Why Mary is Viva Acappella’s Unsung Champion
Viva Acappella Chorus Chorus told us:
Mary is simply wonderful – she’s talented, intelligent, kind, totally committed with a wicked sense of humour and on every occasion, self-deprecating and full of praise for everyone else. She truly epitomises an Unsung Champion and Viva is blessed to have her as our own!
Bio
When Viva Acappella were asked to vote for our Unsung Champion of 2024, the response was almost unanimous; it could only be the wonderful Mary Chapman!
As one of Viva’s current Assistant Directors, Mary has jumped in to take the helm on so many occasions, including jointly running our hugely successful Christmas concert in December 2023. Mary’s musical ear is incredible – not to mention that of her singing labradors Rusty, Rua and Ben, who will only join in if you’re singing well! – and her barbershop pedigree spans decades. As well as numerous quartets, most recently our very own glorious Vivacity, she has been a member of Viva almost from the very beginning, and in that time has served as Baritone Section Leader and Assistant Director for many years.
In recent months, Mary has gone above and beyond to keep the chorus on track, with learning new songs, practising our Christmas rep and preparing us to compete at SABS, working closely with the fabulous Nicky Salt, our interim Director.
A more kind and generous person you could not hope to meet; we are so incredibly lucky to have Mary in our chorus.