Lake Effect Quartet

Lake Effect Quartet is a high energy barbershop quartet with a repertoire of music ranging from show tunes to 50's music to warm love songs to traditional barbershop classics. In between the songs, they are fond of sharing family-friendly stories and jokes to keep their audience on their toes.

Founded in 2012, Lake Effect strives to create fun and harmony for audiences throughout the lakeshore. The group chose their name because everyone knows it's "cooler by the lake" and believe they provide some cool music for their audiences. We hope you agree!

Bruce Schlei sings Bass in the quartet. His work involves setting up durable medical equipment throughout Northeastern Wisconsin keeps him busy, but retirement is just around the corner. He lives in Cleveland, WI with his wife Barb and they enjoy the outdoors; camping and hiking. As a multi-faceted musician, he fits in well with the rest of the group.

Don Lewellen joined the quartet in January of 2015 after retiring as an eye surgeon. He lives in Manitowoc with his wife Ellen and enjoys biking on their tandem, woodworking, and fly fishing whenever possible. Don was named the Chordsmen's Barbershopper of the Year in 2017 and currently serves as the President of the Clipper City Chordsmen Barbershop Chorus as well as singing with Lake Effect Quartet.

Singing Tenor is Paul Blair. He has been performing in organized groups and choirs since he was in second grade and been a member of the Barbershop Harmony Society since 1991. Paul recently joined the Manitowoc Chapter and also sings with the Green Bay Chapter where he has sung in several quartets and served as both Director and President. Paul is proud that his son Mike continues the barbershop tradition singing with the quartet Vocal Fury. Paul and his wife Mary live in Green Bay.

Anthony Schreiter is often heard crooning the melody as our Lead. Besides singing, Anthony also enjoys playing a number of different musical instruments (explains the pitch-piping skills). Anthony is a Manitowoc native and lives there with his wife Julie and daughter Taya. When he isn't singing, Anthony works as an Academic Advisor for Franklin University. During his "free time" he enjoys bicycling, woodworking and learning about many different interests. One thing is certain, Anthony's unique sense of humor guarantees quartet practice is never boring.

For smaller audiences, the quartet requires no specific preparation. However, for larger groups a sound board with phantom power for their microphones may be needed. The group can readily provide their own sound system that would serve for groups sizes up to about 175 persons.