Chime! is a women’s a cappella quartet, singing in the barbershop style. We are all members of the worldwide women’s singing organization Sweet Adelines International and the Inland Empire Chorus.

The Team:

Lesly Bonnett - Tenor  |  Michele Fairchild - Lead

Kathy Bowman - Baritone  |  Debbi McNay - Bass

Our tenor, Lesly, sings a light pure harmony part above the lead. She experimented with many musical instruments in her youth before deciding that voice was her favorite.   Lesly sang in a variety of choral groups and musical productions throughout high school and college before joining the Inland Empire Chorus in 2001.    She taught Kindergarten for more than 30 years.   Lesly and her husband, Bob, have two grown sons.

As our lead, Michele provides the melody for the songs that we sing. She was born and raised in Upland. Michele met her husband, Kevin, on a blind date and they now have three grown daughters. After 18 years of homeschooling her girls, Michele started her own private tutoring business in 2019 helping children with dyslexia learn to read and teaching cognitive development skills to struggling learners. She sang with the worship team at her church for 20 years before joining the Inland Empire Chorus in 2019.  Music is her happy place!

Kathy is our baritone, and she makes chords richer with her mellow tone. Kathy grew up on a farm in Indiana, singing in school choirs and musicals, in church and in the car going places with the family.  She married Steve and followed him to California where they raised three children. Retired from teaching French and Library Media, Kathy does grandma duty and loves making music barbershop style.

Our bass, Debbi, gives Chime a strong foundation to make chords ring. She grew up in Norco in a home full of music. Debbi sang in high school and college before settling down with her sweetheart, Allan, and their two wonderful girls.  She worked in local government for 40 years, serving as City Clerk of the City of Norco and Assistant City Clerk/Records Manager for the City of Rancho Cucamonga, before retiring in 2015 to rediscover the joy of music.  

We sing together, because music is a universal language that we love to share with each other and our audiences.