Those in attendance at Martin Exeter Hall in 100 Mile House on May 10 for a performance by a local choir heard what the group’s name promises: eclectic sounds plus a variety of music.
The Eclectica Community Choir held a Spring Sing event, which included performances by the Ogden Sisters, Silk, Curtis Wolfe and Front Porch, a bluegrass group that opened the show.
“[Front Porch] set a very relaxed and joyful mood for the concert,” director Marilyn Buyar says, adding the concert was great and saw a good number in attendance.
Cash donations were accepted at the door and nearly $1,500 in proceeds went to the 100 Mile & District General Hospital Auxiliary and the Mill Site Lodge/Fischer Place Auxiliary.
Eclectica is taking a summer break, and is now looking at a selection of music for the fall term when rehearsals start in September.
The choir includes a few dozen local people who love to sing, and is always looking for experienced or beginning singers to join its ranks.
Buyar, a retired public school teacher, says the music scene in 100 Mile House has a lot to offer.
“Because it’s a small community, people very quickly network and find out who the other musicians are. There are a lot of opportunities for accompanying and performing.”
In fact, it’s one of the reasons she relocated to the South Cariboo from the Lower Mainland close to four years ago.
“I did look online to see what was happening musically before I moved up here. I noted Eclectica was in existence, and I noticed Dennis [Tupman’s] name because he was active in music education in Vancouver. I knew I was coming to an area that had quite a bit happening musically, and that was important to me.”
