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The saints come together
By Marisa de Silva
‘Shades of Sound’ is a rare choral treat presented by ‘The Peterite Chorale’, ‘The Old Joes Choir’ and the ‘Choro Benedicte’ an evening of a wide variety of choral music, on June 19 and 20, at 7 p.m. at the Lionel Wendt Theatre. The brainchild of Manik Pereira, the concert is organised by the Old Josephians Sports Club.

Over the past decade these three choirs have each developed their own unique style of singing, thus making this evening even more special. The concert will start off with each choir performing individually before coming together for the grand finale.

The ‘Choro Benedicte’, under the direction of Francis D’Almeida, will open the concert with a rendition of the National Anthem in four-part harmony. Well known oldies ‘Unchained Melody’ and Simon and Garfunkel’s ‘Scarborough Fair’ are all part of the Old Ben Choir’s line up.

The ‘Old Joes Choir’ will be up next with their selection ranging from Mozart to Queen, Elton John and other contemporary artistes, sung in perfect choral harmony. The Old Joes Choir comprising a 25- voice strong choir, trained by Deshan Cooray, is also backed by a chamber ensemble.

‘The Peterite Chorale’ takes the stage to entertain audiences with their catchy tunes and harmonies. Their version of ‘Bring Him Home’ from Les Miserables is tipped to keep music lovers transfixed. The 40-member Chorale, directed by Stefan Corera, do justice to numbers like ‘The Great Pretender’ and ‘Bye Bye Blackbird’, with unique arrangements and harmonies.

The exhilarating close will see the all three choirs combine to sing numbers like ‘Climb Every Mountain’ and ‘La Mountanara’ with a lot of gusto and power. Their version of ‘The World In Union’ will bring the show to a thrilling close. The concert is sponsored by Brandix. The media sponsors are The Sunday Times and ABC Radio Network. Tickets will be available at the Wendt from June 10 onwards.

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