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Encore, Encore Wymondham-based Encore
choir delighted the audience at Hethersett Methodist Church with an evening of
mellow music that mixed the West End with the world of tuneful pop. Encore were formerly
known as the South Norfolk Operatic Society and have been delighting audiences
for the over 25 years since their formation in 1984. Under the direction of
Katie Vaughan, the choir ran through a repertoire that was both diverse and
stimulating and ranged from the earthiness of Bob Dylan’s “Just Like a
Woman” and Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” – a song that seems to
improve despite its over exposure over the past couple of years – to the
dreamy wishfulness of John Lennon’s “Imagine.” The choir once again
proved that the timeless music of the Beatles can be incorporated in any
setting from classical to rock with a beautiful rendition of “Here Comes the
Sun.” They also illustrated the beauty of timeless classics such as Henry
Mancini’s Moon River, through the Fleetwood Mac written Songbird, which most
people now associate with Eva Cassidy, to Sting’s incomparably romantic
Fields of Gold and Marvin Hamlisch’s wonderful “The Way We Were.” There were also songs
from shows as diverse as “Beauty and the Beast”, “Billy Elliot,”
“the Producers”, “The Woman in White”, “Chicago” and “Oliver”
and medleys of songs from “Mamma Mia” and the 1950s. The choir is on the
lookout for new members in all voices and more information is available by
telephoning 01953 604881 or via the groups web site at www.snos.org.uk The choir will be
taking part in a Step Into Spring concert in Wymondham Abbey on 17th
April in a show that is being produced and directed by Samantha Jessop, a
former pupil of Hethersett High School who is in her final year studying music
at the University of East Anglia. The concert will
feature a number of guest artists providing favourite melodies for a spring
evening and will raise funds for the Musical Keys children’s charity.
Tickets at £8 (concessions £7 – under-12s free) are available from Geo
Reeve in Market Street, Wymondham, on 07811 675 203 or on the door Peter
Steward
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