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The 40th Anniversary Collection

Our new CD has now been released to celebrate the choir's 40th Anniversary. Amongst a number of well known favourites and songs performed in the early days of the choir, there is a piece written especially for our Anniversary celebration by Andrew Goddard - "I Write The Songs" originally sung by Barry Manilow.

CD cover

Photography by Mel Hodsdon. Design and artwork by TS3

Click tracks 1, 4 and 5 to hear samples.

1.
Traditional. Arr Denys Hood
2.
Over The Rainbow
Arlen & Harburg. Arr Mark Hayes
3.
Delilah
Reed & Mason. Arr Goff Richards
4.
Weiss & Thiele. Arr Gwyn Arch
5.
Caccini. Arr Alwyn Humphreys
6.
Bui Doi
Boubil & Schonberg. Arr John Trent Wallace
7.
The Boar's Head Carol
Traditional. Arr Alice Parker and Robert Shaw
8.
Do You Hear What I Hear?
Regney & Shayne. Arr Harry Simeone
9.
I Write The Songs
Johnston. Arr Andrew Goddard
10.
She
Aznavore & Kretzmer. Arr Alan Simmons
11.
The Fishermen Of England
Dodson & Phillips. Arr Montague F. Phillips
12.
Softly As I Leave You
De Vita & Shaper. Arr Alan Simmons
13.
Irish Blessing
Traditional. Arr Andrew Goddard

Please contact Richard Sillett on 01376 584092 or by e-mail rjsillett@yahoo.co.uk if you would like to buy a copy of the CD, priced at £10 each. He will confirm the total cost including postage and packing. Copies will also be available at each of our concerts. See the diary page.


The Choir spent an exhausting day on 26th March 2011 in the Braintree Arts Theatre recording their new CD.

The recording was carried out by John Trent Wallace who is a Musician, Sound Engineer and Business Consultant and offers these services through his business, TS3. His main musical activities are as a composer of musical theatre and as Musical Director for Brentwood Theatre and the South Woodham Ferrers Male Voice Choir.

We were grateful for the use of the Braintree Arts Theatre and its wonderful facilities and to John for his expert advice.

 

Listening to a 'take'

Elisabeth Miller and John Trent Wallace listening to a 'take'

recording

The recording session at Braintree Arts Theatre

Photography by Mel Hodsdon

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