https://linktr.ee/ChesterMusicSocChoir Beginners guide to the CMS Choir
The Sopranos
If marks were given for effort the sops would win every time. They know that if you just try hard enough, you can hit any note and hold it, give or take a few percent. They are there on the front row hanging on Graham’s every word. They are all young girls at heart. The second sops, towards the back, are still sops but slightly louche, with occasional chatting. The Altos. Like a crack Roman legion, the Altos hold the left flank of the choir. They are unwavering and totally reliable. They do not sing wrong notes, they do not sing wrong rhythms. They are the first to notice when one edition is missing a flat or a natural. They ask questions most of us don’t even understand. Their low voices can thrill and terrify at the some time. The Tenors
The tiniest and most select section. Tenors are strange. Something in their genes (or jeans) allows them to sing unfeasibly high notes (or low in the case of the occasional tenor lady). This rarity and strangeness makes them untouchable. The Basses
A sort of miasma hangs over the Bad Boy Basses, such that at the back it is almost impossible to see the conductor’s baton or hear any of the other sections. Guided only by the Phantom Toe Tapper and the odd whistling hearing aid, it can be difficult to keep up. Nevertheless, the Basses deliver occasional and unpredictable moments of beauty.
