Hi Chorleyans THIS EMAIL IS ONLY RELEVANT FOR THOSE WHO WANTED TICKETS FOR ST MARIE'S The organisers at St Marie's have allocated ticket numbers for all those who asked for tickets. So, on concert night as you come in, please say your names and the ticket numbers you have been allocated. These can then be checked off on the list by the Knights of St Columba (the charity) on the door who will have the numbered tickets for sale. They have specified CASH ONLY PLEASE. Please make

CHORLEY IS NOW ON HALF TERM! WE WILL RETURN ON THURSDAY 5TH NOVEMBER. You have 2 further concerts leading up to Christmas: Fri 13th November - St Marie's Standish 7.30pm Sun 6th December - Croston Christmas Fayre 2pm Have a good break! Andrew x Magic Voices 3 Alder Grove, Chapel En Le Frith United Kingdom

Hi Chorleyans Thanks for a lovely session tonight. It's also great to have such lovely feedback about Chorley Live - we even made it to Lancashire Life! The big time starts here! Next week I will take numbers for St Marie's, Standish. This concert is on FRIDAY 13TH NOVEMBER starting at 7.30pm, and we are sharing the bill with a ukulele band. I went to see the church last week and it is absolutely beautiful, with an amazing acoustic. If you are not going to be at next week's s

Hi Chorleyans Thanks for a great session tonight, everyone, and for your stamina in standing for 40 minutes! This will stand you in good stead for Saturday night. Speaking of which, here are the arrangements for Chorley Live. DATE AND TIME – SAT 3RD OCTOBER 7PM START – please be there for 6.45pm VENUE – ST LAURENCE'S CHURCH, UNION STREET, PR7 1EB – there is plenty of parking opposite the church and in the nearby streets DRESS CODE – the usual Magic Voices evening wear. LADIES

Hi Apples and Chorleyans So I messed up! When you believe (Prince of Egypt) in the Members' Area, is a totally different song to the one we learned in Covid. So please, get rid of your old music if you still have it, and print off the choir score for WHEN YOU BELIEVE (Prince of Egypt). Thanks Andrew x Magic Voices 3 Alder Grove, Chapel En Le Frith United Kingdom

Hi Chorleyans Thanks for a great session tonight and we finished the two new songs! As I mentioned, next week is your last session before Chorley Live, so next week we will run that programme. Please bring all your music in the correct order. Please also bring From Now On and Come What May for some tidying up. We will also start a new song next week if we have time: WHEN YOU BELIEVE. This is a song from The Prince of Egypt, which some of you learned online during covid. Don't

Hi Chorleyans Still on a high from tonight - you go from strength to strength with your learning and your musicmaking, you really do! And we finished Come What May! Next week's set list: SPACE ODDITY FROM NOW ON CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY COME WHAT MAY - bit of tidying up! I'M A BELIEVER See you next week! Andrew x Magic Voices 3 Alder Grove, Chapel En Le Frith United Kingdom

Hi Chorleyans Thanks for such an uplifting session tonight everyone. The 2 new songs are coming on a treat and it's so good that you've all taken to them so well. Next week's programme will focus on songs for Chorley Live as well as the new ones, and is as follows: HEART OF STONE - please try to revise this for next week FROM NOW ON THRILLER MEDLEY - please try to have a listen to this in advance, especially revising the Thriller and Man in the Mirror sections, which are tric

Hi Chorleyans Still buzzing from tonight's session - you really raised the roof and wowed the tasters in the process! And what a great start on the new songs too! Next Week's Set: BE OUR GUEST COME WHAT MAY FROM NOW ON DON'T LOOK BACK IN ANGER Next week I will take numbers for Chorley Live, which, once again, is in St Laurence's Church on Saturday 3rd October at 7pm. If you're not going to be at rehearsal next week, please let me know by replying to this or commenting on Face

Welcome back to choir, everyone! I hope you have all had a lovely summer, and some relaxing and joyful holidays. I hope you are all looking forward to getting back to choir - I've missed you all! As ever, next week we will be welcoming tasters to choir, so please be your usual wonderful charming, well-behaved selves! I will try to place tasters next to "well established" members, so please, if you see them struggling with the score, do give them a hand, as we all know how con

