Tuesday 8th March saw a long awaited return to the risers for Southport’s Wayfarers Chorus. Just like the rest of the world, the past two years have been notable for the impact of the Covid pandemic. After rehearsing using Zoom for many months, the Wayfarers were able to resume face to face rehearsals in September 2021. The challenge of bringing […]
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The Wayfarers Chorus had their first rehearsal in their new venue last Tuesday. After many years of practicing in Birkdale, the chorus have moved into the Southport Bijou Cinema. The cinema is registered as a ‘Community Interest Company’ and operates on a not for profit basis. The management team are keen to support local businesses and the venue is a […]
» Read moreThe Wayfarers Chorus, which was founded in 1989, has for the past 10 years been led by one of the founder members, Colin Wayte. In those 10 years, Colin has devoted thousands of hours to the role of Music Director (MD). During his time as MD, the chorus has expanded and refreshed its repertoire on an ongoing basis and has […]
» Read moreOn Saturday 8 February, members of the Wayfarers Chorus attended the UK Choir Festival in Manchester. During the course of a very enjoyable day, following an entertaining and engaging warm-up, there were four workshops, each covering different aspects and styles of singing and learning. Starting with learning simple tricks to help improve our sight-reading and understanding of musical scales, we […]
» Read moreOn Friday 21 June, the Wayfarers Barbershop Chorus, in conjunction with The Rotary Club of Southport, held a charity concert to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the chorus’ formation. The concert venue was The Gild Hall in Formby and the nominated charity was Cancer Research UK. As per previous concerts held by Wayfarers Chorus, the event was a total sell […]
» Read moreOn Tuesday 18 June, the Wayfarers Chorus held their final rehearsal before the charity concert, which takes place on Friday 21 June and is jointly organised by Wayfarers and Southport Rotary. This year the concert is on behalf of Cancer Research UK and is also a celebration of the chorus’ 30 years of singing. In addition to the important final […]
» Read moreThe BABS smartphone app is now available for iPhone and Android. You can get it from the relevant app store, either by searching for ‘SingBarbershop’ or by scanning the QR code in the image on this page.
» Read moreOn Tuesday, 2 April, The Wayfarers Chorus joined ‘Choral Pavilion’ for their end of term concert in the Floral Pavilion, New Brighton. Wayfarers opened the show, with a 20 minute set and a much demanded encore. Then Choral Pavilion took to the stage for the rest of the show. Choral Pavilion, part of the Simply Singing group, are a mixed […]
» Read moreBookings are now open for this year’s BABS convention, which is taking place in Bournemouth. Guest performers include The Real Group, a five-strong acapella vocal group from Sweden, who have performed worldwide including a FIFA World Cup opening ceremony and from the USA, the hugely respected and highly talented Crossroads, the 2009 International Quartet Champions. I know it is a […]
» Read moreAfter too long an absence, we reinstated our afterglow following last night’s practice. In addition to the normal group waiting for their train, several other members stayed after practice to just enjoy singing in 4 part close harmony. Having a limited number of tenors and baritones means we cannot guarantee we will always have 4 voice parts for the afterglow, […]
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