They wanted something to kickstart their day. Something that
would give it a bit of sparkle. We only had a little notice for this and not
that many of us are available during the day. Nevertheless, we assembled a bass,
four altos, four tenors and four sopranos. Not so different, then, from our
small group singing and actually very similar to what happened when the choir
first started out just over ten years ago.
The Lighthouse
is at once a church and a conference venue. It is situated very near to the Metrolink
and has a car park. Easy to get there, then. It is also just a short drive from
the Salford Quays. Added bonus: there is a purpose-built performance area.
Warming-up in the pleasant café area was just as enjoyable
as the performance itself. It was partly a matter of finding the songs which
worked best with this combination of people. Jeff settled on I
Say a Little Prayer, I Got Rhythm and Sleep
My Child.
It was thoroughly pleasant and though there were only a few
of us, we could feel the weight of the whole choir behind us. All of that
practising together makes this work.
Then it was coffees all round and a quick trip down to Media
City for an hour in the sun before we all set off back to our daily lives.
We hope we sparkled enough for the NHS and that they will
continue to do their very good work happily.
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