A good turn out last week with some lovely singing and some delicious biscuits too! Thankyou Sue (soprano). We are making excellent progress with The Road Home and it was lovely to revisit some old favourites which were surprisingly well remembered. Kathy (soprano) made a quick recording of California Dreamin’ which I am attaching. What it lacks in finesse it certainly makes up for in vitality. Jackie (tenor) has also shared of Voces8 singing "The Road Home". It’s on the choir Facebook page. What a glorious sound. Thankyou Jackie.
Next time we will continue The Road Home, add a few finishing touches to Blue Moon, make a start on a new one by Ali Burns, Grateful and Loved, and have a look at This Little Light, Lollipop and Ya Asim along with Alleluia (Pachelbel) and Oak of Old as warm-ups. The words of Grateful and Loved and Lollipop are attached; The Road Home and Blue Moon have both been attached in recent weeks. (Other words are not needed.) Please print them out yourselves if you can.
COMING EVENTS
Sunday 25 August Songs of Praise 6.30 St Mary Magdalen Church, Fifehead Magdalen. This is a lovely little church just south of the A30 a little bit further on from West Stour. Well known hymns and you will recognize the organist!
Sundays 25 Aug; 8, 22 Sep; 6, 20 Oct; 3 Nov Free autumn concerts. St Mary’s, Marnhull. 3.00p.m. See attached flyer
Saturday 21 September Rotary Club of Gillingham Annual Charity Quiz in aid of the Westminster Memorial Hospital. See attached flyer. It would be great if we could get a team(s) together.
Saturday 5 October Come and Sing Mozart Requiem. St James Church. See last week’s flyer and / or speak to me if you’d like more information.
GILLINGHAM SINGERS
This well-established local choir which has a great conductor is seeking to recruit new members for the autumn season. See attached flyer and / or chat to Mike (bass)
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
24 August 2024
STOP PRESS – ADVANCED WARNING (sic)
Looking ahead to next month, neither Karen nor I are available on 25th September so, regrettably, there will be no choir on that date. Call this “advanced warning” if you like although it’s pretty low-tech really.