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I forgot Natalies birthday last week although we did sing to her on the zoom call.  So I hope you had a lovely day.

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It is Pete Kilby’s Birthday on the 30th November.  Pete is a Bass and joined the choir in February 2017.  
Hope you have a good day Pete.  (Note to self  really must get on with making those blue bow ties less droopy!)

I have some sad news I am afraid Helga Baker has passed away.  Those who have been in the choir for a time will know of Helga. She was very involved when we twinned with the  German Choir when Helga was our interpreter and used to do our compering for us and joined us when we went to Germany.  She also ran the QE2 club which sadly has now folded. We used to go to their club and put on concerts and they also were a big part of the audience when we sang at St Edwards Church in Netley Abbey.
If you would like to see/hear Helga’s funeral service here are the details- Monday 1 December at 12.15 . at Wessex Vale. 
User Name – Nomi1387
Password- 910101. 


CHRISTMAS VIRTUAL CONCERT


AWAY IN A MANGER
Here is a nice idea for our Virtual Concert.  To add the ‘ahhhh’ factor how about getting your children/grandchildren/young nieces nephews and friends to record ‘“Away In a Manger”.   They would have to do it the same way as the adults with singing to the backing track with earphones in.  Apologies for the short time get it done.  The backing track is below.  Thanks Jerry. It is your onedrive backing track.


Well done those that have already submitted your recordings just a reminder to those that still need to send them in by next Tuesday.  I still have mine to do, by the time I had set it all up in the dining room it was tea time!!  Fingers crossed 🤞 for tomorrow.

It would be really nice to see recordings from other choir members for Hark The Herald, We wish you a Merry Christmas and the finale The Most Wonderful Time of The Year.

The Virtual Concert will be aired on Thursday 17th December evening.  Details to follow on how you can access it.

Lillian has sent the following message:-

Here is the list of recordings received so far in bold, in red (not in bold) for the ones we still need:
1. Hark the Herald (ALL)- Gilly, Maggie, Maureen, Sharon, Roy, Ann, Eileen, Sarah, Jerry, Percy
2. We wish you a merry Christmas (ALL)- Gilly, Maggie, Maureen, Sharon, Eileen, Pat, Marg, Sarah, Jerry, Percy, Roy
3. O Come all Ye Faithful – Gilly, Maggie, Rosie, Sharon, Roy, Eileen, Jerry, Percy. Louise, Lin, Marg, Ann, Keith, Peter B.
4. The First Nowell – Sarah, Pat, Hilary, Sharon, Margaret W, Jerry, Terry, Peter B, Rebecca
5. O Little Town of Bethlehem – Louise, Marg, Jane, Maureen, Rosie, Terry, Roy, Eileen
6. In the Bleak Midwinter – Beccy, Ann, Jane, Maggie, Maureen, Margaret W, Jerry, Rebecca, Roy, Eileen
7. Joy to the World – Sarah, Pat, Beccy, Lin, Hilary, Sharon, Maggie, Margaret W, Rosie, Percy, Keith, Roy, Peter B
8. Once in Royal David’s City – Pat, Gilly, Jerry, Peter B
9. The most wonderful time of the year (ALL) – Gilly, Maggie, Sharon, Eileen, Pat, Sarah, Percy, Roy

Tomorrow’s zoom are more carols from the Carol Books:-

Tomorrow, I’d like to sing these requested songs:

Deck the Hall(#16)
Coventry Carol (#51b)
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (#44)
Jingle bells (#17)

Zoom Details Same As Previous Dates

Time: Nov 19th 2020 07:30 PM London

        Every week on Thursday until Dec 24, 2020, 

        Nov 19, 2020 07:30 PM

        Nov 26, 2020 07:30 PM

        Dec 3, 2020 07:30 PM

        Dec 10, 2020 07:30 PM

        Dec 17, 2020 07:30 PM

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See You Tomorrow as Long as I am Still not recording 
Lin






Week 36

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Hi All

Week 36 week two of second lockdown.  What can I say?  Here we go again.  Hope everyone is staying safe and coping with everything that is thrown our way at the moment.

