New Music Makers choir in Hedge End are looking for someone to make drinks for them in their break on a Thursday night.
They rehearse in the Methodist Church Hall, St Johns Road and help is needed from 8.15pm – 9.30pm or if you wish, stay all night 7.30pm – 10.00pm and enjoy a free concert!!
For more information please phone: 01489 781836
Each year the choir members are asked for nominations to collect for charities over the Christmas period and 2 are randomly chosen. This year they have collected for the charities of “Epilepsy Action” and “Southampton General Hospital Piam Brown Ward”.
Amazingly they managed to raise over £900 and below are the letters of acknowledgement from the charities. Well done to all those members of the choir who gave up their time, sometimes in very cold locations, in order to sing and collect for these worthwhile causes.
7.30 pm at Hedge End Village Hall.
What could be more fun than playing Beetle Drive a fun Quiz, Fish and Chip Supper, Bring your own Drinks, (so no bar bills).
A nice fun night with friends.
Ticket Prices:
See Sandie about Tickets – we still need to sell more to make it a fun evening and to cover the cost of the Hall.
At the AGM you all said that you wanted to have social events so this is your chance to join in.
Email me or Sandie to secure you tickets please.
Monday 26th September
The Fareham P tanque Club,
Henry Cort Drive,
Fareham.
PO15 6TL
7.00pm. Start of play
A Ploughman’s Supper will be available for 5 Please indicate your choice of gammon or cheese.
Also advise of gluten free or any other special requirements
Of course, if Ploughman’s is not to your liking you may bring your own choice of food.
Tea and coffee. 75p
Filter coffee 1
Cans. 60p
J2O 1.50
Cakes (cut your own slice). 1
As there is no bar, you are welcome to bring your own alcohol.
Boules may be borrowed if players do not own their own.
I will need to know:-
1. The names of people who are coming.
2. The people who need to borrow boules, 3. The people who would like Ploughman’s and their choice of gammon or cheese.
Donations to MacMillan will be gratefully received.
I am looking forward to seeing you.
Nora
The New Music Makers and one of its members Patricia Jenkins are putting on a Summer Concert at St John’s Church Hedge End on Saturday, 6th August starting at 7.00 pm.
Tickets are £7.00 available from the Parish Office or on the door on the night. Or contact us at tickets@newmusicmakers.com so we can put some tickets by for you.
All proceeds are in aid of The Underhill Centre Fund.
So if you missed our Concert at The Berry this is a chance to catch up with some of the songs that we performed or just come along for another lovely evening of great music.
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Wedding 7th May. The New Music Makers were asked to sing at a wedding in Chandlers Ford. The ladies of the choir enjoy singing at weddings as they get to see, from a good seating position, the wedding ceremony first hand and also what the latest wedding fashions are. The men come mainly under sufferance and to enable us to achieve a balanced sound.
We can offer suggestions for music to be sung before the service, during the signing of the register and to accompany the newly married couple as they leave the ceremony.
A few months ago, Lin, Sarah, Louise and Jenny recorded a programme of Songs of Praise for the BBC at The New Community Church Southampton.
The first week they practised the songs with around 150 other singers, with direction from the conductor. It was interesting to be instructed how to ‘perform’ for filming – no looking directly at the cameras, having a joyful expression and conveying visually and musically the meaning of the songs.
The second week recording took place, the process of which was truly engrossing. Each song was sung twice and if required, a few bars were re- recorded for the mixing crew to blend in. The conductor directed voice warm up exercises before recording, many of which were familiar from choir and the words were projected on a large screen with the accompanying band playing from the stage.
There were only 3 cameras, one on a boom for wide angle shots, one on a track for closeups and a hand held one for filming from all positions. Several takes were done so as to mix up the filming angles to give the impression that there were more cameras than there really were. Obviously a BBC Cutback! Everything was relayed to a huge mobile studio parked outside the church and the conductor had 2 ways to talk to the Producer – one through a headphone mic , which everyone could hear and another which was an old WWII type field ‘phone which ensured a private conversation – obviously so the Producer could tell the Conductor ‘to get the old dear in the second row to smile etc!
After 3 hours, with no loo stops and minimal time to sit down, everything was ‘in the can’ as they say. Ultimately it was a really interesting experience and despite not knowing any of the songs initially, we had them ringing in our heads as we left.
An evening to be proud of.
The hall was decorated in the style of a street party. Red, white and blue bunting, together with Union Jack’s and ribbons everywhere. Even the table decorations carried on the theme. It was certainly a splendid sight.
The Mayor of Eastleigh, Jane Welsh, had organised an Old Time Music Hall evening with fish and chip supper, and the New Music Makers provided the entertainment.
In true “The Good Old Days “ style the master of ceremonies wielded his gavel – making us jump nearly every time – and introduced each item with well written rhetoric and enthusiasm. Beau Regarde (Chris Kellaway) stepped in to the breach at the eleventh hour when the original MC was taken ill. Fortunately Tom Rodaway had done a lot of work on the introductions which made the task for “Beau” easier.
We had solos and duets full of laughter, pathos, decadence, debauchery and even forgetfulness, all splendidly performed by a cast with such names as Carmen Verandah, Buttercup Meadows, Abi Downton and Third Officer Aloysius Pickles, to mention but a few.
At the start of the second half several members of the choir joined the cast on stage to perform ‘Sing, Sing, Sing’ and a medley called ‘Old Time Religion’ and these were received with much appreciation from the audience.
The accompanist, Mr Ivor E Tinkler (Chris Allison) ably assisted by his daughter kept everything flowing on time and in tune.
Costumes were mainly provided by Lin Kellaway although some people were in “home-grown’ but generally everyone entered into the spirit of the evening.
A sum of over £600.00 was raised for the Mayor’ three charities and Jane was absolutely delighted with the efforts of Lin in putting the evening together, arranging for the bunting and decorations and for organising the team for the decorating of the hall.
Mention must, however, be made of the audience who were fabulous, joining in with the singing and responding with the “oooh’s” and “aaah’s” in all the right places. The singing of “Land of Hope and Glory” accompanied by much waving of the Union Jack, brought the evening to a fabulous conclusion.