Friday, September 18, 2009

Community Choir Gets In The Swing Of Things

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The first rehearsal of the Community Gospel Choir went with a swing this evening! Over 50 people joined together in the Wallacetown Parish Church Halls to rehearse gospel music for the Christmas Carol Service on Sunday 6th December.

Led by Bobby Irvine, who certainly knows how to get the best out of any vocal grouping, everyone enjoyed the music, and the fellowship. The community feeling of the evening was evident from the very start, as everyone was encouraged to welcome three people that they had never met before.

After a quick shuffle to organise the singers into vocal groupings: - soprano, alto, tenor and bass and a humorous rendition of “My bonnie lies over the ocean,” the serious stuff started! (if you can get serious with gospel!)

All members seemed to enjoy the evening and many commented on what a good idea it had been to bring together this community gospel choir. Its not a closed event – all can join in and it seemed this evening to be a case of the more the merrier.

Watch this space to see further progress as the rehearsals start to build pace.

Graeme Parkhill

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