Coastal Voices Men’s Choir Concert on Sunday 5th June

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Coastal Voices Men’s Choir presents “Songs of Sea and Shore, Sensibility and Satire” at First United Church, 7964 Highway 7 in Musquodoboit Harbour, on Sunday June 5th at 7:00 p.m.

Please join us for an evening of music presented by Coastal Voices Men’s Choir with guest soloist Rowan Wilson-Henkelman. The program will feature music of many styles from sea shanties to contemporary. It includes folk music, Mozart, a whaling tune, jazz, Gilbert & Sullivan, a haunting rendition of a Robert Frost poem, and more, and capped with some rousing and inspiring songs. The Choir will present ” Rise Again” with Rowan as soloist.

The satirical segment of the concert is filled by the gloCV Poster June 2016_AHrious piece “I am so proud” from Gilbert & Sullivan’s “The Mikado”, arranged for the Choir by John Plant. The Mikado operetta pokes fun at 19th century British politics and institutions. It opened in 1885. Gilbert’s lines such as “My brain it teems with endless schemes both good and new …” and “Now every man to aid his clan must plot and plan as best he can”, might irk overly sensitive politicians as well today as they did 130 years ago!

Tickets $12 at the door, or in advance from Harbour Breezes Daylilies, 10099 Highway #7, or by contacting Tony Hillman at 902 237 9439.

Please mark your calendars. We look forward to seeing you there.

Variety Show on Saturday 14th May

Variety show poster 11x17Coastal Voices Men’s Choir will be singing as part of the “We Are The Shore” Variety Show on Saturday May 14th. The show starts at 7:00 p.m. in St. Philip Neri Church Hall, Musquodoboit Harbour. Proceeds go to support the Musquodoboit Harbour Refugee Fund. The refugee family is expected to arrive soon. For further information on the refugee support initiative, visit https://stphilipnerirefugeecommittee.wordpress.com/

Tickets for the Show are $15 at the door, or $12.50 in advance – call Jim Henman at 902-483-6115.

This will be fun. We look forward to seeing you.

House Rehearsal April 21, 2016

A great House Rehearsal yesterday evening in East Ship Harbour. Many thanks to Bill and Mary Ann Gilbert for opening their home to the choir and guest audience, and for the lovely refreshments after the singing. In addition to reviewing some favourite material from our last concert, the audience was very gracious and patient as we “note-bashed” some new sections and tackled less familiar material we hope to perform in concert soon! Thank you again.