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Looking Back and Forwards

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We thoroughly enjoyed the summer concert, just over two weeks ago now, at the Princess Pavilion. A warm sunny evening (a little too hot for some) provided the backdrop for a varied programme of music laced together with a theme of peace and joy. In addition to the choir pieces there were solos from choir members – vocal, instrumental and poetical – as well as a singing trio and the delightful Carrick Consort recorder group.

After a well-deserved short summer break, rehearsals begin again tonight at 7.30pm at The Hub, Carnon Downs (in the hall next to the Methodist Chapel). Anyone interested in joining the choir is very welcome to come along on a Thursday evening to see what we get up to.

Thanks to our choir supporters Peter and John for the photos of the evening.

Summer is coming!

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Despite the wind and greyness today, Stithians Ladies are full of the joys of summer and busy getting ready for our next concert. We are happy to say that our new Musical Director is settling in well, and we are delighted that Rico agreed to take us on. We have been busy rehearsing a range of new songs, including the lively medieval Sumer is icumen in, as well as more modern tunes and some old favourites. We will be at the Princess Pavilion in Falmouth on Monday 22 July, as part of their Summer Sounds programme, please come and join us for an entertaining evening.

🎶It’s beginning to sound a lot like Christmas🎶

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The community carol service at the Methodist Church is a Stithians tradition, bringing many aspects of the community together. This year the Mens’ Choir, the school, the Beavers, the ukulele group and a large congregation joined the Ladies Choir in raising the roof with their singing. We were also thrilled that a group who have been learning British Sign Language came to sign “Silent Night” while we sang.

Thank you, Stithians village for a memorable start to the warmth of Christmas!

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🌟YET ANOTHER BIG CHEQUE

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This week we were joined by Mary Murfin and she was presented with cheque for £500 to support the work of Children’s Hospice South West. Mary, ( centre ) is pictured together with chairman Peggy and Treasurer Trish.

For more than 30 years, Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) has been dedicated to helping local families make the most of short and precious lives.

To find out more about supporting CHSW or volunteering in your area, contact mary.murfin@chsw.co.uk or call 07500 081972.

We raised this useful sum of money at our concert in October which we shared with Loveny Male Voice Choir – thank you gentlemen for your contribution to our support for this remarkable cause.

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🌟ANOTHER BIG CHEQUE🌟

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Representatives from The royal British Legion attended our choir practice this Thursday and we presented them with a cheque for £400 from the funds raised at our recent Poppy Appeal concert ( see previous post ) Tempting though it was, they did not stay for our rehearsal! Like most choirs we are well into the preparations for our Christmas engagements, starting on December 2nd when sing at the Ponsonooth Christmas lights switch on.

🌟Poppies galore🌟

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Concert to support the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal.

To celebrate our involvement in the Poppy Appeal we were sartorially appropriate!

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The church of Our Lady of the Portal and St Piran was the venue for our Autumn concert where we were joined by the lovely gentlemen of City of Truro Male Choir.

Both choirs were in splendid voice and the appreciative audience was thoroughly enriched and entertained. The Stithians Ladies singing was enhanced by the beautiful playing of Karen on Baroque recorder and Sara on trumpet as well as the expert accompaniment if Maestro Rico. The compere, Aubin de Gruchy, gave a commentary appropriate to the occasion with gentleness and humour. There were lovely raffle prizes and an excellent sum was raised to contribute to the fine work of of the Royal British Legion.

✨MAGIC IN THE AIR✨

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STITHIANS LADIES CHOIR

The magical acoustics and atmosphere of All Saints Church, Falmouth were the setting for our Charity Concert last weekend. We were delighted to host the gentlemen of Mousehole Male Voice Choir who journeyed east to share a delightful evening of music and camaraderie whilst raising funds to support the Children’s Hospice Southwest. https://www.chsw.org.uk

MOUSEHOLE MALE VOICE CHOIR

The bold, bravura performances from the Mousehole Men were a perfect foil for the silvery tones and quirky humour of the Ladies, whilst a shared warmth of tone and resonance kept the listeners spell-bound.

THE THREE SOPRANOS modelling their new jewellery!

The audience was large and appreciative, delving deeply into their pockets to support the work of Children’s Hospice Southwest – we do not yet know the amount collected but we will be having a cheque presentation as soon as we can. Mary Murfin from the charity explained during the evening how important such collections are for this vital local resource.

Preparing to sing together.

As a finale to the concert the choirs joined together to sing the rousing Morte Christe, followed by thunderous applause, many congratulations and scrummy pasties!

⭐️A MAGIC EVENING INDEED!⭐️
watch this space for a possible repeat performance!

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💜A WONDERFUL CELEBRATION💜

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We celebrated International Women’s Day a couple of days later than the official date – we calculated that not many people would attend a concert on a Wednesday! But people certainly turned out in force to share some fine musical performances and some equally fine refreshments.

OUR WONDERFUL AND TALENTED GUESTS WERE …..

CELTIC CHORDS BARBERSHOP CHORUS
‘CELLIST BECKY McGLADE WHO PLAYED “LADIES IN LAVENDER”
SINGER ANNE PARKES

We have celebrated International Women’s Day in previous years but this was our first time in The Hub, Carnon Downs Methodist Chapel and it proved to be a lovely venue with excellent acoustics and facilities. We put up the purple decorations and balloons and enjoyed learning about the history of Women ‘s Day from our wonderful narrators Oriel and Sue.

There was a lovely friendly and inclusive feeling as we shared music, singing and, at the end of the evening, superb refreshments provided by the ladies. We were delighted to be supporting the work of Carnon Downs Memory Cafe and two of the organisers came to explain to the audience the nature of their work and how we were helping with the funding.

Here are a few more photos of the evening.

International Women’s Day is marked around the world on March 8th ( or thereabouts in our case! ) and we look forward to more celebrations in future years.