Just as the correct pairing of food and wine can enhance any dining experi-
ence, the tone of music to set the mood is just as important. Here’s where The Tenors and their glorious stylings of opera and subtle pop-infused songs come in. The four men of the group… all happily hetero, thank you very much, are Remigio Pereira, Victor Micallef, Clifton Murray and Fraser Walters. They have created a unique and satisfying listening blend of fiery spirits, with rich and warm hues. Their newest release Under One Sky hits the spot for a romantic dinner for two or a relaxing dinner party among friends. Here for The Rage Monthly and during their national and international tour,
Fraser Walters elaborates on the new music presented on Under One Sky, the phenomenal career that began in their hometowns in Canada for the group once known as The Canadian Tenors and the spark of being able to create original songs for their albums, as well.
I thoroughly enjoyed The Tenors performing “The Star Spangled Banner” on Monday Night Football. It was really nicely done. What was the experience like doing that? Thank you. You know what? It’s incredibly powerful in front of 75,000 people (laughs) with millions more watching on television. We knew going in that was going to be a guaranteed televised anthem, as most of them are not televised. We really enjoyed the experience and the feedback on social media was a really nice thing to see. I was fortunate enough to catch your performance at the Balboa Theatre in San Diego. What so far has been the most enjoyable aspect of theUnder One Sky tour? Well, the best part is we are very proud of this new album. We wrote eight songs
for the new album and to have the belief from your record company that your original songs are either just as strong, if not stronger than some of the things that were sent in for you… was a great experience for us to be creative and have our vision brought to life that way. It’s really just an honor. To be able to bring a new, exciting show to our fans and our production values
definitely took a big leap forward on this tour. There are big video panels on the scene with some awesome content that we worked really hard on through the summer to come up with some really imaginative stuff. We feel like there is a great range in the music. You have some favorites people would recognize such as “Bés- ame Mucho” or “Granada” and things from the classical repertoire. We’ve got “How Great Thou Art,” which is very well loved and also songs such as “Lean On Me” and the brand new songs we’ve written. We feel we’ve really crossed all these genres together. It’s great to be able to show the musicianship in our group… where we all play on different songs. There’s a Wurlitzer[organ], electric guitar, piano… It’s an amazing presentation. It’s so important that you guys are writing your own songs as well. One of my favorites is “When Worlds Collide.” Will you tell me about the creation of this song? Sure, yeah. That one came out of an earlier session when Clifton [Murray of The
Tenors] was working with a couple of writers in Nashville. Basically, we’ll start a germination from one or two guys and then, they go through the rest of the wheels of arrangements and different ideas. Any song that we create, whether it’s from one guy or two guys… it’s all shared equally among us. The emotional intensity of your voices together is phenomenal. How would you describe the working chemistry between the four of you? We are family. We see each other more than we see our own families because
we’re on the road so much. Currently, this tour is 35 cities in Northern America then Asia, Australia etc. We spend so much time on the road and being honest… Some days are harder than others, Bill (laughs). Like any family, there are disagree- ments sometimes but this group is definitely a democracy. It seems to be very balanced and there’s no one really taking sides. We’re doing our best to work together because we want to enjoy the experience.
32 RAGE monthly | NOVEMBER 2015
A TRIUMPH MUSICAL BLEND
OF THE TENORS by bill biss
WITH FRASER WALTERS
(l to r) remigio pereira, victor micallef, clifton murray and fraser walters
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