lovely recording of Cantique de Jean Racine (Faure) from our joint concert with Project:Sing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nkJUWtlIMk&feature=share

A request from Enid

I would like to ask the choir if some of you would prepared to lend me your copy of "Here's the Tender Coming"?  I would bring them to Cambridge for those who will need them there.

I am doing the choral conducting course at Sherborne at the beginning of August and we have been encouraged to bring a piece of our own choice to introduce to our fellow students.  I thought Nathan's piece would be ideal.  I shall of course ask Nathan if he is OK with that.

I shall need about 20 copies in total.  Beth has some in stock and I have my own, so I may only need about 12.

Many thanks,

Enid

Enid Mitchell

em@meikleriggs.org.uk

email from St Thomas' Church - and many thanks again to our ticket selling and refreshments helpers

We thought you all might like to see this email from St Thomas' church following the concert on Saturday.

Hi Enid,

I thought this evenings  concert was excellent, probably exceeding expectations. The choirs, both individually, and combined, sounded excellent in our acoustic. And you had an appreciative audience. Mike from the church who opened our shop during the interval, was highly impressed, he had intended leaving after the interval, but was so taken by the quality he stayed for the rest of the concert. You could have charged twice the price for tickets and the audience would still have gone away satisfied.

 Your group of helpers also who sold tickets and looked after interval refreshments were excellent. Often after some different events I have to spend time "picking up pieces", but on this occasion it was as if no one had been there!...As  a venue provider this makes an enormous difference, especially in our situation where we have to get the church ready for the service tomorrow, please pass on my thanks to them.

Word will spread of this evenings concert and I am sure the next one will draw even larger audience numbers.

I am glad we have established these links with the Sage groups and hope they continue well into the future.

very best regards,

Ian Mac

St Thomas' concert Saturday 6th - Dress again...

The vestry space in the church is not very big, so we really need to come to the rehearsal in concert dress.  Thanks

Saturday 6th July concert: music and dress

Music:
Hosanna to the Son of David (Gibbons)
Geistliches lied (Brahms)
Ave Maris Stella (Grieg)
Rytmus (Hrusovsky)
Bogoroditse Djevo (Part)
Song for Athene (Tavener)
Here's The Tender Coming (Armstrong)
Dostoino Est (Tsjaikovski)
Seek Him (Dove)
There will be rest (Ticheli)
Cantique de Jean Racine (Faure)

Dress:
We have had a couple of queries about the "Black with a Splash" dress code, so for clarity: smart, all black clothing with just a small splash of colour e.g. Tie or pocket handkerchief for men; broach, necklace or small scarf for women.

Saturday 6th July Concert - rehearsal times

Please arrive at St Thomas' Church (opposite Haymarket Metro station and the Civic Centre) ready to sing at 16.00

16:00 - 16.45    Chamber Choir rehearse

16:45 - 17.45    Project Singing rehearse

17:45 - 18.30    Chamber Choir and Project Singing rehearse joint items

18:30    Break

19:00    Performance

21:00    End

As usual, dress is Black with a Splash and please have your music in black folders.

St Thomas' concert on Saturday - help please

We need a couple of volunteers from friends and family to sell tickets and programmes on the door on Saturday - can anyone help please?
Thanks
Nicky, Enid and Ed.