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Rehearsal 11/11/21 ZOOM DETAILS Topic: New Music Makers Online RehearsalTime FROM 07:00 PM 11th Nov 2021

Lins Emails

Hi All

Hope you are all well and fit.   Liz Kemp will not be joining us tonight as she has had a positive PCR test she is much better  and all being well will be back with us next week.  I will also not be there again tonight but will be on zoom due to Chris’s positive test.

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

The infection rates are still on a downward projection for our areas, as they are for the rest of the country.

The rates for the seven day to the 10 November are as follows:-

Southampton – 954 -16%

Eastleigh – 601 -25%

Portsmouth – 781 -1%

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 close contact with anyone who has symptoms or tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 10days?

Yes

No

3) Has someone in your household tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 10 days?

Yes

No

4) Within the past 10 days, have you been contacted by ‘Track and Trace’ and told you should self-isolate? 

Yes 

No

5) Within the past 10 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? 

Jingle Bell Rock

Silver Bells 

Carol of the Bells

Still Still Still

Nativity Carol

Follow The Star

Wonderful Christmas Time

Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer 

Sing We Now of Christmas

Do You Hear What I Hear.

ZOOM DETAILS

Topic: New Music Makers Online RehearsalTime  FROM 07:00 PM 4th Nov 2021

      

Join Zoom Meeting

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Lin

   

Rehearsal 11th November 2021

Lins Emails

Hi All
This is what we will be rehearsing this week:-
Jingle Bell Rock Silver Bells Carol of the Bells Still Still Still Nativity Carol Follow The Star Wonderful Christmas Time Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer Sing We Now of Christmas Do You Hear What I Hear.
Thanks Chris
Lin

Fwd: For Sale – display cabinet

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Begin forwarded message:

Please reply to Hilary Directly

From: Hilary Green <greenhils1@outlook.com>
Subject: For Sale – display cabinet

For sale – Brand new and unused display cabinet – H180cm x W78cm x D 38cm 

4 glass shelves and solid base
Glass sides and double magnetic glass doors.
Lighting fixture.

Currently assembled but can be knocked down for pick up. 
Easy assemble instructions included. 

Buyer collects – £50
Call Hilary 07442502956 or Tony 07792 511828

Tonights Rehearsal – Again

Lins Emails

Hi
I forgot to add that if the C02 Monitor remains stable and it is not too cold Chris may extend the rehearsal a bit to 9.30pm. He is just going to see how it goes.
We will also have a guest pianist tonight who will possibly be doing some of the playing and observing. So be on your best behaviour everyone!!
I will be watching you all on zoom!!
Lin

TONIGHTS REHEARSAL 4.11.21. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81691367380?pwd=RUg4SFNPbnRxbUVwQ1gwb1ZKUWZhQT09

Lins Emails

Hi All

Just to let you know I will not be at choir tonight or next week as  Chris has had a positive PCR test  although he has no symptoms.  Because of this I have decided to isolate with him to be on the safe side, my test came back negative.  I do not have to isolate but talking to other committee members we think this is the right thing to do so we have added it to our health check, there are a few changes so please could you have a look at it please.

Thanks to those that have let me know if your circumstances are different  for attending rehearsal tonight.  And good luck to Pete Blake who is not attending but may be on zoom who has his hip op very soon also to Ann who is not attending as she has an op to look forward to as well.

If you can let me know ASAP so that I can get the seating plan done as Eric has kindly offered to pick it up this afternoon when he picks up the key.

The infection rates for the last seven days are on a downward trend.

Southampton – 1147 -20%

Eastleigh – 824 -16%

Portsmouth – 901 -12%

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 close contact with anyone who has symptoms or tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 10days?

Yes

No

3) Has someone in your household tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 10 days?

Yes

No

4) Within the past 10 days, have you been contacted by ‘Track and Trace’ and told you should self-isolate? 

Yes 

No

5) Within the past 10 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? – BRING ALL OF YOUR CHRISTMAS MUSIC

Carol of The Bells

Do You Hear What I hear

Follow the Star

Happy Holiday/White Christmas Medley

Jingle Bell Rock

Little Drummer Boy

Most Wonderful Time of The Year

Nativity Carol.        No 14 page 62

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

Silver Bells

Sing We Now of Christmas

Still Still Still No 76 page 306 100 carols from choirs

YouTube of German words first verse.   https://youtu.be/rrtenNeCWB0

Wonderful Christmas Time

Carols from 100 Carols for Choirs

Hark The Herald Angel Sing no 23 page 107

In the Bleak Midwinter no 39 page173

O Come All Ye Faithful  no 54 page 226

Once in Royal Davids City no no 61 page 260

Topic: New Music Makers Online RehearsalTime  FROM 07:00 PM 4th Nov 2021

      

Join Zoom Meeting

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See You All Soon

Lin

   

Rehearsal 4th November 2021

Lins Emails



Hi All


Chris would like you to bring all of your Christmas Music this week,  please note that we are singing Still Still Still from the carols books.  I have added a youtube video of the first verse in German for you to practise before Thursday.  Lets see if we can impress Chris he has a certificate to say he is amazing at German!!!!  Having said that I am not sure how good the youtube is!



