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Well, what can I say? What a great last rehearsal, some of you were even smiling during it :)
My favourite moment was when Romayne and Andrew sang "Then join in the fight that will give you the right to be free" and you all surged into action. I reckon if those two had walked out of the front door with their hand and a french flag in the air we would all have followed them!
Below is a document with some performing suggestions. You don't need to print it but if you could just have a read and note down some things you may not have in your music I would appreciate that. See you on Saturday!
Reminder to sops and altos- black with green scarves please. Tenors/basses black with open neck shirts. Black folders for small music.
Attleborough - can you get there and be in chairs by 6.40 so we can have a sing through to get an idea about the acoustics and balance? Postcode is NR17 2AH. You'll be better parking in Queens Square car park and walking. There is parking in the road by the church but it may be full.
I've moved all the audio links to below the events section where there are new things to read.
ORDER (I'll slot the solo items in once I've heard them!)
Lullaby of Broadway.
New York, New York. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2aynKHXbz4
Oliver medley
One Voice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f0xXbHnkqA
This is me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOml9l60ocE - This is me (5 minutes in).
You raise me up
Rhythm of Life
Les Miserable medley.
Supercali
TICKETS - for the URC concert will be available from Wednesday at £5 each. By cash or BACS payments to the usual account but please put URC concert in the description for Emma!
HUGE THANKS to Cailin for the brilliant posters and tickets - that's a job for life now :-)
Events
Walking to Walsingham.
My wife Anne is currently walking the route to Walsingham in North Norfolk as a part pilgrimage and part fund raising activity for cancer charities and CAFOD (catholic equivalent of Christian Aid). She is doing the walk in stages over a few weeks, and has already completed the section from Diss to Norwich via the Boudica's Way path. The plan is to complete the walk to Walsingham via the Walsingham Way path, on Sunday 5th May, by which time she will have walked approximately 75 miles. I will have accompanied her on most stages of the walk.
If you feel you might want to make a donation for Anne's efforts, then please let me know the amount by email to davidwsteel@aol.com, or I will have a sponsor sheet at the choir rehearsal on 8th May (hopefully she will have finished by then), and can collect any donations there and then. Alternatively, if you're not there on 8th May, I can collect any sponsor money when we meet again in September.
Many thanks for reading this.
David Steel
Penny told us last week about a group of her friends doing a walk, raising money for Mesothelioma UK, in memory of her husband Chris. If you'd like to support them here's the link
https://www.justgiving.com/page/liverpool79forchris
Penny also sent me this link - it shows Mary receiving her Diss Honoured citizen award. Well done Mary!
https://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/pair-win-top-honour-for-services-to-town-9363612/
Jokes
It's been a bit of a strange day today. I went to Norwich and found a hat with money in, then I was chased by an angry man with a guitar.
I can’t sleep properly I keep thinking I’m an horse. That’s five nights on the trot now
Why do so many people get their cliches wrong?
I mean, it’s not rocket surgery….