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Covid Alert

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Hi All
For those who have not read it on the WhatsApp page I am sorry to have to tell you that we have had some members that have tested positive for Covid over the weekend.
Percy, Jerry Margaret Ballard and Elaine have all come down with it. As far as I am aware they are all doing ok cold and flu like symptoms, but we wish them all well.
It does seem to be around so much at the moment we have several family members who have it.
Can we please remind you not to attend if you have any cold like symptoms and test if you are able. If you are not happy/able to attend then please join on zoom at least you will be singing through the songs.
Regards
Lin

Forwarding Message From Sarah

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Good morning all
> 
> I thought it would be a nice idea to hire the minibus for our trip to the Mayflower on Sunday 1st May. As well as arriving together and the spirit of camaraderie,it would save Choir members driving in and out of Southampton especially after a long day and also lots of separate parking charges!
> Timings to be confirmed closer to the time but if you are able to be dropped at Botley Recreation Ground for the outgoing trip then I will deliver people home at the end of the day.

Spaces are limited so if you would like to join us then please message me on 07854 290218 or see me at choir on Thursday evening.

Best wishes
Sarah

Rehearsal 13th April 2022 AT THE URC CHURCH HEDGE END

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Hi All

Don’t forget that we are at the URC Church it is 14, St John’s Road Hedge End Southampton SO30 4AB.  Use the car park behind the post office.

I believe there may be a few away this week as it is the Easter week end can you let me know please.  I will be away I am in Sunny Norfolk.
There is no wifi at the church, is there anyone that is going that has a data that we can use to do the zoom call on their phone otherwise unfortunately there will be no zoom.

Ladies you will be singing ‘One Moment In Time’ without words. So you have a night of men!

Rehearsal Practise.

Bond Medley
Gold
Cantata Domino
On A Clear Day
Les Mis Medley with Bring Him Home and Do you Hear the People Sing
Joseph Medley
I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing
Why we Sing

Other Things
Sing For Ukraine

There had been over £1000.00 raised so far for Ukraine which is amazing – well done URC and New Music Makers.  Still not too late to donate
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/thenewmusicmakers
Mayflower Concert

All of the music has been put on the link for the Mayflower Concert
Jerry has very kindly said that he will do us some learning files of the ones that have harmonies.  Still have not quite worked out who will be doing what but probably split the 1sts and 2nds in each voice?  
NMM Gold Concert

Does anyone know of any display boards that we can borrow to put up photographs etc at the Gold Concert?

Tickets are now on sale for our Concert you can go to
ticketsource.uk/new-music-makers or speak to Eric.

We will be looking for donations of nice raffle prizes please a Gold Theme would be good, if it isn’t gold themed we can put a gold bow on it!  – Thanks.


Have a great rehearsal.

Lin




Sing For Ukraine

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Hi All
To all those not on WhatsApp.
A Message from Chris
Well done everyone who joined us at the URC this afternoon. Was really pleased with how it all sounded…great to do ‘Why we sing’! Spoke to lots of people in the audience after who really loved it and are looking forward to our Gold concert! Wonderful to be doing concerts again and hope we raised lots of money for 🇺🇦 today. See you Thursday!
I would like to thank everyone who could join in with the Concert and made the effort with wearing ithe yellow and blue theme for Ukraine. There was a good size audience who joined in enthusiastically with the sing alongs songs and they loved Sweet Caroline it will be a hit at the Gold Concert I am sure, we may have to add another chorus!£590.00 cash was donated on the afternoon and so far £230.00 has been paid into JustGiving.
It was lovely to be able to sing to an audience especially one which was so appreciative so a great afternoon. Sorry to those that were unable to make it for various reasons you were missed.
Special thanks to Chris who did a brilliant job keeping us together and playing, especially in pinball wizard. Thanks to Martha who came along and page turned for Chris.
Good Job New Music Makers and URC Bitterne a good afternoon for a good cause.
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TONIGHTS REHEARSAL Thursday 7th April Subject: NMM – zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81691367380?pwd=RUg4SFNPbnRxbUVwQ1gwb1ZKUWZhQT09

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Hi All


We have a lot to get through tonight so can you make sure you are all there to start at 7.30pm please.  We will finish the normal rehearsal at 9.00pm so that those involved with the  Sing For Ukraine Concert can run through the sing-along.

