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Anniversary Celebrations and a Summer of Singing
Welcome to the latest update from Leigh Community Choir
As the summer began, our MD, committee, and members were all working hard to prepare and rehearse for our 10th anniversary concert. We were also busy signing up for our summer sing-out events, and we had more new pieces of music in the pipeline…exciting times!
10th Anniversary Concert
Our first event of the summer was this concert which was held at St Peter’s church in June. We had a warm welcome from the people who run the church and very much appreciated all their help and support with preparations both before and during the event.
On the night we performed a range of pop, rock and folk, both full choir and small group pieces to a packed-out venue, and also had the pleasure of listening to our guest performers, Phil Makins who is a classical guitarist, and blues and folk duo The Trinity Brothers.
Our MD, Carrie, was presented with gifts to celebrate her time with the choir and not least, all her hard work both in and outside rehearsals. We also had the pleasure of having a poem written and performed by our Soprano, Loraine, who took comments from members and wove them all beautifully together to express what our choir means to us all. And, it goes without saying, there was of course more cake!
Summertime Sing-outs
Our first outdoor performance of the summer was at Pennington Park where we had been invited to sing at and support the Pride in Leigh event. This was an event with a lovely warm atmosphere and appreciative audience, one of whom has since come along to join us.
We followed this up a few weeks later with a performance at the Astley Show which was held at the excellent Lancashire Mining Museum from whom we received a very kind donation to thank us for our time, for which we are very grateful.
Our last and most spontaneous event was our flash mob at the Boathouse pub in Astley where we had been asked to pop in to sing a song or two at the start of their music festival. Once again, we were given a warm welcome and enjoyed performing for an appreciative audience.
During the rest of the summer, we have been focusing on learning our newest song, Sam Smith’s ‘The Writing’s On The Wall’ from the James Bond film ‘Spectre’. If you like the sound of that, why not come along to find out more and give us a try?
You will find details of how to contact us at the end of this newsletter.
This is a fantastic time to come and join us as we are starting some new pieces including two absolute classics, one from the musicals and the other a Take That pop anthem. The new term begins on Wednesday 10th September.
Want To Know More?
If you would like to join us, or come along for a taster session to give us a try before you decide, if you would like more details on where and when to see us, or if you would like to discuss booking Leigh Community Choir for an event, then please contact us.
Call: 07484642828
Email:leighcommunitychoir@yahoo.co.uk
You can also message us through our website where you find links to our socials.
leighcommunitychoir.org.uk
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