Tuesday 19 November saw the crowds gathering for the annual ‘Wayfarers Chorus Quartet Night’, a friendly competition between chorus members. This year, there were 7 quartets competing for bragging rights and a bottle of wine, with a couple of the newer members taking part. Before the contest started, the MD (Colin Wayte) took the chorus members through a warm-up routine […]
» Read moreThe 2018 quartet night took place on 13 November and was arguably the best yet! Seven quartets took part, with 19 different singers including a couple of new members. Unfortunately, this year’s judge had to withdraw due to a last minute illness, hopefully not caused by the stress of judging such a high profile competition. Thankfully our audience were more […]
» Read moreAfter months of being badgered about forming a quartet to take part in the Quartet Night, the date is almost here. Tuesday 13 November is the date this year for the annual quartet night, the table below lists those brave folk who will bravely step up and, without the aid of a safety net, deliver two songs to an appreciative […]
» Read moreOn Friday, 12 October the Wayfarers Chorus once more competed in the music festival, against other choruses from the region. Our rivals this year were Just Voices, North West Harmony and Mersey Harmony and our songs were Pretty Woman, In My Life and Do You Hear The People Sing. We had virtually a full chorus singing this year, all wearing […]
» Read morePreparation for the 2018 Quartet Night, on November 13, is well underway and so far we have 6 quartets vying for the prestigious bragging rights. There is still time to submit your entry. Don’t wait for people to ask you to be in a quartet, if you fancy your chances get your other three voice parts sorted and let me […]
» Read moreEvery November the Wayfarers Chorus hold a quartet night. This is a friendly competition which gives members the opportunity to sing in a quartet. There are no major prizes to be won, just a bottle of wine each, but the bragging rights are worth the effort. Singing in a quartet is possibly the most difficult form of close harmony a-capella, […]
» Read moreThe annual Wayfarers Quartet Night took place on Tuesday 21 November and saw a record equalling entry of seven quartets hoping to become the judge’s favourite. Due to the unfortunate demise of the previous year’s winning quartet there was no mic warmer this year, so instead Colin Wayte invited the chorus onto the risers for a warm up and to […]
» Read moreIt’s that time of year again. A time when furtive foursomes try desparately to make up for lost time and arrange some practice sessions for the annual quartet night. Gathering in front rooms and ladies toilets, they valiantly try to work out which songs they can sing that won’t be being sung by any other quartet. This may be a […]
» Read moreWe were recently approached by a researcher for a BBC music show, in the format of a competition between approximately 30 choruses of different types. He had seen our videos and thought we would make an excellent entry. Unfortunately the researcher was unsuccessful in his pitch to the show’s producer, so the big time has eluded us. Mind you, […]
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