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This Weeks Rehearsal 28th January 2022

Lins Emails
Hi All
Time to let me know if attending rehearsals for you is different from last week.
I hope that you have all been able to read my email about the proposed change of guidelines for our rehearsals, if anyone has any more comments could you let me know asap.
Lillian has sent the following:- For this week, I’d like to rehearse
Cantate Domino I Believe Fields of Gold Bond One Moment in Time You Raise Me Up Pinball Wizard
Break
Chris will lead: Sweet Caroline A Clare Benediction I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing

Thanks, Lillian

Changes in Rehearsal Guidelines

Lins Emails

Hi All

Due to the government latest recommendations we thought we would get your thoughts on how you would like us to go ahead with our guideline.  If you are happy with these suggestions then there is no reason to reply but we would welcome any comments or suggestions. All this depends on what the situation is at the time of each rehearsal.

1.   It should be the individual choir members responsibility to NOT attend choir if they have any illness that they think they could pass on to others, including colds, throat infections, viruses etc. even if they have had a negative LFT.

  

AGREE DISAGREE

2.   It would still be advised that choir members take an LFT  before attending a rehearsal.

AGREE DISAGREE

3.   MASKS – can be worn at the choir member discretion.

AGREE DISAGREE

4.    VENTILATION  – windows at the side and the back of the Hall will be opened and a close watch will be kept on the monitor and if needs be the doors will be opened.

AGREE DISAGREE

5.    SEATING – The seats will be placed a meter apart from the centre of the chair.

AGREE DISAGREE


We would welcome any comments or suggestions.



Lin

Rehearsal 20th Jan 2022 – 7.30pm. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81691367380?pwd=RUg4SFNPbnRxbUVwQ1gwb1ZKUWZhQT09 – 7.00pm

Lins Emails

Hi All

Thanks to the those  that have already  let me know  if your  circumstances are different  from last week for attending rehearsal tonight, but if there any others can you let me know please asap.

If it is your first time back or if you forgot last week back please bring your Christmas Music back in alphabetical order.

Things seem to be getting a little better but it would still be appreciated for the safety of all choir members if you could take a Lateral Flow Test on the day of attending choir and if  the test is positive then isolate for the Government recommended days before returning to rehearsal. 

The Pre rehearsal health check is just a reminder although I am sure we have been doing it long enough now that we know it backwards.  Please could you still wear a mask unless you are exempt before finding your seats and if you are moving around the room. 

It was nice to have a little break in the middle of rehearsal last week BUT the monitor increased by 150!!!! So lets just talk quietly to our neighbours and if you do have move to talk to someone else please wear a mask.

Pre rehearsal health check

1) Do you have any Covid-19 symptoms now, or have you had any in the last 7 days? (Raised temperature, flu like symptoms, generally feeling unwell,  new persistent cough, loss of or change to your sense of taste or smell).  

Yes

No

2) Have you been in very close contact with anyone who has symptoms or tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 7 days and have not had a negative LFT test?

Yes

No

3) Has someone in your household tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 7 days?

Yes

No

4) Within the past 7 days, have you been contacted by ‘Track and Trace’ and told you should self-isolate before taking a PCR test ? 

Yes 

No

5) Within the past 7 days, have you returned from abroad and told to quarantine?

Yes

No

*** If any of the answers to the above questions is ‘YES’, even if you are fully vaccinated, PLEASE DO NOT ATTEND IN PERSON TO REHEARSAL and adhere to the latest government guidelines. ***

WHAT ARE WE SINGING?

Les Miserable Medley + Bring Him Home + Do You Hear the People Sing

Memories

Pinball Wizard

Can-Can

Sweet Caroline (please print – pdf sent yesterday or on members webpage)

Joseph Medley

Gold

Cantate Domino 

I Believe

Fields of Gold

Bond

You Raise Me Up

 ZOOM DETAILS

Topic: New Music Makers Online RehearsalTime  FROM 07:00 PM 20/1/22     

Join Zoom Meeting

us02web.zoom.us/j/81691367380?pwd=RUg4SFNPbnRxbUVwQ1gwb1ZKUWZhQT09

Meeting ID: 816 9136 7380

Passcode: Gold

Lin

   

Lin

Rehearsal 20th January 2022

Lins Emails
>> Hello all, >> >> The plan for this Thursday is to go through the following together: >> >> Les Miserable Medley + Bring Him Home + Do You Hear the People Sing >> Memories >> Pinball Wizard >> Can-Can >> Sweet Caroline (new-please print attached)
> >> Joseph Medley >> Gold >> Cantate Domino >> I Believe >> Fields of Gold >> Bond >> You Raise Me Up >> >> See you then! >> Lillian

pdf icon Sweet-Caroline.pdf

Rehearsal 13th January 2022 Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81691367380?pwd=RUg4SFNPbnRxbUVwQ1gwb1ZKUWZhQT09

Lins Emails

Hi All

Thanks to the those  that have already  let me know  if their  circumstances are different  from last term  for attending rehearsal tonight, but if there any others can you let me know please so that we can do a seating plan.

