Last week’s session was particularly jolly, all the more uplifting as it was such a filthy evening, and it was really lovely to see people socializing during our extended biscuit break. Thanks to Claire (alto) for reminding me we hadn’t had a Badge Wednesday for ages. Time seemed to run away with us and although we worked hard and covered a lot of ground we certainly didn’t do everything we had intended. Shaftesbury’s Delights and 500 Miles still need consolidation and polish, there are a few bars Bogoroditse left to do and we completely ran out of time when it came to looking That Lonesome Road, Our Choir and the Ukrainian Easter hymn – words attached last week. With luck, we will do all of these this coming week together with We Got All the Love as a warm-up. Hope to see you there.
COMING CHOIR EVENTS
Saturday 22 April Celebration of the life of Steven Ridout. Afternoon. Charlton Hall.
Monday 1 May (BANK HOLIDAY) Fundraising day at Shaftesbury Arts Centre. More details soon.
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
THIS WEEKEND Saturday 1 April Come & Sing in Fordingbridge, Mendelssohn Hymn of Praise and a piece we know well, Rachmaninov (Bogoroditse) - it’s his 150th birthday! A bargain with tea and cake included. See last week’s flyer.
Sunday 2 April (Palm Sunday) Come with me – a refreshingly different service with quite a number of familiar faces at St John’s, Enmore Green. 6.00 p,m. See last week’s 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.)
Sunday 23 April Fonthill House Open Garden Music Alfresco – (see earlier flyer)
Sunday 7 May Dream of Gerontius. Gillingham Methodist Church. What a coup! For my money, one of the greatest choral works ever written! See attached flyer
David
1 April 2023