9 MARCH 2024

Another great turn out on Wednesday and really lovely to see Julia back too after her trip to the Emerald Isle.   Welcome home. The Shaftesbury Anthem and Go Placidly are already sounding really good and Call of Wisdom is just about finished too while Ghafoor’s Bus was sung is a particularly spirited way I thought.  This coming week we will continue to polish the Shaftesbury Anthem and Go Placidly, work on Throw it away (held over from last time) and with luck finish Call of Wisdom along with When I was one and twenty (only briefly looked at) Jug of Punch (held over from last time) + Viva la musica, We Got All the Love and Balanced is the Way as warm-ups.   Words where needed have all been attached recently. 

CHOIR COMING EVENTS

Saturday 23 March   Opening of Shaftesbury Abbey  12 o’clock.   We will be singing  Shaftesbury Anthem and Go Placidly

Sunday 28 July  Concert in Abbey Gardens. (Shaftesbury Fringe)  11.15 for 11.30

OTHER COMING EVENTS

TODAY 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

also

Rolling Harmony workshop and concert.  (Take it from me they are a really first rate bunch of singers.)   7.30 p.m. Holy Trinity Church Bradford on Avon.  See attached flyer.

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/

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Pilgrim Singers Training Day.  10.00 – 2.00 Wincanton Methodist Church.  £25.  A very friendly local choir.  Let me know if you would like more details.

Sunday 17 March  Shaftesbury Symphony Orchestra  4.00 pm St James Church  FREE   See attached poster

Thurs 21 – Sat 23 March  “Allo Allo”  Mere Amateur dramatic Society.  See attached flyer

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

9 March 2024