Don’t forget to bring you Christmas 🎄 Music 🎶 back, please can you put it in alphabetical order it makes life so much easier. – thank you 😊 

As you will know that the Covid numbers are still rising so it would be appreciated for the safety of all choir members if you could take a Lateral Flow Test on the day of attending choir and if the the test is positive then isolate for the Government recommended days before returning to rehearsal. 

The Pre rehearsal health check is just a reminder although I am sure we have been doing it long enough now that we know it backwards.  Please could you still wear a mask unless you are exempt before finding your seats and if you are moving around the room.  

At the present moment we will space the chairs further apart than we did before Christmas. And we will be checking the monitor and windows and doors will be open when necessary, so wrap up warm, I can recommend Primark Thermals!

Pre rehearsal health check

1) Do you have any Covid-19 symptoms now, or have you had any in the last 7 days? (Raised temperature, flu like symptoms, generally feeling unwell,  new persistent cough, loss of or change to your sense of taste or smell).  

Yes

No

2) Have you been in very close contact with anyone who has symptoms or tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 7 days and have not had a negative LFT test?

Yes

No

3) Has someone in your household tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 7 days?

Yes

No

4) Within the past 7 days, have you been contacted by ‘Track and Trace’ and told you should self-isolate before taking a PCR test ? 

Yes 

No

5) Within the past 7 days, have you returned from abroad and told to quarantine?

Yes

No

*** If any of the answers to the above questions is ‘YES’, even if you are fully vaccinated, PLEASE DO NOT ATTEND IN PERSON REHEARSAL ***

WHAT ARE WE SINGING?

It will be lovely to have Lillian back at the helm for a few months until she has a break to have the new baby.  We will also be doing some sectionals with Lillian and Chris.  Chris as Assistant Musical Director will be conducting some songs in all of our future Concerts and will also be Conducting for the Summer Concerts.

A Million Dreams

Fields of Gold

Joseph Medley

Bond Medley

I Believe/Ave Maria

Gold

Cantate Domino

You Raise Me Up

Les Miserable Medley

Memories

Pinball Wizard

Can-Can

One Moment in Time

A Clare Benediction (you may not have this yet)

On a Clear Day (you may not have this yet)

 ZOOM DETAILS

Topic: New Music Makers Online RehearsalTime  FROM 07:00 PM 13th Dec 2022

      

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81691367380?pwd=RUg4SFNPbnRxbUVwQ1gwb1ZKUWZhQT09

Meeting ID: 816 9136 7380

Passcode: Gold

Lin

   

REHEARSAL 13TH JANUARY 2022

Lins Emails

Hi Everyone

We have a slightly adjusted programme for the Golden Concert Mark 3.  After looking through the music we  have added a few and taken a few out to make it more interesting for this year.   We hope you approve of the changes. 

The added ones will put up on the members webpage and new pieces of music will be handed out when it arrives, you should also have some of them in your music folders.  The pdf for Sweet Caroline will be made available on the members webpage for you to print.  Please advise if you have not got access to a printer.

There are a few pieces  to keep out that we will hopefully be singing in July sometime at the Summer Spectacular!

Don’t worry Beckie, Elaine and Jenny Tony will be giving you your music!

Lillian has a singing/rehearsal  plan for this weeks rehearsal see below.

As it is a new term can you please let me know if you are not coming to this weeks rehearsal and if your plans are different from last term.  We will of course still be making rehearsals as safe as we can to make all members feel comfortable and happy to meet up.  All safety notices will be sent out prior to Thursday evening.      Thanks Lin


NEW MUSIC MAKERS

SONGS FOR GOLDEN CONCERT MARK 3

*A Clare Benediction a Cappella – held by members – should be in your files – higher choir number may not have it yet

A Million Dreams c\f

Best Of Bond with Skyfall c\f

Can Can c/f

Cantate Domino c\f

Fields of Gold c\f

Gold Jerry’s arrangement c\f

I Believe/Ave Maria c\f

*I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing – from Library – coming soon

Joseph Medley c\f

Les Mis Medley c\f

Memories – c/f from Summer Spectacular – Jerrys arrangement 

*On a Clear Day – from the Library –  held by members – should be in your files – higher numbers may not have it yet

One Moment in time – Ladies only c/f

Pinball Wizard c/f

*Sweet Caroline – new Jerrys arrangement pdf coming soon on the website

*Why We Sing – New – coming soon

You Raise Me Up c/f

Also to keep for Summer Spectacular

Singin in the Rain

West Side Story medley

The Music of the Night

All I Ask of You

Can You Feel the Love Tonight

Chattanooga Choo Choo




Hello all!

