This is Music

This certainly was music with a varied programme taking in lots of familiar songs. The Concert party sang with feeling and an enthusiasm that was infectious. Opening with ‘This Is Me’ followed by an Oklahoma Medley gave us a taste of old and new that was the backbone of their programme. The arrangement of harmonies in ‘Oklahoma’ itself was refreshing and the ensuing chorus numbers from ‘Mamma Mia’ and ‘Sister Act’ hit all the right spots. Soloists followed on naturally with the likes of a heartfelt ‘You Must Love Me’, an empathetic ‘Another Suitcase in Another Hall’, ‘Heaven Help Me’ and the ‘Anthem’ from Chess along with the duet ‘I Know Him So Well’- all resonated with the audience. The first half closed with an Aladdin Medley where fun and changes of pace and tempo kept appetites whetted for the next half. Here one of the highlights of the evening for me was the wonderful imitation of the sounds of rain and thunder in 'Africa' followed by some lovely harmonies in 'Country Roads'. The variety continued with a feisty ‘When You are Good to Mamma’, then moved on to a more nostalgic note with the ladies singing Spice Girl’s ‘Wannabe’ then the gentlemen entertaining in red cardies with lively music from Jersey Boys before taking us back to the wonderful and harmonic arrangements of The Beach Boys and songs of The Everly Brothers. The evening closed with a mix from Starlight Express. The evening winged its way along on a current of well known music sung by singers who loved what they were doing. Well done.

Thanks to Elizabeth Donald, Noda District No 3 Regional Representative for providing this report.

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