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Lins Emails
Hi there,
A couple of things have come up since I sent out my weekly newsletter.
The first is a request for help.  As most of you may know, Marg Dunne’s mother has recently passed away, and her funeral is being held on Wednesday, 18th February, at 1.00pm, at the Holy Trinity Church, Fareham PO16 0NT. It is where we sing for the Dementia Support Group for the Christmas Christmas party. Marg has asked if any of us would be available to go and help to sing the three hymns which her mother had chosen for her funeral, to booster the singing.
The three hymns are:-
How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds
O Love that will not let me go – tune St. Margaret
Just as I am Without One Plea – tune Saffron Walden
All three hymns can be found on YouTube, and Chris is willing to rehearsal them after we have finished our rehearsal on the 12th February so that you can familiarise yourself with the hymns.  I will ask for volunteers tomorrow night.
Secondly, we have been asked by the Bitterne URC Senior Citizens Club to sing at one of their meetings in April.  Chris is available on either the 23rd or the 30th, so we have given those dates to the club and are waiting for a response back from them.  Can you let me know if you ae available for this.
Lastly,  we have secured KCC for our Summer concert on the 6th June.
Well, I think that’s all for now, so I will see you tomorrow night.
Bye for n ow.
Eric

Chairman’s Newsletter

Lins Emails
Hi there,
First is this from Chris:_

Hi all,
This week we will continue to learn new music and revise songs we have looked at so far.
In this week’s rehearsal we will start to learn
  • Something Inside So Strong
  • Why We Sing
and we will revise
  • Celebration (look at b48-end) and then run through
  • All Things Bright and Beautiful
  • Fix You
  • Let’s Dance Medley
  • Let the River Run
Thanks for all the work you do learning these. Keep listening to the practise tracks as it really does help us make the most of our time when we are together as a choir.
I look forward to seeing you again on Thursday.
Chris
Secondly, we were approached by the Mayor of Eastleigh at our Christmas concert to see if we would do a concert for her Mayor’s Charity Appeal.  We have agreed to this requested and the concert will take place on Saturday, 9th May, at West End Village Hall, with the time still to be agreed.  Chris and I will make arrangements to go to the hall so that we can arrange where everything will go, and I will come back to you when we have further information, but please put the date in your diaries.
Local Vocals have also agreed to sing for the Botley, Hedge End and West End U3A on Wednesday, 9th December, at 1.30, so please put this date in your diaries. Location still to be agreed.
Well, that’s for now, so I will see you at rehearsal on Thursday as there is no Local Vocals this week.
Bye for now. 
Eric

Chairman’s Newsletter

Lins Emails
HI there,
There’s not a lot to say this week, so here’s Chris’s message for the rehearsal on Thursday.

Hi all,
I’m really pleased with how we are getting through the new music.  In our next rehearsal I want to slow down a bit and consolidate some of the things we have done so far.  For those that missed our last rehearsal or who haven’t been able to attend yet here is what we have covered to date – 
1. All of Let’s Dance! The Songs of Irving Berlin Medley 
2. The Sound of Music Medley b1-197
3. Celebration (b1-44)
4. Believer
5. Fix You
6. Let the River Run (b12-35)
7. Bohemian Rhapsody
8. Shine
9. Circle of Life
10. The Parting Glass
Please try to go over these with the tracks on the website.
This week we will look at – 
1. Celebration – revise and finish off
2. The Sound of Music Medley (Learn b197-end) and revise the complete medley
3.Fix You
4. Let the River Run (Learn intro and coda and revise chorus and verse)
5. All Things Bright and Beautiful 
6. Run through Let’s Dance Medley
Have a good week and I look forward to seeing you all again on Thursday.
Chris
Well, that’s all for now, so I will either see you at Local Vocals tomorrow at Florence Court, Segensworth, or the rehearsal on Thursday. 
Bye for now.
Eric

NMM Newsletter

Lins Emails
Hi there,
Firstly, here is a message from Chris regarding this week’s rehearsal:-

Hi all,
So far in our rehearsals we have covered the following. Do try to practice these with the tracks on the website to consolidate what we’ve done or catch up if you have missed anything  – 
1. Let’s Dance! The Songs of Irving Berlin Medley b1-109
2. The Sound of Music Medley b1-132
3. Believer
4. Fix You
5. Bohemian Rhapsody
6. Shine
7. Circle of Life
8. The Parting Glass
This week we will look at the following
1. Let’s Dance! The Songs of Irving Berlin Medley b117-end
2.The Sound of Music Medley b147-196 *Note there is an incorrect lyric in this – b155 v3 says “Soon her name with a gleaming gloat heard” – it should read “Soon her Mama (pronounced “Mum-are”) with a gleaming gloat heard.*
3. Celebration
4. Let the River Run
5. All Things Bright and Beautiful
Run through Believer and Fix You at the end if time.
We are only two rehearsals in and we are getting through a lot of music at a good pace.  We will be going over things regularly so don’t worry if you’ve missed something or aren’t sure of certain bits! Have a good week and I look forward to seeing you again next Thursday.
Chris
Secondly, we have heard that one of our founding members has passed away, and Chris has sent us the following:-
I have been asked by Frank Parker if we could pass the following information on to the choir about a Founder Member, Sue Knight, who passed away just before Christmas.  I know Sue from church but didn’t ever realise she was a founding member of NMM!
There is a committal service at the Wessex Vale Crematorium Hedge End at 2pm on Monday 2nd Feb and then a Thanksgiving Service for her life at King’s Community Church, Hedge End at 3pm.  People are welcome to either service.