We have Birthdays.  Elizabeth Manser has a birthday next Wednesday the 25th.  She is a Top Sop, I think joined about four years ago.(note to self must put dates on audition sheets).


Here is a photograph of Liz singing at Hedge End Switching on the Lights, something that will not happen this year I am sure.  I am a little worried about the three (????) men behind her???
Hope you have a lovely birthday Liz.

We have another birthday it is Tom Rodaway our founder member he does feature quite a lot in this weeks email.  Tom obviously joined the choir 50 years ago this year he must have been about 15 when he joined.  


This is Tom doing a speech at our Golden Anniversary Dinner.  Hope you have a Wonderful Day Tom and Diane.

Tom sent me two emails this week I thought I would send them on.

Hi Lin, and all you clever people,

It was raining all day yesterday, so I watched the practice Lillian did, it’s not the first one I’ve watched but I thought I would let you know that I am still around and interested in what is happening. My thoughts were how clever you all are particularly Roy who is old enough to know better. So congratulations to you all and keep up the good work. Afterwards I watched the UTube of “You Raise Me Up” (the second time I’ve watch it). I was very impressed, I don’t know how you do it bringing it all together as one recording, ‘the mysteries of modern science’.

Look after yourselves and keep safe, missing you lots.

Something Tom thought you might like to see, he says to have tissues ready.
I have sent this on a separate email as it didn’t like being copied.

I hope you all received the thank you letter from David and Sandie that I passed on. David has had an operation for his hearing which went well but he will not know how well it has gone until Friday next week when he will have the dressing removed.  Sending best wishes to him.

This weeks Zoom meeting (go on Tom you know you can do it)

Time: Nov 19th 2020 07:30 PM London

        Every week on Thursday until Dec 24, 2020, 

        Nov 19, 2020 07:30 PM

        Nov 26, 2020 07:30 PM

        Dec 3, 2020 07:30 PM

        Dec 10, 2020 07:30 PM

        Dec 17, 2020 07:30 PM

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Lillian has sent the following message.  

Hoping we will enjoy singing to more carols this week! Any suggestions other than these? What about for next week?

Once in Royal David’s City (#61)
The Twelve Days of Christmas (#60)
Still, still, still (#76)
Silent night (#75)

Many thanks,                                                                                                              Lillian


Virtual Christmas Concert 
Time is closing in to get your recordings in how time flies when you are enjoying yourselves.
MEN.   After some confusion as someone had already submitted their songs before the email about the correct dress code.  Could you please wear white shirts and the above bow ties.
Thank You.
Lin 

Thank you to NMM

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From: David Farnell <farnell1946@hotmail.com>

Subject: Thank you to NMM

Dear members of NMM
We apologise for taking this long to thank you all for the very generous gifts we received from you and lovely messages from many of you in an e-card. Thank you also to those who have contacted us by email or phone. We appreciate your kind thoughts and words. Due to the newly enforced lockdown, we have not yet been able to spend the M&S Voucher but will let you know when we have made a purchase.  We have, however, already enjoyed a “Dine in for Two” meal which was lovely, and of course, a bottle or two of the wine as well as some other goodies.
Leaving the choir was a very difficult decision for us to make, as neither of us had ever considered not being part of the choir at all until recently. We always thought we could be in the choir, without any responsibilities, while our voices were good enough but, unfortunately, that is now not the case. Some of you have asked if we might join another choir.  For myself, I am not sure I would have the heart to do that. The NMM has been, and continues to be, the choir of my choice and focus and Sandie feels the same.
I would personally like to say thank you for the friendship and solid support many of you have given me over the last fifteen years that I have been a member, and the privilege and pleasure I have felt serving the choir as Assistant Conductor. I hold fond memories of the many good musical performances we produced together in concerts. These are amongst my best musical memories and will always remain so.  There have also been many occasions when we have brought much pleasure to our audience in the way we have performed our items.
We will miss much about the choir, especially the friendships and making music together. We wish the choir every best wish for the future and trust all will go well when rehearsals can restart and a more normal life resumes for all of us. Always remember to do the best that you can do to be the best you can be for the choir. 

We would be most happy to keep in touch with you all by phone or email should you wish too. We have already enjoyed sharing time with some of you in the Kettle and Cake in Hedge End, which could also be an option after lockdown.

