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A very happy New Year to you all
Huge thanks to you all
for the work you put into the the music preparation for
Christmas this term. Your singing was truly awesome, especially for
our Christmas Concert. The
music was absolutely wonderful (or even better!!!!), and I'm so
pleased that you received such well-deserved plaudits from those who
were present to hear your singing (and Antony's playing!). Special
thanks to the Sopranos who arrived for the extra half-hour on
Tuesdays on the run-up to ensure they were well practised - a
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The next Choir Committee meeting is on Monday 14th January - anything you might wish to see discussed should be directed to Sabina, Terry J., Jeannette R. Joan, John, Richard or Tony. I will reply personally to you after any discussion about anything you may wish to raise and put forward. New Members It would be really good to add a few more to our numbers, especially to the ladies' sections. We've been so grateful to the new members that we've come to know and love over the last twelve months or so. If you know anyone with a capable voice who might enjoy the Choir for what we are, then please do encourage them to call in one Tuesday evening and see what we're all about. Or even to have a drink with us on the 8th January - just invite them along with you. The year ahead Our
priority is to finish learning the William Sewell St. Philip Neri
Mass for Sunday 7th April - it's been a long while since we
added a new Mass to the repertoire, and I'm keen to include this one.
As well as that, we have to revise Stainer's The Crucifixion and the Arwel Hughes's adaptation of Albinoni's haunting Adagio to the words
of Stabat Mater for the Lenten Meditation on the Wednesday of
Holy Week (27th March).... and also prepare for Good Friday and Easter! |
The
Holy Father, Pope Benedict XIV, famously opened a Twitter account in December
2012. Under what name is he Tweeting? Answers by email by 31st
January. As I write this, he has already attracted nearly 1.35
million Followers!!! The Holy Father has followed our lead in deciding to utilise a Twitter account! For those of you who understand this, follow us on @stbartschoir - and the Pope on @???????? (!) of course!! It's all a bit new at the moment, but my previous experience suggests it may develop fruitfully over time. For those of you who don't understand a word of this, it's very easy to join Twitter, even if it's just to Follow rather than Tweet! We have five Followers so far!! A little music book Richard, very kindly, passed me a copy of a little A6 80pp booklet published by the Catholic Truth Society called Music in the Liturgy. Priced at £2.50 I can thoroughly recommend it to you all. If you'd like a copy, please let me know by 31st January, and I'll order appropriately. If ten or more of you order it I will be able to offer it to you for £2 rather than £2.50. Did you keep your used stamps? Hope so. Do let me have them if you have, and thanks for your support for Help the Heroes. Keep it up! It easy and free, and helps others, if you are charitable enough to tear the stamps off! Continue your prayers please..... .. for Anne M., Jeannette SR, Maria and Mary E. and Fr. Michael (hip operation on 4th February). Hopefully we'll see the first four (and Eddie - is anyone in touch with him?) on the 8th January? |
LAST CALL! Does
anyone have any favourite traditional Catholic hymns that they feel we either
don't sing, or don't sing enough? O bread of heaven comes to
my mind immediately, and perhaps in this Year of Faith we might dig
out Full in the panting heart of Rome? Do let me know if
you think of any other hymns that may be worthy of revival. Errata A number of errors crept into last months edition of UPDATE! My apologies, and well done to those who spotted them. To have anyone in the Choir who remembered W.S. Lloyd Webber if he had died in 1914 would be remarkable!! Father Kenefeck apparently said the 9am Mass at Bart's, and I won't dwell on the other errors! Hopefully this issue will prove better!! Blogs I
occasionally mention Blogs in my emails to you all. There are quite
a number that are worthy of a regular read to keep informed of a
Catholic perspective on things. My favourite four are:
Did you know..... And finally..... What's your New Year's resolution J !!? Arriving at Choir punctually at all times? Having your music sorted before practices begin? Not talking at times when I am? Smiling on Tuesdays even when......!!!!? I am willing to offer other helpful suggestions to you if you wish to ask?! Mine is to finally give up smoking and (maybe) cut down on the drinks (a wee bit anyway, sometime!). |
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