Spring comes to Ringwood… well, almost.

So. Last year we learned that if you make preparations to put on an event entitled ‘Summer Garden Concert‘, you will inevitably end up with the wettest summer in 100 years.

And this year, just to drive the message home, we had two concerts sub-titled ‘A choral celebration of spring’. If you’ve been outside in the last few weeks – or considered going outside, looked out of the window and then thought better of it – you will have noticed that conditions in the UK have not been exactly spring-like.

But that has never held back La Nova Singers from our mission of performing uplifting choral music, and so it was that we returned to Ringwood Meeting House on 20th April for a concert that seemed to be enjoyed by all present.

The Meeting House is an unusual venue, but a lovely performance space.

 

Celia Cologne is no stranger to Ringwood audiences, having had a long career on the stage! For this concert she was not only accompanying us on piano, but provided expert advice to Anne T for her Noël Coward solo, ‘Please, Mrs Worthington!’. Steve Howard was on hand for flute accompaniment and page-turning.

Despite appearances, no deliberate effort was made to co-ordinate dresses for this concert!

The Bella Nova Singers young ensemble also performed, slightly low on numbers but aided by Anne T and Josie .

Photo by Dennis of Rivendell Designs Photography

Three Little Maids refusing to be held back by the mysterious disappearance of their fans!

Bears Aloud!

Time to share a few more photos from our Children in Need fundraising concert last week! Here we all are, sporting our fabulous Pudsey ears – and featuring new member Alison in the Second Soprano section…

And below, the girls from Bella Nova Singers brave the cold to collect money from the fine people of Ringwood:

Our most important contributors got a Children in Need sticker!

Tomorrow La Nova Singers will be back in the recording studio, putting down some more tracks for our upcoming CD! We’ll also have some behind-the-scenes footage from the last recording session for you, coming very soon – here on the La Nova Blog.

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Thank you, Ringwood!

La Nova Singers & Bella Nova sing for Children in Need 2012, with Celia Cologne on piano. Photo by Rivendell Designs Photography.

Thank you Ringwood for raising a magnificent £365 in two hours on Saturday morning from 11 until about 1pm.

This 3pt ladies choir, dressed in its own-logo-purple t-shirts and teddy bear ears head gear, was invited to entertain for Children in Need in the Meeting House venue, accompanied by local musician Celia Cologne.  At one point there was some choral competition from 4 of Michelle’s teenage pupils as they drummed-up trade in the Sainsbury quadrangle, then joined us in the Meeting House for a session.  Finally we all moved back up outside, ending with a selection of Christmas carols.  Thank you WEATHER for being on our side, but most of all THANKYOU RINGWOOD FOR YOUR GENEROSITY TO CHILDREN IN NEED.

– Celia Cologne, local musician and accompanist extraordinaire!

We’d also like to thank those at the Meeting House, not only for kindly hosting us but for all their help in promoting the event; and of course Celia herself. We couldn’t have done it without you!