College Barbershop Chorus Sing up a Stir in Community
Posted on Friday 7 October 2011
Students delight care home residents
The College’s newly formed Barbershop Chorus made a sensational debut at Abercorn House Care Home in Frimley this week. Ten young men from the Music Department presented a mixed programme of “a cappella”, close- harmony classics for the residents and brought with them a true ray of sunshine. Complimented by some solo standards sung by second year students James Rowland and Mike Woods, the sparkling ensemble delighted the audience with numbers ranging from “Auntie Skinner’s Chicken Dinners” to “I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles”.
The invitation to visit Abercorn House came about as the ensemble prepare to take part in the National Youth Barbershop Competition in Birmingham this coming November. The residents of Abercorn House were asked to provide feedback on the pieces and were unanimous in their praise for the group. “Truly wonderful”, “They blend so well together” and “So well presented” were just some of the comments, but the most repeated call from all present was “Come back soon”!
The group thoroughly enjoyed their first outing of the year. Speaking afterwards Leo Doulton summed up the feeling of the ensemble and said “This was a fantastic opportunity to take this great music out into the community”, a sentiment shared by David Pitts who commented that it “was lovely to perform for such a welcoming and friendly audience”
The Barbershop chorus is available for further community and charity work. Please contact the Music Department, 01252 688240, for further details.
