It’s been a busy
but beautiful weekend. First we had the Saturday evening concert at St Peter’s
House, just a few metres up the road from the RNCM where the main event would
happen.
What a privilege it
was to listen to Volya Ukranian Male Voice Choir, who incidentally were placed
in the competition the next day, and Men2Sing, another great male voice choir.
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| Volya Ukranian Male Voice Choir - with red boots |
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| Men2Sing watched by members of Ordsall A Cappella Singers |
“There’s some bass
and tenor envy in the room tonight,” said Jeff. Yes, he was right. That said though,
all of the parts held their own both in this pre-competition event and the
competition itself. We had to. We sang spread out and not in our groups. It’s a
bit scary to begin with, but my, aren’t you forced to take responsibility? I
personally ended up loving it.
The MACC is always
a great day. We were fortunate in being
one of the first choirs to sing. I guess that’s partly because we’re fairly
local. It did mean that we could then relax and watch some great performances
and listen to some fabulous singing.
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| Excitement building |
The costumes, too,
are always, fascinating. We have our delicate purple flowers, there were the vibrant
red dresses, rainbow coloured jackets, gold bands, yellow ties, smart suit
jackets, touches of red and many, many other stunning looks. And talking of rainbows,
winning choir Rainbow Connection were spectacular in that way too. Their red
and white blankets intrigued everyone.
Of course, not
only do we have bass and tenor envy, as far as Volya are concerned, we also have
boot envy. Their red boots are glorious.
Well, we didn’t
win and we weren’t placed in the first three. However, one of the judges admitted
to having a thrill run down his spine as we sang. Two of them beamed at us during
the performance. In the summing up at the end, we were surely included among the choirs “who improve year on year.”
It’s always a lovely
way to spend a Sunday.
And our next competition
is …. next Saturday. Bring it on.
Every concert is gained experience and in the words of a well known pop song "Things can only get better" Even though you didn't win, you can be proud and happy in the knowledge that you brought joy to others, simply by taking part. Well done!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much. I think you've summarized very well exactly what we thought.
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