Back In Business With SABOS

Keen to perform, the singers sparkled from the beginning. Their singing was beautifully blended and clearly articulated and in this venue needed no amplification. The programme gave titles for each section but no names of singers so this was a collective performance. The opening section Back in Business was aptly named and the title song clearly showed that the company was back, and together, with memory jogging songs from the likes of ‘Kiss Me Kate’. They moved on to Classic American Songbook delighting with I Got The Sun In the Morning, The Trolley Song and If Ever I Should Leave You before moving on to a tribute to Stephen Sondheim and more modern numbers from ‘The Addams Family’ and ‘Legally Blonde’ before finishing these sections with Welcome to The Rock.  As well as fine company singing, soloists characterised numbers like Adelaide’s Lament, Where is the Life That Late I Led and The Diva’s Lament. The first half finished with a powerful rendering of You Will Be Found. The second part of the evening was devoted to Christmas but with refreshing differences starting with a Christmas Carol from ‘Scrooge the Musical’. I was blown away by the women singing December Prayer- gentle memories of Christmas and well harmonised. I have not come across this before and I would like to hear it again. Three ladies delighted with Never Fall in Love With Elf and later I’m Gonna Eat for Christmas while soloists again showed their talents with Little Road to Bethlehem, Jesus Was Born in a Stable and Christmas Lullaby. The audience loved the humour in a Twelve Days of Christmas that showed the recipient of the gifts was not at all appreciative before singing along in the last section with old, but nicely arranged favourites like Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Santa Baby and I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm.  Carolyn Johnston and Susan Macfarlane introduced the sections and all was accompanied on keyboard by their inimitable MD. There was something for everyone here. The company is back, in fine voice, with a thoroughly entertaining evening.

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