More excellent singing on Wednesday although I had planned to do rather more than we had time for. No matter – we’ll pick up where we left off next time when we will polish Moma Don’t Allow (I think we all know what we should be doing now!), continue with Lifting and In My Life, look at Banana Boat and Funiculi Funicula (both held over from last week) and, if time, 500 Miles along with Bela Mam and Vive la Compagnie as our warm-ups.
CHOIR COMING EVENTS
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. (The organisers will leave the gazebo from the Fringe up for shade and will serve ices and drink to supplement people’s picnics.)
(To remind you, songs will be selected from our summer pad i.e. Banaha; Bela Mama; Lili Marlene, Ghafoor’s Bus; Hamba Nighale; I am a River; Jug of Punch; Vive la Compagnie; Home; When I was One and Twenty; Wake Up, Viva la Musica, Funiculi Funicula, Java Jive, In My Life, Go Placidly, Say Say Yes, Five Hundred Miles, Banana Boat Song, Moma don’t allow, Lifting As we Climb + Simama and Heart to Heart)
MAYOR MAKING
The Mayor of Shaftesbury, Cllr Alex Chase, is holding his Mayor Making ceremony on Friday 21 June at 6.30pm in the Guild Hall. The Town Council are hoping to make more of an event of it and are in the process of organising a food stall, as well as selling drinks. All proceeds will go to the mayor’s charity, The Brave and Determined Company. The event will start at 5.30, with music from Conor Smith beforehand. The ceremony itself will be from 6.30 to 7.00 and, although we will not be taking part as a choir, we have an open invitation to attend.
OTHER COMING EVENTS
TODAY until Tues 11 June Summertime – exhibition by Andrea Jenkins at Shaftesbury Arts Centre. See earlier flyer.
TOMORROW Sunday 9 June Serenata Guitar Trio. St James Church. 3.00 p.m. FREE See earlier flyer.
Thursday 13 June Shaftesbury Westminster Hospital fish and chip supper and quiz night.
Friday 14 June Caroline d’Cruz and Tracy Kennington. St Andrew’s Church, Fontmell Magna. 12.15 FREE + retiring collection. See earlier flyer for details of this and future events.
Sunday 16 June Wessex Strings 3.00, Cheap Street Church, Sherborne. WELL WORTH THE TRIP. See earlier flyer
Fri 21 and Sat 22 June Two concerts for Ukraine. 7.30 p.m. St John’s Tisbury. FREE with retiring collection. See earlier flyer
Saturday 22 June Casey Jazz at Donhead St Andrew church SP7 9EB 4.00 p.m. See earlier flyer http://cherubimtrust.org/tkts.
Thursday 27 June Phantasia present Albion’s Delight 7.00 p.m. St Peter’s Church. See earlier flyer Tickets available from Shaftesbury Arts Centre (01747) 854321 www.shaftesburyartscentre.org.uk Complimentary wine or juice provided.
Saturday 29 June Songs of Returning. St Peter’s Church 7.30 p.m. with workshop at 4.30 p.m. Tickets from: helenchadwick.com/events See earlier flyer
Sunday 30 June Shaftesbury Symphony Orchestra. 4.00 p.m. St James’ Church. Music by Mendelssohn, Smetana and others. FREE See attached flyer.
Thurs 11 – Sat 13 & Thurs 18 – Sat 20 July Kipps – the new Half a Sixpence. Shaftesbury Arts Centre’ summer show. A real feel-good experience. More details later.
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