Well - what a summer afternoon it was. A beautiful venue, a hall full of guests and two choirs singing their hearts out.
Braintree Voices were delighted to be hosting a concert at the beautiful barn, thanks to some negotiating by one of our choir members. Then another member had the idea of - shall we add cheese? - and there it was - An Afternoon Of Song with a Ploughman's Platter.
Both choirs sang a selection of songs so there was something for everyone. They also performed four joint numbers.
The audience were encouraged to join in with 'If I Were A Rich Man', "Do Re Mi' and the Abba medley. However, no encouragement was needed for some!
Thanks must go to all the ladies who worked hard behind the scenes, the gentlemen for errecting the wonderful staging for us to use and then everybody for helping to clear the barn at the end of the evening.
A special thanks must go to Claire for accompanying both choirs so wonderfully.
Braintree Voices will next be performing at the Great Notley Fete, so do come and say hello.
We were delighted to be asked by the organiser of the Dementia Drop-In Group to provide some entertainment for their cream tea event. This event was put on to celebrate the move to Braintree Baptist Church from their old venue.
The ladies sang beautifully today and the songs were well received. Many of the attendees could be seen tapping their feet or joining in with the words. We were delighted to welcome one attendee to come and sing with us this morning.
The organisers were delighted at the attendance of the group and the Chairman of Braintree District, Councillor Richard van Dulken, was in attendance as well.
We were delighted to have been asked by Larchwood Care Home to perform to the residents.
It was a really hot day but we enjoyed sharing our songs with the residents. There was lots of toe tapping going on with the residents who enjoyed the singing.
We hope to return to share some Christmas songs.