Wayns Weekly 6th December 2024
Running Order for Tomorrow’s Concert
The running order for the concert, including stands and sits can be found by clicking here. The congregational carols are in the green Carols for Choirs 1. Extras will be available for those who don’t have the book. These carols are also in 100 Carols for Choirs, however the books are heavy, particularly in the folders!
Other Rehearsal/Concert Information
Just a few reminders:
Rehearsal from 1pm to 4pm. Please be seated in time for the rehearsal to start punctually but don’t arrive too early as Veronica needs time to sort things out first!
Please make sure your music is in your Wayns folders.
We are all wearing black with jackets. Ladies, please make sure your trousers or skirts are ankle length. Please remember to wear your scarves or kerchiefs. The static cameras will be on us!
The cathedral authorities only allow water to be brought into the building.
Please remember stage etiquette. No waving, chatting etc. and only applaud our fellow performers when sitting down.
Most importantly…….smile and enjoy, it’s Christmas!
Wayns Weekly 2nd December 2024
Concert Details - Saturday December 7th
Rehearsal - 1pm to 4pm. Please get in your seats by 12.50 but please don’t arrive too early - give Veronica and I a chance to label the seats. The seat plan is the usual but please click here to refresh your memory.
Concert starts at 7.30pm. Pleases be ready to join the stage by 7.20. Veronica will give further instructions later.
Concert Dress :
Gentlemen – Black Trousers, black shirts, jackets and gold handkerchiefs.
Ladies – Black trousers or ankle-length black skirts, black long-sleeved tops jackets and gold scarves.
Please remember to put your music into your black Waynflete folders. We are on camera, if only a static one!
2. Christmas Market - Thursday 5th December 5.00pm
Please arrive at the stage in the food hall in the inner close by 4.50pm - I suggest you avoid the entrance by the West Door and come in by the skype or St Swithun’s Street. John Lunt (B2) is conducting and has sent the programme using the green Carols for Choirs 1. We hope to sing the Ukranian carol The Carol of the Bells, please bring your own copy which you can find using this link.
Christmas Cards, payments and Tickets for Concerts
Both are still available. The cards will be at this week’s rehearsal. £5 for 6.
Please note that all payments at choir are being done electronically using cards/phones. This is easier for Susan Rees and Kate Baker in that getting cash in reasonable quantities is very difficult nowadays and paying in cash can also be problematic.
5. A Staging Request from Veronica
As you know we are trying a new venue for our Summer concert in 2025. The Guildhall does not have any suitable staging we can use so we are looking to borrow or hire some so we all have good sight lines at the concert. This would cost the choir a substantial amount if we hire from a specialist company. We need something similar to that used at Winchester College this summer. If any of you work in a school, college, university or other establishment that might have some staging we could hire or borrow over the weekend of 28th June 2025, please could you let Veronica know at veronica.kshaw@gmail.com
Thank you.
Wayns Weekly 26th November 2024
Final push on ticket sales
Now is the time for a final push on tickets for next weekend. Please put up any posters that you quite haven’t got around to, and make sure any flyers are put to good use – please think about village noticeboards, cafes, newsagents, your local church, your front window. Every little helps! Some of us have found that sharing the flyer image on neighbourhood WhatsApp groups can be remarkably successful. Here is the flyer.
2. Flyer Amnesty
If you have a few flyers that you won’t get around to using, do please bring them back so we can use them next week in city centre hotels.
3. Christmas Card Sales
Thank you to all those who have bought Waynflete Christmas cards, we have sold 122 packs so far and it would be great to push that up to at least 200 . They will continue on sale for the next two rehearsals at £5.00 per pack. This is a fundraising initiative and if we sell all the cards, we will raise close to £900 for the choir, which goes a long way to covering the cost of a decent soloist for a concert. Those that don’t sell will be saved for sale next year. To remind you, it’s £5 for a pack of 6 cards. Click here for a look at the front of the card.
4. Rehearsal - Saturday 7th December - 1pm to 4pm
5. Christmas Market - Thursday 5th December 5pm
There’s still time to sign up by clicking on to this website. We have 11 Sopranos; 10 Altos; 3 Tenors and 9 Basses……so far!
