Songs of love and laughter are the promise as Tenors Unlimited line up East Grinstead date
Tenors Unlimited bring That’s Amore: Songs of Love and Laughter to Chequer Mead Theatre, East Grinstead on Sunday, February 27 at 7.30pm.
Spokeswoman Jackie Mitchell said: “Tenors Unlimited celebrates its
20th anniversary this year. The group has performed alongside such notables as Sting, Lionel Richie, Beyoncé, Hayley Westenra, Simply Red and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to name a few. “Tenors Unlimited have been entertaining audiences world-wide using talents honed in their previous solo careers in opera and theatre. They bring their own blend of wit, humour, charm and vocal arrangements to their performances.”
They will be joined by Affinity, a community choir covering a wide range of genres in their repertoire from 1980s classics to contemporary.
To book tickets, visit www. tenorsunlimited.com/tour Jem Sharples. from Tenors Unlimited, said: “We want our audiences to have an uplifting experience in this show so we’ve chosen songs of love and laughter – some from our back catalogue, as well as new numbers, old favourites, modern pop songs and some we’ve written ourselves. There’s something for everyone.”
In this show, Scott Ciscon, Jem Sharples and Paul
Martin will take audiences on a journey through some of the best loved songs of the last century, made famous by icons of song including Pavarotti, Lanza, Sting, Bublé and Freddie Mercury.
The group’s wide-ranging repertoire includes the everpopular classics The Pearl Fisher’s Duet and Nessun Dorma mixed with crooner and pop favourites. These include Barcelona, Recipe
For Love, Nella Fantasia and Everything as well as songs written by the group themselves. Other songs include Mr Blue Sky, Always on My Mind (Elvis Presley),
All I Ask of You (Andrew Lloyd Webber), Sound of Silence (Simon and Garfunkel),
From Now On (The Greatest Showman) and Tonight (West Side Story).
It all began in 2002 when Jem and Scott met each other at an audition. It wasn’t long before Paul joined them and they planned their own take on the popular classical genre and to expand on the perception of what a 21st century tenor could be. The idea was simple: choose some of the most iconic songs across a variety of genres, stay true to the melody and incorporate rich harmonies to create their own sound. Since then, Scott Ciscon (tenor) Paul Martin (bassbaritone) and Jem Sharples (tenor) have performed all around the globe and are the UK’s original classicalcrossover man-band. Tenors Unlimited sang at the memorial service for football legend Sir Bobby Robson and sang live at Wembley Stadium at the FA Cup final.
In 2017, Tenors Unlimited’s Who is He? in aid of The Salvation Army went in at number one on the iTunes classical chart.
Affinity Choir is a community based choir in Turners Hill.
Lisa Lake, founder, said:
“We love to sing and we cover a wide range of genres in our repertoire from 1980s classics to contemporary. We’re looking forward to joining Tenors Unlimited on stage.”