This is what we will rehearsing tonight ALSO BRING I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING.  Chris wants to try something new with it 🤩

Warm Up Can Can without words

Les Mis medley (including Bring him home and Do you hear the people sing)
Joseph Medley
Why we sing
Bond Medley
On a Clear day
Cantate Domino
A Clare Benediction (unaccompanied)
One moment in time
You raise me up
A million dreams
Fields of Gold
Pinball Wizard
Sweet Caroline 



A reminder of what we are singing for the Sing for Ukraine Concert . Don’t forget you will need to get Can your feel the Love tonight, Chattanooga Choo Choo, You’ll Never Walk Alone and What A Wonderful World out of your Library.  There will be a powerpoint that we should be able to see for the singalong songs

CHOIR
A Million Dreams (choir/audience can join in if know)
Bring Him Home 
Do you hear the people sing

SINGALONG

Any Dream Will Do 
Sound of Music Medley 

CHOIR

Pinball Wizard
Fields of Gold

SINGALONG

Can you Feel The Love (with audience) (You will need to get this one from your Library)
Disney Medley 
Zip-a-dee-doo da & Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

CHOIR
Why we sing

SINGALONG

Chattanooga Choo Choo (with audience music from your library) 
Somewhere Over the Rainbow 
What a Wonderful World (with audience music from your library)

CHOIR 

You Raise Me Up
One Moment in Time
You’ll Never Walk Alone (with audience music from your library)

FINALE – ALL

Sweet Caroline (with audience)


Info to send out to friends and family about golden concert

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Hi All

Something to send on to friends and family to let them know about our concert.  Tickets went on sale today.  I have written to recent past members inviting them.  We are going to hold a short reception after the afternoon concert for past members and choir members only so that we can chat and catch up with them.   Lin




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New Music Makers Golden Concert


Celebrating 50 years of the New Music Makers choir, 1970-2020, we hold this special concert two years later than planned, following the global pandemic, and are excited to be singing a selection of our favourites from the past, with some new additions which we hope will become favourites of the future.
We look forward to welcoming you to share in our celebration,

Tickets 
ticketsource.co.uk/new-music-makers or box office 02380 490450 

                                         
                                          



UKRAINE INFORMATUIB 9TH APRIL 2022

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Hi All


Below is the poster that has been put on Facebook and on our webpage.  There are no tickets anyone can turn up.  They  are asking people to donate to justgiving as they can then claim gift aid.  If like me you have relatives that do not do online banking perhaps anyone paying tax could donate it for them.  Donations to:    https://www.justgiving.com/TheNewMusicMakers.  There will also be a cash collection on the day.

Also below is the programme. You will see that you will have to get Can You Feel the Love Tonight,  Chattannooga Choo Choo, What A Wonderful World and You’ll Never Walk Alone from your Library.  If you have not been issued with the Library yet we have copies that you can loan. 

And Also attached is the pdf for the singalong songs.  Eric will be printing some off if you do not have access to a printer.  You will notice that most of the songs we are singing are being rehearsed this week and those that are attending the Concert we can have a quick run through of the singalongs after the Rehearsal.

As you know we said to wear blue or yellow tops black, blue or yellow trousers if you do not have any coloured tops white will be fine.


