The International Choir of Teulada recently took a capacity audience on a world tour based on songs from Broadway musicals, following on from their previous successful concerts with the themes of James Bond and Eurovision.
The concert at the Jávea Golf Club opened with a rousing welcome by choir member David Bous, leading ‘Willkommen’ from Cabaret and starting the journey in Germany.

The first half of the programme included songs from Fiddler on the Roof, The Lion King, Chess and Miss Saigon. A trio of ladies visited Scotland with the beautiful ballad ‘Sunshine on Leith’, accompanist Kirsty Glen performed a delightful piano solo ‘Over the Rainbow’ from the Wizard of Oz and a barbershop trio, led by the choir’s Musical Director John Oliver Edwards, harmonised ‘When you wish upon a star’ from Pinocchio. Another trio of ladies, suitably dressed ‘Japanese style’, performed Gilbert and Sullivan’s ‘Three Little Maids from School’ and the first half finished with the fast and furious ‘Time Warp’ from The Rocky Horror Show.

After the interval the journey continued with the atmospheric ‘Shakalaka Baby’ from Bombay Dreams, a visit to the races with ‘Ascot Gavotte’ from My Fair Lady, the stirring ‘Do you hear the people sing’ from Les Miserables and songs from The Man of La Mancha, Kismet, Evita and The King and I. The rousing finale was a medley of songs from The Sound of Music, with a hilarious appearance during ‘The Lonely Goatherd’ of two string puppet goats, their human operators suitably clad in lederhosen.

The International Choir, which is a member of the Amateur Music Group Association, will be opening the Moors and Christians Festival in Moraira church on June 9, start time 8pm, free entry with a retiring collection for our chosen charities Project4All and The Alzheimer’s day Centre in Teulada.

Meanwhile, you can visit their website www.theenglishchoirteulada.com (now renamed The International Choir) to see videos of this and previous concerts and for more detail on how to join the choir.