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Tuesday 15 March 2022
The popular Bristol Good Afternoon Choir will present their first concert of the year at St Monica Trust’s Oatley House Hall on Friday evening April 8 at 7.30pm
The choir is led by John Sandford with over 70 enthusiastic members who are busy preparing their programme for the concert which will support A Life For A Cure, a charity chosen by the members of the choir.
The Good Afternoon Choirs were started by Bath-based Grenville Jones 12 years ago and there are now 19 across the South West of England with over 800 members ‘Singing in the Afternoon’.
There are no auditions to join and members of the Bristol Good Afternoon Choir come from in and around the area, they meet every Monday afternoon from 2pm-4pm at St Monica Trust’s Oatley House Hall. Everyone is welcome to come along and meet John and the members of the choir.
The special guest for the concert will be world travelled solo violinist Lizz Lipscombe. Her most prestigious moments in previous years include performing and recording with Smokey Robinson, Richard Hawley, Newton Faulkner and Peter Gabriel. Playing live on BBC2 radio with Bob Harris and on TV for ‘Songs of Praise’ and ‘Later . . . with Jools Holland’.
Tickets priced £10 are on sale from members of Bristol Good Afternoon Choir or by calling 01761 472468 – they will also be available on the door on the night of the concert.
John Sandford said;
“It is going to be a great night of music and of course this will be the first time that the Bristol Good Afternoon Choir have performed at a public concert in over two years. We are absolutely delighted to be back singing again!”
ENDS
Picture shows : Lizz Lispcombe.
Press enquiries to Grenville Jones on 07778 282934.
Tuesday 15 March 2022
The popular Bristol Good Afternoon Choir will present their first concert of the year at St Monica Trust’s Oatley House Hall on Friday evening April 8 at 7.30pm
The choir is led by John Sandford with over 70 enthusiastic members who are busy preparing their programme for the concert which will support A Life For A Cure, a charity chosen by the members of the choir.
The Good Afternoon Choirs were started by Bath-based Grenville Jones 12 years ago and there are now 19 across the South West of England with over 800 members ‘Singing in the Afternoon’.
There are no auditions to join and members of the Bristol Good Afternoon Choir come from in and around the area, they meet every Monday afternoon from 2pm-4pm at St Monica Trust’s Oatley House Hall. Everyone is welcome to come along and meet John and the members of the choir.
The special guest for the concert will be world travelled solo violinist Lizz Lipscombe. Her most prestigious moments in previous years include performing and recording with Smokey Robinson, Richard Hawley, Newton Faulkner and Peter Gabriel. Playing live on BBC2 radio with Bob Harris and on TV for ‘Songs of Praise’ and ‘Later . . . with Jools Holland’.
Tickets priced £10 are on sale from members of Bristol Good Afternoon Choir or by calling 01761 472468 – they will also be available on the door on the night of the concert.
John Sandford said;
“It is going to be a great night of music and of course this will be the first time that the Bristol Good Afternoon Choir have performed at a public concert in over two years. We are absolutely delighted to be back singing again!”
ENDS
Picture shows : Lizz Lispcombe.
Press enquiries to Grenville Jones on 07778 282934.
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