Moderately Bright Four brings four-part harmony to the unique sound of unaccompanied voices.
Brought together in 2004 by a love of singing and a certain amount of “ham-araderie,” Moderately Bright Four quickly bonded voices and friendships.
Brought together in 2004 by a love of singing and a certain amount of “ham-araderie,” Moderately Bright Four quickly bonded voices and friendships.
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- Members:
- Audrey Wells, Roberta Foster, Steve Kohn, Jeff Wells
Audrey Wells began her singing career by joining every chorus she could get into from the age of 9 onward. Four years in a college female a cappella group not only solidified her love of harmony, but also introduced her to her husband, Jeff (see bio below), who sang in the same school’s male a cappella group. She prides herself on being the youngest in the group (by 2 days) and on hitting the highest notes without artificial help. When not performing with MB4, Audrey also sings with a rock band, the Kvetching Schmendricks, but in her down time, has also been known to sing in the shower, the car, her office and anywhere else with good acoustics. In “real life,” Audrey is an accountant and the mother of three beautiful daughters.
Roberta Foster believes she began singing at birth and her friends and family will confirm that she hasn’t let up since. She has lived at least nine lives in her singing career, singing in a barbershop chorus, a madrigal group, a rock band, a folk duo, several classical choirs, in musical theater, and considers Moderately Bright Four to be her most exciting and rewarding vocal venture yet. She has sung in a bathhouse (England), a wine cellar (France), a salt mine (Poland), Cobo Hall (Detroit), and can’t wait to see where MB4 will lead her. By day she is an elementary school teacher and yoga practitioner.
Steve Kohn started out singing a cappella in high school in the choir's Boys Octet. In his junior year, he began his illustrious thespian career (which does not mean what a lot of people think it does), landing a part as a member of the barbershop quartet in the school’s production of The Music Man, a role which he reprised twenty-five years later with the Cranford Repertory Theatre group! Steven has also performed in Hello Dolly and No No Nannette. In addition to being a versatile and accomplished singer, Steven also plays guitar and piano (neither of which is allowed in an a cappella group like MB4, but admirable talents just the same).
Jeff Wells was born a poor white child, the quintessential country boy. He tuned his musical ear to the sounds of nature while being raised in a barn. Using the springboard of his high school thespian career, Jeff went off to college and was accepted into the world famous Binghamton Crosbys. While touring around the country with this college a cappella group, he learned much about the world, including flush toilets, running water, and the conveniences of electricity. Also at college, he struck a chord with Audrey and their harmony has been resonating ever since! Audrey is the soprano to his bass, the sharp to his flat, the legato to his staccato, and the lyric to his “dum.” Jeff personifies the stereotype of the vocal bass part, and is proud to do the “dum” thing for MB4. Basses Rule! By day, Jeff is a chiropractor and Dad to Audrey's three beautiful daughters. - Genre:
- a cappella
- Hometown:
- Morris County, NJ
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Events
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- Private Concert at Cedar Crest
Cedar Crest Retirement Community
Monday, September 20 at 7:30pm - Private Concert at Morris View...
Morris View Healthcare Center
Thursday, November 18 at 4:30pm - Private Performance at the Pre...
Presbyterian Church Parish House
Thursday, December 2 at 7:30pm - Christmas Coffeehouse at the S...
United Methodist Church
Saturday, December 4 at 8:00pm
Moderately Bright Four Start Time is 7:45. Program is 30 minutes long
Thursday, December 2, 2010 at 7:30pm
Presbyterian Church Parish House, Morristown, NJ
Saturday, December 4, 2010 at 8:00pm
United Methodist Church, Flanders, NJ
Thursday, November 18, 2010 at 4:30pm
Morris View Healthcare Center, Morristown, NJ
Monday, September 20, 2010 at 7:30pm
Cedar Crest Retirement Community, Pompton Plains, NJ
Moderately Bright Four We just had our first road trip! We spent a weekend at Jeff's parents' barn in the Finger Lakes and sang at a bonfire, on a dock, at a farmers market, and on the foundation of a silo!
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Moderately Bright Four The weather's supposed to be great for the show at Flanders Park on Wednesday! Come on out with your lawn chair and picnic supper. The Fabulous Unknowns blues trio at 7 p.m., Moderately Bright Four at 8:00!
Moderately Bright Four SHHHHH!!! Rumor has it that Moderately Bright Four may be performing one number with The Fabulous Unknowns during their set at the upcoming Flanders Park concert. You DON'T want to miss this. Check out our Events tab for details on the concert. Hope you can make it!
Moderately Bright Four Always a big crowd pleaser - The Lion Sleeps Tonight at Temple Hatikvah's Junior Board Talent Show
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Moderately Bright Four This is one of our favorite George Gershwin tunes, Embraceable You, at one of our favorite venues, Cedar Crest
Length:1:57
Moderately Bright Four It's Israel Day at Commerce Bank Park! We were asked to sing Hatikvah, Israel's National Anthem.
Length:1:49
Moderately Bright Four The Mount Tabor house tour was a truly fun event in that we got to roam the town, singing for anyone who'd listen!
Length:1:44
Moderately Bright Four Second of several times we sang the National Anthem for the Somerset Patriots.
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