2018 Concert

Firstly I must give credit to the new, young directors who compiled a selection of fairly modern musical numbers resulting in a most vibrant, interesting and varied programme.

The small cast of 12 junior and 8 adult members knew how to work an audience and with a punchy opening number ‘Forget You’ soon had the audience clapping along and very much on their side. The Junior Chorus performed a confident ‘Love is Easy’ giving the opportunity for four of the group to sing solo lines. In fact throughout the evening nearly everyone on stage had a chance to sing a couple of solo lines so that this was a real team effort.

Cameron Aitchison changed the tempo with his soothing, relaxed ‘Last Request’ for voice and guitar and was followed by the Full Chorus ’Give a Little Bit’ with very good vocal arrangements and guitar accompaniment. ‘Need You Now’ sung by Joanne Hogg and Caty Kerr whose voices blended well had a real Country and Western feel. The animated youngsters certainly put everything in to a most lively ‘Bring it All Back.’

Rile Jordan gave an excellent performance of ‘Riptide’. Not only does he have a great voice but he sang as if he understood and believed what he was singing about. ‘High Hopes’ was well sung by the adult chorus with an arrangement which showed off a real blend of voices. The ladies of the company began ‘Shout Out To My Ex’ in a somewhat demure almost heartbroken tone but by the end of the number left us in no doubt about how they felt about their ex!! A powerful ‘Get Lucky’ had a real swing to it and concluded an impressive first half.

The full chorus kicked off the second act with a rousing ‘We Are Golden’. In this number and several others the vocal arrangements were harmonious and fresh and the company was not afraid to really sing out.

Caty Kerr is an engaging performer and her singing and guitar playing in Simon and Garfunkel’s ‘The Boxer’ was a star turn. ’Dignity’, ‘Fill My Little World’ and ‘The Sound’ again portrayed the energy and enthusiasm from this group of singers. Michelle Page’s strong voice was well suited to the almost blues type ‘One Big Family’.‘Uptown Funk’ was a platform for three of the male chorus to let their hair down and this was a well delivered action packed all singing all dancing humerous number. ‘Africa’ followed by ‘From Now On’ from the recent ‘The Greatest Showman’ once again demonstrated the strength of the full company’s singing and interesting vocal arrangements.

This was an evening of sheer entertainment by a company who sang with conviction, everyone on stage looking as if they were enjoying every minute. I must say that I did too. Very well done Forth Dimension.

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