There is something
irresistible about the popular music of the fifties and sixties and Valley
Harmony delights in the harmonies that particular music offers its all male a
cappella context. Founded in 2007, the
four member ensemble has been sharing their music throughout the Southern
Tier. In particular they provide an
annual full length concert at the Newark Valley United Church of Christ, 32
South Main Street in Newark Valley.
The
seventh annual Valley Harmony Concert took place Saturday, May 9, 2015, at 7:00pm,
titled “Sock Hop & Rock.” Selections
from the fifties included "Heartbreak Hotel"
(Elvis) "Silhouettes" (The Rays), and "Bye Bye Love" (Everly
Brothers), and from the sixties, "Runaround Sue" (Dion), "Eight
Days a Week" (the Beatles), “Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay” (Otis
Redding) and "I’ve Got to Get a Message to You" (Bee Gees).
Christina
Salasny of Windsor returned as special guest soloist singing "Unforgettable"
(Nat King Cole), "So in Love" (Kiss
Me Kate) and the duet from The Music
Man "Till There Was You" with Valley Harmony member Randy Kerr.
There
was also a new guest soloist playing the organ this year. Eric Machan Howd, hailing from Ithaca, joined us.
Laurie
Holdridge (Johnson City) and Tamara Heiss (Newark Valley) provided a
variety of woodwind instrumentals with pianist Aric Phinney (Endicott)
accompanying, while also playing his own solo.
Valley
Harmony was founded by George Lohmann of Berkshire. He sings with Mike Ebbers (Owego), Randy Kerr
(Newark Valley) and Mike Sheldon (Berkshire).
