The vocalist and piano player for In Perfect Harmony said his group’s show is designed as an “escape from the stress and anxiety” from the current state of the world.
The performer, Johnny Rodgers, said the current political climate has made his show “more relevant” because it offers a hopeful distraction.
“When voices come in harmony, I think it unites the audience and builds harmony among individuals,” Rodgers said.
In Perfect Harmony vocalist Susannah Mars echoed the sentiment when she said in an email “In Perfect Harmony seems a perfect concert for today’s world, it soothes the struggles of our lives through music; harmonies heal!”
In Perfect Harmony is a singing trio who cover the biggest hits of the ‘60s and ‘70s.
Vocalist Lee Lessack said the music of the ‘60s and ‘70s was made in a time of “great turmoil in our country.”
“These poets were purposefully writing songs to heal a nation, and I just felt it was very timely for us to revisit them,” Lessack said.
Members Susannah Mars, Lee Lessack and Rodgers have extensive backgrounds in music, broadway and film.
Lessack founded LML Music— a label which not only signs artists to music deals, but puts on a wide variety of plays and musical productions.
Rodgers met Lessack in college. The two formed a relationship leading to the conception of In Perfect Harmony. The group debuted in October 2017.
The pair performed Simon and Garfunkel covers, which one of their first collaborative shows together. In Perfect Harmony debuted in October 2017.
“We thought to ourselves, ‘What is it that makes this show resonate with audiences?'” Rodgers said. “And we came down to the understanding that harmony is the uniting force.”
Lessack and company harmonize reimagined songs from some of the most famous groups of the time, including the Beatles, the Mamas and Papas, and Crosby Stills and Nash.
Citrus College’s website says a five-piece-band will back group’s three vocalists when they perform.
In November In Perfect Harmony will tour across multiple states on the East and West coast. They perform at 7 p.m. Saturday Nov. 17 at the Haugh Performing Arts Center.
“The Haugh Performing Arts center is one of my favorite venues,” Lessack said. “ I have done so many concerts there over the years… It’s like a homecoming.”
Tickets are for sale at http://www.haughpac.com or at the Haugh box office for $38. Students and seniors tickets cost $35. Attendance for those ages 16 and under cost $28.
