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Date: 07 November 2005 09:14:04
'Turn thy face from my sins,' by Atwood, was sung twice today - although they sounded very different. In the morning, sopranos, SATB, sopranos, SATB, all accompanied on the pipe organ (which is back with us apart from a few strange noises and minor finishings-off) but no conductor. In the evening, soprano solo (accompanied), SATB unaccompanied, soprano solo (accompanied), SATB unaccompanied. And, surprisingly, we stayed in tune! The evening one sounded so much better, partly because of having a condutor and partly because the first and third part sound better sung as a solo. Unfortunately, there are always fewer people in church to hear us in the evening.
I noticed there was a very good turn-out of under-18s in the choir tonight. But then I realised why - the famous annual bonfire and fireworks party at the vicarage, following evensong. Miraculously, the rain clouds cleared, the bonfire lit (although there were some mysterious diesel fumes floating about through the air.....) and every firework worked. The path was lit by decorated pumpkin lanterns and there was hot pumpkin soup (plus other goodies) after the show. The event was tinged with nostalgia, as which other vicar would be daft enough and kiddy enough to put on such a huge firework show after this one leaves?