Looking forward to being with you all on Wednesday. This coming week we will continue learning Our Choir, Say, Say Yes, Shaftesbury Delights and Don’t Worry Be Happy, recap our two gospel songs (Wade in the Water and Where Shall I be?) along with Cry heart and Bela Mama as warm-ups. You won’t need the words of these last three while the words of the others have been attached over the last couple of 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 4 February Shaftesbury Arts Centre’s “Nativity – the Musical”. Lots of well-known faces. Last two performances today (2.30 and 7.30)
ALSO
TODAY Saturday 4 February Pasture and Storms. Celebrating left hand alone virtuoso pianists. 6.00 – 8.00 p.m. Tickets are £8/10 and there will be drinks and snacks in the interval! See earlier flier. also https://shaftesburyartscentre.org.uk/events/pasture-storm-a-celebration-of-left-hand-alone-virtuoso-pianists/
Sunday 12 February Dorset Bach Cantata Club. FREE informal concert, with orchestra, of Bach Cantatas Nos. 4 and 64. Sturminster Newton School 4.30 p.m.
Tues 4 – Sat 15 April Spinning the Moon - Dorchester’s 7th community play. Thomas Hardye School, Dorchester. See attached 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
FRIENDS OF SPRINGHEAD
The weather is looking clear, if perhaps a little chilly, for Springhead’s open gardens next week. The gardens will be open Monday 6 February-Sunday 12 between 11-3 and again on Saturday 18 from 11-4.30. Entrance is free but they would appreciate a donation for the charity. Light refreshments will be available on 11 and 12 February provided by, and in aid of, St Andrew's School, Fontmell Magna. They would love to see you there.
FOOD BANK
This is still up and running – let’s give it all the support we can.
David