Do You Hear The People Sing?

Amateur operatic performers appearing on stage like to sing, and this was precisely what this society set out to do whilst performing this show. Obviously, from its title, everybody was in the mood to sing . . . and sing they did! The audience was taken on a musical journey through shows old and new, with “new” being the operative choice for the evening. Right from the start with its “Greatest Showman” opening we were off on our musical tour, which brought musical melodies from “Witches”, “Waitress”, “Chess”, “Mama Mia”, and “All Shook Up”, which gave us a magical musical sound from the full chorale with their “Can’t Help Falling In Love” number. Another entertaining item was the Disney “Princess Medley” performed by Karla Geekie, Rachel Hogg, Ellen Ryder, Terri Milne and Connie Uribe as the princesses, singing their famed theme songs, integrating throughout, with each other in the entire stunning song number. There was also a quick visit to “Hamilton”, and Thomas Richmond and Rebecca Marshall gave us a haunting “Whistle Down The Wind” And so, it went on. Then came the “old” favourites – with the “Guys And Dolls” song selection being a real cracker! And the same can be said with the show’s Finale when Donna Bell and the entire company gave us a truly resounding and moving “You’ll Never Walk Alone” from “Carousel” – a real hair-tingling moment! All the soloists (and there were many of them) are to be congratulated for their part in the evening’s entertainment. And congratulations to MD Billy Muir who played the piano (and sang) on stage throughout the entire evening – he was literally a one-man band! Starring with him were several talented company members who assisted him on occasions and showed their musical prowess on flute and guitar. All very entertaining and, yes, we certainly did hear the people sing!

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