John Lunt (B2) will be conducting us and has kindly put together a ‘programme’ all from the Green Carols for Choirs 1. Please find the list here - and bring it with you on the night. Try to look as colourful and festive as the weather allows and don’t leave your smiles at home!
Please aim to turn up for 4.50pm so we are ready to sing at 5. I suggest you enter the market either from St Swithun’s Street or via the slype, so avoiding the potentially large queues by the West Door.
Wayns Weekly 19th November 2024
1.Wayns Survey and Christmas Market Sign Up
Please complete this brief questionnaire that David Green has been working on with others to look into ways in which we might improve our recruitment.
Also please sign up for the Christmas Market on Thursday 5th December at 5 pm, by clicking on to this website. Just scroll down the page where you will find that you can tick yes and your Voice part. A1s, Tenors and Basses should be familiar with this.
To date we have: 8 sopranos; 9 altos; 3 Tenors and 8 basses. We could do with some more, please.
2. A Message from Veronica re Help on Saturday 5th December
Thank you to the people who have volunteered to help with moving the organ. We now have enough to do this safely.
A couple of people said they might be able to stand/sit by the South door between 12 noon and the start of the rehearsal. Please could they email me on veronica.kshaw@gmail.com or see me at Thursday's rehearsal to confirm this is still the case.
Thank you.
3. Waynflete Christmas Cards
We sold 100 packs last week, we still have 200 left. This is a great potential fund raiser so please think about buying some (more?) at this week’s rehearsal.
To remind you, it’s £5 for a pack of 6 cards. Click here for a look at the front of the card.
4. Gold Scarves/Kerchiefs for Christmas Concert
We will be wearing our gold extras for this concert. Please make sure you can find yours. Sarah will have some to buy this week (£5). Thank you.
5. Concert Publicity
Please keep spreading the word, we must sell the tickets and Christmas is a busy time for concerts. Here is the flyer.
Wayns Weekly 11th November 2024
Wayns Survey - Please Complete
David Green has been working with others to look into ways in which we might improve our recruitment. As part of this he asked that we complete this brief questionnaire
Christmas Market - Thursday 5th December - Sign Up
We have been allocated a slot on Thursday 5th December at 5 pm. Please could you indicate whether or not you will be taking part by clicking on to this website. Just scroll down the page where you will find that you can tick yes and your Voice part. A1s, Tenors and Basses should be familiar with this.
Apologies for the adverts that go with this - I’ve gone for the free option!
Waynflete Christmas Cards
Daniel and Sarah have organised the printing of Waynflete Christmas cards which will be on sale at Thursday’s rehearsal.
Click here for a look at the front of the card. £5 for a pack of 6 cards.
Thursday’s Rehearsal 14th November - Christmas Light Switch -on
Just a warning that Winchester’s Christmas light switch-on is taking place this Thursday and may cause problems with parking. Please bare that in mind and leave extra time.
Gold Scarves/Kerchiefs for Christmas Concert
We will be wearing our gold extras for this concert. Please make sure you can find yours. Sarah will be ordering some more very shortly (£5) and I will be asking your part reps to ask if anyone needs any of the above. Particularly our new members but also those of you who may have mislaid them since last year. Please respond quickly so that Sarah can get ordering. Thank you.
Wayns Weekly 6th November 2024
Welcome Back - Voice Stock Taking
Welcome back after half term. The voice stocktaking exercise begins this week the full list is found here. Please arrive 5 minutes before your time so that we don’t get behind on the schedule. Also try not to disturb the rehearsal when you join late. Thank you.
Concert Help
A message from Veronica:
On the day of the concert we will need a few volunteers as follows:Someone to stay by the South door to ensure only orchestra members and soloists go in and out. This is from 12 noon until the start of the rehearsal at 1pm. It could be a choir member or friend/spouse/adult child etc.
A few people - 4 if possible - to move the chamber organ. The vergers have said they cannot do so for H&S reasons. We have been informed there will be a ramp. We assume it will need to be moved back at the end of the concert, but will get this confirmed. We need to arrange a time between 11.30 and 12.30 to ensure it is in place for the start of the rehearsal. Again, choir members or adult friends/spouse etc.
Please contact Veronica at veronica.kshaw@gmail.com
Concert Publicity
Please keep spreading the word, we must sell the tickets and Christmas is a busy time for concerts. Here is the flyer.
