What did I say
yesterday? We’re more secure now and usually have at least three for each part?
Ah. An early start at 5.30, some terrible weather conditions that caused equally
terrible traffic and a few sore throats and coughs reduced us to one soprano
and two female tenors. At first at least. Then a few more folk arrived and we
had a respectable three or four for each part. A certain temporary male tenor who
has also been known to sing bass and even soprano was very welcome and kept us
in check. Well he has to keep us all in check anyway. That’s his job.
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| All in purple and black with added tinsel and hats. |
A more select group
than usual but we still held out own. We enjoyed ourselves anyway and so it
seems did the people who stopped to listen. We were asked to do three sets of
30 minutes over two hours. As we came to the end of the last set, there were cries
of:
“Can’t we do Holly Jolly again?”
“Go on, Kiss the Girl.”
“Wat’cha Gonna Bring for Christmas?”
And so we did!
We have to give it
to the Football Museum. Their mince pies were awesome. The best ever, many of
us declared. Naturally, mulled wine is good for the singing voice. Isn’t it?
It’s rather sad to
say goodbye to the Christmas songs for another year. Rather sad, too, that we
now have two weeks off. We just had to go for a cup of cheer at one of the
Christmas market stands. We stood under the flimsy cover chatting for quite a
long time, even though the rain continued to pour and even though the mulled
wine, speciality beers and hot chocolate were long finished.
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| A cup of cheer |
Never mind – it’ll
soon be 2015 and some new challenges.
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