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The Stampede City Chorus is an acappella chorus singing barbershop four-part style music. The chorus was formed in 1955 and has been singing in and around the Calgary area since. We are a chapter in the Barbershop Harmony Society, an international organizations with 30,000 singers across N.America.The Stampede City Chorus has had an exciting history over the last 50+ years. The chorus has been the Top Chorus in Evergreen District (W.Canada & NW USA) four times, hosted an International Convention for the society in 1993 that brought 11,000 singers to Calgary, and has hosted the Evergreen District Convention several times including in 2005 in the newly renovated Jubilee Auditorium to celebrate the Alberta Centennial.Our chorus, just like our singing and the barbershop society, is evolving over time. The classic image of a barbershop quartet, singing an old gem by a lamp post, is no longer an accurate image of barbershop singing. Have a look at the 2005 International Quartet Champs from Vancouver, Realtime, or at the choruses and quartets featured on the society website. The image instead, is an organization dedicated to excellence in singing and making a heartfelt connection with the audience through our music.The repertoire of the chorus constantly evolves so that with new music we can learn new singing techniques. The number of new songs learned in a year may be less than for other choirs, but since each song is memorized and polished to get the most meaning possible out of the music, it takes longer to fully learn each song. The musical leadership understands that people learn in different ways so a variety of techniques are used to help learn the music during rehearsals and by providing learning CDs to listen to between rehearsals. As you can see from the list below, there is a wide variety of music so that songs will resonate with each member of the chorus and with the audiences we perform for.If you have not checked out barbershop singing recently, its time for you to have a listen. Stop in at our weekly rehearsals or come to our next show. We would love to share our music with you!Current Repertoire:Alexander's Ragtime Band (up-tempo march)Blue Moon Old/New (ballad & up-tempo)Can You Feel the Love (from The Lion King)Christmas Prayer (new)Come Go With Me (up-tempo swing)Country Roads (John Denver tune)Don't Be a Baby, Baby (new)Give Me A Barbershop Song (song sung with other Alberta barbershoppers)Ghost Chickens in the Sky (parody of Ghost Riders in the Sky)Glory of Love (up-tempo)I Didn't Want To Fall (new)I'm Beginning to See the Light (new)Irish Blessing (ballad)Jingle Jangle Jingle (new - western)Old Piano Roll Blues (blues)Old St.Louie (new - blues ballad)Sentimental Journey (easy-paced swing)Somewhere Out There (from An American Tail)Tin Roof Blues (blues)Turn Your Radio On (new)What A Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong tune)Where Is Your Heart (new - from Moulin Rouge)Who Will Buy? (new - up-tempo from Oliver)Wink and a Smile (blues up-tempo)Zing Went The Strings of My Heart (new up-tempo)Website Contact
The Stampede City Chorus is an acappella chorus singing barbershop four-part style music. The chorus was formed in 1955 and has been singing in and around the Calgary area since. We are a chapter in the Barbershop Harmony Society, an international organizations with 30,000 singers across N.America.The Stampede City Chorus has had an exciting history over the last 50+ years. The chorus has been the Top Chorus in Evergreen District (W.Canada & NW USA) four times, hosted an International Convention for the society in 1993 that brought 11,000 singers to Calgary, and has hosted the Evergreen District Convention several times including in 2005 in the newly renovated Jubilee Auditorium to celebrate the Alberta Centennial.Our chorus, just like our singing and the barbershop society, is evolving over time. The classic image of a barbershop quartet, singing an old gem by a lamp post, is no longer an accurate image of barbershop singing. Have a look at the 2005 International Quartet Champs from Vancouver, Realtime, or at the choruses and quartets featured on the society website. The image instead, is an organization dedicated to excellence in singing and making a heartfelt connection with the audience through our music.The repertoire of the chorus constantly evolves so that with new music we can learn new singing techniques. The number of new songs learned in a year may be less than for other choirs, but since each song is memorized and polished to get the most meaning possible out of the music, it takes longer to fully learn each song. The musical leadership understands that people learn in different ways so a variety of techniques are used to help learn the music during rehearsals and by providing learning CDs to listen to between rehearsals. As you can see from the list below, there is a wide variety of music so that songs will resonate with each member of the chorus and with the audiences we perform for.If you have not checked out barbershop singing recently, its time for you to have a listen. Stop in at our weekly rehearsals or come to our next show. We would love to share our music with you!Current Repertoire:Alexander's Ragtime Band (up-tempo march)Blue Moon Old/New (ballad & up-tempo)Can You Feel the Love (from The Lion King)Christmas Prayer (new)Come Go With Me (up-tempo swing)Country Roads (John Denver tune)Don't Be a Baby, Baby (new)Give Me A Barbershop Song (song sung with other Alberta barbershoppers)Ghost Chickens in the Sky (parody of Ghost Riders in the Sky)Glory of Love (up-tempo)I Didn't Want To Fall (new)I'm Beginning to See the Light (new)Irish Blessing (ballad)Jingle Jangle Jingle (new - western)Old Piano Roll Blues (blues)Old St.Louie (new - blues ballad)Sentimental Journey (easy-paced swing)Somewhere Out There (from An American Tail)Tin Roof Blues (blues)Turn Your Radio On (new)What A Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong tune)Where Is Your Heart (new - from Moulin Rouge)Who Will Buy? (new - up-tempo from Oliver)Wink and a Smile (blues up-tempo)Zing Went The Strings of My Heart (new up-tempo)Website Contact