15 May 2025

A fun delay tonight when we realised someone had ended their Pilates session by popping the bag containing our til and lyrics sheets into a car to Preston. We chatted about our weeks while we waited for its return. 

Here’s our running order for a week on Sunday - 25th May 11.20. Outside brewers quay, definitely not Brewery square! 

DONT SLEEP IN THE SUBWAY

We stood to sing, satisfied we had done our very best this evening! 

SIT DOWN 

Beautiful said Ed. Can you tell this in reverse order. 

ALL ABOUT YOU 

Mind the overlaps! 

WHEN YOU WALK IN THE ROOM

We had begun a game of ‘count the repeats in the ending’ during the last song. Much hilarious was had in the room. Eight times. 

BLACK VELVET

3 times 2 If you pleases at the end. We sang again from the second chorus without helping guides. 

ALONE 

We sang along with the vocal guide. It starts light with relaxed phrasing, slips into some agitation and then goes for it. Bob offered to sing the ‘Bodyforn’ solo. 

HELP 

Sang after happy birthday and with the guide vocal. There’s a funny little note at the end there. Slightly discordant and slightly sweet. We sang the beginning again trying not sound sluggish. 

(Pretend end of concert)

BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP 

That little key change is still a little tricky. We practiced that. 

Then choir sang Happy Birthday to Cat and Audrey. Yippeeee. 

And the plan for tonight was to tackle them in reverse order, so we did. Perhaps next week we will sing them in the right order, but the week after you can sing what you like in the bath or something because it’s half term. 

Such fun. See you next week, for dress rehearsal. Concert perfect x