  

                                             
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This Weeks Rehearsal. 7th April 2022

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Hi All
This week Chris would like to do the following pieces. New members we are not expecting you to sing Can Can my memory but those of us that know it well should at least know the words 😂 – and the tune!!
And yes I did put the wrong date on the Mayflower email the rehearsal is of course Saturday 30th April – 3.30pm Methodist Church Hall – Not May. Those people who were not on the list who can make it please let me know soon as I will be submitting the list in the next few days.
Here’s your songs:-
Can Can – by memory.
Les Mis medley (including Bring him home and Do you hear the people sing) Joseph Medley Why We Sing Bond Medley On a Clear Day Cantate Domino A Clare Benediction (unaccompanied) One moment in time You raise me up A Million Dreams Fields of Gold Pinball Wizard Sweet Caroline
Lin

Fwd: RBL Centenary Festival Choir

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Hi All 

As promised the information about the Centenary Festival Choir singing at the Mayflower.
We will be having a rehearsal on Saturday 30th May at 3.30pm for about an hour to go through the songs together to give us a bit of confidence but you need to look at the music and listen to the backing tracks to familiarise yourselves with the pieces before our rehearsal.  There is some splitting to be done into two choirs which we will let you know how to do this very soon.
As I said before I have had problems with the doodle poll so it may not have registered you so I am sending the list again as I do have to submit who is coming so if your name is not there could you tell me please.
Jane Courtenay Beryl Gerrey Jerry Gamble Pete Blake
Lin Kellaway  Maggie Jacobs Terry Harland Peter Foster (?)
Ann Lee Gen Marsh Percy Knight Eric Gerrey
Jennie Soley Maureen Pay Keith Henry Roy Hogben
Rebecca Williams Margaret Whale Roger Estcourt(?)
Beckie Bull Rosie Adams Philip Hounslow
Beccy Coppen Margaret Ballard
Eileen Eyers Eunice Deuchar 
 Liz Kemp Gill Jefferey
Sarah Turl Sharon Thomas
Elaine Walter (poss?) Vanessa Wilkinson
Ellie Best (/) Chris Allison
MUSIC

– The choir are required for 8 numbers. 7 of these are complete, and can be found in the Google Drive here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16Pmg3pvS4J5WpIeh3es45WXssHUm5Cpm?usp=sharing 
– This drive has the music in, as well as a folder with backing tracks to practise to (I’m afraid some are midi exports from Sibelius as there are no exact recordings), and a folder of piano parts for some, if you have a rehearsal pianist.
– The majority of the parts are fairly easy, and we’ve played it safe with a lot by just having a melody part and few harmonies to ease the load on the choirs with rehearsal schedules etc. The two Greatest Showman numbers have TWO parts – this is to cover answering phrases, so in places they are unison, but others different. Please could half of each choir cover each part – then when we come together on the day we have an easy split of “part 1” and “part 2”.
OTHER DETAILS
– I’m sure a lot of members will be keen to know timings and details asap:
– The dress code will be ALL BLACK. This can be a dress, skirt, trousers with a black shirt/blouse etc, but this is the easiest way to keep uniformity. If any of you have big issues with this and have strong feelings about wearing what you normally wear, please let me know.
– The rehearsal on the day is anticipated to be between approximately 2pm and 5pm. I’ll do my best to make sure all of the choir bits are condensed together as much as possible, and will be in touch asap if this will change.
– The performance itself is at 7pm, and will finish approx 21:30 – 21:45.
– There is no parking provided unfortunately, so members are encouraged to lift share and park in one of the local car parks (the multi-storey car park behind is potentially the best/cheapest option).
– Tickets are on sale, and discounted performer’s family and friends tickets at £20 are available with the code : FEST20. Tickets are available here:
INFO/NUMBERS

– Please could you email Claire (copied in) who is organising the event with a photo and logo of your choirs, plus a little write up/bio for the programme/publicity?
– Please could you also confirm exact numbers signed up, and also names, so that we can prepare for the day.
I think that’s it for now – I’ll have the last arrangement over to you this week. Thanks for coming on board with this. It’s going to be an excellent evening and celebration!
Best Wishes, 
Greg

Greg Walker

Director of Music
Band of the Hampshire Constabulary
07871 326969

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