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Bravado! show choir returning with live performances

Shows on May 13 and 14 are choir's first in two years
2022-05-11 Bravado show choir
Barrie's Bravado! show choir is pictured.

NEWS RELEASE
BRAVADO!
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Bravado!, Barrie’s show choir, is excited to announce its first live performances in two years — Bravado!Lite! — good for the heart.

Shows will take place on Friday, May 13 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, May 14 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Midhurst United Church, 91 Doran Rd.

Bravado! has been navigating the challenges of the pandemic. Who knew singing could be such a risky business? We have been busy rehearsing for a one-hour show, with no intermission, as a cautious step back to our musical extravaganzas. This is our chance to reconnect on a smaller scale and sing. We’re happy to be back. We have missed you.

Bravado! will be accompanied by a live band and the repertoire will consist of recognizable classics taken from our planned May 2020 show, They Wrote the Songs, which was never presented thanks to COVID. Tickets are only $20, available from members, or online (with a $1 surcharge) on our website, www.bravadoshowchoir.com.

The shows will also include a live performance of Rise Up released virtually on YouTube on March 31, 2022, featuring Bravado! and Friends. That project was our way of thanking the community’s countless front-line workers for their heroic efforts and hard work during the pandemic with viewers’ donations forwarded to the Canadian Mental Health Association, Simcoe branch, in support of the many programs they administer in our community.

Director Marianne Derow chose Rise Up, Andra Day’s gospel anthem, for its stirring lyrics, which so aptly applied to the dedication shown by workers in our community who rose every day to the challenges presented by the pandemic.

Audience members will need to be masked in accordance with Midhurst United Church’s mandated protocols. In the event of cancellation because of unforeseen circumstances, any purchased ticket will serve as a coupon that can be redeemed toward the purchase of our next show’s ticket.

See you there.

Bravado! Show Choir is generously sponsored by the City of Barrie and the Barrie Charity Bingo Association.

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