The Yes鈥檓 Quartet took to the streets of downtown 91原创 City Friday to serenade passerby 鈥� and practice for a major upcoming singing competition.

The Yes鈥檓 Quartet 鈥� lead Louise VanNoort, baritone Patti Thorpe, bass Nancy Stewart, and tenor Joyce Gram 鈥� are also members of the 60-woman Westcoast Harmony Chorus.

Comprised of singers aged 13 to 80-plus, the chorus is heading to St. Louis in October to take part in the Sweet Adelines International Convention and Competition.

Performing in public is a great way to prepare for such a big competition, whether in a small barbershop-style quartet like Yes鈥檓, or as a larger group.

It gives the singers a chance to deal with live audiences, and to 鈥渄eliver character,鈥� said Thorpe.

鈥淚t鈥檚 not just the music,鈥� she explained, but the physical delivery.

It鈥檚 the second time Yes鈥檓 has sung in downtown 91原创.