17 Oct Rehearsal Update
- wisken
- Oct 18, 2024
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WEEK 7
We were a little lighter on the ground this week but had an other good session. We did a combination of chair yoga and vocal exercises for our warm up.
Warmup exercise 17 Oct
THE SONGS
We ran through You've Got A Friend, What's Up?, Time After Time, Chiquitita and Jolene.
Elena added and audience participation element to the end of Time After Time (which we will be using at Ralph Perring Court). She has kindly recorded the song for us, with the different harmony parts, plus the new ending . These recordings are all in the Lyric and Audio Library.
COFFEE NOTICES
Our next performance is coming up on Saturday 2 November - Ralph Perring Court
All the details you'll need about the performance will be coming out this week.
DATES FOR THE DIARY
The information below will be added to our Calendar and details will be shared on our Performing pages as and when we know more.
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(TBC) 1 November - Vicky's house
Soprano and alto joint ad-hoc rehearsal during half term break. These 'sectional rehearsals have been helpful in the past so, if enough people want to join, we'll be doing a run through the songs for the Ralph Perring performance. Likely to be from 7.30-9.00pm.
2 November - Ralph Perring Court
Ralph Perring Court, Beckenham, BR3 3LX
A return visit to a retirement housing complex in Beckenham whose motto is 'Interesting people living life to the full'.
Start time around 7pm with rehearsal before (timing TBC)
2 sets with break in between. Mix of whole choir and solos/ensembles
Note: As this is a private residential home, the ability to bring friends and family will be limited and dependent on numbers performing. Speak to a member of the management team if you have any questions.
7 Nov - extended night for a social at the school (after rehearsal)
Will be food/alcohol - will ask for small contribution for the evening.
- Socialise and opportunities for feedback
Thursday 28 November - Christmas Light Switch-on (outside Westow House pub, Crystal Palace)
6.30pm start with 7.00pm switch on
Westow House hosting. Details TBC
14 December COTH Christmas Party at Mozart's, Penge
More details to follow
18 November - Free workshop / 30 November Cabaret for Cancer Care Map UK
All details can be found on the Phoenix Players website.
Monday 18 November: ‘Colour My World’ with Frazer Scott. 19:30 – 21:30 – Emmanuel Church Hall SE21 8BU. In this workshop, Frazer will teach a couple of numbers from the upcoming cabaret.
Saturday 30 November: Frazer is celebrating ten years cancer-free this year. He wants to mark this milestone, but also move on from it, so the theme of this cabaret is a celebration of life. They will be running this as a 24-hour cabaret - so a rehearsal on Friday 29th evening, plus daytime on Saturday 30th, before performing that evening.
Friday 20 December - Stanley Arts Christmas Concert
Stanley Arts, 12 South Norwood Hill, SE25 6AB
More details will be shared closer to the time but, like last year, we'll be singing at Stanley Halls again as part of their Christmas show.
