2018 has been a good year for Gospel Choral music. The IDMC Gospel Choir seized their opportunity by selling out Hideaway for two nights at Christmas.
The choir of 14 singers, leader John Fisher on keyboards and four piece band played two one hour plus sets. The singers and John Fisher adopted an African dress code and wore bright colours; there were reds, yellows, blues, greens, oranges, whites and purples which brightened the stage.
The songs were a mixture of well-known Christmas carols, a few lesser known Christmas songs and some gospel songs.
A number of the choir members took lead vocals while the rest provided harmonies. My favourites of the night were ‘O Holy Night’ and ‘Believe’ on which I felt that the harmonies were fantastic.
There was plenty of opportunity for the audience to join in on the more familiar carols such as ‘Ding Dong Merrily on High’, ‘Silent Night’ and ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’ (which included hand actions too). The show ended with a mash up of ‘O Come All Ye Faithful’ and Chaka Khan’s ‘Ain’t Nobody’.
The audience left Hideaway having been richly entertained. The choir return to Hideaway in March as part of their 25th anniversary tour. I suggest you book early because this will be a sell-out.
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