Jean - your Messiah production sounds wonderful. I would love to live somewhere near something like that. Remember doing "For Unto Us a Son is Born" once, and praying that the teacher would drop it before the big night. In the event, her husband played the piano, because it was so difficult, and he arrived straight from his own school party, having "had a few" - and I will never forget the crashing chord he played, or the look she gave him! It's quite common for boy sopranos not to become tenors, which is what they usually want and expect. Ivor Novello is a case in point. If you are not too old to remember his shows - the parts he wrote for himself as leading man were never singing roles. Marged | I have been busy listening to 'Messiah" . There were three versions on this | Christmas -two of them twice. | | Yesterday I went to Messiah from Scratch. The orchestra which was pretty | good this year is made up of music students at Dalhousie University here in | Halifax and local amateurs. There is the odd ringer from the Faculty of | Music. The trumpet was played by Elizabeth's music teacher from high school. | He also rehearsed the choir. He did a wonderful job of both. | | The choir consists of the audience who divide themselves into the four | parts. The Altos definitely outnumbered the rest. The Tenors were few. Still | we had a lot of fun despite coming a cropper on His yoke is Easy and his | Burthen is Light. Definitely untrue last night. | | The soloists are local also. They generally did a great job. | | I have a tape of Aled Jones singing 'O for the Wings of a Dove' I must get | it out again. I was sorry to hear he did not get the adult voice he wanted. | I saw the special where he discussed it. The voice you get is obviously a | matter of luck in the genetic lottery. | | I would love to see the Video of 'Joseph'. My daughters Church choir put it | on years ago. She was in the choir and doubled as one of the brothers. | Everyone enjoyed it greatly. | | Jean in Nova Scotia | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Marged" <[email protected]> | To: <[email protected]> | Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 12:34 PM | Subject: [NTH-ENG] MUSIC | | | > Just want to ask if anyone was lucky enough to see the programme | "Charlotte | > Church in the Holy Land"? I think it was on Christmas Eve. | > | > I started off as a big fan of Charlotte and then went off her (normal for | me - | > fickle). | > | > This programme was just SO visually beautiful in every way, on top of the | music, | > that I had to leave the room during the last five minutes as the tears | were | > tripping me, and I don't cry much because I am supposed to be tough. | > | > Sitting here now listening to Aled Jones "Voices in the Holy Land" on a | CD. | > They are singing some real tear jerkers, for me anyway. | > | > Berlioz - "The Shepherd's Farewell" (Thou Must Leave Thy Lowly Dwelling) | > "O Holy Night" | > "O for the Wings of a Dove" | > | > Charlotte sang most of the same carols in her concert as Aled sang all | those | > years ago. | > | > Glenda - you would like these young Welsh singers. She is only 14 now, | and so | > beautiful and healthy looking. | > | > Poor Aled didn't really get the voice he wanted when his voice broke - he | wanted | > to sing like Stuart Burrows, another favourite of ours. | > | > I did see Aled in "Joseph and the Dreamcoat" at Blackpool, and I'm afraid | he | > just wasn't a mover and shaker. However, I have seen the Donny Osmod | Video of | > "Joseph" a million times - every Wednesday for a year, and Aled Jones was | as | > good as Donny Osmond. | > | > Best Joseph of all was the Australian boy, but sadly I can't remember his | name. | > Come on you Ozzies - who was he? | > | > | > MARGED | > | > | > --- | > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. | > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). | > Version: 6.0.225 / Virus Database: 107 - Release Date: 22/12/00 | > | > | > ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== | > There is a map showing the areas and Counties which this list covers | highlighted in red here, | > http://www.genealogy45.fsnet.co.uk/ | > | | | ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== | To unsubscribe from the list in mail mode send a message to | [email protected] | that contains the word unsubscribe and nothing else. | If you are in digest mode, then send the command instead to | [email protected] | | --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.225 / Virus Database: 107 - Release Date: 22/12/00

