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MUSIC AND MERRIMENT CONCERT SATURDAY 7 DECEMBER 2024

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Music and Merriment

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Welcome to the private MandM Concert page.

This page is the centre for access to MandM concert details. It is unlinked, so please write down the web address https://fosmw.com/concert/MandM24.html - if you forget the address, please ring Anthony on 01344 483347 or write to info@fosmw.com

Concert progress report 17/10/24

This is the state of the concert as of 17/10/24

Progress is satisfactory just now.

There is a new Flyer for the concert - this is the one at the top of this page. Please advise if it needs changing in any way.

William Bishop will be directing the Winkfield Chorale adult choir, and also the Junior Choir. Richard Sedding will be the organist for the adults and for the Audience carols. He will also be accompanying the Junior Choir at the concert and at the JC morning rehearsal.

The 5Ts Brass will be also performing, playing their own pieces and with their own contribution to the Audience Carols. The St Mary's Handbell Ringers will have their own slot in the programme, as always.

We have three soloists this year:

The Junior Choir has 11 childern enrolled as of 20/10/24. We have adequate Winkfield Chorale choir members.

We have two readers, Sue Bish and John Edwards, and we will also have the Kimbell Duo, Caroline and John, with their entertainment piece.

The Winkfield Women's Guild are preparing to provide Mulled Wine and Mince Pies at the interval.


What's to be done?

Over the next two weeks we will need to finalise exactly what will be played, so that we can put together the Concert Handout. Meanwhile, a bare draft concert programme, with a draft front page is available HERE. The order of items is not final, and may be changed to suit soloist preferencec, for example.

We also request bios of soloists and notes on groups for the concert handout. Following last year, these would be for: Tony Bish#, William Bishop, Richard Sedding, Len Tyler#, Sarah Aizawa#, Darcey Bovill-Fryer#, Sarah Parker#, John and Caroline Kimbell#, The 5T's Brass#, The Winkfield Chorale#, The St Mary's Handbell Ringers#. The hashes indicate that we have a 2023 bio, which you can access using the [2023 Concert handout] button above

We need to start work soon on the full handout, and that means that we need lists of pieces and bios by 31/10/24 if at all possible please.A complete draft programme handout will be published-in mid November

Bios and descriptions of groups should be similar to last year (see the concert handout accessible on the web page), and should be between 40 and 120 words, including name, to fit into the limited space that we have in the handout, preferebly at the low end.. If you would like, you may submit a short summary of some or all of your pieces ? 30 words as a target. There may have to be editorial modification to fit into the space.


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Contents of this page 7/11/23

This is what you will find on this page:


About this page

This page is maintained by Anthony Hodson (aeh@xdotd.co.uk 01344 483347) and is under constant development. Please be in touch with Anthony if you have questions, comments, or material that you feel is important to go up on this or a related web page. The time stamp of this page is in small print at the bottom left of the page, although a new timestamp will not necessarily imply change.

The site will use additional pages. For example, there is for the Junior Choir (accessed by one of the buttons above).


Concert principals

Concert Principals are all the people concerned with management of 'departments' of the concert. Their names are listed from a button above.


Rehearsals before the day

As of 4/10/24, the rehearsals planned before the day at St Mary's church are:

  • Junior Choir rehearsals 5:30pm to 6:30pm on the 4 Sundays before the concert (see JC page)
  • One Winkfield Chorale rehearsal 7:30-9:30pm?) on Friday 29 November
  • Other rehearsalss to be arranged with Lesley Philpot 01344 427561

  • Rehearsals on the day

    As of 4/10/24, the rehearsals planned on the day at St Mary's church are:


    Concert tickets

    Online concert tickets are available HERE. Adult tickets are ?14, and 13s-and-under can have concession tickets at ?7. Note that all performers enter free, and, for members of the Junior Choir, one parent can have a ticket at the concession price of ?7.

    Online ticket sales will not be available after 5pm on Friday 6 December.

    Tickets can also be purchased (card or cash) at the door of St Mary's church before the concert on 7/12/24.


    Car parking

    Carparking for rehearsals in the church should be in the church forecourt, or the Popels Hall carpark 100 yards towards Ascot.On the day, off-road parking will be available at the Old Vicarage - more details to follow. White Hart customers can park in the pub carpark.

    Some special arrangements for parking will apply to on the day. There will be car-parking attendants before the concert to assist. Car sharing on the day is recommended when possible.


    Dress code

    The dress-code for all adult performers is black tie for gentlemen and long, all black skirts or trousers for ladies except:


    AUDIENCE CAROLS

    Once in Royal David's City


    O come all ye faithful


    Hark the herald angels sing


    NEW WINKFIELD CHORALE ANTHEM

    Glorious contracted light




    You can purchase Music and Merriment tickets online.
    Performers go in free.

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