More great singing last week and some really good progress too. This coming week we will continue learning Shaftesbury Delights (held over from last time), polish Our Choir, Say Say Yes and Don’t Worry Be Happy [see STOP PRESS below] and have a look at Go Placidly and That Lonesome Road together with Balanced Be the Way and Rongo Mau as warm-ups. You won’t need the words for Balanced be the Way or Rongo Mau, Go Placidly and That Lonesome Road are attached while the words of the others have been attached over the last few weeks. Please 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
Wednesday 21 June Make Music Day 2023. We hope to arrange something extra special. Watch this space.
Saturday 1 July Gold Hill Fair tbd
Sunday 23 July Shaftesbury Fringe 11.15 a.m. Shaftesbury Abbey Gardens
OTHER EVENTS
TODAY Saturday 18 February 11 - 4.30. Springhead Gardens open. Entrance is free but they would appreciate a donation for the charity. The Friends of Springhead would love to see you there
Saturday 25 February Live opera in … wait for it … Henstridge!!!! La Grotte de Versailles by Lully. 3.00 p.m. FREE See attached flyer.
Wednesday 1 March 7.30, Concert by the talented young musicians of Bryanston School. St Peter’s Church. Tickets £10 or £8 (for members in advance) and the under 18s, from the Arts Centre box office or on the door. See attached flyer.
Saturday 4 March FOR THE LOVE OF SONG with Sarah Pennington.Venue: Village Hall, Cranborne, Dorset, BH21 5QB Time: 10.30am – 4.30pmCost: £30 on the day / £25 if booked and paid by 25th February Email: info@joyousisle.com Tel: 01202 885294 or 01258 840097
Saturday 4 March Pater Noster Farrant singers St Thomas’ Church, Salisbury. See attached flyer.
Tues 4 – Sat 15 April Spinning the Moon - Dorchester’s 7th community play. Thomas Hardye School, Dorchester. See earlier flyer. (Tess [alto] and her husband Mark are both involved. Music by ex-Shastonian Tim Laycock.)
July Orchestral course in Sicily for musicians of Grade VII and above. All instruments. This comes highly recommended. Contact Peter Fender: info@sicilymusicholiday.com
David
18 February 2023
STOP PRESS
There is a wonderfully life-affirming version of Don’t Worry Be Happy on Youtube. Find it at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWXUWepSak4 You’re in for a real treat. The melody and most of the accompaniment is what is known as penatatonic. For a novel take on this (by Bobby McFerrin who wrote the song) click on www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne6tB2KiZuk Thanks Elinor (tenor) for the link.