Many thanks to those who sang at Geoffrey Bond’s lecture on 17th November. Apologies that it was not as warm as I led you to believe. The singing was very good – intonation and diction were much improved. I think that it was a good thing to do; it was the largest audience that we have sung to for many a year. Hopefully, some of them will come to our Christmas Concert.

Geoffrey sent the following the day after:

Dear Nick,just  to  say I enjoyed listening to the Newstead Singers ,a rare event to hear poems of Byron set to music, please thank the Choir for their very good performance, best regards Geoffrey.

Slightly different routine this week:

7:45-8:30 with me on the following repertoire:

Sheet	Polaris
NBC 57	How soft upon the evening air
Sheet	The Advent Candle
NBC 229	Mary’s Child
CC2 123	Shepherds’ Cradle Song
Sheet	Light a Candle

8:30 – 9:15 with Ben Bar-Lev on the following:

Sheet	O magnum mysterium
CC2 16	Nativity Carol
Sheet	Candlelight Carol
NOBC  178	Ding, dong, merrily on high

9:15 Refreshments and fellowship

We then have two more Friday rehearsals – 6th and 13th December before the Concert on 14th December. On 14th December we will rehearse at 2 pm for as long as necessary (hopefully not after 4:30) with the Concert at 7 pm. please do your best to sell tickets.