The 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 moreAll of the songs suggested by our members, to be our second new repertoire song in 2020, have now been reviewed by the music team. Availability of arrangements and song suitability have been considered. The factors used to whittle down the suggestions were: Availability of a good arrangement How well the song fit the brief (i.e. gentle, slow to medium […]
» Read moreThe Wayfarers Chorus based ‘Foremost’ quartet (Jeff, Garry, Ian & Pete) made two appearances last night (19 February), first singing at an independent living residence and then moving on to an open mic night, bringing a little variety to the guitar based acts. Blackwood Court, in Woolton, hold regular social evenings, featuring dinner and entertainment. As there is insufficient space […]
» 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 moreThe Wayfarers Chorus recently donated £650 to the Southport Soup Kitchen and were given a tour of the premises, including the impressive food bank. The Soup Kitchen provides ‘ Warm food, a place to rest and good company for the disadvantaged of Southport UK ‘ and Wayfarers Chorus is proud to be able to support such a good cause. Pictured […]
» Read moreTuesday 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 moreWhen you have been singing with the same chorus for 30 years, have just been awarded ‘Barbershopper of the Year’ and are about to celebrate your 97th birthday, it is only fitting that you have a bit of a bash! To help Jim celebrate all of his accomplishments, the Wayfarers Chorus came together on Saturday 26 October. At least 25 […]
» Read moreThe Wayfarers Chorus recently took part in the annual Southport Music Festival and scored sufficiently high that we were awarded the trophy. You can see the videos of our songs below (apologies for the occasional shakes, it must have been the excitement)..
» 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 moreThere are now 7 quartets confirmed for this year’s quartet night, the date of which is 19 November. The quartets confirmed are as follows:
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