Chior Reunion! (by sarah)
Ok I know this was now over a two weeks ago but I promised to blog about it!
This was the reason we last trapps all the way to Essex - for the reunion of the Havering Youth Chior - I loved this chior I really did. I ended up being part of Summer on the South Bank with them, performing in the Shouting Fence by Orlando Goth 🙂 many moons agao. Through the chior I ended up singin at the Royal Festival Hall and the Queen Elizabeth Hall (thats the dingy brown one with concret pyramids on the roof next to the Royal Festival Hall!). We got used for conductor exams by the Royal School of music which was fun too 🙂
We did so many local concerts and Carol singing for local charities that I have lost count! On of the singers at our wedding was my friend from Chior - Clair in fact we started arranging stuff for the wedding at the first chior reunion. Then at last years I was heavily pregnant whilst we sang african songs and 'negro' spirituals 🙂
This year we did John Rutters Requiem and Te Duim (mmmm cant remember how to spell it!) - this last one was offle though - we renamed it to tedium! Next year I wouldn't mind doing Magrigals or some of my Jazz favorites like Birdland but we'll have to see!
I'm afriad I had to fall back on using the crutch as a day of standing and church pews where just too much! I nearly made it through the entire concert standing but 1 and 1/2 songs before the end I found myself sitting and a loud crash as I'd droped the crutch in the precoess - mew - opps!
Jean also decided to join in the concert - we just finish one of the more upbeat peices in the Requiem and instead of the silence that should have followed there were happy 'baby singing' sounds - well she had the rhythem! Apparently she also joined in with some precussion from the other end!
Jonh Morris seemed excited to have his chior back 🙂 and on top of that we had a great day and the concert raised over £300 for Age Concern Havering 🙂
Unfortunatly Football Mania had a grib of most people there - they all had minni TVs and lunch time a TV was specifically set up - it was the first match guys! Come on - its not even interesting until we get somewhere! - sigh - the church spirer was also showing its support!
Tue 20th Jun 2006 8:38 am 5 Comments
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By Clare, Tue 20th Jun 2006 @ 9:01 am
Er, hello, it's the World Cup!! :p 🙂 Happens only once every 4 years and we're never guarenteed of even getting into it! I have my England T-shirt on again today, we have got somewhere, we've got to the 2nd round but we now want to avoid playing Germany, so we'll probably have to win against Sweden today! Oh, and if we get to the semis (haha I know!) we may be playing on July 1st...I reserve the right to bring my portable telly with me to the jazz festival.... 😉
By Sarah, Tue 20th Jun 2006 @ 1:16 pm
I only care if we get to the semis! No point in worrying before that! - besides you couldnt even see the cute bums on that little TV!
By Clare, Wed 21st Jun 2006 @ 8:44 am
Whoops, got it wrong, it's the quarter final that would now definitely be on the 1st, so if we win our next match, then that's when we'll be playing! I managed to see enough on my little screen, wild horses couldn't drag me away from seeing it in some shape or form! 😛
By Sarah, Wed 21st Jun 2006 @ 12:15 pm
Cool - I might be getting interested now!