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The River City Chorus and Quartets can be easily hired to entertain at
your event or gathering. We are extremely flexible and can present a
variety of songs and show formats for any occasion and budget.
What better way to entertain your guests or clients than with
some good old fashioned harmony sung by men who love what they do and who encompass the spirit of the Midwest!
Booking a Quartet
The quartets of the River City Chapter each handle their own booking arrangements. Please
contact them individually to discuss your particular need. You may use our Contact Form to
send a message to the quartet through the web, or you may contact them by the phone numbers below:
Booking the River City Chorus:
The River City Chorus can bring the entire chorus to your
event and entertain for a reasonable fee. The chorus presents an
entertaining show suitable for all ages and audiences.
Repetoire: The River City Chorus maintains a repetoire of standard barbershop pieces as well as a mixture of
arranged pieces in many styles. We also maintain a religious set of pieces suitable for church services. Our
songs are always suitable for all ages, religions, and nationalities and include not only singing but choreographed
enhancements and entertaining smiles and enthusiastic singers. Please
contact us if you have questions about the songs we can currently present for your event.
Show Length: Though we can present shows up to an hour in length, we typically
perform between 30 and 45 minutes. Performances longer than 30 minutes may include the participation of one or more
of our chorus quartets in addition to 2 or more sections of chorus singing. We can accomodate breaks for presentations
or other events or simply sing all the way through. We can also present the same show multiple times within the same
day or split the show over a time period.
Pricing: Prices vary depending on the performance required, length of performance, location, event, and timing.
Please contact us with your event details and we will be able to give you a better quote.
Equipment: The chorus has its own traveling risers available to bring along or we can use your staging equipment.
We are also able to sing without risers or a stage; however, for the best sound quality, we recommend a tiered format.
We typically consist of 25-50 men needing between 4 and 7 standard choral risers in a 3 or 4 row format. The chorus
requires no audio enhancement (microphones, etc.), but if you are planning on us singing in a location where the audience
is spread out or there is little containment for our sound (open theatres, outdoor arenas or fields, etc.) we recommend
a few mikes spread across the stage area to assist your listeners. The barbershop sound works best where there is some
acoustical feedback but not much echo. (A theatre is best; an open football field is harder, a gym is worst.)
Timing: The chorus requires at least a month if not longer in notification to properly book and prepare for
your event, so please make your preparations ahead of time. The best times to book the chorus for an event is March,
May - September, and November. These times align best with our show/contest preparation schedules and availability
of singers. We take bookings all year, however, so please inquire with your details and we'll be happy to arrange
a performance to knock your socks off!
For chorus bookings or inquiries, please use our Contact Form
and send a message to our Events Coordinator or call Dave Beech, Britt, at
641-843-3300.
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