Lins Emails

Fwd: Rehearsal this Thursday 2 March

Lins Emails
Good evening to you all,

Here’s a message from Lillian regarding this week’ rehearsal –

I’d like to be together for this next rehearsal. I don’t think we’ll need more sectionals.
Here’s the plan:
On a Clear Day
The Holy City
Mamma Mia
Rocketman
Music of the Night
Why We Sing
Bare Necessities
Clare Benediction
Shenandoah
We will not be using sectionals from now on.
We have also decided to drop Crocodile Rock from the Rocketman Medley.
Kindest regards,
Lillian
Can I remind you to get your choices in for the Annual Dinner b efore the 8th March.
Well. that’s all for now.
See you on Thursday.
Regards
Eric

Fwd: A Whole New World – new ending & Rehearsal this Thursday

Lins Emails
Good morning to you all,

Here is a message from Lillian regarding this week’s rehearsal

Ladies:
A Whole New World – rhythms and new ending
Mamma Mia!
Summertime
There’s No Business Like Show Business
Rocketman (cut Crocodile Rock)
Wherever you are
Music of the Night

Men:
A Whole New World – rhythms and new ending
Mamma Mia!
Summertime
There’s No Business Like Show Business
Rocketman (cut Crocodile Rock)
Simon and Garfunkel medley
Music of the Night

Together:
It’s a Grand Night for Singing
Every Breath You Take
Viva La Vida
The Holy City
When You Believe

Kind regards,
Lillian


We will be in sectionals for the first part of the evening, then come back together after the break.
Lillian has also produced the new ending for “A Whole New World”, which you can print off ready for the rehearsal.  If you are not able to print off the copy, let me know and I will bring some with me on Thursday.
Just a reminder to those that are singing with the Local Vocals tomorrow at Avon Park that we need to be there for 1.45pm.
Don’t forgot to get your menu choices in to me asap for the Annual Dinner.
Well, that’s all for now.
See you soon.
Eric

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Rehearsal this Thursday 16 Feb

Lins Emails
Good afternoon to you all,

Here is a message from Lillian as to what we will be doing at our rehearsal this week:-
Here’s the plan for this week’s rehearsal:
When you Believe
Somewhere Only We Know
Shenandoah
Mamma Mia!
Every Breath You Take
A Whole New World
Summertime
Viva La Vida
The Music of the Night
One
There’s No Business Like Show Business
Looking forward to Thursday!
Lillian
During this week’s rehearsal, Lillian will be taking photos of all our new members so that they can go on the Members section of our website, as it has been sometime since we have done this, and the website needs to be updated.
In my haste to get the menus out to you yesterday for our Annual Dinner, I forgot to take off the Cheese and Biscuits that was on last year’s menu, so I am afraid that it is not available this year.
I see that we have had another request for the Local Vocals.  This time it is for Avon Park Care Home at Segensworth, next Wednesday, 22nd February, at 2pm.  Can you let Eunice know if you are available.
Also, since our last outing to Snowdrop Place, we have been contacted by the Hants & IOW Dementia Support Group who have asked us to sing at their meetings which will be held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month, at Snowdrop Place.  If you want to join us, then speak to Eunice who has all the information.
When we sang for the Halo club, at KCC, last Christmas, Lin managed to get enough “Victorian” costumes together for us, but some have not given their costumes back, so please can you bring them this Thursday.
Well, that’s all for now, so I will see you on Thursday.
Regards
Eric

NMM Annual Dinner

Lins Emails
Good evening to you all,

As promised, here is the menu and cost for our Annual Dinner which will be held at the Prince Consort, Netley, on Saturday, 25th March.
The cost for the three courses will be £25.95 per head, and they require a £5.00 deposit per person as soon as possible.
They also require our choices in two weeks before the event, so can I have your selection back to me, by either email or in person on a Thursday evening, by the 9th March.
Payment can either be made by the usual bank transfer, or by cheque, with the cheque made payable to the “New Music Makers”.
Well, that’s all for now.
Regards
Eric

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Fwd: Rehearsal on Thursday 9 Feb

Lins Emails
Good morning to you all,


I have received this message from Lillian regarding our rehearsal on Thursday.

