Ron Brooks, Pete Kennaday, and Ken Israel, talk about the Cranberry Men's Chorus' upcoming October concert celebrating the Golden Oldies of the 50s and 60s.
Musical Director Ron Brooks, Music Vice President Pete Kennaday, and the voice of the chorus Ken Israel, talk about the Cranberry Men's Chorus' upcoming October concert. "The Golden Oldies: Memories of the 50s and 60s" will be a 90-minute show featuring 27 songs. Ron highlights his desire to connect the audience emotionally to the songs. The styles include doo-wop, love ballads, pop, and rock.
The concert mimics a Casey-Kasem style radio show, with Ken the voice of the chorus. Ken talks about his work in radio advertising, and his brief stint as an on-air host. In between each song, Ken will set up the next one with some quick facts. Ron hopes to keep the audience engaged and entertained the whole time.
Pete talks about his work as Music VP, and how he and Ron program most of the concerts throughout the year. They started rehearsing months in advance, and were planning the December concert in May! All three share their favorite memories of the chorus.
You can see the Cranberry Men's Chorus in "The Golden Oldies" on Saturday, October 11th at 7 pm at North Catholic High School. The Chorus also has multiple holiday shows in December coming up, with one recorded by WQED.
Visit https://www.cranberrymenschorus.com/ to learn more.