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Tuesday, 29 November 2011

Chamber Choir Concerts Saturday and Monday

Saturday 3 December

St Chad’s Bensham


Probably easiest route is from the B601 (Lobley Hill Road/Bensham Road) that runs from the end of the Team Valley to Gateshead Civic Centre roundabout, then take Rawling Road going south off the B601 (at the Whickham House Pub on the corner), then keep on Rawling Road and the church is on that road on the junction with Westminster Street
16:30 Choir Rehearsal
17:30 Rehearsal wt organ
18:30 Break
19:00 Concert
21:00 End

Dress: black wt a splash
Tickets on the door: £5

Monday 5 December
Hall 2 The Sage Gateshead

18:00 Joint rehearsal, in Hall 2
18:30 Break
19:00 Concert
21:00 End and drinks in café

Dress: black wt a splash
Tickets from Box Office: £5

Please come in Stage Door (to the rear on the building) and ask for directions to Hall 2

Programme to be decided after the St Chad’s concert – but no surprises.

Tuesday, 22 November 2011

Shotley Bridge, this Saturday 26th November.......from Jamie

Right so...

Getting to shotley Bridge is really quite easy! (post code DH8 0HH)
From Newcastle head towards Swalwell and follow signs for Consett.
From Durham head towards the hospital (the A691) and follow signs for Consett, then from
Consett follow signs for Shotley Bridge.

Otherwise there is some pretty darned good public transport from Newcastle and Durham!

In terms of parking in Shotley there is little, however there will be event parking at the Cricket
Club (DH8 0TN) as usual please park considerately seeing as there are some rather major bus
routes through the village!

Meet a little before 3.00pm at Sale Pepe-the big restaurant on the big bend (you'll remember
from last year!) !I'll be about but if you can't see me or anyone else from choir, ask any of
the staff and they'll point you in the right direction!

At 3.00pm we start warming up/topping and tailing!

We sing from 3.30pm-4.15pm, which is a really nice slot, IN the Methodist church.

The weekend looks MEGA so please come much earlier and enjoy our beautiful village and
everything our lovely little businesses have to offer!

and here is the repertoire and approximate order of things!

All Creatures Now Bennet

As Torrents in Summer Elgar

The Shower Elgar

Away in a Manger (100C p61)

Ding Dong merrily (100C p82)

Ave Maris Stella Grieg

O magnum mysterium Lauridsen

A Christmas Carol Charles Ives

O little town of Bethlehem (100C p234)

Ave Maria Biebl

In dulci jubilo Pearsall (100C p182)

O nata lux Tallis

Esti dal Kodaly

Turot Kodaly

Cantate Domino Monteverdi

O come, all ye faithful (100C p226)


I for one am greatly looking forward to it!
See you there!

and here is a snap of the hardy souls who made it through the snow last year.....

Monday, 21 November 2011

Baby News from Susan!

Introducing William Henry Sanderson! (alongside a very proud big sister Hannah)

Born 18th Oct, 7lb 12oz

Almost 5 weeks old now - not sure where the time has gone - life is one big blur at the moment!

Hope to pop into a rehearsal with him once I'm allowed to drive again ...

Good luck with all the Christmas concerts.

Susan xxx

Amsterdam Film

Dear All,

The film is ready! Ed's fault it took so long but it's done now.

Dave has been busy printing dvds this weekend. Please could you indicate by e-mail to Sheila how many you would like? She'll bring some tomorrow and some next week. It’ll be £2 again to cover the cost of the disc and printing.
 
There will also be a cd with 2 full length versions of the Biebl. A donation of £1 would be good, to cover the cost of the cds and printing. 

Thanks to Sheila and Dave for all their hard work.