Dear all,
It’s a been a little while since we’ve had a newsletter so
now we have one or two bits and pieces to tell you. We’ve had to firm up one or
two details and we did have a break over Christmas but now we’re speeding along
again.
Christmas seems a long time ago now, but it you want to know
what we did then, take a look at our blog. This is always a fun time of year but it’s
also good to get back to our normal repertoire and to learning some new
songs. And we’re doing that in spades.
Last Saturday, 21 January, Jeff ran a very successful workshop
for us where we were able to consolidate a few things. This is just another bonus
of belonging to a choir. What a great way to spend a Saturday.
And now we have a few events lined up for you. See below.
Forthcoming Events
You can also often find details on our Facebook page and
we’ll usually put links on Twitter as well.
At most of our events you can get tickets on the door.
However, we do recommend getting tickets in advance. It helps us and it
guarantees that you won’t be turned away at the door. We’ve not had to do that
yet but we’ve come close to it.
Manchester Amateur Choral Competition 26 February 2017
… fondly known as the MACC.
Yes, we’re entering this again. The songs have been selected … more or less …..
Ha, ha, they’re a secret! We sing for fifteen minutes. It is open to the public
– click on the link above -so you might like to come and support us. There is a
fantastic atmosphere and although the choirs are in competition with each other
they are also very supportive of one another. Guaranteed you’ll hear some great
singing.
Salford Choral and Vocal Festival 4 March
How could we not join in this? It will to some extent be similar to what we’re
doing for the MACC – note how close together
the two events are. But there’s more. In addition, we’ll be entering some small
groups of up to ten people. This is something we’ve been working on recently.
We’ve been meeting an hour early and singing in small groups – often with just one
person singing each part. That really stretches you. It’s a sharp contrast to singing
in the bigger choir but it’s great because you can really hear the other parts clearly.
Buxton St Mary’s 22 April Centenary Concert 3.00 p.m.
We have been invited to provide a concert for St Mary’s,
with whom we have become great friends over the years that we’ve been going to
the fringe festival at Buxton. They celebrate their centenary this year. Tickets
will be the same price as for our main Buxton concerts:
£5.00 full price
£3.00 concessions (children, unwaged, senior citizens)
Family ticket £12.00 – up to four individuals in one party,
where at least one person must be a concession
Children 5 and under free.
The church is arranging the ticketing for this and it should
be available by the end of the month. It will be possible to pay on the door
but only if there are seats remaining. I’ll send out a short note once we have
the link for booking.
Buxton Fringe 15 July 2017
We’ll be singing at our usual two venues:
United Reformed
Church Buxton 11.00 a.m.
St Mary’s
Church Buxton 3.00 p.m.
Book your tickets here. Prices as above.
A couple of housekeeping items:
I’m sending out this newsletter to all those who have signed
up for it AND to all choir members. I do
the latter so that you can easily pass it on to friends and family. You may therefore
be getting it twice. DO NOT UNSUBSCRIBE –
you might unsubscribe from the wrong one and then not get vital choir messages.
Let me know if it’s a problem.
I’m also now posting a copy of each newsletter on the blog. Therefore
if you’ve deleted the email you can still access the info on our blog.
Happy singing and listening everyone.
