Evergreen Chorus is a group of fun-loving, dedicated women singers. If you enjoy singing, we would love to meet you! We welcome all women, including transgender women and non-binary people.
Although the voice parts in women's barbershop harmony have different names and functions than they do in other SATB or SSAA vocal styles, the foundation is the same—beautiful music, stunning chords and a passion to create the intangible, moving essence of music that brings us together.
Here are the basics:
- You need to be able to sing in tune.
- You need to be able to hear those around you and blend your voice with theirs, as our organization emphasizes ensemble singing, not a solo-building group.
- You need to be able to eventually hold your own—that is, you will need to be able to sing your own part when surrounded by those who don’t. In a barbershop ensemble, there are many times when you are singing while standing by someone who isn’t singing your part.
- You will probably want to begin a normal warm-up routine at home before you practice. This will be good for your voice, and depending on what you choose to do for warm-ups, you can specifically work on many different skills at once (e.g., flexibility, range, breath control, dynamic [volume] control, etc.).
- In order to keep your level consistent and/or improve, you will want to make sure you have a plan for practicing the songs at home, either with the help of learning tracks or not. It’s just like exercising the body—if you do it on a regular basis, you will reap the benefits, and if you don’t, you’ll definitely see the decline.
Whether you can read music or not, we provide audio learning tracks of our songs to help members learn new music. When you're ready, we'll walk you through our audition process and encourage you every step of the way. We want you to succeed!
If you think this might be for you, come to one of our rehearsals as a guest. We rehearse every Tuesday evening at 7:00 pm at the Crown Heights Clubhouse, 34 Nassau Road, Poughkeepsie, NY.
Email our membership coordinator to get started: [email protected]
