Choir in Harmony with city
NEW England-based international singing group Village Harmony is back in Sheffield on Wednesday by popular demand – of the singers themselves.
Priding themselves on being more of an on-going musical project to research different kinds of harmony singing around the world than simply a choir, they will bring music from South Africa, Corsica, Georgia and Bulgaria as well as American gospel and "shape-note" singing to Upper Chapel in Norfolk Street.
It is a joint concert with the Sheffield women's choir Body Of Sound after Village Harmony's junior choir, Northern Voices, were hosted in Sheffield by the local group last October.
They enjoyed the experience so much their director, Patty Cuyler, asked to return with a choir of all age groups when planning a 10-day tour of the UK.
"Their concert repertoire is highly unusual – all sorts of different kinds of harmony singing from across the world," says Body Of Sound musical director Helen Lyle. "It's a thrilling range for us and for our audiences."
The 18-strong ensemble is recruited mainly from Britain and New England, originally settled by the psalm-singing Pilgrim Fathers.
Tickets cost 7 (5 concessions) in advance. Make cheques payable to Body Of Sound and send an SAE to 9 Roe Lane, Sheffield S3 9AJ.
Some tickets may be available on the door.
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