Dear Mike and everyone else

Just thought I'd drop you a line (mostly for everyone else's benefit as Mike
knows where I am) to say hi, the plans for Rudgate this year look really great
and I hope they all come to fruition. Unfortunately I am one of the people who
isn't singing - for me an excellent reason in that I am working in Kosovo for
Save the Children at present and am likely to be here till 2003. It would be a
rather long journey to come back to sing. However I hope to be back in early
November on mid contract leave so with any luck will see you in Sheffield.

Out here there is no music, little electricity, little heating, sporadic water,
roads with huge potholes in, soldiers everywhere.... but I'm enjoying it in a
peculiar sort of way.

So good luck and enjoy the singing, think of me out here in some pretty dreadful
conditions as you enjoy your electricity and running water.

Best wishes
Carol

>
> From: "Mike Forbester" <mike4b@...>
> Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 18:50:13 -0000
> To: <Rudgate@yahoogroups.com>
> CC: "Mike Toole" <mtoole3424@...>,
> "Carol Toms" <caroltoms@...>,
> "John Shaw" <the.shaw@...>,
> "Gillian Roberts" <gillr@...>,
> "Nick & Kate Hudis" <Nick.Hudis@...>,
> "David Henderson" <hendo@...>,
> "Nicholas Bergstrom-Allen" <cambridgeshire.boys.choir@...>,
> <anna_sander@...>
> Subject: [Rudgate] Music and forward planning!
>
> 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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