Update 3rd September

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1 Autumn seasons starts!

We jump into our Autumn season next Tuesday 10th September with a Kickstart Workshop on singing and wellbeing, led by Mind and Soul Choir Leader Nicola Wydenbach. 

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Main rehearsals start the following week 17th September NB if you weren't at the August workshops please familiarise yourselves with Only You and We Don't Talk About Bruno as we will pick up where we left off in August! Scores and tracks are on the Resources page. 

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I'll have a full music list and copies ready for 17th Sept. Most of the pieces we'll be working on this term are now on the Resources page but there are a few more to come - either ones we will revise from previous Autumns or ones we are singing mainly in unison with the brass band in our main concert.

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2) Sept/Oct Chariots of Choir Challenge!

We are over halfway in our 5th birthday fundraiser!! At the time of writing this the total stands at £2,670

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All the different challenges and events we do help spread the word and encourage people to donate. So, our next mission - for those who would like to accept it - is to see how many kilometres we can collectively walk, run, cycle, swim etc over a month, starting on Wed 18th September. This mission has been named Chariots of Choir. 

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You simply need to log any exercise you do - we can suggest ways to do this easily - and send us the total each week. We'll be doing Park Run on Sat 21st and 28th Sept, and 5th and 12th Oct, 9am at Brown and Green Life in CP Park, walk/jog/run 5km, and even if you just want to join for that it will add 20km to the month total!

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3) Autumn social

Stephen at Urban Cellar has offered to do us a special wine tasting social on Thurs 12th Sept 7pm - 6 wines (3 white, 3 red) plus beautiful snacks (eg Iberico ham that he just brought back from Salamanca!) - all for an at cost price of £20 per person. Please add your name to the poll in the WhatsApp Announcements group by the end of Wednesday if you'd like to come! Max 16 spaces.

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4) Christmas concert

​I'm so excited to tell you that our Christmas concert this year will be a collaborative one with the Crystal Palace Progress Band, on Sat 7th Dec at St Pauls, Beckenham. 

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We will also be adding 2 joint rehearsals with the band, on Wed 27th November and Friday 6th December evenings, both in Beckenham (venues tbc as soon as possible)

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This means we will NOT be doing a Library Hub Christmas concert this year. 

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However, we have been invited to carol sing at the Gipsy Hill Christmas tree again and I've booked us in for Tuesday 10th December, time tbc, followed by drinks in The Great Southern for anyone who fancies a Christmas social!

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