The South Downs Singers, Community choir performed a concert, “Christmas Melodies” at St George’s last Saturday, which was a sell out. Last week was the first time the concert has been held at St George’s, and what a fitting venue it was. The church had the most warm, welcoming atmosphere, and the acoustics were excellent. The choir have been formed for many years, and we produce two concerts a year in aid of local charities. We were under the musical direction of James Aburn from Bede’s, who is the most talented of young directors whose enthusiasm shines through in our performances. Our piano accompanist, as always, was Robert Scamardella, a most achieved musician, who is the director of music at Bede’s. It was heart warming to see so many of the parish in the audience, and to have Shirley McCann, Anne Bowe and myself singing in the choir, felt a bit like being at home among friends. I would like to thank Shirley and Anne for all the support they gave to organise the afternoon. Finally a very big thank you to our Father Rory for giving his permission for us to use St George’s so many thanks Father. The feed back from the audience has been overwhelming, and we are all so pleased that the concert was a great success…
Merry Christmas one and all…and God Bless us all in 2022. Kelly Richards (Chair of the South Downs Singers)