Concert Notes
Once again, Duncan Eves has sent us the concert notes telling us about the music we will be singing. Click here. Thankyou Duncan.
Wayns Weekly 22nd October 2024
Rehearsal This Week and Music
Just to remind everyone that there is a rehearsal this week. Half term is next week - no rehearsal therefore on Thursday 31st October.
Susan Rees has been extremely busy ordering the final bits of music (from France!). There has been a slight problem with the Wachet Auf. The hire copies have arrived and will be available this week , however the new copies for buying have not. We will be collecting the £2 hire fee (by card) this Thursday, providing you not have ordered any other music.
The new copies of the Bach will be available after half term on 7th November together with copies of Andy Lumsden’s Silent Night and Verdi’s Requiem. All other money will be collected by card on that night.
2. Voice Stocktake
For those who weren't at the AGM (and, indeed, for those that were) we discussed that we have imbalances and gaps across the choir and we need to focus our recruiting efforts to try to remediate this. But the first thing for us to understand is exactly where we are starting from. We haven't done any formal re-auditions for a while and so we haven't considered individual voices and whether we might be able to move some B1s to B2, or S2s to S1 etc. So we have decided to do a quick "stocktake".
The idea is to make this as painless as possible. After half term, everyone will be invited in groups of about 6, within your part, to have a short slot with Andy before a rehearsal. During your slot Andy will do a quick range test and then take you through effectively a brief sectional rehearsal on some of the music we are doing this term. It's absolutely not a re-audition, and there is no sense of passing or failing, but it will help us to get a much more detailed view of what we currently have in the choir and where we need to focus efforts to keep us as a balanced, capable ensemble.
Kate Spencer and your part reps will be in touch with timings, and I would ask you to try to make your allocated session if at all possible - we (and I suspect you!) would rather do the groups by part than have groups made up of several singers from different parts of the choir.
Thanks
Daniel
3. Concert Flyers.
The flyer for A Classical Christmas is available here. Please circulate as much as possible. Please also note that Sarah Jones is bringing hard copies, both A5 and A4. Please only take what you need and can put up in places where they can be seen.
Wayns Weekly 15th October 2024
Welcome to Our New Members
We have a number of new members, so a big welcome to you all!
Georgia Wyatt S1
Vicki Platt S2
Alison Maxwell S2
Kayla Ellington A2
Rose Evans A2
Guy Milton T1
Paul Sherrington B1
Grahame Edmonds B2
Their details will be included on an updated members’ list soon. Some of them have already sent their photos to Sophie House for inclusion on the members’ photos. Sophie welcomes photos from all members - please add yours if you haven't already. Sophielouisehouse@gmail.com
Jacki will be giving you more information about them after half term in her blog.
2. AGM - This Thursday, 17th October 2024
Just a reminder that the rehearsal starts at 7pm followed by drinks and nibbles at 8pm (kindly provided by the A1s this year) followed by the AGM. Please make an effort to come, this is very much your choir.
Links to the Agenda, Minutes and the 2024 Accounts (2 papers) are here at a click.
Wayns Weekly 9th October 2024
AGM Reminder
Please don’t forget the AGM is on Thursday 17th October. Rehearsal starting that day at 7pm, followed by refreshments/social and AGM at 8.45. You can access the papers here and last year’s minutes here.
A Classical Christmas - 7th December
A reminder that tickets are now on sale via the Winchester Cathedral website. Please also consider sharing the flyer with friends and acquaintances.
Tickets prices are the same as the last concert:
A - M - £50
N to T - £40
U to HH - £30
JJ to PP - £25
QQ to back and side aisles - £15
Singing at the Christmas Market Thursday 5th December 5pm
Please make the date in your diary!
4. Anna Dennis Singing in a Shopping Centre
Duncan Eves saw this and thought we might like it. Anna is a local soprano and who has sung with us a few times. Have a listen.
5. David Owen Norris plays his own Piano Sonata
Thursday October 24th 2024 @ 7.30pm, The Lights, Andover, Hampshire SP10 1AH. For more information go to the Local Concerts page in the members area.
