What a wonderful turn out on Wednesday … almost like old times. Great singing too – especially with You’ve Got a Friend which sounded marvellous. Please continue to make every effort to be with us over the coming weeks to prepare for or two Jubilee performances. We’ll be meeting in the Town Hall again next 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 continue work on our programme for the jubilee of course. (The programme will be more or less the same for both events.) We will, with luck, polish A Bumper of Good Liquor, You’ve Got a Friend, Suo Gan, If there is to be Peace and Be Still My Soul (these last two held over from last time), look at Forever Young and Viva la Compagnie (also held over from last time), and revisit John Bull. The words of this are attached, the others were either 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.
FOODBANK
Starting this coming week, Sue (alto) will be bringing in a shopping trolley so that we can resume our weekly collections for the foodbank. Thankyou Sue.
OTHER EVENTS
Sunday 8 May The Shaftesbury Refugee Group are promoting a quiz night with a Syrian supper on Sunday 8 May in Motcombe Memorial Hall. See earlier flyer for details.
Thursday 12 May Intimate Notes – Cello recital. St Peter’s Church 1.00 p.m. See earlier flyer for details.
Friday 13 May Celebrity Organ Recital for Ukraine. Gillingham Methodist Church. See last week’s flyer for details.
Saturday 14 May Gillian, our friend from Norfolk whom we got to know during our Zoom sessions, recommends the PlayGC Theatre Company who will be performing their play “The Letter of Last Resort” at Donhead St Andrew Church at 3 p.m. and 7.00 p.m. See http://www.playgc.co.uk/ for details.
Wednesday 18 May Private viewing of Vivienne’s (soprano) exhibition at the Arts Centre. Why not drop in before choir? (5.30 – 7.00) See attached flyer. The exhibition itself runs from 18th – 24th.
Thursday 19th May Shaftesbury 2030 – Choosing Our Future. A FREE event, from 5.45 onwards at Shaftesbury School. See attached flyer or speak to Karen for more details. Talks, discussions, shorts films and a FREE MEAL!
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.
ALBERT ARTS
Alfred Arts is a weekly 30 minute show presented by Jeanette Hardiman on Alfred Community Radio 107.3FM where she interviews individuals involved in painting, drama, music, photography and other strands of the local Arts scene. You can listen to the show in a variety of ways:
- Check the schedule https://thisisalfred.com/schedule and tune in ‘live’ to the show on 107.3FM or via ‘Listen Live’ at www.thisisalfred.com
-‘Listen again’ to any of the shows at https://thisisalfred.com/the-arts-show
Jeanette’s previous interviewees have included ‘yours truly’ (sadly no longer available on ‘Listen Again’ – devastating news), Karen https://player.autopod.xyz/149349, The Community Choir https://player.autopod.xyz/146567 and Arturo Serna, Conductor of The Shaftesbury Symphony Orchestra https://player.autopod.xyz/143711
The show aims to showcase the wonderful wealth of artistic talent in Shaftesbury and the SP7 area in general.
So, if you would like to participate - or you know someone who might be suitable, please contact Jeanette Hardiman on arts@thisisalfred.com. Meanwhile, Jeanette will be sharing details of the latest interviewees with us on a regular basis.
U3A HOLIDAY IN NORTH WALES
Steve (bass) is organising a trip to North Wales in September. See last week’s flyer for details.
David
7, May 2022
STOP PRESS
Don’t forget to watch last Monday’s “Imagine” programme on BBC1 with Alan Yentob. It is about an absolutely dazzling young musician called Jacob Collier. You will be blown away I promise you.