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July 2014
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Love of singing and performing makes High Altitude Harmony a standout chorus By Jo Marsh THERE is something about singing that transcends all ages and High Altitude Harmony gives credence to this, bringing great voices and a love of singing together through members ranging in age from 15 years to their early 70s. HAHis an all-male entertainment chorus whose singing style is “a capella”, that is singing without musical accompaniment. The group started in 2008 with a traditional barber-shop singing style but has developed its own persona and sings a wide range of music from traditional to contemporary numbers.President Peter Devey said the chorus currently has around 40 members and the young ones in particular are very enthusiastic. “Four of our members are under 20 years old,” Mr Devey said. “They are very performance driven and have joined up through their own interest in singing and performing. They have great support from their parents, and the older members of the group are there
Age is no barrier for members of popular entertainment chorus High Altitude Harmony who thrive on singing and performing for audiences locally, nationally and internationally.
to provide mentorship and act as role models.” Mr Devey says it’s the performance side that differentiates a chorus from a choir. It’s their interaction with the audience as well as their great harmonies that has made them such a popular
group – both to be in and to watch. One of their most popular productions is the annual singing restaurant which gives members the opportunity to really get into their parts and interact with the audience. In past years they have worked as singing
waiters and barmen, feeding and entertaining more than 200 people at each event. With this year’s singing restaurant expecting to attract up to 300 people, a new venue had to be sourced. “We outgrew our previous venue,” Mr Devey
said. “This year we are moving to the Cathedral Centre. It will be a bit easier for us, as previously we’ve had to do all the setup as well as the serving and performing.” When I spoke with Mr Devey, the chorus was rehearsing to perform at
Singfest 2014atTweed Heads, and will then travel to Wellington New Zealand in August for the Pan Pacific titles. “HAH aims to be the premier entertainment chorus on the Darling Downs, as part of that process we sing in bar-
bershop competitions locally, nationally and internationally,” he said. “We compete to track our own progress and to benchmark ourselves against other choruses.”
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