Dear All,
Lovely singing last night. A fitting end to a glorious day I thought.
COMING EVENTS
This Saturday - 17 June: Castle Hill House Book Swap and BBQ. Community choir singing between 12.30 & 1.15 Please arrive by 12.15. Normal dress code (ie shades of red above the waist, black or dark below). The programme will consist of (in no particular order): Up above my head, Dvorak Anthem, Java Jive, Hold On, Bela Mama, Eternal Flame, For Once in my life, Alleluia, Rongo Mau, Chattanooga. We may also sing Haere Mai, Ego Sum Pauper and Hamba Nighale if there is time. Castle Hill House is on Bimport, about opposite Trinity Centre, in between Savoy Court and the Ambulance Station. And don’t forget, afterwards, you may like to visit Andrea’s wonderful exhibition in the gallery at Shaftesbury Arts Centre. Choir members can park in the marked spaces behind the Ambulance station in Bimport on Sat. & if by any chance that gets filled we can use the hospital car park.
Sat 1 – Sun 2 July: Shaftesbury Fringe Festival. We have two events in the Shaftesbury Fringe / Gold Hill Fair. The first one on the Saturday (10.00 – 11.00 a.m.) in the Cattle Market is HOSTED by the community choir and Bell Street Jazz Band. This will be run like an ordinary choir session with the addition of a 6 piece jazz band (hence a bit more expensive at £5 a head) and much more of a sing-a-long. The idea is to throw open the doors to a whole lot of new people, possibly swelling our numbers as a result ... do come along and bring friends. The second is a PERFORMANCE 1 - 2pm on Park Walk on the Sunday, joining together with the ukes for part of the performance. Programme to include Chatanooga, Isn't She Lovely, Rongo Mau, Can't Help Falling in Love, Stand By Me. Remainder to be decided.
Sunday 23 July: Afternoon concert at St James’ Church. 3 o’clock. Followed by afternoon tea.
Sunday 24 September: Holnest Country Fayre. Rylands Farm, nr Sherborne. (In aid of the Future Roots project) Look it up on http://www.futureroots.net/
Unspecified Wednesday sometime VERY soon: Bring-a-friend day. Four or five new songs for regulars and newcomers alike. More details later.
OTHER DATES
Saturday 17 June: Bournemouth Male Voice Choir singing at St Mary’s Gillingham at 7-30pm. £5 on the door.
Sunday 18 June: Cream Tea (4 o’clock) and Songs of Praise (5.30). East Stour Church. See website.
Saturday 1 July: BIG SING DAY at Othona West Dorset with Gilo and Sarah 10am – 5pm£20 including buffet lunchContact Othona to book: 01308 897130 OR mail@othona-bb.org.uk
also
Summer Nights with Spectra Musica. North Cadbury. See details on our website.
Saturday 15 July: Tisbury Community Choir Festival. See details on our website.
REMINDER
The Abbey Museum shop has greetings cards with a watercolour of the choir on them. Get yours before stocks run out.
BIG BANG PIZZA
If you want to order a pizza and have it waiting for you before choir on a Wednesday, call 07521 413720.
David