Well, that’s all for now, so I will either see you at Local Vocals on Wednesday at Rosewood, Woolston, or at rehearsal on Thursday.

Bye for now.
Eric

Fw: NMM email this week

Lins Emails
Hi there,
Here is a message from Chris regarding next week’s rehearsal.

Dear NMM
Well done with all the new songs in our first rehearsal back!  For those who were poorly, out of the new music we covered – 
Let’s Dance (Irvin Berlin Medley) “Puttin on the Ritz” b 7-46
The Sound of Music Medley – “The Hills are Alive” b 1-50
Believer b1-45
Fix You b1-27
If you can go over these sections with the practise tracks before next week that will help consolidate what we have done so far.
In our second rehearsal we will look at – 
Let’s Dance (Irvin Berlin Medley) – “Let’s Face the Music and Dance” b49-108
The Sound of Music Medley – “My Favourite Things” b63-136
Believer b45-end
Fix You b30-end
Let the River Run
The Parting Glass
Circle of Life
I’m looking forward to the term ahead and learning these new songs! Have a good week.
Chris
Well, that’s all for now, so I will either see you at Snowdrop Place on Tuesday, for Local Vocals, or next Thursday’s rehearsal.
Bye for now.
Eric 

Charity Collection

Lins Emails
Hi there,
Just to let you know that we managed to collect £337.82 in the three tins we had for our charity, Hants & IOW Air Ambulance, and together with the profit from the raffles at our concerts, which was £522.00, we will have made £859.82, so far.
We will be giving the profits of the raffles at our Summer Concert and Summer Spectacular to the same charity.
See you tomorrow night.
Bye for now.
Eric

NMM Next Thursday

Lins Emails
Hi there,
I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, and are looking forward to our new season of songs.
Here is a message from Chris regarding Thursday’s rehearsal:-

Hello New Music Makers!
I hope that you all had a good Christmas and New Year.  I also hope you are looking forward to starting singing again on Thursday evenings.  We have a great programme of songs for the next 6 months and I’m especially excited about the new songs we have to learn.
This week we will look at –
NEW SONGS
1) Let’s Dance Medley – song 1 Puttin’ on the Ritz
2) Sound of Music Medley – song 1 The Sound of Music
3) Believer
4) Fix you
SONGS BROUGHT BACK
5) Let the River Run
6) Can Can
7) Bohemian Rhapsody
8) Shine
 
Many thanks to Jerry who has put practise tracks online and if you do get a chance to listen to any before Thursday please do so you start to get an idea of the songs.
I look forward to seeing you on Thursday.
Chris
I enclose a copy of the songs that we will be singing this summer in case you have mislaid the one we sent in December. 
Well, that’s all for now, so I will either see you at Sunnybanks, Fair Oak, on Tuesday for Local Vocals, or at our rehearsal on Thursday.
Bye for now.
Eric

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NMM Newsletter

Lins Emails

Hi there,
Firstly, thank you to everyone that turned up at Bishops Waltham last night.  Although it was not the best place to sing, from the comments that I received from various members of the public afterwards, they felt that we had done ourselves proud.
Hello Everyone
We are now hitting our season of taking our songs out and about, and our final two rehearsals before our Christmas concerts.  I am really excited about how far we’ve come with these songs and how they are sounding, so now lets enjoy performing them as we let people hear what we’ve done and spread a bit of festive cheer!
For those singing in John Lewes on Saturday and in Haskins in a few weeks time we will run our songs in the following order – 

Sing We Now of Christmas.
Carol: Deck the Hall p72
Mele Kalikimaka
Carol -Away in a Manger p61
Carol – God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – p83 in the carol book with vs 1 in unison, v2 in harmony and vs5 with descant
Carol-  Hark! The Herald Angels Sing p107
I believe in Father Christmas.

All I want for Christmas is you
Carol: Joy to the World p202
Carol: O Come all Ye Faithful p226
Fairytale of New York.
Carol O Little Town of Bethlehem p234
Carol Once in Royal David’s City p260
Jingle Bell Rock.
Carol: See Amid the Winter’s Snow p283
Carol – We Three Kings p370
We wish you the Merriest.

In our final two Thursday rehearsals my aim is to sing through our entire programme working mainly on dynamics and engaging the audience -otherwise known as looking and smiling! 😀
Thanks for all your hard work!
Chris
Secondly, I enclose a copy of the photos for the uniform that we will be wearing tomorrow at John Lewis and at our concerts.  We have added black jackets for the men and either black jackets or black cardigans for the ladies for tomorrow’s event, in case it is cold in the store, but if we are starting to get warm we can always take them off. Please bring your Christmas hats which we shall put on for the last number. It is reported that there are several cruise ships in tomorrow, so traffic will be heavy in town, so please make sure you leave enough time to get there ready for 11.30 for starting to sing at midday. We will be singing on the third floor, facing the atrium, as we were last year.
Thirdly, we are singing at the Hawthorns on Wednesday, for Local Vocals, and as we will be singing our Christmas music, we will be wearing Christmas jumpers and hats for all the outings in December.
Well, that’s all for now, so I will see some of you tomorrow at John Lewis, or at Local Vocals on Wednesday, or at our rehearsal next Thursday.
Bye for now.
Eric