Hello all,
This Thursday we will be rehearsing in sectionals for the first half, and then together after the break!
Women:
Every Breath You Take
Rocketman
Why We Sing
Wherever You Are
Men:
Every Breath You Take
Rocketman
Why We Sing
Simon & Garfunkel
Together:
The Holy City
Viva La Vida
Shenandoah
When You Believe
Somewhere Only We Know
Mamma Mia
Have a good week and see you soon,
Lillian
We gave you a date for the Annual Dinner as the 18th March, but due to trouble finding a suitable restaurant, we have had to change the date to the 25th March, and we will be going to the Prince Consort, Netley, the same place where we went last year.  I am waiting for the menu and cost, but once I have it, I will send it out to you.
Well, that’s all for now.
See you Thursday.
Regards
Eric

Rehearsal Thursday 2 Feb 2023

Lins Emails
Good afternoon,

Here is a message from Lillian regarding what we are going to be rehearsing this Thursday.

Hello all,
Here’s the rehearsal plan for this Thursday’s Sectionals:
We’re all going through the same set of music, but split up:
Somewhere Only We Know
Mamma Mia
When You Believe
All I Ask of You
Music of the Night
Clare Benediction
Shenandoah
A Whole New World
Ev’ry Breath you Take
Summertime
Rocketman
Thank you,
Lillian
We are looking for another pianist to use for the sectionals and when Chris is away on the 17th February, so that Hilary can rehearse with the rest of us.
The Committee are putting together a flyer that can be used to advise the choir, but also to recruit new members, especially men.
Well, that’s all for now.
Regards
Eric

Fwd: Rehearsal This Thursday

Lins Emails
Good afternoon to you all,

Here is a message from Lillian regarding our rehearsal on Thursday.



Hello all,


For sectionals this Thursday, we will rehearse:

WOMEN:
Rocket man
Viva La Vida
The Holy City
Bare Necessities 
Why We Sing
Wherever You Are
Somewhere Only We Know
Mamma Mia
When You Believe

MEN:
Rocket man
Viva La Vida
The Holy City
Bare Necessities 
Why We Sing
Simon and Garfunkel 
Somewhere Only We Know
Mamma Mia
When You Believe

Please have a listen to Rocketman here: https://youtu.be/e-WLqCJrLE8

All I Ask of You and Music of the Night rehearsal videos: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvjwwNZmolrKDoWtL_5Mb6nthhBoe2ONe

See you then!!

Lillian


We also have one from Tony,

Good news! The new music for this season is still arriving….  I will be able to issue ‘Viva La Vida’ to those who haven’t received it yet before rehearsal on Thursday. Please make sure you see him to get your copy. In broad terms that’s anyone with a library number of 25 or above. It will be in the music pack for those who are still to collect some or all of their new music from me – those with music library numbers 1, 12, 23, 26, 39, 43.

Eunice is looking for volunteers to sing with the Local Vocals next Wednesday at Netley Court, in the afternoon.

Well, that’s all for now.

See you on Thursday.

Regards

Eric

Fwd: This Week’s Rehearsal

Lins Emails
Good afternoon,

Here is a copy of the email received from Lillian regarding this week’s rehearsal.

It looks likely that we will have a couple of ladies joining us this week to see if they want to join us.

Regards
Eric

Hello all,
This week we have sectionals, the women with me, the men with Chris!
I’d like to do the following:
WOMEN
Somewhere Only We Know
Rocketman
When you Believe
Wherever You Are
Shenandoah
A Clare Benediction
All I Ask
Music of the Night
Mamma Mia
The Holy City
MEN
Somewhere Only We Know
Rocketman
When you Believe
Simon & Garfunkel
Shenandoah
A Clare Benediction
All I Ask
Music of the Night
Mamma Mia
The Holy City
Thank you,
Lillian

Fwd: Summer music – updating your music holdings

Lins Emails
Good morning to you all,


I have another email from Tony Jardine explaining to you the music we hope to be singing this coming season.

Following our Committee meeting on Monday, we have agreed that our rehearsals for this coming season will be from 7.30 to 9.45pm, with a 15 minute break, which will allow those members who travel along the M27 time to get home before the roadworks commence each night.

The Committee also want to start a recruitment drive for members, especially men, and we will be holding a separate meeting for this, but we would welcome any ideas that you may have.  So if you think of something, please let one of the Committee know your thoughts.

We are cancelling the EGM that we called for Thursday evening following a further discussion with the Committee about Associate Members and President and after talking with Tom. Instead of these positions, we will be introducing “Friends of the Choir” where we will hold an email list of those persons who wish to be kept informed as to what we are doing and what to help at our concerts, or want to join in with our social events.

