Looking forward to this coming Wednesday’s practice when we will be having an open rehearsal and concentrating on nature songs as part of the Shaftesbury Snowdrop Festival. Pleased do invite family and friends. It will be a BADGE WEDNESDAY too, so come sporting a suitable name badge if you can (sticky label badges provided for those who can’t). Kim (tenor) has offered to provide a prize for the best badge. Thankyou Kim.
Songs will be chosen from the following:
Green Green, Be still My Soul*, Green Man, Ryegrass and Clover, Circle of Life, Tree of Life, Now I Walk in Beauty, Oak of Old, Oh Sweet Earth, I open my arms wide, Follow the Heron*, Wake Up*, I am a River, Morning has come*. Words of songs marked * are attached. Words of other songs, where needed, have been attached over the last couple of weeks.
COMING CHOIR EVENTS
Wednesday 19 February Open rehearsal concentrating on nature songs as part of the Snowdrop Festival. Do invite your family and friends and let’s give it our best shot – who knows we may get a few new members!
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
TODAY Saturday 15 February Melodies Remembered – a dementia friendly afternoon of music and singing (plus tea and cake) 2.00 - 4.00 Town Hall. See attached flyer.
Friday 7 March Karen and Helen Porter entertaining at East Knoyle. See attached flyer.
Sunday 23 March Kanekt at the Grosvenor Hotel. (Karen and Co featuring guitar, sitar and clarinet.) See attached flyer.
Thurs 1 – Sun 4 May Hidden Gems singing weekend in Brussels. See last week’s flyer
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
15 February 2025