Great singing as ever – we got the Year of the Snake off to a pretty good start I thought. Don’t forget if you are singing for the Hospital Remembrance Service and Celebration on Sunday that we are meeting at 2.30 in St Peter’s when we will have a quick run through and make our final decision as what to sing. This coming week we will use Bella Mama and Our Choir as warm-ups, continue work on Be still My Soul and Green, Green and have a look at Green Man and a new one, Ryegrass and Clover. Words of these last two are attached. (Our Choir and Green, Green were attached last week.) Please print them out yourselves if you can and maybe a spare copy to pass onto the needy!
COMING CHOIR EVENTS
Sunday 2 February Westminster Hospital Remembrance Service and Celebration. Town Hall. We will meet at 2.30 p.m. at St Peter’s for a quick run through. The service starts at 3.00 and will last an hour. Tea and cake afterwards! Two (maybe three) songs out of Follow the Heron, I am a River, Hold On, This is Home and Go Placidly. Usual dress code – i.e. shades of red above the waist (no patterns), dark or black below.
Wednesday 19 February Open rehearsal concentrating on Nature Songs as part of the Snowdrop Festival.
Thursday 27 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.
Sunday 20 July Shaftesbury Fringe. 11.00 a.m. Abbey Gardens
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
Until Sat 1 February The Wonderful Wizard of Oz- The Pantomime. Shaftesbury Arts Centre. See last week’s flyer.
Saturday 8 February Handpan Live Concert. Mere. See attached flyer
Thurs 1 – Sun 4 May Hidden Gems singing weekend in Brussels. See attached flyer
LOST PROPERTY
A music bag was picked up by mistake last night. Izzie (alto) will bring it to St Peter’s on Sunday
FOODBANK
Don’t forget that we are still making a weekly collection for the foodbank.
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
30 January 2025