One item that has constantly been discussed is the amount of chatter that goes on during the rehearsals.  We have a number of persons within our choir who have hearing impairments, who find it very hard to hear what is being said when there is a lot a chatter going on around them, so we are asking you to keep your chatter to the breaks, and we will ask Lillian and Chris to speak a bit more clearly.  If any member has a problem with their hearing can you let me know so that when we come to voicing etc, we can make sure that you are seated in the correct position within the choir so that you can hear properly. Also, it is very impolite to the person who is talking to hear the chattering that is going on.

We have the following dates for your diaries:-

Saturday, 18th March – Annual Dinner – venue to be decided
Saturday, 3rd June – Summer Concerts at KCC – times 2.30pm and 7.00pm
Saturday, 15th July – Summer Spectacular at Hedge End Village Hall – 2.30pm
Thursday, 20th July – AGM

We have also been asked to sing for the Halo Club again sometime in the spring, but we are still awaiting confirmation of the date for this. We will also be singing at Bitterne URC, but I will get the date for this to you later.

For your information, Hedge End Methodist Church will be celebrating their 100th Anniversary in 2024, and we have agreed to help in the celebrations through next year.

The Local Vocals are starting to receive enquiries again, and we have a couple of dates already arranged, so if you are interested in joining us, please let Eunice know.

Well, that’s all for now, and I hope to see you on tomorrow evening.  For those who are not able to make it, I enclose the link for the Zoom for the rehearsals.

Bye for now.

Eric

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Message from Tony:-

Hello again,
The forthcoming summer programme (both for the our concert and the spectacular) will be a mixture of music you already hold and we’ve sung in recent seasons, music already held by NMM in our store and some totally new pieces.  I would strongly suggest bringing everything we’ll be singing for this season to every rehearsal in case there is a last minute change in plan. A few of you will not yet hold a full music set. I’ll sort out arrangements with each of you on Thursday.   
From the music you hold already:
  • A Clare Benediction
  • All I Ask of You
  • It’s a Grand Night for Singing
  • On A Clear Day
  • One
  • Sounds of Simon and Garfunkel – we’ll be assessing if this can be a men only medley but could everyone else please bring it along for now anyway
  • The Music of the Night
  • Why We Sing
From our store:  I’ll be issuing the following to you this week. You will then hold that going forward with the rest of your music.
·        A Whole New World
·        Every Breath You Take
·        Mamma Mia! medley
·        Summertime
·        The Bare Necessities
·        The Holy City
Also from our store: We don’t have enough copies to go round. I have extra copies on order.  I’m hoping to hand this one out next week if the order arrives in time!
  • There’s No Business Like Show Business
New music: All pieces are on order or being printed centrally. I’m hoping to give them out next week, again subject to orders arriving on time.
·        Shenandoah – we have decided to use an arrangement created by Lilian with her kind permission. This will be printed centrally rather than asking everyone to print their own copy.
·        Somewhere Only We Know
·        Rocketman medley
·        Viva la Vida
·        When You Believe
·        Wherever You Are – sopranos and altos only
When all pieces have been issued, I’ll provide you with a revised list of what you’ll then be holding.
Best wishes
Tony
NMM Music Librarian
 

Collecting in NMM Christmas Music

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Here is a message from Tony Jardine regarding the Christmas Music that you have.

Happy New Year to you all
 
As usual with our Christmas music I will be collecting it all back this week for safe storage until next September.  As a reminder here is the list of what you should be returning to me:
 
Carol of the Bells
Do You Hear What I Hear?
Grown-Up Christmas List
Jingle Bell Rock with Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
Last Christmas
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Sing We Now Of Christmas
The Little Drummer Boy
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
This Christmas
Tiding of Comfort and Joy
 
Follow The Star – although this is a personal print-at-home piece, I am happy to store your copy with the rest of your music until we sing it again.  Quite a few of you decided to do this last year but it’s your own call. It just saves you mislaying it at home.
 
White Winter Hymnal was issued to a smaller group of 15.  I have one copy back already so could the remaining 14 of you please include that with the rest of your returning music.
 
Finally, a number of you borrowed a copy of “100 Carols for Choirs”. I’ve already received some back but if you still have a copy then please also include that with your returning music.
 
Many thanks
 
Tony
NMM Music Librarian