Otherwise, I'll have to look over your shoulder

I can't think of anyone able to do this more SENSIBLY than you, Baz...

Sensibly? I'm still singing all four parts, C. Hardly sensible

LOL!!! That was obviously what I was thinking of when I cast my votes...

I am in the same position as you, Barry. I in fact will now need all the material. I have made some life changes which will now enable me to attend all the choir sessions. I don't know how much singing I will be doing next week though but shall enjoy listening to you all. I had better make sure I buy a folder from Cyrilla at the next meet.

I have a whole nice new box of folders, PianoNotes, so you'll be able to choose your favourite colour !

I am quite sure that David will have copies of all the past sheets so no worries there. And please don't worry if you can't sing after your surgery - you can always sing in your thinking voice!

Thanks, Cyrilla. My piano teacher is also going to come and join the choir but she can't make it this Sunday.

Ah! Good news about your piano teacher! I'll hope to meet her on 24th October!

Just a last-minute reminder that our first meeting of this term is tomorrow (12th September).

Wooo!!!!

Especially WOO as one of the pieces we'll be singing is Kodály's beautiful 'Esti Dal'...

See you tomorrow. Just got back from a workshop in Cambridge, which included some Kodaly.

Tell me about it tomorrow!!

See you later

Indeed!!

Great session today. What a magical piece 'Esti dal' is. I hope we sing it at every practice from now on.

It was good fun, and very pleased to see a large forum contingent (Cyrilla/muffinmonster/Panthera/onion/Rosie91/pianonotes/me)

Agreed, muffinmonster...it never fails to move me hugely... We sang it with The Lovely László last summer in the final concert - and most of the audience joined in!!

Baz - you forgot Willard and benjaminja, who were also there! You're right - a pleasingly large forum contingent - including Rosie91, who came for the first time - and it was her birthday!!!

I knew I'd end up forgetting some : sorry Willard/benjaminja...

It was indeed a fabulous afternoon. I speak to everyone except Willard and muffinmunster and hope to meet them them next time.

I'll be there! Sorry not to have met you and all the other forumites who were there - I didn't realise there were so many. The only ones I know by sight are barry-clari and onion. Maybe we should all wear white carnations or something...

I'll introduce you to some more next time, muffinmonster - I should be at the October meet

I'll also be there in October, so see you all then.

Just to say that the next meeting is this coming Sunday, 24th October - so if you live within shouting distance of London, and have an afternoon free - love to see you there!

May opt out, I'm afraid...I need an empty weekend. Haven't got another one after this until the new year...

Well, I've had the decision made for me : I'm slightly sniffly today (nothing too bad though). With a song to perform next Saturday at clavicembalo's tribute, I'm not going to risk hitting my voice any harder than I have to. Sorry everyone

Hope you feel better soon, Baz.

Thanks C - much hot tea and Vicks Vaporub for me I think! Though not mixed in the same mug. That'd be a bit

Well, have fun everyone. Would like to know how it all goes.

All my music's now in a posh folder for the next time I can come

Apologies for absence from me too as I am tripled booked. I am at a concert this afternoon and then the cinema this evening. Enjoy.

It was fab!

A pretty small and select group (only 22 this time) but we sat in a cosy little semi-circle and sang some more gorgeous music.

I had Bagpuss with me (her first session - sadly she usually teaches on a Sunday and can't normally come ) which was fabberoony .

Sadly there was only one male tenor so the Everly Sisters had to sing tenor - ha! We got christened 'tenoritas' . Never realised I could sing the D below middle C before .

As Bagpuss remarked, after an afternoon plumbing the depths, 'That's put hairs on our chests!'

Glad you had fun : sorry I couldn't be there, my voice wouldn't have held up...

Good news though : it's a lot better today, and will be, all being well, fine for Saturday!

Glad you are starting to feel better, Barry, and glad that you had a good time, Cyrilla. Sorry to have missed meeting you, Bagpuss.

Just a reminder that the next meeting is this Sunday (7th November).

Sadly I can't be there as I'm teaching on the Dalcroze course this weekend - it's the first one I've missed *sob*.

Can you tell me the dates for the following ones, as far ahead as poss? Would love to come!

There's tomorrow...then after that, it's...

5th December

16th January
20th February
6th March
17th April (this one might not happen - we're not sure yet)

1st May
5th June
17th July

I can't be at the 6th March or 17th July *double sob* but hope to see you there some time, violincjj!

Have a lovely time. I was planning to be there but am recovering from food poisoning. Perhaps I ought to visit the forum surgery.

Ewww...hope you feel better soon, PianoNotes..

5/12 ,16/1 , 20/2 , 6/3 17/4 , 1/5 , 5/6 , 17/7

How was last Sunday's singalong?

Apparently it was very good - was gutted to miss it!

Fortunately the nice Dalcroze people are going to re-jig my timetable if kwa clashes with one of their weekends again, so that I can teach solfa for them in the morning and still go to kwa in the afternoon

For the record, 17th April is OFF and has been replaced by 3rd April.

Still a ' ' for 3/4, I'm afraid...

Next rehearsal is this coming Sunday : apologies for not being able to come again this month...

And we are hoping to keep the venue open for an hour after the session in order to imbibe some mince pies and other seasonal fare!

If you've been thinking of trying this but haven't yet - do come along!

What time does the break start? I am at a lunch do beforehand and will most probably be late.

We usually break about 3.15, but it won't matter if you arrive before that - people often come in late - just sneak in quietly and start singing!!!

We were small in number but big in voice, and had a good time. However, we need to get bigger in numbers as there are difficulties continuing at the present rate. The next rehearsal is on Sunday, 16th January, and it will be great to see (relatively) old friends and meet new ones.

I'm hoping to make 16th January - will largely depend on how I feel after two days of intensive rehearsing with the Market Harborough orchestra on 14th/15th...

Ah - I'm afraid the first two proposed dates of next term have had to be changed...

It's now 30th January - PLEASE NOTE FOR THIS WEEK ONLY DIFFERENT TIMES - 1.30pm-4.00pm - and 13th February (back to the usual 2-5pm).

The other dates remain the same.

Oooh! Those new dates look like they will work better for me.

I was sorry not to be able to get there on Sunday - pre-Christmas events overload!

Hope to get to choir in January.

L

30th January a lot better for me , but 13th February is a no, I'm afraid...

Busy weekend coming up...as well as the woodwind stuff on Saturday, the first meeting of the Kodaly choir is this Sunday All being well, I'll be there : and take note that for this month only, it starts at 1:30pm, and ends at 4pm.

I am also planning to be there. I have a feeling that the end time might be 4.30pm, though...not totally sure because there have been a few changes and I've become confuzzled...

Looking forward to dusting off those tonsils again .