Carol of The Bells

Do You Hear What I hear

Follow the Star

Happy Holiday/White Christmas Medley

Jingle Bell Rock

Little Drummer Boy

Most Wonderful Time of The Year

Nativity Carol.        No 14 page 62

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

Silver Bells

Sing We Now of Christmas

Still Still Still No 76 page 306 100 carols from choirs

YouTube of German words first verse.   https://youtu.be/rrtenNeCWB0

Wonderful Christmas Time

Carols from 100 Carols for Choirs

Hark The Herald Angel Sing no 23 page 107

In the Bleak Midwinter no 39 page173

O Come All Ye Faithful  no 54 page 226

Once in Royal Davids City no no 61 page 260


Lin 

Fwd: For Sale

Lins Emails

Begin forwarded message:

Please get in touch with Jerry directly

From: “Jerry Gamble” <jerry.gamble@talktalk.net>
Date: 28 October 2021 at 15:03:47 BST

Subject: For Sale

 

A couple of things up for sale here.

 

Firstly I have a couple of CD Storage Cases / Wallets.

Faux Leather

Stores up to 160 Discs.

Brand New – Never used.

£8 each or £15 for both.

 

 

Alba Music System with Speakers

Radio

Record Player

Twin Cassette (with Dubbing option)

Full working order.  However, Ariel socket broken, so just has wire hanging out instead.  Easy fix if required, otherwise just twist wire to Ariel wire as I’ve been doing.

£10

 

Regards,

 

Jerry

Tonights Rehearsal 28th October 2021 Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81691367380?pwd=RUg4SFNPbnRxbUVwQ1gwb1ZKUWZhQT09

Lins Emails

Hi All

There has been a slow down in the infection rates over the past week.

The rates are as follows:-

Southampton – 1439 +5%

Eastleigh – 988 -4%

Portsmouth – 1021 -3%

In the light of Jane’s positive test last Friday we would really appreciate if you could  remember to take a  your Lateral Flow Test today please.  Thank you.

I have spoken to Jane today and she and her husband are feeling rough with flu like symptoms but are doing ok and she has friends and family making sure that they have everything they need.  Sending best wishes Jane and Chris Get Well Soon xx 💐 

Pre rehearsal health check

NEW MUSIC MAKERS

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, Loss of taste or smell) 

Yes

No

2) Have you been in close contact with anyone who has symptoms or has 

        tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 10 days and you are not fully

        Vaccinated, you are taking part in or are currently part of an         

        approved Covid-19 vaccine trial, you are not able to get vaccinated 

        For medical reasons. Providing you have had a negative LFT in the past 24hours

Yes

No

3) Within the past 10 days, have you been contacted by the national ‘Track and Trace’ service and told you should self-isolate? *

Yes

No

4) Within the past 10 days, have you returned from abroad and been told 

to quarantine? *

Yes

No

*** If any of the answers to the above questions is ‘YES’, you should not come to rehearsal ***

WHAT ARE WE SINGING?

Follow the Star

Silver Bells

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

Nativity Carol (carol for choirs book) No. 14 page 62.

Do You Hear What I Hear

Happy Holiday/White Christmas 

Carol of the bells

Wonderful Christmas Time


Don’t forget to let me know if your attendance is different from last week if you have not already done so.

Topic: New Music Makers Online RehearsalTime: Sep 9, 2021 FROM 07:00 PM London

      

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Thanks


Lin

Fwd: Report on “Get Together and Sing Together”

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Begin forwarded message:

From: Lin Kellaway <lin.j.kellaway@ntlworld.com>
Date: 27 October 2021 at 09:28:24 BST
Subject: Report on “Get Together and Sing Together”

Hi All

Apologies for taking so long to let you all know how the social event on the 2nd October went.

Thanks to the choir members who attended and their guests and we also had some of our past members, which was lovely.  Numbers were down because of the short notice.  Also many on the day had to pull out because of various illness and not wanting to spread it on,  which was very much appreciated.

That said we ended up with three basses, three tenors, three 1st sops, three 2nd sops, three 1st Alto and three 2nd Altos – how clever was that!  All led by Chris Allison our Assistant Musical Director playing and conducting us.

It was great that we had our new choir members joining in, Peter Foster (Bass) and Vanessa Wilkinson (Alto) and in the second half we had Elaine Walter our new Soprano who had only joined the choir on the Thursday join us on the stage.  It really was a “Get Together and Sing Together”.

It didn’t all go brilliantly, the basses had to stand on the floor because poor old Pete Blake is waiting for his hip op and couldn’t make the steps, and Chris’s music fell off the stand. Eric retrieved it and put it back upside down! I am sure that there were more than a few wrong notes but it was lovely to sing to an audience after so long and feel that life was a bit more normal.

Thanks to everyone who brought raffle prizes and bought tickets and donated, we managed to cover our expenses which was brilliant.  Thanks to everyone who muscled in setting up and clearing away, I hope everyone enjoyed the afternoon as much as I did.  Thanks to Chris Allison for trying to keep our enthusiasm under control to produce some entertainment for our audience.

My Chris has cobbled together a YouTube video  https://youtu.be/jpcz4vK8T_A (not for public use) of the event from various different recordings, one of them from Martin Small’s Camera that Chris set up at the back of the hall for you to enjoy.  There are also some stills from various people. We will put some of them on the members website for you to see.image1.jpeg
Sorry Eric you missed the photo!
Lin






Music for this week 28th October 2021

Lins Emails

Hi All
As Lillian is now unable to take us for the Christmas Concert the music Committee have made a few small changes to the Programme for Christmas.
We are taking out ‘The Holly and The Ivy’, and the ladies only piece ‘What is that Lovely Fragrance’.
We are adding a John Rutter, ‘Nativity Carol’ from the Carol book No 14 page 62. We did this in 2019 and is one of the easier Rutter pieces.
Chris would like to rehearse the following pieces this week:-
Follow the Star Silver Bells Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Nativity Carol (carol for choirs book) No. 14 page 62. Do You Hear What I Hear Happy Holiday/White Christmas Carol of the bells Wonderful Christmas Time
Thanks Chris