Choir News

Bulletins:-

• Our Summer Charity Concert at St Paul's Church in the jewelry quarter on Saturday 19 July was a wonderful success and very well attended by an enthusiastic audience of over 250 people. The evenings entertainment was  enhanced with a complimentary glass of wine which folk said was a very nice gesture.  Information will follow on the final funds raised for our charity, however approximately £400 was raised for Conductive Education in the end of concert bucket swing and raffle from a our very generous audience.

Rehearsals for the choirs future concerts including dare I mention Christmas! start back on Wednesday 3 September at 7.30 pm and any new recruits will be welcomed at Rowheath Pavilion Bournville, come along for a two week sampler?
   
£600+ for Immanuel Church Highters Heath Restoration Fund 

• Reverend Cannon Eve welcomed Phoenix Singers and afterwards thanked them and their conductor Matt Beckingham for for a memorable Spring Concert on Saturday 19 of April. Anno Domini from the choir in the first half was wonderfully supported by the children's choir of St Francis Bournville, led by Laura Goodwin. Hillary Beckingham who had traveled up from Hampshire sang beautifully the soprano solo's and the whole piece was accompanied on piano by Phoenix Singers very own lovely Sara Wilander. The second half comprised of Faure's Requiem accompanied by talented 17 year old Joe Waggot on the church organ.  
  

£600 to NICE

• Wendy Baker on behalf of NICE the National Institute of Conductive Education was very pleased to receive a cheque from Phoenix Singers for £600 from their Christmas Concert, this was presented by Val Barnish the choir's Chairman at a recent rehearsal in February 08                                         ( See photo in gallery)

• The choirs and Friends recent Annual party at the Eaton Hotel on Friday 25 January went with a swing as usual thanks to support from over 80 people.  Our huge thanks go to Maggie Phillips and Derek Garfield. Also  choir members who performed in the cabaret that followed an excellent dinner, not forgetting our raffle ticket sellers Ann Bond and Ivor Myttion who excelled by raising £118 towards our charity. (see photos in gallery)
  

        You can email any comments, critique or suggested improvements to  webmaster@phoenixsingers.co.uk, post a message on the forum or talk to Val our Chairman.

Other News

• Phoenix Singers tour to Hungary May 2009
  

The choir will be performing two short concerts in Hungary next year during their week together in May/June 2009 following other memorable holidays in Chicago / Germany / Poland / Holland and Spain. Friends of Phoenix Singers and choir partners and family are very welcome or any new choir members joining us. The tour is almost full so don't hesitate to join us come and enjoy.  

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• EXCITING TIMES AHEAD, come and be part of it as we continue to recruit!
  

We have recently confirmed a date Sunday 28 th of June 2009

To perform a charity concert for the ROYAL BRITISH LEGION ( TBC ) 

Phoenix singers will be augmented by the MAYC orchestra and singers also the East of England Singers full details to follow in our Diary shortly.

The main item will be the dramatic Armed Man Mass for Peace from Karl Jenkins 

at our wonderfully refurbished Birmingham Town Hall. 

• Anyone interested in helping or with ideas re sponsorship of the above prestigious event please contact Eric Jones 0121 354 1436