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February 26, 20244

EnChor Weekly Announcements
February 26, 2024

From Morna

This Friday I will be meeting only with the singers doing the White Rock gig at 10:15am at Oceana PARC, 1575 George St, White Rock, BC V4B 0B6.  Our performance starts at 11am.  Please see the calendar for all details of roster,  repertoire, apparel, and parking.  Thank you, Valerie, for setting this up.  And then we have our planned lunch at Brown’s.  Should be fun!

I have finalized the repertoire for the May 5 spring concert, and it is:

  1. Lullaby to an Ancient River by Robbie Smith, arranged by Frances Farrell
  2. Moonset by Don Macdonald
  3. Fogarty’s Cove by Stan Rogers, arranged by Ron Smail
  4. Terre-Neuve by Marie-Claire Saindon
  5. Fields of Gold by Sting, arranged by Ron Smail
  6. Fix You by Coldplay, arranged by George Chung
  7. Tabula Rasa by Don Macdonald
  8. Nature Boy by Eden Ahbez, arranged by Ron Smail
  9. Rise Up My Love by Laura Hawley
  10. Jesus Christ the Apple Tree by Elizabeth Poston
  11. The Tree of Peace by Gwyneth Walker

This is a LOT of new music, and time is flying by, so please, especially with this 2-week gap between rehearsals, do some concentrated personal practice as often as you can.  Not only will we sing better, but you will have more fun as we approach May 5 and our other gigs. I am very proud of how EnChor is singing – let’s knock it out of the park every time we perform in public.

Note that Ron has kindly sent us a straightforward arrangement he did of Fields of Gold, which better reflects Sting’s original.  Later this week, we will circulate that PDF (and also provide hard copies on March 8 at rehearsal).  Lastly, I am remiss in not providing Don with suggested listening tracks for the website.  I’ll get that done ASAP and you will be notified that the website has been updated.

IMPORTANT SURVEY HERE – Please read carefully and respond by MARCH 3

We have been invited to sing at several upcoming events – a wonderful way to end the season and even have some singing in the summer for those who want to.  Before confirming, we need to know how many singers we would have for each. Before you click on the link and show your availability, please know that, for us to confirm some of them, I will want to know that we have a strong roster.  This is different from many of our care home outreach gigs where they don’t have room for all of us.  In the survey, “All Choir if Possible” means just that.  Please say “yes” if you can.

Cheers!

Morna

ATTENTION WHITE ROCK SINGERS-March 1 Parc gig

Click HERE the score with harmony for Moon River and click HERE FOR the words for the other singalongs. Please print them and bring them to the concert.

ENCHOR RAFFLE

Just imagine….three nights at the luxurious Wickaninnish Inn on Vancouver Island….

                     ….or a tasty tasting menu at the famous Cactus Club on Ash in Vancouver….

                     ….or a musical treat of two subscriptions to the Bach Choir’s 2024-2025 season.

These amazing items are the first, second and third prizes in this year’s EnChor Raffle. 

Our raffles have been very successful fundraisers for EnChor in the past.  This year we are trying something different and using a platform called RaffleNexus to help us sell the tickets.  There will be no paper tickets.

All tickets will be $15 and be available online only at enchor.rafflenexus.com starting Friday, March 1, 2024.  Tickets will be sold until May 5th and the winning tickets will be drawn on Friday, May 10th at our EnChor rehearsal.

Tickets are available to all BC residents, 19 years or older.  Unfortunately, your out-of-province friends and family are not eligible to participate.  Also, please note that if you were thinking of buying a ticket (or two??) as a surprise for someone, you must give that person’s email on the site and they will get a message from RaffleNexus thanking them for supporting EnChor. So, sadly, no surprise!

EnChor would like to thank the Wickaninnish Inn, the Cactus Club and the Bach Choir for supporting the choir through these wonderful prizes.  These prizes have all come about because of Dorothy and Ted Chaisson, Sandra Phillips, and Trish Smith. Many thanks to them as well!

There are only 800 tickets available, and we would like to sell them ALL!  So please, on March 1 send out the link to all your friends and family about the raffle and don’t forget to buy tickets yourself!

Here’s the link again: https://enchor.rafflenexus.com/

Singer Contact Information

Please check your contact information in the Members’ area of the website to ensure it is accurate and up to date and notify me of any changes. Click HERE to view current information.