22 JANUARY 2023

Although we have no performances planned for the immediate future I can confirm that we have our usual spot in the Abbey Gardens for the Shaftesbury Fringe, Sunday 23rd July at 11.15 a.m.  Put it in your diaries NOW!    Gold Hill Fair arrangements are still to be confirmed.  This coming week we will be singing Cry Heart once more, polishing Drive the Cold Winter Away, continuing our new song Shaftesbury Delights, making a start on When I was One and Twenty and Where Shall I Be (held over from last time) together with We Wish You Joy to welcome in the Chinese Year of the Rabbit.  No words are needed for Where Shall I Be and Cry Heart; the others were attached last time or the week before.  Please do print them out yourselves if you possibly can. 

COMING CHOIR EVENTS  

Saturday 22 April Celebration of the life of Steven Ridout.  Afternoon.  Charlton Hall. 

Saturday 10 June  Motcombe Fete  tbd 

Saturday / Sunday 1 & 2 July  Gold Hill Fair  tbd   

Sunday 23 July  Shaftesbury Fringe   11.15 a.m.  Shaftesbury Abbey Gardens 

OTHER EVENTS  

Sunday 22 January  Chinese New Year Celebration  See attached flier. 

Thurs 26 Jan – Sat 4 Feb  Shaftesbury Arts Centre’s “Nativity – the Musical”.  Do give the show your support.  Lots of well-known faces. 

Sunday 29 January Salisbury Baroque concert 3pm St Peter’s. See earlier flyer 

Saturday 4 February  Pasture and Storms.  Celebrating left hand alone virtuoso pianists.  See earlier flier. 

July  Orchestral course in Sicily for musicians of Grade VII and above.  All instruments.  This comes highly recommended.  Contact Peter Fender:  info@sicilymusicholiday.com 

FOOD BANK 

This is still up and running – let’s give it all the support we can. 

Happy Year of the Rabbit to everyone. 

David