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 moreThirteen members of Wayfarers chorus visited the Liverpool boys for a night of harmony and chats. We were well greeted at the Prescott Town Hall, ( most impressive?) and were received by approximately 21 Liverpool members, Each chorus sang three songs and then combined forces to sing another. Wayfarers sang well although we had to quickly recruit a Baritone for […]
» Read moreSpringfield Court Nursing Home is a privately owned care home situated in the heart of rural Lancashire. The standard of care they offer to their residents has led to them being awarded an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission. The number of care homes in the UK which have been awarded this can be counted on the […]
» Read more2019 is an auspicious year for The Wayfarers Chorus. We were founded in 1989 and have been entertaining audiences (and ourselves) ever since. In that time we have raised thousands of pounds for charities, including Macmillan, Queenscourt Hospice and the Southport Soup Kitchen. At the inaugural meeting, held on February 14 1989, Colin Wayte was appointed as ‘Stage Manager’. Colin […]
» Read moreWayfarers Barbershop Chorus was formed in 1989 and, since the start, various members have collected photos and newspaper clippings. Unfortunately not all are suitable for scanning onto the website, but those that are will gradually be added to our archive. Where better to start than with our first year. If you are interested in joining the Wayfarers Chorus please get […]
» 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 moreWhen we were planning the Learn To Sing course we decided it would be a good idea to hold a social evening after the final week of the course. We thought it would allow our students and their partners to get to know the chorus members and our partners. Being the day after a Bank Holiday we weren’t sure how […]
» Read moreSecond week of the course and not only have the vast majority of our students returned for more, but they have made more progress than we ever expected. The first song has been sung to the end, including the tricky last section. The second song has been started, another tag has been learned and most have settled into their chosen […]
» Read moreAfter months of preparation and weeks of advertising, the Learn To Sing course finally arrived last night (Tuesday 10 April). A really good turn out of 26 students were welcomed by our members and organised into vocal ranges, to help decide which voice part they were going to try out. After organising everybody into voice parts, we learned a tag […]
» Read moreWith less than a month to go until the start of our course interest is keen and places are quickly filling. Although the Wayfarers Chorus is based near Southport we appear to be attracting interest from far and wide and one of our course students has actually just moved into the area from the other side of the Atlantic! Maybe […]
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