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Learn to Sing With Synergy

August 16th, 2024

Synergy, an award-winning male voice close harmony acapella choir are offering a free four week long ‘Learn to Sing’ course starting on Thursday 12th September between 7pm and 8:30pm at the choir’s rehearsal venue, The St Michaels Centre, Abergavenny, NP7 5UD. This will be followed by three further Thursday sessions and culminating in an evening concert on Saturday 5th October.

Synergy, led by our talented young Musical Director Owen McCarthy, are fresh from recent success winning best UK choir under 40 voices at the prestigious Cornish International Male Voice Choir Competition in May held at Truro Cathedral, scoring highly and coming 3rd place in the overall competition including larger choirs. This is the third occasion Synergy have won the accolade repeating success in 2011 and 2013.

Boasting only 25 singers on stage, Synergy are looking to use this success to expand and are seeking new voices to supplement the 4 parts that make up their sound: Tenors, Leads, Baritones and Basses.

This free course to males over the age of 18 offers the opportunity to sing on stage with Synergy and find out which part their voice best suits. During the course singers will learn:

  • Vocal warm ups
  • Singing technique and exercises
  • Learning two songs from Synergy’s extensive repertoire to perform with Synergy in the evening Concert in October.

We can assure you that you don’t need to read music or be an accomplished solo singer, its our blend of parts that gives us our unique sound different to a traditional Male Voice Choir. Just come along, have fun and enjoy the experience without obligation. You will be made most welcome.
To register your interest just fill out the online section at www.synergysingers.co.uk/lts or contact our Chairman Grant on 07957 872996. Check out events on the website to see and hear us perform.

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