WE CONSOLIDATE OUR HARMONIES.

Working on BEAUTIFUL AFRICA today, we abandoned the usual circle formation in an effort to strengthen our part singing. We closed up into groups enabling much keener listening and this paid off as 'solid' was the word for the alto part after several runs through. This leaves us with something of a 'balance' problem but we can sort that.

After three verses of BEAUTIFUL AFRICA we went on to the two verses of PEOPLE OF AFRICA, the beautiful words of which are always a trial for my composure,_ and looking round it was clear I wasn't the only one to find this a very moving text.

Harmonies came freely again in LOVE SOMEBODY YES I DO; we are getting the hang of this 'on the hoof', or 'pick your part' harmonising.

Carl Orff's CARILLON went well today with Joan and Diana both on flutes blending well together and everybody playing and singing confidently and also bringing the piece to a crisp ending.



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