What a marvelous turn-out on Wednesday. Nine tenors and eight basses too! That must be a bit of a record. Special thanks to those of you who have expressed an interest in forming a team for the hospital quiz night on 16 May. Let me know if there are any more of you out there and I’ll let you have the details!
This coming week we will continue work on Java Jive and In My Life and make a start on Funiculi Funicula (held over for a couple of weeks now). We will also begin to put together a “pad” of around twenty pieces from which we will select songs for our various performances this summer. Karen and I are open to further suggestions of course but we will be making a start with I am a River, Banaha, Wake Up and Banana Boat Song. Words for these last three are attached, others, where needed, have all been attached in recent weeks.
CHOIR COMING EVENTS
Sunday 5 May Music for the Food “Feastival” 11.00 for 11.15
Sunday 28 July Concert in Abbey Gardens. (Shaftesbury Fringe) 11.15 for 11.30
Wednesday 31 July Supper and Song – in aid of Shaftesbury Hospital – Abbey. 6.30 (TBD)
OTHER COMING EVENTS
TODAY Saturday 6 April Milborne Port Opera “The Drowsy Chaperone". Details at: https://thelittleboxoffice.com/mpo/event/view/196334
ALSO
Hambledon Hopstep Band Ceildidh. (Shaftesbury Town Twinning event) 7.00 p.m. Motcombe Village Hall. See earlier flyer.
Saturday 13 April All in the April Evening. Gillingham Singers. 7.00 p.m. Motcombe Church. Lots of familiar faces in this choir too so do give them (us!) your support. See last week’s flyer. Tickets (£8) from 07572 786416.
Saturday 20 April Iuventus String Quartet with Haydn “Sunrise” Quartet, Shostakovich String Quartet no. 8 opus 110 and Schubert “Death & The Maiden”, 6pm, Port Regis. (The first of three concerts to mark the relaunch of the Shaftesbury Chamber Music Series.) Future concerts on Saturday 15th June and Saturday 21st September. Tickets from: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/t-dvoazqo
Sunday 21 April All Trees are Clocks. Karen and friends. Dorchester. See attached flyer
Friday 10 May Bird Tunes. Sandford Orcas. See attached flyer
Thursday 16 May Fish and Chips quiz night in aid of the hospital Friends. 7.30 British Legion Hall, Coppice Street. Maybe we could field a team??? More details later.
FUNDING FOR MUSIC IN STATE SCHOOLS
I am hopeful some of you might be interested in signing this petition which draws attention to the dire state of funding for school music – something that is very close to my heart.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/656558
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 session/s paid for.
David
6 April 2024