Another great turn-out on Wednesday and a great start on our Christmas repertoire too. Along with a couple of traditional carols, next week we will be continuing Little Donkey, polishing Hosanna and Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day and looking at No Small Wonder (held over from last time) + The Holly and the Ivy, Gaudete and Fais Dodo. We will continue work on You are the Sunshine of my Life too for a bit of non-Christmassy respite. Words, where needed are attached. Please print them out yourselves and maybe do a spare copy for the needy. Bethlehem Carol Sheets will be available for all of course.
COMING CHOIR EVENTS
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Thursday 11 December Shaftesbury Late Night Shopping. 7 o’clock – 7.45.
Tuesday 16 December Short Christmas Concert for the Blind Association. 3.00 p.m. British Legion Hall, Coppice Street.
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Sunday 18 January Westminster Hospital Memorial Service Afternoon. (3.00 p.m?) Town Hall
OTHER COMING EVENTS
2025
Sunday 16 November
Shaftesbury Symphony Orchestra St James Church 4.00 p.m. Beethoven and Bizet. See attached flyer.
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Wessex Strings Cheap Street Church, Sherborne 3.00 p.m. Bach, Elgar, Grieg, John Ireland. See attached flyer
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Pagoda Project (Semley Music Festival) ) St Leonard’s Church, Semley. See attached flyer.
Wednesday 19 November 11.30-12.30 violin and guitar, EMK and Colin Thompson. (Phoenix Room, Shaftesbury Arts Centre
Saturday 22 November Under Winter Stars Gillingham Singers. St James’ Church Shaftesbury. See attached flyer. The concert features a first performance of Stars by Steven Doidge – great friend of Kathy (soprano)
Sunday 14 December Wincanton Choral Society Christmas Concert. See attached flier
Wednesday 17 December 11.30-12.30 Wessex Baroque Collective. (Grosvenor Assembly Rooms. Promoted by Shaftesbury Arts Centre)
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Friday 23 January Soul Soundings. Singing workshop with Jane Harris (Rolling Harmony). Wells Cathedral and Chapter House. 7.30 – 9.30 p.m. Details at: www.tickettailor.com/events/songways/
PAYMENT BY BACS
If any choir members would prefer to pay their subs online, our bank details are:
Shaftesbury Community Choir
Account no. 23158960 Sort code: 30-65-21
Payments can be made for individual sessions or block payments of several weeks but payments should be made before the session and please indicate the date of session/s paid for.
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David
8 November 2025