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"It really is a retrospective, and it takes in all sorts of great Canadian songs," she said, adding such tunes The second act will include everything from songs dating to the early French settlers to "coffeeâ€" house music" by the likes of Gorâ€" don Lightfoot, Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen. Its upcoming production, called Cabarâ€"eh!, will offer a selection of cabaret favourites in the first act, followed by a retrospective of Canaâ€" dian folk music. The group, which has put on five shows since its inception, sings a variety of styles, including jazz, musical theatre, pop, rock, folk, gospel and modern classical. "It really just started with a vision of trying to create a really difâ€" ferent type of choral group in town," said Brown, who is now the viceâ€"principal of Glencairn public school in Kitchener. "I had this vision that wouldn‘t it be great if the seasonal format was mare or less a singing variety show or a choral concert, but based on contemporary music forms rather than classical forms." "(It‘s) a good night of theatre and it‘s a good night of singing." That was until Brown, a longâ€" time music teacher, started the region‘s premier show choir for young adults â€" called Voca Mocha â€" in January 2006. But there weren‘t many options for other types of singers. q few years ago, Barb Brown oticed something was missing in the local music scene. Classical singers could join such groups as the Grand Philharmonic Choir. And those with a flair for actâ€" ing could sign up for one of the musical theatre groups. Voca Mocha is bringing its choral variety show to a local stage * Eons oN 0( MR 2222 _2 ____2"" L2 E6 ‘Cabarâ€"eh!" â€"Ryan Coulter Voca Mocha choir member few years ago Cabarâ€"eh! is on April 25â€"26 at 8 p.m. at the King Street Theatre Cenâ€" tre. Tickets, which cost $20 or $5 for eyeGO, can be purchased at the theatre, at 36 King St. W., in Kitchâ€" as Early Morning Rain, Big Yellow Taxi, Hallelujah and If I Had A Milâ€" lion Dollars are on the playbill. °_ _ _ Voca Mocha‘s Ryan Coulter and Barb Brown are preparing for i stage April 25â€"26 at the King Street Theatre Centre. ARTS FOCUS "It‘s a fun opportunity, it‘s a good night of theatre and it‘s a good night of singing," said Voca Mocha member Ryan Coulter. "It‘s one of those nights when you leave the theatre and feel ener, by calling 519â€"571â€"0928 or by email at boxoffice@kstc.ca. its upcoming show, Cabarâ€"eh! The founding Voca Mocha member now studies music in Toronto, and has been featured on Canada AM and Breakfast Guest soloist Dana Murray will take the stage in the first act with a set of blues tunes. inspired." , which will hit the JENNIFER ORMSTON PHOTO WATERLOO CHRONICLE For more information about the group, contact Brown â€" at vocamocha@rogers.com. "After our rehearsals the .singers can go to the podcast website and listen to our rehearsal." "It works great for our choir, which deals with a lot of contemâ€" porary music, as a lot of the stuff doesn‘t have choral charts that are already written," Brown said. Accompanist Bob Lee has made these rehearsals easier for the singers by uploading audio and video recordings onto the Internet. Participants must audition for shows, and Brown is looking for talâ€" ented and coachable singers. The group rehearses at Parkminster United Church in Waterloo every Tuesday evening. "(It‘s) a highâ€"energy, extremely positive group of young people." The choir currently has about 16 members, ranging from a couple of Grade 9 students to adults in their 30s. "We have a riot actixaiilâ€"y:é“m?vv«rn added. "It‘s a good artistic opportunity," said Coulter about the group. "I‘m in voice at school, but that‘s a very focused thing, so it‘s nice to be able to come in and do musical theatre." The Voca Mocha assistant direcâ€" tor first heard about the choir from Brown, who was his voice teacher at Eastwood collegiate institute. "It‘s using the music of The Music Man to tell a different story." Music Man, which was created by Coulter, a Wilfrid Laurier University music student. "There‘s fun chorus numbers in it," the 20â€"yearâ€"old said of the musicalâ€"theatre segment. Also in the first act is a 10â€" minute musical, based on The Music Man, which was rreatad L. Television. "(It‘s) a highâ€"energy, extremely positive group of young people." â€"Barb Brown Director of Voca Mocha * Wednesday, April 23, 2008 * F "Ad