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We hope you have had an enjoyable summer break and are looking forward to starting back this September! It’s going to be a packed term, and we have summarised the upcoming events in this rather long email!
Firstly, If you would like to take part in the Stairway project, please read the info directly below.
Following this, there is somebeginning of term info, followed by other upcoming events.

STAIRWAY performance at Royal Academy of Music – Tuesday 20th November

This performance will be the result of one of Louise’s compositions, developed (and simplified!) in the choir workshops. It is open to both choirs, and it is not essential that you attended either workshop to take part. However, there are limited possible places due to the size ofthe performance space, and, to take part, you must be:

• Available for the whole day on Tuesday 20th November, when we will be travelling to and from the Academy by coach.
• Available for a rehearsal the afternoon of Sunday 18th November at Birch Hill School, Bracknell.
• Willing to perform from memory (the piece has only two words, and no notated score, and instructions will be distributed in advance for practice).
• Able to climb large flights of stairs and stand for long periods of time. (No way around this, as my brief was to write for the choir on the staircase!)
• Not too scared of heights! (The staircase is spacious, but we will be standing alongside the banisters so you will be able to see a drop.)

Please speak to Louise if you have any questions about the above.

We are asking for a £5 contribution from each participant to help cover costs inc. coach hire. The Academy has also kindly contributed towards these costs.

To sign-up: we will have half the places available at rehearsal on 10th Sept, and the other half on 12th Sept. If there are remaining places after this, we will fill them on any following rehearsals.

BEGINNING OF TERM INFO

Wokingham choir (first rehearsal 10th Sept):

We will be continuing to rehearse towards our concert with Berkshire Maestros on 10th November. Please bring to rehearsals:

• Tippett – Five Spirituals
• Mozart – Ave Verum Corpus
• Beethoven – Elegischer Gesang
• Skempton – Expectancy

 
**Please note that, unfortunately, as St Crispins have an open evening on Monday 24th Sept, we are unable to rehearse that evening. As a replacement, we will be holding a rehearsal at St Crispins on Sunday 23rd Sept, 2 – 4pm**

Bracknell choir (first rehearsal 12th Sept):

We will be rehearsing the following three pieces to sing in concert next year and potentially at the sing out events listed below. We will then begin Christmas repertoire (list to follow) in October. Please bring (if you have them):

• September – Earth, Wind and Fire
• California Dreamin’
• Up On The Roof

Tea Rota (both choirs)

A reminder that we will need volunteers please for on-going ‘turns at the urn’ up until our Christmas break. Thank you to those who have signed up to cover for the first couple of weeks back.

OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS/SIGN-UPS: please sign up at rehearsals

Workshop – Sunday 16th September, 12 noon – 5pm at Birch Hill School (optional for both choirs)

If you would like to attend the second workshop, it’s still possible to sign-up: £10 for this workshop or £5 if you already paid for July. If possible, payment would be appreciated ahead of the day. If you missed the first workshop, that is not a problem! Final details will follow in a separate email.

GRACE Charity Concert – Saturday 29th September (optional for both choirs)

If you have already confirmed attendance with Alison, please bring £8 to rehearsals from 10th Sept – all payments needed by 19th Sept please.

Additional rehearsal time for this has been scheduled for Weds 12th, 19th & 26th at Bracknell Open Learning Centre between 7 and 7.30pm. Please bring songsheets if you already have them.

Choir Social – Saturday 6th October

More info to follow – currently looking at a skittles evening…

Keep Fit Association – Wednesday 24th October, 1 to 3pm in Wokingham (optional for both choirs)

Sing-out/audience participation event using songsheets and possibly one or two Bracknell numbers if enough singers. If you are available, please sign-up at at earliest opportunity to so we can confirm what we can provide with KFA organisers!

Please note that this is during half term week.

Concert with Maestros – Saturday 10th November (Wokingham Choir)

On Monday 5th November will be holding a joint rehearsal at Prospect School, Reading instead of our normal rehearsal at St Crispins.

More concert info to follow.

Christmas Concert – Saturday 15th December (both choirs)

More info to follow!