Festival- Wandering Quartet

June 7th 2009 Grand Rapids Festival. After singing on stage with the Great Lakes Chorus my Grand Rapids Chapter quartet Vocal Artisans sang as a wandering quartet. I really enjoyed just singing to small groups in the street, it made for very little stage anxiety (stage fright:). We walked along the blockaded Ottawa St singing to crowds who were trying all the ethnic foods. Ottawa St blockade started near Michigan St at the Calder Stage and we worked from there, past Lyon St, close up to Pearl St. There were performance stages at each point including belly dancers near Lyon St with their sound system going. The trick was either singing between other acts or getting out of ear shot of them. Determining who to sing to was done simply by walking along till we saw someone we knew and while singing to them a few songs a crowd would gather. Funny thing about Festival is how often you run into friends.

Vocal Artisans Webpage GreatLakesChorus.org/VA


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