Lovely to see some new faces last week. The recording of “Rongo” we made for Sue, Marie and Sam (all suffering from the wretched Omicron) sounds pretty good and was well received and I am certain is playing / has played a significant part in their recovery. I’m attaching an MP3 to this newsletter.
We’ll be meeting again this week at our usual time of 7.15 for 7.30 when we plan to polish Balanced Be the Way and A Bumper of Good Liquor (the latter held over from last time), continue with our new arrangement of You’ve Got a Friend in Me* which is going very well, and have a look at Let the Sunshine, A Place Called England* and Hanacpachap Cusicuinin* (These last two will be familiar to those who sang with us on Zoom.) Words of those marked * were attached last week and you won’t need the words of the other ones. Although Julia will have some sets of words with her, please do print them out yourselves if you possibly can.
As well as the usual face masks, social distancing and hand sanitizing of course, we would really appreciate it if you were to take a lateral flow test at some point on the day and not come at all if you are ill or know you should self-isolate. As regulars will tell you, despite the cold, St Peter’s is a lovely place to sing in and, of course, the uplift you get from making music in a group is pretty hard to beat. And don’t forget blankets, hot water bottles and thermos flasks all add to the fun.
SHAFTESBURY BOOK FESTIVAL 11- 13 MARCH
Something exciting happening in Shaftesbury from 11-13 March. You may already have heard ... a brand new book festival called Reading the Land is being launched. It's full of fascinating speakers and there are children's workshops too. After being postponed by 18 months - and slimmed down - the team and authors are raring to go and hope you can come.
Have a look here to check out the line up: www.shaftesbury book festival.com. I recommend buying your tickets soon; one of the talks has already sold out and others are heading that way. Please spread the word so others don't miss out too. I've attached two flyers in case they're useful.
OTHER COMING EVENTS
Sunday 14 February (this Sunday) Free informal concert of two Bach cantatas (choir + full orchestra) 4.30 p.m. Sturminster Newton High School
Saturday 4 June (Jubilee BH Weekend) Motcombe Village Fete. Details MUCH later.
We will also be giving some more thought to the Queen’s Jubilee (Jubbly?) Weekend and the Shaftesbury Fringe in the not too distant future.
David
12 February 2022