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Farnsfield Concert - St Michael and All Angels Church
Thursday 14 March 2013
Ensemble from Cantamus Girls Choir

Laura Roberts        Olivia Caputa        Laura Hocking
Alicia Hill               Emma Ward          Hannah Rodger
Scarlet Hazledine   Ashleigh Roberts    Charlotte Collier
Elisabeth Beard      Kate Lansdale       Lydia Ward
Helen George                                  Rebecca Impey

The concert gave the girls an opportunity to sing solo pieces as well as duets, trios and ensemble work.  Seven of the girls are leaving this year: 3 going to music colleges in London (Laura and Olivia - Royal Academy of Music and Laura Hocking - Royal College of Music).  All 3 girls start their 4 year Music degree in September 2013.  Hannah Rodgers is leaving to studying Music at Cambridge University; Helen George is studying History at Newcastle University; Lydia Wards is leaving to do A Level studies, including Music at Wells, Somerset and Rebecca Impey is going to Kent University to study History and Politics.

The girls getting ready for the concert: 

                 

Sponsored Sing Day
Saturday 20 April 2013
Venue: Samworth Academy

Cantamus Girls Choir is totally self funded and non profit making and as such has started a massive fund raising campaign to raise sufficient funds to take: 42 Main Choir girls to Austria on July 14th 2013;and the Training Choir to compete at the Llangollen Eisteddfod on July 10th 2013. The Sponsored Sing Event is the largest fund raising event for the choir and the aim of the day was to raise £2,000.

The day started at 8.00am where a group of volunteers came in early to start with the food preparation of the day.  The menu for the day included:
Breakfast: Full English Breakfast; Toast; Sausage or Bacon cobs
Lunch: Jacket Potatoes including various fillings; Quiche; Sandwiches; Home made Soup; all served with salad
Afternoon Tea: Tea and cakes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All staff of Cantamus and the members of the Cantamus Committee are grateful for the parents and friends who volunteered to help throughout the day, particularly to Mrs Bev Ward who organised and coordinated the whole day. Bev ensured that there were enough volunteers to ensure that all duties/stalls/food stations were covered at all times. Without the help and support of Bev, all the volunteers and of course everyone who came to support the choir, this event would not have been as successful as it was.

We raised an amazing amount of money from all your efforts in the dining area and entrance halls as well as the contribution of gifts from parents and friends gave to enable Alison Rodger to make up some wonderful Hampers.  Donations from local companies as well as parents and friends also helped supply the Tombola stall with a wide range of prizes to suit all age groups.

Samworth Academy gave their permission for Cantamus to use 4 stationary bikes to Cycle to Graz. Elliot Mather Solicitors agreed to donate £250 if the 845 miles to Graz was achieved during the day. Girls, parents, family and friends were encouraged to use the bikes to help us achieve this and they did!

  

 

Four Groups of girls including two sessions for the Training Choir achieved a non-stop day of singing. Training Choir sang during the lunchtime session and again with the main choir at the end of the day.

The money that was raised on the day was £2,065. We are still waiting for the sponsorship money that was raised by each girl in the choir to be handed in, however, once this has all been received the total amount raised will be published on this page.

Updated 30 May 2013