Second 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 […]
» Read moreThings continue to progress nicely with the organisation of the ‘Learn To Sing In Harmony‘ course, which we are running in April. We have received the artwork for our adverts and the adverts have been booked for 4 weeks in March. The leaflets are ready to be distributed and we have already had two expressions of interest in the course. […]
» Read moreGood progress is being made in the organisation of our singing course. We now have dates confirmed, roles assigned for the core working party and have even chosen the two songs we will learn during the course. The two songs will be ‘Mr Sandman’ and ‘In My Life’. We decided that it would be good for the students if the […]
» 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 moreNine members of Wayfarers Chorus sang at the North West Ambulance Service Christmas Dinner, on Christmas Day this year. This dinner is organised by NWAS volunteers, for Southport residents who are elderly and alone at Christmas. The occasion is self-funded, from donations raised during the year and each year the ambulance and fire staff work hard to make it happen. […]
» Read moreEvery year, the Wayfarers Chorus members vote for their ‘Member Of The Year’ in a secret ballot. This is the person who they consider to have made a particularly notable contribution to the club during the year. There are no rules as to what represents a notable contribution, it could have been organising events, helping with the practices or battling […]
» Read moreAlmost everybody loves music and almost everybody is capable of singing. Some people just need a little encouragement whilst others find themselves singing along to songs wherever they may be. If you have ever thought you might like to learn how to sing, or to improve your singing, now is your chance. In Autumn 2022 Wayfarers Chorus will be running […]
» Read moreOnce again the members of Wayfarers Chorus gathered together at The Park Golf Club in Southport, for our traditional Christmas party. This is an opportunity for the chorus members to show their talents in areas other than those we practice every Tuesday night and a good time is always had by all. This year there were some extra special treats, […]
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