A lot of good work last Wednesday. It was lovely to see a few new faces too, particularly Helena from Ukraine who is now living in Fontmell Magna and who is a music teacher! She will be teaching us a few Ukrainian songs next month. Until then, please continue to make every effort to be with us for the next few weeks as we prepare for the Shaftesbury Fringe Festival. We’ll be meeting in the Town Hall at our usual time of 7.15 for 7.30 and finishing at 9.00. As ever, posh biscuits are available but the general consensus is that we should continue to bring our own drinks for the time being at least. If the weather is good, we plan to take our chairs outside which has the double advantage of being more Covid secure and also provides good practice for our outdoor concert in the Abbey Gardens. It might be worth bringing a jumper.
Next time we plan to continue to consolidate our Fringe programme which is likely to consist of (in no particular order) Brahms Lullaby, Things, Isa Lei, Hold On, Ghafoor’s Bus, Morning has come, Follow the Heron, Harbour, John Ball, Vive la Compagnie, Bumper of Good Liquor, You’ve Got a Friend, Be Still My Soul and Alleluia. Words of all of these (where needed) have been attached to recent emails. Although Julia will have some sets of words with her, please do print them out yourselves if you possibly can.
Finally, many, many thanks to those of you who manned our stall at the Gold Hill Festival last Sunday. Much appreciated!
COMING CHOIR EVENTS
Sunday 24 July (Shaftesbury Fringe) 11.00. Singing in the Abbey Gardens.
Sunday 18 December! Motcombe Christmas procession (carols + donkey) 5pm (alongside the band). Nothing like being booked early.
Saturday 10 June 2023!! Motcombe Fete
OTHER EVENTS (including a few selected Fringe events too. [Let me know of others you feel choir members might be interested in]).
Sat 9 & Wed 13 – Sat 16 July The Three Musketeers. Shaftesbury Arts Centre. See earlier flyer.
Saturday 9 July Secrets of the Stour A site specific production in a hidden part of Wimborne. Music by Karen so not to be missed. See last week’s flyer.
Monday 11 July Shaftesbury Orchestra at St James’ Church 8.00 p.m. Admission Free. Rossini’s overture ‘The Italian Girl in Algiers’ and Dvorak’s Symphony No. 4. Conducted by Arturo Serna.
Friday 15 July Maire Ni Chathasaigh and Chris Newman. Irish Harp and guitar. St Peters. £15.00 Start time: 8.00 p.m. (Doors open 7.30 p.m.)
Fri 15 – Sun 17 July Art at Eype. The exhibition involves nine artists (including Andrea [alto]) with work in a great range of techniques and styles being shown in a beautiful setting. The artists will all be there to chat to visitors about our work. It will be worth a visit for anyone heading to the coast and Eype has a super little beach! See attached flyer
Sunday 17 July Shaftesbury Orchestra at Shaftesbury Arts Centre. 7.45 p.m. Shaftesbury Orchestra presents Rossini’s overture ‘The Italian Girl in Algiers’ and Dvorak’s Symphony No. 4. Conducted by Arturo Serna. Tickets: Adult £12. Arts Centre Members £10. Under 18’s free. Proceeds in aid of local charities.
Wed 20 July – Tues 2 Aug Three Colourists Exhibition. Shaftesbury Arts Centre, Features work by Andrea (alto) See attached flyer
Thursday 21 July Stephen Sondheim – music and lyrics. 8.00 p.m. St Peter’s Church. Tickets £10 from Shaftesbury Arts Centre. See attached flyer.
Saturday 23 July Helen Porter, Ed Bersey and Karen - pieces for clarinet and “Heart of the Matter”. 9.30 St Peter’s
Saturday 23 July Palida 1.30 pm Abbey Gardens.
Saturday 23 July Rolling Harmony Tutti Frutti Saturday 7.30 St Peter’s.
Saturday 23 July Mad Hatters Tea Party at Seasons, High Street. Connor Smith and Anne-Marie Richards will be providing the music and Richard (tenor) is the Mad Hatter. See attached flyer
Sunday 24 July Tunes at Teatime with the Phoenix Café Orchestra. 3.00. St James’ Church. Admission Free. Pass the Hat. See attached flyer
FOODBANK
Keep the trolley filled to overflowing.
SHAFTESBURY SKETCHES
As you know, 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.
THIS IS ALFRED
Listen to Alfred Arts on 107.3FM with Jeanette Hardiman. Visit https://thisisalfred.com/schedule/ for a list of show times for the week 4 July or listen on demand at https://player.autopod.xyz/192890
-Anita Horak, the owner of Shaftesbury shop Down The Steps, explains how she’s showcasing local artists, staging regular art workshops and making art materials readily available.
-Shaftesbury resident Anya Noakes tells Jeanette all about working on BBC’s long-running series, Who Do You Think You Are and reveals that surprisingly, even some of the most famous personalities have failed to make the grade.
-And in the second part of her interview with Simon Davison, Jeanette finds out more about his early life as a filmmaker, setting up his own company and why he’s planning to revisit one of his superheroes.
David