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~ JB to the rescue ~
| he soloists were quite superb, as was the orchestra and there
were plenty of complimentary comments about the 2" basses,
augmented as they were by Jeremy B, our Director of Music.
~ Commitment ~
t was noticeable, however, that the Choir was not up to optimum
strength and as a result were unable to make Verdi, Puccini and
others sound as full-blooded as they should have done, had we
had greater numbers.
~ A question of taste ~
I\ e readily appreciate that Opera choruses aren’t to everyone’s
taste; and yet if we are to function as one of the best choirs in the
South, we do need to ensure that each and every member —
holidays and unavoidable work and family commitments apart —
commits themselves to all the concerts we put on if humanly
possible.
~ More venues ~
Take your partner ...
We are so convinced that the
evening is going to be such a
success that we want to share it
with more people. So do bring a
partner.
~ Unbelievable but true!
For a mere £4 per head you can
sip a glass of fine wine (or soft
drink), have something to nibble,
sit back to a recital by our very
own international celebrity followed
by a little light entertainment and
time to chat into the bargain.
Move along there. Tickets please.
Tickets are on sale from
Alan Batterbury at rehearsals, or
you can order (but not, I'm afraid,
pay for) them online at:
alan.batterbury@ntlworld.com
and he will set some aside.
N e are busy working on some exciting new concert venues for the
The Ultimate in
make our negotiations very difficult.
to present its very own Plum
coming months, and if we are unsure of your support, it is going to
~ Nice cup of tea ~
| n spite of the Fairfield Halls concert not being everybody’s cup of
tea, there was no question but that it went very well indeed and
was a lot of fun.
featuring our own logo is being
made for us by a small Cumbrlan
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Looking at the results of last year’s Choir Survey, it is clear that a
large maijority of you would appreciate some form of Christmas
’
"~ Yuletide fun
On Monday 18 December our Director of Music, Jeremy B has
Kindly agreed to give up half of the rehearsal time to a ‘Choir
Bash’. We have booked the Music Hall at Prior’s Field School in
Godalming — where we had our ‘Vivace Launch Party’ — with some
wine, great fundraising ideas, a raffle and much more. In addition
to all of this ...
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Chance of a lifetime
Itis gomg to be an even more special evening as Jeremy Filsellis
going treat us all to a short recital. What with this and a soupgon of
home-brewed entertainment, it looks like being a wonderful start to
Christmas this year.
Pudding for your Christmas fare. A
truly scrumptious Christmas pud
The puddings in two sizes, 1lb @
So let’'s have some fun!//!
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The Vivace Chorus is very proud
craft manufacturer.
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Autumn ‘06
Al ow nice to be singing to a full house as we did in the Fairfield
Halls recently. An audience of over 2,000 came from all over the
south of England for the ‘Last Night of the Proms-with-an-opera
flavour’ concert, and were certainly not disappointed.
m
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£5.75 and 2Ib @ £9.75 have won
a Gold at the food industry’s
‘Oscars’ and are seriously
gorgeous. They are the perfect
present for your family, friends and
office staff or simply to enjoy
yourself. The Order Forms can be
picked up at rehearsals. Don't
miss out on this great, yummy new
Choir fundraising spectacular.
Super ©D)
As if one fundraiser wasn’'t enough,
we have another musical one as
well: We all have those odd few
CDs in our racks at home which
How many tickets have YOU sold for the November concert? Rumour has it that
there’s a race on to see who can sell the most! Why not give it a go?
are wonderful and yet haven't
the best in the repertoire; while
been listened to since 1983.
the magic of Bruckner’s Te
two from your favourite dining
establishment? How about
Deum will not be lost on
asking that local boutique for a
anybody who hears it.
voucher? Perhaps your
You know the ones?
Christmas shopping
made easy
We are asking if you would
donate these unwanted musical
treasures to the Choir by
bringing them in to rehearsals.
Brenda Moore (the brains
behind the idea) will store them
for you until they go on sale at
the Christmas Party (18 Dec)
CD stall when, hopefully, we
will have a veritable cornucopia
of music for you to buy and
company could donate a case
One of the best
of wine or an evening
There is little doubt that this
concert should rank amongst
the very best we have done in
recent years. Our advertising is
incredibly professional-looking
nowadays and mustn’t be
allowed to be wasted on empty
chocolates that you could give
for the cause?
Whatever you can offer will be
Ticket sales are not our only
supporting your choir.
or perhaps an exotic box of
for it!
the Choir. Please help to make
both in clearing your collection
.
unwanted bottles of Port (!)
Everything gratefully received
Can you help?
of unwanted CDs, and in
House? Have you any
seats in the Cathedral. Let’'s go
raise much needed funds for
this great initiative a success,
=)
at the Royal Opera
source of revenue from concerts
however
:
very gratefully received. Please
bring prizes to our Raffle Box at
rehearsals or hand to Norman
Carpenter (B2).
A HUGE thank
you in anticipation of a great
response.
o~Golden opportunltles ~
for advertlsmgin our concert
Thereis huge potential not only
season's G?@@fififlgg
programmes but also for
We aim to have a range of
individuals or companies to
Walrin WelCoOm® o
sponsora whole or part of a
.. to the 12 new singers who
concert
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specially designed Vivace
Christmas cards available
for
you to buy shortly, with a
have recently joined the Vivace
proportion of their costs gorng to
Chorus:
the choir.
Sopranos: Vivien Rieden,
Paula Sutton, Catherine
McAulay and Genevieve Pott,
Altos: Jane Crane, Beryl
Northam, Deborah Bayliss,
Liz Durning and Isobel Rooth.
Tenors: Tony Chantler and
John Bawden, and bass Robin
Privett. It is wonderful to have
SO many new singers on board
and we hope you really enjoy
your time with the Vivace
Chorus as we move into our
60th anniversary year.
Ticket sales for our exciting 1
'German Romantics’ November
concert are going well, and yet
we really need a tremendous
sales push over the coming
weeks. Your friends and
relatives may not have heard of
Hugo Wolf, but Brahms and
Bruckner each rates as one of
the greats. The former’s Violin
Concerto must be one of
Wehave.topportumtles to flt
’
No regrets
every pocket or marketing
budget: from £300to sponsor
a soloist to £15,000 for.an
We urge you not to buy any
entlre concert
We're convinced that you won't
-
e
If evenvaguely mterested
pleasesee John Trlggour
cards until you've seen ours!
regret it. Out soon!
Chalrman or James Garrow
(BZ) for more detarls '
?.aifle PrrzeAs you read above, we
are holding a Giant Raffle at the
Christmas Party in December
We are planning to hold a Choir
Quiz Night in the centre of
Guildford in the Spring. The
tentative date is Thursday 1st
March so don’t waste any time
and this is a plea for each and
every member to see how they
can contribute to the fun.
team. Details out as soon as we
Have you got the bottle?
have more details.
in swotting up on the general
knowledge and planning a
Prizes of every shape and size
are wanted to make the Party
an evening to remember. Do
you have a cottage or a boat
that you could offer for a
Next year sees us entering our
weekend? Do you have access
60TM concert season and should
to Christmas hampers or other
exotic festive fare? Can you get
hold of a restaurant voucher or
anybody has any great ideas,
be marked in a special way. If
please let us know.