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Banks of Sicily

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Here are the parts for Banks of Sicily, which we will begin working on at an upcoming class. Here’s a 1963 recording of the Chad Mitchell Trio singing the song.  This is where I learned it.  Our arrangement is a little different but not far off. 09 The Banks Of Sicily (1964) By the way, … Read more

El Grillo

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Lovely to see you all for our first session back!  Our apologies to those of you that found parking difficult.  We were unprepared for there being another meeting at the church on the same night, one much larger than ours.  This is very unlikely to be a problem in general as we think that this … Read more

Welcome Back! Dates for Autumn 2012

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What you’ve all been waiting for––dates for the Autumn 2012 LVW meetings!  Remember, they’re all in Lewes now at Christ Church on Price Edwards Road.  Here is a map.     Here they are, folks: 13 SEP 27 SEP 11 OCT 25 OCT (1 NOV) – This is over half term so we may take … Read more

And it’s Harry Connick, Jr.!

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I got my answer from a Facebook friend within 2 hours of posting the video! It’s Harry Connick, Jr. playing Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off from the When Harry Met Sally soundtrack. I first heard it because that 30 seconds is used as an interlude in a weekly podcast that we listen to and … Read more

Lesson Plans: 19th July, 2012

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Hiya Chaps and Chapettes, Tonight is our last session before the summer break and so we will concentrate on singing.  We might take a break here and there to clarify one little thing or another but mostly let’s just enjoy the act of warbling this evening!  We’ll review many of the pieces we’ve done, so … Read more

Chamber Choir Vacancies

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The Esterhazy Chamber Choir is looking to recruit experienced singers with good sight reading to fill vacancies for 1 soprano, 1 alto, up to 3 tenors and 1 bass. Friendly and quite hard working, the choir gives 3 concerts a year with programmes singing music from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries – see our … Read more