Fantastic turn out last week – just like old times; our programme for the two Jubilee performances is going to be marvellous! Please continue to make every effort to be with us over the coming weeks. We’ll be meeting in the Town Hall again this coming Wednesday at our usual time of 7.15 for 7.30 and finishing at 9.00. As ever, posh biscuits available but please continue to bring your own drinks.
Next time we plan to sing through our entire programme for the Jubilee which will be will be more or less the same for both events and drawn from the following songs:
Be Still My Soul; A Bumper of Good Liquor; Follow the Heron; Ghafoor’s Bus; Harbour; Heart to Heart; Hold On; If There Is To Be Peace; John Ball; Jug of Punch; Morning Has Come; My Little Cup; A Place Called England; Vive la Compagnie; Viva la Musica; You’ve Got a Friend; Suo Gan. The words of all these have either been attached to recent e-mails or you won’t need them. Although Julia will have some sets of words with her, please do print them out yourselves if you possibly can.
COMING CHOIR EVENTS
Saturday 4 June (Jubilee BH Weekend) Motcombe Village Fete. 1.15-1.45.
Sunday 5 June Singing in the Abbey Gardens 11.00
Sunday 24 July (Shaftesbury Fringe) 11.00. Singing in the Abbey Gardens.
Dress for the performances will be shades of red above the waist (no patterns please) and dark or black below. For the two jubilee events, feel free to add a bit of red, white and blue decoration.
FOODBANK
Amazing response last week. The trolley was almost filled to overflowing.
SHAFTESBURY SKETCHES
Elizabeth (tenor) has produced a lovely book of sketches which she is selling to raise money for the Westminster Hospital’s League of Friends. RRP is £12.50 but Elizabeth will be selling them at choir at a special price of £10.
OTHER EVENTS.
Saturday 21 May Celebration of Song. Bradford-on-Avon. See last week’s flyer. A longish way to go perhaps but it is being run by the composer of Be Still My Soul. Expect music of a similar genre and lots more besides.
Friday 27 May Stone Songs at Salisbury Cathedral – featuring Yuko, Clare and Marie to name but a few. Tickets are selling fast – the 7.00 p.m. performance is already sold out. https://www.wiltshirecreative.co.uk/whats-on/festival/stone-songs-22/
Friday 3 June Tea at the Ritz – with the Phoenix Café Orchestra. St Peter’s Church. Doors open at 3.00 p.m. See attached flyer.
Saturday 11 June Whispering Willows at Springhead, Fontmell Magna. See attached flyer.
LUNCHTIME RECITALS
The short series of lunchtime cello recitals continues at 1pm in St Peter’s Church on market days. Tickets £10 to include sandwiches and coffee and tickets can be booked from the Arts Centre on 01747 854321. June 9th Nicholas Cooper; June 30th Emily Burridge. (June 9th will feature two [I think] premieres written by Karen too. Not to be missed.)
ALFRED ARTS
This week’s Alfred Arts features:
-Shaftesbury-based soprano Julia Blinko, who is a longtime member of the Bach Choir
-Local photographer James Huge
-Anya Noakes who attended the recent BAFTA TV Awards
Listen live on Alfred Community Radio 107.3FM (schedule is https://thisisalfred.com/schedule) or Listen on Demand at https://player.autopod.xyz/172900 (fast forward approximately 4 minutes).
Next week, one of the guests will be Judy Ashwin from Shaftesbury Symphony Orchestra.
David
21, May 2022
PS NEED CHEERING UP?
If you ever feel in need of a bit pf cheering up just click on this. Thanks to Jackie (tenor) for the link. It’s an absolute joy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-Pn4usTSi8&feature=youtu.be