Barbershop Choruses Plan Program of Favorites

[transcribed from The Daily Item, Thursday, October 14, 2010]

Williamsport - West Brand Chorus and Heart of Pennsylvania, local men and women's barbershop choruses, will entertain with a variety of music, jokes, and stories at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 22 at the Community Theater League in Williamsport.
The West Branch Chorus, based in Lewisburg, is under the direction of Matt Poremsky and assisted by Kevin Zimmerman.  The group will sing favorites such as "When I'm 64", "Love Me Tender", "Aura Lee", and "What A Wonderful World".

Three men's quartets will also be entertaining:  Enduring Chords, WB-4 and A Long Way from Perfect.  Master of ceremonies for the men's group will be Ken Paulhamus.

The female group, the Heart of Pennsylvania chorus, under the direction of Dee Casteel, will entertain with such songs as "San Francisco Bay Blues", "I Got Rhythm Medley", "Battle Hymn of the Republic", and "Shall We Gather at the River", and arrangement written by the Rev. Robert Lowry of Lewisburg.  Two women's quartets, Generation Gap and Heart's Desire, will also perform and Bev Staman will emcee.

Barbershop music is a staple in the CTL concert line-up.  The West Branch Chorus has been making a stop at the Community Theatre each year for nearly a decade.

Tickets are two for $25 and $15 for adults and $8 for students and can be purchased online at http://www.ctlnet.org/showDetail.aspx?sId=14 or by calling 327-1777, weekdays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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