Wayns Weekly 25th September 2024
1.DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES:
i)AGM Thursday 17th October
Please make a note of this date and turn up. A reminder we have a short rehearsal followed by a social gathering of wine and nibbles (A1s in charge this year!). The AGM itself is fairly brief but very informative. It’s a forum for members to hear what’s going on, to ask questions and to offer their services, even join the committee…..
ii) Singing at the Christmas Market - Thursday 5th December
We now have a time and date for this: 5pm on Thursday 5th December. We have a half hour slot and hope that we can muster 50 of you for this time.
2. Priority Booking for December Concert Closes on Friday 27th September
Please send your ticket requests in to Sarah Delany sarah.delany@btinternet.com, who has kindly offered to liaise with the Cathedral again.
Tickets prices are the same as the last concert:
A - M - £50
N to T - £40
U to HH - £30
JJ to PP - £25
QQ to back and side aisles - £15
3. Thankyou to Adrian Hickford (B1) and Jo Pankhurst (A1)
Adrian has agreed to take on the role of Bass Part Rep. He has taken over from David Reece who had filled the role since 2010! We are still looking for a Tenor part rep.
Jo Pankhurst has agreed to be i/c Registers so please let Jo know joannapankhurst64@gmail.com (and your part rep) know if you have any absences coming up or if you can’t sing in a concert.
4. Don’t Forget to Pay Your Subs…..
£200 for the year, less than 2 cups of coffee a week!
Wayns Weekly 17th September 2024
1. Bayeux Trip
There have been some issues with downloading the form for those who use ipads so I have sent an attachment out on a WW email in the hope it will help. Otherwise, please click here.
2. The Move to Card Payments for Choir Music
The main reason for this is that it is increasingly difficult to deal with large sums of cash. Trying to get a cash float of a mere £20 is almost impossible and has taken Susan Rees a lot of time and effort, not that she has complained. It is also easier and quicker on the night, one tap and you're away not having to fumble with cash, change etc! Some people have asked about the cost of doing this. It is negligible.
Please note though that the 100 club will be run using cash so please bring your tenners to the next rehearsal.
3. Priority Booking for December Concert is Now Open
Choir priority booking for our Christmas concert will run till Friday 27th September, before public booking opens on the 28th. Please send your ticket requests in to Sarah Delany sarah.delany@btinternet.com, who has kindly offered to liaise with the Cathedral again.
Tickets prices are the same as the last concert:
A - M - £50
N to T - £40
U to HH - £30
JJ to PP - £25
QQ to back and side aisles - £15
A few selling points on this concert:
Beethoven’s Mass in C will open the proceedings , a work of profound emotional depth
The second half is devoted to Christmas music , including Bach’s wonderful cantata ‘Wachet Auf!’ (Sleepers Wake!)
There will be carols for both choir and audience
The Waynflete carols include Andy Lumsden’s own setting of Silent Night as well as our very own Tim Cain’s prize-winning carol ‘Let us now go to Bethlehem’ . This carol was awarded joint first prize in the Sir David Wilcocks carol competition of 2022 run by the Bach choir - judged by David Hill, Jonathan Wilcocks and Cecilia McDowell (no less)
We are accompanied by the English Chamber Orchestra, with a stellar line up of soloists. The tenor soloist is Benjamin Hulett – well known to the choir, who joined us last year in Benjamin Britten’s St Nicolas, many will remember his truly spell-bounding performance
And of course we have Andy Lumsden conducting! We are so privileged to have his continuing musical direction.
The concert flyer can be found under the flyers and publicity tab on the members’ page, click here. Please download it and forward to your friends and family.
Wayns Weekly 10th September 2024
1. Welcome Back - we restart on Thursday 12th September
If you have music to collect please come early so we can start on time at 7.30. We will be collecting money by card. Although there will be an opportunity to pay by cash, we would prefer payments by card.
2. Payment of Subs - a Message from Kate Baker, Treasurer
Thanks to those who have already paid their members subs for this year and a reminder to everyone else that payment is now due. The total for the year is £200. If you would like to pay in 2 instalments please send £100 now and £100 before 31st December. Please use the reference Members Subs when making your payment to the Waynflete bank account : sort code 20-97-01 account no. 90926477. Please contact me with any concerns about payment kbaker2609@gmail.com . As Daniel has explained, the increase in subs is necessary to enable us to continue working with top quality musicians. I hope you agree that it still represents excellent value for money: we have an exciting programme ahead this year, with superb orchestras and amazing soloists. For more information click here and select Subs for 2024/25 on the menu.
