So, what better to do on cold January evening than come along
to our Friends and Family concert held at Brunswick Parish Church, which several
choir members attend? Oh, yes, the sleet
began to fall just as we all set off but the church was warm and cosy and a friend
or two or three or four came along.
This is now the third Friends and Family concert we’ve
offered. Always free and always with cake.
We’re torn. At Brunswick Parish Church, it's easier to stay longer, lots of room, but it will probably
have to be a Saturday or Ordsall Hall, very Ordsall, rather romantic, we have to
leave promptly and it can only hold a smaller audience but we can use it easily
enough on a Tuesday. Let us know what you
think by adding a comment here.
My goodness weren’t our top-up acts something? Daisy, also one of our talented
young sopranos but an established artist in her own right, offered two fabulous
solos. Ella presented some lesser-known Ralph McTell numbers. The Mad Donnas were as
professional as ever. John (aka Elvis, Clint, Superman and many others)
told his stories of RALPH and other dog-turd lifting machines. (Yes, that’s right). Not to mention the
whip-cracking cow-girl, Marilyn, who turned our musical director into a cowboy, our
secretary into a show-girl and one unsuspecting bass – we think actually our chairman
had been the target – into an Indian Chief.
We enjoyed singing and we think our audience enjoyed
listening. Naturally we paraded the four – five songs we’re entering for the ManchesterAmateur Choral Competition (MACC). “I got a bit bored,” said Jeff in our rehearsal on
Tuesday, “of being told how much people liked R …..” So, that’s a big thumbs up for R …. then. (Aha, under wraps until after the MACC
--- unless we’ve put you in the know.)
We also trotted out parts of our older repertoire some of
which we’d not touched since November and we were pleased to note that we still
know these pieces.
It all felt very good.
Then, of course, there was the cake.
If you were there, and /or you’ve been to one of our other Friends
and Family concerts, don’t forget to let us know what you think! Post a comment here.
