hello Mike
thanks for keeping me up to date. I am now in dissertation throes, so I
had better be counted out for singing until further notice - the
Cantores commitment is about my limit at present. But good luck!
Jennifer

Mike Forbester wrote:
>
> Dear All,
>
> I'm now in proud possession of a ton of music very kindly donated by the
> Latin Mass Society, consisting of reasonable to excellent settings of the
> Mass (Ordinary) from composers including Viadana and Palestrina.
>
> Naturally, I'm keen to use these at some stage in the future - Brinkburn has
> already been spoken for (Monteverdi - Messa a 4 a capella)
>
> We have received another invitation to sing in Pickering. Again it would be
> Solemn Vespers & Benediction, as the Mass in Latin, even the Novus Ordo, is
> frowned upon by the Middlesbrough Diocese.
>
> We also have an invitation to sing again in Sheffield on All Souls Day, Nov
> 2nd. Currently the idea is to sing Duruflé's Requiem, but we will need more
> upper voices S/A to do this justice. We need more upper voices anyway, as
> quite a few have dropped out for various reasons. New members will be made
> most welcome, so if you know of anybody who wishes to sing 'real' music,
> invite them to join!
>
> Bernadette has suggested a weekend sing in the York area later this year, to
> look at the music for Brinkburn/Sheffield. In principle, I'm all for this,
> and would welcome any comments/suggestions as to its viability. One other
> thing is until we know the Date of Brinkburn this year (I know it's still
> only January!), we won't know which motets to sing - that's just a small
> problem!
>
> The possibility of singing for weddings has also been raised. I can't see a
> problem here, provided we can get an SATB group together, and the venue is
> within reasonable travelling distance for us all. Again, comments would be
> welcome.
>
> One invitation that I'm personally reluctantly unable to accept, is from Fr.
> Elkin to sing for one of his monthly Masses at Barnard Castle. The problem
> is that they're on a weekday (Tuesday) evening, and it's a long way for any
> of us to go, considering most of us have to work the following day....
>
> And finally, I'm looking for another rehearsal venue to use from time to
> time other than York, but within reasonable travelling distance for
> everyone, as I'm very much aware, of the distance covered by all of you from
> the North-East. I have a possible location in Sowerby (near Thirsk), which I
> intend to follow up, which could be ideal, as it would be no more than 60
> miles, for any of us. I promise to report back, when [1], I have asked about
> the possibility of occasional use, and [2], I have received an answer! Any
> other ideas would be welcome.
>
> That's it for now, may I wish all those whom I haven't seen yet (and some of
> those whom I have, and forgotten to mention it), a very Happy New Year!
>
> Mike
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