Hi Apples It was good to see your faces again this week. It was such a shame the weather was a deterrent, but onwards and upwards, and hopefully we will get some more tasters next week. Next week's running order looks like this: DANCING QUEEN HEART OF STONE DANCING THROUGH LIFE ELECTRICITY See you next week! Andrew x

Hi Apples and Maccers! And a very happy new year to you all! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and are ready to come back to choir next week. We will have plenty of tasters joining us next week, so can I have my usual helpers to assist with meeting and greeting please. I know you will all be your usual welcoming selves, and please try to give them a hand if they get lost in their music, or have any questions. I've got an uplifting programme for you which looks like thi

Hi Apples Sorry I had to pull out this week. The plan at the moment is to extend this term by one week to make up for the lsot session. So your last session will be on Monday 15th. I'm aware that gives us one less week to prepare for Tatton, but hopefully your recall of the songs will be good! Here is the running order for the 3 sets at Tatton Farm: SET 1 - 1.30-1.55PM IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS XMAS CAROLS MEDLEY (Silent night etc) LET IT GO O HOLY NIGHT I L

CALLING ALL APPLETON GENTS! If any of you could help out at either of the following, I would be very grateful: Croston Christmas Fayre SUNDAY 7TH DECEMBER 2PM (for Chorley) 45 minute set (standing) - all the usual Christmas songs. This is the venue where you park at the school and walk up to the village. Beautiful church, with lots going on in the village. Tatton Farm SATURDAY 13TH DECEMBER 10.30AM-1PM for Macclesfield. It would just mean you coming early to Tatton. We have

Hi everyone Next week's programme is as follows: I WISH IT COULD BE CHRISTMAS EVERY DAY - finishing off WALKING IN THE AIR - for new members, we stop before it changes into carol of the bells SEASONS OF LOVE - for new members , you will find this under RENT MEDLEY - it is from BAR 45 ("five hundred.... etc") I LOVE CHRISTMAS DAY CHRISTMAS MEDLEY 2017 ( it begins"Silver bells" etc - NOT Macclesfield If we have time, and as a break from Christmas stuff, I would like to start

Hi Apples What a brilliant, memorable night we had tonight! Thank you so much for your energy and hard work. You were wonderful! I hope all the newbies to our choirs now understand the "high" that a concert can bring you. Soloists, you were fabulous, fearless and a credit to your choirs, yourselves and to me. Big thanks to all those who helped behind the scenes, Chris Lord for his excellent MCing, the band and the wonderfully talented Mr Rumble, without whom these choirs woul

Hi everyone You all sang absolutely brilliantly this week - thank you. Mike will be sending out his email/post later this week with everything you need to know regarding Saturday timings and arrangements. I thought I would send this with some supplementary information which you may find useful. Please do your own vocal warm up - there may not be time to do one at the venue Dress code - NO RED . Ladies - all black, fancy and sparkly and formal as you like. Gents - white shirts

Hi Maccers and Apples PLEASE READ THE WHOLE EMAIL! (Maccers!) Thanks for a great session this week Next week will be your last rehearsal before the concert, so we will run the second half of your concert, as follows: LION KING YOU WILL BE FOUND CALAMITY JANE YOU’LL BE IN MY HEART ELECTRICITY ONE DAY MORE SHINE (encore) Also, the soloists will perform for you! In addition, we will continue with our Christmas songs, as follows: FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK I WISH IT COULD BE CHRIS

Hi Apples and Maccers Well sung this week everyone. Your concert is going to be EPIC - live band, 90 combined voices, great soloists, professional sound and amazing acoustics! Can I hear all soloists again at 7pm please? Please find attached finalised running order, including soloists, for the concert. Next week we will be running the first half of the concert, as follows: DANCING QUEEN PART OF YOUR WORLD ONE SHORT DAY DEFYING GRAVITY DIRTY DANCING ANTHEM PLEASE DON'T FORGET

Hi Apples and Maccers Hope you all enjoyed your break, if you managed to get one! It's now 3 weeks from your big concert, so programme choices in the remaining sessions will reflect that, but I will be combining the concert songs with Superstar, to try to please everyone. Next week's programme will be as follows: ANTHEM DIRTY DANCING CALAMITY JANE SUPERSTAR I would like to hear all soloists - Jo, Chris A, Graeme (Macc) and Laura, Chris L, Lucy (Appleton) at 7pm please. See yo

Hi everyone Magic Voices is now on half term. Appleton returns on Monday 3rd November Macclesfield returns Wednesday 5th November Chorley returns Thursday 30th October. I will send a programme email the weekend before you return. Andrew

Hi Apples You delivered yet nother wonderfuI singing session this week - please keep it up, it's a terrific sound you are making right...

Hi Please note that I have changed the programme for Monday's session to the following. YOU WILL BE FOUND DEFYING GRAVITY - working on...

Hi Apples You sang absolutely brilliantly on Monday night - in fact the last few Mondays have been the best I've heard you in a long...

Hi Apples You were absolutely brilliant this week - thank you so much for such a great session and for singing your hearts out with such...

Hi Apples The 2 new songs are coming together really well and I am enjoying teaching them as much as you are all very obviously enjoying...

Hi Apples What a great beginning to the new term we had this week - you made a really good start on the 2 new songs. Thanks for making...

Hi everyone It was good to be back this week, and thanks for all your good wishes, and help with chairs and gear etc. Next week is your...

Hi everyone Hope you've all had fun with Ged over the past couple of weeks. He has certainly enjoyed his time with you all. I will be...

Hi Apples Firstly, congratulations on what looked and sounded a fab concert. I hope it was a lovely venue to sing in. Secondly, I hear...