"Very nearly shimmering, but with a flat battery!"
"Could be possibly more creative!"
"Baritones.....errmm.....that was......alright!" (high praise indeed.ed.)
"Technically, very good. But without feeling!"
The best thing about that piece was just before you started to sing!"
"Well tops, that was very creative! "
(Rest assured, Readers, this list WILL be added to! ed.)
New Member
The Choir would like to welcome its newest member ,Alan Bramley. And before you ask , yes he is related to David and Scott ; he's David's eldest son. Could this be a take over bid by The Bramleys??
Get Well Soon (Injury List)
Colin
Spittlehouse, Midfield dynamo for the Bass section, has suffered a
stroke . I will keep you updated on his progress in the mean time the
choir would like his brother Alan , second tenor's inside left, to know that we
are all here to help both of you in any way we can. get well soon, Colin, there's only you that can stop Dyfrig from turning us all Welsh! Colin has been moved to Rowena House on Tickhill road, Balby and is improving all the time . Alan took him a copy of our last C.D. and said that when he played it for him he was trying to sing along to it.
Clifford Ward, central midfielder for the Second tenor section is not feeling too good but hopes to be back in training in the new year.
Tony Aughton, our new signing to the formidable Bass section is on the mend after an operation on his ankle and hopes to be back in light training soon.
Hope to see you back on the park soon lads!
Reg Mace has been complaining that his piccy is not on the website, so here you are Reg , do you remember this being taken?
A Choir Member's Prayerful Plea
Almighty and most revered Conductor
We have erred and strayed from thy beat like lost sheep
We have followed too much the devices and tempos of our own parts
And we offended mightily against thy pronunciaton laws
We have sung those notes which we ought not to have sung
Verily, our intonation is non-existent
We beseech thee, O venerable Conductor, have mercy on us,wretched singers
Spare thou from thy wrath them that have lost their music
Restore thou them that find it a wearisome task to remember
lyrics
And grant,O merciful maestro, that we may hereafter live an allegro moderato, un poco andante life
To the everlasting glory of thy choir's name
A-a-amen, A-a-amen, Aa-aa-aa-MEEEEN
(Source: Anon Tenor)
No Way Pedro!
It is with utmost sadness that i have to report on the sad demise of Pedro The Fisherman. After years of thrilling audiences with his annoying whistling and pointless voice-over half way through, Pedro has finally cast his last net and sunk without a trace. Sorry Allan, but even you can understand why!!!
Essential Rules For All Male Voice Choir Members
(Source - An Anonymous Tenor)
Everyone should sing the same piece
If you think you already know a new piece, be assured, the MD will soon prove otherwise
Do not bother to learn the lyrics - take a course in lip-reading and keep your eyes on the MD's mouth
The right note at the wrong time is a wrong note
The wrong note at the right time is still a wrong note
A wrong note sung timidly is still a wrong note
A wrong note sung with authority is an interpretation
A true interpretation is realised when not one note of the original remains
If you happen to sing a wrong note, give a nasty look to one of your neighbours. If everyone gets lost except you follow those who get lost
If you are completely lost, stop everyone and start an argument about repeat marks
Strive to achieve the maximum notes per second - that way you at least gain the admiration of the totally incompetent
When everyone has finished singing you should not sing any notes you may still have left
Take it as read that if anyone is getting the piece consistently wrong, it will be the baritones