Voices in the clouds

The stage is all set, its décor complete; clouds everywhere and a flying ship suspended in mid-air, all in line with this year’s chosen theme: Dream a Little Dream. In the words of comperes Josef Bonello and Ronald Briffa, the artistic idea behind this year’s Voices is to take the audience on a flight of fantasy. And once the choir is in place, the stage truly becomes a wonderful flurry of colours that project an uplifting vibe. “Voices concerts always feature songs that everyone loves and this year will be no exception.” These words are clearly emblazoned in the programme, and the collective effort is clearly out to deliver upon this promise. One must appreciate the long hours that all involved have put in to stage this 10-night run of concerts, but from a musical perspective there were some shortcomings. Throughout most of the show, the drums were too low in the mix to give the music that extra oomph; the guitar sound lacked depth and there were definitely a couple of choristers who shouldn’t have been placed so close to the microphones. On a brighter note, the songs on offer were in their larger part executed beautifully, some more than others. The ...