Another great turn out on Wednesday and really lovely to see a few old friends there too. Say, Say Yes sounded particularly spirited and was a very fitting tribute to Tony. FYI, his funeral will be at St Peter’s at 2.00 p.m. on Monday 18th March. At the time of writing Karen and I have not decided what to sing alongside the Shaftesbury Anthem for the opening of the abbey later this month (i.e. Every time I feel the spirit, Up above my head, My little cup, Kyrie or Go Placidly). We will let you know on Wednesday. This coming week we will continue to polish the Shaftesbury Anthem and Throw it away and with luck finish Call of Wisdom (held over from last time) as well, along with Jug of Punch, When I was one and twenty and Ghafoor’s Bus + Simama and Yenamanoa as warm-ups. Words where needed attached. Others have all been attached recently.
CHOIR COMING EVENTS
Saturday 23 March Opening of Shaftesbury Abbey 12 o’clock.
Sunday 28 July Concert in Abbey Gardens. (Shaftesbury Fringe) 11.15 for 11.30
OTHER COMING EVENTS
TODAY Saturday 2 March Quiz Night + Syrian Buffet. Motcombe Memorial Hall. (See earlier flyer)
Friday 8 March BSO Quintet. 7.00 p.m. St Peter’s Church. A real coup! See attached flyer.
Sat 9 – Sun 10 March An opportunity to learn about how to cook Ukrainian food in workshops being held in collaboration with Compton McRae near Semley. All the info is here: https://www.shaftesburyrefugeegroup.org/events
Fri 15 – Sun 17 March Reading the Land. Shaftesbury Book Festival. There are a few tickets still available and all the info is here: https://www.shaftesburybookfestival.com/reading-the-land-2024 and on the attached flyer. There are also free events for families over the weekend.
Saturday 16 March FOR THE LOVE OF SONG in Cranborne led by the wonderful Sarah Pennington. Village Hall, Cranborne, BH21 5QB; 10.30am – 4.30pm; Cost: £30 on the day / £25 if booked and paid by 9th March. Email: info@joyousisle.com Tel: 01202 885294 or 01258 840097 https://www.naturalvoice.net/event/for-the-love-of-song-cranborne/
Sunday 17 March Shaftesbury Symphony Orchestra 4.00 pm St James Church FREE See attached poster
Saturday 6 April Hambledon Hopstep Band Ceildidh. 7.00 p.m. Motcombe Village Hall. See earlier flyer.
PAYMENT BY BACS
If any choir members would prefer to pay their subs online, our bank details are:
Shaftesbury Community Choir
Account no. 23158960 Sort code: 30-65-21
Payments can be made for individual sessions or block payments of several weeks but payments should be made before the session and please indicate the date of the session/s paid for.
David
2 March 2024