Halifax is a wonderful place for amateur musicians of all types. There is a group called Canmac that meets once a month and sings some choral piece from scratch. Then there is the Gilbert and Sullivan society that puts one operetta each year. They have put all G&S on once and some twice. There are numerous choirs and an amateur orchestra. There is a lovely gospel choir and barbershop choirs too. There are lots of bands too. The school music department is very good and was excellent before the cut backs. Quite a few local students have gone on to professional music careers of all types of music. as far as preparing students for jobs and life the music department has done a great job. Yet some on the city council still perceive art and music as frills. Jean in Nova Scotia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marged" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 5:52 PM Subject: Re: [NTH-ENG] MUSIC > Jean - your Messiah production sounds wonderful. I would love to live somewhere > near something like that. > > Remember doing "For Unto Us a Son is Born" once, and praying that the teacher > would drop it before the big night. > > In the event, her husband played the piano, because it was so difficult, and he > arrived straight from his own school party, having "had a few" - and I will > never forget the crashing chord he played, or the look she gave him! > > It's quite common for boy sopranos not to become tenors, which is what they > usually want and expect. > Ivor Novello is a case in point. If you are not too old to remember his shows - > the parts he wrote for himself as leading man were never singing roles. > > Marged > > > > > | I have been busy listening to 'Messiah" . There were three versions on this > | Christmas -two of them twice. > | > | Yesterday I went to Messiah from Scratch. The orchestra which was pretty > | good this year is made up of music students at Dalhousie University here in > | Halifax and local amateurs. There is the odd ringer from the Faculty of > | Music. The trumpet was played by Elizabeth's music teacher from high school. > | He also rehearsed the choir. He did a wonderful job of both. > | > | The choir consists of the audience who divide themselves into the four > | parts. The Altos definitely outnumbered the rest. The Tenors were few. Still > | we had a lot of fun despite coming a cropper on His yoke is Easy and his > | Burthen is Light. Definitely untrue last night. > | > | The soloists are local also. They generally did a great job. > | > | I have a tape of Aled Jones singing 'O for the Wings of a Dove' I must get > | it out again. I was sorry to hear he did not get the adult voice he wanted. > | I saw the special where he discussed it. The voice you get is obviously a > | matter of luck in the genetic lottery. > | > | I would love to see the Video of 'Joseph'. My daughters Church choir put it > | on years ago. She was in the choir and doubled as one of the brothers. > | Everyone enjoyed it greatly. > | > | Jean in Nova Scotia > | ----- Original Message ----- > | From: "Marged" <[email protected]> > | To: <[email protected]> > | Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 12:34 PM > | Subject: [NTH-ENG] MUSIC > | > | > | > Just want to ask if anyone was lucky enough to see the programme > | "Charlotte > | > Church in the Holy Land"? I think it was on Christmas Eve. > | > > | > I started off as a big fan of Charlotte and then went off her (normal for > | me - > | > fickle). > | > > | > This programme was just SO visually beautiful in every way, on top of the > | music, > | > that I had to leave the room during the last five minutes as the tears > | were > | > tripping me, and I don't cry much because I am supposed to be tough. > | > > | > Sitting here now listening to Aled Jones "Voices in the Holy Land" on a > | CD. > | > They are singing some real tear jerkers, for me anyway. > | > > | > Berlioz - "The Shepherd's Farewell" (Thou Must Leave Thy Lowly Dwelling) > | > "O Holy Night" > | > "O for the Wings of a Dove" > | > > | > Charlotte sang most of the same carols in her concert as Aled sang all > | those > | > years ago. > | > > | > Glenda - you would like these young Welsh singers. She is only 14 now, > | and so > | > beautiful and healthy looking. > | > > | > Poor Aled didn't really get the voice he wanted when his voice broke - he > | wanted > | > to sing like Stuart Burrows, another favourite of ours. > | > > | > I did see Aled in "Joseph and the Dreamcoat" at Blackpool, and I'm afraid > | he > | > just wasn't a mover and shaker. However, I have seen the Donny Osmod > | Video of > | > "Joseph" a million times - every Wednesday for a year, and Aled Jones was > | as > | > good as Donny Osmond. > | > > | > Best Joseph of all was the Australian boy, but sadly I can't remember his > | name. > | > Come on you Ozzies - who was he? > | > > | > > | > MARGED > | > > | > > | > --- > | > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > | > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > | > Version: 6.0.225 / Virus Database: 107 - Release Date: 22/12/00 > | > > | > > | > ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== > | > There is a map showing the areas and Counties which this list covers > | highlighted in red here, > | > http://www.genealogy45.fsnet.co.uk/ > | > > | > | > | ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== > | To unsubscribe from the list in mail mode send a message to > | [email protected] > | that contains the word unsubscribe and nothing else. > | If you are in digest mode, then send the command instead to > | [email protected] > | > | > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.225 / Virus Database: 107 - Release Date: 22/12/00 > > > ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== > Visit the lists Pulse Page here, > http://212.19.69.91/north/ >

