor from 2005 to 2007. With the addition of Leslie to the quartet, Kim is now back singing baritone, her true hearts desire! Kim sang with the Pride of Baltimore Chorus in 2005, earning a second place international medal. Kim and her husband Jim reside in Newark, DE with their two children, Jimmy and Beth.

Leslie
Leslie Wodday
Lead and Good Will Ambassador


Leslie joined MAXX Factor in June of 2007 and is the newest member of the quartet. Previous to singing with MAXX Factor, she was the lead in Signature Sound, the 2000 International Quartet Champions! Leslie is currently Chapter-at-Large but has been a Sweet Adeline since she was a mere teenager! The experience and wisdom she brings MAXX Factor is immeasurable. She sang with the Arundelair, Elkridge and Pride of Baltimore choruses for many years, earning regional and international accolades. Leslie lives in Annapolis, Maryland with her dogs Maggie and Toby and works as an executive assistant for The Artemis Group.


Molly
Molly Plummer
Tenor “Superstar!”


Molly is the unmistakable tenor personality in the quartet. She joined the quartet in December 2005. Molly has been creating choreography in one form or another for years! She created choreography and performed with the Baltimore Colts Marching Band/Ravens Band for several years. She sang with the Upper Chesapeake Chorus for six years before joining the Pride of Baltimore chorus in 1999. She competed in region 19 with the quartet, Star Attraction until she formed RhythmWorks quartet, earning five regional medals. Molly has been a choreographer for Pride of Baltimore since 2000. She recently retired from full-time choreographer to spend more time with her daughter Lizzy and full-time National Guardsman husband Bryan, three cats and two mini-rex rabbits. Molly’s “other” hobby is traveling to several NASCAR races every year! This NASCAR aficionado resides in Port Deposit, Maryland and works as the financial coordinator for a prominent plastic surgeon at cosmeticsurg.net in Lutherville, Maryland.

Val
Valerie Hadfield-Rasnake
Fearless Bass


Valerie, founder of the quartet, has been a member of the Pride of Baltimore chorus since 1996, but barbershop-harmony has always been a part of her life.  Her father, “The Rev” directed the Lansdale North Pennsman and sang with the Keystone Capitol Chorus in Harrisburg, PA.  Her mother Shirley sings with Pride of Baltimore chorus, her oldest brother Matt sings bass, and her brother Luke sings in the shower. Valerie has competed with two Region 19 medalist quartets, Ritz-Carleton and Vanity Fair.  Val works as a retail coordinator for Perry Ellis Menswear.  She and her husband Bill reside in Joppa, MD with their two children Greer and Griffin and dachshunds Jet and Bailey. 




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