SEQUIM — In life as in song, harmony is a sweet thing. The women of the Grand Olympics Chorus, in their weekly get-togethers and annual shows, keep discovering this.
Those who find their way to the Sequim High School auditorium this Saturday can experience it too, as the singers put on “Broadway Nights,” a musical afternoon pairing the Grand Olympics Chorus with the visiting barbershop champions the Kitsap Chordsmen. The event will also feature sets from the Chordsmen’s Mosquito Fleet ensemble and the Grand Olympics’ Hot Apple Pie and Treble Time quartets.
Show time is 4 p.m. Saturday in the school auditorium, 601 N. Sequim Ave., and music lovers can plan on a lighthearted set: “Singin’ in the Rain,” “Hey Big Spender,” “Dancing Queen,” “Wand’rin Star,” “Aquarius,” “Lullaby of Broadway” and “Get Me to the Church on Time” are all on the concert itinerary.
Tickets are $15 at the door.
For Marcia Homer, who joined in January 1991, the friendships and the music make the Grand Olympics Chorus good therapy.
Singing “is a good way to de-stress,” she said, and forget about everything but making those notes ring.
The Grand Olympics belong to Sweet Adelines International, the organization of women’s a cappella singers, noted chorus president Catherine Mix. With director Mike Menefee, the women practice from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays — and extend a warm welcome to newcomers.
“If you can sing in the shower, you can sing,” quipped Homer.
You do need to be able to carry a tune, but you do not need to read music, she added. The chorus can provide “listening tracks,” so singers can practice at home.
To find out more about the chorus — which will host a guest night in their QFC center practice space Oct. 5 — visit www.grandolympicschorus.org.