3. Bayeux Trip 29th May to 1st June 2025
Just a reminder to fill in your forms and send them to Jane Kennedy at janekennedy965@gmail.com by 12th September. Click here to find the form and information
4. Dates for Open Rehearsals and Auditions
Open rehearsals are on the 19th and 26th September. I already have 3 people interested but please let potential new singers know. Auditions are on Thursday 3rd October. The recruitment flyer can be found under the publicity tab on the members’ page - please download and forward to anyone who may be interested. Further information on the audition process for forwarding to anyone who might be interested can be found by clicking here.
5. The AGM Thursday 17th October 2024
The AGM is a little earlier than usual this year. However, it is still an important part of our choir year and we want to see as many members as possible. There are committee vacancies, including the appointment of Secretary, so if you are interested in joining the committee or becoming secretary, please contact Daniel Benton daniel.benton@btinternet.com or Kate Spencer kate.spencer15@gmail.com
Wayns Weekly 9th July 2024
A Note from David Owen Norris
Dear George and Andy and Wayns all!
That was an enormous pleasure on Saturday. Thank you all very much, and please convey my best wishes to all and sundry.
It was terrific to see you all again.
All my very best wishes
David
Wayns Weekly 8th July 2024
Concert and Thanks
What a fantastic concert we had on Saturday. A big thanks to many people;
Andy Lumsden - for getting so much out of us on the evening with good humour and aplenty of enthusiasm.
George Castle - for the rehearsals he has taken and played for this term. We are so lucky to have him as our number 1 support act. And then he wows us with his wonderful playing in the concert. Not quite the United Church piano but he coped! So good to hear him play a good piano.
Andy Hayman - for stepping up and playing for our rehearsals.
David Owen Norris - for giving us yet another superbly entertaining demonstration of the versatility and brilliance of his piano playing.
Also well done to Sarah Jones for getting the publicity out there and ensuring the tickets get sold; Lea Holmes for finding the soloists; Veronica Shaw for liaising with Winchester College and sorting out the wine, seating etc.; Susan Rees for sourcing and sorting the music (and to Sarah Delany for helping with this); Chris Town for producing the concert programme and Duncan Eves for contributing to said programme.
I apologise if I have missed any one out, easily done, as many people are needed to get concerts and rehearsals off the ground.
2. Next Term
A reminder that next term starts on September 12th. Remember to come early to pick up your music. Term dates can be found here
3. Concert at St Cross 28th July
Please find details here
Summer Term 2024 Wayns weeklies
It all begins with an idea.
Wayns Weekly: 10th July 2024
A Note from David Owen Norris
Dear George and Andy and Wayns all!
That was an enormous pleasure on Saturday. Thank you all very much, and please convey my best wishes to all and sundry.
It was terrific to see you all again.
All my very best wishes
David
Wayns Weekly: 8th July 2024
1. Concert and Thanks
What a fantastic concert we had on Saturday. A big thanks to many people;
Andy Lumsden - for getting so much out of us on the evening with good humour and aplenty of enthusiasm.
George Castle - for the rehearsals he has taken and played for this term. We are so lucky to have him as our number 1 support act. And then he wows us with his wonderful playing in the concert. Not quite the United Church piano but he coped! So good to hear him play a good piano.
Andy Hayman - for stepping up and playing for our rehearsals.
David Owen Norris - for giving us yet another superbly entertaining demonstration of the versatility and brilliance of his piano playing.
Also well done to Sarah Jones for getting the publicity out there and ensuring the tickets get sold; Lea Holmes for finding the soloists; Veronica Shaw for liaising with Winchester College and sorting out the wine, seating etc.; Susan Rees for sourcing and sorting the music (and to Sarah Delany for helping with this); Chris Town for producing the concert programme and Duncan Eves for contributing to said programme.
I apologise if I have missed any one out, easily done, as many people are needed to get concerts and rehearsals off the ground.
2. Next Term
A reminder that next term starts on September 12th. Remember to come early to pick up your music. Term dates can be found here
Please note that the AGM is on Thursday 16th October.
3. Concert at St Cross 28th July
Please find details here
Wayns Weekly: 2nd July 2024
1. Reminders about 6th July Concert
Tickets still need selling!
