Queens Award
for
Voluntary Service
2008

Choir

The choir meets on 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at Aughton Village Hall 1000–1200. We have a regular attendance of 25 to 30 people, and you are assured of a very warm welcome.

The U3A choir continues to flourish in both quantity and quality of music performed by the enthusiastic membership. We have performed at a variety of locations besides Aughton Village Hall. We have been invited to sing at the latter venue in a concert organised by Cancer Research North West. This will take place on Friday 14th May 2010. New members (especially men) will be made most welcome.

The Choir, under the baton of Ken Tinnion, undertook their first public engagement on 16 June as guests of Halsall St Cuthbert's Parish Church in a “Songs of Praise”.

choir

A varied and entertaining programme began with the rousing unison song “When you're smiling”, ventured successfully into a selection from “Oliver” and achieved four-part harmony with “All in the April Evening” and “Hail, Gladdening Light”. The congregation joined in with a selection of well-loved hymns and, to enthusiastic acclaim, Ken encouraged the songsters to an encore with a second chorus of “Climb Every Mountain”. The slightly tense and nervous expressions eased as warm applause followed each number, until the whole choir was grinning broadly when they realised that they had successfully completed their programme. All the hard work of the regular Wednesday practices had paid off. The choir will welcome new members to join them for future adventures in singing

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