Happy New Year everyone. I trust you all had a good Christmas and are looking forward to some more joyous singing in 2025. We will hit the ground running of course as we have our first performance of the year just one week tomorrow (Sunday 12th). See below.
This coming week we will look at our two songs, Follow the Heron and Wake Up, (great if they could be sung from memory), a new round by Ali Burns (I believe that one fine day) and one from Zambia (Sanna), another new one by Jackie (tenor), our regular new year song (May Your Cup / We Wish You Joy - can it really be twelve months since we sang it last?) and, if time, the Gloucester Wassail. Words attached where needed Please print them out yourselves if you can and maybe a spare copy to pass onto the needy!
COMING CHOIR EVENTS
Wednesday 8 January First rehearsal of 2025
Sunday 12 January Concert in memory of Nick Crump. The Exchange, Sturminster Newton. We will be singing Follow the Heron and Wake Up. Can we get there by 1.15 at the latest please so that we can practise on the stage before the audience arrive.
Normal dress code (red above the waist – no patterns; dark or black beneath)
Format for the afternoon:
2pm -3.15 concert
3.15 to 4.15 tea and cake* + slide show of Nick
4.15 to 5 pm celidh
*If you would like to bake a cake to share it would be MUCH appreciated,.
Sunday 2 February Westminster Hospital Remembrance Service and Celebration. Town Hall. Afternoon. More details later.
Wednesday 19 February Open rehearsal concentrating on Nature Songs as part of the Snowdrop Festival. Details anon.
Thursday 27th March Singing for “Melodies Remembered” Members share various forms of dementia as well as well as a love of music and singing (and being sung to) and ages range from 60 – 90. Afternoon but more details later.
Saturday 27 September We have been asked by the organisers of Shaftesbury Carnival whether the choir be able to take part in the all-day entertainment.
OTHER COMING EVENTS
Wed 22 – Sun 26 January Shaftesbury Festival of Baroque. (See attached 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 session/s paid for.
David
4 January 2025