The ‘Men In Black’ section of Wayfarers Chorus recently gave a performance at Peacehaven House Care Home in Southport, ably conducted by Eric Simpson. The performance was one of those occasions in which all of our rehearsals paid off. The audience was thoroughly engaged, singing along where they knew the songs. One or two were moved to tears by two […]
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On 28th June, the ‘Men in Black’ from Wayfarers Chorus performed at the Woodvale Chapel near Ainsdale, on behalf of Compassion Acts. The ‘Men in Black’ are a small section of Wayfarers Chorus, who perform when it is not possible to fit the entire chorus into the performance space. The audience thoroughly enjoyed the two, 20 minute, sets and happily […]
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That got your attention! In June, the Wayfarers Chorus said a fond farewell to Barry Nowell, who retired after his second stint as our Musical Director. Barry became our MD just before the Covid lockdown in 2020 and his ability to coach us over Zoom played a big part in keeping the chorus together. Any number of choruses fell by […]
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After a number of failed attempts to get together, the Liverpool Based ‘Grand National’ chorus paid Wayfarers a visit in April 2023. Although their numbers are currently a little depleted, the Grand National Chorus gave a good showing, singing a number of songs which are not in the Wayfarers’ repertoire. During the evening, the two choruses performed individually as well […]
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The Wayfarers Chorus entertained a good sized audience at All Saints Church, in Southport, on the occasion of a church social evening. Due to the Covid lockdowns, it had been over three years since the chorus previously performed at All Saints. The audience and the chorus were all glad to be together again and, although Wayfarers didn’t actually perform ‘Happy […]
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The Wayfarers Chorus are on the hunt for a new Musical Director. Our current MD retires at the end of May and we are looking for somebody to replace him. Young or old, male or female, it doesn’t matter. What matters is that they are enthusiastic, have the relevant skills and enjoy four part a cappella singing. They also need […]
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The Wayfarers Chorus will be performing at the Firwood Waterloo Rugby Club Christmas Spectacular. This takes place on 9th December and costs just £3 per adult. See the poster below for more details. The chorus performance will be around 7:30pm, but please note that the doors open at 4pm so get there early and support the event. If you wouldl […]
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Listen to the Teach Tracks below, to download them click the relevant button. Download Sheet music
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Listen to the Teach Tracks below, to download them click the relevant button. Download Sheet music
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The Wayfarers Chorus, a Southport based ‘A cappella’ male chorus, have announced the dates for their next ‘Learn To Sing’ course. This free course, will commence on Tuesday 18th October and run for four consecutive Tuesdays. During those four weeks, the attendees will learn the principles of ‘A cappella’ singing and be taught to sing two songs in four part […]
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