Thursday 16 May

Hello Songbirds, The excitement never wanes.  This Thursday–wait for it– we’re in the Hall, not the church.  Hopefully the floor won’t be adorned with exhausted ballerinas in pink. Those of you who would prefer to get instruction on how to use a defibrillator can sneak into the back of the church proper. But: our repertoire … Read more

2 May meeting

Hi all, Yes, it’s polling day, and our meeting will be chez nous.  We’ll send out a separate email so that you all know where we are.  T’aint far from where we usually meet. Our repertoire: Alleluia, Gracia Deo Coffee Beans (we’re gonna do it til we get it!) Non nobis domine I Attempt from … Read more

Details…

Hi all, Somehow we neglected to post upcoming dates & fees.  Therefore: 18 April (tonight!) 2 May (meeting chez Kelly, details to follow) 16 May 6 June 20 June 4 July 11 July So that’s 7 sessions for the subscription fee of £60. Thank you to the devoted member who brought this to our attention.  … Read more

Aaaand…. we’re back! Thursday 18 April

Hello all, Some new repertoire, some old repertoire, some slightly dusty repertoire… Here’s the list for Thursday. Do check that you’ve got them all printed out. A new shiny Mairi’s Wedding is best printed out on two separate sheets, so you can view them face-to-face in a folder. Much better for continuity than flipping your … Read more

Coffee Beans

For those of you who need something to dance around to, here’s a recording of the Moon Dog Coffee Beans round we’ve been working on.  Hard not to smile… https://youtu.be/4KDKPCcZTM0?si=i6lBoshajb8PQqC3 And is that the sun we see?? C&P

Thursday 28 March

Hello dere, We’ll try to whip through a lot of pieces we (sort of) know for our last session of the term. Herewith the aspirational list: Alleluia Gracia Deo Coffee Beans Mi Gallo Nero’s Expedition Waters of Babylon Agnus Dei (Byrd) Ave Verum (Mozart) Nunc Dimittis Phos Hilaron Seal Lullaby What a Wonderful World “Yeah, … Read more

Really worth watching!

Hello all, Our lovely, inspirational, altitudinally-challenged Wendy Hirsh sent us a link to a short documentary film that, only last night, won an Academy Award. Since then, we’ve been zinging it out to lots of our musical friends, but somehow neglected to send it out to all of you. It’s 39 minutes of pure heart-warming … Read more

Thursday 14 March

Yikes! How did we get to be halfway through March already? Tempus fugit. On the ROUNDS list: Alleluia, Gracia Deo Coffee Beans (Oh, Moondog!) To Stop the Train On the SONGS list: Agnus Dei Bring me little water, Sylvie Nunc dimittis Science Song Seal Lullaby Looking forward to seeing everyone who can make it, will … Read more