Grand Central Chorus » Barbershop Harmony Chorus Singing For Men – Nottingham Derby Leicester Male Voice Harmony Singing http://grandcentralchorus.com close harmony singing at its best! Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:47:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 The Great British Barbershop Boys http://grandcentralchorus.com/great-british-barbershop-boys/ http://grandcentralchorus.com/great-british-barbershop-boys/#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2010 06:38:46 +0000 admin http://grandcentralchorus.com/?p=207 Continue reading →]]> Congratulations to The Great British Barbershop Boys, (Monkey Magic) on their record deal with Sony. Until recently..

The Great British Barbershop Boys

Zac Booles was our Chorus Director and Joe Knight used to sing with us, so all of us at Grand Central are thrilled with the news that their hard work and talent has been recognised. The official press release appears below:

An award-winning barbershop quartet is tackling a new style of cut – after landing a major record deal.

The Great British Barbershop Boys, whose day jobs include working for the police and teaching, have picked up their best tip yet after signing a seven-figure deal with Sony.

Baritone Joe Knight, whose group will release an album of Christmas songs, said: “This deal is just truly amazing.”

The harmonic four-piece was talent-spotted by record bosses when they appeared at the International Barbershop Convention in Philadelphia. They took the title of British Quartet champions in 2008.

The Great British Barbershop Boys will release their debut album Christmas Time for Arista Records on December 6.

Sony Music said the group had signed a £1 million deal.

Knight, who lives in Nottingham and works for Nottinghamshire Police, said: “We are just four guys earning a living and getting on with our lives.

“We have always done well with our barbershopping, but we started it as a means to socialise. This deal is just truly amazing.”

Tenor Alan Hughes, a teacher based in Warrington, said the group – who had never thought of their music as a career choice – said they were looking forward to taking the traditional sound to a wider audience.

“The barbershop sound has survived around the world but underground for years. It will be superb to see it make a proper comeback in the charts,” he said.

]]> http://grandcentralchorus.com/great-british-barbershop-boys/feed/ 0 The Big Show – Loughborough, 18 October, 2008 http://grandcentralchorus.com/show-loughborough/ http://grandcentralchorus.com/show-loughborough/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:32:32 +0000 admin http://grandcentralchorus.com/?p=5 Continue reading →]]> Once again Grand Central are delighted to present the annual show at Loughborough Town Hall on Saturday 18 October 2008. For the third year running a top American barbershop quartet will top the bill in the Loughborough show, which has sold out in previous years.

Crossroads Quartet

The “Harmony Junction” show will feature, for the first time in the UK, Crossroads – runners up at this year’s International Barbershop Convention.

They will be supported by Monkey Magic, 2008 UK Gold Medalist quartet, and the Grand Central Chorus – 4 x UK Gold Medal Chorus Champions.

Also appearing are the young ladies from the LABBS Youth Chorus – The Ivy League – and the “lads” from the National Youth Barbershop Chorus.

It promises to be a fantastic night of unaccompanied singing so please buy your tickets as soon as possible because we expect tickets to sell out. They are available now from Loughborough Town Hall or from Grand Central Chorus members

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