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White Rosettes
The White Rosettes, from Leeds, were formed in 1977 by
a small group of women wishing to pursue their own barbershop
singing after husbands and partners had joined the local
men's group. They now have more than 50 members from all
walks of life: from teachers to bank managers, secretaries
to pub landladies.
The White Rosettes are current National Ladies Barbershop
Champions winning their 10th Gold Medal in Cardiff on
the 22nd of October 2005 with 'A' scores across the board
and a clean sweep of the Singing, Music and Presentation
trophies.
The White Rosettes are no strangers to the Choir of the
Year competition; they reached the semi-finals of Sainsbury's
Choir of the Year Competition in 1990 and 1994, and the
finals in 2000 where we won the title 'Sainsbury's Single
Voice Choir of the Year'. Last year they competed in the
Final of Radio 3 Choir of the Year, coming 2nd in the
adult category.
They have just returned from their first trip to Spain,
where they performed in the Benidorm Palace Theatre (and
soaked up the sunshine!) Over the years they have also
had the opportunity to perform in Holland, Germany, Canada
and the USA.
Their Musical Director is Sally McLean, a three times
quartet gold medallist. Sally has sung with the chorus
since 1982 and became MD in 1998, her drive and passion
for the chorus keeps taking them to new heights. The chorus
put their success down to their love of close harmony
singing, great musical leadership from Sally and the Music
Team and a lot of hard work!
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