On Friday 22 November, SoFA was entertained by the United Voice Show Choir, Christ Church, Southport. The choir was created by James Loynes in 2006. James’s goal was to give people from all walks of life and all levels of musical experience the opportunity to perform on stage and have a lot of fun in the process!
There were about 40 choir members, all dressed in their United Voice T-Shirts and in the second half all put on colourful Christmas headgear.
James introduced the choir to the SoFA members who were in attendance and let them know that the concerts the choir have put on included Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Home Alone, ABBA and Doctor Who.
A number of songs were performed from their ‘Top of the Pops’ concert, which took place in August. These included ‘I Feel Fine’, ‘Under the Boardwalk’, ‘Build Me Up Buttercup’ and ‘Bohemian Rhapsody. We were also given a taster of the songs that will be included in their next concert ‘Christmas Time … and Space’. Some these songs were ‘All I want for Christmas is You’, ‘Feliz Navidad’ and ‘From a Distance’, to name a few. We were also privileged to have the rarely heard song ‘Born Is The Light of the World’ performed.
The choir was energetic with their singing, with some interesting movements to make the numbers come alive.
To give the choir a short break, James sang three solos accompanied by a guitarist.
At the end of the performance James thanked SoFA for inviting the choir to sing at their Speaker Meeting. The feedback from the audience was that they thoroughly enjoyed the performance.
If anyone is interested in purchasing tickets for the ‘Christmas Time … and Space’ they can be obtained from James by calling 07581 841 450. It is being held at Greenbank High School, Birkdale on Friday 13 and Saturday 14 December 2024.
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