I’m very glad to be back to rehearsals with you all. I’d like to spend the first few rehearsals all together, singing through our proposed pieces for our Golden Concert. I’d like to get through as much as possible:

A Million Dreams
Fields of Gold
Joseph Medley
Bond Medley
I Believe/Ave Maria
Gold
Cantate Domino
You Raise Me Up
Les Miserable Medley
Memories
Pinball Wizard
Can-Can
One Moment in Time
A Clare Benediction (you may not have this yet)
On a Clear Day (you may not have this yet)

Looking forward to rehearsal,
Lillian


Fwd: Return of Christmas music issued from the library

Lins Emails
Subject: Return of Christmas music issued from the library

 

Note from Tony Jardine, NMM Music Librarian

 

I will be collecting in the music issued to members for this last Christmas.  This is In line with previous years.  Could you please bring your music along to this Thursday’s rehearsal (13 January), preferably sorted into alphabetical order as per the list below?  If you’re going to be on or continue to use Zoom, could you please arrange to return your music via someone who will be attending? If neither option is possible for you this week please return it on the first subsequent rehearsal night that you can.

 

Carol of the Bells

Do You Hear What I hear?

Happy Holiday/White Christmas

Jingle Bell Rock

Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer

Silver Bells

Sing We Now of Christmas

The Little Drummer Boy

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

What is this Lovely Fragrance? (Ladies only)

Wonderful Christmas Time

 

‘Follow The Star’ was issued as a soft copy for “print-at-home” by members.  I can store it against your member number in the library with the rest of the Christmas music for future use if you wish.  If you choose not to do this, you should be prepared to use your copy again or to print again it yourself in the future when we sing it again.

 

I loaned a copy of the “Carols for Choirs” book as a convenient stop-gap to a couple of people to ensure you had music for all pieces this last term.  Could these loanees please also return those this week with your music.  I would now ask you to buy your own copy now the time pressure has reduced before we return to Christmas music next autumn.

 

I also asked one or two people to look for a few pieces they appeared to still hold from previous years.  You will have had a note from me with the music I gave you in the autumn stating this and that I’d issued you with a spare copy of the pieces involved from the library.  If you’ve not been able to find these, please speak to me to let me know.

 

Thank you.

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REHEARSALS STARTING 13TH JANUARY 2022

Lins Emails
Hi All
Happy New Year.
Just a reminder, and if you missed previous emails. We are not returning to choir tomorrow we hopefully will be back next week on the 13th January 2022.
Hope everyone is well and we look forward to seeing you all next week, any changes in rehearsal rules, times etc I will let you know in good time.
Stay safe and looking forward to seeing you all next week.
Lin

REHEARSAL AND CONCERT CANCELLED

Lins Emails
 
Subject: REHEARSAL AND CONCERT CANCELLED 😢

Hi All

 

We have had a difficult decision to make.  The Committee did not want to cancel the Christmas Concert but we had to weigh up what is best for everyone with the Omicron variant moving at an “absolutely phenomenal pace” as was described in the news brief today. And as Professor Chris Whitty urged people to “prioritise social interactions that really matter to them and de-prioritise others” “Don’t mix with people you don’t have to so that you can be safe for the things that really matter to you”.  This makes perfect sense and it would be terrible if people could not have the Christmas they wanted and we were the cause of it. 

 

It has also been decided to not have a rehearsal tomorrow evening as the same points apply to that as well.

 

People who have bought tickets will get their money back.

 

Sharon will sort out the fish and chips and will put the money back in your accounts if you paid by bank transfer, if you paid by cheque they have not been paid in yet and Sharon will return them to you, she will also sort out who has paid by cash.

 

If you gave raffle prizes we will bring them to the first rehearsal on the Thursday 13th January 2022 and you can collect them back.

 

I will make an announcement on Facebook if you see it perhaps you can share.

 

Many thanks to Chris for all of his hard work and making it fun learning Christmas Songs in September and making us ready for a Concert and to Victoria for coming along and playing for us.

 

Thanks to the Committee for all of their hard work and the volunteers that would have been there for the Concert maybe we can have Christmas in March as someone suggested.  

 

So Everyone Take Care and Have a  “Wonderful Christmas Time”.  

 

 

Lin xxx