Dear All,
I hope everyone had a good Easter, enjoyed the sunshine and, of course, kept fit and well.
VIRTUAL CHOIR
Really looking forward to meeting up again on Wednesday evening which, technology permitting, will be a joint session with me and Karen. Karen will be revising John Ball and polishing up I Love the Rain and I will be working on Ode To Joy which long established members of the choir will remember doing as a flash mob for one of the Food Festivals. There are some lovely photos on our website. I am attaching the words (and music) for this so either read from your computer screen or print it off in advance.
If you haven’t already downloaded the Zoom app, you should do so beforehand so that you’ll be ready to go when the time comes. (To do this, go to https://us04web.zoom.us/ and click on the blue button top right "Sign Up, It's Free".)
To join the Zoom meeting on Wednesday, first, copy and paste or click on this link:
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77710818450?pwd=SXZ0YjNlTEZUaXQwbFcxSzZBNkRkQT09
You will then need to enter the password: 007168
It might be sensible to write this down so that you have it handy when requested. I would start entering the meeting at 7.20 pm so we are ready to go at 7.30. (Don’t forget the buttons probably towards the bottom of your computer screen which will allow you to enable the sound and video).
CHOIR BUDDIES
As we all know, a few choir members won’t be able to Zoom due to tech difficulties, including the lack of a computer of course! If you know of someone who you think might like a phone call etc. just email us and we can see if we can put you in touch. A sort of Choir Buddy system. Of course, you can use your Zoom app to contact anyone else in the choir if you’d like to stay in touch with friends over the week.
JOLLY THINGS
Linda (alto) has sent us this link of the Southampton based Saints Brass which features her son David whom many of us know. (He is the one with the dark hair, beard and, most importantly, trumpet.)
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-sYDROpKE4/ Excellent balance and ensemble playing – especially as none of them could hear anyone else. A technological marvel no less.
Believe it or not, I woke up early on Easter Day to the miraculous sounds of this memorable dawn chorus: http://volkerpannes.de/portfolio/bird-song-opera/
And while on the subject of birds, you might like to have a go at the attached “Name That Bird” picture quiz too. (I particularly liked number 6.)
PHIL THE FLUTER (PHILIP GILBERT, DIED 20 FEBRUARY 2020)
Sue and Angela from the Shaftesbury Tree Group report that the crab apple tree is looking glorious in all this sunshine. The bees are loving it and there may be wee apples later! Three photos attached. Thankyou Sue and Angela for doing the business and for looking after Phil’s tree for the moment.
THINGS TO DO IN ISOLATION
Don’t forget This is Alfred. You can listen to a brand-new programme each day on www.ThisIsAlfred.com.
Keep well, keep in touch, keep on singing and, with luck, see you Wednesday.
David