The Grand Central Chorus is an enthusiastic group of about forty men who enjoy singing together in the four-part close-harmony barbershop style.
Our main reason for singing is entertainment, both for our audiences and ourselves, but we also take part in competitions from time to time. Over the years the chorus has enjoyed considerable success, for example, winning the gold medal on four occasions at the UK National Barbershop Convention. In fact, the chorus has never been out of the top few positions in all the years it has been eligible to compete in this competition. Consequently the chorus has travelled to the USA on several occasions to represent the UK at the International Convention.
But please don’t think for one minute that we are a group of highly talented singers with exceptional musical ability – we’re not. We are a group of very ordinary men, who, with a fair amount of enjoyable hard work, and good coaching, have learned to sing well together.
If you are interested in joining us please come and take a look. Not surprisingly you need to be able to sing in tune and after a few weeks of rehearsals, and a very friendly and informal audition, you will know if we are the right sort of singing group for you to join.
We rehearse on Wednesday evenings at 7.15 pm, at Harrington School, Derby Road, Long Eaton, Nottingham, NG10 4BJ. (Just five minutes from M1 Jn 25 – A52 Derby/Nottingham)
For more information about joining, contact Martin on 01664 411400, or email martinyork@tiscali.co.uk
