General Newsletters

Handwashers’ Newsletter 17th January 2021 CARLETON’S COLUMN I cannot believe that we are half way through January already! No doubt many of you are well and truly ‘carolled out’, not necessarily by singing yourselves (sadly), but by watching the seemingly endless...

Handwashers’ Newsletter 10th January 2021 MARK WALLINGTON We very much regret to announce that Mark died suddenly last Sunday. He had only joined the basses in September 2018, but his gentle personality, good humour and fine voice had already endeared him to those of...

Handwashers’ Newsletter 3rd January 2021 HAPPY NEW YEAR! (We didn’t stay up to see in the new year but to make damn sure the old one left.) PIFFERARI Tim repeats himself: My apologies for repeating a subject I mentioned a long time ago. I was reminded of this subject...

Handwashers’ Newsletter 27th December 2020 NEW REGULATIONS ABOUT FRONOUNCIATION Over Christmas you may have missed the lanest covid regulations. Ginny, always up with the news, ufdanes us: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drlpL_60K7U (Nim wonders whether Larlenon will...

Handwashers’ Newsletter 20th December 2020 The Nativity by Federico Barrocci (1533-1612)  We wish our Members and Friends a HAPPY AND HEALTHY CHRISTMAS AND A MUCH HAPPIER NEW YEAR YOUR FAVOURITE CAROLS A big ‘thank you’ to Aideen, Alison, Andy, Catherine, Carleton,...

Handwashers’ Newsletter 13th December 2020 CARLETON’S BEETHOVEN RAMBLINGS I much enjoyed reading last week’s newsletter on Beethoven. Here are a few personal reminiscences of some of my encounters with this extraordinary composer. A very long time ago, when I was...

Handwashers’ Newsletter 5th December 2020  BEETHOVEN’S BIRTHDAY EDITION Today was the day we had planned to celebrate Ludwig von Beethoven’s 250th Birthday with this concert programme: Hallelujah! (from Christ on the Mount of Olives) (English) Creation’s Hymn...

Handwashers’ Newsletter 29th November 2020  Christmas is coming; We can’t go out to sing, So, send us your favourite carol And we’ll fix the next best thing.  We mean it. Do please send the title of your favourite carol to timp470@btinternet.com and we’ll look for a...

Handwasher’s Newsletter 22nd November 2020 CARLETON’S COLUMN Today is St Cecilia’s Day. Cecilia, perhaps one of the most famous Roman martyrs of the early church, is remembered as the patron saint of music. Many fine pieces of music have been written in her honour,...

Newsletter 17th November 2020    Jennette Murphy 1935 – 2020 For many years Jennette was a loyal and respected member of Cirencester Choral Society. The Chairman and Committee send their condolences to her daughters, Diana and Helen and their families, and share with...