Vocal FX Vocal FX Vocal FX is a young men's barbershop a capella group, based in Wellington, New Zealand. It was formed in 2003. Their style ranges from barbershop to upbeat early pop. Charlotte Murray is the musical director. Vocal FX was first incepted in 2003 by Charlotte Murray, Les Nation and Petra Markham, who were interested in promoting barbershop to the youth of New Zealand. The group met every Monday night at Onslow College in Johnsonville. Around twelve people attended practice during the first year, four of which were Tawa College's Musical Island Boys quartet. In 2005, the chorus relocated to
Russian Chapel in Darmstadt Russian Chapel in Darmstadt The Russian Chapel in Darmstadt, formally, the St. Mary Magdalene Chapel, is a historic Russian orthodox church in Darmstadt, Germany. The Russian revival style church with gold Onion domes was built between 1897-1899 by the architect Leon Benois, and used as a private chapel by the last Tsar of Russia, Nicholas II, whose wife Alexandra was born in Darmstadt. It is named in honor of the patron saint of Tsar Nicholas' mother. It was built of Russian stone and, as some people claim, built on soil from Russia brought to Darmstadt by train, and used during