Best wishes to you all.
David and Sandie
    

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Hi All

Hope you are all well and surviving the latest lockdown and keeping safe and are managing to keep yourselves busy.  Chris and I are decorating the kitchen, thats fun ☹️, but filling time when it is raining.  On the good side  it is giving us all time to practise and do our recordings for the virtual Christmas Concert.

We have one birthday this week it is Hilary Green on Tuesday.  I would imagine that she  and Tony would have had something amazing organised as I believe it may be a significant one and they normally have a wonderful trip organised.  Hopefully you will be able to recreate it at a later date.

No Apologies for using this photograph again it is all about Hilary this time.  Have a lovely day whatever you are doing.
 
Not a lot of other news.


Zoom this week – message from Lillian

I’d like to run rehearsal similar to last week. We’ll rehearse:

The First Nowell (#81)
Away in a manger (#13)
O come O come Emmanuel (#55)
Star Carol (#72)

The following week 19 Nov:

Once in Royal David’s City (#61)
The Twelve Days of Christmas (#60)
Still, still, still (#76)
Silent night (#75)




Topic: New Music Makers Online

Time: Nov 12th 2020 07:30 PM London

        Every week on Thursday until Dec 24, 2020, 


        

        Nov 12, 2020 07:30 PM

        Nov 19, 2020 07:30 PM

        Nov 26, 2020 07:30 PM

        Dec 3, 2020 07:30 PM

        Dec 10, 2020 07:30 PM

        Dec 17, 2020 07:30 PM

        Dec 24, 2020 07:30 PM


 

Meeting ID: 816 9136 7380

Passcode: Gold

See you tomorrow

Lin


CHRISTMAS VIRTUAL CONCERT INFO

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CHRISTMAS VIRTUAL CONCERT

Hi All

We have until the end of this month (November)  to submit any recordings for the virtual Concert.  It would be really lovely to have everyone participating and included in the video.  There is an alternative  for the recordings.  You could just send in a recording without the video but please send a photograph of yourself so you can be added.  If you don’t want to do any of the singing then perhaps you could send a short video of yourselves saying Merry Christmas (or something appropriate) or failing that just a photograph of yourself in uniform so that it can be included somewhere, can you do one with a christmas hat and one without please.  

Lillian would also like some individual performances, solos, duets (if you are in a bubble with someone),  and readings. Perhaps it might be a good idea to let her know what you are doing just in case someone else chooses it.

WHAT TO WEAR

Ladies could you wear your sparkly red tops, silver jewellery (a nice display of suitable ones in the photograph). I know some ladies do not have the  red tops and wear sparkly black.  I do have some spare red ones but of course with the lockdown it may be difficult to get them to you.  

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 Men Jerry has already submitted a video wearing the sparkly red ties so could everyone wear that one please, and of course your dinner suits and white shirt.   


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And for “THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR” could you wear a Christmasy hat/thing on your head.    


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Don’t you all look amazing in your christmas hats especially Chris 😆 


The carols that will be included are as follows:-


1. Hark! The herald-angels sing (#23) – ALL

2. We wish you a merry Christmas  – ALL

3. O come, all ye faithful (#54)

4. The first Nowell (#81)

5. O little town of Bethlehem (#57)

6. In the bleak midwinter Holst (#39)

7. Joy to the World (#47)

8. Once in Royal David’s City (#61)

You have been informed which songs Lillian would like you to record.  She has requested could you please send those one in first and the ones that everyone is recording at the end.  If you are only doing the three with everyone send them in when they are ready. Make sure it is clear which recording (which song) you have sent in.  

It is not too late to add you to the recording of the other carols just let Lillian know which ones you would like to do.

Here is the link to the backing tracks again. You can record to  any of the backing tracks as the accompaniment is the same on all of them.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvjwwNZmolrLahnbNEDhUlTAdxcCq9JtF

Below are Lillians tips on recording again, (numbers have gone a bit weird with copy and pasting but you get the idea).

