Concert Prep And Special Visits!

Wow, how fast is this year flying by?!  

We've been keeping ourselves very busy here at More Harmony HQ, getting our repertoire fully polished ahead of our fifteenth birthday concert in September - not to mention all of the planning we've been doing for that event!

We're delighted to have some great guests already on the lineup for the big night.  Our fellow Wadebridge-based women's choir, In Tune will be joining us to sing some songs and we'll also be welcoming the children from St Wenn School Choir.  Wadebridge Town Band will be playing a few tunes and there are lots of other musical guests in the pipeline.  It promises to be a fantastic evening of entertainment, so please do keep Saturday September 20th free - and keep your eyes peeled, because tickets should be on sale by the end of this week!

Every great concert needs a fantastic host and we're overjoyed to have secured someone fabulous for our event.  We'll be announcing the big name later this week, so keep watch on our socials.  For now, all we'll say is it's someone whose voice may be familiar to anyone who listens to BBC Radio Cornwall...

Outside of concert prep, we've been thrilled to welcome a new singer to our lead section.  Gill is full of enthusiasm and has fitted into our chorus family like she was always there!  Gill received her membership certificate on a rather special night, too.

Whilst More Harmony are proud to view ourselves as an independent choir, we are equally proud to be members of the Ladies Association of British Barbershop Singers ("LABBS" for short!).  More Harmony choose our own repertoire (and decide how we sing it!), pick costume and run our choir ourselves, but our membership of LABBS means we have access to guidance & support, education & coaching, funding and performance opportunities.  We've certainly made the most of our membership over the years and so it was a joy to welcome former LABBS Chair, Sue Ransom to our most recent rehearsal.  Many of us on the chorus committee have had invaluable advice from Sue over the years, so to meet her in person and have her sing with us for an evening was really lovely,  Plus, it meant she could officially welcome Gill to the chorus and to LABBS (we pay to enroll all of our singers with LABBS, so they can experience the many benefits that membership brings).  We'd like to thank Sue for visiting us all the way from Lancashire - please come back any time!

Following her visit, we had some fantastic feedback from Sue, including praise for the incredibly welcoming, friendly atmosphere we have at rehearsals.  The welcome we give to new singers is something we're very proud of and it was wonderful to have it recognised.

Speaking of new singers, We are open to new members, so if you're a woman aged 16+, do feel free to drop us a line or simply turn up to Wadebridge Ambulance Hall on a Thursday night (doors open at 7pm, rehearsal begins at 7:15pm!).  We're open to all voices, but we're especially looking for tenors - the highest voices in our choir.  Unlike in a traditional choir, where sopranos often belt out the tune, our tenor section sings a high harmony (although they do get the tune now and then!).  For that reason, we are especially keen to find women with softer tones.  We describe singing tenor as "the dusting of icing sugar on top of the cake!"  So, if you're someone who can hit higher notes and you think you can nail the light, sweet tone needed, we'd love to welcome you to a rehearsal!  You could be just what we're looking for.

As always however, whatever your vocal range or level of experience, if you love to sing, we've got a part for you.  Why not come along and give a cappella a try?!