MAIN HALL: Barre-Tones and Sing-Along!

         We’re looking forward to hearing from one of the musical groups that rehearses at our Grange Hall–the Barre-Tones women’s chorus.   Every Monday evening, for quite a few years, 30-50 members of this group have met in our Main Hall, to rehearse the acapella, 4-part barbershop harmony singing they specialize in.   Quartets from this group can be hired to deliver singing telegrams and singing Valentines locally, but they also travel to competitions twice a year.   You can read about their accomplishments at this spring’s competition in Massachusetts, which qualified them to compete in an international competition in Louisville, KY in November, in this article from the Montpelier Bridge .  We’re proud of having this award-winning group as one of the several musical/performance groups that call our Hall home!
After a presentation about their prowess, they will sing some songs, and will also teach us a simple barbershop “tag”–a line that can be sung in 4 parts–that we can sing along with them, so we can feel a bit of what they feel singing together.
Since we’ll have warmed up our vocal cords by then, we’ll be ready for a Grange Sing-along after that, led by our own Grange Musician and accomplished accompanist Matt Nunnelly.   Come check it out!

NOTE:   we are not supplying a Zoom option for this month’s meeting or program–since we have had zero attendees using that option for a few months.   If you want to attend remotely, please contact Tim Swartz:  swartztim15@gmail.com.