After you’ve recorded yourself, you can send them to Lillian (lillian.sediles@gmail.com) using the website: wetransfer.com

Some tips for creating your own video:

  • Please set your camera running before you press play on the music and sing along to it.
  • Please wear earphones with video in so that your microphone just picks up you. (Ideally earphones – not massive headphones)
  • Please stand still for a few seconds after Chris has finished before stopping the tape, rather than as soon as you have stopped singing.
  1. Which room should I film in? Please be in a room with soft furnishings (i.e. living room rather than kitchen), as this helps with sound recording. It helps if your background is at least slightly different to your skin tone. Please consider whether there is anything distracting in your backdrop, eg flags, reflective surfaces, personal pictures, posters etc (a blank background may be your best, safe option – having said that, a few homely touches are nice!). There are too many issues with noise outside so please stay inside. 
      1. What should I film with? Use a mobile phone, rather than a webcam, as the cameras are generally superior. A DSLR or camcorder will generally be even better.
    1. Which way round? Generally please shoot landscape.
  2. What about lighting? You probably need more light than you think you need. Natural light is good! Ideally make sure natural light is coming from behind the camera roughly 45 degrees to the line between you and the camera (ie not behind you). One tip: try having the camera on the window sill and face the window. If you have to just use artificial light, try to use whiter lights rather than warmer (orange) lights. 
  3. Where should I put the camera? Please make sure you are not holding the camera – either use a tripod, or try putting it on some books / a steady surface. If you visualise the screen as three vertical sections, your eye-line should be approximately a third of the way down the image. If you are standing (as you normally will be) please shoot from approximately the waist up. Have the camera horizontal to your eyes – don’t peer down into it. You may find this video helpful.
  4. Where do I send it? This link. To my email address (lillian.sediles@gmail.com) Please give the files names which describe them eg. the name of the song and your name.

Hope this is helpful.

Lin

Fwd: Three FREE courses for choral singers

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This may be of interest?

Are you looking for some inspiring, high-quality online activities for your choir this winter? 

We know that some choirs have managed to keep activities going online using ZOOM and YouTube but many, perhaps the majority, have not gathered at all since March. 

Also, many choirs that have been rehearsing online for the past six months are now looking for something new and inspiring for their members. 

We want to help. 

At the heart of Koor is a collective of professional singers, instrumentalists and conductors. We are all painfully aware of how devastating COVID-19 has been on the activities of choirs across the country. 

We thought that one way we could support choirs – bringing some light and inspiration during a second lockdown – is to present a series of FREE online courses.

Each course will be led by musicians that make up the professional performing element of Koor; hand-picked singers and instrumentalists, many of whom are soloists in their own right: A stellar group of musicians who, under normal circumstances, would be performing with groups such as The Tallis Scholars, Tenebrae, The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, The Gabrieli Consort, The Sixteen, the Choir of the Age of Enlightenment and the BBC Singers.  

Between them, these artists have an immense wealth of experience working in all the major concert halls in the UK and abroad and they excel in both historical and modern music. 

We’re bringing this incredible knowledge and talent together in our three, exceptional online courses:

Beethoven’s Mass in C (Nov 11 to Dec 9)

As we come to the end of Beethoven’s 250th anniversary year, we offer an opportunity to learn a work that deserves to hear far more frequently.

Handel’s Messiah – (Nov 12 to Dec 10)

What would Christmas be without Messiah? Join us as we explore this perennial favourite in the contexts of history and performance. 

Christmas Fantasia – (Nov 16 to Dec 14)

A programme of beautiful Christmas music from the 20th & 21st Centuries with a satisfying balance of the well known and new. 

So how do the courses work? 

Just head over to www.koor.app and register for as many courses as you would like to attend. Remember, they are free. 

Once registered, we will send out:

  • further information on how to access sheet music for each course
  • what each workshop will consist of
  • links to each workshop

Practise your part with professional singers. 

Inspired by our singers, you will want to practise your part between each weekly workshop. With Koor, you can learn your notes by engaging with interactive recordings of professional singers. You can isolate your part or create a personal mix with the other voices. 

If you haven’t already got an account, sign up for Koor via www.koor.app. The app is also free. 

I hope that these courses will be of interest to you and your choir, and we look forward to welcoming you to our virtual workshops. 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to drop me a line. 

Yours sincerely, 

Eve