The Boundstone Chorus: Season 2021/22
After four terms (Summer 2020/ Autumn 2020/ Spring 2021/ Summer 2021) in which the only way in which the choir was able to survive was through the use of weekly virtual zoom sessions, it was a delight to be able to meet face to face once again. Using distanced singing in the church building where there was more space than the church hall and using a strict regime of hand sanitization, cleaning and optional maskwearing we were able to create a regime which inspired confidence in our members. Gradually existing members returned and new members joined. I am please to say that we were able to run the whole 2021/22 season without interruption and give four public performances. By the end of the season we were enjoying a weekly attendance figure of more than 40 singers.
1) Wednesday 13[th] October: MUSIC CREATED IN LOCKDOWN
We were able to invite friends and families to hear the music which we had created in our zoom rehearsals during lockdown. This took place during our usual Wednesday evening rehearsal time. For this we replicated our new distanced grouping up in the church chancel area and invited our guests to sit in the church where we had begun to rehearse once more. This concert was an affirmation of the future of the choir and a celebration of the joy of singing together and of sharing our joy with an audience.
2) Saturday 18[th] December 2021: A CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
Once again we were able to advertise this popular annual Lancing event. It followed its usual format of congregational singing interspersed with carols and readings from the choir. Our accompanist was Marcus Martin. A retiring collection was made in aid of the local Lancing and Sompting Food Bank. Unfortunately we were unable to move to the hall after the
performance for the usual popular Christmas refreshments because of Covid restrictions.
3) Saturday 12[th] March 2022: SPRING CONCERT
This concert began with “Four songs of comfort and hope” in tune with how people were feeling as they emerged from lockdown restrictions. Then we performed three main works: “Missa Festiva” by John Leavitt, “Five Spirituals from A Child of our Time” by Michael Tippett and “A Heart Made Full” by Aedan Kerney. Each of these three pieces created its own challenges for the choir but the performance was amazing and really lifeconfirming. I feel strongly that our role as a charity in enhancing the quality of life in our community through the positive performing of music like this has never been more true than at this time.
4) Saturday 25[th] June: AFRICAN SANCTUS
It was a delight to be able to perform this great piece by David Fanshawe, a performance which had been delayed because of covid. Our band consisted of lead and bass guitar, percussion and piano and our wonderful soprano soloist was Cheryl Enever. We were able to use the services of Jos St Hilaire with his locally-based company “Bevec” to provide all the soundtechnology support needed to make the original sound recordings come alive alongside the live performance by the choir. It was generally considered to be a truly life-affirming performance, one which reflected the hard and sustained work of the choir and which allowed us to look forward to the 2022/23 season with great confidence.
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