The Granite City Chorus
ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND
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About Us
The chorus has been in existence since 1990, from an initial idea by Bob Stevens, our current Honorary President.  Beginning as the "Royal Mailers" which reflected its postal origins  the current
name is synonymous with North East Scotland's Silver City.
 
Our "Sunday Name" is
The Aberdeen Barbershop Harmony Club
 
We are the only male barbershop chorus in the North of Scotland, with a current membership of over fifty guys. 
 
The Club is one of over 50 such clubs who are members of the British Association of Barbershop Singers (BABS). 
 
Our Association is affiliated to the parent Society, the Barbershop Harmony Society of America and to the UK choral organisation "Making Music", previously the National Federation of Music Societies.                                  
 
We are a Social and Competitive chorus meaning that we sing for fun and the entertainment of others, but also like to compete in annual barbershop conventions against many other choruses from around the UK and Europe.
 
NEW MEMBERS
 
A city the size of Aberdeen should be able to support a male chorus membership of well over 60. 
 
Our principal recruitment forum over the last few years has been our
 
   FREE   yes!    FREE
"LEARN TO SING"
Course
 
which run over a 6 week period but with no
requirement to commit to chorus membership at the end. It's fun, it's instructive with no previous singing experience or being able to read music required, just a desire to sing.
 
 
 Course Participants at the "End of Course" Concert Autumn 2010
The last course finished in
 October 2010 
 
Look out for our next 6 week course,  likely in
 
                             January 2012
  
HOWEVER - PLEASE REMEMBER!

We also actively recruit all year round, whether

 

  • through personal approaches,
  • advertised Open Nights or
  • through guys having seen the chorus perform and wanting to join up with others who really seem to be enjoying themselves!
     
    (See contact page for further details). 
      
AS A MEMBER,
WHAT DO YOU GET FROM US?
Well, as a barbershop chorus, probably the best    singing tuition provided by any amateur singing organisation in the country.
 
  • an amazing singing environment for the amateur

 

  •  a significant period every Practice Night devoted to singing techniques with instruction from our trained and experienced coaches.

 

  •  occasional coaching from time to time from invited national and international  external 

          coaches, either on Practice Night or during 

          an Away Weekend  

 

  • access to personal singing tuition

 

  • an opportunity to become a Quartet singer

 

  • sheet music - but since reading music is certainly NOT a necessity, personal teach CDs  
 
Outwith local Chorus activities:
 
  • our Association holds an annual weekend coaching school, Harmony College, at Nottingham in the autumn providing a range of courses from basic singing to song arrangement and even chorus directing.
 
  • You also get the enjoyment from regularly being with a group of like-minded guys, making music that people really do enjoy listening to.
 
 
WHAT WE WANT FROM YOU !!
  • commitment to the Chorus
  • Practice Night attendance,
  • working to develop your voice,
  • learning and practising the repertoire
  • attending performances!
 
What could be easier?