Competitions
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Abingdon Music Festival – 2024
We sang Yesterday and Bare Necessities. The adjudicator, Elizabeth Emberson gave us an assessment of “Outstanding”
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Oxford Music Festival – 2024
This was held on the 27th January at the Cherwell School. We sang Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Freddie Mercury and arranged by Anne Raugh and Deke Sharon with choreography by Elena Stamp followed by And So It Goes by Billy Joel in an arrangement by Kirby Shaw. The adjudicator, Ralph Allwood, commented favourably…
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Convention – 2023
Most travelled down to Bournemouth for the day where we sang Blue Skies and Somewhere over the rainbow under the direction of Will Prior. It was a most enjoyable experience – however we failed to impress the judges. Their assessment, shown below, records many positive things about our performance.
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Oxford Music Festival – 2023
We sang My Evaline, Shenandoah and Mary Lou and were given a commendation by Stephen Carleston the adjudicator. Unfortunately we were let down by inaccurate pitch and were narrowly beaten by Harmony InSpires.
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Abingdon Music Festival – 2022
We sang Hello Mary Lou, Shenandoah and My Evaline. The adjudicator, Christine Cairns gave us an assessment of “Very Good”
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Wantage Music Festival 2022
We sang Hello Mary Lou and Shenandoah. The adjudicator, Eileen Field gave us a distinction. This was our first competitive event with Will Prior as our MD.
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Oxford Music Festival 2016
Our annual entry to the festival consisted of the two songs which we are to perform at the British Association of Barbershop Singers (BABS) convention in May – namely If I Give My Heart To You and Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart. The second number was slightly under rehearsed but it was entered…
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Wantage Music Festival – 2015
What do you do when a young woman says you are “Tremendous and Gorgeous”? Well in this writer’s case his blushes were unfounded as this was the adjudicator’s verdict when referring to the whole chorus’ (well 10 members) performance at the above event. With good acoustics and a packed audience our two songs, “You Make…
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Abingdon Music Festival – 2015
The adjudicator’s verdict of our performance when we sang at the Abingdon Music Festival was “Outstanding”. She went on to say: Thank you for joyful, energetic, vibrant singing. You gave me a happy ending to a long day The chorus chose the two songs that we have entered in to this year’s BABS convention –…
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Oxford Music Festival – 2015
We were entered in two classes this year; Male Voice Choir and Open Barbershop. Due to several withdrawals by other choruses in both categories there were fewer competitors than we had anticipated. This meant that in the Male Choir category we came out on top; Out of one entry! The adjudicator gave us a “Commended”…