St John Singers
Choir in Salisbury
Friends
Mrs Jill Abele
Mr and Mrs Donald Anderson
Bob Baker Esq
Norman Barter Esq
Dr John and Dr Daphne Baston
Dr and Mrs Brian Batten
Lady Benson
Mrs Helen Birchenough
Mrs Anita Boakes
Dr Elsje Botes
Miss Jennifer Bowen
Mrs Pamela Brennan
Mr and Mrs Nick Briggs
Captain and Mrs Malcolm Carver
Mrs Sarah Coate
David Coates Esq
Bob Baker Esq
Norman Barter Esq
Dr John and Dr Daphne Baston
Dr and Mrs Brian Batten
Lady Benson
Mrs Helen Birchenough
Mrs Anita Boakes
Dr Elsje Botes
Miss Jennifer Bowen
Mrs Pamela Brennan
Mr and Mrs Nick Briggs
Captain and Mrs Malcolm Carver
Mrs Sarah Coate
David Coates Esq
Derek Cooke Esq
Mrs Mary Cornelius-Reid MBE
Mrs Barbara Coulson
Mrs Jean Coward
Mr and Mrs John Dickson
Dr and Mrs John Elliott
Mr and Mrs Roland Freeman
Mr and Mrs Nick Gallop
Mrs Mary Cornelius-Reid MBE
Mrs Barbara Coulson
Mrs Jean Coward
Mr and Mrs John Dickson
Dr and Mrs John Elliott
Mr and Mrs Roland Freeman
Mr and Mrs Nick Gallop
Mr and Mrs Paul Halliden
Mr and Mrs Charles Greville Heygate
Mrs Maggie Hunter
Lt Col John Jago OBE
Brigadier and Mrs John Le Quesne
Mr and Mrs Eric Legat
Mr and Mrs Brian McLoughlin
Mr and Mrs Charles Greville Heygate
Mrs Maggie Hunter
Lt Col John Jago OBE
Brigadier and Mrs John Le Quesne
Mr and Mrs Eric Legat
Mr and Mrs Brian McLoughlin
Mr and Mrs Barry Makin
Mr and Mrs Alastair Malcolm
Luke March Esq
Mr and Mrs Martin Marriott
Luke March Esq
Mr and Mrs Martin Marriott
Justin de Meo Esq
Mr and Mrs David Nickol
Commander and Mrs David O’Brien
Mr and Mrs John O’Sullivan
Mr and Mrs Leslie Pailthorpe
Mr and Mrs John Renshaw
Mrs Belinda Riddell
Dr Beth and Dr J C Robertson
Lt Col and Mrs Richard Rockett
John Rolt Esq
Mr and Mrs Mervyn Scamell
Geoffrey Simm Esq
Mr and Mrs David Nickol
Commander and Mrs David O’Brien
Mr and Mrs John O’Sullivan
Mr and Mrs Leslie Pailthorpe
Mr and Mrs John Renshaw
Mrs Belinda Riddell
Dr Beth and Dr J C Robertson
Lt Col and Mrs Richard Rockett
John Rolt Esq
Mr and Mrs Mervyn Scamell
Geoffrey Simm Esq
Miss Jane Skelton
Douglas Stephenson Esq
Miss Ann Stephenson
Colonel and Mrs Robert Steptoe
Dr and Mrs Trevor Tees
Mrs Mary Tylor
Dr and Mrs Brian Waldman
Mr and Mrs Brian Waters
Mrs Arthur Watkins
Dr Ros Weston
Friends Newsletter dated August 2010
Our July concert in St Martin’s Church was a great success and exceeded all expectations. The programme of music by Modern British Composers was very well received by a large audience who clearly appreciated the very enjoyable works by Andrew Carter, Bob Chilcott and Howard Goodall that we were performing. We had some wonderful soloists, including ex-Salisbury Cathedral chorister Charlotte Ashley and our own Rob Blakey, and we were accompanied in the concert by the Salisbury Cathedral Junior Choir, under their Director, Ian Wicks. We are very pleased to have been able to make a substantial donation from the proceeds of the concert to this choir and we look forward to working with them again in the future. Following the concert, we were very fortunate to be invited by one of our Friends, Mary Cornelius-Reid, to hold our summer party in the garden of her lovely house in Cholderton. Several Friends joined us at this party, which was very much enjoyed by all. We are most grateful to Mary for her very kind hospitality.
Forthcoming Events
Saturday 11 September, Salisbury Cathedral 7.30pm. ‘The Angel and the Fallen’.
We are taking part in a concert of Peace and Reconciliation organised in aid of the Royal British Legion featuring the international soprano star Hayley Westenra, compère Alistair Stewart, and the Band of the Adjutant General Corps, English Youth Ballet and the Salisbury Cathedral Junior Choir. This concert inaugurates a series of fifty concerts to be held throughout every Cathedral and other venues in Britain during 2011 to celebrate the Royal British Legion’s 90th Anniversary. The programme of music is designed to reflect the idea of the sacrifices of past and current conflicts with the religious belief that there is another way of resolving the issues that lead to war. Tickets are on sale now from the Salisbury Playhouse Box Office Tel: 01722 320333.
Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 October Choir Visit to Saintes
Our overseas trip this year is to Saintes, Salisbury’s twinned town in France. On the musical side we will give two concerts, one in an old peoples home, Les Petites Soeurs (Little Sisters), and another in the Abbaye aux Dames with a French ladies choir, Les Voix Romanes. We will also be singing at Sunday Mass in the Cathedral St Pierre. Needless to say, we are very much looking forward to this trip, which is our first visit abroad for three years.
Christmas Events 2010
As ever, the St John Singers will be much in evidence in Salisbury over the Christmas period. In summary we will be performing our usual Magic of Christmas concert, in aid of 'Living Water Africa', this year in St Thomas’s Church, on Tuesday 14 December and we will be back in The City Hall on Saturday 18 December for a Wassail being organized by the Salisbury Medical Society to raise funds for the Hospital Stars Appeal.