Rehearsal is from 1pm to 3pm
Dress is plain, coloured tops (not T shirts) with sleeves. black trousers or skirts - ankle length, black shoes.
Please remember your folders.
Only hired copied of The Rio Grande need returning, to Kate Spencer, please. I will find a suitable place on Saturday afternoon.
2. Rehearsals
Just a reminder that this Thursday, 4th July, is the last rehearsal until Thursday 12th September. Dates for the next year’s terms can be found here
Wayns Weekly: 24th June 2024
1. Message from Andy Lumsden
Dear all,
As many of you will know, things have been rather complicated at the cathedral over the past month or two, and that combined with preparations for SCF have meant I have missed rather more rehearsals than Daniel lets you all get away with. I know some of you are nervous with the concert coming up very soon that I haven't been about much. Can I just confirm that I definitely plan to be there for the next couple of rehearsals and for the concert, and can I thank George for doing such a brilliant job of covering for me.
Andy
2. Message from Daniel re Subs for Next Year
Dear all,
Your committee has been looking at our financial situation. As you will recall from the discussions at our last couple of AGMs, putting on concerts with the sort of soloists and orchestras we want to work with is getting more and more expensive. If we completely fill the cathedral we can just about break even on a concert, but generally we make a loss. Thanks to all of your efforts in selling tickets, our loss last year was not as bad as it could have been, but we haven't generated an excess; and, as you know, we have big plans for the next year: the Verdi Requiem will be an expensive thing to put on.
After much discussion, we have reluctantly decided to set the subs for next year at £200. This is a £15 increase, but still works out at around £7 per rehearsal. Kate Baker will be in touch before the beginning of next term about payment, and as always, we will try to be as flexible as possible for those who find it easier to pay in chunks, rather than all in one go.
I'm always happy to chat to any of you about any concerns on our committee decisions, but whilst I would rather not be putting up subs, I hope you think this is not excessive and still provides good value for the experience we have in singing such brilliant music together.
Thanks
Daniel
3. Important - Tickets Still Need to be Sold
Don’t forget that you can download the electronic flyer via the Publicity tab of the members area. If every member can sell two more tickets that would make a huge difference!
The direct link for tickets is here: A Summer Romance eventbrite.co.uk
4. Paul Spicer Choral Course St Cross 9th to 10th November 2024
Paul Spicer is running a course at St Cross.
The website address is: https://englishchoralexperience.co.uk/ - and click on the link to the St Cross course.
Paul is an excellent choir trainer, and the music to be rehearsed will be the lovely G minor Mass of Vaughan Williams and a short piece by Tippett, both for double choir.
Wayns Weekly: 17th June 2024
1. Back to Rehearsals this Thursday, 20th June 2024
Just a reminder that we have just 3 more Thursday rehearsals before our concert on 6th July.
2. Thank You to Daniel
I’m sure we would all like to say a very big thank you to Daniel and Alison for their kind hospitality last Thursday. A great time was has by all.
3. Saturday 6th July
A reminder that the rehearsal will be from 1pm to 3pm on the afternoon of 6th July.
Choir dress will be plain coloured tops/shirts with black skirts or trousers. We aim to look summery and colourful for this more informal summer concert.
We need some volunteers to sell tickets on the day, check people have tickets and direct them to the hall. They shouldn't be choir members but friends or relatives who could be available from 6.30.
Wayns Weekly: 3rd June2024
1. Welcome Back to Rehearsals This Week
See you all on Thursday 6th June.
2. Get-together 13th June - Nibbles and Canapes, Please!
Following Daniel Benton’s invitation to a social get-together at his house on the 13th June, he has very kindly offered to provide ALL the drinks. It would be great if between us we could muster nibbles and canapés to bring and share. We appreciate it may not be possible for everyone to bring something but if you do have time, please bring a plate or bowl of something to hand round. All contributions welcome. Please email Sarah Jones: sj@luminaconsulting.com to let her know if you’re bringing something. (This is mostly to ensure we don’t end up with thirty plates of sausage rolls! ). Time to put on your culinary thinking caps!
Directions to Daniel’s house are contained in Wayns Weekly of 21st May, scroll down to find it.
3. Ticket Sales
Ticket sales are still rather slow for the July concert and we have currently sold one third of the seats in New Hall. If you have taken flyers or posters please make every effort to distribute them or to get them displayed on a public notice board. Don’t forget that you can also download the electronic flyer via the Publicity tab of the members area. If every member can sell two more tickets that would make a huge difference!