I thought "Jesus Christ, Superstar" was fantastic. From Bryan, The Wild Celt, Dum Spiro - Spero. ----- Original Message ----- From: Marged <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 9:52 PM Subject: Re: [NTH-ENG] MUSIC > Jean - your Messiah production sounds wonderful. I would love to live somewhere > near something like that. > > Remember doing "For Unto Us a Son is Born" once, and praying that the teacher > would drop it before the big night. > > In the event, her husband played the piano, because it was so difficult, and he > arrived straight from his own school party, having "had a few" - and I will > never forget the crashing chord he played, or the look she gave him! > > It's quite common for boy sopranos not to become tenors, which is what they > usually want and expect. > Ivor Novello is a case in point. If you are not too old to remember his shows - > the parts he wrote for himself as leading man were never singing roles. > > Marged > > > > > | I have been busy listening to 'Messiah" . There were three versions on this > | Christmas -two of them twice. > | > | Yesterday I went to Messiah from Scratch. The orchestra which was pretty > | good this year is made up of music students at Dalhousie University here in > | Halifax and local amateurs. There is the odd ringer from the Faculty of > | Music. The trumpet was played by Elizabeth's music teacher from high school. > | He also rehearsed the choir. He did a wonderful job of both. > | > | The choir consists of the audience who divide themselves into the four > | parts. The Altos definitely outnumbered the rest. The Tenors were few. Still > | we had a lot of fun despite coming a cropper on His yoke is Easy and his > | Burthen is Light. Definitely untrue last night. > | > | The soloists are local also. They generally did a great job. > | > | I have a tape of Aled Jones singing 'O for the Wings of a Dove' I must get > | it out again. I was sorry to hear he did not get the adult voice he wanted. > | I saw the special where he discussed it. The voice you get is obviously a > | matter of luck in the genetic lottery. > | > | I would love to see the Video of 'Joseph'. My daughters Church choir put it > | on years ago. She was in the choir and doubled as one of the brothers. > | Everyone enjoyed it greatly. > | > | Jean in Nova Scotia > | ----- Original Message ----- > | From: "Marged" <[email protected]> > | To: <[email protected]> > | Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 12:34 PM > | Subject: [NTH-ENG] MUSIC > | > | > | > Just want to ask if anyone was lucky enough to see the programme > | "Charlotte > | > Church in the Holy Land"? I think it was on Christmas Eve. > | > > | > I started off as a big fan of Charlotte and then went off her (normal for > | me - > | > fickle). > | > > | > This programme was just SO visually beautiful in every way, on top of the > | music, > | > that I had to leave the room during the last five minutes as the tears > | were > | > tripping me, and I don't cry much because I am supposed to be tough. > | > > | > Sitting here now listening to Aled Jones "Voices in the Holy Land" on a > | CD. > | > They are singing some real tear jerkers, for me anyway. > | > > | > Berlioz - "The Shepherd's Farewell" (Thou Must Leave Thy Lowly Dwelling) > | > "O Holy Night" > | > "O for the Wings of a Dove" > | > > | > Charlotte sang most of the same carols in her concert as Aled sang all > | those > | > years ago. > | > > | > Glenda - you would like these young Welsh singers. She is only 14 now, > | and so > | > beautiful and healthy looking. > | > > | > Poor Aled didn't really get the voice he wanted when his voice broke - he > | wanted > | > to sing like Stuart Burrows, another favourite of ours. > | > > | > I did see Aled in "Joseph and the Dreamcoat" at Blackpool, and I'm afraid > | he > | > just wasn't a mover and shaker. However, I have seen the Donny Osmod > | Video of > | > "Joseph" a million times - every Wednesday for a year, and Aled Jones was > | as > | > good as Donny Osmond. > | > > | > Best Joseph of all was the Australian boy, but sadly I can't remember his > | name. > | > Come on you Ozzies - who was he? > | > > | > > | > MARGED > | > > | > > | > --- > | > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > | > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > | > Version: 6.0.225 / Virus Database: 107 - Release Date: 22/12/00 > | > > | > > | > ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== > | > There is a map showing the areas and Counties which this list covers > | highlighted in red here, > | > http://www.genealogy45.fsnet.co.uk/ > | > > | > | > | ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== > | To unsubscribe from the list in mail mode send a message to > | [email protected] > | that contains the word unsubscribe and nothing else. > | If you are in digest mode, then send the command instead to > | [email protected] > | > | > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.225 / Virus Database: 107 - Release Date: 22/12/00 > > > ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== > Visit the lists Pulse Page here, > http://212.19.69.91/north/ > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. 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