Summer term dates and events and songs
The summer term has got underway very well and we are working on songs for the Sing for Water event in Accrington on 10th June The Street Choirs Festival in Kendal on 23-25th June and our own BIG SUMMER SING at Burwain Sailing club on Saturday 1st July at 7.30pm There will be no half term break this term as there is so much to fit in which means that wwe will continue straight through to the Big Sing and then break for the summer until week beginning 5th Sept …
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Rupert Everett came to Sing with Todmorden Secret Singers
This morning a channel 4 documentary film making crew came to Todmorden Secret Singers to film us as a background to interviewing one of the members as part of their ‘Fifty Shades of Gay’ project. Rupert Everett was charming and joined in the session right through from the warm ups to learning the alto part of ‘I am woman’. It was quite a fun morning and the women sounded great, I am very proud of them. The documentary is due to go out in July sometime. Well done Todmorden Secret …
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Easter break and other activities
I am going on holiday at the end of this week, 8th April but there are a couple of exciting things happening in the run up to that. (holiday dates at the end of this post) On Wednesday the Todmorden group will be visited by a film crew who are making a documentary and are interviewing one of the group in relation to this whilst she is at choir- the interviewer is Rupert Everett- So that will be a bit different! On Thursday the Carer’s Chorus are going to be …
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Diary dates
Here are the diary dates up until the summer break No classes during the weeks beginning 27th Feb 10th April (and no class in Nelson on 6th April) 17th April 5th June Events booked so far are 6th April Carers Chorus sing at Manchester Cathreal 10th June Sing for Water Accrington (there will not be a Manchester event this year, so East Lancs are stepping up) 12th July last class of the season and before the s 23rd- 25th June Kendal Steet Choirs festival July 12th is the last class …
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A Great First Week of Term
What a happy first week of term we have just had! It has been lovely to see the members again and some returning members too. It was particularly nice to be able to welcome quite a few people who were giving Secret Singers a try for the first time this week. You are all so welcome! …
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Street Choirs Festival 2017
Here is the information about the Street choirs festival 2017. There will be a Secret Singers groupattending and this is the time to sign up. I need your sign up and payment before 10th Feb, at the latest. I will also want to know if you wish to participate in a group accommodation booking. KENDAL STREET CHOIRS FESTIVAL – JUNE 23-25, 2017 The Kendal street choirs festival will be June 23-25, 2017 – the main events will be in the Kendal Leisure Centre hall which seats 900 – the busking, …
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The New Term
….and so the new term is about to begin, the new program of songs is prepared and song files are in the members area of the website. Firstly,I am off for a holiday and then to the Annual Gathering of Natural Voice Song Leaders for my annual uplift. As always I am looking forward to seeing you all again and sharing these songs with you all. I hope that we will get new members joining too. This is a great time to step in- please bring your friends (and neighbours …
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What we did in the Christmas Season
We have had a good season and I wanted to remind you of the charities we have helped. I am sending a donation of £325 to Medecins Sans Frontieres which is made up of £100 fee from Gordon Riggs, £102 collected from Busking in Burnley and Gordon Riggs and the rest as my pledge to give half of the takings (after rent) from the Todmorden group this last half term -£123. The collectors for Pendleside Hospice in Marks and Spencer’s said that they really mopped up whilst we were singing …
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We made a difference!
The Carers’ Chorus, with some help from their associates in Secret Singers, busked at Tesco in Burnley and £400 was collected for Carers Link! what a worthwhile afternoon. Well done and thanks to all who participated- it was fun too! They also sang at Great Harwood Medical Centre during a Christmas Fair at Which over £500 was raised for a project they are doing in memory of Dr Grayson Secret Singers will be busking in Burnley’s Charter Walk shopping centre on Saturday 17th Dec from 11am and at Gordon Riggs …
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Secret Singers Diary Dates Christmas 2016
Dear Singers and Friends, there are lots of things to get involved with in the next few weeks and here is the list. Please let me know what you are attending so that I can check that we have the right number of singers for the parts. Thanks Wednesday 30th November, the Carers’ Chorus are singing at Great Harwood Medical Centre, Water st BB6 7QR. We could really use a few extra singers so please let me know if you can help. We will meet at 1.30 for warm-up and …
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