We will be increasing our social media posting over the next few weeks so please like and share anything that you see.
The direct link for tickets is here: A Summer Romance eventbrite.co.uk
Wayns Weekly: 27th May 2024
1.No Rehearsal This Week
A reminder that this week is half term and there is no rehearsal this Thursday, 30th May. Rehearsals resume on Thursday, 6th June.
There is also no rehearsal on Thursday 13th June and Daniel Benton is kindly hosting a social evening at his house. See WW of 21st May for more details.
2. Updated Members’ List
I have updated the members’ list to include our 3 new members; Lizzie Wayne (S1), Helen Rowland (S2) and Selina Hepworth (A2)
This can be found on the members’ page - I have created a new link called Choir Members’ Contact List so you can go straight to the list from the members’ page or click here: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/629a2c8cefa7042e3f7799c3/t/665493b85ddabe2bc48a5ac9/1716818872978/Membership_List_May_2024.pdf
Wayns Weekly: 21st May 2024
An Invitation from Daniel Benton for Thursday 13th June
Dear all,
As I mentioned at last week's rehearsal, we thought it might be a nice idea to use one of the many rehearsal slots we have this term for a social get-together.
I'd therefore like to invite you all to drinks and nibbles at my house from 7pm on June 13th. I live about 10 minutes outside Winchester at Oak House, Park Lane, Ropley, SO24 0BE. It's rather in the middle of a field, so public transport won't help much, and so although we have ample (free!) parking, it may be a good idea to try to organise car shares with your chums to enable you to drink safely. The plan would be to be in the garden, but if it's wet there is plenty of room indoors, and we could even have a rehearsal in the music room...
What3words for the gate is "viewing.inclined.tentacles" and for the parking field (10 yards away from the gate) is "theme.porch.lifeboats". For those who use more traditional means, directions from Winchester are included below.
Could I ask you all to email me on daniel.benton@btinternet.com to let me know if you will be coming, just so that I have a vague idea of numbers ?
Do come if you can - it will be nice for everyone to get a chance to chat outside of the usual United Church setting.
Daniel
Directions to Oak House from Winchester: Take the A31 from Winchester towards Alton. After about 4 miles, you’ll get to a roundabout on the A31 at the turning to Alresford where the A31 goes from dual carriageway to single. Carry on along the A31 to the next roundabout (about 2 miles) where you turn right (signposted to Bramdean and the Old Park Industrial Estate). If you get to a Shell petrol station on your right you’ve gone too far. After turning right, after about 250 yards there’s a tiny turning to the left, opposite some big barns, with a post box on the corner. Be brave and take the left turn. You go up a little hill and can see our house over the fields in front of you. Follow the lane for a mile and a bit (it turns to the left at Jefford Cottage) and you will pass the imposing iron gates of Harcombe House on your right. 100 yards after that you get to the rather more modest wooden gates of Oak House. Can’t possibly go wrong.
Wayns Weekly: 15th May 2024
Afternoon Rehearsal Time for 6th July Concert
Please note that the rehearsal for this concert will be from 1pm to 3pm.
The Waynflete Obit - Saturday 17th August 2024
This year our Evensong is later than the anniversary of the death of Bishop Waynflete on 11th August 1486, but I hope being a Saturday some singers who are in full-time employment may be able to join us.
The service will feature music by Anthony Caesar in the 100th anniversary year of his birth. Born in Southampton he was a boy Chorister at Winchester Cathedral, and returned as Precentor and member of Chapter. In retirement he was Chaplain at the Hospital of St Cross.
I will be circulating a sign-up sheet later in the term, but please note Saturday 17th August in your diaries, with a practice at St Cross on Thursday 15th August at 7.30pm.
John Pringle
Wayns Weekly: 6th May 2024
1. Concert Publicity and Tickets
Printed posters and flyers will be available this week, do please take them and distribute widely! There are lots of places that can accept posters - eg village stores and newsagents, school noticeboards, cafes, supermarket noticeboards, your front window and even your car! The electronic version can be downloaded for sharing from the ‘publicity materials’ tab of the members’ page.