Hi Maccers and Chorleyans Thanks for a great week of singing, and we finished BE OUR GUEST! If you get the chance to have a listen to those really awkward harmonies at the end of the song, that would be really helpful for next week. And we've nearly finished THRILLER! Next week will be your final session before the summer break. Maccers, you return on Wednesday 2nd September, and Chorleyans on Thursday 3rd September. There will be new songs and tasters! In the meantime, here

Hi everyone Your set list for next week is as follows: OLIVER! BE OUR GUEST THRILLER FERNANDO Term finishes for the summer break on 29th (Macc) and 30th (Chorley) July. See you next week Andrew x Magic Voices 3 Alder Grove, Chapel En Le Frith United Kingdom

Hi Maccers and Chorleyans Well sung this week everyone. Now that our performances are over for this term, we can relax and just sing for the hell of it! Next week's programme is as follows: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF - how we all loved this golden oldie! BE OUR GUEST THRILLER ONE DAY MORE For those who have been asking about dates, Macc finishes on 29th July and Chorley on 30th July. MACCERS - DON'T FORGET WE ARE IN THE LIBRARY. See you all next week. Andrew x Magic Voices 3 Alder G

Hi Chorleyans, Thanks for singing so well tonight. Saturday should be terrific! Here are details from Philippa sent previously to you: Location: Croston, St Michaels and all Angels Church PR269HA Parking: Bishop Rawstorne Academy School, PR269HH. Car park opens at 10:00am and closes at 6:00pm. (Gates will be shut after 6pm—you will not be able to access your vehicle until Monday if you do not collect by 6pm.) Once parked, leave the car park and turn right and follow the path

CALLING ALL LOWS AND GENTS!!! Can any of LOWS AND GENTS help swell the numbers at a Chorley gig on Saturday please? The songs are all ones you know and are singing at your own gigs. It's a 45 minute set which starts at 3.15pm in a beautiful church in Croston near Leyland. Postcode is PR26 9HA. Please reply to this ONLY if you CAN do it, or comment on the corresponding Facebook post. Thanks in advance. Andrew x Magic Voices 3 Alder Grove, Chapel En Le Frith United Kingdom

Hi Chorleyans Well done tonight - thanks for bearing with me! Next week, we will run the programme for Croston, so please bring all your music in the correct order and we will practise running it standing up. Please also bring THRILLER and BE OUR GUEST. See you next week in hopefully cooler conditions! Andrew x Magic Voices 3 Alder Grove, Chapel En Le Frith United Kingdom

Hi Chorleyans Thanks for a great sing tonight - good to see your smiling faces again, and sorry about being a one armed bandit! Programme for next week: HOW DOES A MOMENT LAST FOREVER HEART OF STONE THRILLER BE OUR GUEST SPACE ODDITY I have been working on your programme for Croston - all songs which we have never performed at that venue before - which is as follows: DON'T LOOK BACK IN ANGER DANCING THROUGH LIFE ANTHEM I'M A BELIEVER CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY SPACE OD

Hi Chorleyans Welcome back everyone! If you've managed to get a break, I hope it's been a good one and you've escaped all this terrible rain. Next week's programme looks like this: SPACE ODDITY THRILLER BE OUR GUEST LOVE SHINE A LIGHT Just a quick reminder that our Croston performance is on Sat 4th July at 3.15pm See you next week! Andrew x Magic Voices 3 Alder Grove, Chapel En Le Frith United Kingdom

Hi Chorleyans What a wonderful sound you all made tonight! I could have gone on all night because we were on a roll! AND you are totally nailing Man in the Mirror now. You are now on half term, and we will return on THURSDAY 18TH JUNE. I'll contact you all nearer the time with a programme email. Don't forget our performance at Croston on SATURDAY 4TH JULY - lots of new songs for our audience to enjoy! Have a nice break from me! Andrew x Magic Voices 3 Alder Grove, Chapel En L

Hi Chorleyans Thanks for tonight - you learned lots of notes in what were some difficult sections of music, so many thanks for bearing with. Next week's programme looks like this: SCARBOROUGH FAIR - been a while! BE OUR GUEST - excellent start on this! THRILLER FIELDS OF GOLD See you next week! Andrew x Magic Voices 3 Alder Grove, Chapel En Le Frith United Kingdom