Please don’t forget to share the Eventbrite link for tickets with your family and friends and encourage them to come to this lovely event.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-summer-romance-tickets-884814322457
There is also a link via our concert page.
Having made a fantastic start with ticket sales, with 66 sold in the first four days, we have only sold four tickets over the past few days, so do please keep your efforts up, we really should be able to fill New Hall.
2. Future Concert Dates
Saturday December 7th 2024 - Beethoven Mass in C Major; Cecilia Macdowell’s Christus Est plus Carols
Friday 4th April 2025- Verdi Requiem
May 2025 - Tour of Normandy (dates t.b.c)
July 2025 - Summer concert (t.b.c)
Saturday December 6th 2025 - Handel Messiah
Further details will follow as will term dates for 2024/25.
Wayns Weekly: 29th April 2024
1. Tickets For 6th July Concert Are On Sale from 29th April
You will find the flyer under publicity in the members’ area https://static1.squarespace.com/static/629a2c8cefa7042e3f7799c3/t/662d1abeecc74c104120e0a3/1714231999256/A+Summer+Romance+flyer.jpg
Please download and share these as much as possible. Sarah will be bringing physical copies of flyers and posters to rehearsals.
Visit Eventbrite to buy tickets for your friends and relatives https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-summer-romance-tickets-884814322457?aff=ebdsshios
2. Liebeslieder Pronunciation Tapes and Translation
Anne Steer (S2) has very kindly recorded all of the German words to help non German speakers like me, thank you Anne. There is also a translation that Duncan Eves has found. Click here to find both: https://www.waynfletesingers.org.uk/brahms-liebeslieder-pronunciation-files
3. Rio Grande Recording
This is the recording of Rio Grande that Duncan recommended that we listen to. Andre Previn with Cristina Ortez.
On Spotify:
….or YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=lvRKCijtkO4
Wayns Weekly: 23rd April 2024
1. Remembering Gilly Jones – A1
Jacki Donnellan kindly agreed to accept your memories of Gilly Jones and put together a memorial page for Wayns Augmented on the members’ section of the website. All contributions to Jacki at jackidonnellan@gmail.com
2. Open Rehearsals and Auditions
Just a reminder that the open rehearsals are on Thursdays 2nd and 9th May with auditions on Tuesday 14th May. We are particularly keen on encouraging tenors and basses and younger voices overall.
3. German Pronunciation for the Liebesliede Waltzes
Anne Steer (S2) is currently recording the words for the Liebeslieder Waltzes to help those of us who would like some help with the German. Recordings will be coming your way soon. Thanks to Anne.
Wayns Weekly: 15th April 2024
Rehearsal 18th April
I hope you all had a good Easter. And so, the summer term begins this Thursday, 18th April. Please try to arrive early to pick up any music that you may have hired or are wanting to buy.
Augmented Blog Page
In case you have missed this, Jacki added two items after the last concert. The first is an interview with Veronica Shaw in which she tells us about herself and her role as concert Manager: https://www.waynfletesingers.org.uk/waynsaugmented/blog-post-title-one-p3zze
The second includes members’ views of that wonderful Baroque concert of 9th March:
https://www.waynfletesingers.org.uk/waynsaugmented/Blog%20Post%20Title%20One-zdgfs
Pitch Perfect Concert Series at St Cross
This is a series of lunchtime concerts at the Hospital of St Cross featuring young musicians. The concerts run from 18th April to 31st October. More details can be found here: www.perfectpitchconcerts.co.uk
Wayns Weekly: 13th March
1. Baroque Concert 9th March
What a wonderful concert it was. Many thanks to Andy Lumsden and George and also to Andy Hayman for stepping in to help with the rehearsals.
I have added Derek Beck’s write up for the Hampshire Chronicle to be found here
Could I also repeat Jacki Donnellan’s request for your comments on the concert, for inclusion on the Wayns Augmented page. Comments to jackidonnellan@gmail.com
2. Local Concerts
Clicking on the Local Concerts section on the members’ page will bring you to flyers, and sometimes web links, to concerts by other local choirs etc. the latest addition is from Southern Voices, relating to their Come and Sing on Saturday 4th May. Along with the flyer, I have added a link to the relevant web page which gives all the details you need.
There is also information about new production of Haydn’s Creation with dance in Winchester on the 6th of April with an offer pf a 10% discount using the code CHOIR10.
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